N'AWLINS..

 New Orleans 2012

The House on Joliet

found at VRBO.com

 It was awesome! It had 4 bedrooms, a pull out sleeper and a "slave courters" (this is what the owners called it) that had a bedroom,bathroom and kitchenette.  CRAZY huh.

Cafe Du Monde

I got my coffee with cream in it and I put a tab of sugar in it and of course those yummy beignets.

You can BUY the mix for beignets HERE for $3.11

and the chicory coffee HERE for $6.22

I wish I would have bought a bundle of the stuff while I was there, but you can also order that too!!

     The French Market

I hate OLIVES, so I was too scared to try this Mufflette that my Aunt kept speaking of.

so I tried, a roast beef asiago instead. HOLY DIVINE!!!!!

asiago bread, provolone cheese, roast beef, onion, horse radish and tomato YUM!

My Aunt really wanted to take me to get an ORIGINAL Muffletta at Central Grocery Company

but they were closed on Sundays :(

Below is the recipe for one, after I ordered my meal- I took a bite of the muffletta... DELICIOUS!

• 1 loaf Mufaletta bread (or Italian bread)
• 1 cup olive mix
• 1/4 lb sliced ham
• 1/4 lb sliced mortadella
• 1/4 lb sliced Genoa salami
• 1/4 lb sliced provolone
• 1/4 lb sliced mozzarella

Mothers Restaurant

I got the Ferdi Po Boy  (seen above) 

UNREAL. Melt in YO MOUTH!
 

BOURBON STREET

Tropical Isle

home of the hand grenade

and from the night of drinking those grenades

 so excited about Vandy being in SEC tourney champ game

maybe had too many grenades

Famous Pat O Briens

Hurricane Ingredients

Don't we look like such tourists....dorky I know, but we were FREEZING!!

We also stopped by at one of those stop & go Daquiri Shops

and got these.... Mango Daquiri

We also visited the LOWER NINE

the area hit the most by Hurricane Katrina

Brad Pitt has gone in and donated a ton of money to help people rebuild their lives.

HERE are some pictures of devastation 6 years later.

	such a great time in New Orleans with The Wade family :)

newly added...

Some of y'all know that I do some secret shopping around Nashville for a little extra shopping money, well this enabled me to do some shopping before my big FIRST date.  Just in time also for a big wedding coming up and a few fun trips.  

I am most definitely an accessories wearer.  I like to put a simple top with a big chunky necklace.  That is just my style.  

I have been trying to step OUT of my comfort zone and wear a litle more layered items + a chunk necklace and not be so simple.

Items I have added recently because I noticed they were "IN"

LACE

a black lace dress. I have seen this item everywhere!  In fact, I wore it to a wedding last week and I saw 4-5 girls wearing one.  The good news, they come in all different shapes & fashions.  Mine was similar to this, tight on the body but real loose baggy almost flared arms. from MUSE.

WRAP

 I heard these were also going to be BIG, so I bought a taupe colored wrap skirt that has a big bow over the left hip! from MUSE.

Accessories GO TO place...

Francescas 

 here are a few pieces I want to add!

   

 i hope you all enjoy a few pieces I think are must haves for your closet.  Just remember, POPS OF COLOR is big this year!! and You can certainly mix and match!!!

Obsession

I am awful and I cannot believe I am admitting this.  I am not sure if this is normal or if I am just not sanitary or clean, BUT I have never actually cleaned out my make up brushes.  I usually just throw them away once they get super dirty.  Thankfully, sephora carries a Daily Make Up Brush Cleaner that is super easy.  I went into Sephora on Saturday after hearing how great this cleaner was, the sales associate told me it is totally okay not to clean DAILY- just make sure it is WEEKLY.  So, like Sundays. I barely put on any make up, so therefore I will clean my brushes that day and they are basically completely dry on Monday morning.  

Brush Cleaner Travel Size 

only $6 for the travel size.

I bought the travel size to make SURE I would USE it and it was effective.

