America's 10 Most Popular Cities

I love traveling and there are so many places I want to visit! I stumbled upon citizen sugar's 10 most popular cities and was curious too see which places I've been. Here goes:

10. San Antonio, Texas
9. Sacramento, California
8. Portland, Oregon
7. Phoenix, Arizona
6. San Francisco, California
5. Tampa, Florida
4. Orlando, Florida
3. Seattle, Washington
2. San Diego, California
1. Denver, Colorado

So I have officially been to none of these places. Looks like I have some cities to visit! I'm surprised New York, Boston, and Washington D.C. didn't make the list. What are your favorite cities?

Vintage Fashion Posters

I have a thing for vintage posters. I would love to have a gigantic closet full of vintage fashion posters..in my dreams!





You can find these at allposters.com. They have some amazing deals, great service and shipping!

Spring 09 Couture Collections

I was drooling over Valentino, Chanel, and Givenchy..it's so hard to pick my favorite! (Click images to enlarge). It seems ruffles, bows, sheer fabrics, pleats, and prints are spring trends and I love them!




via style.com

Street Style

I looove this coat!

I want this scarf!

via elle.com

Premio Blog Award

Woohoo another award. Thanks Chic Banana!

I give this award to all of my followers! Thanks for reading!

Snow Day!

One good thing about snow..class is canceled..I'm enjoying the day off curled up in bed!

Dior Haute Couture Spring 09

I love looking at couture collections. It's so interesting to see the creativity of the designers come out and where they draw their inspiration from. This Dior collection filled with large hats, puffy sleeves, and full skirts instantly reminded me of Marie Antoinette. Check out the full collection here.

T-minus 6 weeks!

I've only been in class for 2 weeks and I can't believe spring break is in 6 weeks. I've been working out hard to get ready for the beach. It is my first time going somewhere for spring break and a group of my friends are going to the Dominican Republic! I'm not setting any weight loss goals, just trying to tone and firm up. This is my work out plan (created by my excellent bf who is an exercise science major).

	Exercises	Sets/Reps
Day 1
	Flat Bench Press	3 x 12
	Tricep Push-Downs	3 x 12
	Pushups	3 x 12
	Bent over single-arm rows	3 x 12
	Cable Flies	3 x 12
	Bent over single-arm tricep extensions	3 x 12
	Military Ab workout	3 x 20
Day 2
	Squats	4 x 12
	Dead Lifts	3 x 12
	Fire Hydrants	3 x 15
	Leg Extensions	3 x 12
	Leg Curls	3 x 12
	Calf Raises	4 x 15
	Decline half sit ups	3 x 20
	Planks	30-45 sec
Day 3
	Arnold's	4 x 10
	Barbell curls	3 x 12
	Lat Pull-down	3 x 12
	Seated rows	3 x 12
	Hammer curls	3 x 12
	Lateral raises	2 x 15
	Frontal raises	2 x 15
	Reverse crunches	3 x 20
	Bent leg crunches	3 x 20
Day 4
	Stationary lunges	3 x 20
	Fire Hydrants	3 x 15
	Lateral Lunges	3 x 14
	Leg Extensions	3 x 12
	Leg Curls	3 x 12
	Exercise ball wall squat	3 x 12
	Leg raises	3 x 12
	Bicycles	3 x 20
Cardio
	65-755% of max for 30+ min	150 - 165 BPM

For cardio I try to do 30 minutes a day, and 45 minutes- 1 hour on days when I am not strength training. If you have any questions, feel free to ask!

Oh Jess!

I can't decide what to say about this outfit..I just know I don't like it. Is it the belt? the pants? the earrings? What do you think?

Fun Weekend!

This weekend was a blast! I ended up going to the bars Friday night which was a lot of fun. Last night we went skiing from 9pm-1am...it was freeezing! I haven't skied in years but I thought I did pretty well. However, my boyfriend convinced me to go down a terrifying, steep hill which I preceded to tumble down at full speed. It didn't actually hurt but was quite scary! I was expecting to be sore today but I guess my spring break workout plan is helping because I wasn't sore at all (I'll post my workout routine soon for those who asked!) Today I was a lazy lump! I slept in late, made muffins, watched Friends, read some of Eclipse (3rd Twilight book), cleaned my room, and am currently procrastinating homework! Hope you all enjoyed your weekend!

Me and Andy before hitting the slopes

Weekend!

I'm so excited for this weekend. I only have one class today which is nice. Then I'm continuing my spring break work out plan (I've been doing good for 2 weeks-6 to go!). My roommate and I are going to do a little shopping and I might head uptown to the bars tonight. We'll see. When it comes down to it I'd rather stay warm inside and watch a movie with friends.

But tomorrow I'm going skiing! I'm so excited because I haven't skied since high school, which is why I'm also nervous. I was in ski club so I used to be pretty good but I'm still a little anxious. I don't even care because some of my best memories were from skiing and taking ski trips! So wish me luck!

Also, I just want to inform you that the addiction is getting worse. I'm rereading the Twilight series. I just got the saga in the mail so I'm on to New Moon again! I got a great deal on Amazon for 45 bucks free shipping, and all hardcover! Non Twilight readers, buy this and get addicted with the rest of us!

