Basic Black

so i have been reading this book called basic black: the essential guide for getting ahead in work and in life by cathie black

cathie is the president of hearth magazines. she is in charge of the great magazines cosmopolitian & marie claire, which i am sure everyone has heard of. this book offers invaluable lessons that will help you land the job, promotion, or project you are vying for; cathie provides personal stories of her own and other women that have been valuable in her life. as i read this, the one thing missing from this book is the fashion, but as i read it, all i can think about is the basic black necessities in fashion that these women should be wearing while conquering their successful careers. so i decided to share some of the "basic" blacks that i think every woman should have in her closet (not all these are work appropriate, but i love them)

a little ruffle goes along way

from work to play

one shoulder, a great new trend that leaves a little sexy

these are my must have accessory when the leaves have fallen and we hit our cold months (in dallas that means december)

and who doesn't love a little Louboutin

are you ready for some football

that's right ladies, it's football season, the men hibernate into bars, homes, basements, where ever they can get away from us, but let me tell you something i have learned, football is fun to watch. the adrenaline rush you get when that hot body runs down the field, so worth watching. i have to say there are some good looking football players, but the best ones are the ones with the great touch down dance.

but if you don't find this amusing, sorry ladies, you are going to have a very boring fall, because these men are obsessed with the "fantasy football" and the "real football", i know its sick. i suggest you get down to the googling, and google your fingers away and read up on your football statistics, so when you finally get your man to take you to dinner, you can find something to really intrigue him with, football. that's all that makes these men happy. i honestly love football, love finding a great team to root for. it really impresses these men. so just a little information on my favorite football player : Marion Barber, he is known for "the stiff arm" i love him for this. when he gets the ball he puts that arm out and just pushes all these big boys down and runs it into the endzone, unbelievable! i love it. so please if you have learned anything, pick a player talk about it with your man, he will be head over heels for you.

a good friend is a connection to life - a tie to the past, a road to the future, the key to sanity in a totally insane world. ~Lois Wyse

that's right my best friend is coming to Dallas! i haven't seen her since we graduated in May 2007, so it's been 2 & 1/2 years. long time. i haven't seen alot of my great friends from college because we live all over the U.S., but i am super excited, i mean there are no words to how excited i am to see her. here's a little bit about our friendship. we both joined pi beta phi our sophomore years of college. we had been randomly selected to be roommates, along with another girl in our house. every semester it was house policy to switch rooms, and every time we would choose to be in a room together. our friendship grew from day one, and we really are so much alike. she is just like a sister to me. what's great is we both have amazing sisters that we are lucky to add each other into our lives. as senior year was ending, that last semester we really embraced each other, and became best friends. through some of the hardest times we were there for each other, leaned on each other, and giggled with each other. we went out together, ate jimmy johns together, got dressed together, did our hair and makeup together, gossiped together, laid on the futon together, watched every MTV show together, held each others hands through many shots of vodka. we were inseparable. i love her with all my heart, and can't wait to capture some good memories with her when she comes in town. friends aren't always easy to find, and i believe fate really gave me such an amazing best friend. thank you fate*

beautiful INSPIRATION

style : the images below are what style is defined by. this is beauty, carrie bradshaw gives women all over the world the confidence to feel beautiful in anything they wear. thank god for the amazing writers of sex and the city, cannot wait to enjoy the next addition to the sex and the city collection, with the second movie. i heart you sex and the city*