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

KP MacLane's Dawn Of The Dress Polo

Talk about a union cut from the coveted real estate of Town & Country's wedding page. Katherine and Jared, the design duo behind the KP MacLane label, met while working in Paris. At Hermès. I'd say that's what ya'd call an announcement shoo-in but, in their case, I'll opt for the more apropos collars up...

Their debut, signature woman's polo is also a match made in heaven combining their Hermès trained eyes for Euro detailing married with good old fashioned made in America craftsmanship...

And, speaking of town and country, this polo will surely garner fans with it's ability to pair as easily with a suit as with sportswear...


Babe will cheer for the fact that my chest won't be emblazoned with some critter...

And, others are going to swoon over such deets as the modal's unbelievable softness and perfectly proportioned for necklace sporting placket...

Of course, ya already know, they had me at Hermès...

Kindness of my buddy and, copy editor about the Capital, Daniel Lippman for consistently sending me prep worthy links, such as his recent KP MacLane FYI, with nary a mention of any editing sins. Between my mom, the bff and Anonymous, I've pretty much got that base covered. One of these days, they're gonna awake to an inbox message of me saying, that shirt doesn't go with those pants and ya forgot to snip the thread tacking your jacket pleat..XXOO

Pink Swap, a la Hollywood...

Hopsy over at Monograms and Manicures was kind enough to orchestrate another one of her famous Pink Swaps and this year the Ti-Babes and I were paired with One Fabulous Mom...

Lolly and I had a heck of a time figuring out what to get a Hollywood gal while staying within the pink and $30 parameters. So, we didn't...

 I mean, what's pink without green anyway?

And, since we knew the Mrs had some Missies and a Master at home, we included some Sweet Lulu stripey straws and cupcake liners...

In keeping with the Hollywood theme, we decided to go off script just a smidge with thee Martha Stewart blessed LePen Markers in a variety of colors. To keep the pink one company, natch...

Lolly thought taking the vintage route would showcase us East Coast ladies in a hip light sooo into the box went The Original Preppy Cookbook and The Original Preppy Joke Book followed by a difficult to part with Karen Callan pretty moc croc mirror compact thingy...

Some pink taffy...a bundle of pink and white striped grosgrain ribbon...and our Swap box was LA ready...

Make that, some pink taffy...a bundle of pink and white striped grosgrain ribbon...and a weensie deduction of pink confetti...

Being big girl generous can be hard when you're still so little...

Kindness of Monograms and Manicures for being big girl generous with her time and patience putting this whole shebang together. I tell ya Hopsy, Martha's got nuthin on your skills, time management, thick lustrous hair and talent...XXOO

Hunting Hoodlums

A good scout never rests...

So, even whilst being hustled through the fast moving lift line, I quickly and efficiently extracted the intel for the lift police guy's Electric Visual sunglasses, expertly planted my poles, whipped off my mitten, and secured several quick, glove liner shots before thee other lift line police Babe could have a conniption...

Further research has unveiled that these uber 80's, red, white and blue mirrored beauties are a sold-out, special White|Skied edition of the Hoodlum style from last year but, where there's a will, there's a pair or two... 

Just trying to decide if the Blue | Skied pair go with blond and tan as well as the white...

*I know from experience these linked pairs will sell out lickity split but, if you're determined enough, you can still find some floating around the country at retailers carrying Electric. I know this to be true cuz I have a secret pair of the Blue|Skied somewhere in the Rockies awaiting my decision...

Kindness of Babe, who is certain to take umbrage at his lift policing portrayal. Jeesh, ya miss the seat one weensie time cuz you're brain's oxygen starved, it hits you mid back but, instead of just safely crumpling to the ground, you wind up dangling from the upwardly mobile chair cuz your husband has you by one arm and your mother-in-law the other, surely dragging you to the gnarly death scene running through your head, as you scream LET ME GOOOOOOOO!!! and, THAT's just cause for loosing lift line independence for the duration of the trip? I prefer the constructive advice of your mother to just retire that day's ski outfit over the lift line babysitting thankyouverymuch BAAABE...XXOO

Found Thee Buckle

I have renewed desire, again, to complete the ski scene needlepoint belt that I've been threatening to finish going on two years...

And, it's all thanks to the antique sterling and turquoise Navajo buckle purchase I eeked out before youknowwho's plane landed in Denver mid-week...

