Lilly Pulitzer Fall Warehouse Sale 2009

Target: the good and the bad...

So I was buzzing through reader and Beatown Prep had this great Fall Decorating idea

photo courtesy pottery barn

This is a pottery barn lovely but she showed a similar one from Target.

While I was roaming the Target aisles I found the Green Leaf Plate

and a Thomas Obrien Charger similar to the one above

I already have the white plate so beautiful new place setting

at half the cost of pottery barn, Yipee

But then...... I went in search of the elusive pink pumpkin

Photo courtesy of Tickled Pink and Green

Thank you TP&G for the great tip!

I especially like them because they are battery operated. and I get

VERY nervous when little people and fire are in close proximity.

My Target only had orange & green, bummer.....

but I did get the little ghosty as a consolation prize :)

I'm planning to buzz over to whole foods tomorrow and there is another

Target next door..so wish me luck

The pink pumpkin will be MINE! :)

Have a great day!

LL Bean: LOVE

I got an LL Bean catalog today....no magazines....so I spent 30 whole minutes devouring and decided I needed a new trench coat...a blue one...yep it's raining a lot and the blue one will keep my pants dry too & it will match my blue hunter wellies. Yep the blue one it is with a monogram of course!

Essie: Pink Nails

I was reading Hopsys blog and she said she wears Essie & OPI polish. I had never tried Essie so I picked up a couple colors and I'm wondering if I got a bad batch or if 3 coats is normal. I have 3 coats of #544 "need a vacation" on now but they are still a little streaky. Has this happened to anyone else?

Sunshine: In or Out

I have a conundrum. Living in the sunny state of Florida has its goods & bads. The good is sunshine most of the day but the bad is heat (oh, and gigantic bugs).

When the hubby & I built our house we decided to go with block out drapes. They block sunlight & heat. That was 11 years ago. For about a year now we’ve been talking about building a pergola to shade the house instead because our HOA prohibits awnings and the house is always dark. And I’m home all day now…

The natural light is so revitalizing & I love looking at the pond but the rear of the house, where most of the windows are, faces south so it gets pretty hot.

The problem: during the day the house is cool but dark & I have lights on all day. This seems pretty nutty but my thinking is it costs more to run the AC than turn on a light. What do you think? Open the drapes or turn on the light?

My friend "blogger name" said.....

Ok, my husband & I are talking about our nephew Jensen and he says he saw a sock monkey at Target & he thought it was so funny & I chime in "my girlfriend Lisa...."



Just to clarify Lisa isn't really my girlfriend, she has this funny blog that I love to read and her commentaries are awesome and funny and her sock monkey went on a trip to visit all her bloggy friends in America. Plus, we have only exchanged 1 email.



So I'm telling my husband this funny sock monkey adventure story & he thinks it's great so he pops off and heads out to Target.



And now I'm sitting here thinking, why did I say she was my girlfriend, I barely know her but I do know her cause she shares her thoughts and feelings everyday on her blog like a girlfriend that calls at 4am Sunday morning. You get the scoop and the gravy is the photo. It's like what’s up? The cats’ tickling my feet and the picture is right there & it feels like a girlfriend thing.



Anyway, GG if your reading this I am not a stalker. Just a bloggy friend.

(names have been somewhat changed to protect the innocent)



Has anyone else had this happen?

OMG: USF BEAT Florida State! woohoo

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -South Florida fans didn't want to leave. Not even after more than three hours of sitting in 90-degree weather.

Most of the more than 12,000 sun-drenched, green-clad boosters remained in their end zone seats chanting ''USF, USF,'' for some 20 minutes after the Bulls defeated No. 18 Florida State 17-7 Saturday. It was the first meeting between the schools and came in front of Florida State's biggest home crowd in four years.

The USF team stormed to the south end zone to salute their fans as the final seconds ticked off the clock. USF President Judy Genschaft, also in green, was leaving her air-conditioned skybox looking for the quickest way to the Bulls locker room.

''Do you believe it?'' she said happily as she hurried to an elevator.

