Some Kind of Lovin'

First of all, happy birthday to my beautiful grandmother, Kathleen Horrell, who's 91 today. She has always been and always will be a beacon of love, support, and grace in my life and I feel so lucky to have such a close relationship with her. I wish I was home to celebrate!

I'm not much into Valentines Day myself, I think it's kind of a cop out. But it does give me an excuse to wear pink leopard and that's something I can get behind.

{vintage blazer, Target tank, Target belt, Tophop skinnies, vintage earrings}

Going to an event for One Billion Rising tonight with my roommate!! So excited to hear some great women speak. 

Happy love day!

The Roster

Y'all, I am so tired. Please forgive the copious typos and grammatical errors this will probably have

Also, spoiler alert! Ana, don't read this if you want to keep your baby shower present a surprise!!

I'm awake to appreciate this stuff:

1) Spending some time with my man in North Carolina:

Have you ever seen a more handsome guy with a rifle? Look tomorrow for a post on my weekend trip!

2) Present for a future Mr. Horrell:

My sister in law, Ana, is pregnant with their first child and my first nephew!! The shower is on Saturday and I'm so sad I can't be there. I got great kids books from the Strand here in NY and sent them in my place. Doesn't Aunt Abby sound good?

3) Building tall enough to disappear into heavy clouds:

East 60th St.

4) In honor of fashion week, here's the 50 ugliest shoes in history

 Sorry for the short post guys! More tomorrow!

hugs.

Grammys (ies?)

Alas, with the exception of a few, I was very underwhelmed by this whole thing. Nobody really excited me. And the Grammys (ies?) are supposed to excite.

My Pulse Begins to Quicken

I thought Rihanna looked INCREDIBLE on the carpet and onstage. Her abs and arms are ridiculous and her weave has never looked this real.

I'm not that into Heidi braids, but I appreciate her new tendency towards sex appeal. My boyfriends eyes about bugged out of his head.

OKAY. Anybody who missed her acceptance speech, go google it right now because it is adorable. I think I love this dress so much because it is exactly like something I would wear. Her earrings are also fun and quirky. I also think she was hands down the best performance of the night. Girl can blooowwww.

A State of Rest

I really do love Alexa Chung and her entire aesthetic and if I were able to attend my sister in laws baby shower this weekend, I would wear this dress. But not the the Grammys (ies? AH). She is also one of those frightfully frail women that I cannot support.

 I HATE YOU CARLY. I HATE YOU AND YOUR SILLY SONG. Y'all, she is like 27 years old. But she doesn't look that bad, so I put her in the middle out of decency.

No matter how much skin you show you will still not be Beyonce.

I appreciate that she wore something so colorful and twee, it's a nice departure. But she needed a tough shoe to balance out all the bubblegum.

I Have Flatlined

Jenny, love you as I do. You are not Heidi Klum. Also, your head makes me hungry because your hair looks like a glazed doughnut hole. 

If I held her next to an open flame, she would melt. 

I ALMOST WEPT when I saw this. I think she has taken people salivating over her in the wrong way and now she is channeling a black and white cookie. 

Style.com did not say who Kimbra here was wearing, but I am assuming it is Marchesa because reasons. The dress could almost be cool, but I cannot handle her power suit 80's hairdo and makeup.

                      

Okay this just made me laugh. Look at the tiny little man next to Nicole Kidman!!!

The Roster

My to do list this week is literally a mile long. But yay for productivity!

Taking a break to appreciate:

1) Venezuelan food that's almost as good as my stepmom's:

Plantains and the BEST beef I have ever had

2) Contradictions:

Spotted at Chipotle

3) A treat that's almost as good as ice cream:

vanilla yogurt with blueberries and pomegranate seeds

 4) A bed with a fluffed feather bed and fresh sheets:

5) Further celebration of Beyjesus:

47 of Beyonce's Best Dance Moves

Best link I have ever found.

Two more days y'all!!!!

Mirror Blue

Went and checked out my friend Sophie's stepmom's show in Chelsea this past Saturday. Loved that my outfit ended up matching the building across the street.

{UO backless shell, Anthropologie sweater, J. Crew skirt, Frye boots, Hue sweater tights, vintage and Forever 21 necklaces, Forever 21 belt}

If you live in New York go check out Diana Cooper's show at Postmasters gallery on West 19th and 10th Ave. It was really inspiring and is only up for a little bit more!

To Each Their Own

I realize nobody will read this right now because they're watching the Superbowl... but OH WELL.

Today I went to MY equivalent of the Superbowl, the New York City Ballet.
My sweet mom got me tickets for Christmas and it was so worth the wait. They showed three ballets, but the one I particularly went for was the Year of the Rabbit. The entire thing was set to an original score by Sufijan Stevens, who is a god. I was absolutely blown away. Janie Taylor and Teresa Reichlen are both phenomenal. Sam and I both were literally breathless. What a great Sunday!

Here's the promo video for Year of the Rabbit. Even in it's excellence it doesn't do it justice.

Bradshaw Esque

So this is actually from last weekend. I've just now had enough time to edit the photos and make a post! They don't mess around with this second semester stuff.

Last Saturday I had the most typical Sex and the City morning ever, and I loved it. Nidhi and I went to my new favorite place, Cafe Orlin (Evan and I went the week before), and we poked around a thrift shop while we waited for our table.

I amuse myself. 

Fresh squeezed!

This was as delicious as it looks. 

So was this. 

Sam popped by towards the end of brunch!!

Loving lazy afternoons with my friends. Headed to the ballet with Sam tomorrow (thanks, Mom)! So excited.