This time next year, I'll be trotting down Main Street Breckenridge sportin' my needlepoint Western ski scene belt looking a smidge more cowgirl, and a smidge less victim of mad cow disease. I do not wear altitude sickness well... 

And, thanks to EAS's recent find, I also hope to come bearing the perf hostess gift for my in-laws ski house key. Better get stitching!

Kindness of my in-laws for being such generous hosts. Babe and I had such a blast and can not wait til the next visit. Next year I'm packing a T. Anthony stowaway duffel to haul back all the Navajo loot I plan on buying...XXOO

A Broken Heart And Blood Doping

Just returned from Breckenridge grungy, still on Mountain time, surely 10lbs heavier, shins bruised, laundry up to here, one hurt Lollycakes heart in need of mending, one broken lamp courtesy of the cleaning lady and, finally, ohhh finally, after a week of altitude sickness, enough hemoglobin to actually function. Be back tomorrow after I tend to Lolly and replacing said lamp without raising any Mint.com flags...

Kindness of that extra hemoglobin that's gonna give me morning workout oomph. Nuthin' like a li'l blood doping to get ya back on the Insanity wagon in style...XXOO

Checking Out

I'm supposed to be packing for my ski trip out west but, my J. Crew rewards card arrived today and it's burning a hole in my summer's just on the horizon pocket...

Natch I headed straight to my Crew obsession du jour, the Thomas Mason shirts...

And, right off the ole gingham bat I carted up one in pink and orange...

 Annnd, lavender...

Once I was figuratively checked out, I tossed in the TM tuxedo shirt in pink wide stripe before deciding I best do so literally too, if I knew what was good for me... 

God forbid I put any looming romantic holiday Hermès gift giving in jeopardy with the Mr...

Kindness of everyone for allowing me this coming week off for my jaunt to Breckenridge, aka, winter's last hurrah. Be back on the 20th ready to bathing suit up! XXOO

The Color Run

Just...

how...

A W E S O M E

does...

this...

 look?


The bff and I are in gleeful anticipation of October's Color Run in Charlotte. I can barely walk up and down the stairs without huffing and puffing and haven't been out of my sweats in a week but, the thought of this has my tie-dyed spirit soaring...

Kindness of a sure to be groaning Babe and Bryan who will forget they ever heard mention of our colorful plan til they are being forced into their running whites 9 months from now. That's right boys, it was all juuuust a bad dream. In technicolor, natch...XXOO

Nada, Nil, Zilch...

Welp. We've got nuthin'...

Not a cotton pickin' thing...

Just a whole lotta whining, coughing and laying around with juuust enough energy for Pinteresting. Pretty soon we'll be pinning our cocktail du jour, Tylenol Severe Cold Formula on the rocks, in a Simon Pearce glass, rimmed in pink pop rocks and served up with a green and white swizzle straw...

Kindness of Babe for agreeing to an early lights out tonight. Between our shared flu and our pre-dawn smoke detector wake up alarm, we're plum tuckered out. Apparently, EVACUATE! EVACUATE! SMOKE AND OR GAS DETECTED IN THE GUEST ROOM! can also mean, Oh hey, btw, the battery in the guest room may need changing...XXOO

Grade School Flu

I haven't suffered from a 5 day long flu since grade school and, in fact, had started to wonder if I was remembering incorrectly and they had just seemed like they lasted forever. Turns out, I had not manufactured some urban flu myth as I've just spent the last 5 days dying...

And, since I spent most of my sick bed time lurking 'round Pinterest, I'd thought I'd share some of my fav pic finds like these nifty Valentine bacon hearts...

What I'd rather be doing...

Loving all the classic beauty...

And, classic duds finds...

 Just a waitin' for an excuse to make these hydrangea cupcakes...

Still lusting after Ali's perfect camel pea coat...

Annnd, the Hermès perf riding boot...

Merci to Steven Stoleman for adding a Queen of Cashmere monogram sweater to my wish list queue...

 And, to Lauren for reminding me to make a laser tooth whitening appointment...

Now, it's back to bed,stalking and nursing a now in the throws of day 2 sick Babe while he tries to convince me he has it worse than I did insert heavy eye rolling...

Kindness of everyone I lifted these pics from including Pinterest buds, Facebook friends and, I Love Your Style blog. Truth be told, I'm too weak to figure out how to pin pics from FB and flash players so, I figured if I posted them here theeeen I could lift them from myself. That's called pinning two birds with one grade school flu...XXOO