Summer purchases!!

Hi y'all!
SO terribly sorry I have once again been a bad blogger! Boo hoo, I have been busy! Well as busy as you can be in the summertime :) lots of shopping and lunches with friends! Oh yeah and getting ready for PARIS! Oh my goodness, I am so terribly excited. We leave in exactly 13 days! Yipppe!!

So without further a do ... here are my recent purchases!

A quilted Dooney&Bourke coat! I had been searching and lusting for the perfect quilted coat and for ages had been eyeing the D&B ones but with nearly $300 price tags but knew the only way I could get my hands on one would be if it went way down in price and the Dooney&Bourke gods answered my prayers and I got it for .... $90 at TJ Maxx!! By far one of the best buys ever!


This lovely Lilly skirt! Isn't the print adorable? At only $29 I absolutely could not resist. It was an absolute miracle I found it at TJ Maxx, I swear it was the only Lilly item in the store! Cannot wait to debut it soon!


The Lilly for LeSportsac side satchel! I was on the hunt for the perfect side bag for Paris and what could be more perfect than Lilly?! The print is absolutely adorable and it is very roomy so will be fantastic for sightseeing!

Glitter TOMS! Super comfortable,cute and a great cause! The first day I got tons of compliments on them!

Puma shoes for walking. Not being a total fan of gym shoes (actually not one really at all!) these are cute, pink, and seem quite comfortable!


Wedges and new t-strap sandals! Perfect for summer and going out at school!

Those are all of my purchases! Hope y'all are having wonderful summers, I've been loving all of your recent posts lately! Have a great night!
xx, M

Are the rumors true??

Is the famed Lilly sale in June?!

Absolute love!

Oh my gosh, this dress is so cute!

Happy Weekend!
xx, M

Schools supplies gone prepster

Hey y'all!
I hope you are all having nice weeks. Very busy week for me, cannot wait for the weekend! Wednesday's are my favorite day of the week though because it is the day where I go and tutor inner city kids. It is such a great and fulfilling thing and I absolutely love all of the kids. They are just the cutest! One of them, Ebony, told me that I was a "beautiful diva." Some days you just need those special pick me ups and hugs from kids!

I thought it would be fun to show y'all how I had a little prep to all of my school supplies. Collegiate C and I started doing this last year and we always get compliments on our cute binders. Since most binders look the same and are quite plain we sproose them up with a darling background graphic.

A few simples steps...

First you simply pick the picture of your choice (a favorite Lilly print, Vineyard Vines whale, Edward Cullen, Vogue cover etc)
Then print it out, and slip it behind the clear cover.
In those three steps you are done! Not only does it look darling but it helps you to distinguish between binders.



Have a great day!
xx, M

I'm back!

Hi girls!
I am so happy to be back to the world of blogging! I had an absolutely DIVINE trip! Arizona was really wonderful. It was quite warm (115!!) but perfect. We sunned everyday and I read three beach reads and tons of magazines! I finished Gossip of the Starlings, read Mating Rituals of a North American WASP and my summer reading book! All were very good. We went to dinner with our old friends and had many delicious meals.

And of coarse we went shopping! I was looking for a few "party" shirts so we headed to Nordstrom and Macy's. Surprisingly Macy's was a hit! I walked away with five adorable shirts all that were on sale for less than $25! I also found a darling pair of black, polka-dot cigarette pants that are really cute and were on sale for only $14! My best buy was a pair of white jean Lilly capris that I found at Ross for only... get this girls, $19!!!!! It was such a spectacular find! It was truly a shopping miracle. There were only two pairs one in a 0 and the other in my size! They fit like a glove, and I love love love them! We also stopped by J.Crew where I got a pair of pumpkin colored cigarette pants, gray bermudas, a new pair of grosgrain critter flip flops, and two really cute tortoiseshell headbands. It was definitely a successful shopping week!

Here are a few pictures from the week...

First day: My step-father and I at the airport.

Family breakfast at Marie Callendars!

My mom and I (in the Lilly capris!) after a dinner out.

The whole family after dinner at the Salt Cellar, a very East coast seafood restaurant.

Dinner at the Salt Cellar!

Enjoying delicious gelato!

After a wonderful J.Crew trip!

Before enjoying the hot AZ sun!

Wearing my favorite Lilly dress on our last night.

I hope you all had lovely weeks!
xx, M

PS: I finally found a copy of Southern Living and loved it!

So long,farewell!

Hi girls!
I'm off tomorrow for sunny Scottsdale,Arizona! I plan on wearing a fairly simple outfit on the plane, my navy J.Crew crew neck,white and navy argyle cardigan my most comfortable Gap jeans and my gold Jack Rodgers. And of coarse my white bow! I made sure to pack all of my bows and headbands. I have a weird quirk about always have earrings on and a bow in my hair! My mom used to always put me in a bow that matched my outfit so I do the same now all of these years later. I am all packed and ready to go other then my make-up and last minute things. I tried to pack somewhat light: five pairs of shorts, one pair of my peach pink J.Crew cafe capris,my favorite Laura Ashley nightgown,crew necks,polos,my new VV skirt (can't wait to wear it!),and my two Lilly dresses. And of coarse my swimsuits,a definite must in sunny AZ! I decided to only bring three since I usually wear my favorite Lilly one when I'm sunning. I'm so terribly excited to get out of this dreary weather and into the warm, AZ sun! It is almost 115 there, so I will be sure to be nice and toasty!

