Style Crush

how cute is this girl's outfit! so cute! i'm loving everything from the leather jacket, shorts with tights to green leather boots, i love and i would love to scoop that outfit up!

Collection {bikes}

Lately, pictures of bikes captured my attention. And they don't have to be entirely focus on the bikes themselves. Sometimes, they'll be in the background, or just the handle-bars, or the wheels, or drawings of bikes. I guess you could say I like bikes. I like them so much that I dedicated a bit of my time of collecting them for this particular blog post. Man, I must have no life. I especially love the bike where are just married. So cute! How romantic is that!

Hope you have a lovely Thursday!

xooox

alice

why are Ravens like a writing desk??

city prints

How cute are these prints?! So adorable. I def dig the rosy cheeks on the characters cheeks. Adds a bit of personality to them. The prints are by a talented Spanish artist Blanca Gomez. Check out her etsy shop. I have my eye on this notebook and this print... oh, and then there are these! Quick! Get me out of this shop!

about me.

the sun is my earth. the beach? my playground. one that i don't want to leave, even if school is out.

i drink coffee everyday. it's my sweet sweet nutty love. perhaps my first love.

my relationship with my baby nephew is a love/hate one. mostly love. 99% love. he can melt my heart one moment and get my blood boiling the next. i'm still crazy about the booger.

i can never decide between savory richness or sweet decadence. pain au chocolat or Gruyere ham croissant?

photography is a beautiful way of capturing moments, because truthfully, life really goes by too fast. sometimes too fast for us to catch up.

purses? satchels? clutches?? messenger style? prada??? balenciaga city??????? you can never have enough.

finding the perfect pair of boots is like christmas morning all over again.

macaroons are simply divine. simply delicious. seriously, who invented this goodness? my favorite. pistachio.

who says scarves are made for the cold seasons. i wear them in the spring, during the summer nights. anytime i want.

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i've read my fair share of books. emma? mr darcy?! can you make sense of my sensibility. can you eat, love and pray at the same time? is alice really in wonderland or is she just having a really bad and somewhat kinky dream? i'd love to try gummy raindrops, take a bite out of daffodil teacups, sip from chocolate streams and break a branch of sugary goodness, all while watching mini overly tanned green hair men endure labor that pays only minnimun wage. and all while singing too. there was once a witch, who lived in the wardrobe and she was mean and cruel and teased kids with turkish delights. she was trying to take over a place called narnia, but luckily she was stopped by a lion nameed aslan, two sons of adam, two daughters of eve, and oh yeah, jesus.

what's not to love about the authurian legend. personally, i'm obsessed with it. you've got romance, heroism, a wizard wielding his hand, not wand (cough cough, harry potter) with magic, ladies in waiting, knights in shining armour, a round table that symbolizes all that is good and white unicorns. but wait. let's not forget the 3 way love triangle of adultery by the mighty king, his faithful queen and loyal knight. also, there's this weird incest that happened between the king and his half sister who also happens to be a witch and his greatest enemy. and also, she gives birth to his son, who eventually is killed by his father, the king, but not before he wounds his king, so much, that he can never recover and both die. can you guess who is left dead in the holy grail and who is sailed into the gates of avalon? and i haven't even gotten to the good stuff yet! there's dragons that talk and eat people, trolls tricking royalty, a lady that lives on a magic lake, evil lurking in the woods with red capes, and the sword. notice how i introduced the item as the and not a. this is not your ordinary sword. this is not one that you can find at your local blacksmith or steal from other kingdoms. this is the sword. to even obtain it, you must be able to pull him out of a stone. and it doesn't let just anyone pull him out. he'll snub you. he'll deny you. he's a snob like that. you gotta be king. nothing less. and this sword can destroy anything or anyone that it's holder wishes to destroy. the sword was the true star/hero of this story.

i'm from southern california. it's in my blood. written in the stars. no beans, hold the rice. it's all meat. it's always been about the meat. how's it's marinated, grilled, and still sizzling, it's sliced up and down and then tossed together with some homemade salsa and if your lucky, avocado. jackpot lucky? guacamole. the good stuff, where chucks of the avocado is still in there. sometimes it's wrapped in a special warm toasted cocoon, and other times, it's simply laying there on a corn of goodness. if your not careful, the savory juices could sneak out and slowly run down your chin. almost taunting you that it's managed to escape. get it! but don't mop it away with a napkin. (that's a crime in most countries) swipe it back in with your tongue so that you can do that all over again. yes. this is mexican goodness at it's best. carna asada taco please.

forget snow angels. sand angels. and they can be done in bikinis.

i may be a girl but i'll still bust a fist if you go busting on my atlanta braves. anyone remember hank aaron? or that tomahawk cheer?

everywhere but the usa (why???! oh why?!) football, also know as soccer, is the biggest sport, obsession, following, religion of man kind. in england, they have street hooligan gangs representing the teams. in south america, they fight in the stands during the games! they really do! why? for kicks?! spain?? don't be naive. they may be cultured and gentile but they are as potty mouth as your next boston red sox fans. bossy as your new york knicks season ticket holder. they will out word you, out run you, tackle you before you can even put your beer down. they are for life and you best better remember that. germany? how serious are they? let's just say it's almost their second religion? how so? they've incorporated it into their biggest holiday of the year. oktoberfest! and the players aren't bad looking either.

