Anticipation Heels Revealed!

Hello all!!!  It's a chilly and foggy Wednesday morning here in Seattle.  The sun is breaking through but I heard it'll be one of the last days for a long while that we get to see the sun.  When November nears, I heard we'll be in danger of flooding in certain areas.  November and December are usually our wettest times of the year.  Eek!

So...I wanted to mention that Sammie of Oui Sammie and I did meet up on Friday night and let me just say, we had a blast.  I kicked myself at the end of the night when we've already parted ways and I realized I forgot to snatch up a picture.  But I guarantee this won't be the last we'll meet up...so next time I'll definitely capture us in photo.  From her blog, I couldn't tell Sammie was such a funny, energetic, light hearted, and talkative person.  There was never an awkward moment and even after more than two hours of nonstop chatting, I felt like there were still a lot to gab about.  I'm excited for our next meeting!

Also, Jamie from Thrifty Threads is blogging for breast cancer "awearness" this month.  She's going to try to wear pink everyday for the month of October.  I was inspired by her dedication, so I've decided to try to incorporate as much pink as I can in my daily outfits.  And here's today's:

Yep...those are the much anticipated Anticipation Heels!!!  Let me just tell ya...they are so comfortable.  And girls, if you're thinking of buying, size down half a size.  These are size 8's and I can't even remember the last time I've worn an 8.  The leather will also stretch a little as you wear them.  So definitely size down.

Cardigan - F21
Tee - Anthropologie Showpiece Tee (now on sale!)
Skirt - Anthropologie Acting Out Skirt
Tights - Anthropologie Stormy Seas
Shoes - Anthropologie (Miss Albright) Anticipation Heels

It's been a few days since my hair cut and I still love it!  It's so effortless to get ready in the mornings now...which is always good.  A few minutes of more sleep in the mornings makes a happy Cindi!  Here's a closer look at how I styled it yesterday morning (also I was wearing a pink cardi for pink month!).

  Ciao!

PWC - Post Wedding Chop

Hello all!  I was under the weather yesterday and stayed at home to rejuvenate but I'm back today!  This past weekend I finally was able to get my PWC...post wedding chop!  My long wedding hair was killing me so I was excited about taking some of the length off.  I decided this time I'd try a boutique salon in my favorite Seattle neighborhood...Ballard.  There are several smaller salons there but I've never been inclined to try them.  I've heard good things about Tart, a salon with just four stylists, each of them rent a desk from the owner.  It's discreet store front is easy to miss if you're not paying attention.  You enter through a glass door just to go downstairs, turn a few corners and you're at the salon. 

My stylist, Rachel, was really hard to get an appointment with.  She's the one with the shaved head on the right.  I had to wait almost three weeks for a Saturday appointment with her. 

And voila!  I didn't expect her to chop off this much, but after I saw the result, I loved it.  I felt so much lighter and this gives me the opportunity to grow it out however I like it.  It felt so bouncy and fun! 
Since I lost a couple of pounds of hair, I had to get it back somehow.  For dinner that night...here's what the hubs and I had...

Five guys double cheeseburger with bacon!  Oh boy...once I downed this, I had no room for anything else.  This was right after we watched Social Network, which I will review during a later post.  :)

And before I leave you, I finally got a chance to see Chewy while my parents were over this weekend.  And what a cutie he is!

Friday Movie Preview and a Happy Hour!

Happy Friday!  I'd normally bring you Anthro reviews today but I decided to do something a little different.  I don't know about you guys but one of my favorite things to do is go to the movies with my husband.  I know it's such a small thing...but it's those small things that make us happy.  We typically go to movies in the late afternoons and all the theaters we go to allow outside coffee...so we bring our caffeine drinks of choice in to enjoy our movie.

Last weekend we watched Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.  A few weekends before, we saw the original Wall Street and loved it.  Michael Douglas holds a dear place in my heart because one of the first movies I saw with my dad was....are you ready for this....Fatal Attraction!  His university used to hold student movie nights in the summer and they're free.  Being my dad...free is good!  So he brought me to watch movies every weekend.  I don't think he even checked what was playing so when it was Fatal Attraction, it sort of traumatized me for a bit.  The rabbit scene scared me so much that I couldn't sleep during the night.  At the time my parents and I shared a one bedroom apartment and I crawled into their bed at night.  I was 8 years old.  :)  It's funny thinking back though.

