tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30273737258238406422024-02-06T22:52:49.308-06:00Providence ClassicProvidence - New York - MilwaukeeA.A.B.B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13180695726212593326noreply@blogger.comBlogger531125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027373725823840642.post-25838704425970168802011-11-21T21:02:00.000-06:002011-11-21T21:02:18.993-06:00Halfy Birthday!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Our little pumpkin is 6 months today! Half of me can't believe it's been 6 months, and the other half of me feels like she was born 12 years ago (those first few weeks are . . . special). She is, literally, the best days of my life. </span><br />
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</div>A.A.B.B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13180695726212593326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027373725823840642.post-61173413872563993082011-11-02T16:35:00.002-05:002011-11-02T16:38:29.257-05:00kate spade featuring my friend Char<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">One of my very best friends is a jewelry designer at kate spade (pretty much every kate spade jewelry piece you see in a mag - yup, she created it). The daughter of renowned artist and author David Macaulay and a historian/teacher/expert seamstress mother (whose beautiful photo you can see in the top right corner, along with a good 'ol Wolski's bumper sticker!), it's no surprise Charlotte Macaulay is both creative and extremely skilled. Clothes, bags? Yep, she does those, too. In fact, Charlotte designed and made my wedding dress. Introducing Charlotte Macaulay, via kate spade's "behind the curtain" </span><a href="http://www.katespade.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-Kate-Site/default/Blog-Show?blogID=blogEntries" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">blog</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">!</span><br />
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a: it wasn’t really planned. at parsons i studied apparel design, but i’ve always had an interest in accessories. after an internship at kate spade new york, the jewelry assistant designer spot opened and i thought, hey! this could be great. i was right.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: 1.9em; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">q: what keeps you busy during the day?</strong></em><br />
a: day to day i do everything from sketching and brainstorming new concepts to vintage shopping (<strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">7</strong>), searching for inspiration, bead shopping, making jewelry, reviewing samples, correcting samples and going on multiple, multiple starbucks runs.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: 1.9em; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">q: who inspires you?</strong></em><br />
a: my dad, david (<strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">6</strong>), who taught me from a young age the importance of doing something you love as a job.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: 1.9em; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">q: what’s your jewelry design claim to fame?</strong></em><br />
a: one of the first styles i worked on was the <a href="http://www.katespade.com/designer-jewelry/designer-rings/all-wrapped-up-large-bow-ring/WBRU1539,default,pd.html?dwvar_WBRU1539_color=711&start=2&cgid=kate-spade&q=all%20wrapped%20up%20bow%20ring&navid=search" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #ec068d; cursor: pointer; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: medium; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;">all wrapped up bow ring</a> (<strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">4</strong>) with the grosgrain texture. we still use it in the jewelry line and it’s also expanded to <a href="http://www.katespade.com/designer-accessories/designer-belts/accessories-belts,default,sc.html" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #ec068d; cursor: pointer; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: medium; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;">belts</a> and a few home products.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: 1.9em; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">q: tell us a little-known fact about our holiday collection.</strong></em><br />
a: i sent two pieces of actual popcorn from our fourth floor vending machine to the factory to get the most realistic shape possible for the <a href="http://www.katespade.com/designer-jewelry/necklaces-for-women/kate-spade-popcorn-garland-scatter-necklace/WBRU3900,default,pd.html?dwvar_WBRU3900_color=711&start=1&cgid=kate-spade&q=popcorn%20garland%20necklace&navid=search" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #ec068d; cursor: pointer; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: medium; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;">popcorn garland necklace</a> (<strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">2</strong>).</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: 1.9em; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">q: which have been your favorite pieces?</strong></em><br />
