LIFE :: Sending out hope for Japan

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On this Monday, I'm sending my love over to Japan. Hold on to hope.

TRAVEL :: Miami Airport

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I have now been in the Miami airport for 4 hours and 10 minutes. My flight is terribly delayed and the powers-that-be have not given us a departure time. It feels a bit like limbo.

Maybe it is a sign that I should stay in Miami and soak up a bit more sun. We shall see.

I did have a marvelous trip filled with massages, sun and sand. I've even recreated my beach outfit for you in my enormous amount of free time at the airport:

Items in this set: O'Neill Hat Trick Cover-Up $40 - delias.com O neill swimwear » Liya Push-up Halter Top $24 - victoriassecret.com Victoria secret bikini » Tory Burch "Flip Flop" Ivory/Green Thongs $45 - shirise.com Ivory shoes » Color-Block Tote Bag [ROOTOTE ELEVEN-A] Yellow Green + Purple - One Size $52 - yesstyle.com Purple tote bags » Southern Proper rileysclothing.com
Happy Thursday, everyone! Here's hoping that I make it out of this terminal soon!

xoxo,
Whitney

Monday Magic :: Bed + Macaroons

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 I quite literally spent the entire weekend catching up on sleep. I rarely sleep past 8:00 am, but I didn't wake up until noon on Saturday! Insanity!

While I wasn't sleeping, I was baking the best macaroons on earth: 

 

 

These are a must-bake! They are simple and absolutely scrumptious.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons finely grated orange peel
• 3 large eggs
• 24 ounces sweetened flaked coconut (about 6 cups firmly packed)
• 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted]

Directions:

Position rack in center of oven; preheat to 325°F. Line 3 large rimmed baking sheets with parchment. Using electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl until smooth. Add sugar and salt; beat until blended. Beat in orange peel, then eggs, 1 at a time. Mix in coconut. Drop batter onto sheets by tablespoonfuls, spacing 1 1/2 inches apart.

Bake macaroons, 1 sheet at a time, until golden on bottom and browned in spots, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool completely on sheets.

Using fork, drizzle chocolate over macaroons. Chill on sheets until chocolate is firm, about 30 minutes. 

{Recipe from Epicurious.com}

To make it extra special, I added half an airplane bottle of Gran Marnier into the chocolate sauce. It gave it a little extra zing and made the macaroons taste a little more gourmet.

Hope you all had fabulous weekends! Tomorrow I jet off for Miami and I cannot wait!

xoxo,

Whitney

Friday Fix :: SPRING BREAK!

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Today is the day! The beginning of SPRING BREAK!!! I'm spending the morning lounging around, reading blogs, and being lazy in general. Fabulous!

I'm heading to Miami for a few days to visit a friend and I can't wait for some sunshine and sand (and sunscreen). Do you have any fun trips planned this spring?

xoxo
Whitney

PS- you probably noticed all of the changes around the blog. What do you think about the new background? It is much simpler and I'm digging it! I promise not to change it up again on you any time soon.

HOME :: Inspiration Boards

I've had it in my head for some time now to create an inspiration board. While my MacBook is essentially one big inspiration board, I wanted to have something more tangible. I've been looking around the web for ideas and here are some lovely inspiration boards/walls that I've discovered:

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{Rue Magazine, Issue 2}

{Apartment Therapy}

{Four Walls and a Roof}

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Drumroll, please! Here is my new inspiration board. I'm hoping to continually update it with fabulous photos I find.

Do you like it? How about the inspirations for my inspiration board above? Which ones are your favorites?

Happy Wednesday!
Whitney