For The Love Of Cooking

Did you hear?! 

For the first time this winter the weather man says North Carolina can expect 2-4 inches of the fun fluffy white stuff tonight! 

Heaven help the grocery stores!

I for one will be skipping the milk and bread aisles and warming things up with taco soup!

In an effort to keep things tasty but, simple I have decided to go with this recipe by 

Melissa of The Faux Martha!

What's your favorite snow day recipe?!

Flower Bomb

When the RTW Spring 2013 collections hit the runway back in early fall,
one trend that was evident…Floral prints!

Anthropologie is offering up a few chic Charlie Trousers perfect for the upcoming season. I for one have a total flashback moment to the year 2000 and a pair of green floral pants that I begged my mother for because duh they were “the hottest and a total must have”!! Did I mention my must haves turned from a dark green to a cobalt blue when they were in the presence of a black light?!
Oh yeah, talk about surprise when I hit the dance for the first time rocking them!
Looking back, I do the typical, WHAT was I thinking and well look at me now…ready to pick up a new pair!!

What about you?
Are you on the Flower Bomb train?
Love OR Hate??

 

 

***SHOP THE LOOK***

 

Miniflora Charlie

 Megaflora Charlie

Quote Of The Week

Last Friday, a close girlfriend and fellow blogger, Angela Charles of Habit Forming Success and I were chatting about life and how sometimes you just want to tell those not so positive people, who never let the past go to PLEASE, just move on!!

 

During the convo I had a few words of wisdom pop into my head for my darling friend...

Soooo in true blogger fashion, I have created an image of my quote to share with all of you!

Happy Monday Loves!

I hope you have a delightful and positive day and week!

xoxo,

*ps..If you are a quote junkie like me- feel free to "repin" here



For The Love Of Cooking

This week's recipe is just too PERFECT for any of you guys and girls out there like me.

I love watching and cheering on my favorite teams with friends over a cold beevo and I love a good "wing".  That is...a good wing minus the chicken AND bone (chills) and sauce. 

OK, so maybe I just like the kick of buffalo and hot wing sauce?!

It's not that I'm totally against chicken, I just am not a huge fan of meat.  When I do eat meat, I cut every single bite into the tiniest pieces and inspect every morsel before chowing down. 

Ridiculous I know.

So, you can imagine my excitement when this yummy app from Skinny Taste hit my inbox eariler this week.

Buffalo Cauliflower Bites 

recipe

Finally, I have something besides celery I can completely drown in hot sauce and enjoy without all the inspector gadget action.

The only tweak I would make- replace the blue cheese with ranch!

So what do you think?

Are you still going for the wings or would you give this healthier yet still spunky veggie a try?

HGTV & College Girlfriends

Yesterday, I was simply over the moon excited for a dear college friend of mine, Lindsey (Tilley) Cheek and her husband Grayson. A few months back Lindsey, Gray, and their beautiful daughter Tilley-Gray invited HGTV into their home for a photo shoot that would be featured in an upcoming issue of the mag. After several months (feeling more like an eternity for them I'm sure) the wait is finally over. The glossy pages hit the stands yesterday and the six page spread is simply gorgeous and total perfection!

Here are a few of my faves but, do make sure to pop on over to Fifi Cheek to see more and pickup a copy of the mag!
I can tell you, little Tilley-Gray's nursery...you do not want to miss!

Congrats Lindsey-Couldn't be more excited for y'all!!
xoxo,

Champs & Tini's

This past weekend I celebrated my birthday with a few of my closest friends!

We started the night with dinner at Print Works Bistro, located within one of my favorite hotels Proximity.  After an amazing dinner we headed downtown to Blu Martini for a few cocktails!

Great time but, now I am officially sick with a nasty cold.  

Apparently, your immune system is a tad bit weaker at 31! ;)

Thank you to everyone for all the birthday love and for making the day even more special! 

xoxo

Quote Of The Week

Lucky for me-- Today really is my birthday!!

I swear I was JUST celebrating my 30th Birthday and here I am today celebrating my 31st!

I guess this means I am officially in my 30's! Yikes!

This girl is ready to embrace the year and all it has to offer!

I pray and dream for MANY big changes this year...it's time to put my words into actions!

Stop back by later today for pics from my bday weekend with amazing friends!

Decisions and Masterpieces

For as long as I can remember I have wanted to pack my bags and move to south Florida. I LOVE the beach, warm weather, and have a slight obsession with palm trees and tropical flowers. However, my dream job would require me to make a move in the total opposite direction.
Yeap, all the way north to New York City!


Of course loving interior design almost as much as I love fashion and my usual tendency to put the cart before the horse, I immediately start thinking where will I live? What could I afford? Oh no…how tiny will my apartment be?! Will I have a murphy style bed- EEK!
BUT, after seeing my darling fave Jen Ramos’ new 975 sq foot NYC pad I felt a slight peace of mind come over me.
I am well aware I will most likely be dealing with far less square footage but, “giving up” (aka renting) my current home just over 1,300 square foot in NC becomes a little bit easier after seeing the artistically chic masterpiece Jen has created with limited space!

For the complete home tour of Jen's glam pad click here and head on over to Made By Girl!

Happy Weekend Loves!
My 31st Birthday is Monday so I am closing up shop to start celebrating with my dearest family and friends!  I'll be sharing pics next week...See ya then!

For The Love Of Cooking

Kicking 2013's For the Love of Cooking off with a no way you can go wrong appy that makes a totally presh presentation, and hello did you see the ingredients?!

Pears, pistachios, dried cranberries and cheese!!

I haven't even had the first nibble and I'm already in love!

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1 & 2

NYE Review

Happy New Years my darlings!

I had a quick second so thought I would just share a few pics from NYE.

This years NYE dress was sooo comfy and glam all at the same time! 

Usually, all the sequins can be a little painful and scratch but, Swoon Boutique totally hooked this lady up and I danced the night away!

How was your new years??

Did you stay in or head out to kick up your heels?