a: i love the <a href="http://www.katespade.com/designer-jewelry/designer-rings/solid-ring/WBRU3037,default,pd.html?dwvar_WBRU3037_color=411&start=1&cgid=kate-spade&q=date%20night%20ring&navid=search" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #ec068d; cursor: pointer; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: medium; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;">date night ring</a>. i had a lot of fun with this one—in true ksny fashion, it offers a quirky pop of color to any look.<br />
the <a href="http://www.katespade.com/designer-jewelry/necklaces-for-women/pearl-street-large-long-necklace-1/WBRU3533,default,pd.html?dwvar_WBRU3533_color=955&start=1&cgid=kate-spade&q=pearl%20street&navid=search" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #ec068d; cursor: pointer; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: medium; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;">pearl street statement necklace</a>—this piece was a work in progress to say the least. i combined necklace samples from several different collections and added other elements i found locally. it really came to life at my desk.<br />
i can’t wait for the double exposure collection (graphic day pieces in great colors!) to arrive in december.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: inherit; line-height: 1.9em; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="font-family: inherit;"><em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">q: pick three things at your desk and tell us about them.</strong></em></div><div style="font-family: inherit;">a: my pliers (<strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">5</strong>) are essential. whether it’s creating a new piece or fixing a sample, i could not do my job without these.</div><div style="font-family: inherit;">this millimeter gauge (<strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">1</strong>) is always nearby because i am constantly measuring.</div><div style="font-family: inherit;">my bulletin board (<strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">3</strong>) is where i stick anything and everything—from inspirational images and photos to random odds and ends that strike me.</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Love it! Also, the popcorn necklace is genius.</span></div></div></div>A.A.B.B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13180695726212593326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027373725823840642.post-36011838124937685542011-09-02T11:23:00.001-05:002011-09-02T11:24:18.912-05:00Missoni for Target<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Get your countdown on! Starting September 13, Missoni for Target hits stores and online with over 400 items in women's, men's, and children's clothing, home and more. I know people have ripped the previewed clothes, but I have to be honest - these look amazingly like their couture counterparts. The question will be: what are the fabrics like? If they're a cotton blend, fantastic. Rayon-polyester? Eh, it's going to look <i>real </i>cheap. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Based on the ads, here are some items look adorable, wearable in everyday life, and affordable to <i>moi</i>:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPKxslSrfBLoBPyKVrTJSc0QOi3TNEHIIA0D8FOXHtJowVIziaIS9ifLYFoxZVQ3wLdY1QB_ja91JN4Xrfvnq2LxQ4dMJG6zrjH34LVnPLZT6_ft-HQz5VWoTPwGl5zGKRgNUQD0yC6rI/s1600/M+twin+set.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPKxslSrfBLoBPyKVrTJSc0QOi3TNEHIIA0D8FOXHtJowVIziaIS9ifLYFoxZVQ3wLdY1QB_ja91JN4Xrfvnq2LxQ4dMJG6zrjH34LVnPLZT6_ft-HQz5VWoTPwGl5zGKRgNUQD0yC6rI/s1600/M+twin+set.jpg" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Adult twin set</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikcaNH_JnIVnHOSiS80kvXL0Etzf_5suNNXWNZUUkCSyJIBcRFwMWYDVfnG8hkomn49S4PV_Xu9MMwhfPxI5wEl7MHsrSHwMNZ9pefA8pod60AUNLpYOqZ22N_EniDLKjXj9Xs_PsUSEo/s1600/m+girls+hoodie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikcaNH_JnIVnHOSiS80kvXL0Etzf_5suNNXWNZUUkCSyJIBcRFwMWYDVfnG8hkomn49S4PV_Xu9MMwhfPxI5wEl7MHsrSHwMNZ9pefA8pod60AUNLpYOqZ22N_EniDLKjXj9Xs_PsUSEo/s1600/m+girls+hoodie.jpg" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Kids hoodie (I may just buy this for Arden years down the road because it's so fun and