Pirate's Booty

Since this is my last post before I head to Mexico for two weeks, I thought I'd leave y'all with my looting booty from recent raids around the blogging hood. Hopefully, it's enough to keep you and your wallet occupied til I return on the 26th...

The Darlings: A Novel courtesy of Keep it Chic...

This gooorgeous Helga Wagner of Palm Beach necklace, not to mention several other baubles, trounced upon at Necessary & Proper...

I need another iPhone cover like I need a whole in the head but, when The Enchanted Home posted these beauts by The Pink Pagoda I thought, eh, what's one more?

And, as luck would have it, Mel recently gave Ghost Armor her much revered nod of approval completing my mobile makeover...

There's thee lone David Webbesque Rachel Leigh enamel link bracelet for the fastest girl on her Shopafrolic toes..

And, lastly, it was pay dirt time when I swung by Tickled Pink and Green for some laughs and found preppy novel du jour, The Starboard Sea...


ANNND...the trailer for Whit Stillman's new movie Damsels in Distress. Perfectly timed to open upon my return. Can not WAIT to be the tannest one in the theater!

Kindness of everyone I robbed around the hood for helping me to go out with a bang. And, Babe, for holding down the fort, fur ball throw up and all, while I bask on la playa drinking my Coke Lite con tres limones y una popote...XXOO

Noble House Designs

Looks like I'm not the only one with an inner Mrs. Roper...

Seems Kelly of KELLY MARKET...

BLC of The Company She Keeps...

And, Melanie Parker of Ivy & Piper, have all let Mrs. Roper out of the closet by revealing their love for  Noble House Designs necklaces...

I'm just trying to decide which of designer Sara Lowery Ng's lovely pieces; the Nautical Vintage...

the Red & Pink Vintage...

the Neon Vintage III...

the CB Pink Vintage...

the Arlington...

the Color Stripes..

or, the Red & Pink Vintage II, do I want to wear when I meet Jack and Chrissy at the Regal Beagle for drinks and, more importantly, HOW ever am I going to hide my purchase from Mr. Roper?

Drool over more NHD eye candy here, here and here...

Kindness of all the fashionable ladies listed above for pointing me in the direction of Noble House Designs. Now, if y'all wouldn't mind doing me another favor and distracting Stanley when the UPS man arrives I'd be forever indebted...XXOO

Cue The White Bikini

It's heeere... 

That harbinger of summer...

The swallows of Capistrano are making their way to San Juan which is my cue to lock down the white bikini contenders for Summer '12...

This year I had a bit o' help from the ultimate bellwether, bikini Goddess Elle...

Sooo, queue up the Melissa Odabash Elba...

As well as the smidge more preppy Los Angeles. And, fingers crossed that Elle is also saying that we're trending towards skinny...

Kindness of Kate and Pippa for also placing my beloved white bikini in a good light. Let's just hope that light is a little more forgiving to us older lesser mortals...XXOO

Francesca Joy Of Palm Beach

Waaay back, during the era of wide whale OP's, Lacoste when it was Izod, Docksiders, and Lilly shorts with the elastic waist, my small clique had a friend custom paint designs on our Bean totes and sweatshirts to further distinguish our self proclaimed superiority. Yup, I was one of those girls...

And, apparently, I still am cuz I am all OVER the Francesca Joy custom painted totes. But, which is thee coolest? My heart may belong to Southampton...

And Palm Beach buuut...

Massachusetts...

Cape Cod...

 Aspen...

Nantucket...

And, Newport have resurrected that mine mine ALL MINE! 17 year old self...

Maybe I can distract her with a wristlet or two while I narrow my tote choice to one and leave some for the rest of the class...

Kindness of any dear friends feeling obliged to leave comments verifying my old mean girl ways ooor thee failed to mention gag me with a spoon matching Lacoste socks for, just not. Some things are just better left in the 80's...XXOO

World's Shortest Workout

Dr. Smartypants has thrown a flag on the field with a Japanese scientist's claim that this 4 minute workout video is the equivalent of a 40-60 minute run, increasing aerobic capacity and metabolism for the following 36 hours but, I say, yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Clause bearing thin...

     

Considering I recognize the moves from my Insanity workouts, and I KNOW those work, I'm willing to take the gamble and have added it as a bonus fat burner to my daily routine. Besides, I figure if my heart and head believe, I have a pretty good chance of my rumpus following suit...

Btw, I don't even bother changing for this and have done it the past several nights in my street clothes and slippers right before sitting down to dinz...

Kindness of the Suburban Princess whose Pinterest board I looted this video from. T minus 9 days and counting til it's bikini go time and I appreciate any and all help towards becoming remotely presentable...XXOO

Squinty's New Whip

When we returned from Breckenridge we were greeted with Lolls giving us the ole squint eye...

I didn't know whether to chalk it up to a lot of I miss my Mommy crying, too long without my thorough bi-daily face washing or her eensie (whispers) birth defect starting to cause problems but, whatever it was earned Cupcake a round trip ticket to the vet in the new Sleepypod whip...

And, if Lolly and I had known our arrival at Just Cats was going to be greeted by a waiting room full of adoring Sleepypod fans, we would have at least taken a moment on the elevator to button our cuffs, put on a bit o' lip gloss and slap a patch on that squint...

"Omg, what a nice carrier, who makes that?" But, before I could respond, around the corner came a tech who pointed and said, "Sleepypod, awesome! We carry those downstairs now." And, as if on cue, a lady exiting an exam room with her kitties gasped, "That is the nicest carrier. What brand is that? I HAAAVE to have one" 

Naturally, I was basking in the glow of all the attention but, the Princess in her carriage was starting to feel like a lone banker walking through the middle of an Occupy Wall Street hacky sack game...

 Sooo, out of the frying pan and into the fire we went...

As it turned out, le squint was due to a eye full of itty bitty hairs resulting from a combination of my suspicions and was easily remedied with an eye flush. We topped that off with a manicure and called our girl's day out a success...

In the meantime, someone has gotten wind of Mommy's upcoming trip to Mexico and launched her own Occupy Sleepypod AIR campaign.  Ohhh Squinty...


Click here to read "Tips on Choosing a Carrier for Your Pet" written by Lolly's wonderful vet, Dr. Sasha Gibbons...


Kindness of Babe and Pilgie who will take care of my baby's eye and heart while I'm gone or else Mam's gonna need a patch from all her crying...XXOO

Palm Beach Dreamin' In Devon Baer

I'm trying to work out a quick trip to Palm Beach in April with a couple of friends so, as soon as Devon Baer posted new Worth Avenue worthy frocks on her FB page, I stalked her website like it was my job just a waitin' for those pics to be uploaded so I could get pinning...

Although, I'll have to put the Color Block Ruffle dress into a holding pattern til after Memorial Day, I can already picture it en route to a post beach sizzling, tan peaking, June dinz... 

But, with a li'l TLC, tender love and cream, my looming Mexico bronzing should easily help me carry off this number in time... 

The Quinn and I will squeeze in a Cobb salad at Hamburger Heaven...

A quick dart into my favorite resale shop, the Church Mouse, in my McLain before heading back the Brazilian Court to unload my shopping bags...

And, change into my Club jacket before meeting the girls for cocktails and Worth Avenue booty smuggling scheming at the Breakers...

Kindness of Babe who will help me figure out logistics and book my flight with his blessing tonight prior to reading this post in the morn and realizing the price tag of this trip could dangerously exceed just airfare and board...XXOO