Miss Fergie - on Top of the world

I don't know if there is ANYONE hotter right now than Fergie! Even my DAD said, "Who's that??" when she and the Peas performed on the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. He thought she looked SEXIER than any of the VS models (WOW!). I totally agreed! She is BEAUTIFUL. I think I love her hair the most.....and her sexy curves! YAY for girls with some BOOTAY! In addition to looking hot and rocking out with the best of them, I saw the cutest Fergalicious shoes at JCPenney the other day! Hmmmm.....I may need a pair of those!

                              

                     

Which UPDO should I try on NYE?

I am looking for the perfect DO on NYE! What do you think of these?

Top 20 Beauty Icons of the Decade (no surprises)!

The results are in! The Top 20 Beauty Icons of the DECADE are:

1. Angelina Jolie
2. Jennifer Anniston
3. Kylie Minogue
4. Catherine Zeta Jones
5. Cheryl Cole
6. Scarlett Johansson
7. Keira Knightly
8. Beyonce Knowles
9. Liv Tyler
10. Halle Berry
11. Kate Winslet
12. Myleene Klass
13. Kelly Brook
14. Nigella Lawson
15. Kate Beckinsale
16. Megan Fox
17. Eva Longoria
18. Joanna Lumley
19. Holly Willoughby
20. Charlize Theron

I must say, I VERY MUCH AGREE with this list! My only changes would be bringing Charlize Theron and Eva Longoria closer to the top and my #1 would be Scarlett Johansson!

What do you think? Did your favorite beauty make the list??

From http://www.telegraph.co.uk

Merry Christmas loves!

As I sign off to help with last minute Christmas preparations, I leave you with a little Christmas couture. Merry Christmas, lovies! Have a safe and happy holiday!! I hope Santa brings you everything your heart desires! xoxo ~Kel

Love these holiday looks!

What will you be drinking this Christmas?

I love pomegranate martinis at Christmas time. And it's my tradition to ALWAYS have a bloody mary on Christmas Eve night. I've been stuck on red wine lately though. Perhaps a glass of pinot noir as a night cap! Ohhh, all this drink talk is making me thirsty!

Do you have a favorite Christmas cocktail? What will you be drinking this weekend??

CONGRATS, CARRIE!! Don't let that ring break your finger!!

Before I start screaming and calling her a lucky BIOTCH, I must make myself relax and remember just how madly in love I am with Carrie! Just LOOK at that thing. Her left arm will be nice and toned for her wedding day lifting THAT thing. She's a beautiful woman with a beautiful soul and I wish her and hottie Mike Fisher the best. I just added a couple things to my Christmas List.....an eye-popping diamond and a sexy hockey player hubby. :)

What are you wearing on New Years Eve?

I am in love with this Shopbop Lookbook! I may attempt to find some sequined shorts and put them with black tights and a bright tank. What are you guys wearing on New Years Eve?

SHOPBOP

Do I look like Jenny McCarthy?!

I think it's so funny when people tell you that you look like a celeb. #1 - Is it an insult or a compliment? and #2 - Is it true??? I have heard quite a few over the years including Hilary Duff, Sharon Stone, PINK, Pam Anderson (HA, yea right!) , and most recently JENNY MCCARTHY. Quite honestly I don't know if all of those women even look alike. However, the Jenny McCarthy comments have been the most common and consistent! As women, we have a desire to know how we are perceived by other people, right? Why else would we spend so much time on ourselves?

SO I need to know.....Do I look like Jenny McCarthy?!

LOVING The Vampire Diaries!

Is anyone watching The Vampire Diaries marathon?? Season 2 starts up in January so the CW is playing 2 eposodes each night this week to catch everyone up who missed Season 1 (ME). I am loving this show! I also think that Nina Dobrev who plays Elena Gilbert is totally gorgeous. 2009 is the year of the VAMPIRES!

Catch the remainder of The Vampire Diaries Season 1 marathon 9PM EST on the CW!

