tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21254432538227546312024-02-07T09:21:42.406-05:00Kaleidoscope Dreamsin a life with God, Love, and Stylerachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02202760651987509578noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125443253822754631.post-37317179263565783652009-09-07T09:26:00.003-04:002009-09-07T09:32:33.960-04:00I've Moved!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's been months and I am finally back to blogging. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I thought my change of everyday, scenery, and pace warranted a change of web address too. </div><div style="text-align: center;">You can follow me <a href="http://rachelleQ.blogspot.com/">here</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF5AdBZDleU7t8Fmm6-YnhyphenhyphenCfvbYE_c-YF7qbyKgT9PP2-3U08jV93hhDWg3RPu6m8vN9U97TRjwSuaR1LDjUJCU_CG10xgkic8xPRAzQrQl-tuw3GTWRO4xbxT7sardgYyqf9cKc1ER6K/s320/Picture+2.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378717774015273218" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I would definitely love to get reacquainted. </div><div style="text-align: center;">see you on the flipside! ♡</div>rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02202760651987509578noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125443253822754631.post-90600125389906645102009-04-17T00:30:00.003-04:002009-04-17T00:53:55.688-04:00DIY<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYWJkXMWPOzgroWYOlD-y_uXn-ZzXRZqTjSWp6kdqu4e5dynBeMkXNjaW2gLG9WZz-J71WNxsep17Qsk7nxv6xiY33qJiAP-xa1stacl3bxRtmyH5q5DpbbjOa_Ajex6hOCl_Q7oeC9Yhx/s1600-h/DSC00821.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYWJkXMWPOzgroWYOlD-y_uXn-ZzXRZqTjSWp6kdqu4e5dynBeMkXNjaW2gLG9WZz-J71WNxsep17Qsk7nxv6xiY33qJiAP-xa1stacl3bxRtmyH5q5DpbbjOa_Ajex6hOCl_Q7oeC9Yhx/s320/DSC00821.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325515914156721026" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Topshop opening, SoHo.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiR9yhjMOHSX1esRa_EAfYGbJGcLCIjVVOHMqlTh52aV2O-kl9KLfpkCfs7WyHkFPxH3fKGKtQ5HvZ_On2UCc3Nhtrp_JQJ24skQwmPxOnj4SCeFk2L1bTz8KS5MIwYO7kwM2vR_MpH3eK/s1600-h/DSC00792.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiR9yhjMOHSX1esRa_EAfYGbJGcLCIjVVOHMqlTh52aV2O-kl9KLfpkCfs7WyHkFPxH3fKGKtQ5HvZ_On2UCc3Nhtrp_JQJ24skQwmPxOnj4SCeFk2L1bTz8KS5MIwYO7kwM2vR_MpH3eK/s320/DSC00792.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325515924260525538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguKSrOFgEWAi4-ljhJ4A7Ult6mY9fRDAqXMW7KF3UwEBv4_nkDwG9OQcr_mN2dWN9eeZjrku9pKzTbDd5Os-ti8to_ITQJPDxM89SMQMdJqamtTfWYUBMod-WwktqL55SW_LMdK0Ei672E/s1600-h/DSC00789.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguKSrOFgEWAi4-ljhJ4A7Ult6mY9fRDAqXMW7KF3UwEBv4_nkDwG9OQcr_mN2dWN9eeZjrku9pKzTbDd5Os-ti8to_ITQJPDxM89SMQMdJqamtTfWYUBMod-WwktqL55SW_LMdK0Ei672E/s320/DSC00789.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325515918861927826" border="0" /></a><br /></div>rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02202760651987509578noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125443253822754631.post-10879231523407537622009-04-07T21:24:00.004-04:002009-04-07T22:11:47.639-04:00I'm Back!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBZDGXDNpq3zkZWnXuDNSxcsPN1m1mdTI-QPhlVsKNTnZL2pzW1rMs08cWHGhXKsKgzIxJGvgvfU__rAoMtij_DRZk4j1QCyjVX2V8SkX8-Wg3TmO0IkzqLzmYhX9RMDT6tdo_LBOGpcNg/s1600-h/DSC00663.JPG"></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">So the delinquent blogger is back. I do apologize the M.I.A. status for the past few weeks; I've been pretty busy going around Manhattan and soaking in all I can from the city. As of right now, I am typing this lying on my bed, my own bed, back home. I am back in Manila! It is kind of bittersweet, I am back home but missing New York. Now is just about that time that I go back to work, I have been spending way too much and earning way too little (try nothin) the past few months and it's time I crash back to reality. Still trying to feel my way through this, but I definitely have not ruled out changing zip codes in the future.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 304px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ZpvbhBFGCkeujrmBdeX4ZUOPg7iuDAoQdMVQ6cvruXBr65GKoZMbvlKjIuq5_Tq9GQUq5KxiOXavxTGRdNNO3n9j1AhRKtKmHGBqDh-cemjexdMV8xLs2SppIQLV6nNz3xUc4JcEA5fH/s400/DSC00551.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322129688592929058" /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So more of my Montreal friends came for a visit and we had a blast!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqhOr-hXhH0BAmieMGlkxefiv9m5rasXDUqMjBw6JRQV-qOXz8N22tX1n5BpuoyQIGnN1NZRcppP4Zn9c7w4ut-ACLIMOBOihD_V93yymc6QaphVQzQV8yhJqoqsX_wuJtb3BUtBhgPwrZ/s1600-h/DSC00522.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqhOr-hXhH0BAmieMGlkxefiv9m5rasXDUqMjBw6JRQV-qOXz8N22tX1n5BpuoyQIGnN1NZRcppP4Zn9c7w4ut-ACLIMOBOihD_V93yymc6QaphVQzQV8yhJqoqsX_wuJtb3BUtBhgPwrZ/s400/DSC00522.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322129692882069954" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If the still-nippy weather has been no indication, my allergies have told me that Spring has indeed come. Bring out the plaids, florals, and brights! My favorite kind of clash dressing is finally in season once again.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG48XzOX48c5xUUhgNoKNk1l68zJaGAM3ZO99ZubhsFqAgbvaxJ1DZwRPIxNjwY1K2jO099B4KloycCHQLo0SOhxaKnndRRYTcOhMDKNLIHw2TZxKcwMfxIzWHo8yIK0ATqrv0nK4rtrUs/s1600-h/DSC00545.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG48XzOX48c5xUUhgNoKNk1l68zJaGAM3ZO99ZubhsFqAgbvaxJ1DZwRPIxNjwY1K2jO099B4KloycCHQLo0SOhxaKnndRRYTcOhMDKNLIHw2TZxKcwMfxIzWHo8yIK0ATqrv0nK4rtrUs/s400/DSC00545.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322129697680821362" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I've also been in a head band craze as of late.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBZDGXDNpq3zkZWnXuDNSxcsPN1m1mdTI-QPhlVsKNTnZL2pzW1rMs08cWHGhXKsKgzIxJGvgvfU__rAoMtij_DRZk4j1QCyjVX2V8SkX8-Wg3TmO0IkzqLzmYhX9RMDT6tdo_LBOGpcNg/s1600-h/DSC00663.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBZDGXDNpq3zkZWnXuDNSxcsPN1m1mdTI-QPhlVsKNTnZL2pzW1rMs08cWHGhXKsKgzIxJGvgvfU__rAoMtij_DRZk4j1QCyjVX2V8SkX8-Wg3TmO0IkzqLzmYhX9RMDT6tdo_LBOGpcNg/s320/DSC00663.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322135628902008914" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqYr1Vu33qhE-WprhSQeUyLHtQ3JfZkPl4-3B0fiU7IRzB-swobmhylB-vIC5lWcmMb3DO8lz98Ld1Z487fdLi1Se-ib1N-xZNHEpOGmGFNqxwlTTxHGJ2k7wq7VJKv5LO5VfpybbUQGDw/s1600-h/DSC00419.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqYr1Vu33qhE-WprhSQeUyLHtQ3JfZkPl4-3B0fiU7IRzB-swobmhylB-vIC5lWcmMb3DO8lz98Ld1Z487fdLi1Se-ib1N-xZNHEpOGmGFNqxwlTTxHGJ2k7wq7VJKv5LO5VfpybbUQGDw/s320/DSC00419.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322135627680011234" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF4K07GWpEI6mrGlKfQRCVgAm5wnixoMErQbCO5awKfwvij5pmPZyyXz-ofqxPHQBBw7jtf0DNzofm41ai-xKOfBJ97GNuZvgWBb4atAejeOSlJT1pyqOlygBxJ3wPcIEUbY2RkEaVwGDw/s1600-h/DSC00509.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF4K07GWpEI6mrGlKfQRCVgAm5wnixoMErQbCO5awKfwvij5pmPZyyXz-ofqxPHQBBw7jtf0DNzofm41ai-xKOfBJ97GNuZvgWBb4atAejeOSlJT1pyqOlygBxJ3wPcIEUbY2RkEaVwGDw/s320/DSC00509.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322135621333516370" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 188px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There's a DIY one that was born out of pure obsession, coming up next.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 102); font-family: Trebuchet; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; ">♥</span><br /></div>rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02202760651987509578noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125443253822754631.post-45708514881943441412009-03-23T16:21:00.011-04:002009-03-23T20:12:37.724-04:00xoxo<div style="text-align: center;">I never used to like Vanessa in Gossip Girl. I always thought she was boring and I didn't like how they paired her up with Nate! But all that changed when I saw Jessica Szohr and Ed Westwick shopping in Urban Outfitters. Now I adore her. She is just gorgeous and so sweet! I thought Ed Westwick looked better than Chuck with his disheveled hair and <span style="font-style: italic;">oh-i-just-rolled-out-of-bed-and-threw-this-leather-jacket-on</span> vibe.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">They were such a cute and affectionate couple!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Photo credit: People.com</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_c1fTxn5LACAO2gUsZ-UO3LFAd9cP_4KVCZbknC3FdfX2Huil9mFiLISCtTPW2L38Mr-zA_3kHdkL8Ho4uMurnb7ogSG5nH3ENehuY36p203cr490FzF8g8zQgPkb4kUb62klckE_IXG/s1600-h/ed_westwick240.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_c1fTxn5LACAO2gUsZ-UO3LFAd9cP_4KVCZbknC3FdfX2Huil9mFiLISCtTPW2L38Mr-zA_3kHdkL8Ho4uMurnb7ogSG5nH3ENehuY36p203cr490FzF8g8zQgPkb4kUb62klckE_IXG/s320/ed_westwick240.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316496661276721490" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi60-eeY2fSwcDMswCkmCzYovpMBo10wbpAx9MQBb5ITVP5bYIt7pNE7008L3xq3Uhi-ef2xF6d0PDrLlntMPMK4zkIPDj4VMlkyGOQPRi7BLPyzAudZn6cVyUsRAVdrOiFoy3UDz0nnGZO/s1600-h/DSC09557.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 279px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi60-eeY2fSwcDMswCkmCzYovpMBo10wbpAx9MQBb5ITVP5bYIt7pNE7008L3xq3Uhi-ef2xF6d0PDrLlntMPMK4zkIPDj4VMlkyGOQPRi7BLPyzAudZn6cVyUsRAVdrOiFoy3UDz0nnGZO/s320/DSC09557.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316505347475693090" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2EYx_clkpOE8wt06UN3q0q9xPB34PsZh6iXt4v3pzFvvmXcKK09aMBokrumHeOuvdZ38r9HO3T37gCNQD3JLU4DRSZdA9s7d2eovZcSqEVDUmXsfH6cLeSx3JApX_X6nrJAnwardXy9f7/s1600-h/DSC09558.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2EYx_clkpOE8wt06UN3q0q9xPB34PsZh6iXt4v3pzFvvmXcKK09aMBokrumHeOuvdZ38r9HO3T37gCNQD3JLU4DRSZdA9s7d2eovZcSqEVDUmXsfH6cLeSx3JApX_X6nrJAnwardXy9f7/s320/DSC09558.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316505353996861282" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So spring is officially here! <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">YAY</span>. No more cold, frigid winter; only clear, sunny skies and the crisp air of spring. The city is just lovely and I am as in love with it as ever.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhg3NWZHhZp2CNVG3tBFQsqhTK_mt_YKvlXMijVAm8nX-cn2vOr-fOPWV-CUM3AeH2_FMijN5fTgfK3Y5qimvBSFZu4Jo45cLbReTcTjzh8UCmkM-KVq0IqXFkpfeJzaHorQc03cJf5LCJ/s1600-h/DSC00224_2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhg3NWZHhZp2CNVG3tBFQsqhTK_mt_YKvlXMijVAm8nX-cn2vOr-fOPWV-CUM3AeH2_FMijN5fTgfK3Y5qimvBSFZu4Jo45cLbReTcTjzh8UCmkM-KVq0IqXFkpfeJzaHorQc03cJf5LCJ/s320/DSC00224_2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316496667829887410" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxwqAECSDyveV5Y3zkSZQVPF1lAsi4462ibuuhoS8Ys2mHZnhfhE3q-Hgu2lEIfRzPcogMq-lp5XrZ1PUek6_vu30rKJzOLbnbvqiF2MSCgZlGLYzXuVdnLS0xzmYQifXBa8AKkQE1HKWh/s1600-h/DSC00230.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxwqAECSDyveV5Y3zkSZQVPF1lAsi4462ibuuhoS8Ys2mHZnhfhE3q-Hgu2lEIfRzPcogMq-lp5XrZ1PUek6_vu30rKJzOLbnbvqiF2MSCgZlGLYzXuVdnLS0xzmYQifXBa8AKkQE1HKWh/s320/DSC00230.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316496677373679570" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNXhdqq5wQCPVyXVGhrFTP7j8wM0-ufu_-Nm-Aq4ImMYS6lkIEaiO2RGD2asw4S-Pa6Y1rnK6cYjelb7ipsHEZpRe4TvGMAKmGNEXnEW9vUE8kO-nxZMjmY72h3BxlMHbsuS_9RG3rdpg/s1600-h/DSC00231_2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 313px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNXhdqq5wQCPVyXVGhrFTP7j8wM0-ufu_-Nm-Aq4ImMYS6lkIEaiO2RGD2asw4S-Pa6Y1rnK6cYjelb7ipsHEZpRe4TvGMAKmGNEXnEW9vUE8kO-nxZMjmY72h3BxlMHbsuS_9RG3rdpg/s320/DSC00231_2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316496688920820482" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:78%;">Bracelets and necklace, Forever21. Watch, the boyfriend's. Leggings and plaid layered tunic, Urban Outfitters.<br />Floral tank and denim jacket, H&M. Studded belt, Mossimo. Sequined headband, H&M.<br /></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwaFlQb4mdmpJlIlBIwvfeATiplRyjTjUFrhS6F_GwG-mwMOKxLMzcUKbkPSSKkrzb57sYrNAdH7N-nT3Wt2blfnlfRxPraT9xf2xyj3cyQO53uwHUFG50_aCGMaEGzekEL3gmwPmu0RPH/s1600-h/DSC00253_2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwaFlQb4mdmpJlIlBIwvfeATiplRyjTjUFrhS6F_GwG-mwMOKxLMzcUKbkPSSKkrzb57sYrNAdH7N-nT3Wt2blfnlfRxPraT9xf2xyj3cyQO53uwHUFG50_aCGMaEGzekEL3gmwPmu0RPH/s320/DSC00253_2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316496700170698546" border="0" /></a><br />An afternoon with a green tea latte and a good book = contentment.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlYbo3sFXFpjlDa0DJQrCBUvhQId05tTKHMtVUqZBE6yRNXYuBCLthxsKz8oTW7cuS_Q1VpzrVDoiPdWbptnsvu1L7N-ip7h0yaSoUryxd66nzwdE529bF3bI114O0_vI9YCCd7LFCPh18/s1600-h/2588_57685017671_722142671_1637645_5545288_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 156px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlYbo3sFXFpjlDa0DJQrCBUvhQId05tTKHMtVUqZBE6yRNXYuBCLthxsKz8oTW7cuS_Q1VpzrVDoiPdWbptnsvu1L7N-ip7h0yaSoUryxd66nzwdE529bF3bI114O0_vI9YCCd7LFCPh18/s200/2588_57685017671_722142671_1637645_5545288_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316503626331047618" border="0" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cristophe Dercarnin is a genius. He reworked the shoulders and bling trend he brought out last spring for this year's fall line. It's all rock chic and glitzy glamour in black, silver and leather.. <span style="font-style: italic;">Please excuse me while I drool. </span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghkQQ0O8J0ZmkzYH636YBh_eh6RzUxaXU6LhMZPmKYiV75lEvzBx0rmycqZ-U_YM9wfEcudxYPeDHFlGAY-wwnTSUOxkddoKX33fALzzepSSWaM30QNYse4ZrokpZyPif25b9Xm-BGv-ju/s1600-h/balmain.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 397px; height: 496px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghkQQ0O8J0ZmkzYH636YBh_eh6RzUxaXU6LhMZPmKYiV75lEvzBx0rmycqZ-U_YM9wfEcudxYPeDHFlGAY-wwnTSUOxkddoKX33fALzzepSSWaM30QNYse4ZrokpZyPif25b9Xm-BGv-ju/s400/balmain.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316506368378459106" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">(click to enlarge)</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbztE7d8mPKep8gqe_O-xUEkZHO09G7lXyhxNBph7H5NfKq9s8Nkp3Cto2Zd9od_idLFicataV1pn0rZv4iUNUZJrv5NY039eu5lR_HBmaS5knst8Z4LxhM94lxPZ8p-OScFdGEjtXGCC3/s1600-h/la+belle096.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbztE7d8mPKep8gqe_O-xUEkZHO09G7lXyhxNBph7H5NfKq9s8Nkp3Cto2Zd9od_idLFicataV1pn0rZv4iUNUZJrv5NY039eu5lR_HBmaS5knst8Z4LxhM94lxPZ8p-OScFdGEjtXGCC3/s200/la+belle096.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316540302580944114" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 159px; height: 200px; " /></a><br />hope you all had a good weekend!<br />♥<br /></div>rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02202760651987509578noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125443253822754631.post-66587722231351203882009-03-19T19:04:00.007-04:002009-03-19T19:45:49.101-04:00190th Street<div style="text-align: center;">Friday the 13th, last week.<br />It was a pretty awesome day. I received a hundred and one greetings and compliments. (I'm exaggerating of course, but you get the pic).<br />Met new people, which I always enjoy!<br />Spent the day at The Cloisters, Chelsea Market, and the office for the interns' workshop and social.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6FOZcykuPE9XmJdYn9PyvDAejXCKXop6x4glWQRNLhfx9AlZNYcD2R4YY3oqBuHZ6DUoX5a1GHzZxdlsrDgogANpWcyhZBfEs0cFz0YeI35EyQY6z_7g-sY0zwadYSOW_xej-3eo6-p9G/s1600-h/DSC09108.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6FOZcykuPE9XmJdYn9PyvDAejXCKXop6x4glWQRNLhfx9AlZNYcD2R4YY3oqBuHZ6DUoX5a1GHzZxdlsrDgogANpWcyhZBfEs0cFz0YeI35EyQY6z_7g-sY0zwadYSOW_xej-3eo6-p9G/s320/DSC09108.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315046018961400178" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Sleeveless jacket and gloves, H&M. Striped dress, Kate Moss for Topshop. High socks, Chinese Laundry. </span></span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRPa4nA8XW5PBwlXAGAWugzz05zxkJMioWI0BICHxceyF_Uj8GJm1ggeyBRX8UZqEWR-paJIMAPo43szPOgCUVWMs79JU9Ndq-xT_vFvr76VtTE2r0MFbO2skypW54O_R00wy6DUhU_v9F/s1600-h/DSC09105_2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRPa4nA8XW5PBwlXAGAWugzz05zxkJMioWI0BICHxceyF_Uj8GJm1ggeyBRX8UZqEWR-paJIMAPo43szPOgCUVWMs79JU9Ndq-xT_vFvr76VtTE2r0MFbO2skypW54O_R00wy6DUhU_v9F/s320/DSC09105_2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315046017043208018" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLAJVA_LBYO5eGTObDyAijIp2Y8nlaFjVLjYqyhx-OWMdNh6er5xfYhGhX9tglyS-vBTeQmKHmsfBKXs8M5HfO1wng93yk-1CQMJkDuPw1ytQVTK2AYLuDL8XzDoEno8f8aGYgraaY4ote/s1600-h/DSC00192.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLAJVA_LBYO5eGTObDyAijIp2Y8nlaFjVLjYqyhx-OWMdNh6er5xfYhGhX9tglyS-vBTeQmKHmsfBKXs8M5HfO1wng93yk-1CQMJkDuPw1ytQVTK2AYLuDL8XzDoEno8f8aGYgraaY4ote/s320/DSC00192.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315046015882143666" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Bracelets, Get Happy & F21. Ring, Marc by Marc Jacobs. Snakeskin ace-up booties, Penny Loves Kenny.</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHa_ILdZFMZFn-uT0Xz5KlLCA_v8BPFOOZfa9q68KSuxHOaihmWBwVvf8t2Mi_crp58nwRkTz3fZzYypkaIQ9Q8toDgg_hWc4AnDWrvw8eiOuPivkCHE-hkIB_uttAhmZMYgeSv86TKksS/s1600-h/DSC00215.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 243px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHa_ILdZFMZFn-uT0Xz5KlLCA_v8BPFOOZfa9q68KSuxHOaihmWBwVvf8t2Mi_crp58nwRkTz3fZzYypkaIQ9Q8toDgg_hWc4AnDWrvw8eiOuPivkCHE-hkIB_uttAhmZMYgeSv86TKksS/s320/DSC00215.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315046005658876850" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Sleeveless jacket and gloves, H&M. Striped dress, Kate Moss for Topshop. High socks, Chinese Laundry. </span></span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 255);font-family:footlight mt light;font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:trebuchet;font-size:85%;" ><b>☆<br /><br /></b></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrz7UhK57QReB5bRC0GrlxL32-4hV-N19XwVOR0VeVWh-09b7F4dqEFN10_o6qIBojYXmQ5chUm220AoNMcAUPJURvNQWi1GQDO0N9XP04sj_xEQjqHc_SXB-e2LL8X3jIZL8w_vsPgjKJ/s1600-h/DSC09128.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrz7UhK57QReB5bRC0GrlxL32-4hV-N19XwVOR0VeVWh-09b7F4dqEFN10_o6qIBojYXmQ5chUm220AoNMcAUPJURvNQWi1GQDO0N9XP04sj_xEQjqHc_SXB-e2LL8X3jIZL8w_vsPgjKJ/s320/DSC09128.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315046025019958466" border="0" /></a> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" courier="" >“What is the feeling when you're driving away from people,</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" >and they recede on the plain till you see their specks dispersing?</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" >-it's the too huge world vaulting us, and it's good-bye.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" >But we lean forward to the next crazy venture beneath the skies.”</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);font-size:78%;" >-Jack Kerouac</span><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLVkuHG2MOquYks_fZ78BJ4mfaBQ27gQ25f8i01JB_75FLKqIE9X8aFZfuebmaZZeVptEAl0UpNbb3SYQag2515QPJolMdlWbdCt2CtrDSFaEoiPmfC4vWjrBU2-JuXzGeEPRB7019-w57/s1600-h/DSC09120.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLVkuHG2MOquYks_fZ78BJ4mfaBQ27gQ25f8i01JB_75FLKqIE9X8aFZfuebmaZZeVptEAl0UpNbb3SYQag2515QPJolMdlWbdCt2CtrDSFaEoiPmfC4vWjrBU2-JuXzGeEPRB7019-w57/s200/DSC09120.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315047587855484242" border="0" /></a>♥<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:78%;">P.S. My internship is for this beauty/fashion <a href="http://www.lovelyish.com/">blogsite</a></span><br /></div></div>rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02202760651987509578noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125443253822754631.post-29664466914155771472009-03-14T20:54:00.010-04:002009-03-14T22:15:39.410-04:00Spring Fling<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL6wtRUCzZhWfY55xYR-w_uVyA6x3vGFdzNMJ8YVuHvb4ZXUpPT2NH61eGWzqMdVDF7rnLkvmhOinW7PMczUvkdwSqp2NgJLE6owyUc3YfRQBn9nsknzCJ90gHplMNp_Nq3loJRw_qoRpF/s1600-h/abtoc01-0903.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 130px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL6wtRUCzZhWfY55xYR-w_uVyA6x3vGFdzNMJ8YVuHvb4ZXUpPT2NH61eGWzqMdVDF7rnLkvmhOinW7PMczUvkdwSqp2NgJLE6owyUc3YfRQBn9nsknzCJ90gHplMNp_Nq3loJRw_qoRpF/s320/abtoc01-0903.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313213446994330546" border="0" /></a><br />I am so enchanted by small hints of spring's coming. The frozen lake now ripples with water, grass tinge with green, rain showers alternate with the bright shining sun, and temperatures rise and fall. Aahh, <span style="font-style: italic;">adieu hiver et bienvenue printemps.