''You have to beat them to get talked about,'' South Florida coach Jim Leavitt said.

''It changes history,'' he added. ''You have to beat them to get talked about. Now I can say we should be talked about.''

It was USF's first win over the state's big three - Miami, Florida and Florida State.

''They whupped us,'' said FSU coach Bobby Bowden, who talked all week about not being eager to play South Florida for the first time. ''They're a lot better than I thought.''

Bowden and his staff are now also likely to face questions about how they could let a talent like USF quarterback B.J. Daniels get out of town.

Daniels, a redshirt freshman who grew up in Tallahassee and was largely ignored by Florida State recruiters, dismantled the Seminoles' defense with one big play after another in his first career start. He was replacing four-year starter Matt Grothe, the Big East Conference's career total offense leader, who had a season-ending injury last week.

''It feels good playing in front of your friends and your family,'' Daniels said. ''I was very familiar with the people around so I definitely felt comfortable and it wasn't anything to get me nervous.''

-EDIT-
''He's a great athlete,'' Bulls defensive end George Selvie said. ''I'm glad to have him as my quarterback.''

''He killed us,'' Bowden lamented after the game. ''Boy, they've got a great one there.''

-EDIT-

''The way we got beat up on offense, I didn't know we could get beat up like that,'' Bowden said. ''They did everything faster than I thought.''

-EDIT-

''It's a great story, a quarterback coming back home,'' Leavitt said. ''Those things don't happen all the time, but it did today. It did today.''

(I deleted the game stuff & left the story  Have a great day!)

Florida Blues

As much as I love Lilly I often wish I lived somewhere else. I can pretty much wear the beautiful prints year round. I think it gets down to 60 during the day in Feburary BUT 92 degrees today and it felt like 90% humidity. Then shocker, 3pm rolled around and thunder + lightening= rain rain rain,  please go away.

It's a weird Florida phenom. Almost everyday between 3 & 4 there is rain. Why I haven't put extra rain boots in my car I will never know...just absent minded I guess and I really have to weed the garden but I can barely stand to be outdoors for the 2 minutes it takes me to get to the car and turn on the AC. ARGH, grumble grumble

Dan Brown: Digital Fortress

I was thinking....I really didn't like the ending of the Lost Symbol at all...especially since they are looking for the lost word. So I decided to go back and reread digital fortress to see what it was about Dan Brown was so great. NOW I remember....   :)  Go back to the early reads...you'll  be glad you did.

Have a great day!

Florida Football or Tennessee Flootball?

Hello Ladies......You may remember from an earlier post that I am a University of South Florida Fan

& my husband roots for the University of Colorado.

Fortunately they never play each other! :)

but today the game is not telecast so I decided to watch the Gators vs. the Volunteers.

Holy Cow!

No matter which team your rooting for this was a great game

and the swamp looks like loads of fun!

Oh, and both coaches are super cute!

Dan Brown: The Lost Symbol

Note: I love Dan Brown & I have all of his books!

Ok, I stayed up and read this book all night long. 14 hours in all.

The opening was a little slow but once it gets started

hold on to your pants because there is a great adventure

getting ready to start. AND the twist

you won't believe the twist...I didn't see it coming!

Fantastic!

I think you will LOVE it BUT...

the ending....it wraps up but then goes on to further explain the

symbolism and the correlation between the Masons beliefs and the

Old Testament and kinda fizzles with a cool sunrise.

Don't get me wrong, I loved it...but the last few chapters seem superfluous.

It's like the best hamburger ever.

The hamburger is awesome but the bun, not so much.

Anyhoo…hope you love it too….I couldn’t put it down!

Have a great day!

Move Over Elle Woods, There's a New Girl in Town

English Bulldog Set on Fire

FROM: HER SOUTHERN CHARM

Imagine being purposely set on fire and having absolutely NOTHING to do about it.

That's the story of sweet Churchill, the bulldog, who was so viciously set on fire last week in San Antonio, Texas. I don't know anymore details other than that as I cannot bear to read the full story, which can be found here.