youthful)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKFc3vaGfyNzf3Hard5Umd4Se1qxBVdYMBK4RVhIOXisAB5HADcdbMMRMHkPDmE-y69t4nZnHfAtcNiBd3urO_7SZkq2GMEA2aZ2q6tdItGayX3yFWd_1ZwHZToT4CYWvsWhcBikEFGxY/s1600/M+grey+dress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKFc3vaGfyNzf3Hard5Umd4Se1qxBVdYMBK4RVhIOXisAB5HADcdbMMRMHkPDmE-y69t4nZnHfAtcNiBd3urO_7SZkq2GMEA2aZ2q6tdItGayX3yFWd_1ZwHZToT4CYWvsWhcBikEFGxY/s1600/M+grey+dress.jpg" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Long cardigan (worn with jeans, yes!) and patterned tights</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh71n5AxH58OHI6hbTsPhiLh4rUAnv1rEGS_pUOwvUU28pDqYcotyf1hWbqXn9rm5uLTS3rsAHaZCknDQ-LGpua-wTz63lLmfFyPglPWfX88-mjM7gk3jb2gT_VjiNcfKdDN4pedzG1s-M/s1600/M+long+cardigan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh71n5AxH58OHI6hbTsPhiLh4rUAnv1rEGS_pUOwvUU28pDqYcotyf1hWbqXn9rm5uLTS3rsAHaZCknDQ-LGpua-wTz63lLmfFyPglPWfX88-mjM7gk3jb2gT_VjiNcfKdDN4pedzG1s-M/s1600/M+long+cardigan.jpg" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Long cardigan (again, for jeans)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUy4_5_rTRFfdFO2iDyKmyaOcKaLid_o3n8YdtrhTOTNskXtNwA2bawRkwb_ZC5vUnHoOxUat_oVYB8xbb2R4rN_XKs6QmMbM9wIhwtLxMrT2YISSylPf5AkXBtNsnW1Uo8ztaWjS1UYA/s1600/M+swing+jacket.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUy4_5_rTRFfdFO2iDyKmyaOcKaLid_o3n8YdtrhTOTNskXtNwA2bawRkwb_ZC5vUnHoOxUat_oVYB8xbb2R4rN_XKs6QmMbM9wIhwtLxMrT2YISSylPf5AkXBtNsnW1Uo8ztaWjS1UYA/s1600/M+swing+jacket.jpg" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Not entirely sure what this item is, but I'm intrigued . . . kimono-style dress? Sweater cape?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge6kwPq8HF9E3aL7tAgPuHJ7hvBB-Ov5WTxh57zJM-4lt2O3ik6__5BVTa86L47Ghw-ZfyIXuMk0b_N_DAlncMpooDrBOE1sBVVbLJysYDUJqY1RazyaTkCbhg5-cZ03GhaQuuhwcSmos/s1600/M+tee+dress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge6kwPq8HF9E3aL7tAgPuHJ7hvBB-Ov5WTxh57zJM-4lt2O3ik6__5BVTa86L47Ghw-ZfyIXuMk0b_N_DAlncMpooDrBOE1sBVVbLJysYDUJqY1RazyaTkCbhg5-cZ03GhaQuuhwcSmos/s1600/M+tee+dress.jpg" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A true Missoni piece</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeFItMlSaydFsOkpvAfaboNWb8XjuqbXi3zeqB3UPahQKGGY9Km_xqIzPiOzoKtkUYf_Gm4Z9IOggo9PETAed-zqJ6Jv-bO2AOr6n9QxilvkezfPlz0EdKFME9zAAqeDBgJ254QoKyoM0/s1600/M+tights.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeFItMlSaydFsOkpvAfaboNWb8XjuqbXi3zeqB3UPahQKGGY9Km_xqIzPiOzoKtkUYf_Gm4Z9IOggo9PETAed-zqJ6Jv-bO2AOr6n9QxilvkezfPlz0EdKFME9zAAqeDBgJ254QoKyoM0/s1600/M+tights.jpg" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Patterned tights</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBnhzWFlGlNQ02NUqIMUVeGvUon-7QLVOGWRrcAYIDh05A2spze0pZLIvPxI3RdCQKEAhC7vz-uweSuQobevWfMIQrcm65HqbKKXx7PmNUgZw-jyc86Cjd_AwHU4MBmHrsqG3xGSB0QWo/s1600/M+frame.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBnhzWFlGlNQ02NUqIMUVeGvUon-7QLVOGWRrcAYIDh05A2spze0pZLIvPxI3RdCQKEAhC7vz-uweSuQobevWfMIQrcm65HqbKKXx7PmNUgZw-jyc86Cjd_AwHU4MBmHrsqG3xGSB0QWo/s320/M+frame.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Frames</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Check it out <a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=20659470&color=004&itemdescription=true&navAction=jump&search=true&isProduct=true&parentid=APARTMENT">here</a>. If you're interested in buying too, I hunted down a coupon code for Urban on Google and got 10% off. There's also a free shipping sale today, though you can only choose one of the discounts. Happy shopping!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div>A.A.B.B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13180695726212593326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027373725823840642.post-50634022863090152742011-08-03T09:00:00.000-05:002011-08-03T09:00:26.042-05:00Belated Wishes<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">To my parents for yesterday, their 36th wedding anniversary. They are an inspiration to Una and to me - just like my grandparents, who were married 68 years.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I'll take any of those shoes, thank you. Custom closet with fabric wallpaper, chandelier and lucite handles - another item to add to the future house. You know, the one I get to live in when pigs fly. Sigh.</span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> We shall start with the left foot, pinky toe.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Una: Oh, for cryin' out loud, we'll be here 'til she's forty. Hand her over.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</div>A.A.B.B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13180695726212593326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027373725823840642.post-41424137702552876352011-07-27T12:30:00.000-05:002011-07-27T12:30:49.047-05:00Dear Dyson<div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Thank you.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Vacuum running with nowhere to go (nah, I'm not going to actually use it) = a sleeping baby. Hallelujah.