Tuesday Things.
1. Might be a day late, but did you see this leap year rose quartz cake?! I think since it’s leap week, we shall all have a piece.
2. It’s almost green vodka and green beer season. I had the most horrific experience with green vodka in college (even better, it was BANKERS CLUB, ugh what?!) and just the thought makes me cringe. I’d rather eat ten bowls of lucky charms then buy a yard of green beer. You?
3. True life: last week one of the highlights of mom life was going in a new grocery store entrance. WAH. :/
4. TV things! Since Billions wasn’t on, we only watched the Walking Dead. I am so, so nervous about what they are going to do. Someone is going to go and I’m scared of who it may be. I desperately need Nashville to come back on. Annnnd I will admit that Grey’s killed me. Are April and Jackson the new Meredith and Derek?
5. 10 things to do today that you won’t regret tomorrow. So much yes! Can we also include “do not define yourself by your work?” I def need some help there.
6. What dresses did you love best at the Oscars? It should come as no surprise that I was losing it over Naomi Watts’ dress – those sparkles! That color! I also loved Jennifer Garner, Brie Larson and am on the fence about Olivia Munn’s dress. Um and aside from all that: LEO. Leo Leo Leo. Did you see/watch/hear/die over Leo?
7. I still listen to the 1989 album (like, a lot) and love every single song. This probably means you should give me your spring playlist.
8. Justification for my belief that raisins ruin everything. Especially when they masquerade as chocolate chips.
18 Comments on “Tuesday Things.”
I can’t even help you with the spring playlist, I am still listening to 1989 like every other day..Â
Ahhhhhh! I LOVED Naomi Watts’ dress. No one’s really stood out to me (even now, a few days later) until I saw hers and fell in love. Oh, and to use his own words – I do not take Leo or his pretty-ness for granted :)
Ucck…… I don’t like raisins in my cookies! BUT I did find a way to eat them in cookies and have my chocolate too.
Raisinettes. There is a recipe on the bag of Raisinettes, you wouldn’t even know it had yucky raisins. They are so good!
Raisins are the worst! Â
That quartz cake is so uniquely decorated! Love it!
Kari
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My St. Patrick’s Day vice is my brother-in-laws homemade soda bread. With lots of Irish butter…and raisins. Sorry, but it’s sooooo good.Â
I love oatmeal raisin cookies but #8 still cracked me up. I love it so much! And now, I want chocolate…
Freaking raisins. Â They ruin everything they touch.
Agreed… raisins suck! The article… LOL at the “donors.”
YESSSSS, Leo. I saw/heard/died. I heart him so much. He’s just the best. Really never makes a bad movie, and is so darn likable. And the audience loved him too. It was so gratifying. Also, Matt Damon. Heart him too.
Raisins are an abomination! Down with raisins!
Playlist-wise I am all about the new Sia & Santigold albums (do we call them albums now? What do we call them?!) I must confess I am 100% addicted to the Hamilton original cast recording so that is in heavy rotation too. The Hamilton hype is legit.
I’m with you on Naomi’s dress. Charlize Theron looked AMAZING and I also loved Saorsie Ronan’s gorgeous green dress. Cate Blanchett’s dress was so pretty and girly and just screamed “SPRING IS COMING!” to me. That Givenchy that Rooney Mara wore is something only she could pull off, I can’t say I liked it, but I didn’t NOT like it? I can’t stop looking at pictures of it.Â
I thought Jennifer garner looked matronly; that dress was heavy and morose and her hair looked so severe the way it was pulled back away from her face. Â She looked like she was in mourning. Â I thought Charlize Theron’s dress made her look flat chested, amazonian, weirdly angular and again so severe. Â And as she has been at many other awards ceremonies, she was orange from self tanner. Â Sophia Vergara looked as boring as ever, not bad, just dull. Â She never wears anything interesting. Â Rachael McAdams was a hot , wrinkled mess. Â I could NOT believe that Naomi Watts’ dress was Armani Prive bc it looked like something Bob Mackie would have done for Cher in the early 80s – awful. Â I thought overall the stars were off their games in the dress department, or maybe I should say their stylists were off their games. Â
hey girl love your post! I loved the dresses at the Oscar’s to! My favorites were Reese Witherspoon and Kelly Ripa and Jennifer Garner! Such pretty dresses!Â
Oh god green vodka and beer….ew! Gross just thinking about it! Btw, I am still listening to the 1989 album and LOVE every song still as well, so no fear ; ) But have you heard Ryan Adams cover of the entire 1989 album?! It’s amazing and may be your way to still listen to it, but in a different way :)
I feel like I was reaching out to all my friends who watch to say “didn’t you think the last episode (and the one before for that matter) was fantastic?!” I loved it. Finally a good one. I just binged all of Nashville in February and am so ready for a new ep.Â
Neeeeeding lucky charms right now. More lucky charms no green beer.Â
I thought that Cate Blanchett looked fantastic! She looked like a fancy, beautiful mermaid. Plus, the Tiffany’s jewelry that she wore was gorgeous!
What do you think of season 5 of Girls so far? :)
Thanks for the love Jess! I also really loved (and needed  to read) that 10 things to do today list. Now excuse me while I take this weight off my shoulders… Also, death to raisins.Â
I’ve actually been obsessed with the Ryan Adams 1989 cover album. I thought I was going to hate it, but it’s been in steady rotation for way longer than I should admit on the interwebs.Â
You need some fresh music? Say no more! I live for this stuff! Hahaha I’ve been listening to a mix of new and old stuff. I hate when I feel like I haven’t gotten anything new in a long time and I’ve just been listening to the same 10 songs on repeat for weeks though!
Electric Love- Borns
Fall for You- Leela James
Lost Boy- Ruth B
Light- Sleeping at Last
Bulletproof-La Roux
Heartbeats- The Knife
Leave a Trace- Chvrches
Scraping Up the Pieces- Twin Forks
Out of My League- Fitz & The Tantrums
Riptide- Vance Joy
Carried Away- Passion Pit
16 Years- The Griswolds
Somewhere in Neverland- All Time Low
See You On The Moon- Tift Merritt
The Wolf- Mumford & Sons
Beware the Dog- The Griswolds
Anna Sun- Walk the Moon
Grow Old With Me- The Postal Service
Robbers- The 1975
Nine In The Afternoon- Panic At The Disco
Annnd basically every song from NFG’s newest album.