Ladies that Lunch

Today, my mom and some of our best friends spent the afternoon at The Mansion on Turtle Creek. It was a late birthay lunch for me, and we all had the best time!

Best friends since birth.

My mom and me.

I LOVE the patio here.... the black rod iron and yellow is perfect!

Magnolia Cupcakes

I recently received a PR promotional booklet with some recipes from some well known NYC restaurants / bakeries and included was a recipe for vanilla cupcakes from Magnolia Bakery... I have not tried them out, but will be doing so very soon.

The Many Faces of John Mayer

Does he really look like this in concert?

I will be able to report back with a complete report after the concert on Friday night.

J Crew

What is better than J Crew loafers on sale for almost nothing? An extra 30% off, that is what is better! I am thinking free shipping would have been too much to ask for....

Chop, Chop..Part 2.

Just how short will I end up going?

I think this is the shortest I can handle.....

Entertaining

I love to have people over for entertaining and such, but sometimes when these go on during the week you don't have a lot of time to go all out. When I had my Stella & Dot jewelery party a while back, I made the best little pretzel / chocolate treats and I thought my beverage idea was pretty neat.

All you do is heat the oven to 275 and bake for 4 minutes. As soon as they come out, drop an M&M on top. I stuck them in the fridge to cool. I used the Hershey's Hugs, but I think they would also be really good with the peanut butter kisses with a Reese's pieces on top. (Peanut butter and chocolate is my favorite!)

For drinks, I had an assortment of Crystal Light single serving mixes available to mix with bottles of water. Very easy, yet cute and classy!

Scandalous!

...and I love it! Although, I might have different feelings if I was actually the parent of a teen wanting to watch the show. There is way too much sex for a show about high school. That being said, I still TiVo every episode and I am addicted.

Have you seen these new ads? They are pretty edgy.

(Billboard in NYC, from my recent trip)

Muffin = Muffin Top

When I was in NYC a couple of weeks ago, I noticed that all of the Starbucks had the calorie count posted for every singe food item. Not that I normally get their food, but it was interesting to compare the "low-fat" / "fat-free" / and the "full-fat" items. I think you were better off ordering the chocolate brownie versus any of the muffins or breads.

This is an interesting article talking about the law that forced Starbucks (and many other places) to display these shocking calorie counts. Next time you are ready to order that fat-free muffin, remember that it might end up being a muffin-top instead.