I’m back to the grind today, but I’ll definitely be dreaming about having one of these…
I can’t wait to post about our amazing weekend!
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April 2012
Yesterday when I talked about my shopping trip to several boutiques & the mall on Saturday I neglected to mention that my hunt for the perfect rehearsal dinner dress was cut short. Why was it cut short you ask? Well, I’m a klutz.
At brunch with all those lovely ladies I had a cup of coffee, a double mimosa (it’s cheaper that way…), and a glass of water. By the time I got to the mall I need to visit the little ladies room. So, after a quick in Sephora I walked down to the ladies room. Now, we have a pretty nice mall & the bathrooms are nice too. They have marble floors & real wood doors. They don’t have the standard metal partition.
So, I stroll down the marble hallway in my jack rogers & turn the corner to the hallway with the stalls. It was there that things went south. There was some water (I hope) on the floor. I slipped on this water & flew face first into the wooden door jam.
I was shaken & basically knocked out. That thing happened where everything goes black & then yellow. I shut myself in the stall out of embarrassment, but luckily no one saw me. After that “backout” sensation went away the tears started flowing from the pain. My face was throbbing & my ankle was twisted. After a few minutes I collected myself & went to wash my hands. I had a huge goose egg on my forehead.
The rest of the afternoon is a blur. I realized when I was walking in circles at Anthropologie (a store I NEVER go in) that I needed to get out of the mall. I knew my mom was at her office which is around the corner so I drove over there. After some ice on my forehead & sitting a few minutes I felt well enough to go home.
That was Saturday & today is Tuesday. My ankle is still swollen, the goose egg is still there, but now it is black & blue, and it still hurts my jaw to chew.
The funny thing about this whole (way too long) story is that this type of thing happens to me ALL THE TIME. No one has ever nicknamed me Grace.
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I almost left town on Friday after work to go see my nephew, but I decided I needed to stay in town & get a few things done. I ended up having such a nice weekend. While I’m sad that I didn’t get some QT with my favorite little guy I think my body is glad I stayed in town.
Friday night REF & I went to watch The Bobcats play the Memphis Grizzles. We used my company’s corporate tickets and parking pass. The seats and service are great, but The Bobcats are working hard on becoming the worst NBA team in HISTORY! Our seats are directly behind the bench (where the owner, Michael Jordan, sits) & so we could hear everything the players and coaches were saying. It was hard to watch them trying so hard, but still come out losers. It still was a fun night & I recommend going to a game if you’re in town.
On Saturday morning I went to meet a group of blog/twitter friends. Christian was in town from Memphis & so we all decided to meet up at Pewter Rose to welcome her to Charlotte! In the picture above… From L to R you have Lauren, Adelaide, Christian, April, me & Annie. We were surrounded on both sides by bridal parties which was pretty fun!
Thanks for putting this together, April! It was so nice to brunch with you ladies!
After brunch I headed out to do some shopping for the weekend. REF & I are heading out in a couple days to Kiawah Island, SC for my college roomie’s wedding. We’ll be staying here at the Cassique Club Cottages with other members of the The cottages come with bikes & porches. I’m looking forward to early morning rides & afternoon cocktails on the porch! REF’s going to do a little golfing while I’m doing bridesmaids stuff so I think we’ll both be happy campers by the end of the weekend!
I ordered this Elizabeth McKay dress from Rue La La in spicy orange on April 12. I thought that I would wear it to the rehearsal dinner. Unfortunately, it STILL hasn’t shipped. So, I’m on to plan B. What is plan B? Well, I haven’t figured that out yet. I searched high & low this weekend to find a suitable dress that fulfills my requirements of being a classic design with a little fun, having both sleeves & structure, and is long enough that I can sit down & not be worried that I’m showing too much leg. Everything I tried on was too slinky or too short.
Hopefully I can find something by Wednesday. If not, I’ll be shopping my closet!
I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!
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A couple of weeks ago REF was heading to Chicago for work. Being the control freak amazing wife that I am I wanted to help him pack. When I got his suitcase out of the guest room closet I realized that I had a more serious problem than my issues to control my husband’s packing.
The issue? My love of totes.
I pulled all of my bags out and put them on our bed. Then I called REF into the room & asked him if he thought I had a problem? Obviously, he rolled his eyes, as I’m sure you are right now. I didn’t realize that my collection had become this large.
The thing is that they all are special to me & they all serve a purpose.
In the top picture: The black Herve Chapelier bag in my parents gave me when I graduated from college. The green copycat that is monogrammed behind the black bag I received as a bridesmaids gift from a dear friend. I use both of these when I do a weekend travel to carry my toiletries since they both have zipper tops.
In the second picture: The pink boat & tote with the circle monogram is from my pink swap partner, EAS. It is my newest bag & I’ve been using it this spring as an everyday bag. Behind that the green boat & tote with the block monogram was a bridesmaids gift from a college roommate. It is the perfect shade green for me! The navy boat & tote was my first & is probably my favorite. It still has my original (non-married) monogram & it is the largest. My grandmother gave it to me when I was in high school. I have used it for basically every beach trip I’ve taken as an adult. In the foreground is my Vineyard Vines patchwork bag. I got this bag in Charleston with my friend after a girls weekend. It has a zipper top & tons of pockets inside. I use this in the summer as my work bag. The black & white bag was a gift from all of my bridesmaids during my bachelorette party. It has my married monogram & I brought it on my honeymoon! The pink & green Emilie Sloan bag was the first married birthday present that REF bought me. It is totally me & is a nylon type material so if something spills in it the bag isn’t ruined.
Finally my black Longchamp . I have several Longchamp purses, but this is my only Longchamp tote. My girlfriend, MTV, bought this for me back in fall & I’ve been obsessed with it ever since. I have used it to travel (zip top), for my work bag, as a purse & I’ve even tried putting Winston in it. He does not feel the same way about that I do. Long story short…I love this bag.
I don’t have a purse or shoe obsession so I’m semi okay that I have this weird bag obsession. I love giving the giant, zip top, boat & totes as baby gifts (a tip I learned from my friend KDT) & I think the medium size boat & totes are FANTASTIC bridesmaids gifts. The other bags are just a bonus in my opinion!
What’s your obsession?
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Sometimes I don’t blog because I haven’t uploaded pictures. Sometimes I don’t blog because I have don’t have much to talk about. Sometimes I don’t blog because it feels forced. Sometimes I don’t blog because I’m lazy. Sometimes I don’t blog because I’m busy. This past silence has been a combination of all of the above.
So, what have I been up to?
I went to visit this guy, his mom and his dad to celebrate his 6 month birthday! We played in this jumping thing, ate rice cereal, went on a walk sitting up in the stroller & read a bunch of books.
We celebrated MK’s 30th Birthday complete with a surprise visit from her NYC friends, a spa day, cookout & a party bus!
This is her face when her NYC friend walked into the garage to surprise her!
REF & I celebrated Easter with my parents & had a low key day. We ate a wonderful brunch, hit golf balls, planted flowers, watched The Masters & had an amazing dinner. Unfortunately, I didn’t take 1 picture! It was a much needed break.
We also celebrated MK’s baby’s baptism last weekend. The service was lovely & they had over 60 family and friends join them at their house for a BBQ. Like always, REF & I stayed over too late & had too much fun! We sure do love having them in CLT now!
What have you been up to?
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