European Fashion Ideas

Getting ready for our vacay soon and am finally starting to think about what I will pack and wear on this trip. I am a neurotic packer, meaning that I lay my outfits out on the guest bed a few days before the trip and mull over them.  I usually end up subtracting a few and adding a few others right up until we leave.

We will be spending 9 days in Spain.  The temperatures vary from highs in the mid-90's while in Madrid to lows in the upper 50's while in San Sebastian and Pamplona so I need to pack really light summer wear and bring some jeans and light hoodies for a few evenings.  We are going uber-casual this trip and have no fancy or formal dinners planned.  I also need to bring a good pair of walking shoes and some sandals.  I've decided that I won't be bringing any high heels on this trip since so many of the places we will be visiting have cobblestone streets which are murder on your ankles if you wear heels.

Below are a few favorite outfit combos that I have spotted online:














BTW, this Facebook page has tons of adorable outfit ideas!  Check it out!

Worries

I hate being worried about things.  My husband thinks I tend to worry too much but I can't help it sometimes.  This week I am worried about our sweet, old dog, Fly.  She is about 13 years old and it's really starting to show.  I've taken her to the vet twice in the last month and they haven't found anything major with her but she just seems to be deteriorating rather quickly.  She has bad arthritis and we got her some joint supplements and anti-inflammatory that helped.  She ran out of the anti-inflammatory two weeks ago and I can tell that her back legs are really bothering her again.  She can barely get up sometimes and she spends most of her day laying/sleeping in the same spot because I think it bothers her too much to get up and down.  Naturally, the vet's office won't automatically refill the prescription so it looks like it will vet visit #3 later this week.

Sad Fly

She's also been breathing really heavy, especially this past week.  I've read that this can be a sign of congestive heart failure so I'm worried about her. It can also be a sign of pain or discomfort so I am hoping it's just a flare up of her arthritis and a cortisone shot or perhaps some more anti-inflammatory will help.  I also noticed that she hasn't eaten her dog food in the past 2 days but I'm hoping it's because she's finishing up an antibiotic right now that may be upsetting her tummy and it's nothing serious.  She still has a strong interest in what we're eating and readily gobbles up any and all treats. We just had a house guest as well so she may have been distracted or bothered by that.  However, she seems more lethargic and sad lately so I don't know what to do.  Perhaps its just the natural progression and her little body is slowly wearing down.  It's so hard to watch them when you know they aren't happy and aren't feeling well but there's nothing you can do.

Perkier Fly a few weeks ago

We're also getting ready to go out of town and I'm terrified that she will pass away while we are gone.  I was going to have my parents watch her but I decided yesterday that I couldn't put them through having to deal with something like that if it did happen.  So, I booked her at her usual kennel, which is also part of the vet's office.  The staff at the kennel and the vet  know and love her to death.  That gives me a little comfort knowing she will be in good hands and has immediate access to her usual vet.  Poor thing.  Nothing you can do except pray for their comfort when they get so old.  Makes me sad.

Weekend

The weekend flew by.  Seriously, I could not believe it was Monday already when the alarm went off today. We were super busy all weekend long.  Friday afternoon I ran errands, ran by Anthropologie on my quest for white jeans and bought a pair of jeans there that were just okay and I felt were overpriced.  Hubby and I then met and did a casual dinner at Cafe Madrid for some tapas and sangria and then went back to the house to pick up in preparation for his mom arriving the next day and to start laundry.