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">A light jacket was all that was needed.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy1wIMr4yKtAnc9fYh2nmx9auJXBjboQphSwU5m_lOSJaMA83l8P2c5pKoCYc9JiHLYG0zFZg5dJcYxetNU9V37i22uOD_9uC9YSHki8-LntRYCvXV_SSC6Kke9ylPS7sod4aI4giYcf0v/s1600-h/kicks.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy1wIMr4yKtAnc9fYh2nmx9auJXBjboQphSwU5m_lOSJaMA83l8P2c5pKoCYc9JiHLYG0zFZg5dJcYxetNU9V37i22uOD_9uC9YSHki8-LntRYCvXV_SSC6Kke9ylPS7sod4aI4giYcf0v/s400/kicks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313213156815727490" border="0" /></a><br />I cannot wait to burst out in blush, ruffles, florals, and checks.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKONHvAFG5sYuvxf5kfOVKOfIwvjs9GVCseWXyjS5jqNfHy1ei9nkPJ-jA5Pk4LuuWpO0vtbdrY7ImLChMxfFLR6emdedp26-Fg5k6Ruk5Xezwgld19Str6v4TOwNqjUo_bMTTCQisx74D/s1600-h/stsl-01-soldier0903.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 251px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKONHvAFG5sYuvxf5kfOVKOfIwvjs9GVCseWXyjS5jqNfHy1ei9nkPJ-jA5Pk4LuuWpO0vtbdrY7ImLChMxfFLR6emdedp26-Fg5k6Ruk5Xezwgld19Str6v4TOwNqjUo_bMTTCQisx74D/s320/stsl-01-soldier0903.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313214106662585250" border="0" /></a>***<br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" ><br />I missed terribly someone's kiss today.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbaOQnL4CQlgykW6mvrj2mq08hybZy5JznKhun_8UeWQcQbZAo3fw0C6fZ_FfUY6Pq5jbYBMIv6CIt0yhCUFxz2masn2aW_4KxTLliTuq9OepLGXYoDrFAl9lJVteRj9-cIr_CEBBgtoKh/s1600-h/stsl08_feature0811.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbaOQnL4CQlgykW6mvrj2mq08hybZy5JznKhun_8UeWQcQbZAo3fw0C6fZ_FfUY6Pq5jbYBMIv6CIt0yhCUFxz2masn2aW_4KxTLliTuq9OepLGXYoDrFAl9lJVteRj9-cIr_CEBBgtoKh/s320/stsl08_feature0811.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313214105595178802" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#00cc99;"><span style=";font-family:'loved;" ><span style="font-family:'handwriting - dakota';"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Maybe that's what life is...<br />a wink of the eye, a beat of the heart,<br />an impulsive kiss on the cheek, a spark of chemistry...<br />and the winking stars.<br />♥</span><br /></span></span></span></div>rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02202760651987509578noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125443253822754631.post-84263391522496734282009-03-11T18:07:00.011-04:002009-03-13T22:49:39.769-04:00Much LoveI have been neglecting my blog for a while now, I have been so caught up in surfing fashion websites (<span style="font-style: italic;">so many</span> awesome ones out there, it's dizzying!) and writing for my internship.. well that's it. Other than that, I have just been plain lazy. Yeah, I admit it.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And so it embarrasses me to even post these awards left me by the beautiful bloggers:<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Dane - <a href="http://trustme-itsparadise.blogspot.com/">Trust Me, It's Paradise</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaZiVICHU4M7XIslgWyraE1KXCF6ysK_9o6oh4aNr2umS1JhnEldREmbDNYYiKA3zNjhHhU6iqWVby8Br4ou-vmQOGbmNTeFVbWUGXN9TdqKhJqlaSbs8C9sQ90_ZC-YdaYS-0Xepl5Thx/s1600-h/Fabulous.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 153px; height: 189px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaZiVICHU4M7XIslgWyraE1KXCF6ysK_9o6oh4aNr2umS1JhnEldREmbDNYYiKA3zNjhHhU6iqWVby8Br4ou-vmQOGbmNTeFVbWUGXN9TdqKhJqlaSbs8C9sQ90_ZC-YdaYS-0Xepl5Thx/s200/Fabulous.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312057208431626738" border="0" /></a><br />Trisch - <a href="http://trischexpress.blogspot.com/">Th</a><a href="http://trischexpress.blogspot.com/">e Trisc</a><a href="http://trischexpress.blogspot.com/">h Express</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0eirnaEJVm_Zbs7cyfX1yNs3sFbXV-iXxQ8t8UhFTxoQNfwr-tw46HZe6O8R5LzflKG4obADQV2go-CTmBi2QB6oLvELchGvQe0uy-DsckYMjRW7yQirk3ZDk3lTj0yVktsjZPx_c8Nbu/s1600-h/2ir6vth.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 139px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0eirnaEJVm_Zbs7cyfX1yNs3sFbXV-iXxQ8t8UhFTxoQNfwr-tw46HZe6O8R5LzflKG4obADQV2go-CTmBi2QB6oLvELchGvQe0uy-DsckYMjRW7yQirk3ZDk3lTj0yVktsjZPx_c8Nbu/s200/2ir6vth.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312057206270940434" border="0" /></a><br />Cheyenne -<a href="http://idevourfashion.blogspot.com/"> i devour fashion</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnyScuNFlMXlgV_N6Tb0u3igquk8Jrz_yLFzqMpICMQTTZiuGn0XCe09kaCZ-YNyZ3GP7Wld1oGXsZYcx1VU8wCzukVoRy0x8GEy7spxBXSvpItRIQAKGTf170c5tX-0WeLfAgZAU4C66p/s1600-h/untitled.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnyScuNFlMXlgV_N6Tb0u3igquk8Jrz_yLFzqMpICMQTTZiuGn0XCe09kaCZ-YNyZ3GP7Wld1oGXsZYcx1VU8wCzukVoRy0x8GEy7spxBXSvpItRIQAKGTf170c5tX-0WeLfAgZAU4C66p/s200/untitled.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312057209081945234" border="0" /></a><br />thank you, I truly feel undeserving, but you ladies are awesome and thus,<br />I feel awesome by association having been tagged with these badges. ☆<br />I now pass it on to all you lovely readers who bear with my slowpoke/erratic manner of posting.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyLgYbGA8X6bfN_YFyJstz6THEvKqWlYbI7llPOO1kqsEAQhRHz4ZBu6s71jkdYHp_WxoPp6Cj3WR51nSnGnvBo1brZguc4-K2JWjyGyxfyc4iduqZSOCkxzUyvNQP-L7cp5Ta7NaaDMIM/s1600-h/bf+blaze.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 520px; height: 313px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyLgYbGA8X6bfN_YFyJstz6THEvKqWlYbI7llPOO1kqsEAQhRHz4ZBu6s71jkdYHp_WxoPp6Cj3WR51nSnGnvBo1brZguc4-K2JWjyGyxfyc4iduqZSOCkxzUyvNQP-L7cp5Ta7NaaDMIM/s400/bf+blaze.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312058493487286258" border="0" /></a><br />I'm have really grown to love anything boyfriend- it makes me feel sexy being in men's clothes, especially if they're actually my man's pieces. This one I wasn't so sure about at first, because I wanted something more tailored and streamlined.. Although walking around the apartment in it made me see how slouchy could work (for me) too.<br />I'm making a mental note to take better photos of this jacket outdoors -or at least somewhere with brighter lighting.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>Olivia Palermo and La Lohan rock. <span style="font-style: italic; font-family: georgia; color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">*love*</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm9MtNkJmf7BDUTya3sY8qHt5uOgmkG12I2Brl1G0GLysXyFIZjbwusFqj1muFU-fUZPZuYic7XtqOTYR0xpBC42Vx3Yy8IaL7rIw4J-9LPkXn1fGENhTk_95JgMRr8qrnXynVq8zq20Kv/s1600-h/blazer+lindsay+lohan.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm9MtNkJmf7BDUTya3sY8qHt5uOgmkG12I2Brl1G0GLysXyFIZjbwusFqj1muFU-fUZPZuYic7XtqOTYR0xpBC42Vx3Yy8IaL7rIw4J-9LPkXn1fGENhTk_95JgMRr8qrnXynVq8zq20Kv/s320/blazer+lindsay+lohan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312065822627672242" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjidNpm0lWdcgXGNHmpC4ao55mAhbl-L66n1hHEqD2jvGVz-v1mzJmCe2iIaii4OD-l_N8Eud9pkYhcziHTKJe7hV1hFzYRz9rOWyaj82SxathNA0gXe0ZCYgRnVgeN9f6cyRHfYLclji_X/s1600-h/Picture+1.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 170px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjidNpm0lWdcgXGNHmpC4ao55mAhbl-L66n1hHEqD2jvGVz-v1mzJmCe2iIaii4OD-l_N8Eud9pkYhcziHTKJe7hV1hFzYRz9rOWyaj82SxathNA0gXe0ZCYgRnVgeN9f6cyRHfYLclji_X/s320/Picture+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312065821078096722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">J'adore</span> this image -particularly the boy's insouciantly preppy outfit. <span style="font-style: italic;">C'est fabuleux</span>!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgteht5YdxEPdg4i8c8dKegSze4DTpikELJmP_ZlFaAsidJisaShYRoxo0_ExGxil0h9EmUVpw3GgD8u8uhfBHb3WTdPZm40CswMm00liqyZO4mtJqFPdWdZLYoB8AmLD4u1SQuso8N_siN/s1600-h/sleeping2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgteht5YdxEPdg4i8c8dKegSze4DTpikELJmP_ZlFaAsidJisaShYRoxo0_ExGxil0h9EmUVpw3GgD8u8uhfBHb3WTdPZm40CswMm00liqyZO4mtJqFPdWdZLYoB8AmLD4u1SQuso8N_siN/s400/sleeping2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312066919219516930" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 102); line-height: 20px;font-family:Trebuchet;font-size:13;" >♥<br /><br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 102); line-height: 20px;font-family:Trebuchet;font-size:13;" ><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></span></span><br /></div></div>rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02202760651987509578noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125443253822754631.post-75516587162755147202009-03-04T20:54:00.010-05:002009-03-04T21:58:14.935-05:00More Updates For The People!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvLlqJArAir9e_t-sINENpMa3zDd4lkbvor4EsAAtTckvwbQ3ePmBxtSMZpIxVt2iKb04VancmPRRYIKw84e78Dtu3NAH3E9Ni6z2MyU4KdcH5aKpopWTkQAm_a6SffBlF7YgzmiFJqWis/s1600-h/Picture+1.png"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiloduCtyg-F5ItVlRP-8bWgK9w3MinAikhvhuxSq99OPUt_23hyZi9io4yO8C5rhH_qq5rmiWhfHt4wa19SKS18cvVjBnkUK8KaVNHjFpOnxpmqiPbIByEd5_gwynO90bK25bLXZDXo8Iu/s1600-h/Picture+6.png"></a><div style="text-align: center;">Okay girls and boys. I apologize for the slow pace of posts, it's been just a really lazy weekend after the Montréalers left. I took the time to veg and catch up on some reading.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I have great news. I just scored an editorial internship for an online beauty and fashion site (woohoo! *<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">doing a victory dance</span></span>*). Needless to say, I am very very excited. It should be an awesome experience and invaluable training is to be had -something that I am really looking forward to. I am meeting with them tomorrow and having an orientation --more details when all is final and stamped with a seal! </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiloduCtyg-F5ItVlRP-8bWgK9w3MinAikhvhuxSq99OPUt_23hyZi9io4yO8C5rhH_qq5rmiWhfHt4wa19SKS18cvVjBnkUK8KaVNHjFpOnxpmqiPbIByEd5_gwynO90bK25bLXZDXo8Iu/s320/Picture+6.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309522955799390242" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Last week, I received a super awesome package in the mail. It made my day! Sweets for a rockin gold necklace makes a great barter. Thank you, Laura luv. [Do check out her charming trinkets <a href="http://daisychaindreams.blogspot.com/">here</a>.]</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjABlvzlNKRJXzv8BzvNN5Ly3JjZlxxYzuq6XMaLVFhYT3Zyk7rd4x0gx1D3Dw04078CM4RPgdckE5YN_ZIpYakN0HQp4WeKbxtbSrmUqZWP_6eV3PRnsYj8YivrJtoTszxhXDpojdT3OFX/s200/DSC09722.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309521537242315938" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3N_5zasQbvBZob4UR1zPu50bINN-CRGH8JvcMxQtkXe2v9-LzICDSRdcujefC7aGe_Viy5i7HSJmkR-X0Vdnb2qB1jtXRaLM3hKUlN8x46l2_xuPZswMq0WGG8xk1blxYxgLfnrQx9BqJ/s200/DSC09723.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309521546443251362" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /> <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Dsyn3Ut2ej3qtmoQihM4fXxv5GtkcdvlV1tPf-oWQAHldeoZ6fn-cjumKXrGWiuNGCY869x-he-0sCVKH0wdCXYfv1nxOKfwuldku9n4LCQ1cdnZC1VJRlwa5a260uLTLwohXQplDTF5/s1600-h/DSC09725.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Dsyn3Ut2ej3qtmoQihM4fXxv5GtkcdvlV1tPf-oWQAHldeoZ6fn-cjumKXrGWiuNGCY869x-he-0sCVKH0wdCXYfv1nxOKfwuldku9n4LCQ1cdnZC1VJRlwa5a260uLTLwohXQplDTF5/s320/DSC09725.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309522491621484034" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For outfits, I leave you with some old ones from my holiday visit back in Manila last December. I have been very lazy to take pictures the past days but I will take more from the rest of the week, I promise! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdFS3e8po2dftELO_zxsi5wgwfu55d_ptrt1juE3AfnoiaXrTJAHBPTZ0UsFzDRHtVxzAPefxbQQfvzX81bOSi7CSEwwrQqenRBa_Uvor2JMeGyRlUP7ONpY_GgnK92XtC7wLommnqF82N/s1600-h/DSC08731.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdFS3e8po2dftELO_zxsi5wgwfu55d_ptrt1juE3AfnoiaXrTJAHBPTZ0UsFzDRHtVxzAPefxbQQfvzX81bOSi7CSEwwrQqenRBa_Uvor2JMeGyRlUP7ONpY_GgnK92XtC7wLommnqF82N/s320/DSC08731.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309522489610640914" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Cape hoodie, Silence and Noise. Jeans and tank, MNG. Platforms, Zara. Bracelets, Get Happy. Ring, H&M.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPyj1Ft_kk3ymAmpCdjmjLGSvdpAMbarW1jgsDDuMKY2J6Jbtvejfz5bdtIJGE14oEGOAUjkYJsg-gpJAufz2hKggTwwOs2fm08-GAHlkLAeeVg-RcNvbjKHjIo-JOXmGVP-kk56kj5XEQ/s1600-h/DSC08711.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPyj1Ft_kk3ymAmpCdjmjLGSvdpAMbarW1jgsDDuMKY2J6Jbtvejfz5bdtIJGE14oEGOAUjkYJsg-gpJAufz2hKggTwwOs2fm08-GAHlkLAeeVg-RcNvbjKHjIo-JOXmGVP-kk56kj5XEQ/s320/DSC08711.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309522482386741362" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">in Zara's dressing room. ;P</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC0TS4EbrT99oeVeLj2VyhrbpTTqZFsjkRalei6FSchONR0xCAobeRtntGjZbKHi9WH7OUkVGPS4YsfbDRgIWMmWP18FDaEQLvZB_tjvBf1TEhG6XwQtBBVrvuKcCbXaLDCGLtszglRV5i/s1600-h/DSC08707.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC0TS4EbrT99oeVeLj2VyhrbpTTqZFsjkRalei6FSchONR0xCAobeRtntGjZbKHi9WH7OUkVGPS4YsfbDRgIWMmWP18FDaEQLvZB_tjvBf1TEhG6XwQtBBVrvuKcCbXaLDCGLtszglRV5i/s320/DSC08707.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309522479522614690" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Dress, H&M. Belt, Zara. Bag, UO, Sandals, <a href="http://renegadefolk.multiply.com/">Renegade Folk</a>. Ring, H&M.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And to bid adieu, I leave you with some cool clips and vids from websites I have been hounding this week.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I looove<a href="http://www.marcjacobs.com/#folder=/worldofmarcjacobs/employeesofthemoment"> Marc Jacobs.</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizVo9Wfrr-GRbimIoU9zAAMikROlGJodYLUJv_knLN7rqj4wY89Kb8M3oOLsejc4Dtj3-8GJX5TfMHTygp4Lg33IDHtnO553F61bufYOolLhP70itvimD6B3AVZFmvqQZ6bRbbg9ZaNliz/s1600-h/Picture+5.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizVo9Wfrr-GRbimIoU9zAAMikROlGJodYLUJv_knLN7rqj4wY89Kb8M3oOLsejc4Dtj3-8GJX5TfMHTygp4Lg33IDHtnO553F61bufYOolLhP70itvimD6B3AVZFmvqQZ6bRbbg9ZaNliz/s320/Picture+5.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309523971500042178" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 270px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.elle.com/Fashion/Street-Chic/Street-Chic-Fall-2009-Fashion-Week">New York Street Fashion</a> --too cool, effortless, aspirational.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvLlqJArAir9e_t-sINENpMa3zDd4lkbvor4EsAAtTckvwbQ3ePmBxtSMZpIxVt2iKb04VancmPRRYIKw84e78Dtu3NAH3E9Ni6z2MyU4KdcH5aKpopWTkQAm_a6SffBlF7YgzmiFJqWis/s1600-h/Picture+1.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvLlqJArAir9e_t-sINENpMa3zDd4lkbvor4EsAAtTckvwbQ3ePmBxtSMZpIxVt2iKb04VancmPRRYIKw84e78Dtu3NAH3E9Ni6z2MyU4KdcH5aKpopWTkQAm_a6SffBlF7YgzmiFJqWis/s320/Picture+1.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309523973684107106" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">click links for the videos.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 102); line-height: 20px; font-family:Trebuchet;font-size:13px;">♥</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 102); font-style: italic; line-height: 20px;font-family:Trebuchet;font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 102); font-style: italic; line-height: 20px;font-family:Trebuchet;font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">P.S. This post is dedicated to my new favorite boy (boys?) in the blogoshpere! Check out their super rad <u></span></span></span></span><a href="http://www.whocaresitsonlyfashion.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">site</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">.</u> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">xx</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02202760651987509578noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125443253822754631.post-14607382861611828322009-03-01T15:10:00.012-05:002009-03-01T16:20:46.452-05:00Great Days Come In ThreesAnd those days were Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. I had such a wonderful time in the bright-lighted city. Yes, New York and I will have many happy memories together.<br /><br /><u>Thursday</u><br />The day my good friend Pat and I went to the Barney's Warehouse Sale.<br />I stuck close to my budget. hah. Congratulations, me, for not overspending. It wasn't easy, but I think I'm starting to learn the lesson of shopping with restraint. (It's not that hard when you don't have a job.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZzpF6C6qU3IKlvvOGwRE31B-7nxF9bfNndqyDON4WVpWSgG4LA4KuNoQP7kikWeY7gIlazYx1QYXDR6wS7coH7IDEZQbhaByzFGYIkUykS8YYE9C1z61wRVLxW5Ry9etY_oUC7nnbPSo/s1600-h/DSC09746.JPG"> </a><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZzpF6C6qU3IKlvvOGwRE31B-7nxF9bfNndqyDON4WVpWSgG4LA4KuNoQP7kikWeY7gIlazYx1QYXDR6wS7coH7IDEZQbhaByzFGYIkUykS8YYE9C1z61wRVLxW5Ry9etY_oUC7nnbPSo/s1600-h/DSC09746.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZzpF6C6qU3IKlvvOGwRE31B-7nxF9bfNndqyDON4WVpWSgG4LA4KuNoQP7kikWeY7gIlazYx1QYXDR6wS7coH7IDEZQbhaByzFGYIkUykS8YYE9C1z61wRVLxW5Ry9etY_oUC7nnbPSo/s200/DSC09746.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308327668710779026" border="0" /> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgatHn6AZ_3BYGEKKqP0mzOP2hzUnLYfFIRqD0OLyzdnwazRUU4UyegV1lHazGbenEx78dmHkdwwU61ckE2zl9QXdAklTDDvl0Mz391gDdyNsDekMNRtbMsFg2SHG-5MehCoIltPPHq4HVx/s1600-h/DSC09744.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgatHn6AZ_3BYGEKKqP0mzOP2hzUnLYfFIRqD0OLyzdnwazRUU4UyegV1lHazGbenEx78dmHkdwwU61ckE2zl9QXdAklTDDvl0Mz391gDdyNsDekMNRtbMsFg2SHG-5MehCoIltPPHq4HVx/s200/DSC09744.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308327659356960962" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZzpF6C6qU3IKlvvOGwRE31B-7nxF9bfNndqyDON4WVpWSgG4LA4KuNoQP7kikWeY7gIlazYx1QYXDR6wS7coH7IDEZQbhaByzFGYIkUykS8YYE9C1z61wRVLxW5Ry9etY_oUC7nnbPSo/s1600-h/DSC09746.JPG"> </a><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpPSEU21XSKTP49Bpa1k3YqQXXrF4R5jXVR6PgsuK99-wTRrl8Q1RCOqb6oIjhOYks4TJMaTlciuHR0nodsVp5jEtPnaNoUQ7H8EkNCibhuQ1bIuYYRgkS9m53C5NvqNLrk9sLpuzDqZmc/s1600-h/DSC08332.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpPSEU21XSKTP49Bpa1k3YqQXXrF4R5jXVR6PgsuK99-wTRrl8Q1RCOqb6oIjhOYks4TJMaTlciuHR0nodsVp5jEtPnaNoUQ7H8EkNCibhuQ1bIuYYRgkS9m53C5NvqNLrk9sLpuzDqZmc/s320/DSC08332.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308327363031550098" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikjbud_D_5y2HsHj4Gbx_nSXUTQcxLokGMmrwzI62BvBoiiHVKRoNsybktLkWeVCA9WoY9Bnyr4S5cPSlGJngmmA0XSEim6e7ctfCVL-mr65L-d7g3AouQQ607gBJWtF-9CgOlbsLzB3z-/s1600-h/DSC09737.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikjbud_D_5y2HsHj4Gbx_nSXUTQcxLokGMmrwzI62BvBoiiHVKRoNsybktLkWeVCA9WoY9Bnyr4S5cPSlGJngmmA0XSEim6e7ctfCVL-mr65L-d7g3AouQQ607gBJWtF-9CgOlbsLzB3z-/s320/DSC09737.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308327355033024066" border="0" /></a><br /><span>I say</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> Go for the gold.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifklFKpTbsRj-36WMCKPmD18kUBeAaRsbhGfnTJnb3OKZGjoKcjVmZQDVI3rwMbNR3sfPH4ymgG3S3u395E0iuZxUIHW3XMGyN4CslZz5FF6HJhdaV8ty6ODc7ajNrATTL-lC3_GeeAkNI/s1600-h/DSC09747.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifklFKpTbsRj-36WMCKPmD18kUBeAaRsbhGfnTJnb3OKZGjoKcjVmZQDVI3rwMbNR3sfPH4ymgG3S3u395E0iuZxUIHW3XMGyN4CslZz5FF6HJhdaV8ty6ODc7ajNrATTL-lC3_GeeAkNI/s320/DSC09747.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308327367748120610" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">There's a fire within my soul</span></span> <span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />Just one look and I can hear a bell ring</span></span> <span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />One more look and I forget everything </span></span> <span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />Mamma mia, here I go again</span></span> <span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />My my,<br />how can I resist you?</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_PY0zVdMxi6zMs2986MWo07z39K2nW36WOYzEzpvU2lt_e-UpT0-CeG-8mDefBKT9rHXeLgqAbNAaNXuyxODLfpsKXnPX5J187fxCnRtCW4FKm370iKiRguu93Kq15zPu44zKxSFrn8bQ/s1600-h/DSC00054.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_PY0zVdMxi6zMs2986MWo07z39K2nW36WOYzEzpvU2lt_e-UpT0-CeG-8mDefBKT9rHXeLgqAbNAaNXuyxODLfpsKXnPX5J187fxCnRtCW4FKm370iKiRguu93Kq15zPu44zKxSFrn8bQ/s320/DSC00054.