Anyway, a tangent.  This sequel to Wall Street in a way underwhelmed me.  I won't give away the details to those that still want to see it, but I thought the storyline could be better.  I wished it focused on one "villain" so that the betrayal or revenge within the story is more dramatic than what they made it.  I also can't stand the Katie Holmes look-a-like girlfriend of Shia LeBouff.  Her character is the stereotypical "my father was never there for me so I hate him and life" character way too overplayed in other movies we've all scene.  And lastly, Shia LeBouff...I'm not sure if he was a believable Wall Street whiz kid.  I think he has his shining moments as an actor.  Some people can't stand him, some love him.  I'm just indifferent.  But for me to believe he's an expert at derivatives, shorts, leveraging and financial models is a stretch.  Overall though, it was still entertaining and we walked out of the theater feeling like we didn't waste our money.  But then again, I love any movie set in New York! :)

Anyhoo, tonight I'm going to a happy hour to meet up with a reader and fellow blogger.  Sammie of Oui Sammie moved to the Seattle area not too long ago so from the Bay Area.  We've been in contact through email for the past few months and now that I have more free time after the wedding, we've decided to finally meet up for a couple of drinks at a wine bar/restaurant.  I'm really excited to meet and get to know a fellow reader.  I plan on meeting others as well some time in the future so Lori and LC...get ready! :) 

Here's what I'm wearing for this meeting:

I'm so glad I purchased the Vagabond Dress at full price.  I don't believe it ever made it to sale (I could be wrong).  But this dress was my "go to" dress this past summer and I'm so glad it's able to transition nicely to fall.  The thicker material didn't bother me at all during our mild summers and it's heavy fabric keeps me warm on this 52 degree morning. 

P.S. My face is almost back to normal from its bloatedness.  :)  Happy Friday again!

C-O-A-T!

Happy Hump Day everyone!  (Oh boy, this week just passed me by...I totally didn't realize I typed in happy hump day...I meant Happy Thursday!!)  It's a gorgeous fall day today...with highs of 74!!!! 

I was preusing the Anthro site this morning and since nothing in clothes attracted me, I went into their home section and found these:

I'm a huge fan of classily monogrammed items and these little hooks are so cute.  We have a wall near our entrance of our front door that's just bare right now...so I thought what better way to use that wall for some coat hooks.  We can also use these hooks for car keys as well.  I bought 4 of these...spelling out COAT.  I can't wait!

In with the coat theme, if you've been reading and following, you know that I purchased the Clinton Trench in neutral earlier this summer.  I then went and got the Idra Cream Confection Coat and was going to return the trench since both are similar color and had ruffled styling.  But recently, I noticed they came out with a new Clinton Trench in the navy colorway.  Well...I have always wanted to look for a good navy coat, and this is just the right one.  I've decided to return the neutral and get the navy.  YAY!

Also, thanks to everyone that commented on my entry yesterday about iPhone apps.  All last night I was downloading apps...including Open Table, Shazam, Camera Bag, TiltShiftGen, Gorilla Cam, Lose It, My24, Balance...to name a few.  I played around with the Camera Bag app after taking my OOTD today and this is what I ended up with.

Please excuse my puffy face...I believe I have a cold sore (I know...TMI???) and my thyroid or salivary glands were affected by it...so my face was more poofy than normal for the last couple of days.  Yuck!!!  It's starting to get better now though.

And I leave you with my kitty!

We went to Petsmart the other day and got him a new tag and collar.  His old one was so frayed and I swear, he he must have worn that last collar for 10 years.  His new collar is so adorable...it's blue (to match his soft paws) with an argyle pattern.  And to go with the preppy theme, the font we got on his tag was a collegiate font and on it below our address, we put "Can I haz some friezzz" in case he gets lost and the people nice enough to take him in knows he LOVES fries and gives him some.  :) 

Have a great day everyone!

I've been iPhoned!

Hello all!  As some of you know, my birthday was this month and as a bday present, my husband bought me a new iPhone 4!  I've never owned an iPhone before because I was waiting for the right version to come out.  And when I saw that this one had the world's clearest screen and you can talk on the phone using Face Time, I was sold! 

Of course I love the apps on the iPhone.  The one I'm obsessed with right now is called Angry Birds.  Basically there are these birds which you place in a slingshot and shoot at these pigs in these wooden and ice boxes.  It's so frustrating I tell you!  I'm stuck on level 4 and can't get past it.  The pigs taunt me because they smile slyly at you if you don't shoot them down right before the level ends.  Arghghgh! 

Another app I can't live without is eBuddy.  I'm unable to sign into any chat program at work, so to keep me sane, I keep in touch with my husband and friends through eBuddy.  I was afraid to get the iPhone because of the touch screen keyboard but the 4G phone's keyboard is amazing.  It's been really easy to use so far.

Of course I have to put some smart apps in there to fool myself into thinking I'm truly cultured and educated.  The Wallstreet Journal and the New York Times is also on the phone...but I hardly use those.  :)

For those readers that have an iPhone, what are some of your favorite apps???

