A Colorado Cupcake: March 2011

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Don't quit your day-job

This has become an adage I have grown quite supportive of at the ripe ol' age of 26ish.

More often than not lately, I have ~~been lazy~~ let photos take the center stage as far as journaling/blogging/telling a story. But let's take a minute to recap my day at work tuesday:

Enter Scene:
CC(me): shipping and receiving packages at work, busy as a chatting be in the back room.
Anna(Boss): "Hey CC, can I interrupt you for a second? Actually, do you have, like ten minutes to come in my office?"
CC: scanning brain-what did I mess up--- scanning brain-whose bride's life did I destroy---pull yourself together Chel-uhhh
CC--- "Of course you can!"
Anna: looking through important looking file full of documents
CC: ---gulp. this is it. I feel like I'm in the principals office---I can envision it: "soooo we're glad you're bubbly and all, but we're kinda tired of seeing all your teeth all the time...And that "research" on shopbop and net-a-porter? is giving our computers viruses. Ultimately: we're not that into you anymore.-----
Anna: "As you know.... we're {the shop} coming up on our 5th birthday....and we wan't it to be BIG"
CC: regaining my vision.
Anna: "blluuuurrrrrrrrr '2,000 people' blurrrrrrrrrrr 'paying it forward to underprivileged youth with proceeds' buzzzzzzzzzz 'cute sample save-the-dates' bzzzzzzzzzzzzz 'huge fab venue' whoooooooosshhhhhhhh 'brides wearing their gowns again' {ska-weee!} bluuurrrrrr 'thought you'd be a good go-to person to help us put it all together"
CC: jaw dropping. chewing gum may or may not have rolled out onto the floor.
End Scene.
(sorry, I work with a moonlighting theater director :P)

MA-JOR. I am super pumped! anna and bre, if you for some reason have taken a break from your super busy lives to read my blog, THANK YOU for trusting, and thinking of moi!!! I will obvi re-cap once it's taken place, but until then, it seems we have a humongous weddingish event to plan!!!!

thank you for reading my venting,confusing, excitement blog friends! and if you need to kill any more time than you just did on this CO cupcake's blog, head over to my work's website where I just blogged the other day under shop talk:)
{Don't fret, I won't quit my day-job;)}

x's and o's
~mrs.e~

Monday, March 28, 2011

Nautical/Americana Party

One of my best friends Ana, moved to Washington D.C. on Friday, after receiving an amazing offer she couldn't refuse. {Sob!}

I am so thrilled for her success, but will miss her like crazy. Luckily I have one more reason to visit our historical District :)

I co-hosted a Bon Voyage party so that close friends and fam could say goodbye for now...

I will let her re-cap on her blog, but I had to share some decor, one of my favorite things!

Now, you may know I'm a girl on a budget, so I had to get creative and make most of the decorations. Luckily I love crafting!

{starting with draping everything I could with red, white and blue flag banners I made}

{filling jars with american goodness}

{a scrapbook station where everyone added photos and wrote sweet nothings}

{Gluten-free treats}

{red wine, white wine, and blue koolaid}

{pinwheels}

Bon Voyage Dear friend! I can't wait to come visit!

~mrs.e~

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

OOTD and weenie wed :)

Outfit of the day yesterday...

with these Trouve sandals

and Lilacism by Essie :)

On another note, I enjoyed a delicious fro-yo with a girlfriend the other day...

I think I'll need one on this gorgeous day too!

And last but never least, Weenie Wednesday!

This is a video of my baby Peach showcasing her bumble-bee booty,wiggling up a storm. She usually flies all over the place like a sugar glider, but baby's gotten a bit more back over the winter and chickened out ;)

And what would WW be without a word from Obie? He always has the best advice after a good chat with the Universe:

First, choose from the options that thrill you.

Then, choose the ones that also teach you.

And from these, chelsea, choose the scariest.

Butterflies in your tummy are good,

The Universe

~mrs.e~

Monday, March 14, 2011

my girl ems

one more thing...Whose excited to watch Brad give Emily a rose tonight?! This girl! Oh, I hope :)

~mrs.E~

rompin around

I have seriously been a good girl shopping wise lately, as well as selling all my possessions on Ebay like crazy! I will be treating myself to a few key Spring and Summer pieces over the next few weeks. Right now? I'm riding the Romper wave ;)

Some things I consider before biting the bullet on one of these trendy little pretties:
~ a tailored fit {to avoid looking schlubby (is this a word?) and sloppy, or like I shop in the little girl's section}
~a light weight fabric such as silk or rayon. This gives it the movement it was designed to have, and again- anti-schlub look ;)
~ horizontal lines are not many's friend with this look
~good mid-range inseam- not too short, OR too long. yeeesh lots of rules! but it's worth the thought.

Here are some of my favorites in any price point:

Forever 21

Full Tilt

Mod Cloth

Twelfth St. by Cynthia Vincent

Do you like to romp around in Rompers when the sun is shining? Give me some chunky jewelry and gladiator sandals and I'm good to go!

~mrs.e~

Thursday, March 10, 2011

New Neiman Marcus blog...

If this post seems like it's all over the place, that's because it is. Just like my life lately it seems!

I was excited to learn from Women's Wear Daily this morning, that Neiman's has a new editorial style blog providing daily updates from the design world.

All of us fashion lovers can now see front row footage from far-away runways, video interviews with designers, makeup tutorials, and is just plain fun when you need a break from the negative stories on the news ;)

In other news...warm weather is around the corner, and I will be shedding my sweater cocoons.So I better stop eating these delicious cupcakes at work like they're popcorn...

And lastly, I've failed at my furmama duties of weenie wednesday. I doubt anyone but me, and maybe my cousin Miss care...but here are some shots of my little Eva-bug and her daddy. two sweet peas in a pod (oo)

Happy Thursday!

~mrs.e~

Thursday, March 3, 2011

I CORAL-ly invite you

...to cyber-window shop along with me as I drool over some of my fave coral options for Spring and Summer! I just adore this color. It looks good on all skin tones, and cheers me up on days where the sun is a distant memory. I've peppered the pics with some turquoise, as it is my favorite accent to coral :)