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308328989829941202" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">It was spectacular! The entire show I was on the edge of my seat like a little eager schoolgirl, following every line, subtly bopping my shoulders to every beat.. I love musicals. It was such a high! And one that lasted me way into the cold crisp night. My nightcap consisted of Magnolia red velvet cupcakes and red wine with wonderful company. I went to sleep with a smile on my face and the tune of Mama Mia playing in my head.<br /><br /><br /><u>Friday</u><br />My good good friend from Montreal finally arrives! She came with her girlfriends and we went around New York being touristy and having a ball being girls. [At one point, someone got proposed to. And at another, my girl and I got trippy recording video messages on Facebook.. at the Apple Store on 5th. Oh joy. ;)]<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ns3MN7qjCk365hVVpAy9QmLESjq08Od3ap9vZUuxsIg-DjTpzVjelwjH9wGssGYQnm1TY3xRy41fGV3i0ZuD2txJvmEs5Muiydt8Ovj7WhREXzJsayOZgSjgCbf9bNB3RrlsVKEbAipH/s1600-h/DSC00009.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ns3MN7qjCk365hVVpAy9QmLESjq08Od3ap9vZUuxsIg-DjTpzVjelwjH9wGssGYQnm1TY3xRy41fGV3i0ZuD2txJvmEs5Muiydt8Ovj7WhREXzJsayOZgSjgCbf9bNB3RrlsVKEbAipH/s320/DSC00009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308328475644221426" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfeB1Jin2zN9SB2Zsvld2F7g7hQ8HbC6qOVnkwwpvChyphenhyphenuX3sbmzH1jzOm6eqvLtWahc3aoO9E2BZkp8cNu4_XISTJCHVrmJhfncP5oxl5v5vgV-HEZhjStkCeBsXL7E41c4IE-nnkQTJg2/s1600-h/Picture+10.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 151px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfeB1Jin2zN9SB2Zsvld2F7g7hQ8HbC6qOVnkwwpvChyphenhyphenuX3sbmzH1jzOm6eqvLtWahc3aoO9E2BZkp8cNu4_XISTJCHVrmJhfncP5oxl5v5vgV-HEZhjStkCeBsXL7E41c4IE-nnkQTJg2/s200/Picture+10.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308332138573849314" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Walked everywhere from the Upper East to Chelsea where we had dinner at TGIF (how appropriate!) and dessert at Il Bastardo. The night was still beautiful even with the tiny raindrops falling on our head and a walk under the glow of Times Square was the perfect way to unwind.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9aXYbsOiauvto36ZmNEtDc-j7G3vWs_an_7g2rnZi2kNdaTnh0AjHynR8ohayuvhViMSumPpaYEOPSz02VYi1CoPZCmRiVI2VSXIFVTgeMfHMOq8Gu5oVSR1prhl6hKK2VPF7TfK0scJ3/s1600-h/DSC00031.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9aXYbsOiauvto36ZmNEtDc-j7G3vWs_an_7g2rnZi2kNdaTnh0AjHynR8ohayuvhViMSumPpaYEOPSz02VYi1CoPZCmRiVI2VSXIFVTgeMfHMOq8Gu5oVSR1prhl6hKK2VPF7TfK0scJ3/s320/DSC00031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308328490204305586" border="0" /></a><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPMe3frIFmffXchbmFsO7nJ1OssSf_29oT7onb7urG43-HWO3OKzan0jePneDD2TvFW8CdGwBkxVawapUs5vqCMTZ-Eb7k8_kO3VTCqIfwia7W6xZNqNiDMiONQ_1nlzLcsdhTh5QSy1Ud/s1600-h/DSC00030.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPMe3frIFmffXchbmFsO7nJ1OssSf_29oT7onb7urG43-HWO3OKzan0jePneDD2TvFW8CdGwBkxVawapUs5vqCMTZ-Eb7k8_kO3VTCqIfwia7W6xZNqNiDMiONQ_1nlzLcsdhTh5QSy1Ud/s320/DSC00030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308328481268738002" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCgJJqYeXGY06B6d_wddq8qhSAp2f1Kow-XEcHK9cK8CNv16_cRu3ePdpOAfV0s08AUG0VW9K6-T3u0wqYHXdeMmmuDhiqngRb6QKcVaqDIT0IAvMW_RcyyY-d4bArlqoHdodB3fJTXvsQ/s1600-h/DSC00047.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCgJJqYeXGY06B6d_wddq8qhSAp2f1Kow-XEcHK9cK8CNv16_cRu3ePdpOAfV0s08AUG0VW9K6-T3u0wqYHXdeMmmuDhiqngRb6QKcVaqDIT0IAvMW_RcyyY-d4bArlqoHdodB3fJTXvsQ/s320/DSC00047.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308328500183794114" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><u>Saturday</u><br />The ladies and I headed to Cafeteria for a good power brunch. A long day of endless shopping loomed ahead.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNZd2qeB8aMeL6U3OiZj7tpTUe-EYf35xB9afr-C109gN36knKOjRRIa25Kp9QpryX0TwMJhAb9ev66KJoR8pSrRIzItczvC4jxdMSYPlo6QnpEEFgqwGVfV56vOSiEAx8ci7orEjbuC5W/s1600-h/DSC00061.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNZd2qeB8aMeL6U3OiZj7tpTUe-EYf35xB9afr-C109gN36knKOjRRIa25Kp9QpryX0TwMJhAb9ev66KJoR8pSrRIzItczvC4jxdMSYPlo6QnpEEFgqwGVfV56vOSiEAx8ci7orEjbuC5W/s320/DSC00061.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308330255116083202" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">I know, I really love my food.</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHgoToDqwKG31JQmu3OfhUepDYViJq60APythldrHC_2AD97VhUsBWqEAoCPrxV619H1L92uxCQhMLASfp-hMwN3pG-A5u5Cz3KIYVLm0OKuic_fWRmTMeaye6QPwcuuJs9F0knmGhqBp7/s1600-h/DSC00062.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHgoToDqwKG31JQmu3OfhUepDYViJq60APythldrHC_2AD97VhUsBWqEAoCPrxV619H1L92uxCQhMLASfp-hMwN3pG-A5u5Cz3KIYVLm0OKuic_fWRmTMeaye6QPwcuuJs9F0knmGhqBp7/s200/DSC00062.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308330453404771650" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbLHC5MjW4-gw0TRv70R9hb4C9sWI-cYydVDe2YxFrg4Ido5rDjk8GnprAvq_NxwuekvgV-wRoG6dZMplqYcLGwS0YQo6-mTb3ie_Jw3-ctPZgprrfRD9ltITwzIP2vgaof5tWxuHMBxmT/s1600-h/DSC00066.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbLHC5MjW4-gw0TRv70R9hb4C9sWI-cYydVDe2YxFrg4Ido5rDjk8GnprAvq_NxwuekvgV-wRoG6dZMplqYcLGwS0YQo6-mTb3ie_Jw3-ctPZgprrfRD9ltITwzIP2vgaof5tWxuHMBxmT/s320/DSC00066.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308330249724511538" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGHs-x86rTKOvBtkrNP99TeIrl6H8TEg1_9kS0nWBuxZ0Lw_VDEbQXVA68kZ0QZKnjDud8Udnm5wYSm1Uk9iB02s0IP_GkD1vQaxqGc5OCyscthLmsfQ36ERujfKK_zJDmO7C9SVx4jvg9/s1600-h/DSC00081.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGHs-x86rTKOvBtkrNP99TeIrl6H8TEg1_9kS0nWBuxZ0Lw_VDEbQXVA68kZ0QZKnjDud8Udnm5wYSm1Uk9iB02s0IP_GkD1vQaxqGc5OCyscthLmsfQ36ERujfKK_zJDmO7C9SVx4jvg9/s320/DSC00081.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308330265434261362" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">don't leave..</span></span><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">***<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;">Thank you for the music<br />for giving it to me ♥<br /></div><br /><br /></div></div>rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02202760651987509578noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125443253822754631.post-80689070688468206102009-02-22T15:50:00.017-05:002009-03-11T18:19:22.027-04:00Give Me Them Bright Lights, Long Nights..☆<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrRWSq2SZYONTcjFAAr8Dw7NI4I9erz55AosjEbycLU6HpiaOq87gMh4_0D-7B-TS5rQgp3Ol07u69wINu0KwxzlhkWIW-zdbR_K8YSDh08oapa4Ss6m49PQ37rAg_HzPoquqZ8qphbnoO/s1600-h/DSC09714.JPG"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>I had the most awesome opportunity to work backstage at the Oscar de la Renta show. I have no words. To say that it was amazingly, mind-deadeningly beautiful would not be doing it justice.<div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLyZ79q2olniBwJXiDM08Wi2Gyc7k-IXPdHxTLkc9KMoA5RlIdOgCkRzexMEmErnrwwqz3oEYfBd4LHaaDhvT3bN1GuRNg_tuQWiTasPRiLh9HtixZK-S8NfHQVVmX9XZyPMx_JzSO7u9r/s1600-h/DSC09714.JPG"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgva0chzWCc9BMOj9URFXoEvuuBZgr6kqxLSIMro5QOxDrTrauuZ0tT6ITTm8WHRdrWw5nmBQwgpg2GJoGyF2GIpa0SdMfjacmV-fWH-ND4sfqgNmzDuCrd9DQg8W9l5biXbL8ZhowWGYXi/s1600-h/DSC09712.JPG"><br /></a></div><div>I wish I had the balls to talk to Mr. de la Renta as he was hanging out backstage, but of course I was too awestruck and intimidated to do more than just stare at him. Nevertheless, it was the BEST. DAY. EVER.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I dressed Bruna, and she was spectacularly gorgeous (as we all know).<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcGtGSOo_wwLs8j0Q5yKoLGmMMrt-zm29Iv48u51tM_6_0G69O0mX87G_YpfERBNB2f131Yn36gRTWL0eGAiFnh-f9uleo1SKlIx-ZD4FdAZ-RPtreZaHf8T2WrtZbWu-9KwAKKQ7yqNtk/s1600-h/00430m.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcGtGSOo_wwLs8j0Q5yKoLGmMMrt-zm29Iv48u51tM_6_0G69O0mX87G_YpfERBNB2f131Yn36gRTWL0eGAiFnh-f9uleo1SKlIx-ZD4FdAZ-RPtreZaHf8T2WrtZbWu-9KwAKKQ7yqNtk/s400/00430m.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305744027576717650" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Photos from Style.com</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjZ-eLxo4e2XcpFnoOP5xQSG6OMTeHXYkqWp6hyphenhyphenRhq7htuc8fru1rLsuozdbVFU1QIqouCkoIdyeZBpx0ZszTwZUlk-x8IlU5I4bgx_zmyBMgrhTMMZiYlmV7aG-5brzlge6794Ryu1pMh/s1600-h/00080m.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjZ-eLxo4e2XcpFnoOP5xQSG6OMTeHXYkqWp6hyphenhyphenRhq7htuc8fru1rLsuozdbVFU1QIqouCkoIdyeZBpx0ZszTwZUlk-x8IlU5I4bgx_zmyBMgrhTMMZiYlmV7aG-5brzlge6794Ryu1pMh/s400/00080m.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305744019851921410" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>There at the show, I met and fell inluv with my wedding dress. Nevermind that I don't plan to get married for at least 5 years. Nevermind that everyone around me is getting married -I don't care, I'm not ready (at all)!! Nevermind that the dress is not white. When I saw it, my mind just screamed "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">wedding dress</span>!!" It was obviously a moment of lasting insanity. The wonderful handcrafted creation was maddeningly exquisitely magnificent. Yes, even all the big superlative words don't suffice.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtWOSXIVRzBXxwHL9mVCUSovhLGHqfBukxfa6kPvfzBYM1cupzNmTZwvUJ3xlkPde1NnJWjegqT4Ax7O7KmvLJ7u9Hx94MYOROqHjXcyEx0Rd_MSglS9TUO8Av0p3QtxN6Y8NTaqjfAwh3/s1600-h/00510m.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtWOSXIVRzBXxwHL9mVCUSovhLGHqfBukxfa6kPvfzBYM1cupzNmTZwvUJ3xlkPde1NnJWjegqT4Ax7O7KmvLJ7u9Hx94MYOROqHjXcyEx0Rd_MSglS9TUO8Av0p3QtxN6Y8NTaqjfAwh3/s400/00510m.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305744035739742914" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It rained the whole day, and I found it was the perfect excuse to have a glass of red wine with my perfectly Italian <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Il Bastardo</span> late lunch. My girlfriend and I hung out at the cozy resto, safe from the raindrops and winds, and had our delightful 4-course meal over talks about fashion and boys. Mmmm, it all equates to a wonderfully girly afternoon. For post-dessert dessert, we headed over to Urban Outfitters (happy place!) on the Upper East and shopped a bit before heading out to Richie Rich's show at the Waldorf Astoria. </div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJWNcFHWQCkNv0xb85DSTiBoWZdAiPJfo8E8WBXqLPNxYLlWWeYRsXS03U4piwe8jb46Id1i9LgMfsiziK57yysMR-m9krJh3slvaabjRmIs1GSFwD8K5y0J0i1BrIBuTn_dH2P-5rzFeT/s320/richie-rich.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305747635214383330" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 320px;" border="0" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;font-size:10;" >Sketch from the show. Photo by: Courtesy Photo</span><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div>That show was crazy wild! Lots of strong vibrant personalities and colorful energy backstage. The whole thing was electric. My favorite part was the ballet portion before the actual fashion show. I am such a sucker for ballets and musicals and always enter a trance-like, googly-eyed euphoric state when presented with such performances.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn9CK5uDYobwFGoP1Pchnwv7q3Qrg6LCDBA1dtwq7zRHCNuSeQ-iKEngcdeXS62btwPm8hkjI8T6LEG91FM2ZGf2ovRtSXgzA_wwQGPXi0n-OZczcZDHcYy5nuTDrASo-Y6NysWOc7ZJou/s1600-h/DSC09715.JPG"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was the happiest day of my too-short Fashion Week A/W 09 existence.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijHnFgN2-C-AxPpC2VpGhNB_LE81F8Qlc5vHXG0HnTApqmjFROWlJo2lra4JSa_Ae66IJIi9mnsZP4jFahhHLBaUiJOE9B7o3v4amsfAeRQVlkaBKa4v6vb09U60OINecHP_NQF-xJqfXZ/s1600-h/DSC09718.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijHnFgN2-C-AxPpC2VpGhNB_LE81F8Qlc5vHXG0HnTApqmjFROWlJo2lra4JSa_Ae66IJIi9mnsZP4jFahhHLBaUiJOE9B7o3v4amsfAeRQVlkaBKa4v6vb09U60OINecHP_NQF-xJqfXZ/s320/DSC09718.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305749774923770578" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 228px; height: 320px;" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;font-size:x-small;" >Cape, Rendezvous by Paul and Joe. Plaid tights, UO. Houndstooth dress, UO. Feather headpiece, F21. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZRywISk4A35GuNe9SyC28iV5oQ9IQY9Wjc0o0QFQzwarXTbeZjUd9DcynaHc_0J0Sf4FQTutzezEcJTFgQYzZWVQnAGAVkPZH4nP6ko3W0t3-wphYoMyj0F2ST6xjn_OXxyIVU8puH4hW/s200/la+belle005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305750500048129602" style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" border="0" /> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0x42ga2tRPBvHaS0Gr2p4kSbGHKIIc73lp5J6p311iWF9A8FqdG3Nu7LWceimtcNqPeWvfJSq987xfirqrFVN7IJSNoXBYqX8SvWU0W-naqysP7GSfAA8l6F2aOMFfZ2Pcgoh0L3HgP-j/s200/la+belle014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305750499905035890" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" border="0" /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEH183GHYyFKaKEtO4zj545U-YVWB3n4w7jIKb9yzXhM8f0xm2eQnOUgCAbGX2DDseZ2sPEX9hXlTz4-6eq56tfqYHhMF1PRhP6geZcTEW0nlbqU-jiMgHgyBtes_c_B8ABjKJ6qmH7ER5/s1600-h/la+belle014.jpg"><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The next day I woke up to an unexpected message that made my heart smile the whole week. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 102); font-style: italic; line-height: 20px;font-family:harrington;font-size:9;" >♥</span><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifT0rlMgJxvs6aCzxNj9mAb4cjrqLu_hbccMA0pIIPDMV8yN_f2k8CKXWWYJDegFfuRQ3PeJP7Ps-uBxV4_muaTzmIb23NtCUx40iG4qrssZNyLVnAJmGpzulA8-h6TvkP9rkHzafWy3Xi/s1600-h/la+belle020.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifT0rlMgJxvs6aCzxNj9mAb4cjrqLu_hbccMA0pIIPDMV8yN_f2k8CKXWWYJDegFfuRQ3PeJP7Ps-uBxV4_muaTzmIb23NtCUx40iG4qrssZNyLVnAJmGpzulA8-h6TvkP9rkHzafWy3Xi/s200/la+belle020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305750092222239778" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 122px; height: 200px;" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 102);"><span style=";font-family:'century;" ><span style="font-family:century gothic;">...as soon as something is set in motion, it can't help but gain momentum.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 102);">-Newton's Law of Motion</span></div></div>rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02202760651987509578noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125443253822754631.post-29555192448547875812009-02-15T17:47:00.018-05:002009-02-16T23:48:14.210-05:00Hearts All Over NYC<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq2SMk3ImAWyCmthAjZ99E4ipXrLrxptcI7lqJ4wDllN9H5hF6KQC5KFp-QStFWzSMFzBByFg1Xd-w81z8iIxs_H8SIvxX7KAruYkUJFSRAfiY6IqNilI6tZ6ZjA1f5S49K_bzW_hqsU7k/s1600-h/DSC09684.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 176px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq2SMk3ImAWyCmthAjZ99E4ipXrLrxptcI7lqJ4wDllN9H5hF6KQC5KFp-QStFWzSMFzBByFg1Xd-w81z8iIxs_H8SIvxX7KAruYkUJFSRAfiY6IqNilI6tZ6ZjA1f5S49K_bzW_hqsU7k/s320/DSC09684.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303174541676477266" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Cropped Jacket, H&M. Latex tank tunic and satinized leggings, F21. Locket, Urban Outfitters. Ring, H&M.</span></span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic;font-size:10px;"><br /></span></div></a><div style="text-align: left;">I had a most fabulous time on Valentines Day. Although it was uneventful romantically, it was awesomely exciting for I, myself and moi! Started the day early --5am, yo- to get ready for my first show at 6:30am <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">[QVC Fashion Week Live Broadcast]</span></span>. My next show <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">[Richard Chai Men]</span></span> was at 2:30 downtown West, so I had a bit of time to chill, have some coffee and donuts, and a satisfyingly spicy Thai lunch. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaGTqYm8VtqfKp9G5LrC3c8zzfXYZU5gls0j66AIBipElRChh-WU8JIYZPA736Xx8pIWIspjmWEB0Dufl_54a75zODa7DDj_9fYI5UGjWgTIwcMOjUlFJc1v4TsPiNg00Zd4I40DzMK715/s1600-h/DSC09691.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaGTqYm8VtqfKp9G5LrC3c8zzfXYZU5gls0j66AIBipElRChh-WU8JIYZPA736Xx8pIWIspjmWEB0Dufl_54a75zODa7DDj_9fYI5UGjWgTIwcMOjUlFJc1v4TsPiNg00Zd4I40DzMK715/s320/DSC09691.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303174927234763762" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I loved the backstage energy at Richard Chai, everyone was lovely --especially Mr. Chai himself! </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUiwWvkIDtx0KHqXz-_TSACkJIsj4Oi8mzeFN6RXdUmzQ63yjf8rdY9-nmksnFJ15G11-cmjp6ozQk072x0zumup8aM0riI4e3lC4kHmxKiFg3yXctovpohxUYpUSChwBLNGjhqZJumjH6/s1600-h/DSC09710.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUiwWvkIDtx0KHqXz-_TSACkJIsj4Oi8mzeFN6RXdUmzQ63yjf8rdY9-nmksnFJ15G11-cmjp6ozQk072x0zumup8aM0riI4e3lC4kHmxKiFg3yXctovpohxUYpUSChwBLNGjhqZJumjH6/s320/DSC09710.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303176554752468658" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 237px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Of course, being a romantic, I had to have a gift on Happy Heart's Day. But who said it had to come from a boy? ;) I heart my new Hello Kitty for MAC lipcolor and Plush Lip Glass.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGbfoQEcikbxlHQSMhSjBMyQjDuLsqe4vpkUeuRdHpcR6BiXtprH-zod4jJHyu1ysTgqRzych2dWQ489gB3jOPGHrT1S64kkNJuzTVO_aDdySu9LYyoGoKizSan7szs5c_9cWphI-c8SuT/s1600-h/Picture+3.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGbfoQEcikbxlHQSMhSjBMyQjDuLsqe4vpkUeuRdHpcR6BiXtprH-zod4jJHyu1ysTgqRzych2dWQ489gB3jOPGHrT1S64kkNJuzTVO_aDdySu9LYyoGoKizSan7szs5c_9cWphI-c8SuT/s320/Picture+3.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303176030317281554" style="cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 320px; " /></a><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbjuEJmSISL_m9ixLxprBCyBC-q-PBwmahIp4LP8Hl4Ccsd27kxi2eHYw-YQ7-9DTg33rB0y1yhgX4x4tIhhtSlswXd-RAnOqmUZpoQ2k8sDjysIH6NDHzqIGpI367UuBGUbFwL9NpomoV/s320/Picture+1.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303176027247015170" style="cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 320px; " /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">I got the beige hue, Fresh Brew.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: italic;font-size:10px;"><br /></span></div><div>I originally planned to cap off my night with Audrey Hepburn and a glass of wine, but I was so sleepy that by the time I hit the sack, I fell asleep almost immediately. My last bit of energy went to catching a few scenes of Lipstick Jungle on NBC.com, replying to Facebook messages (<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(228, 29, 129); line-height: 20px; font-family:'maiandra gd';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">♥</span></span>) and slathering on my daily beauty lotions. Drifted off to these images playing in my mind: Victory Ford licking the icing off a cupcake (presumably Magnolia), his smile and his lips, New York Fashion Week. Oh happy day. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvPLo9k9v3B0uuU7vkxNNPtACujR4MPRkJSGQXFL14fY6NXa9WFQssPfnDERLS68NsuF1t3zmcFyhg1454cs4gtQ5mbYrf-YD8U3nv604tuFdZoUJk594PtXAludTh0P0Jlxgz4UjKjfS9/s1600-h/katie-3.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvPLo9k9v3B0uuU7vkxNNPtACujR4MPRkJSGQXFL14fY6NXa9WFQssPfnDERLS68NsuF1t3zmcFyhg1454cs4gtQ5mbYrf-YD8U3nv604tuFdZoUJk594PtXAludTh0P0Jlxgz4UjKjfS9/s320/katie-3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303523677574464770" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 121px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGsHugOTD0CXeuZw8GWU3551c66z3ZbHw46c6hGsyxSNSjR1Rn_FiXVwlahsnsvNExV-ib9XDuKeLLH4d9H2Ci6c6p4F3Ej7ai73CLomOtVhTu8DLNbO_ftvdnVREH5ht2i5s8y-rhgXGK/s1600-h/DSC09706.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGsHugOTD0CXeuZw8GWU3551c66z3ZbHw46c6hGsyxSNSjR1Rn_FiXVwlahsnsvNExV-ib9XDuKeLLH4d9H2Ci6c6p4F3Ej7ai73CLomOtVhTu8DLNbO_ftvdnVREH5ht2i5s8y-rhgXGK/s320/DSC09706.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303176212441113794" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">but he doesn't..</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(228, 29, 129); line-height: 20px; font-family:'maiandra gd';font-size:10px;">♥</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(228, 29, 129); line-height: 20px;font-family:'maiandra gd';font-size:10px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(228, 29, 129); line-height: 20px;font-family:'maiandra gd';font-size:10px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(228, 29, 129); line-height: 20px;font-family:'maiandra gd';font-size:10px;">***</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(228, 29, 129); line-height: 20px; font-family:'maiandra gd';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance. -Oscar Wilde</span></span></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 102); font-style: italic; line-height: 20px; font-family:harrington;font-size:9px;">♥</span><br /></div>rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02202760651987509578noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125443253822754631.post-22433288569497954532009-02-14T00:01:00.019-05:002009-02-19T22:25:18.638-05:00in the pitter patter of a heart♥beat..