Off for dinner on Friday Night

Finally got a haircut on Saturday morning that was long overdue and then I headed to the mall for some retail therapy.  Steve's mom came into town Saturday afternoon and he picked her up at the airport while I was at the mall.  Mostly I was looking for some inexpensive, casual tops for our upcoming Spain trip and was still looking for another pair of white jeans that I would like more than the ones I bought at Anthropologie. Success!!  I ended up finding a pair of white skinny jeans at J. Crew that were winners and were waaaaay less expensive so I took back the Anthropologie jeans. Love it when that happens.  I also went a little crazy and bought a pair of leather shorts by Rag & Bone at Intermix. Here they are:

Rag & Bone Shorts

  I have seen these on some of the fashion blogs and think they look cute but I also can't help but think I am a complete moron for buying leather shorts in Texas...in the summer.  However, these babies were originally $450 and I got them on sale for $100.   They look super cute on but I probably won't be wearing them for a few months until it cools down...it's already 100 degrees in Texas!

We took Steve's mom out for dinner on Saturday and the next day she and I went for pedicures at the local spa.  I decided to go with a bright red on my toes for the upcoming Spain trip.  Gotta coordinate!

Bright Red Pedi

Sunday night we went to a local restaurant called Stampede 66, which is a very "Texas" theme restaurant in downtown Dallas.  Steve and I have been before and loved it but this time it wasn't as good.  They had a pre-set "Sunday supper" menu only and it wasn't really my cup of tea.  It sounded great -- 3 courses, starting with a a strawberry, goat cheese and field green salad, then samples of three entrees which were BBQ brisket, fried catfish and honey injected fried chicken and then a small dessert of peach shortcake.  I am actually not a big fan or fried chicken and one bite told me this one wasn't worth the calories or the guilt.  The catfish was waaay too salty and the peach shortcake was subpar - the shortcake itself was hard as a rock and flavorless.  Anyway, we were disappointed especially since we had raved about the place and hyped it up.  Oh well, you win some and lose some, I guess.

Sunday Supper wasn't great but the restaurant is gorgeous

At any rate, the weekend came to a close much to quickly.  Now I am back to the grindstone and my regular workout routine.  Ugh.  Next weekend will be another busy one.  We have to attend my company's opening ceremony for a new plant in Denton on Saturday and on Sunday we have Sunday brunch with some friends and then I am getting a facial at the Bliss Spa.  It's our neighbor's birthday on Sunday but I may have to take a pass on attending it as I will also need to do laundry and start packing for our Europe trip.  Not enough hours in the day!

TGIF! Five on Friday

TGIF!!!  What a long week.  Work has been super busy.  I think people intuit when you're about to go out of town so they begin dumping last minute things on you right before you leave.

Should be another busy weekend.  My mother-in-law will be in town and staying with us all weekend and I am in Operation Clean-up Myself before I leave for Spain.  Not that I am a huge mess but I tend to wait to the last minute on things like getting a haircut, getting a pedicure, restocking on my skincare products and makeup, etc... So this weekend will be a haircut and pedi and a million errands!  Anyway, time for Five on Friday!

1.  Sangria.  I am in full-on "ready for Spain" mode and being in Texas, there is nothing better than sangria on a hot day.  I mean, I get to have my red wine, fruit and it's chilled???  Perfection.

Yum

2.  Facials.  I have an appointment for a "fully loaded facial" at the Bliss Spa in Dallas next week.  I haven't had a facial in months so I thought I would go all out and get the Full Monty facial.  Lord knows my skin needs it.  Even better is that I have a $200 gift card there so it won't cost me a dime out of pocket!

Ahhhhh......

3.  Indian Food.  Treating myself to some wonderful vegetarian Indian food tonight at a local Hare Krishna temple.  No, I am not a Hare Krishna.  There just happens to be a temple a few blocks from my house and they operate a wonderful little vegetarian restaurant inside with a gorgeous courtyard.

Kalachandji's Dallas - Courtyard

4.  Tapas & Pinxtos.  As part of our Spain trip, we are spending two days in San Sebastian which is the food capital of Spain. Apparently the best tapas in all of Spain can be found here.  I am so excited about oinking out on all these wonderful tapas, called pintxos (pronounced "pin-chose" in Basque).  They are all set out on the bar and you ask for a plate and serve yourself.  

Who could resist?

