Happy Wife... {you know the rest}

Alright, I missed last night's episode and was searching online to find out what happened (still haven't seen it), when I came across RHONJ's Teresa's website.

Teresa just cracks me up.  Love love love her.  And I think I need this tee:

tee & pic from www.teresagiudice.com 

Green Lobsters in a Sea of Pink {hello, again, LL Bean}

So on Monday, I had a couple hours to myself and instead of running off to the Crew or Anthro or Target, I stayed home and thoroughly cleaned my laundry room and the inside of my car... ahhh... it really is nice to have all the clutter GONE!

Anyway, while cleaning out the car I found many interesting things... (oh, and kids: no more entire boxes of goldfish smuggled into the backseat for the 15 minute drive to ballet class, OK? Thanks.) and one of them was this LL Bean catalog, obviously not brought into the house with the more interesting mail one day. And oh my, have you looked at LL Bean lately?

I don't remember scenes like this in years past... it just makes me want to sit outside amidst fresh flowers and votives, all fabbie in pink and green (I'll be the girl on the left, you choose your outfit!) and toast my girlfriends with icy lemonade (or whatev) on the start of summer!

I cannot get enough of this pattern:

Large Canvas Tote $44

LLBean's Tote, LLBean's picture

Haven Skimmers $64

LLBean's shoes, LLBean's picture

Juniper Skirt $49

LLBean's skirt, LLBean's picture

Happy Wednesday everyone!

OOD 6.16.09: The Maxi

Well, it appears I've been on a Loft kick lately.  Today is the third piece from my little shopping trip the other day: the "Maxi Dress with Twist Strap" in black, which is the only color I've seen.  It's your typical maxi, but I really love the gathered band around the empire waist and the twisty straps.  The fabric is smooth, soft and stretchy.  The length is perfect for me in a size 4 and I am about 5'4 1/2" tall.  Shall we call it 5'5"?  I think I make it with the 1/2" heel on my sandals.  

This is the dress I bought the Jeanna sandals for, so of course I am wearing them, and I threw on an ATL cardi in a soft somewhat-Tiffany Blue color.  Easy dressing!

OOD 6.15.09: ATL Tiered Knit Skirt

OK, with all the end-of-the-school-year craziness, I'm a day behind... but here is a Polyvore for yesterday!  I never got around to snapping an IRL.  

OOD 6.15.09 by sparrowsandsparkles featuring Jessica Simpson shoes

This Tiered Knit Skirt comes in Black (mine), Saddle Brown, and Deep Blue and is currently on promotion for $24.50, online and in-store, from its regular price of $39.50.  It's made out of a slightly slubby (if you look closely)  t shirt-y material, so is lightweight despite lots of fabric.  I did size down to an XS in this one.  I think it will be great for hot summer days and travel.

ATL's skirt, ATL's picture

Happy Tuesday!  RHONJ tonight!!

Good Morning! {with a kick}

If you like darker roasts, give this one a try:

Tony's Organic Espresso Noir: "Velvety crema, good presence in milk, rich vanilla, brown sugar finish."  

Now, if I could just make those pretty designs on top of my cup!

Happy Sunday!

OOD 6.13.09: New Jeannas + Old Stuff

I just had to wear my new Jessica Simpson Jeannas today... I will no longer be just walking by JS shoes.  The thin strappy black patent, the gold hardware, the lightly padded footbed... love it.

Everything else I've had for quite a while... I just threw something together quickly for a day of shopping, haircut (yay, don't have to do my hair this morning), groceries, kindergarten birthday party, and hopefully taking care of some things around the house.

I hope everyone is having a great weekend.

J Crew leopard camisole (can't remember the name), J Crew outlet Jackie, Target necklace, ON jeans, JS "Jeanna" sandal in black

Shoe Delivery Day!

I've said it before, but endless.com seriously rocks!  I don't know how they deliver so quickly... I ordered yesterday afternoon and when I came home from school with my kids, there was this nice big box sitting on my front porch (free delivery no less, and 6% cash back through ebates):

First off, the Jessica Simpson "Jeanna"... I've never purchased JS shoes before, but I saw these at Nordstrom yesterday after I found a fabulous black maxi dress at ATL (not online; review to come!) and then saw a girl walking through the mall looking fabby in a black maxi with some sort of gold/black (I think) flip floppy shoes.  I thought it was just the cutest look.  And when I felt the shoe I noticed a slight padding on the footbed that seemed like it would be quite comfy (and they are!).

Next, why I really ordered... the comfortable Clarks "Rode"... I've never bought these before either.  I tend to go for looks over comfort when it comes to shoes, but with the Europe trip coming up (with three small children) I've been slightly panicked over finding some good supportive walking shoes (how old do I sound?).  Anyway, I slipped on some similar Clarks at Nordstrom Rack and they were heaven on my feet so I ordered these to wear when my feet are sore from wearing unsupportive cute sandals and ballet flats running around on those old sidewalks:

Third, the Steve Madden Seeri.  I have these in leopard patent and love the simple classic look.  I haven't been able to find the gold Tory Burch Reva espadrilles in my size, and I wanted to make sure I had something simple, relatively comfortable, and gold metallic for the trip (plus if I ordered these, I would get $25 taken off my purchase) so here they are:

I hope everyone has a great weekend!