“Tagged! …… I’m it!”

Tres Tray Chic tagged me for a bag expose’.
Thank you!

At first I thought, “How exciting! My first tag!”
Then I kind of panicked.

I emailed my friend and said to her,
“What if it’s like taking a peek inside a lingerie drawer expecting to find all Victoria’s Secrets and instead you find the white granny panties with the elastic thread hanging and holes from where you use your thumbs to pull them up.”

Do not ask how I know this.

Vineyard Vines mini tote in the Clam Bake pattern. $75

Not to make this complicated but I am a kind of nomadic bag user. I usually have two in my car. If one doesn’t go with what I’m wearing, the other one will and I end up just transferring my wallet. My cell phone usually doesn’t make the cut. I never have it with me which continuously frustrates anyone trying to get a hold of me.

I lucked out today.
I had just been to a basketball game the night before and hadn’t transferred anything out of it yet. Wherever my wallet goes, so go I.

Kate Spade wallet (purple) Have you seen the pink with lime green lining??

Napkin from my Valentine’s Day party….
(“You have been a bad, bad boy… now go to MY room.”)
Madras coin purse from J. Crew (found some spare cash – always welcome)
Quarter in bottom of tote

2 heart lollipops
2 Clinique “Raspberry Glace”” lipsticks (one in the case)
Pink marinti lipstick case
2 Lip Fushion glosses – “Beach Baby” & “Summer”
philosophy “Hope in a Tube” eye & lip cream
Piece of ribbon from a chocolate chip cookie a friend gave me at the game (delish, J!)
Pink and green pad of paper and pencil – Pier 1
Dental Floss
MIT pen & one from a trade show
“m” key ring with MIT embellishment, crystal music note, Gold’s gym tag (impressive right? have not been there yet.), car key, office key
Phone (there it is!… but dead as a door nail)
Camera – in use

(that’s right home girl, this is a hand bag throw down!)

Not A Cloud In The Sky….

… but these make me wish there was! “It’s raining… it’s pouring…” I think our ‘rain season’ (a week’s worth spaced over 3 months) is quickly coming to an end but these are so darned cute!To be honest, I wouldn’t even know how to wear them, but I love ’em! I just received my L.L. Bean catalog for women and they are featuring many preppy, east coast flavor, nautical, pink and green items.So fun to armchair shop! Music to splash… [Read More]

The True Meaning of “Happy Hour”…

Oh… My…  Gosh!!! I KNEW my wish came true!!! Companion song: “Shower (get it?) the People” – James Taylor

Happy Birthday…

… to our beautiful boy. You make our hearts skip a beat! “Beautiful Boy” – John Lennon

“I’ll have a cocktail umbrella, and make that a double.”

cocktail-mermaids

Everyone is drawn to something. I love cocktail umbrellas and festive toy embellishments added to drinks.I have little plastic mermaids that hang on the rim. Then there are the toys that hang by their tails: monkeys … cats, … elephants. But my favorite is the paper parasol… … and I do prefer pink. My first recollection of this delicate adornment was in my Shirley Temple when I was very young. We were vacationing in upstate NY and dining at a… [Read More]

Crisis Intervention

I must resist!Dooney & BourkeLarge Erica Bag $130 The kicker –It comes in pink & greenorgreen & pinkorwhat I call dual ”team” color combinations ANDhas a hot pink lining!!! I am weakening. Large Duffle – $148 Now the question is, what am I going to do with this information? Please, someone take one for the team and report back!! Go Team Pink & Green!!! Inspirational song: “Got My Mind Set On You” – George Harrison

In A Galaxy, Far, Far Away…..

…there was a shining star…No, this is not Darth Vadar. It’s Shiseido’s “The MakeUp” Pre-Makeup Cream with SPF 15 and it is the BEST.I had received a small sample from one of my “Happiest Places On Earth” (Nordstrom) and immediately bought the real size. I have always disliked that icky, greasy, and heavy feeling of sunscreen on my face so I have rarely used it but FINALLY I have found one I can use every morning. Since it is also… [Read More]

A Southern California Wedding

“Becca + Jim”   B-E-A-UTIFUL Hydrangeas! This was a picture perfect wedding and apparently an online magazine thinks so too.Southern Weddings magazine. I guess even California qualifies if it’s in the Southern region of the state. 🙂 Scroll down on the site from the link above and you will see Becca + Jim. It is the wedding of my BBF’s (am I too old to use that term?) daughter, Becca. It was held in August and was absolutely spectacular. I… [Read More]

Lillypalooza!

Please excuse the alliteration but I have a penchant for pretty pink purses. My new Lilly tote came in and it is very nice. I don’t know if I love it though because it is very big. The print bag was a nice surprise. I am figuring the duo is a “two-fer” because I love the print as much as the shiny bright color. Here is a snap of the lining. Love it!I hadn’t even taken the tissue off the… [Read More]

For My Proper Pink Martinis

New Lilly coasters!Perfect.