5.  New Art.  Our painting that we bought in New Orleans finally arrived and we got it out of the box last night.  Can't wait to hang it in our dining room!  Our first original piece of artwork!

Caliche & Pao Painting bought in Nola

Have a great weekend!

Link Up - Spill About Your Love

Another Link up...why not?

{1} Describe your dating life prior to finding your husband/boyfriend/fiance. 

This is hard to describe.  I guess I would say it was pretty much me dating a series of losers for 1-3 year periods of time.  I was one of those girls that always seemed to have a boyfriend and we would date for a really long time.  However, I definitely had a three-year max rule (sometimes less) even though I didn’t consciously know it at the time.  Generally, right around the two or three year mark, something would click and I just seemed to intuitively know that it wasn’t going to work and I would abruptly end it, often much to the guy’s surprise.  I would then quickly move on to the next relationship.  For me, it usually came down to the guy being (i) immature, (ii) not motivated enough for my liking, and/or (iii) taking me for granted (at least in my opinion).  I would put up with a lot of crap but at the two/three year mark, I just knew it wouldn’t work, the guy wasn’t going to change and I would move on.  Oddly enough, in my senior year of college, I had ended one long relationship and decided that I was done with jumping into another long term relationship and wanted to play the field and/or just be alone.  I did both in spades for the next year and a half.  Then I met my husband and we dated, we broke up (his choice, not mine) and then he came crawling back and that was the end of it. We married 5 years later and we celebrated our 11^th wedding anniversary last May.

{2} Describe your husband/boyfriend/fiance in one word. How would he describe you in one word?

Steve in one word – loyal.  He can be amazingly fickle sometimes about various things (favorite food, style of clothes, what to do this weekend, etc…) but when it comes to people, he is loyal to a fault.  He would probably describe me as crazy.  Either that or he would say I am tough.  Both would be true.

{3} You had a really silly fight. Embarrassing silly. What was it about?

Ugh.  We have these all the time.  We rarely have serious fights where I end up crying or we storm off or say nasty things but we do have nit-picky fights all the time.  We had one last weekend about driving – my driving, to be specific.  I had volunteered to drive to the baseball game so he could relax and have a few beers (I never volunteer to do this so he should have been overflowing with gratitude, right?).  We decided to go eat first elsewhere since ballpark food isn’t exactly healthy.  He then began giving me very explicit directions about exactly how I should get to the restaurant, including sticking his finger in my face as I was driving to indicate where he thought I should turn.  Let’s just say that it didn’t go over very well.  He also didn’t like where I parked and rolled his eyes and made a big sigh about it to indicate he thought I should have kept driving to look for a better spot and at that point I got really p.o.’d.  The “if you want to drive, be my guest or shut the hell up” conversation ensued and we didn’t speak for the first 10 minutes at the restaurant until he apologized.  He is a great apologizer, though.

{4} In three sentences (and only three!), describe where you both hope to be in 5 years.

I’d like to say retired and living off the interest of our lottery winnings but I know that won’t be the case. So, in reality, I guess I would like for us to be happy in our jobs, financially secure and living in a fully remodeled home, in good health and still enjoying lots of travel.  Maybe a little one running around the house, though if we do have one, it will most likely be one that we adopt. I don't think biological children are in the cards for us but I suppose nothing is impossible.  Not much else I could want, really.  Well, except for those lottery winnings.

{5} Tell us something about your husband/boyfriend/fiance we wouldn't know from reading your blog.

So many things.  He has a great sense of humor.  He can tie a bow tie really well.  He is a total neat freak and is super fastidious about his laundry and how his t-shirts and underwear are folded (he worked a summer at Old Navy in college where he did nothing but fold clothes).  He can be really lazy sometimes when it comes to doing things around the house and he is the absolute worst handyman in the world.  He is the master of the grill and makes the best steaks, burgers and anything else on the grill.  He loves beer.  A lot.  He gets really annoyed when people show up at fancy restaurants and don’t bother to dress up.  He loves backpacking, camping and the outdoors. He says “Whatever, dude” a lot to indicate when he’s not impressed with something or someone.

