Shower Caps...back in style?

Isn't this adorable? It's a monogramed shower cap from Spa 1221 . There is also one with a grosgrain ribbon bow that I adore! I think these are the same ones sold at Neiman Marcus. They also have some with little bows all over...similar to the ones on Hopsys blog. :) Have a great day!

Mad 4 Madras? Maybe

For your most devoted friend. Not only is it pink but the brim has a madras print. The perfect preppy accoutrement for your pampered pet.

How cute is this?

Is this cute or what? I was buzzing around Bonanzle... just looking :)
and I found this wireless pink mouse for $18.
I couldn't resist it. I have one now but it's black but pink is tres chic!
What a find. Have a great day!

Junior Women's Club New Tampa Chapter

Tonight is the introductory meeting for the New Tampa Junior Women's Club at Winestyles. I'm very excited to try something new. I woke up early this morning, I couldn't sleep, now I'm drowsy but I'm afraid to take a nap cause I'll never wake up. :)

I'm participating in Hopsy's swap and I'm almost finished...just waiting for a delivery and it will go off to Jilly in Minnesota.

Ok, maybe I should take a nap.......

Tory Burch Miller...need I say more?

Neatdesk

I am not a techie and this device sounded too good to be true. Plus, I already have a scanner but I just had to try it. I must say it works exactly as described BUT if there was a search feature so I could find items I have to return and just print it out it would be divine! Here is the 411 from Uncrate:

"Get rid of the paper trail with the NeatDesk ($400). This compact ADF (automatic document feeder) scanner helps you declutter your desk and empty your filing cabinet, leaving more room for important stuff. Like snacks. With one-button scanning, the NeatDesk scans up to 10 receipts, 10 business cards and 10 documents at once (or a single 50 page document), and then organizes the copies and extracts the info for digital use. You can scan in a stack of business cards and populate your address book, or scan in a pile of receipts to auto-track your expenses (export to Quicken, Excel or Quickbooks), or scan in a document and turn it into a searchable PDF. The auto-organization and character recognition technology worked surprisingly well on the Mac unit we've been testing, and is going to make next year's IRS holiday a little easier to deal with. With versions available for Mac OS X and Windows, you'll be able to organize your office no matter if you're a Mac or PC."

Plaid Duct Tape? Yep

Maine Guide Duct Tape ($13/2-pack) solves your design problems by adding a stately green or red plaid pattern to the legendary fix-all, and while it's supposed to be for "sportsmen," we think it'll work just as well for fashion-conscious homeowner handymen.

Stephen Bonanno Sandals

Have any of you taken a picture of your sandals? There are several on the SB website but do cultured preppy girls really lift their legs and photograph their feet at international landmarks? This one seems more my speed :) Have a great day!

Now this is preppy....Eliza B

This may not be preppy but.....I LOVE SHOWTIME!

I saw this picture and thought that looks interesting so I ordered Weeds from Netflix. Now I am addicted! Nancy Botwin...what a nut....but I laugh out loud at least twice during each episode and they are only 30 minutes long.

Was that Lilly Pulitzer on Dexter?

Lilly Sighting on Royal Pains

I couldn't find a image of the lady in pink but last weeks episode had a party goer wearing a lovely PINK Lilly Dress and amazing gargantuan pink hat. I love Lilly Sightings!

Bump Its

I broke down and bought the bump its. I found them on Ebay for $6 and free shipping so I couldn't pass them up, Could I? ;) So far they do as advertised BUT I have trouble keeping them covered. My hair is thin so maybe I should be using gel then spraying but I do love the lift! Let me know how your Bump it trials go.

Calling Cards

I finally decided on my new calling cards. I came across them unexpectedly at Etsy. After deliberating for weeks...there are so many to choose from....and the custom options eek...just too many and can you believe they aren't PINK!

Reality TV: Who Knew...

Who knew reality television could be so engrossing? I never watch the New Jersey girls...I usually stick with Orange County but I saw the ad and couldn't resist. Yowsers! Now thats good TV :)

Lilly Pulitzer Flossie Thong Princess PINK

I was cruising the internet and found the Princess Pink Flossie from Lilly Pulitzer for an amazing $59 at the Preppy Outlet!

Lilly Pulitzer Size 14

Ok, I admit I'm a roundy. I can barely squeeze into a Lilly 14. Why they discontinued the 16 we may never know....so for this reason I have been on a super diet..soup & salad only...this is a slow, slow death. I haven't had any bread in 2 weeks. OMG, How do the skinny girls manage?

There is this very skinny person at my husbands office and while I was visiting him last week the skinny person was talking to another person about her "diet". She is at least a size 0 maybe a 2 so I'm not sure why she's dieting.
Anyway, she says she scoops all the bread out of her bagels until she just has a shell & then lightly coats it with nonfat....fill in the blank, yuck!I'd rather be fat.

Back to the topic. I was getting my Ebay fix and I found a Lilly Newburry in 14! Yipee The seller has the faceted in a 12..no way i would fit..but the 14 is beautiful and I dont have to worry about all the beads falling off! Perfection
Here's the address if your interested she has 2 more Newburry 14
Her shop, I assume it's a she, is called Pink a Signature Store. Isn't that adorable.