I hope to catch up on my beach reads and sit by the pool and relax! I am about half way through Gossip of the Starlings and about to read Mating Rituals of the North American WASP. Have y'all ever read it? I was attracted by it's darling pink and green cover!

I am going to try my hardest to resist from checking my email and going on the computer so I am saying farewell for now! I wish you all lovely weeks and will make sure to take lots of pictures!
xoxo,
M

PS: BLC, I got the Lilly juice at Dominicks :)!

Party re-cap

In my Ann Taylor dress and Lilly sweater!
I had a perfect summer weekend. My graduation party was on Sunday which made things quite busy. Oh yes, did I mention it was a pink and green theme?

Everyone wore their best pink and green attire and looked great. It was so fantastic to see a whole pool of pink and green attendees. I myself wore the pink Ann Taylor Loft dress, which worked out perfectly since it was quite warm outside. I was a little nervous for the party since there were quite a lot of people coming over (around 35) but it all worked out wonderfully. Everyone seemed to have a nice time. I mingled with most of the party guests and really enjoyed myself. It was great to see people I hadn't seen in a while and just sit back and enjoy the party. We had an absolutely DIVINE chocolate tiered cake, y'all would have just loved! It even had pink and green frosting and was just delicious! My mom worked long and hard to decorate our entire house in pink and green which also looked quite cute. Overall, it was a wonderful night and a very successful party!

My best girlfriends and I in our pink and green!

The gorgeous pearl set my aunt gave me!

Have a wonderful evening!

xoxo, M

College Belle as of late...

 Hey girls,

   So sorry I haven't posted in a few days my computer has been acting up. The screen is constantly turning on and off which is quite a nuisance and makes going on the computer a hassle. Anyone know why this could be happening? I assume I need to get a new monitor. I am currently on our other computer which will be my key to the blogging world just for now. 

   The past few days have been quite nice. On Sunday, we celebrated Father's Day at my aunt's house with my family which was very nice. My mother and I went to the wonderful woman's house who is monogramming my towels and sheets. She has a lot of experience with monogramming and seems to know just how to do it. I think she is one of the only adults I know that loves monogramming as much as I do! I will definitely post all of the items for y'all to see! 

    Today my mom and I went to Old Orchard, an outdoor mall, which was as shopping always is, lovely. I was in need of a few new undies and bras so we went to Victoria Secret which is usually a little too much for me but had a ton of the simple bras for only $20! I got four of them for really cheap which was a good deal. We then headed to J.Crew for a few things and of coarse ended up with a little more. They were having a pretty good sale and had all of their polos for only $14.99! I bought two of those, a few simple crewnecks (always a good thing to stock up on) and a pair of chinos for under $100! We had lunch at the Cheesecake Factory which was yummy. The reason for our shopping trip was to buy a pink or green dress for my pink and green themed graduation party on Sunday. I was planning on ordering a Lilly but by the time I picked the one I wanted I realized it would not be here in time. J.Crew only had a few dresses but were all too beachy. We looked at Bloomie's only to see that they carried the Jubilee collection which was a little out of our budget. My mom is a huge fan of Ann Taylor so we peaked in and guess what.. found the perfect dress! It is a fuchsia pink with a cute eyelet pattern and is just darling. That too was on sale! Ann Taylor Loft also had these darling shorts that were very Lilly like. I also spotted a pink and green Dooney and Burke bag that I thought was surprisingly quite cute.  It was a good shopping day for sure!

                                          Here are a few pictures from the day! 

Aren't they very Lilly? And only $40!

Dooney&Burke has officially gone preppy! 

Isn't it just adorable? It will be just perfect for my party!

                                                     Have a lovely night!

                                                               M

Bow ties,boat shoes and boys

Hello hello!
I hope you each had a wonderful Saturday. It was beautiful here today, nice and warm. There is one item that I think no boy should live without- a bow tie. In my opinion, a boy who can wear and pull off a bow tie is quite a dreamboat. There is something very catching about someone who has that subtle yet unique preppy style. I love love love when boys add anything preppy to their wardrobes like boat shoes or a classic RL oxford but I must say bow ties are my favorite. They leave me swooning every time! The boys at my high school definitely lack in the area of style. Many of them live in sweat pants.. which I will never understand or just wear boring sweatshirts and jeans. If only they could understand how much better they will feel if they added a little something to their outfits. I think people in college dress a lot better. Actually I know that. When I visited Dayton, I saw a ton of boys sporting boat shoes and oxfords. A definite plus in my book! Here are a few of my favorite bow ties for those special boys in our lives..


A simple,nautical print from Vineyard Vines.




The witty whale print is always a good look.

Bowties+Lilly? What could be better!?



A fruity and fun print from Southern Proper.

Have a wonderful Father's Day :)
M

Rain,rain go away!

I had quite the day today. While driving to work in a absolutely terrible thunderstorm I had car trouble. It was quite scary and not a very good start to my day. I am still a little shaken about it but at least it finally stopped raining (it had been raining for 12 hours!) and I am okay.
On a way happier note, I stopped by the Lilly website last night and found some adorable things. The prints this season are just lovely! I also browsed the Tory Burch website and found some really cute things too. Can you say graduation money!? I think I'm going to pick one special thing and spend some of the money I get on that item. Which do you like the best?



So cute and can be both dressed up or down.

Isn't it just divine? I just love the pink and green floral pattern.

Cute and modest.

So perfect for summer and spring!

The must-have tote for class?

Happy weekend,

M

PS: If you are in need of new TB Revas they have an older version of the patent leather ones on sale!