{6} What's one thing you never thought you'd do in front of your husband/boyfriend/fiance, but you did?

Probably a lot of things.  I never thought I would go to the bathroom at home, realize there was no toilet paper and then call him to bring me some but I have.  I also never thought I would blow my nose so hard that the snot flew out at such G-force that it went through the Kleenex and onto his leg but I have done that too (I was sick with a bad cold – sorry!).

Five on Friday

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TGIF!  I am so glad that it is Friday. I saw a great e-card last week that said, "I don't think I have been this excited about a Friday since last Friday."  How true is that?  Love doing this link-up because it helps remind me of all the good things in life.  Sometimes I can be a negative nelly so anything that helps me be more optimistic and positive is great for me.  Here we go:

1.  Magnolias

Magnolia Flowers

As much as I complain about the heat in Texas, one thing I love and would dearly miss if I ever left here is the smell of magnolias.  Magnolia trees grow like weeds in Dallas.  Our neighbors on both sides of us each have massive magnolia trees in their front yards and they are both in full bloom.  Every time I walk outside I can smell the scent of the flowers.  In the morning it's so heavy and fragrant that it's almost like syrup in the air.

2.  Baseball Games

Steve and I are heading out to The Ballpark in Arlington tomorrow afternoon to watch the Texas Rangers play the Blue Jays.  I even decided to be the best wife ever and told Steve I would be the driver so that way he could have his beers and not worry about it (I usually make him drive out there and back).  I don't think I have seen anyone grab an offer so fast!

Ballpark in Arlington

3.  Wine Clubs

We visited the Santa Ynez Valley a few years ago and fell in love with the area and the wines.  If you've ever seen the movie Sideways, that is where it was filmed.  It has some of the most wonderful sauvignon blancs and pinot noirs that I have ever tasted, not to mention the entire area is incredibly beautiful and it's way more laid back than Napa.  Of course, we had a join a few wine clubs at our favorite wineries and I love it when my wine shipment comes in!  You never know what you will get so it's like Christmas every three to four months.  Just got one from Foxen Winery yesterday.

Santa Ynez on a Cloudy Day

Foxen Wine Shipment

4.  Trip Planning

As you can probably tell if you've looked at any of my posts, I love to travel.  Fortunately, Steve is on board with this and he loves to explore new places just as much as I do.  We've got a big trip coming up in a few weeks to Spain and we finally have everything set from the hotels, to the plane tickets, restaurant reservations, etc....  I'm also starting to think about packing and what clothes to bring.  Hard to believe that in a few weeks I will be sitting on a Spanish plaza in Madrid, sipping sangria and munching on some of the most delectable green olives ever (they marinate them in saffron oil over there -- they are to die for and I don't even really like olives!).  I have to admit that I am a bit anal about trip planning but I actually find it enjoyable.  I love learning about new destinations, studying what there is to do, where to stay, what to see, the history, etc...  I am in full on planning mode for next year already (I said I was anal, remember?) so I've been spending a lot of time watching videos and reading websites and TripAdvisor reviews about Santorini.  I don't know if I can imagine a more beautiful place than this:

Oia, Santorini Island

5. A Day Alone

Maybe this sounds weird but I'm sure some of the other ladies out there can relate.  My husband has to attend a work event on Sunday at The Ballpark (two games in a row for him!).  That means that I have the entire day of Sunday to myself.  What to do?  It doesn't happen very often that I have an entire weekend day to do whatever I want.  I love spending time with my husband and family but I love that time just being alone as well.  I think my plan will be (i) early morning run, (ii) make myself a nice, light breakfast, (iii) a little shopping at the mall (I'm still looking for those new white skinny jeans I need after I ruined my other favorite pair), (iv) an afternoon pedicure, (v) a swing by my favorite gourmet grocery store and (vi) cook a nice dinner for when Steve gets home that evening.  Sounds like a perfect day to me!

