Daily Quote Dose: Why Do We Love?

 
"Why love if losing hurts so much? We love to know that we are not alone." -C.S. Lewis

Daily Quote Dose: Always Young

"A heart that loves is always young." -Greek Proverb

Daily Quote Dose: The Key To A Woman's Heart

"The key to a woman's heart is an unexpected gift at an unexpected time." -Sean Connery 

Daily Quote Dose: What If

"It is a risk to love.

 What if it doesn't work out? 

Ah, but what if it does." 

-Peter McWilliams 

image via le love 

Daily Quote Dose

“I love the way chocolate makes your eyes light up. I love hearing you try to defend Hall and Oates. I love your compassionate heart- your big, sloppy sentimental heart.”-- The Illumination, Kevin Brockmeier 

quote via Matchbook Magazine 

image via This is Glamorous 

Daily Quote Dose

"Lead me to the one who loves me."
- Peter Pan

Happy Valentine's Day To You

Happiest of happy Valentine's Days to you. Whether your valentine is your boyfriend, your bulldog, your bottle of wine, or your best friends, here's to hoping you get one of the following today.

In the name of forced romance and overpriced chocolate, xoxoxox.

Image 1 & 2 via This is Glamorous, Image 3 via Dress Design & Decor, Image 4 via Simply Seductive

Getting Poetical

If thou must love me, let it be for nought 

Except for love's sake only. Do not say

'I love her for her smile-- her look-- her way 

Of speaking gently-- for a trick of thought
That falls in well with mine, and certes brought 
A sense of pleasant ease on such a day'--
For these things in themselves, Belovèd, may
Be changed, or change for thee,and love, so wrought,
May be unwrought so. Neither love me for
Thine own dear pity's wiping my cheeks dry,
A creature might forget to weep, who bore
Thy comfort long, and lose thy love thereby!
But love me for love's sake, that evermore
Thou mayst love on, through love's eternity.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning,

Sonnets from the Portugese, No. XIV

Image via From Me to You

Daily Quote Dose

"You can't be wise and in love at the same time." -Bob Dylan

image via Lovers in Vain

Hey, I'm Not Going To Judge You...

1. If your boyfriend is more domestically talented than you are. 

He just loves doing the dishes.

2. If you've ever read the words "bread crumbs" in a recipe and wondered, "how the hell do I crumble up that much bread?@!"

3. If you really like your dog but you only really love it when it smells good (the same can be said of men...).

4. If you refuse to ever institute an open pooping policy in your romantic relationships.

5. If you think guys posting topless mirror shots of themselves on facebook is more gag worthy than females doing the same (girls are known to be insecure and needy, especially when they have daddy issues... duh.)

6. If your bladder is perfectly trained to require a trip to the girls' room when the check is about to hit the table.

7. If you go to bed with your mouth watering at the thought of your morning cup 'o joe.

8. If you get speed-level competitive with everyone around you when you're on the treadmill... especially the stupid chick in the itty bitty spandex shorts... bitch.

9. If you read every single review when you're researching hotels.

10. If you live meal to meal; weekend to weekend: modern girl's hedonism?

Daily Quote Dose

"Love is life. And if you miss love, you miss life."- Leo Buscaglia 

A Little Something To Melt Your Heart

Daily Quote Dose

"Love is too young to know what conscience is." -William Shakespeare 

66 Things I Learned in 2010

Style
1. Certain things are worth splurging on (champagne, lipstick, hair dryers...).
2. Other things are not worth splurging on (mascara, trendy items, over the top gifts).
3. It's all about fit.
4. It's best to wait 15 minutes before applying your topcoat on your manicure because that allows the polish to set and avoids chipping.
5. Polyester isn't that scary.
6. Camel toes can happen to the loveliest of vaginas in the wrong pants (witnessed primarily at the gym).
7. There's nothing wrong with wearing your best jewels to run errands.
8. Ebay bidding wars produce high blood pressure and nightmares.
9. A scary Halloween costume and clubbing in Hollywood don't jive.
10. Lounging in fur and cashmere makes strep throat a bit better.
11. Screw regular trims... refusal to cut your hair also makes it grow.
12. The thrill of shopping can give you legitimate endorphins.
13. Middle parts are not for me (despite valiant efforts)...
14. Embrace what fits your body and duplicate the silhoutte in different patterns, fabrics, etc.
15. The best style is personal and unique.
16. Sequins and leopard print can always make you happy.

Relationships 
1. Boys can be sensitive too.
2. Mystery does not always beget coolness.
3. Boys gossip as much as girls (just in a different style).
4. Thank you notes are better with personal anecdotes.
5. Girls will judge you, get over it ahead of time.
6. True friends will give you the dress of their back when you like their outfit better than yours.
7. My Grandma had four fiances before my Granddad hitchiked in his military uniform from Texas to Hollywood to steal her away from her latest fiance. She "had a lot of fun."
8. No matter their age, most women are socially programmed to reject compliments.
9. Chivalry goes a long way.

 Random 
1. Good lighting is everything.
2. Kissy faces in photos always make you look drunk or fish-faced.
3. It is possible to feel incredibly old and wildly young simultaneously.
4. You absolutely must trust yourself.
5. You can't take tweets back.
6. Life moves dizzyingly fast.
7. Paparazzi are people too.
8. Taking your google search safety off moderate is one of the most disturbing things you can do.
9. It is not appropriate to high-five obese strangers at the gym.
10. Report cards and credit card statements are one in the same: how much damage have I done?
11. The only problem with being a writer is that you have to write.
12. Anonymity gives people the courage to be rude.

Food & Drink
1.You can order straight up coffee at Starbucks (there's a world outside of lattes!)... and ordering a grande coffee with room makes you feel badass in a corporate way.
2. Gin and tonics and productivity don't always mix.
3. Salads, baked potatoes and spaghetti are not good driving foods.
4. Green onions don't look like other onions.
5. French fries and tequila don't like me as much as I like them.
6. Coffee Bean is a Kosher establishment.
7. Bloody Mary's hold the key to a happy weekend.
8. "Chips Ahoy" is a pun on "Ships Ahoy"... woah!
9. Cheeseburgers and zumba class do not mix well...
10. You can train yourself to love cooking by opening a bottle of wine every time you make dinner.
11. Raisins can restore fizz to champagne. Drop a couple in the bottle a few minutes before serving.
12. Eating poppy seed bagels can show up as heroin on a drug test.
13. Ordering a salad but then eating all of your boyfriend's french fries does not count as dieting.
14. Absinthe at family gatherings can be iffy.
15. Wine tasting is my happy place.
16. Kraft mac and cheese beats fancy, four-gourmet-cheese mac and cheese.
17. It's not the best idea to buy fancy dinner packages off of Gilt group...
18. Consuming generous amounts of champagne the morning of your college graduation leads to napping during the graduation ceremony.

 Practicalities 
1. Credit card bills don't pay themselves.
2. Getting your car serviced isn't as optional as it seems.
3. Polyester cannot be dyed.
4. Cleaning out your friends list on facebook feels even better than cleaning out your closet!
5. You can make DMV appointments online.
6. There's a little arrow next to the gas icon on your dashboard that points to the side of the car your gas pump is on.

Travel 
1. Alcohol at the airport is always a good idea.
2. You can fit 17 people in one tiny house in Georgetown... as long as you throw six girls in a closet-like room with only one mattress.
3. After you've been waiting over 10 minutes for a public bathroom it is not worth it anymore. Time to walk away.
4. Brunch in Georgetown means an open bar and half a bagel...
5. It can snow in Vegas!


Image 1 via Belle Maison, Image 3 via Lula Magazine

Daily Quote Dose

"Brief is life but love is long."- Alfred Lord Tennyson 

Could They Be Any Cuter?

Blue Valentine comes out December 31st. Anyone want to go with me?

Daily Quote Dose

"I tell you, the more I think, the more I feel there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people." -Vincent Van Gogh 

On My Mind

Listening To:



Craving: Warm sun

Coveting: Sara Berman Convertible Leather Jacket with Genuine Shearling Collar

On My To Do List: Track down my college diploma (woops), start Christmas shopping (yikes), endure diet of chicken and veggies after a magical weekend of in n out, s'mores for breakfast, and copious amounts of wine.


Watching: "Love In The First Person" by photographer Matt Eich. I fell in love with this video a couple of years ago and still think it's beautiful.

At twenty, photojournalist Matt Eich has maturity dropped in his lap: his world-class career takes off, just as his girlfriend becomes pregnant. Together they document their budding lives, as they grapple with some very grown-up choices. See the project at http://mediastorm.com/publication/love-in-the-first-person

Reading: Four Male Habits That Drive Women Crazy ... I'm thinking I should right the follow up article. And Where To Find "Winter" In Southern California... I want to go skating at the W.

Inspired by: Young Kate

On My Social Agenda: Ice skating and drinks at the W (I hope); my brother's high school football game (what has my life come to?)


Wondering: Why is my family so horrible at Catchphrase?

I've also realized why Thanksgiving isn't my favorite holiday. Christmas- all about the presents (Happy Birthday Jesus! Let's give each other gifts!) ; New Year's- all about the alcohol; birthdays- all about me; Halloween- all about the outfits; Thanksgiving- all about the food (and I don't even like turkey).

Thanksgiving Thank You Note

Since it is the time of giving thanks (and stuffing yourself with food), I decided to write a personalized thank you note to some of my favorite individuals.

To my best friends, 
Thank you for assuring me that you love every blog post (the good and the bad). Thank you also for telling me when I am being inappropriate by dancing on top of a fountain or sharing life secrets with the bartender. Finally, thank you for continuing to be my friend despite the fact that I send you blackberry pictures of my dog and outfit contemplations regularly.

Serving the bartender might have been the point it got inappropriate

To my parents, 
Thank you for always answering your phone when my car is broken or I can't find green onions at the grocery store.

To my grandma,
Thank you for giving me your amazing mohair and fur sweaters that I wear with pride. It ups the cool factor that I'm able to say "this was my grandma's."

To 103.5, 
Thank you for accepting that November is a perfectly splendid time to start playing Christmas music.

To Dan,
Thanks for introducing me to over easy eggs, handling the heavy lifting and dressing like Ronald McDonald on Halloween...It's a real pick me up whenever I need a laughable mental image.

To TLC,
Thank you for filling your line-up with reality shows (cough, Say Yes to the Dress, Sister Wives, Four Weddings...) that are disturbingly addictive.

To wine,
Thank you for always hanging out with me on the weekends, despite your other obligations. Also, thanks for making the world seem rosier.

Other things I'm thankful for: kindness from strangers, the bravery and sacrifice of our troops, Jesus (my main man), my brothers, stuffing, pumpkin pie, the fact that I graduated (somehow), people that let you cut in front of them when you're stressed during freeway merging, black eyeliner (for sticking with me throughout the past eight years of our relationship), my travel adventures, dirty martinis, USC football games (for allowing me to step back into college every so often), warm towels, peonies, pasta, flea markets, and miraculously comfortable high heels.

Daily Quote Dose

"Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same."

Emily Bronte