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div>A.A.B.B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13180695726212593326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027373725823840642.post-26468488955952790822011-07-26T13:28:00.000-05:002011-07-26T13:28:39.395-05:00That Postcard You're Always Meaning to Send<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So yep, I've fallen off the face. This is what happens with a young babe like Miss Arden, who I have lovingly named Babytator (as in the wee version of a dictator, not the tot-style of potatoes). Babytator likes to live on the edge, which means I wake every day wondering what time - or if - I will get out of the house. If Babytator has her two or so naps in the morning, afternoon is open! Watch out world! (Seriously, some of these diapers require a toxic cleanup akin to the B&P disaster.) If not . . . Una arrives home to a flying baby headed straight for his arms as I sprint out the door for a stress-relieving run.* </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Anywho, was flipping through the latest issue of <i>Better Homes & Gardens</i> (in place of the many, many shelter magazines that have closed, this one has youthened up a ton and is fully worth the subscription) and discovered this app. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">For Android and iPhones - the Postagram application (postagramapp.com) takes a photo from your phone and for a fee of 99 cents, turns it into a postcard with your message and mails it anywhere in the world. How cool is that?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Course I don't have an Android or iPhone. Family! Friends! Send me, Una and the Babytator a postagram! Preferably of the outdoors, which I don't see much of these days. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">*Sadly, these runs are few and far between thanks to the ridiculous heat wave we've been having. Oh yeah, and the crap food I eat. Meals are defined by: me not making it, and what arrives the fastest. </span><br />
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</span>A.A.B.B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13180695726212593326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027373725823840642.post-46977091870331478582011-07-13T12:19:00.000-05:002011-07-13T12:19:57.070-05:00Bravo Summer Camp<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I just love this commercial and all its variations on Bravo.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I mean, seriously. This is exactly the adult version of camp I would sign up for. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Oh yeah, and Curtis is cute, man.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">In the midst of a full-fledged street riot, a young couple was photographed having a sweet moment . . </span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Okay, turns out the circumstances weren't that sweet. The police started beating everyone in the vicinity with their shields (seen carried in the foreground) and the boy's girlfriend was knocked to the ground in the process. Trying to calm her, he leaned down and quickly kissed her. This little second was not only captured on film but in video, where you can see the whole thing go down. Go ahead and add this photo to the list of famous kisses - </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div>A.A.B.B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13180695726212593326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027373725823840642.post-55893297356739786852011-06-09T19:07:00.000-05:002011-06-09T19:07:50.146-05:00Want!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Urban Outfitters Fleur Embroidered Pouf for $69.00</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Buy it <a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?itemdescription=true&itemCount=80&startValue=1&selectedProductColor=&sortby=&id=21126313&parentid=A_FURN_FURNITURE&sortProperties=+subCategoryPosition,+product.marketingPriority&navCount=10&navAction=jump&color=&pushId=A_FURN_FURNITURE&popId=APARTMENT&prepushId=&selectedProductSize=">here</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>A.A.B.B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13180695726212593326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027373725823840642.post-69688337393713935732011-06-08T16:02:00.000-05:002011-06-08T16:02:34.580-05:00Newborn Necessities<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Wow, life with a newborn. Let's call it . . . spontaneous. My day revolves around the little one and whatever version of a schedule she prefers. Here are the items that are worth their weight in gold for a new mom who most days can't remember if she's brushed her teeth:</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Miracle