The Vampire Diaries Official Website

Dating tip from a pro athlete...hmm...not sure how well received THAT will be

Don't get me wrong now, ladies, he is TOTALLY smoking hot, but are we feeling very confident taking dating advice from pro athletes given the recent 'transgressions' of hottie Wes Welker's fellow sport great (ah-hem, dare I say) Tiger Woods? Let's hear what the Patriot's wide receiver had to say to Cosmo when asked, "What's a piece of dating advice you wish women knew?"

"Call me so you know where I am, follow me to see if I'm doing what I say I'm doing, hire a private investigator...but whatever you do, do not snoop through my email or cell phone!"

Hmmm...very interesting. That's the #1 piece of advice he wished we knew, huh? There was one particular thing that popped in my head when I read this.

Tiger's troubles get slow jam remix

So I guess I cannot jump to conclusions and say that Mrs. Woods wouldn't have eventually found out through a different means that her husband was a lying, cheating bastard. However, I can say that the "snooping through his cell phone" method worked for her.

I'm curious...What are your thoughts? Is it OK to go through a boyfriend/husband's cell phone and email if you are suspicious that he's cheating? Have you ever done it? Or do you think that Wes Welker gave some great advice?

Louisville - the city of FAB boutiques!

I spent this past weekend visiting an amazing friend of mine from college in Louisville, Kentucky. I fell in love with Louisville the first time I visited there a few years ago and sat in the grandstand at the Kentucky Derby. The fabulousness of that day is not my only reason for continuing to make trips back to Louisville, though. It is a diverse and culturally dynamic city sparkled with southern charm and values. What a great mixture! These characteristics are reflected in their fabulous RESTAURANTS and SHOPS. Although I spent WAY too much moolah this weekend, I must admit that I haven't had that much FUN spending money in far too long. The list of great boutiques is endless and they aren't all "wish list only" boutiques. I picked up some great pieces this weekend. YAY!!

Chartreuse boutique - Louisville, KY

Shop Circe - Louisville, KY

This product is FABULOUS, Philosophy girl for LIFE!***

Perfumed Firming Body Emulsion by Philosopy

Inner Grace

16 oz.

$34.00

BUY ME

FABULOUS product alert!! This is my first Philosophy purchase and let me just tell you that I am so passionate about this product and the Philosophy brand. I didn't know that applying a lotion could bring out such intense emotions. This product makes me feel happy, optimistic, blessed, loved, and beautiful all at the same time. I can't even count the compliments that I have received on the way my skin smells, either! It's a combination of what's in the bottle and on the bottle :) I am a philosophy girl for life now.

Is it possible that being beautiful makes you more "UN-lucky" in love?

In the world of fashion, celebrities, money, and fabulousity (eh hem, our DREAM world), it seems like our favorite celebs have it made. The "lifestyles of the rich and the famous" have created this swarm of celeb-fanatics (myself included) who are obsessed with the perfect faces and seemingly perfect lives of our favorite fashion magazine cover landers. I recently stumbled upon a quote from the exquisite Ms. Halle Berry and I can't stop pondering it.....When questioned about how her beauty has helped her attain success she had an interesting response.


"Beauty? Let me tell you something: being thought of as a beautiful woman has spared me nothing in life. No heartache, no trouble. Love has been difficult. Beauty is essentially meaningless; and it is always transitory."

We're talking about THIS Halle Berry, right? Love has been difficult for HER? Really? Her beauty has spared her no heartache? It poses an interesting concept and I can't help but think about some other beauties that have been similarly UN-lucky in love.

or dare I say.....

As 3 of the most beautiful woman I have ever seen, my chances must be REALLY slim OR perhaps it's true... Is it possible that being beautiful makes you more "UN-lucky" in love? Hmmm.

My first single holiday season in 3 years.....

I cannot believe that Thanksgiving is in just 2 days! This year's holiday season will be quite different for me, my first "single holiday season" in 3 years. Although the thought of not spending gobs of money on presents for a significant other founds FABULOUS (my EX and I always went all-out), I can't help but feel a little "down" about it. One thing I can surely say is that this Thanksgiving I will be more grateful than ever for the family and friends that have supported me for the last few miserable months of healing from my first big breakup. The gratitude I have for them is more than I can express in words and more than enough to keep me optimistic for the 2009 holiday season and 2010! And although I do not have NEW YEARS EVE plans as of yet (AKA no one to kiss at midnight), I know they will fall into place as they are meant to. "The universe sometimes has more interesting plans for us than we have for ourselves ~Laura Dave," right?


