Wishing for September 7th.

Do you remember this post? (Thanks for nothing, SALLY!)

Well - on September 7th, 2011, history will be made!!
Zara (finally) opens its e-commerce site up to the United States!
Best. Day. EVER.

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The only one complaining that day will be my wallet, and possibly A when he finds out that I spend my rent money on clothing!
Oops.

Fall is right around the corner...will you be shopping online at Zara?

On my list:

T-8 days!

Till next time-
M

On repeat

Till next time-
M

"Hurricane preparedness"

I better not see one of these swimming down my street after Hurricane Irene hits the area:

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Hurricane party, anyone?

Hope you all have a safe weekend!

Till next time-

M

Is this real life?

I am tired. As in dog-tired and brain-not-functioning tired.

{via Pintrest}

After a world wind trip to Ohio and back (in less than 24 hours) - I am just in a mood. Not a good mood, not a bad mood. Just in a mood...do you ever get like that?

But you know what helps get me through the day? A few things actually:

1. Seeing this on desk:

And this posted in my office first thing this morning:

....I love my coworkers!!!!

2. A large vanilla latte - lucky my building has a Starbucks, don't know how I would be functioning this morning without it.

3. My wonderfully sweet boyfriend who picked me up at the airport last night at 12:30am, took me to work this morning, and told me he loved me even when I was in my "mood." Not to gush, but he really is the best.

But MOST importantly...

4. The Lilly Pulitzer Sale!

I took advantage of this Tuesday afternoon (pre-earthquake and flight to Ohio). And even though my bank account took quite a hit - it is most certainly worth it. Can't wait to welcome my new purchases to my closet!

The sale ends tonight at midnight - hurry over to Lilly Pulitzer and buy something pretty if you haven't already.

Its almost Friday!

Till next time-
M

I've said it once..

and I'll say it again....

Martha Stewart is a genius!

While perusing the internet yesterday, I found Martha's take on Cinco de Mayo and just had. to. make. it.
2 out of 2 people agreed last night (A and myself), the dinner was a success!

Chicken Enchiladas with Creamy Green Sauce

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I found a Salsa Verde at Kroger that had Jalapenos in it and I think my heart stopped. It gave this recipe the "kick" it needed and I didn't even have to put Tabasco on it (which is what I usually ALWAYS do to my food). I was in foodie paradise!

Black Beans with Lime

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All that was missing were the Margaritas! 

Enjoy!

Till next time-

M

Reading Rainbow

I've been on quite a reading kick lately.
While on vacation with A's family, I managed to read 5 books - that was about 1 book a day!
On the day we left, I took A's mothers advice and downloaded Cloud Nine by Luanne Rice to my Ipad/Kindle for the drive home.

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I won't give away the whole plot, but it was an easy read with a large and inspiring story. I would highly recommend anyone in need of a good read to pick up(or download) this book!

A word to the wise when reading it - keep a box of Kleenex close by! You might need it!

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend!

Till next time-
M

Turtle Time

Hoping to take a "late lunch" to see this lady:

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Real Housewives of New York - Ramona Singer!

Ramona is making an appearance at a local Kroger to debut her Pino Grigio -  named "Ramona"...go figure!

I'll be the first one to admit, I love every single Housewives show on Bravo. You've got to appreciate Ramona's crazy eyes, affinity for wine, and "turtle time" dance moves:

{via Youtube}

Till next time-

M