Dear Noah Gallagher...

A part of me is sad to write this, you see I am an Oasis fan, but Noah Gallagher you are an idiot/moron/jerk. How dare you say that Adele will have a short shelf life, and that you think she will struggle to stay on the charts. You really are an idiot. I hope you were watching the Grammys this evening, and saw Adele ROCK IT OUT. The girl had no voice for weeks/months and while she was struggling to get better, you went and wrote her off saying she isn't going to stay relevant. You couldn't even keep your own band together because you and your brother are drunk idiots who put yourself before the music.

You're selfish and ignorant, and Adele is the Queen of soul. The girl is a living legend and I hope she makes you eat your words.... after that performance it shouldn't be hard.

The Queen <3

Weekend in Review - My best friend is getting hitched

This past weekend was definitely an eventful one. My best friend Lauren (check out her blog!) is getting married this upcoming Fall and this past Saturday evening was her and her fiances engagement party at a favorite spot of ours - Maxwells in Hoboken. It was a complete blast - if this was a preview of what their wedding is going to be like, well I hope I am able to wake up the next morning. It was truly a great night with great food and friends.... Here are a few acceptable moments from the party!

The bridesmaids attempting to take a photo - Yup we rock its cool clearly we are the most helpful organized people she could have picked.

Here we are the rockin bridesmaids with the bride to be :)

GETTING HITCHED!

Congrats to my best friend and her best guy! I'm so happy for the two of them and can't wait until the wedding and all the fun events that are going to lead up to it!

This is My Life - Monday through Friday

Okay well maybe not Friday but definitely Monday through Thursday this has become my life...

At home drinking tea, painting my nails, answering emails, and of course blogging my life away at the ripe old age of 24... When did this happen? When did I become a grown up?

IS IT FRIDAY YET?

Jam of the Day - The Shins

I am a Shins fan, a lot of people aren't but I enjoy them always. My love of them has influenced today's Jam of the Day...

The Shins - Simple Song

What Song is helping you get through your day?!

A Very Gypsy Weekend...

I love living in New York City and I can't imagine living anywhere better, but sometimes you just need a break. This past Friday I definitely hit that point so I decided to head home to New Jersey for the weekend. It's only a half hour-ish outside the city, but it was still just what I needed. Seeing the family and just chillen out is just needed sometimes yah know? And it was still a great weekend, so lets shall we...

As always the weekend kicked off with casual Friday...

Yes  I love Bruce

Then I traveled home. So since I've moved out of my parents house they've downsized my childhood bedroom (respectfully so). With that my old bedroom has a tiny twin sized bed that just doesn't compare to my normal digs. Since my sister is at college though I decided to take over her room for the weekend. With this queen size how could I say now right?

Saturday morning arrived and I decided to take my mom to Gypsy Warrior. If you follow me on twitter (CaitieColl) or are my facebook friend, then you've seen my bazillion posts about this UH-MAZING STORE. Located in Ridgewood NJ, Gypsy Warrior is a clothing boutique/heaven for the edgy free spirit that's in everyone! They have such a great selection of clothes - and the accessories - forget it I DIE for every single piece. My mom loved it too and is bringing her friend back next weekend!! If you're not located in the Ridgewood NJ area don't you worry they have a web site that you can order from! MAKE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT - www.gypsywarrior.com 

Here are just some of the things I picked out and brought home that day! 

I have it in Black leather too!!

Clutch to DIE FOR - literally can't wait to rock it this weekend<3

Oversized sweater - goes with jeans, skirts, leggings EVERYTHING.

So after a magical morning at the again, incredible Gypsy Warrior... I headed down to see my cousin who was up from North Carolina. We had such a great visit, love catching up with the fam<3

Then Came Sunday and it can be summarized by the following photo...

My best friend Lauren just moved into a new apartment in Jersey City with her Fiance, so myself along with 2 of our other friends decided to help her out on Sunday with decorating and some other odds and ends. We met at her apartment had a delicious breakfast at a nearby diner and then headed to Ikea for the day - literally for the day. Four girls let loose in Ikea I mean it's amazing we left when we did.  We had such a great time though and her apartment looked amazing at the end of the day!

Then I headed home to watch the Giants win the Super Bowl with my mom and the pup<3

Overall it was such a great weekend <333 Hope you had a great one too!

Today I Love...

Here are some things that I am loving today...

My puppy<3

Jonah Hill (HE NEEDS TO WIN THE OSCAR)

Gypsy Jewelry

The Hunger Game Series

Sunshine Delight in February

(My photo didn't do it justice)

Happy Saturday everyone -- love love love weekends....

Carrie Bradshaw Envy AKA My New York Reality Check

I, like many girls I know, loved/still love the show Sex and the City. Since the very first time I saw it I wanted to be Carrie Bradshaw. That's right I didn't just love her character I actually wanted to be her. A writer who lives in a gorgeous studio apartment by herself, equipped with a huge closet that happens to be filled with designer clothes and shoes -- in New York City?! If that's what it's like SIGN ME UP... these were my thoughts literally (for serious).

You see I grew up a stone's throw from this glorious city and as far back as I can remember I have wanted/needed to live here. Then when all my fantasies were confirmed as possible dreams come true, due to the spectacle that was Sex and the City, I wanted/needed it even more. Sunday brunches with my girlfriends, partying at the hottest new clubs and bars 4 or 5 nights a week, holding down a full time job but miraculously always having time for my friends, and shopping till I drop whenever I want. WHO WOULDN'T WANT THAT?! I couldn't wait to graduate college, land my dream job and finally call myself a New Yorker, and then out of nowhere a huge reality bomb exploded.

I graduated in 2009, right after the lovely recession of 2008 hit, finding a job was about as easy as finding a needle in a haystack when you were a Communications and Journalism major. So instead of making it big and moving directly from Storrs, CT (where the wonderful UConn is located) to the big city, where did I end up? My parents house, in my childhood bedroom, across the hall from my little sister. What? What the hell? What happened to my New York dream? Fast forward 11 months later, after working for a friend of my mother in a sports warehouse (that's right this girl can do physical labor) I finally landed a job, and even better than that, it was in New York.

I was one step closer to my dream I could taste it. Fast forward another YEAR, that's right YEAR, I finally had enough money to move into New York. I found a roommate and an apartment and before I knew it here I was, living on the Upper East Side in New York City, just like Carrie Bradshaw, except not at all like Carrie Bradshaw.

How a sex columnist afforded Manolo Blahniks and Prada dresses is beyond me. If anyone has figured out how to do this please email me directly and share your secrets because let me tell you, living in the city isn't always easy. Don't get me wrong I love that each morning when I wake up that this is where I am, I love being able to find Thai food at 3am, and that in 20 minutes I can be at a flea market in Brooklyn discovering treasures, or that I can have a cocktail at 11am on a Sunday with brunch because that is how its done. Here is what I don't love constantly being poor, never having enough space, and coming home and being in bed by 10pm on a weeknight because after a day of work I'm way too tired to go hang out in some trendy club (not that I could afford to anyway).

That's right if you're going to live here get used to being poor, but you know what, even after those complaints I wouldn't trade it for the world. Lets get serious, even though I'll probably never live the life that Carrie Bradshaw did, I love this city it's the best city in the world and I'm NEVER LEAVING.

*Future husband please take note of that - I don't do suburbs.