And so, my "What I am Thankful For List" starts something like this:


God (for helping me to fall asleep at night when I didn't think it was possible)
Dad (for giving me the sometimes painful true insight into a man's mind)
Megan (for being thankful to have her single friend back and.....for never bringing HIM up)
Lexi (for being there for me from 1,000 miles away, giving me HOPE for the future)
Vicki (for truly giving me a new perspective on life....."Life is full of experiences.")
Nicole (for inviting me to Chicago and spending a fabulous "girls weekend" with me)
Aaron (for taking me out and showing me some of St. Louis' best and most romantic spots)
Cory (for reaching out to me and reminding me of our time-tested friendship)
Misty (for giving me a super cute post-breakup color and cut.....and listening, hehe)
Cousin Ashley (for listening.....and for the beginning of a beautiful friendship <3)
Countless other Aunts, Uncles, and cousins (for support, words of wisdom, and just privacy and time)
MOM (for being YOU)


"At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us." ~Albert Schweitzer


I'm curious.....for what (or for whom) are you thankful for this Thanksgiving??

The R-U-N-W-A-Y 6 weeks after BABY... really??

First of all, how gorgeous is Heidi Klum? She seems like such a wonderful human being, truly inspirational to women. She's a mommy, a wife, an executive producer, a philanthropist, and oh yeah...a lingerie model! Check her out here on the runway 6 weeks after having her baby Lou. She looks SO beautiful. She has a mama GLOW! How empowering! GO HEIDI!

*~This is how I woke up this morning~* Low cal and fabulous!

**Grande NON FAT latte from Starbucks**

16 oz.
Calories 130
Fat 0
It also provides you with HALF the dairy you need a DAY!

Source: Starbucks nutrition information

Don't forget to pre-order your tickets for New Moon! November 20, 2009!

I just pre-ordered my tickets for New Moon on Friday night at 6:30PM! I am SO EXCITED! My mom and I are going together (not sure who is more excited). I can't believe this Twilight saga phenomenon, can you?? I admit that I am on the Twilight train and riding it right into the theatre on opening night, Friday November 20, 2009. TEAM EDWARD!

To Write LOVE on Her Arms Day - Friday November 13, 2009 - Please Join Me

TWLOHA is a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury, and suicide. TWLOHA exists to encourage, inform, inspire, and also to invest directly into treatment and recovery. Their vision is touching. Please visit the website below to read it.


Join me in writing LOVE on your arm today...Let's spread LOVE and HOPE. Let's let people know that they are NOT ALONE. Together we can make a difference in people's lives. Enjoy!
To Write Love on Her Arms HOME PAGE

Welcome Letter

My name is Kelly and WELCOME to my very first blog! I am so excited to get it up and running and read everyone's comments! I have always enjoyed writing and began reading blogs while I was in a relationship with my first serious boyfriend a couple of years ago. I loved reading blogs about relationship advise, beauty tricks, and the like. It was so great to hear other women's stories and read comments from women who seemed to be going through the exact same things that I was at the time. When my relationship ended in August I turned to blogs once again to help me get through it. Trying to focus on myself once again, I wrote a list of "Things I wanted" in my life. At the top of that list was "I want to become a blogger". Here I am! This quote from Barbara Deming really resonates with me: "We learn best to listen to our own voices if we are listening at the same time to other women--whose stories, for all our differences, turn out, if we listen well, to be our stories also." No matter how old we are, where we are from, what we look like, or where we are in our lives...our stories are similar. Thus, we can not only help each other, but we can learn and grow from one another as well.


So...From fashion to relationships, and daily thoughts to favorite products...Let's discuss!!*** :o)

HOW cute is Carrie Underwood??

So who saw the annual CMA awards last night? I can't help but thinking that Carrie Underwood is quite possibly the CUTEST thing ever! Although I LOVED the majority of her dresses last night, this is definitely one of my favs. That color green is SO pretty on us blondes. GREAT JOB, Carrie (on both hosting and making every girl in the country jealous of your looks and your proximity to Brad Paisley all night)!!