<span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;">I am back here.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjonBsVCwQvSyGc2EGwTTDPwj2iRh43bBv2H31lvytqD8YrkgK9MKISJNmgDSnUm3ju4j9lP7VxxX9BV3BBTITqGLkqLvNvqEwCstYip0UP2wDvm2X4P4ZUQ5OxJ0tWemddPFok5i3-o6gq/s1600-h/DSC09546.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjonBsVCwQvSyGc2EGwTTDPwj2iRh43bBv2H31lvytqD8YrkgK9MKISJNmgDSnUm3ju4j9lP7VxxX9BV3BBTITqGLkqLvNvqEwCstYip0UP2wDvm2X4P4ZUQ5OxJ0tWemddPFok5i3-o6gq/s320/DSC09546.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302334033430007554" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></span></div><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;">It's been minutes, it's been days; <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">it's been all I will remember.</span></span><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyzALnMS4tosUzQLJQwzCp85Avn5HFZD0Ww6QwEfAVjhKaHts8_PCbGGuRUViJsf57rgQTHgSMfLkAm9u-D4dF3Sc6MALYWeGhBVtwtezo5Z_R6proA3qc3aF05HaspFFpRglyv28ZGL1L/s1600-h/DSC09576-pola.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 329px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyzALnMS4tosUzQLJQwzCp85Avn5HFZD0Ww6QwEfAVjhKaHts8_PCbGGuRUViJsf57rgQTHgSMfLkAm9u-D4dF3Sc6MALYWeGhBVtwtezo5Z_R6proA3qc3aF05HaspFFpRglyv28ZGL1L/s400/DSC09576-pola.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302354413707964354" border="0" /></a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">"</span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">I've been lost in your hair..</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">"</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgijR3HeQBvXcWYzL6OUUhZ-Pg_dNAOyFHIR9zShpS4_1Gr0Ca3jxkHgD9XFMADDtKrk49D7NbtrZlT7xk2IPfwCo1-6oRALvf6Q_QaGHI1lbhoRu4Khd1XQrC7RAmvSgtUJl_xNeh0Js1v/s1600-h/DSC09558-pola.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 329px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgijR3HeQBvXcWYzL6OUUhZ-Pg_dNAOyFHIR9zShpS4_1Gr0Ca3jxkHgD9XFMADDtKrk49D7NbtrZlT7xk2IPfwCo1-6oRALvf6Q_QaGHI1lbhoRu4Khd1XQrC7RAmvSgtUJl_xNeh0Js1v/s400/DSC09558-pola.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302353629688145762" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br />And in a naked slumber, I dream all </span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);font-size:100%;" >this</span> again.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3PeI7iuZdJvhAckhhMoSwkiyHDf7eskEKQvCnWVQPX565NbStJYihQQiux8vsXVBP9RwaNTOwFcsFig3243kW0rx0v0_a9FFfUSJeYpKhDk7IRD_7j6gKOeNTf6vCF5egwRp3TnSROLET/s1600-h/DSC09571-pola.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 329px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3PeI7iuZdJvhAckhhMoSwkiyHDf7eskEKQvCnWVQPX565NbStJYihQQiux8vsXVBP9RwaNTOwFcsFig3243kW0rx0v0_a9FFfUSJeYpKhDk7IRD_7j6gKOeNTf6vCF5egwRp3TnSROLET/s400/DSC09571-pola.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302353634703277938" border="0" /></a></span><span class="status_body"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" >Look at me I'm twenty three<br />Beautiful a sight to see<br />Tonight<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdZiqcXVbGamOiWnAFuhU7R8DZ6MPSq-BU927UgkNkC_Zpulj-dSzrk0U-odzGPwenx0DC82k9qL53T6aFUJgytWtTv95nGARUS0pASN1GDozpRAmDgDNBemdUvjv6YeyYW_0AvolTfrr1/s1600-h/DSC08034_2-pola.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 329px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdZiqcXVbGamOiWnAFuhU7R8DZ6MPSq-BU927UgkNkC_Zpulj-dSzrk0U-odzGPwenx0DC82k9qL53T6aFUJgytWtTv95nGARUS0pASN1GDozpRAmDgDNBemdUvjv6YeyYW_0AvolTfrr1/s400/DSC08034_2-pola.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302353612308331122" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We talk and talk<br />'round it all<br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Who'd have thought</span> <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">we'd end up here</span><br />But I'm feeling fine<br />Cos with you I'm running, running, running<br />Somewhere I can't get to<br />Yes I have to change the rules;<br />I'm with you<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMA4LQgMdDrscLU1rtd04bWqgSOeNflXwEdQmSjtDMDSr9p66mARVKaMAkpssULyVMA-o71z_KdLCtGnAzswbfgyR_NGOGT25Bas4Jt2b4tqOKzL2u6Sg8ZB4WVrsctTR0bDXSaNNhUly1/s1600-h/DSC09550-pola.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 329px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMA4LQgMdDrscLU1rtd04bWqgSOeNflXwEdQmSjtDMDSr9p66mARVKaMAkpssULyVMA-o71z_KdLCtGnAzswbfgyR_NGOGT25Bas4Jt2b4tqOKzL2u6Sg8ZB4WVrsctTR0bDXSaNNhUly1/s400/DSC09550-pola.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302353629972651234" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">What if you get off at the next stop</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> Would you just wave as I'm drifting off</span>?<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> If I never saw you again,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> Could I keep all of this</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" > <span style="font-family:georgia;">Inside</span>.</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">.</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0EiBBwjvcfFF5tQLUzGWQEReMwUnMKPfUpe27LCNHPspGvPvaT0fddifEVqbKzcPe1w6ueJ2wk1zNI3z5mFsC0BYKCg8Qtz7980Cx1Q4_meiF_11_0p5_9BusEiyr5P5MpxN2lLz-c44X/s1600-h/DSC09574-pola.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 329px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0EiBBwjvcfFF5tQLUzGWQEReMwUnMKPfUpe27LCNHPspGvPvaT0fddifEVqbKzcPe1w6ueJ2wk1zNI3z5mFsC0BYKCg8Qtz7980Cx1Q4_meiF_11_0p5_9BusEiyr5P5MpxN2lLz-c44X/s400/DSC09574-pola.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302354411247119234" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Someone like you, <span style="font-style: italic;">and all you know, </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >and how you speak</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Off in the night, while you live it up, I'm off to sleep</span> <span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />Waging wars to shake the poet and the beat</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">I hope it's gonna make you notice</span> <span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />...</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:courier new;" >someone like me</span><span style="font-family:courier new;">..</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKpuShUp3oeDq1QAspJYlHNbK1ilnVXNqnw65A4I-vbQYilvmSZg50ux-ItmmYAO4nuo5K5X19QHbi5ItbYU34KqZvssDi5b5eZoJf-BMbwBjRUIUPiIwn-Zj2WvXJQ4cKz9u4J0nZ9g4w/s1600-h/DSC09527.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKpuShUp3oeDq1QAspJYlHNbK1ilnVXNqnw65A4I-vbQYilvmSZg50ux-ItmmYAO4nuo5K5X19QHbi5ItbYU34KqZvssDi5b5eZoJf-BMbwBjRUIUPiIwn-Zj2WvXJQ4cKz9u4J0nZ9g4w/s320/DSC09527.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302358929846533986" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3SRnaBp-NachjeaTkc7DdEVAtLMcSAwc484f1WqR0TXSAB6TwsQlkFVniJFIodWq-DnBjrj608t94jPBiH_jPIFkf44tQxxbXg6NtjIg4WuIUkNCdYu82FxG2HJ6rQ8SZP4mlTgGpaqAR/s1600-h/DSC09531.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3SRnaBp-NachjeaTkc7DdEVAtLMcSAwc484f1WqR0TXSAB6TwsQlkFVniJFIodWq-DnBjrj608t94jPBiH_jPIFkf44tQxxbXg6NtjIg4WuIUkNCdYu82FxG2HJ6rQ8SZP4mlTgGpaqAR/s320/DSC09531.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302358927458722882" border="0" /></a><br />I'm ready now.<br /><br /><br />****<br />Boy I hear you in my dreams,<br />I feel you whisper across the sea..<br />I keep you with me, in my <span class="status_body"> ♥<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq-5zYk2M8_JtOpbBmIffxxXgcQzHkEh6nS-abQuHPrCwjl_VWCwPEcxktcHOIh2n0bY6pZXSmNmxSD-0ja_Q0El64BNX7zeZufp6o3ChABm_Hhq3vB7AS5HmBD-FD7amreHZIM2ZyH_Nw/s1600-h/DSC09584-pola.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 329px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq-5zYk2M8_JtOpbBmIffxxXgcQzHkEh6nS-abQuHPrCwjl_VWCwPEcxktcHOIh2n0bY6pZXSmNmxSD-0ja_Q0El64BNX7zeZufp6o3ChABm_Hhq3vB7AS5HmBD-FD7amreHZIM2ZyH_Nw/s400/DSC09584-pola.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302354419964445506" border="0" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">Feel this</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> Can you feel this</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> My heart beating out of my chest</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX1CNEAwoBsSeox8y1W_J16T-dHOj7bNgUMsO01pHiWtO1Y0OU_6GYqFzsX0QDLmeXvZmpiaWjyS4DUwCdZq5OyVtD8PHwhwxYfodgO6kF370RoDe3EbSC5TqZV1EByvmWo6x2TVuomcIA/s1600-h/DSC09578-pola.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 329px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX1CNEAwoBsSeox8y1W_J16T-dHOj7bNgUMsO01pHiWtO1Y0OU_6GYqFzsX0QDLmeXvZmpiaWjyS4DUwCdZq5OyVtD8PHwhwxYfodgO6kF370RoDe3EbSC5TqZV1EByvmWo6x2TVuomcIA/s400/DSC09578-pola.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302354422606244386" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:78%;" >Soul and spirit<br />Chord and lyrics</span><br /><br /><br />Let go, let go and believe,<br />Let go..<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyrj2fPn0CDbN-0hPg_-a4GHRxjonY61r69i9uuEskHmpDrCLdSNIWPjMX9SPMj_9Sf_TIyysYGxsBIexNDqSeBSKJLFIQy0HqtYtmsUulCgboMaCumemJt4Ij7VVDEBfvjCemetaX8f7T/s1600-h/DSC09586-pola.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 329px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyrj2fPn0CDbN-0hPg_-a4GHRxjonY61r69i9uuEskHmpDrCLdSNIWPjMX9SPMj_9Sf_TIyysYGxsBIexNDqSeBSKJLFIQy0HqtYtmsUulCgboMaCumemJt4Ij7VVDEBfvjCemetaX8f7T/s400/DSC09586-pola.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302354417763452562" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">"Never say never; these things have a funny way of working out.."</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj03oHV50gPoMwnf6wisYmqMvM7DjuKsHgFyFbUa0AmpFbKN9Btt8vAFGsI8sRWUp5GLZFAp6khiq3Bh2OlJdRX7I4xlMhuUEAwEPB-drGAkGojjlRQHhySWCmEzK0KqenMojyENqmGwX60/s1600-h/DSC09503-pola.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 329px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj03oHV50gPoMwnf6wisYmqMvM7DjuKsHgFyFbUa0AmpFbKN9Btt8vAFGsI8sRWUp5GLZFAp6khiq3Bh2OlJdRX7I4xlMhuUEAwEPB-drGAkGojjlRQHhySWCmEzK0KqenMojyENqmGwX60/s400/DSC09503-pola.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302353618100409378" border="0" /></a><br /><br />**<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-LnpP1zkAQ0cLG2KxMcqBHbGdcFHKi6O1QfuF7IRg23qy-MlVFnhzgcO9kfmfxesmbZNAJyajikynDBreondYEnQFb83fQNpvP6S_13qr_C1eJCmSZZnB2mStcjdrjU6yFK9aX0vohXwl/s1600-h/la+belle000.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 104px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-LnpP1zkAQ0cLG2KxMcqBHbGdcFHKi6O1QfuF7IRg23qy-MlVFnhzgcO9kfmfxesmbZNAJyajikynDBreondYEnQFb83fQNpvP6S_13qr_C1eJCmSZZnB2mStcjdrjU6yFK9aX0vohXwl/s320/la+belle000.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302357645446070786" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-family:papyrus;"><span style="font-family:harrington;"><span style="font-family:papyrus;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 102);">you have me smitten once again...<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="width: 300px;"><object height="110" width="300"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/PeQ-L_CS2-/aus=false/"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/PeQ-L_CS2-/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="110" width="300"></embed></object><div style="padding: 1px; background-color: rgb(230, 230, 230);"><div style="padding: 4px 4px 0pt 0pt; 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Pre-Fashion Week shows have officially started in New York and I cannot express how ecstatic I am and how surreal it feels to be right smack in the middle of it. Working amidst the high-paced energy of the staff and being flanked by insanely gorgeous models, I am exactly where I want to be. It hit me just the other day that this might just be the right place for me. I have fallen in love with the city, seriously deeply smitten.. and I want to live and love in New York.. let's see where this goes. :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitw5psOoGs6yDNNqwpdku5XrdHE6k-jZO_O9wGdlUaIwYo_H8LsS4kolvSAH9wB0rLfcccHJMflYuHdW7f60PSGN4daL1INJEScqlFmyHG8KE3tCxN4K5OZNOSvgjP48Xbgl6ofHZt8u2R/s1600-h/DSC09640.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitw5psOoGs6yDNNqwpdku5XrdHE6k-jZO_O9wGdlUaIwYo_H8LsS4kolvSAH9wB0rLfcccHJMflYuHdW7f60PSGN4daL1INJEScqlFmyHG8KE3tCxN4K5OZNOSvgjP48Xbgl6ofHZt8u2R/s320/DSC09640.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301766257969447842" border="0" /></a><br />Yesterday I was at the JC Penney show, dressing models. We stayed at the party and had a blast! Funny how we, the backstage staff, looked like we were having the most fun at the party -dancing, talking, laughing. Today, I arrived at the GQ show.. and was immediately struck dumb by all the insanely BEAUTIFUL male models. It was madness, I tell you. Young, chiseled, men in all their GQ gorgeousness. One of my guys was<span style="font-style: italic;"> français, et il etait tres beau!</span> I can't talk about the show or the models or any backstage experience any more than I already have, so I stop here. Just be sure to watch out for them at Style.com! ;) [I am still reeling.]<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiStZC8FPHctWzf0IznwcTSYYPWzKNVSBhImEY2qLUORfgcv5ANiVlRS0Y-6tr9EHfwYphxEQ7W1IoKTrqyY1yzCsY6Psl_J8qEhENZeAyB2zj-e4IvViCp4qemS8odS581JH_u4yzl0z1Q/s1600-h/DSC09650.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiStZC8FPHctWzf0IznwcTSYYPWzKNVSBhImEY2qLUORfgcv5ANiVlRS0Y-6tr9EHfwYphxEQ7W1IoKTrqyY1yzCsY6Psl_J8qEhENZeAyB2zj-e4IvViCp4qemS8odS581JH_u4yzl0z1Q/s320/DSC09650.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301766267995321394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZeNZf4GdCEaH-bwvnUBBauom6Dx1tvGG7xxOD_m6zoGhhz_07pSCbxxVUUrfGVUmb_loG2aCPoYwXp12y7O36MVC3vDvkJz4HXgNpvviiasbP_siUZUFqWm1GP3FhyA1_GFsfJMzskRc/s1600-h/DSC09635.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZeNZf4GdCEaH-bwvnUBBauom6Dx1tvGG7xxOD_m6zoGhhz_07pSCbxxVUUrfGVUmb_loG2aCPoYwXp12y7O36MVC3vDvkJz4HXgNpvviiasbP_siUZUFqWm1GP3FhyA1_GFsfJMzskRc/s320/DSC09635.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301766263462171682" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe8tItQ5pa4L2K2IXW6W8rYMig5hYBZDr015gxgaEfkADSDiaTD9afgWXsDdLrEUz8tU_8rh8IZMlHh4is8s_p-zFeZyW3OfGm5oqOPIx4vfxTRS1L0Zya77Fg0njGtBUQPi5Z34VdAAXv/s1600-h/DSC09638.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe8tItQ5pa4L2K2IXW6W8rYMig5hYBZDr015gxgaEfkADSDiaTD9afgWXsDdLrEUz8tU_8rh8IZMlHh4is8s_p-zFeZyW3OfGm5oqOPIx4vfxTRS1L0Zya77Fg0njGtBUQPi5Z34VdAAXv/s320/DSC09638.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301766254655698898" border="0" /></a><br />I had the most fabulous day. It was super warm today, almost felt like summer in NY. By a stroke of luck, I was able to fit Georgie in for an appointment at the heavily booked Genius Bar. I rushed out, no time to wash my hair and took the bus to the Apple Store on 5th ave. Apple rocks!! they replaced my battery and now my baby has brand new stamina to stand my very long hours on the internet. [Thank you, Tim!]<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnkA5KAMkYSYHnFbUAQACJlNKuvUm-2B-SfD4dvu8g0d1n2ITfmZaOAI1YnAc_OfRnkOpPlM212XySBtTyK-LFhtt4ffJhyphenhyphengeXcZj42oRAc80ioc9IV4Q0zhkDlCR3mZzsTxF_M_H-7-pl/s1600-h/DSC09659.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnkA5KAMkYSYHnFbUAQACJlNKuvUm-2B-SfD4dvu8g0d1n2ITfmZaOAI1YnAc_OfRnkOpPlM212XySBtTyK-LFhtt4ffJhyphenhyphengeXcZj42oRAc80ioc9IV4Q0zhkDlCR3mZzsTxF_M_H-7-pl/s320/DSC09659.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301768079451906690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY8LPSgPtdxPm5kHogHzQLQMykRIYqEfBLMzE7fkfEneElesd7-MqNULT7nbXV3iFF9HSKV1c63GizyYmzbtR4_ovyyJM6-i0Eolt2DGcHYtyowJWVaDxf83Scbdz_LlqgYxjXF7VW3nhC/s1600-h/DSC09655.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY8LPSgPtdxPm5kHogHzQLQMykRIYqEfBLMzE7fkfEneElesd7-MqNULT7nbXV3iFF9HSKV1c63GizyYmzbtR4_ovyyJM6-i0Eolt2DGcHYtyowJWVaDxf83Scbdz_LlqgYxjXF7VW3nhC/s320/DSC09655.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301766266319635026" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjxmdV9XxCqWCWxSepOfSFMB5zehvsp0zP5z9TBth1ZktoueYdl2gSZSPOQxph1vXf1l6xRBSjprMiIzAjMUtO12gBSI-_yw_WV8OnmGCqB0VX8wqubx9bHHl2fUD6LJ1gQZ7nBwxoHmTm/s1600-h/DSC09657.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjxmdV9XxCqWCWxSepOfSFMB5zehvsp0zP5z9TBth1ZktoueYdl2gSZSPOQxph1vXf1l6xRBSjprMiIzAjMUtO12gBSI-_yw_WV8OnmGCqB0VX8wqubx9bHHl2fUD6LJ1gQZ7nBwxoHmTm/s320/DSC09657.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301768077434221074" border="0" /></a><br />It was such a lovely day that I stayed out and chilled in front of Central Park. I sat there people watching and listening to my <span style="font-style: italic;">"NY Rocks"</span> playlist, basking in the city's palpable energy. I was perfectly happy and content by myself, but after a few minutes I thought about how sweet it would be to have someone beside me to hold and kiss just when I feel like it. [<span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">why aren't you here!!</span></span>] When I looked up, I saw this cab driver across the street smiling at me and making gestures about taking a picture. I took out my earphones just in time to hear him say, "<span style="font-style: italic;">You are very cute!</span>" with his indian accent. I shouted back a gracious thank you and smiled to myself. Not long after, this italian dude sat beside me and struck up a conversation. He says he's also in the fashion industry and invited me to some parties.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXwZggV38pt7Zj_Kzl-cU-4L0b17ZDgdDv9l_RLmsvegQaZIunnlZFvL4kam9ta8FsMOlf7a0Wb5hzvr10q0zpNf5qkIhcgdk8jRRkEWnXh1FRAMHBMxMi68nnnD6K-tU8GSMfSN0A18KY/s1600-h/DSC09666.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXwZggV38pt7Zj_Kzl-cU-4L0b17ZDgdDv9l_RLmsvegQaZIunnlZFvL4kam9ta8FsMOlf7a0Wb5hzvr10q0zpNf5qkIhcgdk8jRRkEWnXh1FRAMHBMxMi68nnnD6K-tU8GSMfSN0A18KY/s320/DSC09666.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301768090306357138" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLBSJqjR_H7-Ln99vtWWd-88sba4uvUpB6XXrvcmy33B0pFboHhdJX-_jeT2wqOkHXKvIfmqAHN1EwD0byAC-voD3FsqbvNIAL23o02NiT9Z6Pf7132VnGJfTlRi7KjEGrY3t45hwZwJW7/s1600-h/DSC09660.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLBSJqjR_H7-Ln99vtWWd-88sba4uvUpB6XXrvcmy33B0pFboHhdJX-_jeT2wqOkHXKvIfmqAHN1EwD0byAC-voD3FsqbvNIAL23o02NiT9Z6Pf7132VnGJfTlRi7KjEGrY3t45hwZwJW7/s320/DSC09660.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301768083320102994" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It was all well and good, but it's funny how I was surrounded by all these men today.. <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 102);">and I just can't seem to stop wishing and wanting for this one boy to be here. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 102); line-height: 20px;font-family:'trebuchet ms';" ><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2CjqiWC3L03y4l4NZW2KKFDASd_oOUHA644-XLs57TdngzNgUayKwJDeJ-V0jMBuXG13SRhnAGCJvtnw6ZcK9yorxjeenLbBTquce-vXSCmI6tVKjWtzT5adG-_jEX_vRVHQgmqWGbak/s1600-h/DSC09665.JPG"> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBv9019hrJI90_x5lzfty183b1ZLCQbxJwcyTvpb6V6gpW4bwNmbB5W-3VvdD0oUEtQawDAWTOBjfC12F0xlDOcUrYWvRbOb2DvtawHKj19E77ozt98pD-C_QDHaGrYml_phS0rgrLV6zs/s1600-h/DSC09663.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBv9019hrJI90_x5lzfty183b1ZLCQbxJwcyTvpb6V6gpW4bwNmbB5W-3VvdD0oUEtQawDAWTOBjfC12F0xlDOcUrYWvRbOb2DvtawHKj19E77ozt98pD-C_QDHaGrYml_phS0rgrLV6zs/s320/DSC09663.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301768915526271650" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2CjqiWC3L03y4l4NZW2KKFDASd_oOUHA644-XLs57TdngzNgUayKwJDeJ-V0jMBuXG13SRhnAGCJvtnw6ZcK9yorxjeenLbBTquce-vXSCmI6tVKjWtzT5adG-_jEX_vRVHQgmqWGbak/s1600-h/DSC09665.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2CjqiWC3L03y4l4NZW2KKFDASd_oOUHA644-XLs57TdngzNgUayKwJDeJ-V0jMBuXG13SRhnAGCJvtnw6ZcK9yorxjeenLbBTquce-vXSCmI6tVKjWtzT5adG-_jEX_vRVHQgmqWGbak/s320/DSC09665.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301768919751573026" border="0" /></a> </div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 102); line-height: 20px;font-family:'trebuchet ms';" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 102); line-height: 20px;font-family:'trebuchet ms';" >♥</span><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 102); line-height: 20px;font-family:'trebuchet ms';" ><span style="font-size:78%;"><br />**star sightings: Kelly Cutrone and Kate Lanphear!! both at the GQ party. I fell in love with Kate's quiet fabulousness.