Blame it on the rain

So yesterday here in Long Island there were torrential down pours for most of the day. Luckily it was quite a peaceful day, one where I didn't really mind the rain. I sat in this empty house and listened to it pour down for hours last night! It was a great day though because I got to see one of my best friends who I grew up with, and haven't seen since before the summer. Obviously we had much catching up to do which landed us in an empty diner mid day, with a nasty waitress, good food, and amazing life talk. That lasted for about 4 hours (I think the waitress pretty much hated our lives by the time we left, oh well!). I also got to see someone very close to my heart who I like to refer to as my little cuz. She's 16 and amazing. We ordered Chinese, rented a movie, and snuggled up on the couch. Perfect Saturday night if you ask me. It was extra perfect and convenient due to the weather as well as the fact that the previous night I was with my other best friend who I also grew up with and well, we killed one too many cocktails! It was all in good fun though, I'm always saying I wanna be more spontaneous and I think we definitely were on Friday. This best friend (Kim) also happens to be my hairdresser so I was able to get some much needed rootage fixed and a trim as well. I always feel so great after some fresh dye and scissors are put to my head. After our salon session the following events which were highly unexpected (Kimber got some bad news--nothing serious, just disappointing) led us to our latest rendevouz...a trip to the Bronx to see a friend who lives there and was bartending (Bad news + free drinks = slightly better moods :) and many many laughs!) Like I said I obviously I have an extremely low tolerance for any alcohol (I only drank wine, because anything else turns me into a hot mess) which led to a not so nice hangover yesterday. Luckily I had my best friends to keep me company and enjoy this crazy weekend with. :)

Anyway I was inspired by this Ashley Olsen photo that was featured in Bazaar back in '05. I love everything about her, in this pic I'm obsessed with the hair....how does it always look so messy perfect?? Also did lots of errands and finally stopped by Sephora to pick up the lip balm I keep reading about in every magazine...Rosebud Salve (in the little blue tin). Seriously this stuff is freakin amazing! I have the worst addiction to chap stick and this stuff moisturizes like crazy and also lasts! I also spent a solid 20 minutes trying to find the perfect card to give my Dad for his Birthday which is this week! I also started working on his gift (a very special photo op). Considering I'm the worst person on the planet when it comes to remembering birthdays and being prepared with thoughtful cards, I'm ahead of schedule and very proud of myself.

I treated myself to a mani/ pedi this morning and could not wait to try the 2 new colors I got from OPI. Below are the ones I'm currently obsessing over including Lincoln Park After Dark (Very dark purple), and Manicurist of Seville (which is like a Sangria, red wine(ish) ). The other 3 from the left are, Bubble Bath (the light pink), Here Today...Aragon Tomorrow (very dark emerald) and Suzi Skis in the Pyrenees (deep blue-grey). What are some of your favorite fall/ winter go to colors?

Lastly, even though I'm the last person in the world to talk to about any sport....I am most certainly keeping my fingers crossed for those Yanks tonight! Hope you guys are having a splendid weekend! Xx