Also, second most AMAZING invention EVER

BEAUTY BLENDER!

seriously, most amazing thing ever.

here it is.

the beauty blender

You are probably thinking WTHeck is this...An excellent way to apply foundation.  

I actually just use to it to put on my tinted moisturizer, since I do not wear foundation.  It totally gives an airbrush application look.  You take the pink ball in your hand and run it under water and then ring all the water out.  Put a small amount of foundation in the palm of your hand and dip the ball into the foundation then apply to your face.  The water helps you use less foundation which will make your make up last longer and it just gives you a even look.

It is a little expensive for $25 but you can make this last a long time since you can clean it!

PS. The Beauty Blender was recommended to me by BIRCHBOX , go over there and JOIN for $10 a month!

SERIOUSLY RECOMMEND these items!

-God Bless Y'all!

  

How Pinteresting!

Due to 100000 tests this past week, I had zero time to do some pinning. Here are my top 5 finds this week.

absolutely perfect kitchen color scheme.

Stunning table cloth and dress for a wedding!

maybe one day....

i just dyed my hair this color, now just waiting for my bangs to grow!

need more statement earrings in my wardrobe.

there you have it, my top 5 of the week!

now that i have night classes 4 nights a week, and basketball season I have zero time to bake anything fun from pinterest. BUT i'm on it!

Finally Finished... 52 things to do in 2012

I realize we are already half way through the 2nd month in 2012.

Which means.. I need to get crackalackin..

here we go.

MY 52 THINGS TO DO IN 2012.

I have marked ONE off already....

• travel to a NEW place (ideas: Jackson Hole or Maine)
• book a trip to VEGAS!
• run a 5k all the way through, without stopping
• have an "A" average in school
• get back into Pure Barre/Barre exercises
• eat less fried foods. limit to one a week
• get back in tumbling
• drop 2 pant sizes, atleast 1
• get a new tattoo (Sara, in another language)
• scrap book post college memories
• get a new BLOG design
• take a trip to the BEACH
• try D1 boot camp <-- scary
• print out all my 4,000 facebook pictures
• visit Memphis, Beale Street & Kappa Delta headquarters
• add healthy smoothies as a part of my breakfast regimine
• clean make up brushes
• grown my hair back out
• clean out closet & donate/sell clothing!
• spend less money eating out
• take a tour of Nashville, like a tourist :)
• become involved in a Kappa Delta chapter around my area
• try a Gluten Free diet for at least 2 weeks
• wash my face EVERY night before bed ( I am bad about this)
• buy lunch or dinner for a homeless person
• make a jewelry organizer
• keep the inside of my new car clean
• grow out my nails! stop biting them!
• work on my posture
• head to Tuscaloosa for a BAMA game!
• travel to an AWAY Bama game
• take Layla or more walks
• each month put $ into savings
• learn to bake a fondet cake
• make more homemade food
• drink less diet coke & more water
• get rid of these dang sun spots
• quit biting my lips
• read a book a month
• buy a DSLR camera
• Start a weekly Outfit Post
• find a spouse
• start an email group
• call my grandparents daily
• tan less, spray tan more
• keep calm & graduate~!
• travel to Chicago
• travel to NY
• whiten my teeth
• go camping
• get a BIG dog

Coming Tonight..... 52 things to do in 2012

I am going to share my list that I have been working on for quite some time......

What to Wear: Winter Weddings

Nerd Alert: I literally looked online the colors to wear to a winter wedding. Harpers Bazaar showed many images of black dresses, red dresses, white(who knew) with designs of color on it, gold, navy, and a lot of sequin. 

Now that I have some guidance... These are the styles/colors I will search for:

with some bold shoes!

with black cardigan for the wedding, and simple black heels. 

with nude heels & soft gold jewelry

and the BACK! ahhh

nude heels.


and last....

with soft gold jewelry with a hint or turquoise, then nude heels


All of these are from the awesome site
www.lulus.com


I'm going to search around town in Nashville to see what I can come up with.


Please comment and tell your thoughts on each style. 


Stay Sassy little lovers.