My meditation

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!!

SPD: Egg White Muffins

Finally got around to doing a Saw it, Pinned it, Did it with Katie and Steph again!  This is a great one b/c it's super easy and fast and you can customize it any way you want!

Egg White "Muffins"

Finished Product!

I've seen various recipes for these egg muffins all over Pinterest.  Some are healthy (like the egg white version) while others are not so healthy (using the whole egg, sausage, cheese, etc...).  The great thing is that you can make these in advance, put them in plastic baggies and eat them for breakfast on the go everyday.  I'm trying to watch my calories right now (bathing suit season, right?) so I made a healthy version.  I really love these b/c I try to eat scrambled egg whites with spinach at least 2 to 3 times a week but I invariably seem to be running late in the morning and don't have time to make them.  Now, I just grab my plastic baggie and reheat these for 30 seconds at work.  Voila!  Also, you can use whatever ingredients float your boat.  The below is just what I happened to have in my fridge and I thought sounded tasty.

What you need:
Regular size muffin pan (not mini muffin)
Pam spray
7 egg whites
4-5 Tbls thawed chopped frozen spinach
4-5 Tbl chopped onion
4-5 Tbl chopped artichoke hearts
4-5 Tbl crumbled fat free feta
salt/pepper to taste

Makes 4 muffins

Heat your oven to 375 degrees.  Spray muffin pan well - make sure you get the sides b/c these babies want to stick.  Mix all ingredients well and beat with a fork.  Pour into muffin tins in equal amounts. You can pretty much fill them right to the top - they do puff a little when baking but not much.  Bake in oven about 30 minutes.  Let cool, remove from pan and put in plastic baggies for later.  Again, use or substitute whatever ingredients you love! I reheat one each morning at work in the microwave for about 30-45 seconds and that's it.

Straight out of the oven

Decision Made - 2014

Steve and I have saved over 400,000 American airline miles over the last few years.  That is a lot of traveling on our own dime and work trips (90%+ in coach).  We know that we want to use them on a big splurge trip next year but have been having a crazy hard time making up our minds about where to go.  We've debated over at least 10 different places and we've been all over the map - literally -  including Italy, Ireland, Tahiti, Thailand, Bali, Vietnam, Provence, Morocco, Egypt and one or two more.

This weekend, we finally made a decision after much debate, discussion and glasses of wine. We will be skipping our usual annual trip to the Caribbean in April/May.  We love the Virgin Islands but we've been going there every year for the same week for the past 8 years and we're finally ready for a change.  However, it's so hard for me to let go of my beach trips, sunsets and relaxation time so we decided to go someplace we've never been before, whose cuisine we love and where we can still get both history, culture, amazing sunsets and beach time!

Here are a few hints from Google Images.  It will be 5 nights on this island:

Twinkling Lights at Night

White washed buildings overlooking the Aegean Sea

Cliffside Villages

Amazing Sunsets

Lots of cats and lots of steps

But they still have beaches

And beach bars

And 2 to 3 nights in this city:

Look Familiar?

Probably pretty obvious.....and we actually have enough miles for two round trip tickets in business class!

My Hometown - Dallas, Texas

View of Dallas from our car last weekend

I was born and raised in a suburb of Dallas, Texas and my family has been in Texas for at least the past 6 or 7 generations.On my mother's side of the family, my great grandparents lived in Athens, Texas and moved to Dallas during the Great Depression to look for work.  Interestingly enough, they were both deaf mutes that met at The Texas School for the Deaf and married after graduation.  So, at any rate, my family has been in Dallas since the early 1920's.  