It will take an estimated $10,000 to get this sweet boy back on the road to recovery. I'm begging all of my readers to please, please send in your Starbucks fund for the week so that Churchill can have a joyous and happy life in a loving home. (I know it's pumpkin spice latte season, but think of the horrible injuries you're helping to heal!)

I'm working on getting together a sort of 'swag' goodie bag to those who donate to Churchill's cause. If you have anything you might be interested in donating (a small gift certificate to your shop, something you make by hand, graphic/blog design service, etc) , please contact me!

I just found this out a couple of hours ago, so give me a bit of time get some things together. I'll be updating asap! And please keep Churchill in your prayers. I know the Lord is watching over this sweet baby right now.

Thanks so much lovely readers! Bless all you animal lovers out there!

xxoo

UPDATE: So far, here are the AWESOME animal loving shops that will be featured in "Churchill's Swag Bag":


Tucker Blair

Just Simply Southern
Preppy in Pink

A Super Duper Giveaway!

http://hersoutherncharm.blogspot.com/

Her Southern Charm is having a supurb giveaway!

$100 to Cambria Cove

So run, run, run......... or you can click on the link   ;)

Have a great day!

Blue Polish

In an effort to show my support of the
Tampa Bay Rays

I painted my fingers and toes blue.

OPI Dating a Royal

love it!

Hopsys Fall Swap

I recently participated in Hopsys Fall Swap

bloggerland aka Monograms and Manicures @ kappaprep.com

Here are some photos of the amazing package I received from Jilly aka my outside voice

Isn't it adorable? I love it! I especially like the Lilly Pulitzer Shift key ring but I also love all of the monogramed items and the stationary and that little silver box is an emergency kit from urban outfitters...oh that little flip flop is a coaster

&

the upper left is a Minnesota notebook cover

and it's great, great GREAT!

Unfortunately I forgot to take a picture of the one I sent out again. It looked so pretty in the box though :)

Hopefully she'll take a photo too

have a great day!

Forever in our hearts

I LOVE Ross

While I was wondering around Ross I found these cute preppy items. Perfect for dorm or preppy home!

Swap, Swap Swap! Love it

I just participated in a swap sponsored by Preppy, Southern Princess & below is a picture of the package I received from Kristin of Bon Bon Rose...It was a neat swap involving our favorite college teams. For example, Kristin is a Gator fan from the University of Florida & I am a fan of the Bulls at the University of South Florida...so her package was Gatorized & mine was Bulled... tee hee

I forgot to take a picture of hers, shoot....maybe she'll post it

Have a great day!

For every man & woman that protects us from evil, Thank you

Elle Woods: My Hero

Hubby is home and still alive, lucky him :)

5 1/2 hours later Hubby is home safe and sound....he was busy shopping for bargins at the new SuperTarget...he thinks I should get Life Insurance if thats all it takes to kill me.......

I am hyperventilating....

My husband left for the grocery store 4 hours ago. He forgot his cell phone on the nightstand. If he isn't dead I may just kill him. I'm going to concentrate on my breathing and pray he is fine....I'm sure he just uh....argh

Labor Day Weekend Plans...

i wish i could say i had amazing travel plans this holiday weekend. unfortunately or fortunately for me my greatest hope is that my husband finishes building the setee in front of the garden window he started last year.

oh, and finding some great labor day weekend sales of course.

have a happy holiday all. hopefully I'll have some great bargin news next week! smiles

Hello Girls

It has been pouring rain for 3 hours now & I can't get motivated to cook, so I'll order in from Chili's and watch the Rays game with the hubby. I did want to tell you about this hilarious post I read this morning. I realize it was a super scary experience for her but the way she told the story I about tipped over laughing. Please visit Grosgrain Garage and check out todays post

It Never Stops Raining in Sunny Florida

The rain is really getting me down. Combined with the 90 degree weather I'm melting. So figured I would get myself something that makes me happy when I see it and protects me from the weather.

Fortnum & Mason Ladies' Wellingtons by Hunter 

Have a great day!