Pink Glitter

So tomorrow is Ash Wednesday and that means I am going to be trying out a new lifestyle, trying to live more simply and more similarly to the lifestyle I would be assuming if I am selected to be a Jesuit Volunteer next year. More on this later, but for now, for my last consumeristic post for a while... lust worthy shoes. I know, I know, I really shouldn't be posting about these since they cost approximately the same as 200 days of food for a volunteer in Belize, but they're gorgeous and I would never actually think of buying them.

Mr. Louboutin knows how to design seriously glamorous heels. How cute would they be with a one sleeved black mini dress?

{Christian Louboutin Declic Glitter Pumps, $675}

Listening to: "1901" Phoenix
Thought of the Day: "One of the secrets of life is to make stepping stones out of stumbling blocks." -Jack Penn

Love You!

Happy Valentine's Day!

{Image via weheartit}

Lovely Cake

How amazing is this cake?! I want to make it right now, just to see if I could. I am Baker has a very detailed photo tutorial of how to make this heart cake and it doesn't sound too terribly difficult. Don't you wish you could be this creative?

Listening to: "Let Me Love You" Mario
Thought of the Day: "They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel." - Carl W. Buechner

{Image via I am Baker}

Pink Sugar

My friend Vance hosted a Superbowl party yesterday. My contribution? Heart sugar cookies with pink sprinkles. Am I getting too predictable? It works great considering I spent most of the game playing cards. Who cares about football anyway?

...oh wait... probably the majority of America.

{Yum.}

Don't worry, I made homemade soft pretzels too from a delicious recipe by Alton Brown.

Listening to: "Friends, Lovers, or Nothing" John Mayer
Thought of the Day:"All the world's a stage and most of us are desperately unrehearsed." - Sean O'Casey

Perfect Pink

I love Valentine's Day. Well, maybe not the day itself, but the pinks and reds, the dresses, the hearts, seeing the word "LOVE" everywhere... it just makes me feel like there is love in the air. And what better way to kick off the season of love than with a gorgeous bridesmaid dress? J.Crew has sold this dress for the past couple seasons and I have been infatuated since the first time I saw it. It looks figure flattering and seems like one that you would actually wear again after the wedding. It's usually shown with a gold skinny belt which makes it even better. But I don't think I could ever ask my bridesmaids to buy a $225 dress...

{J.Crew cotton cady Erica dress, $225}

Listening to: "Brick by Brick" Katy Perry
Thought of the Day: "What you are in love with seizes the imagination, will affect your everything. It will decide what gets you out of bed in the mornings, what you do with your evenings, how you spend your weekends, what you read, what you know, what breaks your heart, and what amazes you. Fall in love, stay in love, and it will decide everything." - Pedro Arrupe

Foodie Valentines

More adorable Valentines...

{All $4 from persimmonsgal's Etsy shop.}

Listening to: "Favorite Girl" Justin Bieber

Thought of the Day: "In your hands you hold the seeds of fialure or the potential for greatness. Your hands are capable, but they must be used for the right things to reap the rewards you are capable of attaining. The choice is yours." - Zig Ziglar

Love Love Love

I can't wait until Valentine's Day...

After my first day of student teaching, I'm in the teacher mode and these are the cutest Valentines for students :)

Listening to: "Hungover" Kesha
Thought of the Day:"I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love." -Mother Teresa

{Image via inchmark}