Cheese and Betty

What to do when your boyfriend who cooks dinner for you every night is out of town?  My solution is simple...wine, cheese, bread, some fruit and a Netflix marathon of Ugly Betty.

Does anyone miss Ugly Betty as much as me? I loved the playful yet chic sets and Amanda's uber stylish wardrobe that had me drooling every episode. It's one show I could watch over and over again - it always puts a smile on my face!

Photos of the Ugly Betty set via feature in Interior Design magazine.

Photos of Amanda's fab ensembles via Posh24

Black Champagne

Back when Ugly Betty was still on the air (Does anyone else miss that show but me?!) there were a few episodes that gave us a glimpse inside Wilhelmina's fabulous NYC home and she had a set of these gorgeous black champagne flutes.  For some reason those have always stuck in my mind as something I want to own.  They look so elegant but a little spooky and mysterious at the same time.  I just love the opaque look of them.  I've never been able to find the exact ones, but just recently I discovered that Target of all places sells something just like them!  I can't believe how long I've been lusting over them and they have been at Target this whole time! 

Midnight Black Champagne Flutes

Target actually sells a whole line of glasses in Midnight Black!

Perfect for a Halloween dinner party, don't you think?!

Front Door Fashion

When I first moved in with my boyfriend and we began discussing redecorating ideas, one of my first ideas was I wanted to frame the peephole on the inside of our front door just like they did on Friends.  I've always wanted to do it, but was never able to in a rented apartment.  Since he owns this place, it seemed like the perfect time to make it happen.  Sadly, he shot the idea down rather quickly so I've been looking for new ways to spice up the entry way.

The famous Friends framed peephole via Joe&Cheryl

In my search, I came across this gorgeous front door on Likainen Parketti's site.  It's not in English so unfortunately, I cannot read her whole design process, but I did discover that she did this entirely out of tape!! So amazing!  My boyfriend is on board with this new project, so now I'm on the hunt to find the right tape and then I think I'll try it out!

Via Likainen Parketti

P.S. Did you know that you can actually buy the same style of frame that they used on Friends?!  I had no idea, but you can buy one just like it on Amazon!

Gossip Girl

Elle.com announced recently that Gossip Girl is teaming up with Romeo and Juliet Couture to create a clothing line inspired by the fashions worn by my girls Blair and Serena.  I am beyond excited for this!  I would wear just about everything those two girls wear on the show, and from what it sounds like, at the end of the month, I will finally be able to!!

As sneak peak of the line, via Elle

Looking fabulous in Paris

In Bright Summer Yellows

Wearing some fab Fall pieces!

P.S. The Season 5 Premiere starts tonight! I'm giddy with excitement!

Premiere Week - Thursday's Lineup

Thursday's are going to be out of control for me.  I don't think it will be possible to cram all of these shows into one evening.  Looks like I'll have plenty to watch on the DVR over the weekend!

The night begins with a killer NBC lineup starting with Community, which might be one of the funniest shows on television.  It's just so silly, you can't help but love it!

Then we will finally find out once and for all, who is the new boss on The Office!

LOVE this promo ad!

The new NBC show, Whitney begins tonight as well.  I think I'll give it a shot - it looks pretty cute.

 

And if that wasn't enough, I've got my regular Thursday night shows -  Project Runway and Jersey Shore.



And on top of alllll of that, there is a TWO hour premiere of Grey's Anatomy tonight!  That is way too long if you ask me, but of course I'll DVR it and watch it Sunday night.

Whew! Is it Friday yet?

Premiere Week - Wednesday's Lineup

Only two shows on tonight's lineup, but they are both one hour specials, so they will keep me busy most of the evening.  Tonight it is all about ABC and family shows, kicking the evening off with an hour of The Middle. I have completely fallen in love with this show.  It's more real-life than a lot of other shows - they deal with every day issues and they are all a bit strange which makes it so entertaining.  I think Sue Heck might be one of my favorite television characters.  It might be because I see a little bit of my high school-self in her, or maybe it's her unkempt hair, or her love of pastel colored clothing, but I freaking love Sue Heck.

Ohhh Sue.

