Back into the groove..

I'm bacccckkkkkkkk!!! :) Finally after getting settled into the new digs and adjusting to me new schedule...whew! What a crazy two weeks it's been! I must say I know a lot of people dislike change, but I absolutely love it! There is no greater feeling than a fresh start someplace new and exciting. As for my blog, I promise no more neglect. I'm having a yummy bowl of cereal and catching up on my fav. blogs before my next class. It's a very messy snowy/ rainy NYC kinda day. Hope everyone is having a lovely week!!

Now back to the good stuff...the fashion! I posted pics of the 2 gowns that literally took my breath away at last weeks SAG awards. My #1 favorite of the night was Diane Kruger (Duh!), wearing what I can only describe as the hottest silhouette the color mustard can come in. This Jason Wu stunner is impeccable and I can't stop starring. Is it just me or does that gown literally look like it was made for her body?! Right away it brought me back to the gown Michelle Williams wore to the Academy Awards a few years back? Or was it the Globes? Well whatever the case may be they both have that milky white skin tone that you need to make this dress look like perfection. I can't get enough of it, she looks unbelievable...true Hollywood glamour right there. Coming in a close 2nd is Kate Hudson in Emilio Pucci and again...this dress was made for her! Perfection. Perfection. Perfection. Ugh...I love it! Also shown is Lea Michelle in a to-die-for jewel toned Katherine Malandrino stunner. That little lady has been rocking some hot numbers lately..def. keeping my eye on her!

Turn the page...today is a new chapter.*

"Fear is temporary...regret is forever."

I'm sitting in my room surrounded by a mess and it's driving me crazy! I can't sleep, way too much on my mind. Is it just me or does life come at you really fast when you least expect it? Like one second things are content maybe even a little boring and the next a million new different things are happening?! Good things of course..life decisions that make you have every mixed feeling and emotion you could possibly imagine having?? That's exactly how I feel now.

I've just begun packing my room at my parents house because I'm making a big move. One that I hope is just a big step that will lead to many other big and exciting steps in my life. After spending the past year living back home with my family trying to make up for some lost time (I moved out on my own when I was just 18), I got an offer through school to live in a loft in the downtown Manhattan area. It's in SoHo which is probably my favorite spot in the entire city. I'm very very excited, but also very nervous at the same time. I've lived on my own before so I'm not worried about not having my parents, but I am worried about life in general. After a lot of hardships and bad decisions--or basically bad experiences the past few years I really just want this to go well for me. Growing up on Long Island, I always dreamed of living working and going to school in the city and I've already done two out of the three so this last one is quite possibly the biggest step of all. I always have a fear of not succeeding, not being able to make myself happy, support myself and live up to my expectations which I do set quite high. I'm also terrified of not having all of my dreams come true...luckily there's always something or someone that comes into my life or right before my eyes at those times of doubt and I suddenly realize that I can make it happen. Whatever you want in life you just have to go after it. Don't give up. Don't let fear take over and make decisions for you. I have to say through any bad experience I've ever had, scary or upsetting as it may have been, I do not regret any of it. I know in my heart those decisions made me a better and stronger person. I'm starting to believe there are no mistakes...more just lessons learned. I look around my room and see pictures and can only remember the good. I also can't help but be so grateful for my family and my best friends. So I have to let my fears go...I have to be positive and make the best of this next big step in my life. It is the beginning of a new chapter...one that I have very high hopes for.

Which reminds me how happy this blogging business makes me. I feel like I put a lot of work into it but more importantly a lot of myself. It really makes me happy. What also makes me reeeallllyyy happy is reading all of your blogs, and any comments I receive because I always end up discovering so many great other blogs to add to my list of readings. This blog is my creative outlet but it's also amazing for me to read your stories, or see your beautiful photos and doses of daily inspiration...it keeps me going and never fails to put a smile on my face, so thank you. My blog world might take a back seat for the next few days, at least until I'm settled into my new digs! I will come back full force and I'm hoping to write even more this year on my down time. Extra blogging with extra love. Take care for now my little darlings..

xO

A Simple Stunner

"Honestly, if I see another strapless fishtail gown, I'm probably gonna throw up! I'd rather see someone go for it than be like everybody else."
-Diane Kruger
Oct. '09 issue of Elle Magazine

As mentioned a few posts back, Diane Kruger is still at the top of my "Girl Crush" list. I think aside from her effortless beauty, I appreciate her overall attitude towards fashion in general. She's knows how to take risks and be herself while still maintaining that classic old Hollywood glam feel throughout her looks.
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CFDA Awards Review

The Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards took place this past week at Lincoln Center and these were just some of my favorite looks that were there. Among them were Blake Lively whoa stole the spotlight yet again in a hot pink Michael Kors number. Is it just me or does she always look so bright and happy? I keep noticing Diane Kruger in all the fashion columns lately always wearing something somewhat unusual but extremely fashion forward. She wore Jason Wu and there is something about this dress that normally wouldn't appeal to me but seeing it on her I keep looking again and again. The sleeves bothered me a bit but as I kept looking I fell more and more in love with it. Whitney Port was also one of my favorites. I feel like when she was on The Hills she was pretty simple and plain, and since moving to "The City" she has become quite a risk taker! I Love it! She wore a Luca Luca gown, but it's her hair and make-up that I really love...