Happy Halloween!

Got all my gear ready for my awesome outfit tonight and I'm getting ready to start on my scary treats for the party!! Hopefully I won't end up like this jack o' lantern tonight!

Have a great All Hallows Eve!!!! Favorite Holiday ever!

You have to fight for your right.......to vote!

Guess what I did today? I voted! B and I decided to do absentee voting because he is leaving me on election day (sad) and I thought at the time that I had a meeting out of town. Anyways I voted and I voted good. I'm very optimistic about the future (but I think I might be the only one!) But I guess we'll find out soon enough!

Nashvegas bound!

Going to Nashville today!! I'm so excited! B has to take a very big important "gotta pass because the next part of our lives a.k.a. the new job depends on it" test on Friday. AND its my third anniversary of my 25th birthday on Monday, sooooo I am tagging along to go roam Nashville for 5 days! How fun is that! I don't really know what exactly we're going to do, but its a nice lil vay-cay stuck in the middle of the fall. But don't fret I'll be back on Tuesday to get right back in the stress of things!

-E

Love Love Love!

Love this dress! I was walking around the mall the other day and saw it in the doorway of Delia's. I know, I know its a little too young of a store for me, but the dress is awesome! I don't know what it's made of but it is so soft and the sequins add a lil bit of pizazz. Think I might get it when my November budget rolls around! Check it out at Delia's for only $54.50

Testing 1 2 3

Just testing out if I can blog on the go with my new phone!!

I heart early B-Day Presents!

So here's what went down. B called me yesterday afternoon to see what I was doing. Which is odd for two things, 1. that he was wondering what I was doing at 4:45pm and 2. that he called...so I was suspicious. Then he said he was at a store! And I was floored! B never leaves work before 6! and THEN he said he was getting my birthday present, but wasn't quite sure what exact item to pick out and if I could come by and help....how fun! Unfortunatley I popped his spontineity bubble because I was going to Pilates with Mel at 5...so then he had to confess that he was at the at&t store picking out a new phone for me!! I've been obsessing over getting a phone that has internet ever since I was stuck in New York City after the Stationery Show, on the runway for 2 hours with no book, no magazines and no internet on my phone! Everyone else kept themselves entertained by playing on their phones. I know thats not a great reason, but it sparked my desire for a new one. Plus our phones were old school. No camera, no internet...only good ole fashion call, answer and text! Anyways so we decided to go back to the store after I did my workout (which kicked my butt...and hip flexers by the way!), we had a yummy dinner at Sierra Grille and then headed over. It's funny, because normally you would think that I would pick out the Iphone, but I was drawn to the Blackberry Curve like a moth to the flame....so ladies and gents I would like to welcome my new phone into my life:

It's pretty and I like it. Now if I can only figure out how to use it!! :)

-E

Rocky Top TN

Ok, so the bomb has been dropped...B and I are moving back to our home land...Tennessee! Fortunatley we are not going back to Memphis (well at least not for a long period of time) but we're going to be living in Knoxville. I heart Knoxvegas. Especially in the fall and winter. The mountains and rivers around are so pretty! So the past two months or so this plan has been in the works with another company. It's a great opportunity for B to go to KNOXVILLE and open a branch of an engineering company that is currently based out of Memphis. Very cool gig for someone his age who has been working in an office for 3 years! He loves his job here, but we just couldn't pass this up, and it probably will be the only chance we have to get out of Jacksonville.

So the next 6 months will be crazy as hell, as he has to leave in like 3 weeks to go to Memphis to train, then I will pack up the abode and join him in January. Hopefully by February he will be trained and ready to go and we will move our lil butts to Knoxville.

