Between going to London this past weekend, Valentine's Day, and Fashion Week, I've got far too much to blog about and way too little time. Expect some London pics, some V-day suggestions, and some Fashion Week recap coming soon to a screen near you. So buckle your seatbelts and keep all hands and feet inside the vehicle - this week is going to be crazy!
11 February 2013
07 February 2013
LONDON CALLING
Jetting off to London for a hot second this weekend. Literally - I get in Friday night and leave Sunday afternoon. While I've loved my weekends in Barcelona, I'm excited to explore more of Europe. I've never been to London, so I'm excited to eat fish and chips and have tea and ride a double-decker bus like a true tourist! (And, you know, the fact that everyone speaks English definitely helps!)
05 February 2013
THE BEST IMPULSE BUY EVER
You know how sometimes you buy things on impulse - just a spur-of-the-moment, I-have-to-have-this, toss-it-in-the-cart kind of thing? Usually, that thing that you couldn't live without at the time ends up sitting in the back of your closet for a few years before finally being donated to a thrift shop. For a while there, I thought that was the fate for these puppies.
They're from Target, which gets me every time with the impulse buys. Everything is just so cute and colorful and cheap! I was shopping for things for my apartment last fall when these called my name from the sale rack. They are absolutely not my style at all - I hardly wear heels, and when I do they're plain and black and tall. So leopard print wedges? Really?
Well, I fell in love and threw them in my cart and spend the extra $10. My mom about cried when I showed them to her because she thought they were so hideous, and I've worn them a grand total of two times in the year and a half I've owned them. Maybe they just weren't meant to be.
BUT THEN!
But then I went to Europe. And threw them in my suitcase. And have literally worn them at least two times a week since I've been here. When we go out at night here in Barcelona, we wear heels. And sometimes the black dress + black tights + black coat + black booties thing can become more than a little monotonous. Solution? Throw these babies on. They're comfortable enough to dance in all night, and the leopard adds that little something-something your outfit has been missing. I've more than gotten my money's worth.
So my advice? Next time you see something cheap and cute and ohmgodyouhavetohaveit?
Buy it - you'll thank me later.
04 February 2013
03 February 2013
SUPER SUNDAY
Today, I am homesick. While I love being in Barcelona, today, there is no where I'd rather be than on a couch at home or at school, with a cold beer in one hand and a chip loaded with guacamole in the other. It's Superbowl Sunday, and unlike those who just like beer and 7-layer dip, I really enjoy football and always love watching the championship game.
Anyway, being 6 hours ahead of the East Coast means that kickoff in BCN will be at approximately 12:30 tonight. Stellar. So instead of sitting on a couch and munching on treats and yelling at the TV, I will be in a bar filled with American students, elbowing my way to get a view of the TV and paying 5 euros for a beer I don't really want. But I will do it because I love football and the Superbowl and America, and even being in Spain isn't going to stop me from watching.
(Though probably just the first half. 12:30 on a Sunday is L-A-T-E people!!)
But lucky you - y'all still have the chance to whip up some snacks and get your spot on the couch all worn in before the game begins this evening. If you're looking for some good suggestions, here's what I wish I was snacking on today.
Enjoy watching the Superbowl at a reasonable hour, and have a beer and some onion dip for me!
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