Country Boy, City Belle™

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Holiday's here we come

Williams Sonoma

Well, it's November 3 and Holiday emails are filling my inbox. I can't believe Thanksgiving and Christmas are so close. Wasn't it just July 4th yesterday?!?!?! I did like the look of this yummy Thanksgiving pie from Williams Sonoma.

But, I was really excited when I got this in my inbox. Williams Sonoma's infamous Hot Chocolate is back. We are big hot chocolate fans in the CBCB household - see how much we love it here and here.

Williams Sonoma

So, I was super excited to see that they have added a new Salted Caramel flavor! OMG!

You know that is my favorite. We usually buy the Classic Hot Chocolate which is a splurge. But, I cannot wait to try the new Salted Caramel! I think this may be on the list for this weekend.

Starbucks

Starbucks also launched their new Winter collection this week.

The Peppermint Mocha and Gingerbread Latte are back on the menu.

They sound delicious, but I think I'll stick to my favorite, Salted Caramel Mocha.

Enjoy,

~City Belle

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Cake Topper

I loved our wedding cake. It was absolutely beautiful. The only bad part is I didn't actually get to eat a piece. The night flew by and we were talking to so many people that once they served the cake, my piece got taken. I even asked for it after the wedding, but it was all gone. So, I have spent the past 2 years dreaming about how that beautiful cake actually tasted.

It's tradition that the Bride and Groom save the cake topper, freeze it and eat it on their one year anniversary. But our baker offers to bake you a fresh cake topper on your anniversary as part of their wedding package. We were all for it. Problem was, we weren't in NC last year on our anniversary so, we didn't get the cake.

Since we were in NC this year, I knew we had to get our cake topper. I arranged to pick it up from our baker, Maxie B's before we left for the mountains.

Going back to the bakery, brought back so many memories from when we had the cake tasting and chose our flavors.

We sat in that exact booth to discuss the cake design.

The bakery is so adorable. So, chic and friendly.

I could have stayed there all day.

I was so excited to eat our cake. Finally, I get to eat the yummy pumpkin chocolate chip with cream cheese icing.

If only I would have taken a picture of how beautiful the cake looked. It was covered in scroll work and said "Happy Anniversary!" It was absolutely perfect.

Unfortunately, this is how it looked once we arrived at my in-laws. I cried. Seriously!

The cake had completely melted and all the icing fell off. Then, the layers slid and separated from each other. I was heartbroken. (Sidenote: Just to be clear-This was in no way the baker's fault! They make absolutely gorgeous cakes, this was totally our fault).

Somehow the cake just got too hot on the drive up?

So, once again I didn't get to eat a real pice of cake. Instead I ate a glob of cake. Don't get me wrong, it was still good, just not what I planned. Oh well, maybe next Anniversary? Ha!

Until next time,

~City Belle

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Indulge in Chocolate

Kate Spade.com

It's the day after Halloween and we have all gorged ourselves on Chocolate and too much candy. So, now it's time to start the diet. Ha! Actually, Kate Spade has been celebrating chocolate the whole month of October.

Chocolate is the color of the Month.

Click on each month to see the colors of the month for March, April, May, June, and July, August, September.

Every girl's weakness-Kate Spade and Chocolate! What more could we want?!?!?

Except maybe Mariebelle chocolate!

Yep, Kate Spade teamed up with the infamous Mariebelle chocolates to create a signature Kate Spade box of chocolate. How cool is that?!!? If you have never visited the Mariebelle chocolate shop in Soho, you have to go. It is a Girlie Chocolate palace! It is truly amazing!

In honor of the color of the month,

Check out some of my Kate Spade Chocolate Faves: