My New J.Crew Love

In the midst of packing for Europe, I realized that I didn't have a pair of capris that I liked enough to bring with me. I got online to search, and I came across the J.Crew ankle tootpick jeans.

Since I don't exactly have a lot of time left before I leave, I wondered over to J.Crew to try these puppies on. And I love them. Like a lot. They are stretchy and comfy even though they don't look like they would be. And I can roll up the bottoms - they look very cute with cuffs! These are definitely coming with me!!

P.S. Don't forget to enter my giveaway! The deadline in this Wednesday at 6 pm PST!

100th Post Giveaway (well, almost 100th)!

Since I am leaving for my trip in about a week, I decided to move up my giveaway to celebrate my 100th post. So this is my 92nd post, but I will announce the winner on my 100th :)


Here is the prize:


A pair of J.Crew tennies decorated with cute pink flamingos
and
A pink, super cute J.Crew headband!

Here are the rules:
1.) Leave a comment on this post and you will be entered once
2.) Leave a comment AND become a follower and you will be entered twice
3.) Leave a comment, become a follower, AND post about this giveaway and you will be entered three times

When you post, let me know if you are a follower or if you posted about it!
The deadline to enter is Wednesday, June 3 at 6 p.m. Pacific time! Good luck!

Craving Some Sweets

I am really craving some desserts right now. . . .

What's your favorite dessert?

Welcome Back!

Hello fellow bloggers! I hope you all had a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend. I can't believe the first 3-day weekend of the summer has already come and gone! This year is flying by! The hubby and I went to visit my parents this weekend in Portland. We had gorgeous weather the whole time. I even got a little sunburnt! It was hard to go back to work this morning. On the bright side, I only have 2 more weeks until Europe! I can't believe it! I did manage to bring back some goodies from Portland. Here are my scores:

A magenta Clima Cool jacket from Adidas. This is definitely coming to Europe with me!




A gorgeous blue scarf from Nordstrom Rack. The picture doesn't do the color justice. I am a big scarf person!


AND FINALLY. . . . . . . .










My Chanel flats! I did it, I treated myself to a pair!! That's me wearing them!





How did your weekends go?
This is post #90, so you know what that means - giveaway is coming soon! It will definitely happen before your Europe trip. I already have the prize sitting in my room, waiting :)

A - Z

This seemed like a fun post to do, so here it goes!

A - Age: 25
B - Bed size: Queen
C - Chore you hate: cleaning up the kitchen
D - Dog's name: My future dog will be named Murphy
E - Essential start your day item: Caffeine - it really is essential
F - Favorite color: Pink and blue
G - Gold or Silver or Platinum: platinum
H - Height: 5'6
I - Instruments you play: None
J - Job title: Accountant
K - Kid(s): 0, want 2 though
L - Living arrangements: super cute house with the hubby
M - Mom's name: Mary Katherine
N - Nicknames: hmm, just some pet names I guess
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: never
P - Pet Peeve: when the TV is too loud, bad drivers, when people answer their cell phones in the middle of a conversation
Q - Quote from a movie: From Mean Girls (going blank on a movie one)
"Oh, and on Wednesdays, we wear Pink"
"Boo you whore"
R - Right handed or left handed: Right
S - Siblings: 2 brothers 1 sister
T - Time you wake up: way too early during the week (5:15), but I make up for it on weekends!
U- Underwear: Depends on what pants I'm wearing - either bikinis or thongs
V - Vegetable you dislike: squash
W - Ways you run late: I am always running around last minute looking for things, a jacket water and such
X - X-rays you've had: None but dental ones
Y - Yummy food you make: I love to bake - cookies, brownies, cakes, etc.
Z - Zoo favorite: pandas!

Also, I have seen a lot of my blogger friends let their friends ask questions and then answer them in a post. I think it's time I do that! So ask away, and I will answer in a few days!

Crazy Eights!

The lovely Mid Town Girl tagged me for Crazy Eights -

8 Things I Look Forward To:
1.) My European vacation coming up oh so soon!
2.) The 3-day weekend coming up
3.) The Gossip Girl season finale tonight
4.) Nordstrom's half yearly sale
5.) Confessions of a Shopaholic coming out on DVD
6.) Getting a tan
8.) Spending the rest of my life with my hubby :)


8 Things I Did Yesterday:
1.) Slept in - I love weekends!
2.) Got an iced vanilla latte at Starbucks
3.) BBQed
4.) Watched some old episodes of What Not To Wear
5.) Ran some errands
6.) Went to the bank
7.) Talked to my mom
8.) Laundry


8 Things I Wish I Could Do:
1.) Get my abs perfectly flat
2.) Travel all over the world
3.) Shop without worrying about $$
4.) Have more free time
5.) Enjoy working out
6.) Not be so scared of bugs
7.) Fly
8.) Read people's minds


8 Shows I Watch:
1.) Gossip Girl
2.) America's Next Top Model
3.) Grey's Anatomy
4.) How I Met Your Mother
5.) What Not To Wear
6.) Old Sex and the City episodes
7.) Entourage
8.) TMZ

I tag anyone who wants to play :)

Europe

I know that I have mentioned this before, but it is just now starting to sink in: In about 3 weeks, I am going on a European vacation! I have a lot going on between now and then, so I trying to start thinking ahead of time about what I need to bring! For those of you who have done a long Europe trip, any advice? What do I absolutely need to bring? Leave at home? We will be visiting 4 different countries, so I can't overpack with all the traveling we will be doing. I need help!


Also, don't forget to stop over at GingerSnap's blog - she hit her 100th post and is hosting a giveaway. And hint hint, I am at my 87th post and may be doing a giveaway at my 100th, so stay tuned!

The Ultimate Question

I was at the outlets a few weeks ago looking for a new polo, and I couldn't decide which one to get! The outlets near me have both a Polo Ralph Lauren and a Lacoste. Of course I like both brands, but when it comes to polos, I hadn't really thought about which polo shirt I liked better! So I am polling my readers: Lacoste polo or Ralph Lauren polo?




(the puppy was just too cute NOT to add to my set :) )
What is your preference?
After trying both on (I own some of both brands, so I definitely didn't need to), I made my decision: I prefer the Ralph Lauren skinny polos. Nothing against Lacoste of course :)

My wedding

So my 2 year wedding anniversary is just about here (crazy how time flies!!). I decided to share a little bit about my fabulous wedding with my blogger friends, so here goes:

First (and most importantly) my dress (that isn't me wearing it, I had to google the style) :

Bridesmaids Dresses:

I am still searching for a picture! They were by the lovely Vera Wang, strapless and tea length, in a periwinkle blue. I will keep looking.

Flowers:

the flowers were all pastel colors, with the main colors being pink and soft yellow.

Flowers at the reception:

My bouquet:

We got married here (that isn't us in the picture):

And we honeymooned here:

Oh and I registered for this Kate Spade fine china:

I can't believe it was all 2 years ago! If you have any questions about my wedding, feel free to ask :)

100 Way Bra

I have a wedding coming up next weekend, and I am planning to where this Diane von Furstenberg dress (but in all black):

As you can see, you can't wear a normal bra with it because of the back (which I LOVE, it's one of the reasons I bought the dress). I have been searching for a special occasion bra, and I found this one at Victoria's Secret called the 100-Way Bra.

Here is a picture showing the 100 ways it can be worn:

I am thinking about investing in one. Anyone tried this? Does it actually work?

I hope everyone had a lovely weekend! The hubby and I had a fabulous weekend - a lot of relaxing, eating, drinking, and shopping! The weather was perfect too. I picked up a scarf that I've had my eye on for a while from J.Crew in the Desert. Here's a picture:



I've liked this since it came out, but it was $60. I got in on sale this weekend.