I'm so happy to have seasons again! I've been searching all over the web to find jackets and pants and boots! I seriously have lived in Jacksonville for 3 1/2 years and even though I have a really nice North Face Fleece jacket, I probably only wore it for a week in the winter...now I'm going to have a cold cold cold winter and maybe even snow!! B claims that Knoxville doesn't snow, but when we first started dating I would drive up from Auburn to see him (he lived in Knoxville for 5 years for undergrad) and every time I went it would snow! So pretty! Anyways so I decided that I should find a cute Tennessee outfit for once I get there. Now if you know anything about Knoxville, you should know that Orange is the new black. Because of the Tennesee Vols, and I love orange so much already that it's a perfect fit...(well unless my Tigers are there to play them, then I'll be sporting all Navy!). So this is what I found:

I like to call this my Rocky Top Wardrobe.

Scarf found at Lulu's fashions

Flat Moccasions at Piperlime courtesy of Rachel "Bananas" Zoe's pick
Bangle Braclet from Old Navy ( I have one in black and gold )

Adorable Ruffle Orange Jacket from J.Crew

and finally some Flare Denim Jeans from J.Crew

I Can't Wait!

-E

I'm so excited...!!!

My BFF called me last night and she got engaged! I can't tell if I'm more excited for her and her fiance or if its because I get to help plan a wedding! And it will be in New Orleans! I think its a lil of both! :) Congrats Em!

Ghoulish Fun and Treats!

So our fabulous friends, Melanie and Bradford, are throwing a party for Halloween. And that is just another reason why they are fabulous. I LOVE Halloween. Always have. I think it has to do with the fact that my birthday is like 4 days before and we always had amazing Halloween parties when I was growing up. My mom would decorate the house as much if not more than if it was Christmas! I had the best costumes. When I was 2 or 3 I told my mom I wanted to be an apple. Not a princess, not shera...no no, and apple. The fruit. As resourceful as my mom is, she put me in a white sweatsuit, and cut out two large poster boards and pasted an apple shape on my front and back, and I had a lil stem for a hat. The best part, was that she also cut out words for the back of my adorable outfit. It said " I'm an apple!" just in case there was any confusion! If I find that picture I'll post. But anyways back to my giddy-ness for this upcoming party. Melanie doesn't know it yet, but I am going to make some Treats...Halloween-ish treats that is.
Sooooo, I've been looking for something in my cooking ability range and something fun, unexpected and oh so cute...Here are some things I've come up with, but we'll see what I actually do! Carmel Corn from Insightful Nana (not really scary, but looks so yummy!), and then Spider Cookies, Cheesy Goblin Head and Tombstone Brownies from Better Homes and Garden's website.
I'll keep you posted on the final outcome!
-E

Monday sunny Monday!

Ok, so now I am back. A lot of new developments since we last spoke, or I spoke to you...but I can't discuss for a lil while...but trust me, it's big news! (and no, I am not pregnant!) Anyways I have been diligently working on new projects for the work and have made a lot of progress with that. I am still trying to find a second to work on some of my designs, but to no avail...maybe one day! I have been drowing myself with election talk and politics, and as much as I enjoy learning about everything and EVERYone, it definitely makes me feel old. I mean, when your friends get together and they talk about the debate, you're officially at that point in your life where everything has changed...but I guess thats ok. I mean I will be turning the big "3rd Anniversary of my 25th Birthday" at the end of the month...that's pretty old. So I guess it's alright to discuss politics and the world daily...but I wish I could just watch The Office, Life and Chuck and talk about that instead :)

Anyways I have an awesome find. I have been over the past year obsessed with J.Crew. The obsession grew slowly from a couple years ago, but since they have been throwing in brights and classic designs, I just can't get enough....and no really I just can't get it! Everything that I love, and have to have is way out of my price range. I mean even the J.Crew outlet down the interstate is out of my price range! (Plus there stuff isn't as cute as what I want anyways!)...so back to my find:

I give you J.crew Mary Jane Peep toes:

Currently at $168...which is no good.

So my compromise is the following from Chadwick's of all places:

Which I kinda like a little better than the peep toe....Retail price is $49.99

Think I'm going to either "suggest" this to my mom for an "anniversary" present, or I might just get them myself!!

Oh and this is the other thing that I want for the winter....let me know if you find anything similar at a cheaper price (aka less than the $375 its going for!)

-E