Unfair Influences

Here are the facts --

Lauren
I like freshly polished finger nails. I paint my nails at least once a week. (at least I'm not getting weekly manicures!) I am particularly fond of Essie nail polish and you'll never catch me with a color I can't name on my nails.

Leslee
She likes statement earrings. Lately, she's loving Austin designer Kendra Scott jewelry and typically checks the online sales every week...just in case there is something she needs.

a) We both have weekly "routines" related to the above.
b) Les bought me a great pair of purple Kendra Scott earrings for my birthday last summer. (loved them!)
c) I bought her Essie Chinchilly nail polish a few Thanksgiving's ago.
d) Les judged me for painting my nails "like every day!"
e) I judged her for "ohhhh, look at these!" every day.
f) We now live in very close quarters. And things (like the above) that we once used to gchat / text about, can now be seen / discussed in person. Natural influences, right?

So what started as perfectly innocent individual preferences, has now progressed into mutual influences.

HOWEVER. Two key facts to note...

g) Essie nail polish is $8 per bottle.
h) Kendra Scott gems are upwards of $45 PER PAIR. (when on SALE via Gilt / kendrascott.com)

Ummm...just me or does this sisterly "influence" affect me sliiiightly more negatively than my nail polish issues rubbing off on her??

After 4 months, this is our combined stash...we have problems.

And this is my most recent polish love - Cocktail Bling. From the Essie winter collection. Good, right?

Here are Leslee's latest colors (all purchased since I took the above pics...) - I support this new pretty nails habit. :)

a couples shower {costume edition}

for the final celebration before The Big Day (this is the 4th wedding shower, for those of you keeping track at home), a few of the austin bridesmaids hosted a full-fledged halloween costume couples shower for leslee and keith!

talk about a wedding shower with a twist, totally loved it!

the guests of honor - danny zuko and sandra dee

there were a variety of characters in attendance. and a variety of "how well do you reeaaaaallly know each other" games - that were quite hilarious. there were gifts that they actually got to open together - which caused lots of excitement. there was an orange cake with a story to tell. and there were glow wands - my personal fave of course.

happy costumey couples shower to les and keith! next up: The Big Day! :)

lots of love,
the law

a fall getaway...

...to atlanta! (also affectionately referred to as, the ATL)

i took a lil fall break halloween weekend to visit former new york bestie, and current georgia peach, jamie!

can't believe it had been over a year since our last rendezvous in new york. and while emails, texts, skype and the occassional phone convo are super easy ways for us to stay in touch, there's nothing like hanging out with one of your very best friends for a few uninterrupted days.

jamie lives in an adorable little house with a red door. one i've seen in her bloggies and was so excited to visit in person!

oh and i finally got to meet this boy. the one who makes my friend so smiley and giggly. naturally, there were high expectations for our overdue in-person intros and i can confidently say, this boy did not disappoint...  :)

we took full advantage of the gorgeous fall weather and spent an afternoon at uncle shuck's. where there were goats. a hayride. corn shooting. and a pumpkin patch.

where we also mastered the corn maze and it's check point challenges. both of them in fact! it was the llama with the wrench at the tool shed in case you were wondering...we suspected as such. that llama was quite suspicious looking...

we also do brunch really really well. we love brunch! atlanta loves brunch like we do too. 1st up - parish in inmen park. food, excellent. decor, just lovely.

and on sunday, we brunched at west egg. with pimento chessey grits. and delightful lattes.

also! looky what i found in jamie's half new / half new york decorated bedroom in her little house with the red door...

photo booth pics with me and bethany! from the joint bday party J and B had in the lower east side...about 3 years ago. some of our fave shots!

B! we have a spot riiiight next to a fave photo of this charming gentleman. i'd say that's an important place to be!

i heart her. and her little house with the red door. and her city that loves brunch like we do. and her boy that keeps her giggling.

thanks for a very happy atlanta weekend J! xoxo!

Some things from last week

Last Monday I spent Halloween night trick-or-treating with Princess Aurora and her neighborhood friends.

The Princess was MUCH too busy twirling around and running to catch up with her friends at the next house to pose for any of my pictures. Princesses are very busy and important after all.

And for Baby Ty's very first Halloween, he was the cutest lil skeleton I've ever seen. 

Last Wednesday one of my fave singer song-writers was playing at House of Blues. I've seen Andy Davis something like 3 or 4 times in New York. So I begged my sister to come with me. (in her grad school world, she doesn't really "do" week night activities...but like I said, I begged) 

But how could I NOT go? Especially after this twitter exchange happened...

laurenj27: i would like to go see @andydavis at house of blues on wed night & i would like someone to go with me. @lindsayann_nyc @susanloyd MISS YOU!

andydavis:@laurenj27 @lindsayann_nyc @susanloyd help this girl out!

Lindsay Ann and Susan are my singer songwriter buddies. We saw Andy with Andrew Belle and Trent Dabbs with the Ten out of Tenn tour last fall. We've seen Andrew Belle and Tyrone Wells multiple times. I miss them!

It was a pretty great show, as always. Loved it. Thanks for going with me Les!