Bride Wars

Last night I saw Bride Wars with a couple girlfriends and I loved it. It was so hilarious and the perfect chick flick! I would highly recommend seeing it (with your bff of course). I can't wait for it to come out on dvd!

10 Honest Facts About Me!

I've been tagged by Newbie New Yorker to be honest. Here's how it goes:

#1. You have to chose a minimum of 7 fabulous blogs to pass this goodie onto.

#2. Post the fabulous blogs of your choice as a link on your blog.

AND #3. List at least 10 honest things about yourself.

So here's my list...

1. My favorite meal is breakfast. Each weekend I make muffins, waffles, or eggs and after I eat I love to lay around and watch Friends reruns.

2. My room cannot stay clean for more than a day. Although it's clean..it's messy (books, clothes, shoes, papers etc. strewn everywhere!) It's very frustrating and I'm currently in the process of getting rid of junk, because I have too much.

3. My favorite foods include ice cream, pizza, spaghetti, rolls, cookies, etc..basically I'm a junk food junkie. My least favorite foods include cheese, red meat, and fish.

4. I met my boyfriend in France almost five and a half years ago. We started dating long distance a year later (he's from Boston) and now we go to college together and have been dating for four and a half years..and I love him..a lot!

5. I'm a hopeless romantic..if movies or books don't have happy endings I get sad..and I also want all tv couples to date in real life (Ross and Rachel!).

6. I love to sing but have serious stage fright and only my close friends/family have heard me sing..and I sing a lot to de-stress.

7. I'm 5'8 and tower over most of my friends but I won't give up my heels!

8. After I graduate in December I want to travel everywhere I can.

9. I have an older sister Katie who is 23, a younger brother Chris who is 19, and a half-brother Sean who is 29. We all go to different colleges (except Sean because he works). I have twenty-three cousins on my dad's side (he has 5 sisters and 1 brother) and none on my mom's side (she has 1 sister).

10. I can't wait to be a teacher and I really hate when people put down my future career when they do not fully understand the hard work, dedication, and responsibility it takes.

I'm going to break the rules and tag who ever wants do to this!

Finally!

..her outfit is revealed. She is wearing Isabel Toledo and I think she looks great!

Work It

Gisele works the runway for Colcci in Brazil for Sao Paulo Fashion Week. I'm loving the shoes!


images via justjared.com

Inagural Celebration 2009

I wish I could be in DC right now..what an amazing experience..I think my professor is letting us watch the inauguration in class though! Are you/anyone you know attending?

J.Crew sales

I haven't browsed the J.Crew site lately and I found some great deals!

Velvet Ecole Jacket $59.99

Solid Crawford Blouse $34.99

Meribel Scarf $14.99

Ballet Slippers $19.99

Merona Lea Cardigan $29.99

Winter Wardrobe

When I woke up yesterday it was -4! I threw on the warmest clothes I could find and ended up looking like a marshmallow..but I sure was warm! In an effort to spiff up my winter wardrobe I'm turning toward my favorite Gossip Girl's for inspiration.

Kitchen Inspiration

As you know I love baking. I'd gladly accept any of these kitchens in my future home!




Can you tell I like light, bright kitchens? Which do you like?

Fabulous!

I am thrilled to receive my first blog award! Thank you oh so much Coterie! Check out her blog it has been one of my faves for awhile!

This fabulous award comes with a few rules:

1. Put the logo on your blog or post.
2. Nominate at least 10 blogs which you think are fabulous.
3. Be sure to link to your nominees within your post.
4. Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog.
5. Share the love and link to this post and to the person from whom you received your award.

My Fab 10:

Zucchero, Zucchero

La Petite Fashionista

Bostonista

Nautical By Nature

Savvy Mode

La Dolce Vita

Sweet Nothings

Rockstar Diaries

Blue-Eyed Bride

No Sex and The City

These are only a few of my favorite blogs. Check them out!

Updates

Classes started this week and I'm actually excited for this semester. It's hard getting back into the swing of things and waking up early to class, let alone getting ready for class. One of my new year's resolutions was to wear more of the clothes I have. I'm trying to create outfits that are just as comfy as a hoodie and yoga pants, but look more polished. I usually just throw on a baggy cardigan but I'm sick of that. I need to be warm too, which is another barrier to achieving the cute factor. Any advice?

I'm off to read Influence, which is by the way AMAZING. The interviews are great and I'm really learning a lot more about the influential people in fashion. Pick it up if you haven't already!

Golden Globes 2009

So many gorgeous gowns! The detailing was amazing! My favorites were Kate Winslet, Eva Mendes, and Maggie Gyllenhaal.

Kate looked stunning in a classic black dress by YSL.

I loved the pattern of Maggie's Lanvin dress.



I adored everything about Eva last night. The Dior dress is simply heavenly.

Ohh Renee..I don't even know what to say about this..I think I can't get over the hair, and maybe I wouldn't hate it so much if her hair didn't look like she just rolled out of bed after a night of partying. What do you guys think?


Did you watch? Which looks did you love?