Thursday, December 20, 2007

So this will be quick,

I am lusting bad for these boots. Uh, I wish they were a little less expensive and I could justify buying them. They are from Frye which is a wonderful boot company, they come in black and brown and are just so beautiful!


Monday, December 10, 2007

Back to the daily grind

So let me just catch everyone up on my very uneventful, yet good weekend! Well Friday night was a Holiday party a co-worker had for all the employees. Let me first start off by saying this co-worker has been nothing but mean to me since I started at the company over a year ago, but she did decide to ask me to plan this party out. Well being the push over I am I set up a pot luck dinner and did the job to the minimum! None the less, the party was fun! Well add a bunch of wine and beer at 5:30 and you can have fun any where! After the party my husband and some friends of ours went down town to our new hang out, because it is a free cover, The Lodge. I really am starting to like that place a lot, really makes you feel like you are in Colorado in the middle of winter, sitting on big comfy couches and downing shots! So yeah lets recap real quick, drinking at the Holiday party + drinking lots of shots = Lauren not remember where we went after the lodge. Anyways when I woke up the next day I could have sworn I got into some huge bar fight, I had bruises and scratches all over my body. Before I could talk to my husband I had made up this whole story in my head of how I got raging mad and just started throwing punches and knocked a bunch of people out and walked away with some bruises and scratches. I was the talk of the town! Come to find out we went to chillers after the lodge and drunk+3 flights of stairs+ 3 inch heels= falling down the stairs and getting really banged up!
Well so that was my exciting Friday night, I know you all are jealous!
So on Sat and Sunday I wanted to keep it low key. On Saturday I went and laid out at the pool. Yes people, I laid out at the in the middle of December and I was sweating.
Later that night I went to a fabulous bridal shower and then just kept it mellow for the rest of the night. Sunday I laid out again and this time I thought I got more sun, but I am still white, but at least not pasty white, just white! Then last night I watch Hostel II which was so disgusting and scary at the same time. Everyone should see it just to have the experience of an upset stomach just from a movie. I had my eyes closed for a lot of the movie, but I made it and with no night mares!
Til next time, Peace!

Friday, December 07, 2007

F.F.F.

Well Good Friday to you! Well you guys know what today is! Fabulous Finds Friday, today I am showing off some of my new clothes I just got for my trip to New York! Oh my gosh I am so excited. I mean of coarse I think things that I bought are fabulous, that's why I bought them!
Lets start off with my coat:

I got it from Old Navy in GA
it is a frost free belted anoraks coat it is water resistant and has silk lining. I got it in cream.





Then I got some beautiful Isaac Mizrahi Black Leather gloves!

These gloves are Vintage inspired with pink fleece lining the inside, uh fabulous!
(some reason it won't let me post a pic, so here is the link)
Made to extend past the wrist, these lined gloves are finished with scalloped edges and decorative stitching

And the last thing I got was two turtle neck sweaters from gap! One in black and one in cream. I still have a ton of shopping left to do before we leave, but I am happy with where it is starting!




One thing that I really love about Christmas is Oprah's favorite things show! I love how she purchases all of her favorite things from the past year and hands them out to her studio audience.

So here are some Fabulous finds by Oprah! I went through all of her favorites for 2007 and just picked out the ones I really liked! ENJOY!

Ciao Bella Blood Orange Sorbetto
Ciao Bella's Blood Orange Sorbetto is made from all natural ingredients including sorbet and blood oranges shipped straight from Sicily. "I love it because the flavor is just so refreshing," Oprah says.
Buy the Ciao Bella Blood Orange Sorbetto
Ugg Australia Crochet Tall Boot
"I bet every truly dedicated Oprah watcher knows what my feet cannot live without," Oprah says. This slouchy knit boot keeps feet comfy and cozy in three colors: black, sand and rum raisin. The UGG boot's famous sheepskin sock lining is like walking on a cloud.
Buy the Ugg Crochet Boots
Planet Earth DVD (this was on all the time at my house when it first came out!)
The Discovery Channel's 11-part series Planet Earth is an awe-inspiring view of the spectacular world we live in. More than five years in the making, filmmakers shot footage in 200 locations in 60 countries around the globe. "I'm telling you, it is the most magnificent series you will ever lay your eyes on," Oprah says.
Buy the Planet Earth DVD Set



