~Rock them Heels~

Yipppeeee!

Friday has once again made it's lovely way here.

Nice to see you again!

Sooo excited to get out of my scrubs and pumas . . .

and

rock them heels!

Maybe at least once this weekend . . .

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There's just something about wearing them . . .

makes me feel so

feminine and Sexy!

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And just cause I'm married doesn't mean I don't wanna look HOT ya know?!

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Hmmmm now I wanna go get a pair of new heels . . .

Shopping!

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Will you be rocking them heels this weekend  . . .

Or cuddling up in some slippers??

Whatever you do . . . enjoy!!!

~Tamara Nicole~

~Champagne Taste~

On a Koolaid budget!

Hee hee ok we're definitely not that badly off, but lately I have some

expensive obsessions  lusts

and I can't get them off my mind, but I also want to remain married and probably shouldn't buy them:

My obsessions:

First and foremost I can't get these off my mind since I blogged about them here . . .

Christian Louboutin Black floral lace over light pink shoes

$298.00 $196.00 Save: 34% off

I waaaant these so bad.  Seriously. I have a problem!

And they're actually cheap for Louboutins!

Just sayin . . .

Another swoon over pair of heels:

Christian Louboutin Canon 140 - Nude

 . . . wait for it . . .

$1295

Seriosuly people spend this much?!

I'd be soooo scared to get them dirty I'd never wear them.

While we're at it . . .

throw in a pair of these:

Brian Atwood pink suede 'Loca' studded pvc detail pumps

$640

 and this clutch . . .

Christian Louboutin Mount Satin Bag

$1347.30

Ok so my daydreaming is done . . .

If only I had

$4000 sitting around . . .

A girl can dream!

Do you have any champagne taste obsessions?

What was the most you've ever spent on a pair of shoes?

I think for me $140 on a pair of killer boots, once! Hee hee

Have a lovely Wednesday my dearies!

Off to dream some more . . .

~Tropical Weekend!~

Aloha!

So I know it's been crazy hot around the nation, but not here! Ha ha

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE living in Seattle and wouldn't want to move anywhere else, BUT this year has been colder and more rainy than normal.

Now that we've had a few consecutive days of sun I'm in HEAVEN!

So all I'm dreaming about lately is fun bright tropical clothes . . .

hmmm like what I'd wear on a trip to Fiji or Tahiti (some day!!!)

So just in time for your sunny first weekend of summer:

Exotic Floral Dress $22.80 Forever 21

Gravitational Pull Sunhat by Anthropology $38

Rainforest Sunset Wedges $159.95 Anthropology

Striped Floral Dress $22.80 Forever 21

Romantic Floral Crochet Back Tunic sale $29.95 Arden B.

Tie Front Parka by Agua De Coco 2010 Swimwear $107.80

Kate Spade Folley Beach Makenzi $236

 Beach Umbrella in Hot Pink by Confetti Bay $99

Wouldn't a fun bright beach umbrella be fab?!

So with these fun bright images I leave you to dream about your weekend!

I hope you all have a fun, sunny summer weekend ful of outdoor fun!

Soak it up!

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Happy Friday!!!

 

Please do share your weekend plans!!!

 

Mine: girl's night in, housewarming party for a dear friend, Sunday Brunch with the fam at Salty's, softball game (woot woot), and lots hanging outdoors:-)

 

Enjoy!

~Tamara Nicole~

Sunshine!

"Be yourself.  Everybody else is already taken"

~Oscar Wilde

I so love that quote! Everybody always trying to copy and/or be like/dress like other people.  Be yourself.  Make your own style!

Soooo I know I promised trip stories and pics, will do soon!

Trying ot get back into the daily schedule lol. It takes a min or two:-)

So to tie you over . . .

YELLOW!

(Cause it's rainy here and I'm dreaming of summer!)

tiered ruffle leatherette heel $37.50

Anthropology Yellow Brick Maillot $168

Arden B. Slub Cold Shoulder Tunic $29

.Mollie Collection Lined In Red Silk by Fiazco on Etsy, $70

Pottery Barn Emma Dinnerware-Yellow $40-$159

 

Shop Ruche "walking on sunshine dress" $37.99

~Recent Sales at Memory Bean Designs~

Woooo Hooo and PROMISE photos and stories soon.

Hope you all have a LOVELY Wednesday!!!