<br />*celebrities in attendance (JC Penney): Kimora Lee Simmons, Nicole Miller, Charlotte Ronson<br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" >Got a very busy week ahead, but I'll try back at commenting as soon as I can. Thank you so much for all the sweetness, I </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 102); line-height: 20px;font-family:'trebuchet ms';" >♥ you all!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 102); line-height: 20px;font-family:'trebuchet ms';" ><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span></span>rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02202760651987509578noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125443253822754631.post-44183032079940110992009-02-08T18:08:00.013-05:002009-02-09T18:01:24.699-05:00Drama Queen(s)Being in the frigid weather of New York while my roommate flies off to the sunny shores of LA (lucky butt) makes me wistful for the beach. So I'm finally getting around to posting my holiday pictures on the tropical island of Boracay. The boyfriend took me there for our 6th year anniversary and my birthday, two consecutive events following Christmas. We didn't actually leave until after my birthday, since I wanted to celebrate with friends and family.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">**birthday night, before flying off to the beach<br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:times new roman;font-size:78%;" >Dinner at Balducci, Wines and Cheeses at CAV, nightcap drinks at Embassy Cuisine</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj40NOQ2MXzla_myLiDksUP-Z5ppg8yLPTLQIV43bJzZBptd3xMFbTwXWwf_159Uud3rqbmqxUNrtWNnFE1zmk2pIT8LSFoHWoy1hHQb58VRTsbDo8FmMpyC-X9zOzKcsR6Jk8o2O8UmMZo/s1600-h/bday+collage.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj40NOQ2MXzla_myLiDksUP-Z5ppg8yLPTLQIV43bJzZBptd3xMFbTwXWwf_159Uud3rqbmqxUNrtWNnFE1zmk2pIT8LSFoHWoy1hHQb58VRTsbDo8FmMpyC-X9zOzKcsR6Jk8o2O8UmMZo/s400/bday+collage.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300574893035539362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7bs4EDtY8OhS14JWjQmfAYaEr4gMc5YTPiLuAddAKJiSEcVB-_JHJmzXnPOUnaSw8nYtzV2MeeN464djFGQJZqHoEph-LoMy0TNpK7lz0-jdqZ-VSTPZUOyUYng8HdlCE0mKRMJ_uCf05/s1600-h/DSC09706.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7bs4EDtY8OhS14JWjQmfAYaEr4gMc5YTPiLuAddAKJiSEcVB-_JHJmzXnPOUnaSw8nYtzV2MeeN464djFGQJZqHoEph-LoMy0TNpK7lz0-jdqZ-VSTPZUOyUYng8HdlCE0mKRMJ_uCf05/s400/DSC09706.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300574909527382770" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjutB5qFruLTmAa1xASLCTa3ALSu0dC6d4SyKBTsepPqu8cPMnkTuiL-jr_SnNgmTxtF2aAro844WkSdV-kwe6yk2ywc5iUTWrE25Gn88ZZDbcJfw8NTG2keukM3o8S7nMzNmSkWjuZaVu1/s1600-h/DSC09728.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjutB5qFruLTmAa1xASLCTa3ALSu0dC6d4SyKBTsepPqu8cPMnkTuiL-jr_SnNgmTxtF2aAro844WkSdV-kwe6yk2ywc5iUTWrE25Gn88ZZDbcJfw8NTG2keukM3o8S7nMzNmSkWjuZaVu1/s400/DSC09728.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300575837586825186" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Wearing the dress I got as a gift from <span style="font-family:verdana;">H&M</span> (yey!), an <span style="font-family:verdana;">Eric delos Santos</span> lace bolero (received it with a dress in a special birthday package. love you sweetie!), <span style="font-family:verdana;">Get Happy</span> buttons-and-charms necklace, boyfriend's<span style="font-family:verdana;"> Kenneth Cole</span> leather strap watch, <span style="font-family:verdana;">Aldo</span> ring, and <span style="font-family:verdana;">Steve Madden</span> platforms.</span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ1ESuAybraaA8x5_B7zN2hdowj56vI9k8aoamoZykgSSUp6hWTgBUmIKvUBY_EEp9ZBfCqfqB-TC8ONIZ_Uq8wCoPSRPkzzM12d4cOfegh6sL5eZ_F5AMI9FjkGl7597YtQ61zKR9RZBw/s1600-h/DSC09737.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ1ESuAybraaA8x5_B7zN2hdowj56vI9k8aoamoZykgSSUp6hWTgBUmIKvUBY_EEp9ZBfCqfqB-TC8ONIZ_Uq8wCoPSRPkzzM12d4cOfegh6sL5eZ_F5AMI9FjkGl7597YtQ61zKR9RZBw/s400/DSC09737.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300575842030006338" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">the next morning and the following days... **<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRj1iZZAFUK6ry8Vu45oeFaGpU_6DPGLVgvr8uJ8R6yBNoYVhTmGKyBpNez-queHs-RLWj-mSYwORtj7Sa-eg1gw-lNRuTJxfBHHk4WmTg7iyzWk4zXVNbZ-jQnRSvbIr7l4USzA9Zl-8o/s1600-h/DSC00428.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRj1iZZAFUK6ry8Vu45oeFaGpU_6DPGLVgvr8uJ8R6yBNoYVhTmGKyBpNez-queHs-RLWj-mSYwORtj7Sa-eg1gw-lNRuTJxfBHHk4WmTg7iyzWk4zXVNbZ-jQnRSvbIr7l4USzA9Zl-8o/s400/DSC00428.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300574903404402626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwU8OGdQIpQC47YERwQO3m132ouAnx_iEa1r2TnhXVW4xHU4Yb38RJesbnvjkLkpXgHVCerHWDeDYlm4Wx6_I37eErN08sL7kTXSUVpI_SQuuRA28vo2lvFdWrQNXehFSDVvfW-2Kwh_Cn/s1600-h/DSC09866.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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Below: cutie's Aussie Dad, boyfriend and friends waiting for our food<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_JEhoKkKopURRs0NYdwwpNBILUC2KLNqSlDTpDdTen14dE7LcFYtFAp-lUKsgG6Dgbtvb43ZCfgkaYIGoOxBYbBO5h9k6wnyr-bVzQ6oBcHFOtbiak9EXN7AFRIvIJji3zf2JlFr1kByv/s1600-h/DSC09859.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_JEhoKkKopURRs0NYdwwpNBILUC2KLNqSlDTpDdTen14dE7LcFYtFAp-lUKsgG6Dgbtvb43ZCfgkaYIGoOxBYbBO5h9k6wnyr-bVzQ6oBcHFOtbiak9EXN7AFRIvIJji3zf2JlFr1kByv/s320/DSC09859.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300576714483291506" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg4vXJgIbZLFrqHR46FXqpjsGGr51dPxw7qsyMbPtyVW8sD3fwqDmr6bWAkzJIAI0FnpnCn7QvT5NU2MIXHE0St1sXSdNdX8CdyoC9RI7SN7un38_CKhH1JVv58ktRb97m-KHy-q41sa3Z/s1600-h/DSC09870.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg4vXJgIbZLFrqHR46FXqpjsGGr51dPxw7qsyMbPtyVW8sD3fwqDmr6bWAkzJIAI0FnpnCn7QvT5NU2MIXHE0St1sXSdNdX8CdyoC9RI7SN7un38_CKhH1JVv58ktRb97m-KHy-q41sa3Z/s320/DSC09870.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300576718957195698" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">we were FAMISHED!!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnNddDZilsSdl8pb9nxJjf6hpg_Uxg5WQdu9AdEUVXyBOWgdj0oD3KGtA5hrpRiqEJf60qd3xPybKodvBjY9towOchLWOP98z3siHqjj83qjdiCs7lUu1mrrVXbLcYEqBpnsHZLF-MFUYO/s1600-h/DSC09898.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnNddDZilsSdl8pb9nxJjf6hpg_Uxg5WQdu9AdEUVXyBOWgdj0oD3KGtA5hrpRiqEJf60qd3xPybKodvBjY9towOchLWOP98z3siHqjj83qjdiCs7lUu1mrrVXbLcYEqBpnsHZLF-MFUYO/s320/DSC09898.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300934538612719138" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoolPLAPWxVdJEX2QMPiNAoEQL8gN-wDmBAl-a34y3XIvjC5CWlYsc0ANmoQvXdm5Iyejvf4ZXR8-JQL1HmcKQPjhqYNhN_IEoidDfUOySJ7AMWdiX8n6sGpFPmP5K9Es-k71sEEmHRDMM/s1600-h/DSC09879.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg97Kmcz8uXbx0RZ7PViDy-FLreBbJyFwLUbfsdk21DDUny8i5Roteu_v_VhJ_F0rGVlCH8VWyG9EHCdaCYM8XRYlW60vCLWHopD6clAzI2TYQentqAa4ryKGzSUzCUeOo2WCAgqczRGslU/s320/DSC09912.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300577690475062258" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">on a cruise ship that circled the island and ended the trip with fireworks (not as exciting as you may think. I fell asleep.)<br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdtK537OmNF3DmBwABZgGl_13LeRveTat7GRT_KnS4QimKjM8afEU83Jd3TG5spEsL965Twx3TIgPiPP_fadPSpOX3v02ovWnh-1a_ntshyX6cI6eBIMsTeB__eObJQQ2LCx2IXoePXuyQ/s1600-h/DSC09904.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdtK537OmNF3DmBwABZgGl_13LeRveTat7GRT_KnS4QimKjM8afEU83Jd3TG5spEsL965Twx3TIgPiPP_fadPSpOX3v02ovWnh-1a_ntshyX6cI6eBIMsTeB__eObJQQ2LCx2IXoePXuyQ/s320/DSC09904.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300585882276480882" border="0" /></a>***<br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Happy to finally be able to wear the color-block swimsuit I purchased on my trip to Milan last year!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf5zZgwS7tMJgEud1QfaEuB7eCqa_3E7xazLjk6OEi9cG3jQfbqIxm1TaUyLf1zRdtcwX9zBCaIohieFb1Tf3Nu9t9aQSxeiLVMHz_9PP2tnCOTtAt_WGvJCkOjA_qbywSdtaPNoFNeYXg/s1600-h/beach_2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 227px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf5zZgwS7tMJgEud1QfaEuB7eCqa_3E7xazLjk6OEi9cG3jQfbqIxm1TaUyLf1zRdtcwX9zBCaIohieFb1Tf3Nu9t9aQSxeiLVMHz_9PP2tnCOTtAt_WGvJCkOjA_qbywSdtaPNoFNeYXg/s320/beach_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300932499930678962" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">swimsuit: United Colors of Benetton</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaHqbCuFdUG9wWo4iOiUzw6f1n8Xljfo0hyfwEJwIoRovXuZdY572ivDHMLCwZShvslqGf48adSJn7KTzMS4NNN_L8Rqdwe1t-7CZrvj3p1rjsmSbnkuepLIzRLqds7VRsdj4GXe0942cF/s1600-h/Untitled-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaHqbCuFdUG9wWo4iOiUzw6f1n8Xljfo0hyfwEJwIoRovXuZdY572ivDHMLCwZShvslqGf48adSJn7KTzMS4NNN_L8Rqdwe1t-7CZrvj3p1rjsmSbnkuepLIzRLqds7VRsdj4GXe0942cF/s320/Untitled-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300585885460079538" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">maillot: Lae<br /><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETWs86f9zis9UmDOPf-wZCTmMMNsvxMR6T0S1qb5dx-4el44TJ3dPmAh4Fw7qS_HrjQ_L5397zYBp2Suqfi-ACjpxY7s6cuVRFINJZtQwNsiP3ljsAaQmONrJP21Ke5KzZgiir8SXHv9B/s1600-h/DSC09941.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETWs86f9zis9UmDOPf-wZCTmMMNsvxMR6T0S1qb5dx-4el44TJ3dPmAh4Fw7qS_HrjQ_L5397zYBp2Suqfi-ACjpxY7s6cuVRFINJZtQwNsiP3ljsAaQmONrJP21Ke5KzZgiir8SXHv9B/s400/DSC09941.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300575854403004482" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtn6_kKn83jTiAbniqi1WXiQ5_6ucDvkagIyUAFitdwrKnplEghce3WR6IxhTaJsv5tblvoQaWWyFDfZwvMPieH8TI0occdAvGxttXVWWL0nM0yDTyV62KIuK0QQ8M0BuOR5fG1_wXfKkX/s1600-h/bora+collage.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtn6_kKn83jTiAbniqi1WXiQ5_6ucDvkagIyUAFitdwrKnplEghce3WR6IxhTaJsv5tblvoQaWWyFDfZwvMPieH8TI0occdAvGxttXVWWL0nM0yDTyV62KIuK0QQ8M0BuOR5fG1_wXfKkX/s400/bora+collage.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300574900164364930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIxAdaLjLYRIy9cLqksXbmb8xCSZ2JLQJJIQXYK0EFomp3ZwYQwu5BqvaSFfVvthx6cluq5HRPvH4tkQxRr44sPu9mcmocW7P89Gxsgcgq41f9Sl9BFl8Hso1Xl4qkjiqY4AAqoDZQfdef/s1600-h/DSC00015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIxAdaLjLYRIy9cLqksXbmb8xCSZ2JLQJJIQXYK0EFomp3ZwYQwu5BqvaSFfVvthx6cluq5HRPvH4tkQxRr44sPu9mcmocW7P89Gxsgcgq41f9Sl9BFl8Hso1Xl4qkjiqY4AAqoDZQfdef/s400/DSC00015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300574897096590450" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Best trip ever. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 102); line-height: 20px;font-family:'trebuchet ms';" >♥</span><br /><br /></div><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" ><br />Isn't it funny how drama has this stubborn determination to follow you all over the globe? I've always tried to keep my distance from it and had, for most parts, remained blissfully unaffected. Now it pop its colorful head once again, amusing me to my bones!</span> <span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">And I'm getting them back to back too. Oh <s>ladies</s> girls..</span></span> ;)rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02202760651987509578noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125443253822754631.post-74472715762077256082009-02-07T01:50:00.012-05:002009-02-08T20:05:58.691-05:00I might've lost my mind somewhere between Park Avenue and Serendipity..So I've been chilling the past week with family friends in Pennsylvania. I really love the tranquil atmosphere here and the time I have to myself. No outfit posts (save for the one from the day of my last post). <div><br /><div><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhADxqqlsWSu6JtS-JWuPGWxMuBBylJKfrwRQ89Y3F745tWsHv1sYlpFHJWHxOzLkXrAsgvPpO_7uZiz2q23jezbbqnXsxZMwVUU7LiSxwz-Wbz2nZLStEZdWPGm4tiMFOPh0igtruTQC4l/s320/DSC08085.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299956377498672546" border="0" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Turtleneck tunic and belt, Zara. Tights, Aldo. Thigh-high leg warmers, H&M. Coat, Topshop. Bag and boots, Zara. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>I've mentioned being addicted to The City. One particular night, when I was in the forum with Pat Field and other Ugly Betty execs, inspiration hit me. I remember falling in lust with Whitney's knitted head band, and decided to cut up one of my <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHN5bAfSR2hQ2PxnoAF-VOn0bHB-h9i9ivwNR-lJknPww0FIQ2XiGsqRajDQAcxsUSu7s8mvta8GHrjpo5ynGqHFlqiy1pjSHebCUrgd9-DMY4lmmP_DYOumHXQiQhyDYCX_nwoJ-4uEg/s1600-h/hat.JPG">hats</a> to try and do a DIY knock-off. It has layered bows instead of the flower.. I'm very happy with the turnout. Some people even asked me where I got it, and that felt pretty cool. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdd5PMMzPlo02SFhrxrYUQZW2uUws2qm0FN_EN4erAhJqAGNNhRixjZBNlFsqdPFHChB4CE2b6OKi_kv33JORyDpBAQCC1wvnZ3AFxRooDIs7L3ZX2yPjcVia8al39cczCy7JtLm0ffvJj/s1600-h/Picture+1.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdd5PMMzPlo02SFhrxrYUQZW2uUws2qm0FN_EN4erAhJqAGNNhRixjZBNlFsqdPFHChB4CE2b6OKi_kv33JORyDpBAQCC1wvnZ3AFxRooDIs7L3ZX2yPjcVia8al39cczCy7JtLm0ffvJj/s320/Picture+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299956384581647282" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 285px;" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdMQY6L_cGNqFgYooRgguHU_1tjMbtOACRrqTZHxjwOo4EF1OWIau8Hrhe2cjElDGtaTR2yVidUupCPIM4QGd8itI2M7pWEkU3O_eL7hMg6ldt9QSBnxE_eR5AJbBMLfERjWRA9tFstDZ/s1600-h/Photo+57.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdMQY6L_cGNqFgYooRgguHU_1tjMbtOACRrqTZHxjwOo4EF1OWIau8Hrhe2cjElDGtaTR2yVidUupCPIM4QGd8itI2M7pWEkU3O_eL7hMg6ldt9QSBnxE_eR5AJbBMLfERjWRA9tFstDZ/s320/Photo+57.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300091060302532930" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">(I used the top portion of the beanie to create the bigger bow.)</span></span></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A sort of madness has been raging in my mind since I got here and it's been crazy fun indulging in it. </div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinDzXS0-5_j_3l1HJcdO4S0IG75ZaRAuB4wkrCxHRlZeZnWdNdm2Cc8wxi2bvtqtlwutHoWi_G7wHQnUOqDpLzxZ7-VMy8fehsMjQwQwDyBbRrPNbJyiQ74qZFc_g_SPD7TDEZmjVcOsXQ/s320/DSC09340.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299964642122099234" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet;font-size:13;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">☆</span></span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet;font-size:13;" ><br /></span></div><div>I finally got hit by boredom last Wednesday and decided to spend two glorious days in the city. I can't ever remember a time when I have felt so incredibly free and happy and content just being by myself. It was the most fabulous two days and I have no doubt that it will be imprinted in my heart's memory indefinitely. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-JJWM8X2OKasrTNniTEeX3YfK8f3IENlfjjbl5Ozvb7v5ZU2gmFHMcj1gEcIZO-bbfs85PGwfd66A2fFqX2mMBsVKEbNVtHLUeq5xQQJo234EBiBtHjD92ENhL4pZfgMnwfoh2VM16cTv/s1600-h/serendipity+and+park+ave.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-JJWM8X2OKasrTNniTEeX3YfK8f3IENlfjjbl5Ozvb7v5ZU2gmFHMcj1gEcIZO-bbfs85PGwfd66A2fFqX2mMBsVKEbNVtHLUeq5xQQJo234EBiBtHjD92ENhL4pZfgMnwfoh2VM16cTv/s320/serendipity+and+park+ave.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300091061451432674" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdMQY6L_cGNqFgYooRgguHU_1tjMbtOACRrqTZHxjwOo4EF1OWIau8Hrhe2cjElDGtaTR2yVidUupCPIM4QGd8itI2M7pWEkU3O_eL7hMg6ldt9QSBnxE_eR5AJbBMLfERjWRA9tFstDZ/s1600-h/Photo+57.jpg"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 102); line-height: 20px;font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:13;" >♥</span><br /></div></div>rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02202760651987509578noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125443253822754631.post-47042013922102348082009-01-29T22:21:00.016-05:002009-02-01T00:28:48.150-05:00Story of My Life<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">Yesterday was such a fabulous day. It was a day when all my designer and fashion cravings were satisfied. I went back to the vintage shop and got my loot. In it were: A semi-oversized pale green leather clutch, a leopard print faux-fur bag, gold diamond-cutout earrings, a pair of gloves, a turquoise belt with silver braids and buckles, And.. wait for it.... a </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">Gucci</span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"> pantsuit. aaahh, so happy. </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">♥ </span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigoh1i-dMP1iNLuD0yy5ZnYZ7xX33NHYMmO_3Rsq8pOZBrGtT0JXtMpRd8gP3LZhkfvwQEdFXI3V9_dVHA_-G3C4WWES_FLdcqjpkStyk8JMUHA9-mFS2v9fHmoMnsd-jOFvaHn2i7URc0/s320/DSC09458.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296939027619859426" /></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">Vintage shopping is basically like a treasure hunt. You are in search of those few key pieces that would fit right into your wardrobe and, more importantly, </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">on you</span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">. When I was going through vintage shops in London, I got some cool belts, a few accessories.. But mostly the designer items were super expensive and just okay. Vintage shopping in Montréal was also fun but I had yet to find my star pieces. Here in NYC, I finally uncover gems after hours of scavenging. How lucky was I to stumble into this Gucci 2-piece set and find that it fits me perfectly? </span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">The jacket has this military (</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">I </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">LOVE</span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">) feel to it with an epaulet and the four pockets. I love the lapel-less collar too. It's </span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">fabulous. The trousers are high-waisted and straight cut and fit me like it was made for me too. Happyyyy.. :)</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdaEFvlTOiOaBZOHknYoNwpgUEGQVHUzrAh0alfGbJw3vb8v1uMyBUQx6XbP-6NfAKc51GETHLbyKZW8aLW3LLwO5VuBgJOuGkX_a5n-NajP3MpS6xd-J6Glj-a6ssCS81UnRqug2uMfWY/s1600-h/DSC09452.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdaEFvlTOiOaBZOHknYoNwpgUEGQVHUzrAh0alfGbJw3vb8v1uMyBUQx6XbP-6NfAKc51GETHLbyKZW8aLW3LLwO5VuBgJOuGkX_a5n-NajP3MpS6xd-J6Glj-a6ssCS81UnRqug2uMfWY/s320/DSC09452.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296939029383694914" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwKCMeXXSMu-yqO_CXDlCxE8XSVtlCd9Tq1OzmkVERzJCu8_Y0fGNvP5qEqvyUe9khCfkM18kMnm4qcVx6WcLjknhyphenhyphen9MnQh7OmGT_5LRSOZ-xmwY3l_KbImgHdtKgAd_D2fFZrJtnDO-f3/s1600-h/DSC09451.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwKCMeXXSMu-yqO_CXDlCxE8XSVtlCd9Tq1OzmkVERzJCu8_Y0fGNvP5qEqvyUe9khCfkM18kMnm4qcVx6WcLjknhyphenhyphen9MnQh7OmGT_5LRSOZ-xmwY3l_KbImgHdtKgAd_D2fFZrJtnDO-f3/s320/DSC09451.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296939026316251074" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwKCMeXXSMu-yqO_CXDlCxE8XSVtlCd9Tq1OzmkVERzJCu8_Y0fGNvP5qEqvyUe9khCfkM18kMnm4qcVx6WcLjknhyphenhyphen9MnQh7OmGT_5LRSOZ-xmwY3l_KbImgHdtKgAd_D2fFZrJtnDO-f3/s1600-h/DSC09451.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><br /></span></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">The color is actually a very dark navy blue and black stripe, somewhat discernible is this (washed out) photo.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOaKvOd6EhiDXqjEhvG93eGHvns1wmQDFkBzLL4BXUOXKvbY5eqYsQy6Py_4uJAAMPTGwYgoO2pG_-6dwsS171rmInWRQg1NbH6hez52RfNCZyuCBrhtgdDCot3oEmYcnF90jJub4TIKGu/s1600-h/DSC09446.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOaKvOd6EhiDXqjEhvG93eGHvns1wmQDFkBzLL4BXUOXKvbY5eqYsQy6Py_4uJAAMPTGwYgoO2pG_-6dwsS171rmInWRQg1NbH6hez52RfNCZyuCBrhtgdDCot3oEmYcnF90jJub4TIKGu/s320/DSC09446.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296939019847326354" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOaKvOd6EhiDXqjEhvG93eGHvns1wmQDFkBzLL4BXUOXKvbY5eqYsQy6Py_4uJAAMPTGwYgoO2pG_-6dwsS171rmInWRQg1NbH6hez52RfNCZyuCBrhtgdDCot3oEmYcnF90jJub4TIKGu/s1600-h/DSC09446.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><br /></span></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-RbFV5SsoL_VlC-x93o-a4fHvhOAz4WwghC9i0bSJf_d7aFemZp0_2oNBJPd5lTxJdEeQ0e2RntmVIeJ1eNv2nazhOvga1Epi9wQfExvJtd64vMNhisP54aC-NMauxwjYJjfHfmCgBAkY/s1600-h/DSC09445.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""></span></span></span></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-RbFV5SsoL_VlC-x93o-a4fHvhOAz4WwghC9i0bSJf_d7aFemZp0_2oNBJPd5lTxJdEeQ0e2RntmVIeJ1eNv2nazhOvga1Epi9wQfExvJtd64vMNhisP54aC-NMauxwjYJjfHfmCgBAkY/s1600-h/DSC09445.