Caped

One of my favorite articles of clothing is coats - in all forms and styles - trenches, jackets, capes, pea coats, military, fur, etc. Last year I got a great brown tweed cape that I love every time I put on and now I'm on the search for a new one. Here are some of the great styles out there now.

Tahari Belle Capelet - great deal!

Joie Hooded Wool cape

Calvin Klein cape

Asos cape with fur trim - this also comes in black (which I love!) and tan (which is more like brown)

Azzaro feather hooded cape (via Net-A-Porter)
I love the drama of this piece

Birthday Fun

Happy Friday lovelies!! I am sorry that I did not post yesterday, I decided to take the day after my birthday off to spend in the city. On my birthday Nic and I walked the Highline and had a great dinner and yesterday we spent the day together walking around the city, eating delicious pumpkin pancakes, and going to the Bronx Zoo. Here are some of the highlights.

Empire State Building from the Highline
(Nic and I both forgot our cameras so all of our camera phone pictures did not come out well)

Birthday Brunch Mimosa

The gorillas at the Bronx Zoo are amazing - they are so human-like

The lions were so beautiful
(This is when my camera died :( I was not happy)

I was very excited to see the giraffes, they're so peaceful and beautiful.

The tigers were gorgeous and really playful

These tigers were really fun to watch.

Wednesday Wishes - BIRTHDAY EDITION!!!

Happy October 5th!!!! Today is my 26th Birthday and as some of you may know, my birthday is one of my absolute favorite days of the year! This is a special version of Wednesday Wishes - Birthday Edition. Although, as cheesy as it may sound, all of my birthday wishes are coming true. I get to spend my birthday and birthday month with family and friends, the Yankees won last night, and I have lots of fun birthday activities planned!

Who would not want to wake up in a room like this?
(image via my Holidays Pinboard)

I'm wishing for a birthday filled with lots of Champagne!!!
(image via Patterson Maker)

Thank you all for making me very happy on my 26th birthday!

Cheers!

Elise

Life Recently

It is my birthday eve and I couldn't be more excited for tomorrow. I have a lot planned for my birthday this year.  Today I thought I would share some glimpses into my life in the past few weeks. Have a lovely Tuesday!

Trying out a new wine bar near my apartment

Ok, so it's not exactly the fanciest Champagne out there (it's actually not even Champagne, it's a sparkling
wine from California), but the little bottle was fun and I loved the shape of the flute.

Yankees playoff game - we had such a great time, even though they lost

S'mores pie I finally got around to making. It was so easy and so delicious
(I got the recipe here!)

Amazing frozen gin drink from this great little bar in the city!

Moody Mondays

Happy Monday and Happy October! Welcome to October's edition of Moody Mondays. Here is what I am in the mood for this October...

Music:

"Hannah":           Ray Lamontagne
"The Luckiest":     Ben Folds
"Skinny Love":     Bon Iver

Drinks:

Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte

Around the House:

I have this Autumn candle from Bath & Body works constantly burning in my apartment.
(purchase here)

Out and About:

This Irish Knit Sweater would be perfect for fall and winter. (found here)
(Get the look for less here)