Mmm Mmm Good

(Jeffrey Campbell Lita courtesy of Sole Struck)

We have mentioned once before that we are engaged in a deeply passionate love affair with Jeffrey Campbell and his crazytown amazing footwear. Due to the Kilimanjaro-esque vertical on the heel, 90% of his shoes appear to have the comfort level of jumping on broken glass, and should probably require a waiver before purchasing.
 Au contraire. Despite looking like something that could cause even the most tenured model to eat runway,  they are shockingly comfortable and easy to wear, even against Baltimore's stiletto murdering cobblestone streets. But if you hate getting compliments from every girl (and gay) you encounter, we recommend that you stick with Shape Ups.

Envy is a Good Color On Us...

We just found this Apartment Therapy tour (via SimplyGrove)and are now debating getting the hell out of freezing Baltimore to buy a house in a milder climate. Maybe it's our arsenal of empty Chap-Stick tubes or the fact that we're debating Bikram yoga solely to sit in a warm room, but we can't take it anymore. 

This incredible Californian home features a stunning kitchen separated from the courtyard with a garage door. That they keep open. Can you imagine having anything open in your house right now? We've barely been opening our fridge because it's too damn cold.

Pull your space heater a little closer and scroll through these lovely images. This space reminds us a little of the upper floors and guts of Center Stage- super high ceilings, long velvet curtains, and an industrial-but-warm feel.

And excuse us, but any house with green bricks and a lounge in the bathroom is worth a cross-country move.

Crackhead

(Image courtesy of M Beauty Lounge)

Of the two of us, one is a bit of a self professed product junkie (ahem, hey Lauren). This has resulted in cabinets, and drawers full of the latest and greatest miracle products (read: overpriced crap). Although this obsession was forced to see itself to the door when we began cohabitating with our lovahhh, we still manage to sneak a few goodies past security on the reg.* Of these pieces of cosmetic contraband will most certainly be OPI's new Shatter Black nail polish. This crackle polish is weird, fun, and will be worn at most, twice. In other words, it is a perfectly justified purchase.

* Just kidding Mitch (no I'm not)

ThreeWay

We want to wake up to this...

...then warm up in this room...

...and spend all afternoon lost in this book.

Bring It



(Image courtesy of Apartment Therapy)

Regardless of how old we are, the prospect of snow will forever be the most exciting thing in the world. So forgive us if we fly into a tizzy every time the ever so reliable meteorologists of Baltimore threaten us with a day of flurries. This time around, we have a realllllly good feeling about it though. No more bullshit forecasts that leave us as down and out as the creepy skeleton who went home on The Bachelor last night (don't judge, tis the season for crappy reality show obsessions). Oh, and could we have this to die for fireplace too?

Wonderland

(Image courtesy of Thirteen and South)

Currently daydreaming/coveting/obsessing over filling our homes with glamorously modern oddities.

Squashed

(Compliments of Chrisotpher)

This weekend was fa-bo-lo-us. The Ravens advanced in the playoffs (anyone up for a terrible towel vigil this week?) and we spent all of Saturday shootin' guns and drinkin' beer on Gibson Island. After a long day of being outdoorsy and shooting (among other things) a can of corn and a stuffed rabbit, the party moved back to the city. It was one of those rare occasions where 20-some people converged on our house (which looked like an actual crack den) and somehow everyone had plenty to drink, eat and do. 

While our chefs spent hours in the kitchen making squash soup and tomato-sausage sauce for penne, the other 18 of us stood firmly in their way, insisting that the kitchen was the best and only place to play slap the bag with our disassembled Black Box; to wait like dogs for scraps of food, and to color on our chalkboard wall.

The recipe for the last minute squash soup (entitled "BoomBitchButtnernut Squash Soup by its inventor) is after the jump. Here's to many more unexpected parties in 2011!