And I leave you with my dessert from last night.  Does anyone eat greek yogurt?  I love it and think it's way better than normal yogurt, but it does have a higher fat content so I try to limit my intake on it.  The hubby made me a greek yogurt parfait with granola, blueberries, strawberries, peaches, and pears!  It was yummo!

Back From Camping...

I know I've been MIA for a bit and I was able to go into Anthro last week to try some stuff on.  But I wasn't wow'ed at any of the items so I'll save those for a later date.  I am excited to show you all some pictures of our first and ever camping trip with friends. 

Most of my friends and I have known one another since high school and throughout the years we've remained the same but at the same time, have all grown so much.  We're all either already married or is getting married...so these little trips together when we're all without kids are very special to us.  We know as soon as one of us start having kids, the others will follow and our lives will be changed (for the better of course) from then on.  But for now, we enjoy our times together as couples.

Chris trying to be "cool" on our hike.

We came upon a side of Lake Easton and it was just beautiful.  It was quite dangerous though because behind us was a huge straight fall into the rocky lake.

Ahh...serene and beautiful!

It's places like this that make me appreciate Seattle.  Just 10 minutes from this lake is a ski lodge.  So imagine in the winter time, you're able to ski in the morning and then come down to the lake to canoe and hike.  Where else can you ski and canoe in the same day?  Also, it's only an hour drive from Seattle.

Have anyone played "Spoons"?  It's a great card game where you pass the cards around the group really fast and you try to get four of a kind.  As soon as someone gets it, they grab a spoon in the center...then everyone else will have to grab a spoon as well as fast as they can.  There's always one less spoon than the number of people playing, so one person will always lose.  It was so much fun!

We ventured to the other side of the lake where there was a beach area.  The weather held out...it was 75!

My friend Jean posing Anthro-like for the camera! :)  She's a hottie!

Here we're cooking breakfast and boiling water for our coffee.  We're all coffee crazy people here...since Seattle's our home.

I have no idea what my hubby was doing here!

A fun shot on the lake.  :)

It was definitely a fun trip but I was glad it was over.  It's not fun to be without a real bathroom and shower for two days.  I have to admit that camping isn't for me.  I know there are people that just love it, but it can't appeal to everyone, or else it'd be really expensive!  I loved connecting with the nature and my friends, but we can do that in a cabin right? :)  Sleeping in a tent was a fun experience though...although it was so cold that first night.  I wanna say it was in the 40's that night and we were covered in three layers of blankets. 

Our friends and I were discussing a final trip together before we all settle down.  Maybe to Hawaii? :)  Who knows!  Can't wait! 

So Tuckered!

I am extremely sore today!!!!  I'm whining but I have to, girls.  So please excuse me.  The power sculpt really did it to me but you know how it is, the soreness sucks...however at the same time, it feels so good.  I guess it literally "hurts so good".  I probably did some 80 pushups and hundres of dumb bell curls so my arms and chest area is killing me.  OK...I will stop now.

A white Target bag awaited for me yesterday after returning from work.  It was my Tucker for Target pieces that I purchased.  FINALLY!  I just couldn't wait so I wore the dress today.  I thought it went great with how I was feeling...all tuckered out!  I really can't say enough about how comfortable this dress is for me.  Remember how I blogged about having fat days?  This will sure help add to that section of my closet.  It's so flowy and roomy...and I can eat anything in this. 

I love these tights.  They add a great texture feel to any outfit.  I have the same one in a plum color too.  Great sale purchases at Anthro.  :)

CAMPING!!!
This weekend my friends and I planned to head over to Lake Easton (about an hour and a half away) for camping.  OK, don't judge me but I've never been camping before in my adult life.  The only time I went was with my parents (and my cat...yes I brought my cat along) in Yellowstone Park.  I remembered it to be fun...but I want to experience it again before this camping season ends.  The weather's not good here though.  It's said to be in the high 60's this weekend with some chances of showers and at night...it'll probably be in the 40's.  We are prepared though...we have lots of blankets and sleeping bags, a tent, an air mattress and lots and lots of Northface jackets and fleeces.  I can't wait to just relax a bit in the wilderness. 

P.S.
My Anticipation Heels finally arrived and guess what?  They're perfect!!!  I will have to debut it properly after all the fuss I went through to get it. 

P.P.S.
Sorry everyone...it was garbage day in our neighborhood so please excuse the cans in my pics.  Is it only in WA or does garbage days happen on Thursdays across the country? :)  It was Thursdays in LA too.  And I swear...sometimes I feel I live in the same neighborhood they have on the Truman Show.  Hehehehe.
Tootles!