Last weekend, I made a trip to NYC to visit my friend, the devastatingly stylish k.d. Despite the 100 degree weather, we had fun, caught up, found the Black issue of Vogue Italia, and swung by a place I've been dying to visit since I realized such a heavenly place existed just last year - Max Brenner. In case you haven't noticed, I'm a chocoholic, and Max Brenner is a chocolate cafe and restaurant. Needless to say, I was in heaven!

I'm ready to dig in and clearly giddy about it.
(Notice how I'm "blowing up" in the photo. That's sweat! It was sooo hot that weekend, I was glistening the entire time. LOL)

The food

The Place

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Sunflower Board

Sunflower Board
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I was so inspired by the wedding inspiration boards at Style Me Pretty that I had to take a stab at it myself. Sunflowers were my inspiration for this chocolate and gold affair.

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Dare to be Different

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I loooove these inspiration boards posted at Style Me Pretty! My personal faves are those by Avalon, Anna, Vane, and Allison P.:

Today's Playlist (not so random)

1. The State of the Union, Thievery Corporation
2. LUV, Janet Jackson
3. Rock With U, Janet Jackson
4. Diamon Girl, Ryan Leslie
5. Girl's Around the World, Lloyd
6. Blues Downtown, Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators
7. Breakin' Dishes, Rihanna
8. Magic, Robin Thicke
9. Hustlin', Rick Ross
10. Push It, Rick Ross
    

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