Swaddle <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=mam+newborn+pacifier&tag=googhydr-20&index=baby&hvadid=5156492021&ref=pd_sl_4aazo2etdn_e#/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dbaby&field-keywords=miracle+swaddle&rh=n%3A%21165797011%2Ck%3Amiracle+swaddle">Blanket</a></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Recommended to us by numerous people and after testing out no less than 5 different swaddles (Wombie, standard folding blankets, MySwaddle, and more), this is the only one that keeps her arms in check. Girlfriend is squirmy! (Warning: it is a bit like a straight jacket . . . in a good way.) Also allows you to use on taller child, as you have the option not to enclose her legs.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW4f5bQhRvs6A_9MO9ssOKH6f_Zr11F8xPd1KklMxjqwC-nhmj7XVgue3aUGR3oxoibIB0Wa4aoGCcjttgDGqsbvsp8h0ZyDE9W25vNtxpiAGFyNpCqOGf6VTRa4pA26Z0flKxtm2HmRA/s1600/Miracle+Swaddle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW4f5bQhRvs6A_9MO9ssOKH6f_Zr11F8xPd1KklMxjqwC-nhmj7XVgue3aUGR3oxoibIB0Wa4aoGCcjttgDGqsbvsp8h0ZyDE9W25vNtxpiAGFyNpCqOGf6VTRa4pA26Z0flKxtm2HmRA/s1600/Miracle+Swaddle.jpg" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Petit Bateau Newborn Kimono-Style <a href="http://www.cutelittleclothes.com/petit-bateau-sleeveless-white-kimono-bodysuit.html">Onesies</a></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The side-snap is the best - no over the head action. Also adorable. Wish I had bought more!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3eY_JTlxcPMofXZcrOt_AfML-Rfppo9evncL1xj4bPcZmyGFmik0euQKAoNVOtZTk6qyxr4yDXMksr04yBavu1KBdhGnxEzspo5DRb5ff2EBhisp9qgCF139cW614lc6O1ZMsT9haCU/s1600/PB+Onesie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3eY_JTlxcPMofXZcrOt_AfML-Rfppo9evncL1xj4bPcZmyGFmik0euQKAoNVOtZTk6qyxr4yDXMksr04yBavu1KBdhGnxEzspo5DRb5ff2EBhisp9qgCF139cW614lc6O1ZMsT9haCU/s1600/PB+Onesie.jpg" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Pampers <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dhpc&field-keywords=pampers+swaddlers+newborn&x=0&y=0">Swaddlers</a> for Newborns</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">When you're on your 20th diaper change and it's 4 AM and you're supposed to keep track of all of your baby's wet ones, the urine stripe (turns blue if they went) is priceless. Trust me. Plus, the elastic legs on Pampers are stronger than Huggies. Also priceless. <i>Really </i>trust me.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9cSsSUJqp12miPX18mTulg0Xvejn5tucHj8tAeR5ouxo5HwnPS4Vj768bMq6Ye0q8HSN4LYMOKuCR3yK5Gpjp-t3kdGbx12L8vKkl3lewzbtG0g-Mo_L6nMRkPekzXkmJv_V2_glojmw/s1600/Pampers+Swaddlers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9cSsSUJqp12miPX18mTulg0Xvejn5tucHj8tAeR5ouxo5HwnPS4Vj768bMq6Ye0q8HSN4LYMOKuCR3yK5Gpjp-t3kdGbx12L8vKkl3lewzbtG0g-Mo_L6nMRkPekzXkmJv_V2_glojmw/s320/Pampers+Swaddlers.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">xox</span></div>A.A.B.B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13180695726212593326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027373725823840642.post-65314311989170135392011-06-06T15:47:00.000-05:002011-06-06T15:47:24.623-05:00Great Dress<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Emma Watson in Marchesa at the 2011 MTV Movie Awards. Awesome. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div>A.A.B.B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13180695726212593326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027373725823840642.post-49458996922845092152011-06-01T15:58:00.000-05:002011-06-01T15:58:17.612-05:00Why Yes, Thank You<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I'll take this, courtesy of Copy Cat Chic . . . </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>A.A.B.B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13180695726212593326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027373725823840642.post-25885000518520823552011-05-26T10:04:00.002-05:002011-05-27T12:52:06.072-05:00Schooled by a 24 Year Old<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">Check out <a href="http://luisadesignblog.blogspot.com/">this </a>recent college grad's rental apartment in Boston, filled with her DIY projects and flea market and Craigslist finds. Looks magazine-worthy and expensive (campaign-style cabinets or nightstands have been on my want list forever!). Wow, wow, wow.</span><br />
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</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">See the apartment photos on <a href="http://www.copycatchic.com/2011/05/chic-chick-home-tour-alexandra-luisa.html">Copy Cat Chic</a> today. I'm off to search Craigslist between feedings, cuddles and naps. </span><br />
