Insta-Sam: Week of 5/6

{An early Mother's Day gift-- Macaroons from Bottega Louie}

{The beautiful pastry display!}

{Baking caramel sandwich cookies}

{I've been missin' those baby browns. #theonlyguyforme}

{Cool henna art--please ignore the chipped nails}

Here are a few snaps from my LA adventures. I began the week off right with a classy brunch at my new favorite LA restaurant/patisserie, Bottega Louie. A pleasant weekend spent at home baking my own sweet treats was the perfect post-midterm celebration. 

by Sam

American Glamour

I've recently rediscovered my passion for interior design (thank you, HGTV), and have been scouring the internet looking for the best design blogs. Rather than surfing fashion blogs per usual, I've enjoyed gazing at beautifully decorated homes and apartments, and now I'm itching to move into my own apartment so I can let my creative juices flow freely. 

Alas, it seems that I will be trapped living the dorm life for the next year, so I won't get the chance to decorate quite yet. 

These rooms in particular are some of my favorites by designer Michelle Workman, who describes the style of this SoCal home as "American Glamour."

How lovely.

images via Michelle Workman's Website

by Sam

Insta-Sam: Week of 2/12

1. & 2. Ahhh, SoCal winters.

3. Shenanigans in Nordstrom

4. I miss getting paid for making desserts that look this good. All I get now is a bunch of students in the dining halls asking how I made my fro-yo so pretty.

5. Early dinner at Pizza Antica in Santa Monica.

6. Slouchin'

At this very moment, I've decided that blogging and stalking other bloggers who were able to attend NYFW is much more important than studying for my Italian midterm (which is happening in T Minus 2.5 hours). 

Thankfully midterms are over after today, which means I can watch the UCLA vs. USC game in peace.

Ciao!

by Sam