i may not be a fashionista serving at some big house label or publication, but i'm still up to date. i know the trends. who's a do or don't. i subscribe to not one but TWO years to french vogue. i tiVo project runway. anna wintour: my mentor. stella mccartney: BFFs. vogue: my bible. barneys? it's on my daily route to work so i have to stop in and say hello, of course. versace: since 5th grade. emmanuelle alt: she's on my speed dial. #6. let's just say i love exploring the world of fashion i live vi-curiously through blogs, websites and magazines.

so what is all this? just a little something about me. almost like my documentary. by me.

the small island

the past two weekends, PBS had aired a mini-series set against the backdrop of the World War II. i found it moving, romantic, endearing, intense, real, and so much more. Rarely do I react to all these emotions when watching a movie. I cried, of course. I laughed. I became frustrated. Hopeless I felt. I loved. In the end, all was okay, all was alright because in the end, man won. Man prevailed. In the end, the right man will do the right thing but still remain dignified, respected, show kindness, offer generosity, all without losing who he is. I let out a sigh of contentment. There were some quotes through the movie that really stood out to me. Got to me. I mean, it wasn't life altering... I didn't go out and save the world overnight... although the thought has already been running around in my mind for quite some time now, but just not going about it as doing it over night. Ha!

She heard the words that were spoken, but she could not bring herself to accept them. Because to do so, would mean accepting the truth. Realizing that any hopes and dreams of their future together would not come true. The pain of lost dreams is too much for any human soul to bear.

Some believe that destiny is the pre-determined path we travel down in life. Others claim that it is the rile of luck that changes us. If it is luck, then perhaps it lies not so much within us, but within our natures, on how we deal with the hand that we are dealt.

Oh! So poetic. So romantic. So intense. Although this series is based on a fictional novel (by Andrea Levy), I can't help but wonder that during that time period, something happened. That bits and pieces of this story happened. All in all, watch it. It will move you. Click here to watch a trailer from BBC networks. Even the trailer is simply divine... (it's the soundtrack).

PS- I'm not sure when the showing of the mini-series will be, but I'm pretty sure you'll have some way to watch it (hint: YOUTUBE).

cheerio my loves!

Your Daily Dose of Adorable-Ness

baby's first lemon wedge. isn't he adorable! {heart}

sunday is my lazy day

Hello my loves! Just checking in with you on this lovely but quite lazy Sunday. I'm actually looking forward to the week. I'm having lunch and doing some retail therapy with my mother on Monday, and then I have an interview for a JOB (yay!) mid-week and then a special girlfriend of mines is coming on Friday and we'll be spending some quality time but limted (sad face) time together. Can't wait! Have a lovely rest of the weekend and I'll see you bright and early tomorrow. XXXXXXXXXXXXXooooooooooooooooooooxxxxxxxxxxOOOOOOOOO!

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{simple pleasures}

hello my loves! sneaking in on this lovely weekend. i'm currently out and about but what to check on u for a little xoxox. i'm sleepy due to my night out the previous night and all i want to do is be in bed and stay awhile. snugglely warmness is one of my simple pleasures in life.

It's been a somewhat stressful week for me but i'm ready to kick off my shoes, kick up my feet and relax. my simple pleasures are the key to my relaxation. i wish i could relax all the time, a girl gotta bring home the bacon and cook it sometime, right? what are your simple pleasures? mines? the beach relaxes me... sinking my feet into the sand at the beach relaxes more. i love reading magazines in bed, tickling my nephew, a good cup of coffee and picking out flowers.

have a lovely weekend my dears! till next time!

happy happy friday!

my loves! i know i am a little bit late with my Friday post but i was up and out the door early this morning and just NOW got home. I decided to treat myself to a little thrift shopping escapade, along with a nice lunch downtown and a little relaxation from my stressful week.

what i am about to share with you... i am a little hesitate because it was a real treat to come across it. but i can't contain the delightful deliciousness no more and will share with u my treause find. i came across a website, while blog browsing, a while ago and came across this. periodically Ming, whom is a Harvard grad, puts up recipes for cupcakes! and they're really good too! but wait! it doesn't stop there! not only are there sweet cupcakes, but there are savories receipes too! and cookies! i've already made and ate the red velvet ones (cupcake 4) and the banana cake with maple brown butter frosting (cupcake 6)! and ate three right away each time! so gooood! i'm planning on making the savory chedder scallion cupcakes and the homemade girl scout thin mints! i'm excited and also a little nervous because the outcome could go straight to my wasit line! i better watch out! especially with a wedding in June! lol. visit mingmakescupcakes.yolasite.com today to try one of the recipes. i gurantee, you'll be planning on making one of the delights soon!

have a great and relaxing weekends my dears and I'll see u bright and early Monday! till then, au vouir!