My husband and I moved back to Dallas in 2001 after attending college and grad school in Austin.  We lived in an area called Uptown for a few years that's mostly known for it's young population and cool bars and restaurants.  In 2004 we moved to East Dallas near White Rock Lake and have been in the same house ever since then.  Our neighborhood is actually quite old - most of the homes were built in the 1920's and 30's.  In fact, my grandmother has memories of attending parties in our neighborhood when she was in high school.  Kind of weird, huh?  Needless to say, I know a lot about Dallas and if you ever visit, here are a few suggestions of things to do, places to eat and places to stay.

I'll start with food since that's my favorite topic and probably the #1 thing Dallas has going for it is good restaurants.

Casual Restaurants:

• Il Cane Rosso Pizza in Deep Ellum - amazing thin crust Neapolitan pizza.  Has been featured on Diners Drive-ins and Dives

  

  Il Cane Rosso Pizza - Yum!

• Boulevardier in Bishop Arts - great little casual French bistro in an up and coming neighborhood near downtown Dallas
• Bolsa in Bishop Arts - another great casual place serving farm to table cuisine with a great cocktail menu.  Really cool outdoor seating area as well.
• Porch on Knox/Henderson - comfort food at its best. Very laid back place with a nice patio.  Amazing brunch.
• BBQ Joints - I'm not a big BBQ person but it seems wrong to not include any so I'll throw out a few names of some good places in Dallas, including Pecan Lodge located in the Farmer's Market, Sonny Bryan's located in the West End and Lockhart BBQ located in Bishop Arts.

Fancy:

• FT33 in the Design District - unusual farm to table cuisine.  One of the city's newest hot spots.  Really creative food and presentations.
• Stampede 66 in Uptown - This is a Stephan Pyles' restaurant who is a well-known chef in Dallas and  has made Southwest cuisine upscale and modern.  This place is a wonderful restaurant to visit if you're looking for great Southwestern food with very "Texas" themed decor.

  

  Stampede 66 Restaurant

• The Mansion on Turtle Creek near Uptown -  Dean Fearing no longer cooks here but the new chef, Bruno Davaillon, hasn't missed a beat.  This is a great place to go for a romantic dinner but be prepared to take a hit in your wallet. It is very pricey (think $50 for an entree alone) so special occasion only!
• Lucia in Bishop Arts - This is probably hands down my favorite nice place to eat in Dallas.  It's actually still fairly casual and the servers wear jeans but I consider it a special occasion place.  It is super hard to get a reservation here but they keep 4 spots at the bar and 2 outdoor tables open for walk-ins. Get there early for a spot and be prepared to eat a ton of some of the most amazing Italian food.

Things to Do in Dallas:

Dallas isn't exactly a cultural capital of the world but there are some cool things to do in the area.  My top picks are:

• Nasher Sculpture Center in Downtown - This opened a few years ago and is a great space and has a beautiful outdoor sculpture garden.  The Dallas Museum of Art is also next door so doing both a great way to kill an afternoon.



View of Nasher

• 6th Floor Museum and Dealey Plaza in Downtown- I know, it's a little morbid to see the spot where Kennedy was assassinated but it's part of history and the 6th Floor Museum, located in the book depository building where Oswald supposedly shot Kennedy from (I wont' even get into the various theories) is very well done.  In Dealey Plaza, they have some good informational signs about the assassination and you can even walk up to the famous "grassy knoll" and look around.



Dealey Plaza and 6th Floor Museum

• Kimball Art Museum in Fort Worth - If you make it to Fort Worth, this museum is worth a stop.  It has one of the best collections of paintings (Renaissance, modern and post-modern) in the Southwest and the building and ground are gorgeous.
• Mesquite Rodeo in Mesquite, Texas - If you really want a true Texas experience, then head out to the rodeo.  Frankly, I haven't been in years but its is pretty fun.  A really good thing to do with kids. 



Rodeo!