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-RbFV5SsoL_VlC-x93o-a4fHvhOAz4WwghC9i0bSJf_d7aFemZp0_2oNBJPd5lTxJdEeQ0e2RntmVIeJ1eNv2nazhOvga1Epi9wQfExvJtd64vMNhisP54aC-NMauxwjYJjfHfmCgBAkY/s320/DSC09445.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296939017669529426" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><br /></span></span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">I also got myself a Stella McCartney for LeSportSac bag for my Georgie. In the website it says "camera bag," but its size and shape tell me "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">laptop bag</span>." It's from the Spring collection and is quilted with stars and flowers and has some pretty awesome chain zippers. I'm crazy about it too. And there's that Nicole Miller dress that is LOVE. Yesiree, it was a sweet day for shopping.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:Georgia;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsjTYjzl0sH7nt7x57LSMTlttuIBMPJ5gEja2bVlQcWDlMsWgDI9oXfRMGG60IqO3gbHcFCK9Z9hGywVyxvQk5INc9qrTJiaByyhfjwut60F2yIG4mimvJ7YTlC6k21xmc2Tl8ohfFul43/s1600-h/Picture+2.png"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsjTYjzl0sH7nt7x57LSMTlttuIBMPJ5gEja2bVlQcWDlMsWgDI9oXfRMGG60IqO3gbHcFCK9Z9hGywVyxvQk5INc9qrTJiaByyhfjwut60F2yIG4mimvJ7YTlC6k21xmc2Tl8ohfFul43/s320/Picture+2.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296940582674229410" style="cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></span></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">Afterwards, I attended a talk by Ugly Betty's producers and stylists (Pat Field of SATC fame!!). That was very interesting and exciting!</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjlghF_Ru4ITS0HYpDvIdVgSxiZfRgvIrhSvcRkrB77Mvm8jrVu4190o124nIx_Z2I9fICnmjP411ZYP7JKe9Q56bvY8tIyq9F3Kx2nC94b3HWJZBAqvAOMJ-VODkDD9egJBQzEhPE54AY/s200/DSC09419.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296943274030321906" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYReQ_m3hHHQpwyrNK0siMhyN1AZBap-xTOVHGb4JnCle1wxqOxqHGOq1QETR3BUtfPH2RIsHy6rw5eMdVTw0lNqydLWoLK78ew0qObQHznt-8aCzWzV9PxBThcooQfTlNJa1mgzXQExaW/s200/DSC09420.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296943275021848946" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-kCzAYi8XcEYUzt8HVvjCJQJOW77BbNL_uKkFjx3rONzD227rtsH8O4G-_4oU4wdRgDTVt9gcQpWr1nEEEpnV5AOGht5bTlC3djj66JUs4opLnmNGN_cTOtpo4mF-lhvC40KTG5I2pUxE/s200/DSC09421.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296943286982915762" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQuBqvSa267KOMXGeWd-P4OPVKB_tDQfO0XzqglrMIbqhK4df5TIaMt_-C8MiS69BacXmQQ2rF2OOuhH5iFN-exw7WAWdztoQerAcHucCOX0oPun_nhd94cc0Rs-5UP2Rf6KA2gjccuKKr/s1600-h/DSC09425.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQuBqvSa267KOMXGeWd-P4OPVKB_tDQfO0XzqglrMIbqhK4df5TIaMt_-C8MiS69BacXmQQ2rF2OOuhH5iFN-exw7WAWdztoQerAcHucCOX0oPun_nhd94cc0Rs-5UP2Rf6KA2gjccuKKr/s200/DSC09425.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296943294211468578" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0HqmosXcigAyxnSwK0R4v5L_xAlF8QdehjmRUl_x9i1yO8KN5O2SaDAKIlaz4BBY6Ht0hzeV4Oqo1rRoR6u_dvhUYn2sBcR83wxEngmWjtbP9765Qh3fRNz01A49TkyPhvld5dPPu2qhi/s200/DSC09422.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296943291430733250" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /><br /></span></span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">Today I got some more great finds which I am very excited about. And now I am totally wiped out. No more shopping for me! Not for a few days at least. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">Today:</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">(Check out my friend's Pumas. I have a crush on the studs.) </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz34B5WyNh9Z2fOczD4g3Fwr3razeWzqr4h6GsaAFVPQYV7ynmChqOR66ghmRHKuUUpoEiqXPaF9IzGcu2Xhmmhs1vK3XNABHEfQwyMx2nEfpJVnedOIS8GHn7XGr4cL-HpWXCFgyQeH2-/s200/DSC09439.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296933910982889922" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCVXUOYgJi5SzAHAA2VuejYhyVc6Iwv5eIPvxF2VsZZfDHZCwCqj3WZwCxJV5S4dzFjc4Rik8NYlz3wO35Nk2bzGSmopYlnyL7rFr3RgRsySVdv6oXJp3oOmHWgaUjlyhxbe2GysNlfiAN/s1600-h/DSC09441.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCVXUOYgJi5SzAHAA2VuejYhyVc6Iwv5eIPvxF2VsZZfDHZCwCqj3WZwCxJV5S4dzFjc4Rik8NYlz3wO35Nk2bzGSmopYlnyL7rFr3RgRsySVdv6oXJp3oOmHWgaUjlyhxbe2GysNlfiAN/s200/DSC09441.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296933915416829170" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></span></span></span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">(I wore the belt I got from vintage.)</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3fwAHPEAXECTPrBjY2d-JFx6-8yG2tSbGIcKJLAtavUaF5axhv-io8DqDtY8ztBxgsnPLcvSnbKbI0VYgLx9FDNRbR27WfmiQKJhyphenhyphenMzFwQGMR07OoGg3NPoEKRiBwqjV8L97oMZ0rxdkX/s1600-h/DSC09443.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3fwAHPEAXECTPrBjY2d-JFx6-8yG2tSbGIcKJLAtavUaF5axhv-io8DqDtY8ztBxgsnPLcvSnbKbI0VYgLx9FDNRbR27WfmiQKJhyphenhyphenMzFwQGMR07OoGg3NPoEKRiBwqjV8L97oMZ0rxdkX/s320/DSC09443.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296940584819769282" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">So yeah, I overspent and over-shopped but I am insanely happy. That's the story of my life. I really have to do something about it soon.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">After a pretty chill conversation with roomie and a mac-and-cheese dinner in front of The City, I am ready to turn in. Tomorrow's a new day, and I can't wait. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">♥</span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">P.S. I love living in New York.</span></span></span></span></span></div></div>rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02202760651987509578noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125443253822754631.post-67683455370280198762009-01-28T02:21:00.010-05:002009-01-28T20:48:56.194-05:00Girl CrushingBy my roommate's influence, I have started watching The City. It so totally rocks! (so much more than The Hills ever can. or will). And yes, my roomie <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">is</span> a boy, I guess even boys like the show. How can they not? The ladies are SO hot. They have this kind of edge to them, a high-fashion kind of appeal if you will. <div><br /></div><div>Olivia Palermo, I find extremely beautiful. The <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">facial structure</span>, the eyes, the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">hair</span></span>... oh gosh, must I start gushing? I find her antagonism wickedly delicious. It reminds me of my number one girl and style crush, Queen B. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4umSrDT_d8VchwXnOKFSt4FLohFUusE5oabPzquVxnM0VQDYLgbiw6Si4UEh9Nrw7R1gMrssG5BuvGGHlFlCXJRJiPiso-A6WuZ2AiOWSYMrgIAAozicsMYmVMIZ3rtGhjSgKMSw2qHHi/s1600-h/olivia+p.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4umSrDT_d8VchwXnOKFSt4FLohFUusE5oabPzquVxnM0VQDYLgbiw6Si4UEh9Nrw7R1gMrssG5BuvGGHlFlCXJRJiPiso-A6WuZ2AiOWSYMrgIAAozicsMYmVMIZ3rtGhjSgKMSw2qHHi/s400/olivia+p.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296244159871180306" style="cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmrXJctrcRc-vFVoJOL7BLidaWX5lutCYAkTrI-CFoIe-PVWbnUsGCp72O9KdEq6NPI6DmHsQ8To6NLXh_HglITQs5_1bFwTxcHlX4YUlo5gHgqlZE-_EPsMi64FT42xv_wTEjgsML0G9W/s1600-h/op4.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmrXJctrcRc-vFVoJOL7BLidaWX5lutCYAkTrI-CFoIe-PVWbnUsGCp72O9KdEq6NPI6DmHsQ8To6NLXh_HglITQs5_1bFwTxcHlX4YUlo5gHgqlZE-_EPsMi64FT42xv_wTEjgsML0G9W/s400/op4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296244168144095122" style="cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgox-JG80QdHSu-IVvZTPTwFZeU7ydfrFTTgELDnazG43L5GhIg_UhENbBtoAeK7B6osFcmBW3e4AATKR-fc72D9cKbj9_R0tMHRDCwUbQBHYQWDgOYRi3VRKab9MX6X1e6uXdzGweCViO1/s400/oliviapalermo_donnakaran.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296244163986785954" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px; " /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcJBAl9qCEKAuacvgnNJlQziAC7lLJYKo9GWtsgfmsLLoBF-8oDiKBGEl4994_rO3e_CRp9WeGhVZ85TdjPztOzf1tIPvu1psp17NrDRH62-9ep5JjspnjartvbFvt0VoKa7W24g2m8d7d/s1600-h/oliviapalermo_legs.jpg"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgox-JG80QdHSu-IVvZTPTwFZeU7ydfrFTTgELDnazG43L5GhIg_UhENbBtoAeK7B6osFcmBW3e4AATKR-fc72D9cKbj9_R0tMHRDCwUbQBHYQWDgOYRi3VRKab9MX6X1e6uXdzGweCViO1/s1600-h/oliviapalermo_donnakaran.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcJBAl9qCEKAuacvgnNJlQziAC7lLJYKo9GWtsgfmsLLoBF-8oDiKBGEl4994_rO3e_CRp9WeGhVZ85TdjPztOzf1tIPvu1psp17NrDRH62-9ep5JjspnjartvbFvt0VoKa7W24g2m8d7d/s400/oliviapalermo_legs.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296244164453663586" style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaCFrs7brUpFBKISqGvXaDJvH1fw4w6W3uMken4oPHOgvGIlHulpge7WqFx4b8lvnXSMOoJ_ncPkVGdQcY1yeoUygYMolAYJWRvceLWd1AJEBNjiH3GozT9-ArvHSA5ryD29gCxAa3N5zL/s1600-h/oliviapalermo-1.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaCFrs7brUpFBKISqGvXaDJvH1fw4w6W3uMken4oPHOgvGIlHulpge7WqFx4b8lvnXSMOoJ_ncPkVGdQcY1yeoUygYMolAYJWRvceLWd1AJEBNjiH3GozT9-ArvHSA5ryD29gCxAa3N5zL/s400/oliviapalermo-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296244160980491410" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 360px; " /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaCFrs7brUpFBKISqGvXaDJvH1fw4w6W3uMken4oPHOgvGIlHulpge7WqFx4b8lvnXSMOoJ_ncPkVGdQcY1yeoUygYMolAYJWRvceLWd1AJEBNjiH3GozT9-ArvHSA5ryD29gCxAa3N5zL/s1600-h/oliviapalermo-1.jpg"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Click <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2009/01/the-city-olivia.html">here</a> for an article that pits the two beautiful New Yorkers head on.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 102); line-height: 20px; font-family:Trebuchet;font-size:13px;"><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;font-family:'maiandra gd';font-size:10px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(228, 29, 129); font-style: normal; font-family:'maiandra gd';font-size:10px;">♥</span><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(228, 29, 129); font-family:'maiandra gd';font-size:10px;"><br /></span></div></div></span></div></div>rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02202760651987509578noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125443253822754631.post-73297832563722634732009-01-25T19:00:00.011-05:002009-01-27T14:40:27.457-05:00Sewing Shower<div>Here goes the unveiling of our final projects in school. We were having so much fun ooh-ing and aah-ing over each others' works that our teachers pronounced that class a "sewing shower," in reference to a bridal shower where everyone oohs and aahs over gifts. Here we marveled over purely hand-sewn creations. My classmates' works were so nicely crafted, they made mine feel so simple. But I'm happy because it's something I can really use. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">And it's the first time I ever started and finished something I made from scratch!</span></span> I did an <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">apron</span> meant as a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';">styling kit/ belt bag.</span></span> Good for holding clips, pins, scissors, tape, stain remover, and other styling essentials! I can't wait to use it for work :)</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicgKRfUlXMjEj8LuT_AK26O3XhgR8II-dTWx3KZZtSRg-EkeOfRwFYuxrho1UHStkM-J07bYqItz2ogX2nsnMUUcqVZM2mDsOEYmX3f1yntOFWJkqLTPEfSjVVdE0nXOls_V6TrmzcqE6G/s1600-h/Untitled-1.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicgKRfUlXMjEj8LuT_AK26O3XhgR8II-dTWx3KZZtSRg-EkeOfRwFYuxrho1UHStkM-J07bYqItz2ogX2nsnMUUcqVZM2mDsOEYmX3f1yntOFWJkqLTPEfSjVVdE0nXOls_V6TrmzcqE6G/s400/Untitled-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295790579464493458" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYgBf6XIFJTI856uxaI9tMEZkZhh6atZ6OZgPPPjfOq8uC505t_i30ubs-cGmJI5yaj1OMbXQIoRkd35SNcROFU7dHHMFH6fWi_5Hw0oQ6evNd7JwmV9-_71PaB5KnemK-EABmO8KEMPXh/s320/la+belle096.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295791636364107522" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEtPxovAGzF6v6yOvfVaEHUIEp1CIdw2RbJll35udcihpM2Icbv8yuyM-OXUgzv6irRsyYhOrSIalYpqm92plTBxrnAzOo87R9tGudLUyX_zmwCVCkD6HZC84sQ_304O-33WRUtbyxQGzz/s1600-h/DSC09382.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEtPxovAGzF6v6yOvfVaEHUIEp1CIdw2RbJll35udcihpM2Icbv8yuyM-OXUgzv6irRsyYhOrSIalYpqm92plTBxrnAzOo87R9tGudLUyX_zmwCVCkD6HZC84sQ_304O-33WRUtbyxQGzz/s320/DSC09382.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295791649940775874" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8SJByM-_YXPANv49GhKu4hnpjZxCvs-uYcURpI0ffyOu9tSNUpp3lek0Bf5sqHdOzyJoN-Z0EpxSV57-LcvkXUSdN5e9yE_OT1WNFhLSYvjfnzH0AkPQE_CAGIWT1QcI5f-L3U7qmBu0X/s200/DSC09375.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295793675608848946" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihz1p2PBUN9LtC1WONrpdgUGvlVmW5jTNnjhrRUyXbZkLICbx-JCX_0N0eQk0hbF-7gE3TIqhAxLZcrBDX_bQtkwdz2KO-13zVbTyX9Rcv7sL8-BiYadLXkVQU-bcMCnAGQXIewGa4cUpA/s200/DSC09376.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295794333193170146" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsZo4ISa6H9JXd_D0lYDMVAbvqzRZXIjtchml_h3Xgdj9hgmjEy1i3jEAGjeMePgZuGcurgi4zRS_XhH5n2zEo33eawE-vdb58PZiuM5qq1tY5XOuaNEARGSCwL73wRckoBQsTL0w5kiYg/s200/DSC09379.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295793684122742914" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSkp6qXFBsVKPPhW5iiT5Ps15xcuKb7QID_PS6UxmZ0zFehWMp9cBLQ6W4vlCL4x8tOH8MerY5CW9IZJXaBu31cjkihXpy2L7zLqvw4xsK-djTmf0REOoQHtifkA2OOqyatH_0FkKyBSZc/s1600-h/DSC09373.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSkp6qXFBsVKPPhW5iiT5Ps15xcuKb7QID_PS6UxmZ0zFehWMp9cBLQ6W4vlCL4x8tOH8MerY5CW9IZJXaBu31cjkihXpy2L7zLqvw4xsK-djTmf0REOoQHtifkA2OOqyatH_0FkKyBSZc/s320/DSC09373.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295791645039837122" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>After class I spent hours in a vintage store my classmates introduced me to. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Hours. 180</span> fabulous minutes in a warm, dusty, basement full of old charming treasures. ahhh, heaven. I found so many awesome things, but the best one is something I feel so giddily excited about. It's still there in the store, in a plastic bag with my name on it. It awaits my return as I wait for my debit card from home. Living (and shopping) in Manhattan is expensive!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwAiMKRpENSZsiZiANQ9aYkOqanI458j36R4OB4n6zd3_ehohlvq1a0Eos-itGHi2kU9p0XrgeU80xmRX7rLvXI-DY8fczR-L81nGKJ9XbTWy5aQzXtCHJ1yCsdHJBQrJTfOlCjqDkEeng/s200/la+belle098.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295795173630049282" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic6H1S_Mgv6qVz-gxNjBl4RYbiC3Zh_8Ue_r_b6IWY8EFgTzwIzO8qSPl39h6AE4z378lNXiq_hFAcCdjmwOHNZQvMkWHht1Mq0GtqKcF3J2VjT3JEK0TBDJ6ATlJKhxlgPfu7qMvx0Voa/s200/la+belle099.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295795190995800194" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXj3sRMTL4L3UHz5F6u6bpDGx8dOO0N78qr7ARioC0pmOgYIKQKf1h6mrv49swtoMfwn9x6lLvplXEYEzjrCuvFuoa3YblFN5HsjxZOr892jxTDKfzJLt0fSRgowLB-oYY3bNE0uoaJSvn/s200/la+belle100.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295795212206132178" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnYIhHywQ0fhHhP_3MSQNgbec1kxqu233nn5XDqa-LWv_vhzvnbQA7yPS4N6atZL87kKdYxxHZGqhvAV_zuQ_fxeuwJM0jq4H1ni2-YFGuqrcWfn09Mee2xicp68yEl-jDctQi6Pg62tug/s1600-h/la+belle104.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnYIhHywQ0fhHhP_3MSQNgbec1kxqu233nn5XDqa-LWv_vhzvnbQA7yPS4N6atZL87kKdYxxHZGqhvAV_zuQ_fxeuwJM0jq4H1ni2-YFGuqrcWfn09Mee2xicp68yEl-jDctQi6Pg62tug/s200/la+belle104.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295795213764338530" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8U4d_R_v7lLLvu271nNpwAQikz5ZRn7-oYhr8AuqeKhVxcGnTMeLTIjpC_8SEMWrXsHz_o7oOJGFzxGsZlMlVk1ZDDYNcsGuP6FhCSDD38bvPDtjdLwwPTTycBV-HCAOTdIoZPiKMczeu/s200/la+belle105.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295795225187318610" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj06W_1b2YXYnMkUAUsooXJIQBjlK47WVoVvEUsqx6gMpi9X2H8t-iXnjIbi9LbDL_cAonLXDcMmFgBoPPSXtjHUn201TaUyVMGa5yzqS1XIRzMJiR1oOTYKrp3-ObgfLRGT_NxuZXWDXm/s200/la+belle110.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295796024270672466" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4UxtzYG3mvMO3PAHTU5Rl_4QBVT6nfb4MHy989znrgmVuL68FCxurcMrvNyve_C-kdOOS4TA7aZVd-wPiNAX64x6dARGdmC25fcoxRnPONqPrSrYrJO8W3d1WP_RDDeY9P4tcDXamM858/s1600-h/la+belle107.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4UxtzYG3mvMO3PAHTU5Rl_4QBVT6nfb4MHy989znrgmVuL68FCxurcMrvNyve_C-kdOOS4TA7aZVd-wPiNAX64x6dARGdmC25fcoxRnPONqPrSrYrJO8W3d1WP_RDDeY9P4tcDXamM858/s200/la+belle107.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295796022056177938" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc8fmPVFx1US_7W3TszFXHLgDYXaDlQ5Fd6mhp2XucRaGQa6zSZ6x8GR3eyfhc4n02AiDfsFy_DKRqlEDOGbIwb-uN8x7kIYbJyWeJh0xROnPKXcE9dFGHyWxlLcTpKuIC_yfEnI8hxkZ_/s1600-h/la+belle106.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc8fmPVFx1US_7W3TszFXHLgDYXaDlQ5Fd6mhp2XucRaGQa6zSZ6x8GR3eyfhc4n02AiDfsFy_DKRqlEDOGbIwb-uN8x7kIYbJyWeJh0xROnPKXcE9dFGHyWxlLcTpKuIC_yfEnI8hxkZ_/s320/la+belle106.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295796589155398018" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I passed by a flea market just before they started packing up... which I would say is the best time to go because they give you great bargains. All this being around vintage really made my day! </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: bold; font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">♥</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisjCiRsPVClV7rODbUWbp2N6aXiBsRclwzo_Vwb4i9J9Ca-GgmssMKeTkTSGxjVz4VaIZGEq9ttECiZMsPt13ts9D_WdYfrZBld3dVjZgTA_h6qOzQrbQlUj31w9FZOL4hiG5J6L9h2jiz/s1600-h/la+belle112.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisjCiRsPVClV7rODbUWbp2N6aXiBsRclwzo_Vwb4i9J9Ca-GgmssMKeTkTSGxjVz4VaIZGEq9ttECiZMsPt13ts9D_WdYfrZBld3dVjZgTA_h6qOzQrbQlUj31w9FZOL4hiG5J6L9h2jiz/s320/la+belle112.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295796592541090818" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7OkgLpEZfwDllG3fayLLBNEn6GOm5sNb0mLm2Ag8g_2FUG3irmlR4ibsZOfJcgxsrcgaHevNZwDEc__54yO-vICvK1urpC2dusArrRQ4OlS8cRAxhYc14kfQJyitVPtMyIGlS-fBThqSj/s1600-h/la+belle111.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7OkgLpEZfwDllG3fayLLBNEn6GOm5sNb0mLm2Ag8g_2FUG3irmlR4ibsZOfJcgxsrcgaHevNZwDEc__54yO-vICvK1urpC2dusArrRQ4OlS8cRAxhYc14kfQJyitVPtMyIGlS-fBThqSj/s320/la+belle111.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295796588499666146" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">My Chinese New Year post to follow when I poach the pictures off from a friend's Facebook!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: italic;font-size:10px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: italic;font-size:10px;"><br /></span></div>rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02202760651987509578noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125443253822754631.post-50650204405376702972009-01-23T20:51:00.007-05:002009-01-25T18:51:36.747-05:00Warm and WonderfulI had a very good day today. Mostly because the weather is beautiful today/ tonight. Just the perfect amount of chill and sunshine. +7 to me feels really warm right now and I'm really lovin it.<br /><br />Today was: Rockefeller, Century 21 + Ground Zero + St. Paul's Church.<br />Met up with a friend at the last minute at Rockefeller Center. I finally hit Anthropologie and found the book I wanted to buy! woohoo. Oh and I finally got that 1L bottle of Sprite Zero I've been craving for.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgttIi7OQsZjvLX9e01ZdbmCKfwfkezh_AxF7cMwm1ll_MfiWravYJKurZEGjg5N1ZWC4yCVSuOi5apiIsFuS2_Zesk_wgLcZzRi5F29154aPejmNg5Q6WDl0thgtKMnIEsnwcsU0y9s16R/s1600-h/DSC07782.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgttIi7OQsZjvLX9e01ZdbmCKfwfkezh_AxF7cMwm1ll_MfiWravYJKurZEGjg5N1ZWC4yCVSuOi5apiIsFuS2_Zesk_wgLcZzRi5F29154aPejmNg5Q6WDl0thgtKMnIEsnwcsU0y9s16R/s320/DSC07782.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295382922067363122" style="cursor: pointer; width: 228px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh799SGkTbli2N6hqNhCUHWZTH_VT5IUkD3avWjVAQBmf7pG-Jqur69XpuOvAAqWVVW0HF6QUx9uEqZsOfs2uZQDRMy-xSL4I9cKbLfvL_qi1yr09KL5n_dYEUPXX29hxqVRqwx_CRilXO8/s200/DSC09235.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294674380152951410" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX4GlvEv0UzQQwHORrYVG6INsmyavCxgZ0EM1ROLpYGFZMcx7EGCQJPA5eRg_O18VmAq8VQLI3hGxA53Y9aSjBv762eW73oZJBBstDxlmFy40k2lvvHmZ0Yjiytt0g3MLn87RcDDgw0s_b/s200/DSC09242.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294674383695753714" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Oo-XXFYo119YQCv-dXfQ09yvWqQJln0IwqBiItwEAmdnbN5_5vwB9Klchi5TDbiqpJh6LdGwsA6KclFiRVwpC4dTRk72gPofqcx39l898RC7GE3aLNfy_mZFtNzKDHYQ9Dyw1XEEO_J9/s1600-h/DSC09252.