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</span>A.A.B.B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13180695726212593326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027373725823840642.post-44222157159593943822011-05-24T12:22:00.001-05:002011-05-24T12:26:44.588-05:00Wolf Pack: Official<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Una has been saying for weeks that little Bloom was the official start of our wolf pack and here she is:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Posting likely to stop for some time for baby bonding. And sleep. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div>A.A.B.B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13180695726212593326noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027373725823840642.post-44672789906585922762011-05-21T15:59:00.001-05:002011-05-21T16:02:28.981-05:00Special Delivery<div style="color: #a64d79; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>May 21, 2011 at 9:33 AM</b></div><div style="color: #a64d79; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>6 Pounds, 2 Ounces</b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: #a64d79; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>Baby Girl Bloom </b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">Healthy Appetite, Advanced Sleeper, Una's Beautiful Curls - My Kind of Girl </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><i>(name to be determined)</i></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">Girlfriend has a full head of hair!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">And yes, epidural occurred. Holy sweet hell, natural birth went out the door when I went from 0 - 8 centimeters in two hours flat. That drug is a gift from heaven above.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">(I was worried she might be groggy after birth from it, but she was peering at everything for 2 hours! Not a single effect!) Exhausted and thrilled. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>A.A.B.B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13180695726212593326noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027373725823840642.post-12959766553660854532011-05-20T13:06:00.000-05:002011-05-20T13:06:47.402-05:00Bon Jovi & Baby<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Guess where we're going on Saturday night?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div>A.A.B.B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13180695726212593326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027373725823840642.post-69813801009009325422011-05-19T15:01:00.000-05:002011-05-19T15:01:20.336-05:00Inexpensive Swap for Williams Sonoma Cashmere Throw<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Clearly it isn't cashmere at this price (it's a lightweight wool), but at $55 for a 50" x 70" throw in a plethora of excellent colors, this substitute is a fantastic "now" item. (Since cashmere is in the "later when we have more money to burn" category.) </span><br />
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</div>A.A.B.B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13180695726212593326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027373725823840642.post-2473186853699421542011-05-19T12:10:00.000-05:002011-05-19T12:10:14.635-05:00A Custom Crib Skirt<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Una thinks I'm crazy, but since I'm forever dealing with champagne taste on a beer budget, I tend to take on too many projects. (Case in point, our headboard - which took 9 months to come to fruition.) And when it came to the baby's room (and the crib set I liked totaled $995, courtesy of Serena & Lily), I decided it needed a complete rehaul, Abbey-style. AKA, new headboard and bed skirt for the guest bed, crib skirt, pillows and coordinating trim on the inexpensive glider, all done by <i>moi</i>.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Hah. As of now, I've added a grey linen trim to the skirt of the glider (now proven to be a completely unnecessary design task), sucked it up and ordered three pillows from Calico Corners, recovered the bedside lamp in leftover fabric and some rope welting, am halfway done with the headboard, and <i>finally </i>completed Bloomberry's crib skirt. The bed skirt has been abandoned in light of our looming due date.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Here's a photo of the finished crib skirt, made of Thom Filicia's seagull print linen from Calico Corners. I absolutely love it (a bolster pillow and the bedside lamp will match). Pouf is Calypso St. Barth Target collection!</span><br />
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</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Apologies for the dark tint - I'm on the computer that won't let me edit photos. Will update later. I think it looks great. Though those wheels need to be removed from the crib stat! <i>Una</i>!</span><br />
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