~Tamara Nicole~

Woooo hoo I now have 100 followers!!!

Wooooo hooo you guys are all amazing, I'm just saying!!!

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In THREE months I have

***102 of you lovely followers***

so thank you Soooooo much!

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To continue this blog fun, can all of you 102 people help me out??

I'm kinda new to this blog thing, but I absolutely LOVE it!

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Is there any advice at all that would benefit my blog, to make my blog even better?  Layouts, posts, topics, anything at all I wanna hear it all, and I want you to be critical I can take it:-) Promise.

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Other lovelies:

*Shoes*

This post here I asked ya'll for your shoe advice.  Wanna know something silly . . . out of ALL seven pairs they only had this one in my size:

Which is cute of course, but why is it so hard to get a size 8 shoe?! Yeah it's popular, so make more right?!

Lol so sorry for the votes . . . I think the black ones had the most and would match more travel outfits, BUT these work too:-)

Another funny thing:

This post about my wellie search

Wtf???  Another ooopsie no-we-don't-have-size-8! Lol so I THOUGH I ordered an 8 of this one:

AND oops it came in a size 10! Hmmm yes sometimes I can be a huge airhead!!!

So I had to exhange those for these:

Which are the same colors, and super cute as well, but man how hard is this shoe shopping?! Lol that's ok I got some cute shoes:-)

*Etsy Features*

Chk out these 2 lists . . . Memory Bean Designs was featured:

*Here*

and

*Here*

Cute cute lists chk em out:-)

*Travel*

Amen for the flights starting again in Europe!!! Our trip is in 2 weeks and I'd be sooo bummed if we couldn't go due to this Volcano! Hallelujah

and . . .  what's up with the lightening inside the volcano?! Crazy stuff going down:-)

Anywho my lovelies have a fantabulous Wednesday, and don't forget my blog advice k?!

~Running . . . and Shoes!~

Ok first off happy lovely Wednesday girlies!!!

It's sunny and gorgeous here outside, while i'm inside working . . . boo! Lol

"wistful" Photo by Rebecca Lily

Anywho with all this recent talk of working out, softball, running, and my continuing struggle with my "fitness challenge" (blogged here) . . .

I bought myself some running shoes last weekend, woot woot!!!

AND I've been to the gym 2x since, AND ran 2 miles the other day.  Shoes make a HUGE difference!

Did you know:

You should replace your running shoes around every 300-500 miles??

(info here) 

So those old running shoes you wear once in a while may not be giving your feetsies enough support?? Just saying:-)

Also there are places to get "fitted" for running shoes. In Seattle we have places such as Road Runner Sports, Seattle Running Company, etc. I think once I get passed 6 miles lol than I may chk this out!

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I want these calves! Seriously!!!

Most people do not wear the right kind of running shoes, and may not even know they should be wearing narrow, high arch, wide, etc.

**To do a self check read this**

from Runner's World

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***STRETCHING***

Hmm ok I'm guilty of not doing this before and after workouts, and even before or after running more often these days . . . don't be like me! Stretching is key to healthy muscle building and toning, so do it!!!

I'll do it now too promise:-)

For a list of 9 stretches to do before running check out the Trail Running Blog article here!

Now on to some fun travel shoes . . .

BECAUSE I'M LEAVING IN 3 WEEKS!!!!!!!!!

Excited much huh?!

I can't freaking wait . . . and from experience last vaca walking 12 miles in flip flops (yuck! Blisters galore) while in Mykonos, Greece . . . I've learned the hard way I need to get some good walking shoes for vaca. 

My hubby and I are CRAZY travelers. 

We fill out our Garmin with all of the sites we want to see, and go go go walking anywhere from 8-14 miles a day around awesome locations to see and take a gazillion pictures of everything we can. 

LOVE IT!

So here are my thoughts:

I heart Puma shoes big time . . . vote on your faves! Hard to decide:-)

Puma Women's Etoile

Puma Women's Drift Cat II

 

Puma Women's Wheelspin Gloss

Puma Women's Speeder II

 

Puma Women's Mystere Fade

Puma Women's K-Street

So let me know your thoughts:-) I know I won't wear them all the time, I have some cute dressy shoes and sandals, etc.  But I gotta look good walkign around too right?

Anywho hope you all have a fabulous Wednesday!!!

Don't forget to enter my Giveaway HERE

~Tamara Nicole~