Spring Essentals

Dress1

Dress 2

Jeans

Skirt

         

Polka

Floral

Stripes

Sandals

Heels

                                   Dress1, Dress2, Jeans, Skirt, Polka, Stripes, Sandals, Heels

When it come to my wardrobe,  have a few things that wear constantly. Sometimes I put together an outfit and love it so much that I wear it multiple times, instead of remixing things. So if you think about it, we only need couple basic pieces to make our wardrobe work for us. This spring is all about COLOR and floral patterns, but we are keeping our basic polka dots and stripes! From skinny jeans to sandals and I'm loving every minute of it, only if the sun would come out already and we could enjoy the spring with a colorful palette of must-haves. If I were to have everything I want (who doesn't want that? lol), these pieces would have been part of it (I do have the JCrew Skirt in Lime), especially shoes. Enjoy the spring shopping, even if it's just window shopping. One can dream right? 

Easter Weekend

I love traditions! How can you not? Starting with new clothes to wear and all the way to the type of bread to serve. My mom and I spent almost the entire Friday together, making home-made sausages, kneading bread (by hand!) and setting up the table for a fancy Easter lunch. There was a lot of talk about the olden days and how my grandmother used to do all of this when she had six children, a farm and an overly critical mother-in-law. I love those moments where I learn about my family and get to spend some time with my mom (my husband came with with dinner later and of course he was put to work too;) But among all the preparations and fancy sausage making, we haven't forgotten the real reason for this amazing Holy Day where we celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus. Sunday morning was sunny and bright just like an Easter morning should be. Church was filled with people and front platform was blooming with white lilies. Sermon was filled with power and spirit, and preacher  spoke about God's love and why Jesus did what He did. Then there was visiting of my husband's family and mingling with family, more food and more family conversations. It was a great weekend! Hope you had a great one too.

Hello Spring... ummmm... Where did you go?

Dress: LOFT  (couple year ago)
Blazer: Thrift store
Shoes: TJ Maxx
Necklace: Antique Show
Belt: Target

It seems Spring has played April Fools joke on us, couple of weeks ago. We had high 70s temperatures and sunshine, yet this morning it was 60F in my house. Brrrr... I didn't even want to peek a toe from under my blanket and stay in bed all day, but gargling of my stomach forced me to get up and heat up the crepes that I made yesterday. My toes and my stomach thanked me. So, now I have my blanket and socks on, trying to figure out the art of Photoshop (or in my case, GIMP2). It has been a long road since I not being able to decipher's any computer program to actually editing something, all by my self (!). I know what you think, "Gosh, this is awful editing" but I'm working on my skills, so please be patient. 

I wore this outfit when it was 70 outside (hence no nylons) and absolutely love this purple dress. (Btw, I recently realized that i have like a million purple things, which was a discovery all in itself). I'm new to the blog world, but those of you who will read this, thank you. Please stick around and see what else I will come up with. 

Bruschetta with Tomato and Basil

So here is my first recipe.
I love avocados and literally eat them with everything and by themselves. They are a very healthy supply of essential oil and supposed to be good for your skin. So here is a recipe of classic bruschetta with my favorite avocado, very and easy and quick.

Ingredients:
8 pieces of French Baguette (Vienna Bread)
2 Tomatoes
4 Basil Leaves
1Avocado
Salt, Pepper
Olive Oil
Unsalted Butter

How To:

Cut the baguette into 1inch pieces and places them on the top rack of you oven with broil setting on. Make sure you only broil them for about 30 seconds because they burn fast. Cut up tomatoes into small pieces along with basil leave, add salt, pepper and a little bit of olive oil to taste. Take the bread out of the oven and spread butter onto the warm surface so it melts. Peal and cut avocados thinly and places 3-4 slices on every piece of bread. Top the bread with tomatoes and serve immediately. 

Happy Love Day!

I really wanted my real post to be about something profound, deep and meaningful but in the spirit of Valentine's Day (yes, I agree, it is advertised way too much and used by retailers to suck money out of us) I still want to be be lovely-dovey and put a heart up here. So I found some red furry thing in my closet and bought a heart shaped wreath so I could put a sweet something on our bedroom door. I am personally not a fan of commercialized holidays, with "supposed to buy gifts" idea,  but it's still nice to receive a bouquet of flowers and maybe some chocolates, or chocolate covered strawberries (even better) any day of the year. As most women would agree, we love to be thought of and appreciated but if it only happens once a year on Valentine's Day, it's not that special and knowing that you receiving the same bouquet of flowers as other 10 million women on the same day, doesn't make me feel very appreciated. I love the gifts and thoughts that come out of no where and surprise me, like a sticky note on the bathroom mirror, or a note in the fridge on my lunch box. I am married and have to say that my husband is good at those little things. He will cover me up with a blanket when he sees me on the couch getting cold, or brings me tea when my cup runs empty, cleans my car off snow and makes sure I have something to eat. I don't think the idea of love and romance should start and end on February 14th but it should be in the air all year long, it's a wonderful way to share you love with someone else. 

So here is a quick and super easy DIY idea for those of you who want the lovey-dovey without the mushy-ness ;-) 

Supplies:

1 Red Feather Garland

1 Heart-Shaped Wreath (white) 

Ribbon

1 Thumb Tuck 

Glue gun

Wrap the garland around the heart and hot glue the ends. Get a nice ribbon (you can't see it, but mine says "love cherish adore") and tie it around the heart making a small bow. Next take the thumb tuck and push it into the upper ridge of the door so that ribbons will holds the heart. Done!!!