Dreaming in Chardonnay this week...

Tomorrow I'm headed to Wine Country in California for a quick weekend early Birthday trip. I've never been and it's my dream trip. I'm so excited that I really haven't been able to focus on anything else this week so I'll leave you with a few fun images.

I'll fill you in on all the details next week!

Meet Birchbox

Birchbox is my newest obsession. Obviously I am a beauty product junkie/hoarder and I'm really a little upset that it has taken me this long to discover Birchbox. So thank goodness you have me, so I can fill you in!

Birchbox is a website that is basically a mini Sephora but what's so special about it is the "Birchbox" that you can subscribe to. The Birchbox is a sample of fabulous beauty products that is delivered to your door once a month and it's only 10 bucks a month.

I love it for numerous reasons. It's affordable, the samples are things you would actually want to try and they give you a decent sample size. I have a Sephora Beauty Insider card but the problem is, the samples you get are so tiny! I can barely squeeze out enough to even try it? BS!

Soooo, I suggest you subscribe the Birchbox. How fun to get this adorable little package in the mail once a month. It's officially the highlight of my day each month. Hope you decide to join to the Birchbox cult. You won't regret opening your mailbox to receive a box full of goodies each month, I promise. :)

Click here to subscribe: BIRCHBOX


Enjoy your Birchbox!

--Winston

Missoni Mob

Yes, I too got caught up in the Missoni Mayhem on Tuesday. I went to Target at 7:45am only to be greeted by two long lines at each entrance.

Line Number 1

Once we got inside, women took off and started running. It was nuts. I didn't feel like getting kicked out of Target so I behaved and slowly made my way to the clothes and snagged a few ugly dresses and  some cute make up bags. Since I missed out on everything I actually wanted while watching women pass me with carts full of multiple items, I called my sister in Monroe to wake up and run to Target. Luckily, Funroe wasn't as chaotic, she was able to score quite a few things.

The loot my sister scored me

Of course, we didn't get a throw which is the main thing I wanted but they are on Ebay right now for 300 dollars! Insanity for a fake Missoni blanket that was 39.99 at Target.

And last but not least, I did have one friend who went a little nuts. He may or may not be gay and he may or may not have spent almost 2 grand at Target. He's been running a black market out of his house this week and letting people come by and sort through the Target loot. Thank God for crazy, I mean gay, I mean good friends! I also scored a few things from him as well. 

Mr.X's buggy at Target

Hope you at least got a pair of socks or panties or an eraser or maybe just a price tag ripped off of something that says Missoni...  :)

Have a good weekend!

--Winston

Summer Hiatus

Pardon my leave of absence but it was for a good reason....

I had to spend the summer preparing and then hanging out with this little guy!

Meet Harrison Sim Callon

His proud Aunts and Grandmother

3 months and already up on the trends

Soooo, my apologies again but it was a summer spent with Harrison. Regular weekly blogging is back so stay tuned.


See you soon!

--Winston (Aka- Harry's favorite Aunt!)

For the girliest of girls

Guilty pleasure confession time. I am obsessed with Lauren Conrad. She is so adorable. I might have even stood in line at her book signing at Borders a few months ago. That's how adorable I think she is. I really love her style and you have to admit she is one of the more "real" reality stars. After they gave her new reality show the boot because it was too boring, I wondered what she would do... Well, thanks to a little mention in Allure magazine this past month, we now know. She has started a website with her hairdresser and her make-up artist called The Beauty Department. It went live yesterday and it's awesome! She gives tips and how to videos so you can pull off trendy hairstyles and make-up tricks.

For example:

LC shows you how to curl your hair with some 40's glamour 

The gurus. Aren't they cute?!

Next time, you need some ideas for a fun new way to style your hair or do your make-up, you can get some tips from your girl LC!

Happy Styling!

---Winston

Wanting what I can't have?

So, here's the deal. There is a new Italian restaurant that opened up in my favorite part of Dallas a few months ago. It's called Lucia and it's located in the trendy Bishops Art District.

This is all you get. A logo. Because that's about all I can get.

I first read a review in a local paper here and the opening sentence of the article said, "Before you read this, stop and call to make a reservation." They weren't kidding. But I thought they were so I didn't call. A few weeks later I read another article about the place. Being a huge fan of the legendary Scarpetta which I drag my friends to anytime we visit New York or Vegas, I am intrigued by the fabulous new Dallas Italian restaurant that is so delicious it has been written up in The New York Times. (You can't suck if The New York Times is writing about you. Well I guess you can suck but then they would be telling us that.) Anyway, long story short, we walked in the other night attempting to have dinner and the hostess politely told us that she could squeeze us in mid June for a weeknight or August for a weekend night!!! Are you kidding me? This is Dallas! Ever since then I've been obsessed with having dinner at this place. My friend Lauren keeps telling me that I only want to go because I can't get in but I swear I wanted to go before I knew it took months to get a reservation. I love Italian and after all these raving reviews, of course I want to try it. We've decided to just call and make a reservation for the first open date, be it October 2011 or October 2012 and we'll just plan to go no matter what night of the week it is. I'm expecting mind blowing homemade pappardelle with lobster and truffle oil coating everything. Also, I want a glass of wine on the house for waiting so damn long to get in.

I'll keep you posted if it lives up to the hype. Check back 6 months from now...


Happy Dining!

---Winston

What are you doing this weekend?

Reason number 2178 why I love Dallas-- They have a great music scene! I'm actually booked up this weekend with a double dose of the music scene in Big D. I recommend you jump on the opportunity to see two of my favorite bands who will be in town this weekend. Pete Yorn at the Granada on Friday night and The Avett Brothers at the Palladium on Saturday night.

Pete Yorn

The Avett Brothers

For a little preview, download "All at Once" by Pete Yorn and "Kick Drum Heart" by the Avett Brothers.

Also, if you need a good place to find new music or want to keep up with who's playing in the Dallas area, I found the best music website the other day. I haven't seen one this good in a while. Whoever runs this site has great taste. Check it out: DBF-Music.

See you Friday!

--Winston