congrats to my best friend.

biggest congratulations to my best friend, lynze!
lynze and john are moving to new york from dubai in less than two weeks and i am dying with excitement to celebrate and help with all of the planning. aren't these photos to die for? john hired a photographer to snap photos of the proposal. lynze looks like a movie star! congrats you two!

fall eats.

i have been on a serious cooking kick since returning from london. jay thanks you, julia! while it might be bad for my waistline, i can't stay out of the kitchen! i always try and take advantage of what is in season and whenever autumn rolls around, i can't help myself with all the delicious seasonal flavors.

here are some things i plan to whip up in the coming weeks. you can access all the recipes by logging onto pinterest and clicking through to the original images. if you haven't already joined pinterest, you must. i am addicted. for so many reasons.

snickerdoodle muffins

smashed roasted redskin potatoes

apple pie caramel apples

white chicken chili

french onion soup

all images via my pinterest.

sup, bambi?

these beauties arrived at my office today and are going to be hung as soon as jay gets home tonight. they're awesome. as you know, i've been on the hunt for the perfect antlers lately and these were on etsy's homepage for a mere $50 the other day. jay and i immediately agreed we had to have them. they are awesome. i think i'm going to do some shifting around and will post some photos as soon as they have a permanent home on our wall.

this. is. genius.

party people--i have lots of upcoming posts planned, however, this one just couldn't wait. for all those ladies out there with long hair, you MUST try this. don't judge. it really works. it takes a little practice. i'm on night three and my hair after night two of practice looked outrageously good.

have you heard of the sock bun? ok, so have you seen this girls interpretation of the sock bun? sock bun w/ curls? it's like i discovered gold. better than sliced bread.

don't you dare read this and not watch this video. yes, its 8 minutes long, let it load and scroll to the end and see the results, then go back and watch it after you're impressed.

it takes TWO minutes, it's comfortable to sleep in, doesn't do any damage to your hair and you pull your hair out of it in the morning you have PERFECT curls that last all day long. i am so obsessed.

i probably shouldn't be sharing this amazing beauty secret, because this is like a really earth shattering discovery.

here is how to make the sock bun curls.


but after you're dazzled, you'll need to watch this to learn how to do the sock bun.

i expect before and after photos.

pops of color.

found via my pinterest

had an amazing morning w/ jay, he has the day off for the jewish holiday.
enjoy your day.

london--finally

sorry for my hiatus. i returned from london last tuesday evening and then took the train down to dc for the weekend to glam my little cousin up for her homecoming. i'm staying put for a while--i miss that tall boyfriend of mine too much, and that poodle baby--and i love new york in the fall. so, i hope to hold true to my blogging promise this fall.

london was amazing. the weather was great--fall was definitely in the air. i relished sleeping in the cool, crisp air. jul allowed me a quick nap before we skipped off to a fashion week party on regents street where we drank ridiculously cool cocktails overflowing with candy bubbles.

our days were spent exploring jul and romain's neighborhood, revisiting my favorite places, cooking delicious homemade meals and sharing conversation with my best friend and her hubby over a lot of wine. and watching raunchy late-night british tv. oh, and that outrageously gorgeous baby of their's--she was there, too :)

i didn't lay an eye on big ben, parliament, buckingham palace or the london eye and i definitely didn't see wills and kate, and i was completely cool with that. the most touristy thing we accomplished was going on a walk (my favorite run when i used to live in london) up the west side of hyde park on embassy row by kensington palace.

on saturday, we took a day trip to visit a good family friend of mine in the countryside in a little village called marlow on the river thames. the fresh air was intoxicating. we stuffed our american faces full of cheese, bread and meat followed by tea, and dessert. i think we should adopt the dessert and wine are completely acceptable/expected at lunch philosophy that europeans hold. who is with me?

and after all of this, i have no photos. i blame my camera being too bulky and not fitting in my purse. i do, however, have lots of photos of my fabulous faux niece, sienna. i will share more photos later!

thank you to the GB's for such an amazing trip. i think crying on the airplane home justifies a good trip, right?

happy birthday, sammy!!

happiest of birthdays to my nephew, sammy.
i can hardly believe you're two.