if i can't afford dvf for myself...

...then i'll let my kindle wear it. i haven't mentioned yet that my awesome father in law gifted me a kindle for christmas this year. it was one of the top things on my wish list so i was so pumped to get it - and then, my just-as-awesome sister in law gifted me a gorgeous diane von furstenberg kindle cover (in garden animal kayley print, $85). love it! as you can tell, the first book i'm reading on the kindle is stieg larsson's the girl who kicked the hornet's nest. i'm about 75% of the way through and i can't wait to know how it ends...

flowers in bloom

remember when i planted this amaryllis bulb from target a few weeks before christmas? look how beautiful it is! i get so sad that they only last one bloom, but the good news is that it lasts for a long time. i love looking at them as i wash dishes from my magical culinary creations (note sarcasm).

i'm not really a waitress...really.

over the weekend katy and i decided to use the bad weather as an excuse to relax our butts off and treat ourselves to a mani/pedi. i chose a "classic" color for my fangers - opi's i'm not really a waitress - one of their best sellers. i never ever wear red nailpolish, and although i wanted to try essie's fishnet stockings, the salon i like only carries opi. i really like it...and i can't wait to try some of the new spring colors in the next few months.

having a ball in the bathroom

one of my favorite stores to peruse here in austin is uncommon objects, a store of "curious goods". we went by while katie and warren were here last-last weekend and i picked up this old skool blue ball jar. i have been going nuts trying to figure out what to do with the towel rack in the master bathroom (aside from hold towels) and i have a good start with the new ball jar and monogrammed decanters from pottery barn (no longer available from what i can see; a wedding shower gift from my lovely friend laura in new york).

i'm currently coveting...neutral shoes

i have nude on the brain. nude shoes, that is, along with a few other neutral shades. these are just a few styles i'm currently coveting. i already have too many shoes i don't wear, though, i so i'm holding out to see if i'm still coveting one (or all) of them after the next few weeks. plus, i feel like my taste changes so much between the time when spring styles first come out and the time when the weather is warm enough to actually wear them. right?!

below: vince camuto mimis sandal, $129. would be good with almost any dress or skirt.

below: guess lopran heels, $125. would be perfection with wide leg jeans and a tucked-in flowy floral top.

below: nine west chartre, $79. you can't tell in the picture, but the fabric is canvas tipped with leather. cute!

below: vince camuto alexia ankle boot, $125. the picture doesn't do these shoes justice. have had them on the brain since before christmas and i'm waiting patiently for them to go on sale. come on already!

my golden globes picks

i couldn't resist posting about my favorite golden globes looks. i have to say that in general, i didn't like so many of the looks (i'm talking to you, scarjo) and i couldn't believe how many ladies were rocking the same hairdo (e.g., eva longoria, claire danes) but there were some gorgeous ladies and gowns on the red carpet. i couldn't narrow it down any further than this!! here are my favorites.

below: anne hathaway in giorgio armani prive. that back!!! and perfection on the hair. (image from justjared)

below: mila kounis in vera wang (this chick is hot...what was she doing with kevin from home alone in the first place?) (image from justjared)

below: eva longoria in zac posen. love the train.

below: jennifer lawrence in louis vuitton. gorge! (image from justjared)

below: emma stone in calvin klein. i am digging the simplicity of it (although her hair could be a shade or two brighter rather than whiter)

below: january jones in versace (obviously i choose her! she's my fave...)

help me find mid-priced denim

i have a problem.

a big one.

i have been searching high and low for mid-priced jeans that aren't too skinny and aren't too wide. like straight-up stovepipe. not hugging my calf nor too flared or bootleg. not too cheap but not too expensive. and i can't find them.

i started with gap, trying on every style in every size and color. always skinny, $69.50 / real straight $69.50

next i went to the matchsticks from j.crew ($98), but i'm not sold. they're way too long (even the short sizes) and i hate hemming jeans because they never look the same.

then i went to anthropologie (i have a gift card, woot!) and tried on every single pair they had in store. every. single. pair. again, either too skinny or too wide. ag colette bootcut, $168 / ag stevie, $168 / joe's muse, $158



and now i'm waiting for these to arrive from ann taylor although i think they'll be too skinny. (i think the outfit is so cute, btw) - $88 plus 40% coupon EXTRA40

these *might* be good, but it's so hard to tell from the shoddy fitting on the model (really, loft, really?!), $59.50 plus 40% with code EXTRA.

if you were me, where would you turn next? i really don't want to pay more than $100 but i just might have to...and is it a pipe dream? are there no straight leg jeans for less than a benjamin out there anymore?

oooooooooooooor maybe i'm not cut out for straight stovepipe jeans. maybe it's all in my head. just maybe.

ps. can't wait for my cousin katy to arrive!!! she gets in tonight and we have so much to catch up on. can't wait can't wait.