bon voyage!

andrew & i set sail out of manhattan on our cruise to beautiful bermuda TOMORROW! so i won't be blogging next week.. i'm super excited, packing cute outfits and lots of good things to read.

have a happy long weekend!

goodbye to hill..

we had a small goodbye dinner for hillary a few nights ago at our apartment..

i made fresh pesto & basil lemonade, and abby made fresh bruschetta. of course we also had cocktail weenies for the guest of honor..

andrew bought me some beautiful sunflowers for the tables..

then the bugs started to eat my friends alive so we moved the party inside..

the lady of the evening..who i will miss SO VERY much, but i will be taking a trip out to the chilly state of MN this winter to visit.

sebastian stole the show..and he was introduced to our beta fish..

andrew made watermelon sorbet! it was refreshing & delicious..

best friends forever.

15+ years of friendship among these girls..pretty awesome, and i am so blessed to have such amazing friends!

and andrew...

hilarious dog clothes.

you can find just about anything on etsy..

the skipper peacoat.

the rover necktie.

the starboard anorak.

take your fall fashion cues from these guys this season..

what i thrifted.

I have been eye-balling J.Crew's sequin skirts this season, but being the frugal shopper that I am, I was not willing to pay $358 for such a skirt.. 

Therefore you can imagine my joy when I came across this sweet little silk vintage skirt in a thrift store last week!! And it was only $4.99!! I couldn't believe my eyes. It will be perfect for parties and dinners this winter.

Later in the week I came across this darling little J.Crew cardigan in a Salvation Army and I snatched it up to wear with my skirt!

lake house.

Hillary and I spent our last full summer day together on Sunday before she moves out to MN on Thursday.. We went up to her Grandparents lake house in Wilkes-barre, PA and spent a lazy day out on their pontoon boat. Don't you love the 80's colors of the boat? If I had chosen the colors myself I could not have done a better job, haha! 

We loaded up on magazines, snacks & sunscreen and hit the lake for the day. It was one of those perfect summer days when you have nothing else to worry about aside from whether or not you are hot enough to jump in or not!

MKORS.

One of the interesting things about selling online is that I ship my packages off to foreign countries and most of the major fashion cities of the world, writing names and addresses that I can barely pronounce.

Well yesterday I looked at the invoice for this bag, and it read Michael Sinnot c/o MKORS. So I immediately googled his name and found out that Michael is the accessories designer for Michael Kors! 

My fantasy is that he is buying this vintage bag for design inspiration...

more vintage wedding...

Sticking with the vintage wedding theme, I spotted this beautiful DIY vintage cake stand on ish and chi via Apartment therapy. Though I have seen this done before, I love the use of the clear glass vintage candlesticks and the yellow patterns. I was just about to get rid of some vintage plates and saucers and now I think I may try to make one!