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Oo-XXFYo119YQCv-dXfQ09yvWqQJln0IwqBiItwEAmdnbN5_5vwB9Klchi5TDbiqpJh6LdGwsA6KclFiRVwpC4dTRk72gPofqcx39l898RC7GE3aLNfy_mZFtNzKDHYQ9Dyw1XEEO_J9/s200/DSC09252.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294674393425165650" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv_e8ZaHQYlfXnx4RNUUGmCs-1CU0ecEv8HLS8EiCO5A0CttxbVQLxFdBBQYVEQ5QBTlh1ZkKMDHCVfjPHahQOTnknok-5yyzEkvbQS9U5_fuQJ6cFaPhthBD67F6q9Ba-CUo9rQOW-iEI/s200/DSC09245.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294674386770104338" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvc7cKRyr9SFycXN31uhWaRV8P-ZT3k8m91AdBeFBvon6dRmxMGl4UdPQkHj_85TzeOIv9SRDQBsMK_p7Q5KEWYYzJ38w4A31d9E_HxNFVlcvWA_0nq9rRgfjA8GFMJfDOzyhEeVXyVrvE/s1600-h/DSC09255.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvc7cKRyr9SFycXN31uhWaRV8P-ZT3k8m91AdBeFBvon6dRmxMGl4UdPQkHj_85TzeOIv9SRDQBsMK_p7Q5KEWYYzJ38w4A31d9E_HxNFVlcvWA_0nq9rRgfjA8GFMJfDOzyhEeVXyVrvE/s320/DSC09255.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294680748444303858" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Bow dress, H&M. White coat and Cardigan, Zara. Plaid tights, UO. Boots, Zara. Heart ring, Marc Jacobs.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(228, 29, 129); font-style: normal; line-height: 20px; font-family:'maiandra gd';font-size:10px;">♥</span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(228, 29, 129); line-height: 20px;font-family:'maiandra gd';font-size:10px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(228, 29, 129); line-height: 20px;font-family:'maiandra gd';font-size:10px;"><br /></span></div></div>rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02202760651987509578noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125443253822754631.post-41491430861756250242009-01-21T22:04:00.009-05:002009-01-21T23:13:56.629-05:00Busy Bee<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir6cmF4sfcqOQeIoWGX-h3Okyx7U1f_a6CYvbomnx7_hey76m4z3h_3QO0y2oaoUQpz-oL2x8x9CH1IAQeSjfdDgVUAk8kc7Q9KTdhhFerHOUuuIXnHsTST48JnC3jt0h73jFTgKY5VzV6/s1600-h/DSC09011-pola+copy.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibz6Bc4MyLJSHvQdUES_HdA8bKjHN5fMpfjrftUAypfZXeA-MbiwbecWYuHh2IOsesoFiwbYP_26DcseGpZQ8QIuOp-jrL19p5TUW8QqWTmpP83JU_G3URHT9vWuCuzQyzKU5f6zMJGJxr/s1600-h/DSC09227-pola.jpg"></a>I've been having a pretty busy week so far. <div>I'm back in Manhattan and alternating my days with staying in the apartment and going out and about the city.</div><div>Staying in mainly to keep myself from spending, and partly to do my project for school.</div><div>Going out doesn't really necessitate an explanation, does it?</div><div><br /></div><div>- So last Monday I went around SoHo, Times Square, and a few other places. Pictures from which I'll post soon.</div><div><br /></div><div>- Yesterday, I spent the day sewing and watching the Inaugural ceremony/ parade/ celebrations on TV. I am not American in any way, shape, or form but even I felt choked up because of the historical ramifications of the grand event. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2MUf5r3X_r-scVtTo4y6F92sN_VnIzrmob641lcIgFN-4O4EbP1uHlGDJhEw_vC7-urkfHGpOXje8IujMmUKs-hikJWxklYv7biHvm3r39oRkmyVQK7_BAxWTQ66WG1Xk-ihLdv8Vb6JU/s1600-h/DSC09069.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2MUf5r3X_r-scVtTo4y6F92sN_VnIzrmob641lcIgFN-4O4EbP1uHlGDJhEw_vC7-urkfHGpOXje8IujMmUKs-hikJWxklYv7biHvm3r39oRkmyVQK7_BAxWTQ66WG1Xk-ihLdv8Vb6JU/s320/DSC09069.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293956711221718914" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6AxKAVyBDpAFBFt5PaS3Y02gJWzJp8sQR9SQe_M4F3f1tyJ2794Mh_ujLzqBGHG8gy3rhhmw0g6hpmtzgaSOzfI7TOnaX1sVwHaabtnuinI5kMAiq9jpC4hr_6gKnl4tyOgnmz08_93oV/s1600-h/DSC09066.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6AxKAVyBDpAFBFt5PaS3Y02gJWzJp8sQR9SQe_M4F3f1tyJ2794Mh_ujLzqBGHG8gy3rhhmw0g6hpmtzgaSOzfI7TOnaX1sVwHaabtnuinI5kMAiq9jpC4hr_6gKnl4tyOgnmz08_93oV/s320/DSC09066.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293956703661074482" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MfGNlaODJvv6iuvaMwIoByJgnaaDCBJ8ESiLo7nR5evjbGin4nIw2hVeZoaZ8C_4KGievDByVznFtgjWVNnks93x1MPQxP3wxr-QpjMfzBQdW-5vBt_YEBqHtvL-EiwO0Kvh_yjIhzGh/s1600-h/DSC09065.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MfGNlaODJvv6iuvaMwIoByJgnaaDCBJ8ESiLo7nR5evjbGin4nIw2hVeZoaZ8C_4KGievDByVznFtgjWVNnks93x1MPQxP3wxr-QpjMfzBQdW-5vBt_YEBqHtvL-EiwO0Kvh_yjIhzGh/s320/DSC09065.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293956699554136978" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUvlsvxv9-uVjraXZJu2D4QvfDCNqdVDllg129ydv63zg9B_Y8RZAWoE_mjpOlLfwpbe1Lw6T9iVPXxQojmb-p_70xtYdouJG0t0rnb4PwoNHOCyPbLYqS1Q8-z970yFAFZ-BV235AiSHW/s1600-h/DSC09064.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUvlsvxv9-uVjraXZJu2D4QvfDCNqdVDllg129ydv63zg9B_Y8RZAWoE_mjpOlLfwpbe1Lw6T9iVPXxQojmb-p_70xtYdouJG0t0rnb4PwoNHOCyPbLYqS1Q8-z970yFAFZ-BV235AiSHW/s320/DSC09064.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293956688186146066" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>- I went to meet some friends today and went around the city again. It was a cold cold day with gusts of wind.. very frigid outside! My feet are tired and aching. Now I want those orgasmic foot massages my roommate told me about.. only he got them in China and that isn't exactly a subway ride away. Boo. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Outfit pictures to follow.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div>Please excuse my delinquency from posting, I am <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">soo</span> exhausted and so cold, I just want to curl up in my comforter and veg out. and my TV is calling out to my inner tv series junkie... Show On Demand rocks. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJRvm1-xVyxUQuNZ707psf-9mqo6Y7YuzWDz8vwOHqyiOvzYCrTpnFp9QbEw-LTBT4VM-K9Z0h20oMJUK4Vjjs3h1Mm_A0FtoDPhYoZTym3WF9KY7kJ_OoMxwN4Yb3py3msGPN86at6LPJ/s320/DSC09056-pola.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293957318756767170" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 320px; " /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFx0jsnpXXxxdN8wd77RlZjf-Eizx8cT0P_XIOToFbl2NNkeyzQK1NQ4VO51gYM624vIStd0JwV-hiX4elf2yN3PBJsNfSt45WYayMRCc7rK0c07ov93g-gbAO8yGFqzEYrM6PydGotn8P/s320/DSC09060-pola.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293957329732952354" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 320px; " /><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">look who got her first pair of kicks <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(228, 29, 129); font-style: normal; line-height: 20px; font-family:'maiandra gd';font-size:10px;">♥ </span>(gym shoes don't count).</span></div><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibz6Bc4MyLJSHvQdUES_HdA8bKjHN5fMpfjrftUAypfZXeA-MbiwbecWYuHh2IOsesoFiwbYP_26DcseGpZQ8QIuOp-jrL19p5TUW8QqWTmpP83JU_G3URHT9vWuCuzQyzKU5f6zMJGJxr/s320/DSC09227-pola.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293957339479107698" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 320px; " /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">***</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI_kgOZUR4jrv364IoQYg7ci2hwu04a7N2aS5BEAonioCCideyZkXdsyMKNn2a8hQIGGeiuHlxya3Pzc1Dq-ZlRMX5A97AnVvnfwt3a1QNr_KWkAKsdkT9e3DGSFS5JieP7dyXR7egeYBR/s320/DSC09129-pola.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293957329898689362" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 320px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir6cmF4sfcqOQeIoWGX-h3Okyx7U1f_a6CYvbomnx7_hey76m4z3h_3QO0y2oaoUQpz-oL2x8x9CH1IAQeSjfdDgVUAk8kc7Q9KTdhhFerHOUuuIXnHsTST48JnC3jt0h73jFTgKY5VzV6/s1600-h/DSC09011-pola+copy.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir6cmF4sfcqOQeIoWGX-h3Okyx7U1f_a6CYvbomnx7_hey76m4z3h_3QO0y2oaoUQpz-oL2x8x9CH1IAQeSjfdDgVUAk8kc7Q9KTdhhFerHOUuuIXnHsTST48JnC3jt0h73jFTgKY5VzV6/s320/DSC09011-pola+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293965615168988194" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /></div>rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02202760651987509578noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125443253822754631.post-26280491019501154872009-01-17T13:26:00.006-05:002009-01-19T08:02:32.358-05:00A Little Bit Country..<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpJ5GlalhJUiw_PEL7GKYH3QsclpeKhi0FDGl6sMFu8Sph3YVUxxaCYJLCvCpaNJs5p9n4sTUy-GkhfXsVl5djyWm_uUSR9NTVdlcWkFiNtj5w8Nwiq-zugVpaEVErnoGEGCJxxZIZOWvc/s1600-h/DSC07000.JPG"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvrc2zpodf8J0idxrDqGlHljPYWI4X4uy6RKYZhKSjm81jazpaFMFLcwhmn3LmxyQpe5AxMSqD76gCV0s17Ze_yqYDHtziaziVL51FCdJw0Ebl9WU_cbvN8LkIHR9RuW6jgb9WQ4rETrsT/s1600-h/DSC08919.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvrc2zpodf8J0idxrDqGlHljPYWI4X4uy6RKYZhKSjm81jazpaFMFLcwhmn3LmxyQpe5AxMSqD76gCV0s17Ze_yqYDHtziaziVL51FCdJw0Ebl9WU_cbvN8LkIHR9RuW6jgb9WQ4rETrsT/s320/DSC08919.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292335189407316786" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have fled the city to spend a better part of this week in the country..<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hello, Shawnee Pennsylvania.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj17jwt4yoQA32rUp5-V90iAnjGg_KOmrneSYZ36uiyAfw3swySRag-NXkbvXgSt0kmHeieEYpaDdXO_f5aFxh3StQzKTLhuViQcalm_UHeouf2rUi3jcOx8SIhptK700MdDJtm_uNFRL_v/s1600-h/Photo-0003.jpg"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBRE_RwVRMg3LVfnuwQuRC1sgFGParZULFHO2wGHSH9UkX16MH3je63sTNyXFLVEiHjMtdIaPobW6pKrrfsQ33H_bHGS5MMV_mPU6DSaAvrYeIKD0UidUHvOUXnKY5fJCKkbHDJL77wVC6/s1600-h/DSC08924.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBRE_RwVRMg3LVfnuwQuRC1sgFGParZULFHO2wGHSH9UkX16MH3je63sTNyXFLVEiHjMtdIaPobW6pKrrfsQ33H_bHGS5MMV_mPU6DSaAvrYeIKD0UidUHvOUXnKY5fJCKkbHDJL77wVC6/s320/DSC08924.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292335197907140338" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvrc2zpodf8J0idxrDqGlHljPYWI4X4uy6RKYZhKSjm81jazpaFMFLcwhmn3LmxyQpe5AxMSqD76gCV0s17Ze_yqYDHtziaziVL51FCdJw0Ebl9WU_cbvN8LkIHR9RuW6jgb9WQ4rETrsT/s1600-h/DSC08919.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvrc2zpodf8J0idxrDqGlHljPYWI4X4uy6RKYZhKSjm81jazpaFMFLcwhmn3LmxyQpe5AxMSqD76gCV0s17Ze_yqYDHtziaziVL51FCdJw0Ebl9WU_cbvN8LkIHR9RuW6jgb9WQ4rETrsT/s1600-h/DSC08919.JPG"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I went to visit some relatives and was instantly swallowed by the quiet, serene, and snowy atmosphere of the mountains. I've been doing nothing but snuggling under a fuzzy blanket in front of the TV, reading my Teen Vogue and Nylon, and sewing up a storm trying to get a head start on our class project. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg215D1rykN_Eh9Ut-tctubCfl2YmMY3X7dBrnGjNvf3AuRIajr6y87xBsBjXEeSrJI-gpsWHoXB2q3XK9-F-eBiUen8uQcRaCs3JX-03Dw18Yb3w7j7FY276TDw8ZmibwBcH-DR0vYH5P6/s320/Photo+45.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292335201087695474" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ7wqSnXZWZuwhooiBTZ6a9796YJGbCM93qfVRofE2Z686o4NFNl2kkUbZFMgzoG2AOTzmhxXPWjcd3DiBN69qPxdmFGjQlf2k3UosloGRGsK_zO147o-g3OzV03XJC_Dw7rsFy-Q6FR5x/s320/DSC08921.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292335195275815010" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But the very BEST thing about being here is.. the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">food</span>. Home-cooked Filipino style and absolutely scrumptious. Living by myself means pasta and noodle soup and mostly microwavables. [<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">I still haven't figured out how to do laundry, and I might just have to bring my pile to the cleaners.</span></span>] Another plus: I have been having the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">soundest<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "> and </span>deepest</span></span> sleep out here in my big comfy bed and warm fluffy blanket. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Being in a quiet town here reminds me of our usual getaway back home. The boyf's family ranch in Batangas, just a few hours outside the city and an hour away from most beaches in the area. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj17jwt4yoQA32rUp5-V90iAnjGg_KOmrneSYZ36uiyAfw3swySRag-NXkbvXgSt0kmHeieEYpaDdXO_f5aFxh3StQzKTLhuViQcalm_UHeouf2rUi3jcOx8SIhptK700MdDJtm_uNFRL_v/s1600-h/Photo-0003.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj17jwt4yoQA32rUp5-V90iAnjGg_KOmrneSYZ36uiyAfw3swySRag-NXkbvXgSt0kmHeieEYpaDdXO_f5aFxh3StQzKTLhuViQcalm_UHeouf2rUi3jcOx8SIhptK700MdDJtm_uNFRL_v/s320/Photo-0003.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292335199838195858" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a>A perfect afternoon ago with the boyf spent with some easy, feel-good tunes, chips & local fruits, and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Tinto de Verano </span>(red wine + Sprite + lime).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBRE_RwVRMg3LVfnuwQuRC1sgFGParZULFHO2wGHSH9UkX16MH3je63sTNyXFLVEiHjMtdIaPobW6pKrrfsQ33H_bHGS5MMV_mPU6DSaAvrYeIKD0UidUHvOUXnKY5fJCKkbHDJL77wVC6/s1600-h/DSC08924.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBRE_RwVRMg3LVfnuwQuRC1sgFGParZULFHO2wGHSH9UkX16MH3je63sTNyXFLVEiHjMtdIaPobW6pKrrfsQ33H_bHGS5MMV_mPU6DSaAvrYeIKD0UidUHvOUXnKY5fJCKkbHDJL77wVC6/s1600-h/DSC08924.JPG"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhagzqcIDFcLw87EI7a74igMzhPYdgfefuBdqkTaJNbH1DyfQO4mU8yjOQmmYiT2eBSbNQWdd4yWfm6l6jpfevkHD5KQZM9qi8Qf_oTNZzFzFfyvSxlLtaEuuall9sGSwzmbdfUG3zXKXCo/s320/DSC06983.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292339330092828162" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 186px; " /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpJ5GlalhJUiw_PEL7GKYH3QsclpeKhi0FDGl6sMFu8Sph3YVUxxaCYJLCvCpaNJs5p9n4sTUy-GkhfXsVl5djyWm_uUSR9NTVdlcWkFiNtj5w8Nwiq-zugVpaEVErnoGEGCJxxZIZOWvc/s1600-h/DSC07000.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpJ5GlalhJUiw_PEL7GKYH3QsclpeKhi0FDGl6sMFu8Sph3YVUxxaCYJLCvCpaNJs5p9n4sTUy-GkhfXsVl5djyWm_uUSR9NTVdlcWkFiNtj5w8Nwiq-zugVpaEVErnoGEGCJxxZIZOWvc/s320/DSC07000.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292339336426602610" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Have a fantabulous weekend, everyone! <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(228, 29, 129); line-height: 20px; font-family:'maiandra gd';font-size:10px;">♥</span></div>rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02202760651987509578noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125443253822754631.post-32385534268520553942009-01-13T08:31:00.024-05:002009-01-29T22:50:33.720-05:00The Shopaholic Bug<div style="text-align: center;">Who else is excited about<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"> Confessions Of A Shopaholic, The Movie?</span><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjES5qMR4PSW_vkuafR1u_fNq75HNY09sMeWrRjzpHHk-VI8YXATAkSYTOhjx4sNu7gd3vVVgQoE9aF6XcKj5p80LODM1hyjYPA1Kfyivcv7XRLG7bhE1IzwBs_PrVdZVugcE61fbLGjyrz/s400/shopaholic.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290777824140435554" /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">I adored reading the series for its very witty narrative of an extreme case of the shopaholics. My mom laughingly tells me how much Becky Bloomwood reminds her of me, and although I can relate to her to a certain level, I would like to think that I have a better head on my shoulders. Although that <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">does</span> tend to disappear once I get caught up in the addictive shopping haze and adrenaline. Hmmm.. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">[She has my laptop's twin</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">! btw, I decided to give my Macbook a unisex name.. I finally ended up with Georgie.]</span></span></span><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Check out my loot from a recent stop at Victoria's Secret on 34th. I am just in love with their line, Pink. More girly, less lacey and sophistaced, but definitely just as sexy. Best thing about them is that they fit me oh so perfectly.</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg1unYdnRn3LAWLR1sL5dE3h9cqwQSIK-6xFK1i2t6nQM12UVpAwjv46cogHks7Cmy4II-FF7Fp0dx0xW94SrXGsxKkUn1U36S7gP1gnFg8nJ37bMEmde2vbCGZV_Sm-2CmMaL9ca8DAfw/s200/DSC08848.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290921459935032994" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinDHqEWKepdKk6lUrL46gYQKgwm9CiIz3GBp8PLVD9qtbIr5Mk0neubvb24WVZdIxygz0KGer9Z_nQb1eAh1COsnkvv_B9SYwf36t7cfu0UWcg-Tj68nud86f8zbApV_G7RLLDOf3VyvAO/s200/DSC08846.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290921457245133986" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /> </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_APD8eyqlD7vEta8UdGUs29P4xMyYrpBIok6099gP5VqfBwDSV7DXQTLgBUcGLUSWX01aa7e-Bphdd_cmuOX5I2b1g3urYIyUqfcLZjPlNvjdlo7yGyLqwyZQGI-JXs40j_F29DZmhoEq/s1600-h/vs.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_APD8eyqlD7vEta8UdGUs29P4xMyYrpBIok6099gP5VqfBwDSV7DXQTLgBUcGLUSWX01aa7e-Bphdd_cmuOX5I2b1g3urYIyUqfcLZjPlNvjdlo7yGyLqwyZQGI-JXs40j_F29DZmhoEq/s400/vs.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290922148203915138" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">Click <a href="http://www.stylebible.ph/gallery.php?id=90&p=3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">here</span></span></span></a> to see me in one of my more manic shopaholic moments.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:10px;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family:trebuchet;font-size:13px;">☆</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;font-size:48px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;font-size:48px;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5I3af5XM_cYUJz9wlHuYQ3BQFRn5DRO3LzMVRfvnFrfwGfZo83fIjUNCm-9WZdBNayXIk-ozMMxLVj59T9sMzPZra7ob6rG0GDwiJVsQ5l9QDnOjEzhSSNgI_gDC1eOw-XVyujIlZvLS7/s1600-h/DSC08871.JPG"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3MIwh0IzeuMZeWm-sU0fd0-UQBel6oVUvZPP4qWmpeGmtTtJky3k5RZVCCB_U0o1OTs1_i0fBUHsGsuaDcP52K7VvOuVdOFXoRL9BaAPTnh9CqKwGQKQe9AHGivT3a78je7QlK-FsP1vK/s1600-h/DSC08863.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3MIwh0IzeuMZeWm-sU0fd0-UQBel6oVUvZPP4qWmpeGmtTtJky3k5RZVCCB_U0o1OTs1_i0fBUHsGsuaDcP52K7VvOuVdOFXoRL9BaAPTnh9CqKwGQKQe9AHGivT3a78je7QlK-FsP1vK/s320/DSC08863.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290897706053038402" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Last Sunday I found out on Facebook that one of my friends from my first job is here. To say that that is an exciting discovery to make by someone who is in a foreign city all by herself is an understatement. Finally, a friend from home to roam around the villages with! Having someone to finally take my pictures was just icing on the cake. * </span></span></span><br /></div><div><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY__8b3ULxeTUFY8MmyLjjFMMayWO8VQ77Cj61eRtefQLvE277-e-nfLEoccXwCXmyth-ypwe6FkCFoG4cvEnrgO6gZPWyOYXQy4Tyf3NjJXyQmzavvJ_1-XDkTKyOURBHMW1kkWQUNVHG/s320/DSC08867.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290897716122677618" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5I3af5XM_cYUJz9wlHuYQ3BQFRn5DRO3LzMVRfvnFrfwGfZo83fIjUNCm-9WZdBNayXIk-ozMMxLVj59T9sMzPZra7ob6rG0GDwiJVsQ5l9QDnOjEzhSSNgI_gDC1eOw-XVyujIlZvLS7/s1600-h/DSC08871.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5I3af5XM_cYUJz9wlHuYQ3BQFRn5DRO3LzMVRfvnFrfwGfZo83fIjUNCm-9WZdBNayXIk-ozMMxLVj59T9sMzPZra7ob6rG0GDwiJVsQ5l9QDnOjEzhSSNgI_gDC1eOw-XVyujIlZvLS7/s320/DSC08871.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290897721246618658" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yesterday was a busy day. Before meeting up with Pat, I went to Urban Outfitters to pick up some fabric but ended up buying some necklaces and rings.. UO has the coolest accessories. My next stop was Manhattan Wardrobe supply where I got some stuff for my styling kit.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijz4LQDijb7UlPwrfOLTUFCmjuX5NMZl8btAyo0lQGHxT59qzuqd81T7b9Yvrq1rdRyad-Pa6GAJB3epPxc7LMQNi5PSudkZfo7wyoNB-WsO3iaEC-Bm8-GpTUMGju_t22OHXbXbKbDj4R/s1600-h/DSC08891.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijz4LQDijb7UlPwrfOLTUFCmjuX5NMZl8btAyo0lQGHxT59qzuqd81T7b9Yvrq1rdRyad-Pa6GAJB3epPxc7LMQNi5PSudkZfo7wyoNB-WsO3iaEC-Bm8-GpTUMGju_t22OHXbXbKbDj4R/s320/DSC08891.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290901793543027074" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); 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" /></a><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Some more outfit pics in the apartment.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixCQfm4fQNOIOa7fnySAs0EARTtKYCxSlaiFZYaeP7XXdT41Si7hiLrRiTyN46cji4GKsnFM7UPxaBcy72G6ymnTcaDMw3fz_AY8KymcwriRjhrGWXREfz3aY1EJAdS9-RHj44CN0KhN5z/s1600-h/DSC08888.