Yah for Snow!

So much SNOW!!! Richmond got hit hard this past weekend! I think here at my house we got 12 inches? And lucky me, no school tomorrow!! That never happens at private Catholic school but by the grace of God ( no pun intended) we are off tomorrow!! Sooo all that means is more catching up on sleep, movie watching, and relaxing. Tough life :) I wonder how many snow days I'll get in Southern California?

     Below is a snowy pic of something near and dear to my heart.The Crim Dell Bridge at William and Mary, where we got engaged!

So helpful..

My soon to be husband has suggested this romantic arrangement for our first dance.My initial reaction is no? but I love him anyways

Things I'm loving right now...

1. Vikki, from Real Housewives of Orange County, is showing her appreciation for her staff this week at her office. How you may ask? Fruit baskets? Catered lunch? Something better. She organized a surprise Botox and spray tanning party for her hard working employees. Seriously? Yes, in fact she's dead serious. Duh, its a beauty day as she calls it. I pretend to hate it but I'm not promising I won't apply for a job at her office when I move out there. You know, just to see what its like.

2. Tory Burch Revas. Yellow patent leather. Yes please.

3. Chocolate Milk. It's delicious. End of story

4. New Food Network show!  Mexican Made Easy. It's a must watch. Ok, its a must DVR since it comes on at 9:30 Saturday mornings but I hope to get some new fav recipes.

5. That, as of today, there are exactly 7 months until I get to do this.... Well, not exactly this because a certain bridesmaid said this would be her worst nightmare :)  Regardless, time is flying by and I seriously can't wait.

                    

Why I love love love my girlfriends....

We LOVE conga lines and do them often and at inappropriate times....

We lounge by the pool...

We lived,laughed, loved, cried and played together in college ALL the time...

 seriously every minute of everyday

They make me laugh... Lauras bach weekend in particular

We love the holidays!

Christmas 06 + Progress Street + Mariah Carey = epic

We've cheered on graduations....

And definitely done some weddings...

Bottom Line:  They are the best friends/sisters a gal could ask for....

Brainstormin' and dreamin'

When we move to California its a whole new, bright, clean slate. A new house/apt/townhouse? Who knows. All I do know, is that over the past few months and as we start to register for all our lovely gifts, I've been trying to think about what style I want to infuse our new pad with. Modern, country ( no thanks), beachy, romantic, so many options! I was perusing my new fav website and finally found something I loved!

The Hamptons house of writer Erica Berry in Somethings Gotta Give.... light, bright, clean, bay window, built ins, a closet to die for? A gal can dream right.

                                     

 As I started packing some stuff up today (to make the first of 2 moves in the next 7 months) I realized how much stuff I have. I packed up over 20 pairs of shoes and those were just the winter ones I don't wear on a regular basis. Soooo basically what Im saying is I need a closet that big and magnificent right?

Gal of the day!

I wanted to introduce you all  ( well the 2 people that read this) to my fab MOH, Katheryn Cooper Schilling. For the purposes of this blog, and in life, I call her Cookie. Story to be told at a different time. One thing I know for sure, she will HATE these pictures. hahaha

From the beginning.... well the oldest pic I have on my comp. We've been causing a ruckus together since we were in pull-ups. We even wore matching clothes almost everyday of preschool. NOT on purpose.

On our fantastic "backpacking" aka nice hotel trip through Europe. It was the best graduation present and there are countless stories to tell. They involve black socks, countrysides filled with sunflowers, padded bike shorts, the Italian police, a fabulous redition of " Born in the USA" upon landing in NYC and of course some Vino.

This picture was her idea. Her " signature face" as we refer to it. We lived together in Manhattan and contrary to popular belief it was one of my favorite years thus far. We wined, dined ( too much I think), biked through the burrows, shopped, got our first big girl jobs, worked way too hard and not hard enough, had a serious dance party habit,  laid in bed with a bag too many of mint milanos, turned over some new leaves and met some hot cops from Queens. Oh your names Vinny? This is your friend Mario? Shocker.Bottom line, when it came to picking a Maid of Honor I knew she was my gal. She keeps me laughing and never lets me beat myself up too much, except about my thinning hair which she gets a kick out of.

We've "been together" for over 20 years and have so many memories and stories I cant even begin to count.  Shes been my personal DJ when I've needed a beat, my motivational speaker when I get a little blue and the best type of friend a gal could ask for. I love her dearly and am slowly trying to convince her to leave the big city and move beachside with me in Cali. Its a work in progress :)  You remember the dance moves sista? August is fast approaching!

                                

Could I beeeee a worse blogger?

What do I do with some/most of  my free time? I love to watch cooking shows, anything on HGTV, lounge occasionaly but above all... Im obsessed with reading blogs.  There I said it. Im addicted. It's not just me, a certain roomie of mine is just as bad I swear :)  I have a running tab of 10-12 I check on a daily basis. Do I know all of the people personally? No.  Do I sometimes refer to them in conversation with said roomate like we know them? Yes. If I met them in public could I carry on a conversation based on their blogs and ask them pertinent questions about their life? Absolutely. I get sucked into reading for hours on end about peoples lives, jobs, anything.  We aren't creepy, just curious. Contrary to a J's personal beliefs it's just a hobby. He does fantasy footall, I do blogs. I call it even

 On a sidenote, Yah for my wedding bouquet!! We met with the florist the other day and picked out some gorg flowers, all white of course, except for these babies. They are black and white anemones. Im in L-O-V-E!  As for the other table arrangements (all 23 of them)  we picked something a little smaller. Think shiny mint julep cups with small white arrangements of peonies and lithianthus. I take back every negative thing I ever said about flowers. So much fun!