Buy this, not that: Silver shoes

So I was at Target the other night (the new "urban" one at Brookwood...it's crazy dangerous to my bank account) and I immediately fell in love with these Mossimo Vivian Pointy Heels in silver. I had to pry them from my hands because I had already decided on another more versatile pair of ankle boots that I thought I would wear more.

However, after seeing Emmy Rossum rock these similar heels from Rupert Sanderson with a sweet light blue frock, I'm definitely thinking twice. I'm pretty sure I'll be making another Target run to purchase them in my near future. And since they're only $29.99 and the silver metallic trend has just started kicking up, I think you should get them, too!

Life lately

Believe it or not, things have actually slowed down the past couple of weeks. It's been pretty nice! Other than going to several shows which I've blogged about here and here, things have been low key and I even got to start and finish a book. Which, btw, I highly suggest Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn if you are looking for a good "whodunnit." Oh and I caught up on a lot of magazine reading which I'd fallen a couple of months behind on (yikes!).

I even somehow managed to get a Saturday off and was able to go to the florist with Ashley to help her pick out some flowers for her big day...which is coming up on Sunday! (so yeah, things are getting busy again this week!)

This past weekend included working a track meet and going home to spend time with the family for Easter. I hid eggs inside the house with my nephew for a couple of hours and then mom and I went in to "town" to look for some shoes for the wedding—no luck though. Sunday night was a birthday dinner for Amy at Chuy's and it was so so so good to have Peach back in town. I can't wait til we are all back together again this weekend!

Last night was the festival of colors and Dana had organized several of us to get together for dinner at Taj India. This was only my second time to eat Indian food and it was so good. Plus we all got to spatter the colored powder on each other in celebration of spring and as always, we enjoyed great conversations. Definitely a good time. Life is good!

Music Monday: St. Paul and the Broken Bones

The first time I heard about the band St. Paul and the Broken Bones was a few months ago when their drummer Andrew was my waiter at El Barrio—believe it or not. Somehow my friend Jara, who was eating dinner with me that night, asked him something that led him to telling us about the band he's in and their upcoming show at the Bottletree later in the week. He even gave us one of their posters to keep and told me to look up their videos on YouTube.

I remember coming into work the next morning and doing my web research on these guys so I'd know what their "sound" was. Holy Moses was I blown away. Here was this white boy (Paul Janeway) wailing away some soul into a mic while simultaneously breaking it down in a full suit and bow tie. I knew I needed to make it to see these guys. However, unfortunately my good intentions to attend that show were ruined by a 14 hour work day. I gave myself a break by figuring they were a local band and I'd catch them again soon and that I really needed to sleep instead. I still kick myself for missing that show.

But here we are, just a couple of months later and my first chance to see them live was at Workplay. And of course, they are already performing to a sold out Birmingham crowd who was on fire for our new hometown heroes. Unbelievable. Talk about a religious experience. Trust me when I say these guys are bound to have you testifying. Don't believe me? Just listen to them here.

But really and truly you need to see these guys live. I'm telling you, the lead singer Paul Janeway is just electrifying. And seeing the brass section on stage reminded me so much of a smaller version of the Dap-Kings, who perform with Sharon Jones.

A lot of folks are already saying that St. Paul and the Broken Bones are the new Alabama Shakes. And while I can see the similarity, I still think these guys are a bit different in their own right. But seeing what a sensation the Shakes have been lately, I don't think anyone in the band would be opposed to that comparison. I defintiely hope to see St. Paul and the Broken Bones share that level of success.

St. Paul and the Broken Bones at Workplay.     Photo: Kyle Stichtenoth

Paul Janeway of St. Paul and the Broken Bones.   Photo: Kyle Stichtenoth

ps. I should also mention that one of their openers was the incredible Nashville band Luella and the Sun, who I've written about before here. Definitely a great way to start a show!