Then we end the night with the much anticipated one hour special of Modern Family. Like every other girl in America, I'm hopelessly in love with Phil Dunphy, and I am so excited to have him back in my life on Wednesday evenings.  Can this show please be a full hour every week?!

And I'm going back and forth on whether or not I want to get into the X Factor.  I'm sure I'll enjoy it, but I probably don't need yet another weekly television show in my routine.  But if time allows this evening, maybe I'll give it a shot.

Premiere Week - Tuesday's Lineup

This might be my favorite week of the Fall - when all of my favorite TV shows kick off their new seasons.  We've got the house stocked with food and wine, I baked a fresh batch of cookies last night, and plan to spend most of the week curled on the couch reuniting with all of my favorite characters as well as meeting some new ones.

On tonight's agenda, a round-up of some great Fox television.  Starting with an hour of my favorite singing high school students on Glee.

Followed by a brand new show called The New Girl.  This looks absolutely adorable and I can't wait to check it out! Who doesn't love Zoey Deschanel?!

And we will finish the evening with an new episode of Raising Hope.  When this show started last season, I wasn't sure it was going to last, but I'm so happy it's back for a second season!  The characters are seriously hilarious and I always find myself LOL-ing when I watch it.

And for a little dose of drama, I will also be tuning if for my guilty pleasure...90210 on the CW.

Happy Premiere Week!

Ellen

Ellen's new season started up last week and I couldn't be happier!  It is so nice to have my daily dose of laughter back again.  I'm telling you, the best way to end the day is to curl up in bed and watch the day's episode of Ellen.

A while back, my best friend sent me this picture she made of us with myself as Ellen and she as Portia.  I have kept it on my computer ever since because it is always good for a laugh.  She made through the website Face in Hole (such a clever name!) where you can put your own face on celebrities bodies.  It's a bit silly, but fun!

Via Face In Hole

 

Design Star

Was anyone else watching this season of Design Star?!  I don't watch a ton of HGTV(of course I love House Hunters International...who doesn't?!), but for some reason I get really into this show.  The finale was last night and the final 2 contestants were both from Chicago!  I couldn't decide who I liked better - they both were great! - so I would have been happy with the results either way.  But in the end Meg Caswell won the show!  Her final room was gorgeous and I can't wait to see her new show. Congrats Meg!!

Meg's winning room via HGTV
 

Meg Wins!

P.S. Meg owns a shop in Lincoln Park called Design Shoppe!  I definitely plan on checking it out soon!

Project Runway Night!

I don't know how they do it each season, but there's only been 3 episodes and I'm already SO into this season of Project Runway.  My favorite thing ever on the show is when they do the "unconventional" challenges where they have to make looks out of strange materials.  So obviously I was obsessed with the second challenge this season where they raided a pet store for materials for their look. So much fun to watch! I'm just amazed at the things they come up with.  Although I loved the top 3 looks, I had a few other favorites that I didn't think got enough praise.

Anya's Pet Store Look

Kimberly's Pet Store Look

Big Joe!

I am a big fan of Cougar Town and proud of it!  I wasn't sure how I felt about the show at first but after this past season I am hooked.  It is hilarious!  I actually find myself laughing out loud while I watch it.  The cast is awesome and the humor is so quick and witty, I love it!  My favorite scenes are when Courtney Cox pulls out her wine glass "Big Joe," who later died (was broken) so she bought "Big Carl" as a replacement.

I recently came across this wine glass on Vat19's website that reminded me a lot of the late Big Joe.  It holds an entire bottle of wine in this one glass.  Genius huh?  I mean, there are plenty of nights that I happen to finish off a whole bottle myself.  But if I had this beauty, then I could say I'm having "Just one glass" and not feel like such a lush...right? 

Image via Vat19.com

Project Runway Season 9!

After what seems like FOREVER, the new season of Project Runway finally starts this Thursday!  I am so pumped for it.  I've been watching re-runs of the old seasons all week to gear up for it.  Here's some of my all time favorite looks from the past seasons!

From Season 8 runner-up, Mondo Guerra

Season 7 runner-up Emilio Sosa

Season 3 winner Jeffrey Sebelia