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixCQfm4fQNOIOa7fnySAs0EARTtKYCxSlaiFZYaeP7XXdT41Si7hiLrRiTyN46cji4GKsnFM7UPxaBcy72G6ymnTcaDMw3fz_AY8KymcwriRjhrGWXREfz3aY1EJAdS9-RHj44CN0KhN5z/s320/DSC08888.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290901809953437090" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 277px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ3axnQwUA-GGZZ-uJ0GfLS4s99rRcMuvy-HZ6-HQuJGhQuCsj87nWhKYN-Rl_NtQCQVK739LVSXA_yHGlPiKbyqt0iw67GVIDJP1KQdcB8c2vofyJ3W9bDxWX1MOazYhX5inyNv7NP6bh/s200/DSC08882.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290903222789690386" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 175px; " /> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVuQY-9tlnmQmLNxmruYrzNkFQAgqCc8EZukwBMli8Gr3pOQddw-NStjPc56W1j7z1t5g0wYtz_Qzn5TmVMzw6Didnf8DqZHaK5e5BdarotL9yMc6N2dxCCBHXDNf8gxfiAXh1Mt05dFEA/s200/DSC08876.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290903215219666578" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /><br /></span></span></span></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEmu6wn0_7OE6r863xKSmasq84xLDDASz5Jf-JnMqsVII4_6TLF7p-ZynyubaUemIVA5otM85rorUMW1_-twLWGr-LwofZ_VQf5T2w2SWreVcwdzn3qYqc7HhGC2TXjZ8npgPT0lJiWmjQ/s1600-h/DSC08877.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEmu6wn0_7OE6r863xKSmasq84xLDDASz5Jf-JnMqsVII4_6TLF7p-ZynyubaUemIVA5otM85rorUMW1_-twLWGr-LwofZ_VQf5T2w2SWreVcwdzn3qYqc7HhGC2TXjZ8npgPT0lJiWmjQ/s320/DSC08877.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290901802119218914" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /><br /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Marc by Marc store in the West Village rocks.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;font-size:48px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia;font-size:16px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrwYbrG5cyM5rqYPduo561QkGCXm34t0M_U7OB3MdcCMWSc1zUGfYbsI10hzAHXlYcGgQni-KFQPns6o7_qvf5D3M6JS1ZUyhhvZOIqgDa5AYxkSMJ-Gl-2UbrqZc43bGKnzKOmsgZ0aKI/s1600-h/DSC08866.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrwYbrG5cyM5rqYPduo561QkGCXm34t0M_U7OB3MdcCMWSc1zUGfYbsI10hzAHXlYcGgQni-KFQPns6o7_qvf5D3M6JS1ZUyhhvZOIqgDa5AYxkSMJ-Gl-2UbrqZc43bGKnzKOmsgZ0aKI/s320/DSC08866.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290909371709392626" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(228, 29, 129); font-family:'maiandra gd';font-size:10px;">♥</span><br /></div></div></div>rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02202760651987509578noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125443253822754631.post-19405780847674305062009-01-10T20:31:00.008-05:002009-01-10T21:04:16.685-05:00Jet-Lagged<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheELJJz-dfqZM7B3FQ5ad0nZlY-50qRpOf4uLzBlJJr7OMYub589EFRZLgb_Lhbh1LN7w5Mba7metywBEJQfaq6LjFVmLmBlUymI5lsVeuITz-Sritv9tKGjNuevk79Kke5l-dSVwus_fY/s1600-h/DSC08776.JPG"></a><div style="text-align: left;">Two things that currently prevent me from posting more regularly: jet-lag and fatigue. It's so bad that I barely get 5-6hours of sleep; waking up about 5 times in a night's sleep (if you could call it that) before finally getting up in the wee hours of the morning. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway. I've been having the most fantabulous time in my classes. The final project was something to get excited over too. More on that on a proper post. Right now I just want to share something that delighted me when I caught up on a previous episode of Lipstick Jungle. [I'm too tiired and sleepyyy to post more.]</div><div> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEmsZ2EZZTZBTddKviJTKTpBd06eB_IF6GTfLFX6sC4xXkYJOh7Y-CQ0LEiIYMTEjkjpCP-zcZgBYrdP8oCIv6JLvpu0DlBgu5Z_A3Zg7ctGHnOL9riiSwLaMS5rtSr6lo1FNyc4ttmIx1/s1600-h/Picture+2.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEmsZ2EZZTZBTddKviJTKTpBd06eB_IF6GTfLFX6sC4xXkYJOh7Y-CQ0LEiIYMTEjkjpCP-zcZgBYrdP8oCIv6JLvpu0DlBgu5Z_A3Zg7ctGHnOL9riiSwLaMS5rtSr6lo1FNyc4ttmIx1/s320/Picture+2.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289846023124800434" style="cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yes, she is my <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">favorite: </span>character- and wardrobe-wise. So when I saw that we had the same feathered hairband, my little-girl heart felt happiness the way a fan who sees her favorite R&B singer might. Here's me wearing it last year during <a href="http://mochachinadoll.blogspot.com/2008/10/fashion-week.html">Montréal Fashion Week.</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEild_s5gfd3170abgB4nEC95ki1pVzuMYMCp_5ANC5u0xOZ9Wf1w3hO3EFHJgAwJfwtNWisKUEAQKZ4fwuJYXX-JKlcDDJ7YEQj6SsAY3IHImu9hCt4KQy149E-Ojng2S7AwJUklS5efL1r/s200/DSC08642.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289846783323110098" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZmILMdX7D_u6WJmchyphenhyphen8pdebI7CA1yZivg4bT3nYL4CVbEaYNXGj_NmzxPYxXsOXq8X7Yr0xAxXNampGlv8pC7rq79r57SyVOHLEP6cjUEy3_Mfwm769nRWjDiV-W_DhXsxVdR4ng9JPRY/s1600-h/DSC08752.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZmILMdX7D_u6WJmchyphenhyphen8pdebI7CA1yZivg4bT3nYL4CVbEaYNXGj_NmzxPYxXsOXq8X7Yr0xAxXNampGlv8pC7rq79r57SyVOHLEP6cjUEy3_Mfwm769nRWjDiV-W_DhXsxVdR4ng9JPRY/s200/DSC08752.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289846786020417890" style="text-decoration: underline;cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 200px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZmILMdX7D_u6WJmchyphenhyphen8pdebI7CA1yZivg4bT3nYL4CVbEaYNXGj_NmzxPYxXsOXq8X7Yr0xAxXNampGlv8pC7rq79r57SyVOHLEP6cjUEy3_Mfwm769nRWjDiV-W_DhXsxVdR4ng9JPRY/s1600-h/DSC08752.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"> </a></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now just to make this post a little bit more relevant, here are pictures of my first day in school.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9aH75JYf3v8WGggISBe4gLVzDghl1hOVCka0AYFcWZi2FWoaP3-slp8V1JtFtnsy_-fnFs-smww7orTYeigQ1smtZSivTCe4C6dIByqC6L4QJsOF17f-AKQSJjiliQ-AWSWtFJW8kWNwO/s320/DSC08773.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289849420657604162" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG9BLbcpIfjIxEB3tUHfQQChJ1fyszLgtwWogWd4inlyZFEinAMnXNd3LiVeImp-LiRsz4rO8vZF_d_vznINNgqz9gkN0JSaKOnm4cVWv05qMRTzcJ29uzjHsuEWVQl6DIgyY4r0tXAd8N/s320/DSC08774.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289849431263607346" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheELJJz-dfqZM7B3FQ5ad0nZlY-50qRpOf4uLzBlJJr7OMYub589EFRZLgb_Lhbh1LN7w5Mba7metywBEJQfaq6LjFVmLmBlUymI5lsVeuITz-Sritv9tKGjNuevk79Kke5l-dSVwus_fY/s320/DSC08776.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289849428308292146" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 320px; " /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I expect next week to be filled with more free time, and I will post more of my outfits from home and from my birthday trip to the beach :)</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-style: italic; text-decoration: underline;font-family:verdana;font-size:10px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); line-height: 20px; font-family:'footlight mt light';font-size:13px;">♥</span><br /></div>rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02202760651987509578noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125443253822754631.post-36876006007333489092009-01-06T23:16:00.004-05:002009-01-06T23:36:25.059-05:00Settling InGreetings from New York! I am now officially all moved in and settled in my cozy little apartment. I'm right across Central Park and my bathroom shower has pressure controlled spouts lining its pipe for that water massage thingy (not quite sure what it's called) and it is all fabulous. I love it, really. I especially love the faux sheepskin wall installment beside my bed --my allergies might not like it too much though..<div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMiMkxjTs04S0ux8wil_JPJnueYdboWJgV7UdU0PaBJWnLER3jTHP7wCOLkEHKmCQxxzieIJnuuOvqWvzGoqkTf0jvw0r_lM1jCblQTrTVvOyjOLpZBmVyRWAp9ZeOXZEFzTDr5MNCwJRQ/s320/DSC08741.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288404442074959218" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrrcY609YsCnondsEXLtQwGxWbtF77QDMgwYYpUDj5E0uvuasOeFnfIw2IpY4lIJmZ6r3QLcXre8IL_EiBGOuiSDq9__KcnIqTRgrDimQdai0H3XY4BcwyF5mmUt_quqNyYkg-N3EiETWm/s1600-h/DSC08745.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrrcY609YsCnondsEXLtQwGxWbtF77QDMgwYYpUDj5E0uvuasOeFnfIw2IpY4lIJmZ6r3QLcXre8IL_EiBGOuiSDq9__KcnIqTRgrDimQdai0H3XY4BcwyF5mmUt_quqNyYkg-N3EiETWm/s320/DSC08745.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288404453496668786" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHFE6gsHkvRR_mHlBS-yJmX9VGFErRBbge6t0pQObvAFkn0WmXFNxdbEbx_bP312-2knDKKlFB6UheK3w1rbbhw3tkrGqONg2ji7wmV7bQUZr4ILlHLezMdEPTTIATUWVBRAY6j8AZhl-2/s1600-h/DSC08750.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHFE6gsHkvRR_mHlBS-yJmX9VGFErRBbge6t0pQObvAFkn0WmXFNxdbEbx_bP312-2knDKKlFB6UheK3w1rbbhw3tkrGqONg2ji7wmV7bQUZr4ILlHLezMdEPTTIATUWVBRAY6j8AZhl-2/s320/DSC08750.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288404457371567730" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">But I have to say, my favorite is the flat screen TV that is mine, ALL mine. (I'm in an apartment share which means I share the kitchen and bathroom with my roomie).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxtwwbUpiw9gJKrzdbD678Fxjm23wzkpikmiJ6zt2N5defT6BE5z501mpGTP1u9FDnzeqQWNk9RFg8nnsV4a5g0IqiZagQhG0ZfZ_7zNppINCmGk-aE1N4qTC5CnSHpaY2ESwuzhgzgzIe/s320/DSC08744.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288404448566540658" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEKZNWXqOYrkgqMH9x-pjCiY9dMvVfT-wSPT-ziEyimX9ev_lHmefKcj6uaPEG6u7xEnAsroKT5v3xcvbqZk8xkgfn3otFGjpggpBud0dWu3twmrHdOoYmQNaWv4-ArmzdrUxRzWA7Iz7q/s1600-h/DSC08751.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEKZNWXqOYrkgqMH9x-pjCiY9dMvVfT-wSPT-ziEyimX9ev_lHmefKcj6uaPEG6u7xEnAsroKT5v3xcvbqZk8xkgfn3otFGjpggpBud0dWu3twmrHdOoYmQNaWv4-ArmzdrUxRzWA7Iz7q/s320/DSC08751.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288405367729668786" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>The plane ride en route to Detroit (port of entry) was somewhat poignant, but that all dissolved into excitement once my bus exited the Lincoln Tunnel and into New York city. Tomorrow, I explore. Now is the time to rest my tired tired legs and curl under my covers while falling asleep to HBO On Demand in the background.. Goodnight, all.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrdm9p0NXY0RMWtkeK2rb8ZRzuFGYd7zlcUN8dim_aWtLoy9E78vR5-yixtGDF1y3ezuwrI-uWY7RAK_W-ycVyQsUhVCGKn_HP7Kq6OIr10REzMBQfz53AbClsZdTvqoWwN0fADTisrCyD/s1600-h/la+belle025.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrdm9p0NXY0RMWtkeK2rb8ZRzuFGYd7zlcUN8dim_aWtLoy9E78vR5-yixtGDF1y3ezuwrI-uWY7RAK_W-ycVyQsUhVCGKn_HP7Kq6OIr10REzMBQfz53AbClsZdTvqoWwN0fADTisrCyD/s320/la+belle025.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288405374427348770" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: 'lucida grande'; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px; ">♥</span><br /></div></div></div>rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02202760651987509578noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125443253822754631.post-4831605819130864922009-01-04T04:05:00.011-05:002009-01-04T06:01:19.217-05:00Sweetest Sunrise: Bonjour 2009And the negligent blogger is back. My days since I got back home have been a blur of days and nights out, dinner dates and chilling at the house, food tripping, shopping, beach bumming, eating, and more eating. Now I get a little time to breathe and sneak a quick entry. <div><br /></div><div>So many events happened in 2008. At dawn of the year that passed, I celebrated with family and friends and looked on to the new year with great hope and faith for good things to come my way. To get to the gist of it, the best things did happen to me in the past year.. of course, as most things, it came with hard work and called for immense responsibility -but I guess that's part of the grandiose of it all. To balance the Yang, I've also had my share of Yins. 2008 showed me some of the best times of my life, and let me experience some of the worst pits I've had to get out from. Through it all, I've been blessed with enough encouragements and love from the best people in my life. But even more than that, the hand of my Lord was always there to uphold me and give me peace amidst moments of such confusion and pain, reminding me that I have a BIG God. A God bigger than all circumstances, all the problems this flawed world can ever throw us. And the assurance of that makes me look forward to just this: the bright future of God's perfect will brewing on realization. And with new mornings and a promising year, I know I am on my way there. </div><div><br /></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Charis SIL';"><span id="en-NIV-28852" class="sup" style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: text-top; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">[II Corinthians 4:8-9 </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span id="en-NIV-28852" class="sup" style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: text-top; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">8</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; </span></span><span id="en-NIV-28853" class="sup" style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: text-top; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">9</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.]</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div></div><div>It's so easy to praise God when everything in your life is going as it should be and everything feels so ecstatically perfect. But praising God when you're experiencing mind numbing, heart crushing pain.. that's only achieved by grace. It has been an incredible 2008. I laughed my heart out, cried my heart out, dreamt dreams so big it was almost impossible, had some of those dreams come true, had my faith attacked and then strengthened, learned how to live (<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:10px;">somewhat</span>) by myself, and loved with my whole being.. It was the year I grew up. Lots more of growing up to do: spiritually, emotionally, and career-wise.. and 2009 sounds like a pretty good year to do just that. :) </div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:'Charis SIL';"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Os2P2pXTELtqWxiiM7FLfGIswVtHUJV9qDi0qyAu0MonNrfmVxGya0bdAWZVACoUJhfUbpN4uZ47H9JvD5ehFmoqE_8q1mAfwbpwPlXYXKGTFKiibD7tj547cHdJRTsRAylWktG3F4Bn/s1600-h/DSC04595.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Os2P2pXTELtqWxiiM7FLfGIswVtHUJV9qDi0qyAu0MonNrfmVxGya0bdAWZVACoUJhfUbpN4uZ47H9JvD5ehFmoqE_8q1mAfwbpwPlXYXKGTFKiibD7tj547cHdJRTsRAylWktG3F4Bn/s320/DSC04595.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287379604151489346" style="cursor: pointer; width: 234px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Celebrated New Year's Eve and countdown in true Philippine fashion of setting off fireworks one after the other. We had a good show of fireworks (and so did the neighbors) which started and lasted about 30 mins before and after 12m. Everyone is affected by the global financial crisis! In the past years it usually started at 11pm (new year's eve) and ended way past 1am. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Our beloved tradition of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">pandesal</span>, hot chocolate, ham, and assorted coldcuts after the fireworks followed suit in my grandmom's dining room. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgShJKTlXw-SH1ToMbSKqUD-OuiyLLrVHreqZ21gyESkmZQlpX53-CputsdZpt7i7TZy_2h3oDSHZrHTooLi8tmZGbZ_HCBb5fq8gFqu8NOwUY7dq8DYz35bUJEpPbnBWI4jeoi3vCE7Ytw/s200/DSC04592.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287377540015306818" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBm2E2SuBVtmR8THVMyxxdK64g0TOAjIT0qyvBjNATmFVfdvNVHzUHlUqDvRsHGbJw9inpA-kG9dS3TaSXVSIADqfdp75NfYfm-9Qce8nuNN6e7wmd841YewpX9EZW-vl_cB7oSnmHNoo8/s200/DSC04588.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287377531359909650" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div style="text-align: center; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyGcHa7OlALCLQE8VEz5EeNsoITOSgYzSPZTDJZM1iQK6AMAHQb8hqySrBonhES8y1TLU9BtJ2stSbJAKnVfONvs24ygOyu6xDBFlT_HLq4J0sfGuYjxcGRpKM4YLTRZL_wMmpGqaxk4IV/s1600-h/DSC08678.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyGcHa7OlALCLQE8VEz5EeNsoITOSgYzSPZTDJZM1iQK6AMAHQb8hqySrBonhES8y1TLU9BtJ2stSbJAKnVfONvs24ygOyu6xDBFlT_HLq4J0sfGuYjxcGRpKM4YLTRZL_wMmpGqaxk4IV/s200/DSC08678.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287377547508889394" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">Caught my first sunrise of the year with my bestest friend <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-style: italic; line-height: 20px; font-family:Trebuchet;font-size:13px;">♥ It was the perfect way to start off the year.</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzKzfOXQ0Y51xwk_-B3jLcbQcWeTJCzwKXmcv9_WQGc4hqtmZWXvArp-lF-XzkXORStm4kabErRPAcKjzH4B7c7AlqX5mQeQWCKPH7RuQF8W0MUuIYubXRfijBiNnBMNV-fyaHeDnnFANj/s1600-h/DSC08689.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzKzfOXQ0Y51xwk_-B3jLcbQcWeTJCzwKXmcv9_WQGc4hqtmZWXvArp-lF-XzkXORStm4kabErRPAcKjzH4B7c7AlqX5mQeQWCKPH7RuQF8W0MUuIYubXRfijBiNnBMNV-fyaHeDnnFANj/s320/DSC08689.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287381550342136178" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbOAaBzGDI7VeDYP8TMkpal_7hw5NFxLBhvfHIKD3hlaiMGF3WCc26CZC5Lv4p0e77GJdmIdOlRETIn5zoL5WKAbi88wSAnM-NQmk2ibMJPSfaaVzdc0ciykDTS8ZbrEn8T-Cw_fH8HHGW/s1600-h/DSC08685.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbOAaBzGDI7VeDYP8TMkpal_7hw5NFxLBhvfHIKD3hlaiMGF3WCc26CZC5Lv4p0e77GJdmIdOlRETIn5zoL5WKAbi88wSAnM-NQmk2ibMJPSfaaVzdc0ciykDTS8ZbrEn8T-Cw_fH8HHGW/s320/DSC08685.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287381544770303346" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4W7NBAUmvZXZrIE9IIKbimHscz3s1gvm2WluGU0bL32n8UbOQufpxI58FzZXOKBiZqg547LqvBP1rErva12BPiJCHoarnGD2CnVcRQ5NI0XmpaGYYkDDFyHdaK8ju6zer30RWKEQjFjJm/s200/DSC08681.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287377550881210610" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 136px; " /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div></div></div><div>Wishing you all new sunrises and never-ending beginnings.. may 2009 be the year for growth, hope, and unceasing love. Here's to a most fabulous year ahead.. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); line-height: 20px; font-family:'lucida grande';font-size:11px;">♥</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); line-height: 20px;font-family:'lucida grande';font-size:48px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; font-family:Georgia;font-size:16px;"><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWNFgm4ze-fAKhyInMyWJ8eP9GraCnMUdUA51rmurzkFl4irV9IOx4w8YO-pRyKtMIWualZqjSZmoJShxvZGfjRVllSIjktEuG_vkMrE7_MWODA0N0HhBPaxwUOH53QFpj0scvFbOm9m-a/s320/DSC08692.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287381555665108594" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 294px; " /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOGUTiIs0k8eJcJefgytz0S9iBBdmLoWFoZycRh3fqMQF2anuqXeBjxAOHWhgG_xw11KZZq_EsSWDDZfd84QdBdYinRHLXd66EP0_ouBsixp-PJRcG0ZRBMeEDgyHm3iBS-6ZQdXswrGiT/s1600-h/DSC08700.JPG"></a></div><div style="text-align: center; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOGUTiIs0k8eJcJefgytz0S9iBBdmLoWFoZycRh3fqMQF2anuqXeBjxAOHWhgG_xw11KZZq_EsSWDDZfd84QdBdYinRHLXd66EP0_ouBsixp-PJRcG0ZRBMeEDgyHm3iBS-6ZQdXswrGiT/s1600-h/DSC08700.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOGUTiIs0k8eJcJefgytz0S9iBBdmLoWFoZycRh3fqMQF2anuqXeBjxAOHWhgG_xw11KZZq_EsSWDDZfd84QdBdYinRHLXd66EP0_ouBsixp-PJRcG0ZRBMeEDgyHm3iBS-6ZQdXswrGiT/s320/DSC08700.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287381586056418050" style="cursor: pointer; width: 236px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNYS6S57A01E9D14IVzymvr9XNDM7r3FYaXyg58E22EodZ80-yfF_kZPAOaQD_zR5908tefjWkYaQUAUm4JLoGpEMmRi64R-d8YuEGvGo9zWB2vIRwCJSdJWgQ23gN6HNtTHgxzmHk62fG/s1600-h/DSC08698.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNYS6S57A01E9D14IVzymvr9XNDM7r3FYaXyg58E22EodZ80-yfF_kZPAOaQD_zR5908tefjWkYaQUAUm4JLoGpEMmRi64R-d8YuEGvGo9zWB2vIRwCJSdJWgQ23gN6HNtTHgxzmHk62fG/s320/DSC08698.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287381582017275218" style="cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /></div></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;font-size:10px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">***</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;font-size:48px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;font-size:10px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">**more more more outfit posts to follow! from days in between Christmas and New Years.</span></span></div>rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02202760651987509578noreply@blogger.com7