LG HDTV Refrigerator
Oprah's giving the most expensive gift in Oprah's Favorite Things history to her loyal viewers in Macon—LG HDTV Refrigerator LSC27991. It's a top-of-the-line, high-tech entertainment center with a LCD TV, DVD hookup, radio and slideshow option to display your favorite digital photos.
With the press of a button, you can also access your five-day weather forecast and view more than 100 built-in recipes. LG has even volunteered to remove our lucky audience members' old fridges and either recycle them or give them to families in need. "LG has literally thought of everything!" Oprah says
Buy the LG HDTV Refrigerator


Perfect Endings Cupcakes from Williams Sonoma
Sam Godfrey, the cake genius behind Oprah's 400-pound 50th birthday cake, is bringing his sweet treats to the masses for the first time. Perfect Endings Cupcakes can be shipped anywhere in the United States and come in three fabulous flavors: red velvet with white icing, chocolate with chocolate sprinkles and coconut.
Buy the Perfect Endings Cupcakes

Thursday, December 06, 2007

Buffington's

This past weekend I went and did a photo shoot in Valdosta, GA.  The photo shoot was for a cute new Vintage clothing store called Buffington's.  Brian and Brooke Buffington are the new parents to little Jet and the new owners of Buffington's! If you are ever in GA on I-75 get off on exit 18 and take a right, it is a pink house off of plum st.  Their store is a cafe and a vintage clothing store during the day and at night they transform it into a place for bands to play acoustically.  Here are some of their vintage threads you can buy at the store and you can check out more photos on my flickr!
     

 

     

Tuesday, December 04, 2007

A Fine Frenzy - Almost Lover

Hey guys I am back, I know it has been forever and a day, but I got inspired to write again. I think you sometimes just need a break from things. Well I have been super busy with Holiday things, my friends and my husband and I are going to New York for Christmas, so I needed to get a lot of that figured out. This past weekend I went to GA to do a photo shoot for a new clothing, cafe, band venue spot in little Valdosta, GA. My husband went to this amazing concert so I decided to bring my mom with me. I thought this would kill two birds with one stone, she has been giving me a really hard time about not seeing her and what better way to spend time together but a road trip! I decided to burn a couple of CD's for the trip since I don't have an ipod due to a terrible run in with a dogs mouth about a year ago. I had to burn a couple of CD's because not all the files would convert to MP3's (which is the best way to go!) I knew and listened to all the bands I put on the CDs, but when I started to listen to them I really grew a whole new appreciation for their music and really fell in love with a couple of the artists.
The first band is AFine Frenzy the lead singer Alison Sudol is so amazing. You can tell she is very Irish and it kind of brings me back to my roots! I will post the video for one of my favorite songs of hers!
The next is Joss Stone. I have always loved the blues and soul of Joss Stones music, but I think I had an epiphany. I have been asked so many times if I could choose a theme song for my life what would be? Well Joss Stone's "Right to be Wrong" would be it. Every word is me and how my life has always been! With verses like, "I've got a right to be wrong My mistakes will make me strong I'm stepping out into the great unknown I'm feeling wings though I've never flown" ahh she is amazing and just makes your heart sing!
The last one is Feist. This spunky Canadian is amazingly creative. You have probably heard one of her songs as an ipod commercial "one, two, three, four".
As I was driving down the high way dancing and singing to her crazy songs I realized she is really weird! I think that is why I like her music so much, because a lot of her songs seem like something I would write. Her music makes me feel normal in a crazy world and don't we all need that sometimes in our lives? Check out all of these amazing female artist! I will be posting photos from GA as soon as I am done with them!