Royal Pains

This show has only been on 2 times but I love it!

Tampa Bay Rays

Ok, I'm not sure how Preppy Baseball is but I found this Rays shirt on Ebay and it seemed so cool I thought I would share it. I have become a huge baseball fan over the past 2 or 3 years and now that my girlfriends are spread around the country it's cool to watch the games together. GO RAYS!

Kate Spade Tarrytown Quinn: a must have

Kate Spade is having an online sample sale! OMG, I have been waiting for the Quinn to go on sale forever & the day is here! The beautiful Pink Hibiscus is on sale for an amazing $185 from $395! It's like Christmas in June!

Lilly Pulitzer Warehouse Sale Nov 09

Hi All! I found the dates for the November Sale:
Lilly Pulitzer Warehouse Sale
1-888-PB-Lilly
www.lilypulitzer.com

Show Dates and Times:
11/18 (Wednesday)
11/19 (Thursday)
11/20 (Friday)
11/21 (Saturday)
Admission cost: FREE

Home Garden Party

Oh my....I was tooling around target today and found the most darling placemats! Aren't these the cutest? There are several matching pieces. Unfortunately they aren't availible online..but they do let you input your zip code to find a store near you that has them! Fab....



I have been searching for the Pink Hip Hop Sandals for months and i finally found a pair at 6pm.com! Yipee

The Scoop

Helloooooo! My goodness, the LP Warehouse sale was the BEST time. I met CEO Scott A. Beaumont, very exciting. One of the many on my list of top CEO's.

The deals were amazing. As most of the posts about the sale note the first day is pretty crazy. The cashiers said there were people outside in tents. I actually got there about 1:45 & I had to wait in line for about an hour to get into the main room. By the time I got in there weren't any handbags, samples or clearence items left but there were tons of women with giant piles on the outskirts of the room trying things on and checking their prizes for defects. They still had tons of stuff left. I wanted to wait for the sale days to buy anything but I couldn't resist a white hoodie, a Colleen Dress & a pair of Colorful Life sandals.

I did get up super early friday (4 am) and got in line at 6am but there were only white patent McKims for $35 left. I had seen 1 pair of pink McKims on Thursday but they were gone :( Lesson learned. So I grabbed a hibiscus pink polo, a green t, a Kruger Cardigan, several childrens polos and several girls tunic dresses for my neices.

Sat was buy one get one free womens polos. I hadn't planned to go back because I had already exceeded my limit but I got lost in King of Prussia looking for the outlet. So I gave up and went back to the convention center. it was about noon and there were only xs Polos left. There were few dresses and tops, some swimwear, a lot of mens pants and childrens clothing. They also had boxes of stuffed monkeys. CUTE CUTE CUTE! I was hoping they would have a super secret 50% off sale to get rid of everything but no such luck....but the deals were already fab. I checked everything and the lowest markdown was 40% on 2009 Catalog dresses and there were only 3 styles in a few sizes. The rest was 60-70% even better if you went on a sale day.

I really wanted to look at sunglasses, handbags and jewelery but if there had been some they were gone by 2pm on the first day. There were a few bracelets at the checkout but they seemed to be damaged.

I must say I met a lot of interesting people from all over the country and my girlfriend even came down from Boston for the event. So if you have a chance I would say definately put this event on your calander!

Preppy Paper Girl

I was cruising the web looking for new calling cards and I came across this website preppypapergirl.blogspot.com

She has the cutest items and there are so many to choose from I can't make up my mind! So if your looking for something unique visit her site...BTW she is having a Give Away today so hurry over :) Cheers

OMG! Hopsy was on Martha Stewart

Hey there....I popped over to Hopsy's blog and clicked on her Martha Stewart link for the Lilly Pulitzer 50th Anniversary Celebration show and guess who is in the front row & hops up in the cutest outfit ever? Hopsy! On television! How super cool is that & talking to Martha Stewart about Lilly....check it out

Prep for the Lilly Pulitzer Warehouse Sale

Hi there. I have been reading Hopsys' blog for a few weeks now and decided I would try it out too :)

53 Hours till the big sale. This is going to be my first time. I decided to go on Wed morning. I'm not a sample size so I'm hoping that those are the girls in line and there wont be too much competition for the fat chicks. Also I'm planning to stay till sat night to take advantage of the weekend specials. I've been trying to set a budget....but...uh.. anyhoo

I can't wait to see if they have the pink baskets again this year. I hope they let me carry it on the plane. If anyone has suggestions or tips I would love to hear from you!

I get in at 11 am via Southwest Airline to Philadelphia International from Tampa. They had a great web fare. I have all my stuff packed in my carryon & I'm taking 2 empty suitcases for my treasures.

I went to priceline and got a deal for $55 per night at the Hilton. I wanted to stay at Aloft but it was considerably more money that I could save and spend at the sale :) This is the first time I have used Priceline so I will give you an up date when I get back.

I checked out the transportation situation and I can take the bus but I think I might have trouble toting everything back and making the connections, so I rented a car. For those of you still in the planning stages Payless Car Rental has a midsize for $30 per day on their website. That was much less than the Expedia etc...

Ok, so that's my first post....I'm off to make my list of things to do before i hit the trail!