My Favorite Things: July 2010

Here is a list of all things I loved in June:

1) Small dark chocolate squares. Whole Foods has these little plastic canisters next to each register with candy in them. Generally I'm not a candy person, but one day I found little 0.4 oz squares of 75% dark chocolate. I thought to myself "that's a little treat that's self contained, and has some redeeming nutritional qualities!" So I bought one. Yum! I know build one into my day when I know I'm going shopping. It satisfies my sweet tooth without breaking the calorie bank. Whole Foods no longer has them, but I discovered that my local Brueggers Bagels does. Not an every day thing, but a nice treat once in a while

2) My new rosette t-shirt. I have looked everywhere for a pretty top with ruffles or florets but all of the ones I've seen either looked sloppy, unfinished, or too muted in color. They look great on models and other people, but I couldn't see myself wearing them. But recently I spotted one at Target of all places that I love. The color is pretty, the rosettes look finished and not sloppy, AND I had a coupon for 20% off one item in that brand. Score! It was only $14.99 to start with, so I got it for $13.49.

3) Everyday Food Magazine. A friend of a friend turned me on to this mini-magazine at a wine tasting party, and it's lived up to her praise. You may have trouble finding it - it's small (5x7) and usually with the smaller publications like Prevention Magazine. But it contains a ton of useful information, and simple recipes with minimal ingredients that you are likely to actually have in your pantry. I also really like the "Cooking For One" column each month because I am often eating solo or with just one other person and have to try to cut recipes down to scale. This saves me the trouble. There are also a ton of great features for larger families too - I've already seen articles on big freezer meals and how to feed a brood on a budget - with a premade shopping list! Good stuff. (Note - unlike some magazines, the associated Web site leaves alot to be desired, so I do recommend picking up the paper version.)

4) Babies!! Several of my friends have given birth to adorable little ones in the past few weeks. I am in love with all of them. Welcome to baby boy T, baby boy E, and baby girl L!!

5) Bon Jovi. My favorite band. Hands down. Best band ever. I got to see them live this month with my college best friend and another friend from work. Any month that includes a Bon Jovi show is a great month. I bought the tickets in November so this was much anticipated. And as usual, the Jersey Boys didn't disappoint!

An afternoon at the theater

I am taking my grandfather to the theater tomorrow and have already picked my attire. The plan is to pair this little polka-dot sundress from Target with a green cardigan from The Limited. Not sure what shoes I'll wear - probably my nicer black flip-flops from Ann Taylor LOFT. It's a matinee so I can't see wearing heels when some people will be in jeans.





I've always been boring with mix & match so I normally would only have worn this with a black or white cardi. But I saw a coworker wearing the same dress with a pink one and it looked great so I'm going for it! I even have a green pendant that I think would look nice with the v-neck of the dress.

Comfy + cute = mission accomplished!