• Shopping at Northpark Center - This probably sounds stupid and pointless but Northpark Center is one of the best shopping meccas in the U.S.  It's huge and it has pretty much everything from department stores to small boutiques (Intermix, Kate Spade, Madewell, Free People, etc....). It also has tons of restaurants - not just a food court.

Places to Stay:

Hotel Zaza in Uptown - This is a cool, hip place to stay with a very young vibe. On the weekends it can be very crowded at the pool with a large party that goes until 2am but it's in the middle of the action.  You can walk to tons of bars and restaurants in Uptown and take the trolley to downtown as well.

W Dallas at Victory Plaza - If you're attending any events at the AA Center, this is your hotel as it's located next door.  Again, has the young, hip vibe so it may not be your place if you don't like the thump-thump music in the lobby kind of thing.

Mansion on Turtle Creek near Uptown - Yes, it's also a hotel.  This is much more quiet, upscale and demure.  Definitely an older crowd that stays here but its has a gentile southern atmosphere.  Wonderful room service.

Doubletree Center near Northpark - If you're looking for a more affordable option and something closer to the shopping at Northpark, then this is a good option.

My last tip?  Don't come to Dallas in August unless you enjoy feeling like you are living in the 9th circle of hell.  The heat and humidity during the summer here is brutal.  We're talking 105+ degrees with high humidity.  It's miserable during that time.

Five on Friday

Another Friday...thank goodness.  Looking forward to a weekend with absolutely no set plans, no appointments and no commitments.  That hasn't happened in a long time!



1.  Dinner with the Hubby.  There is nothing I love more than having a nice, quiet, romantic dinner with the hubby after a long work week.  We have reservations tonight at Boulevardier, a little French bistro, which is located in a really hip part of Dallas called Bishop Arts.  I love to walk around to all the little funky stores and then sit down to a nice dinner with a bottle of red wine, escargot and some roast chicken or steak with frites.

Who could be cuter than this?

2.  Farmers' Markets.  We plan to swing by the Dallas Farmer's Market this Saturday and wander the stalls and see what fresh fruits and veggies are in right now.  I am thinking a tomato mozzarella salad and some fresh Texas peaches may be in my future.

Dallas Farmer's Market

3.  Kendra Scott Jewelry.  If I have time and the inclination, I may run up to the West Village and get some new earrings at the Kendra Scott boutique.  I think I want need something pink....or maybe coral

Come to mama

4.  White Skinny Jeans.  I am on the quest for a new pair of white skinny jeans.  I had an old pair from Banana Republic that fit me perfectly and were my go-to pair.  I have a hard time finding skinny jeans that fit me well b/c I am very petite, have a badonkadonk and I have large calves thanks to running (and I hate when jeans are super, super tight on my calves as they ride up on my calves when I sit down and then I have to tug them back down again when I stand).  Unfortunately, I had to throw out my white skinny jeans last week.  I was wearing them out to dinner and when I got home, "surprise!!!", Aunt Flo had showed up for a visit.  I don't think anyone noticed when I left the restaurant (it was dark in there, thank goodness) but I certainly couldn't wear them in broad daylight - she really showed up.  Stain stick, 2 washes and even bleach couldn't fix them.  I am off this weekend to try Ann Taylor Loft, B. Republic, Diesel and a few other places to see what I can find..

Nice and crisp

Not sure who this chick is on google images when you search "white skinny jeans for women"
but she needs to get over herself

Probably won't go for the distressed look in the middle but not too bad

5.  The Movie, Before Midnight.  I loved Before Sunrise and Before Sunset.  Even though there is no real "action" in these movies, I love the story line and the dialogue is so well written.  I'm not much of one for sappy romantic movies but this story always gets me.  Maybe because it seems so realistic and I think Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy have great chemistry.  Well, the last movie in the series is finally out and is showing at The Angelika theater.  Hope to squeeze in the time to see it on Sunday afternoon.  It's been getting phenomenal reviews!

Hope everyone has a fantastic weekend!