Busy Busy Weekend!

What an event filled weekend!! This was my long weekend, 3 days, since I finally got my every other Friday off! It had been a while. I love it when friends have vistors in town for a weekend, we always get invited to all the things they are trying to keep them busy and entertained with! The weekend started off by going with my friend Amy to pick up her friend Lisa, visting from Houston, from the airport and having a fun girly day. We started with shopping at Mall at Millenia. Huge sales at Ann Taylor Loft, Victoria's Secret and Banana Republic, and then some shopping at Tiffany without a sale. I ended up with some great steals! ...some Highlights!...

On sale for $4.94

In Purple, on sale for $4.94

On sale for $7.44, I will have to remove the extra fabric on top, doesnt look very good in person.
A ring I have had my eye on for a while online but wanted to try it on, good thing because it is a half size larger since its two rings in one.

After shopping we went to the Cheesecake Factory for lunch, so yummy, but I was very good I only had two bites of the tiramisu cheesecake Lisa and I shared. A little more shopping then home to relax, get ready for dinner and grab Dan to meet back up with the girls and their guys. We had a really good unique dinner at Lexi Tapas and Martini Bar, everyones favorite part was the Lobster Mac n' Cheese! After a few martinis we wrapped up the night early because of the day of tennis the next day!

Saturday Amy had signed us up for tennis lessons, a nice lunch , a massage at the tennis club, and then some beer and wine during an exhibition game. Very fun! After that we were tired and decided not to join them for dinner and just got take out and ate at home.

Sunday up for a nice Brunch, sausage and biscuits, my fav, eggs benedict, fresh squeezed orange juice, and real grits! Yummy! Brunch is perfect for Super Bowl Sunday, that way you can skip lunch and start eating around 3 at the party! ...which we did along with margaritas! What a spread, Dan made homemade ribs, I made mini crab cakes, a beef cream cheese dip, spinach dip, mini egg rolls, Pillsbury savorings and this recipe from Bakerella, so yummy!! We did manage to stay up for the entire game, but barely!! We crashed after that and had to DVR The Office. What a great weekend!!

Pink Swap a success!!

I joined the Pink Swap Kappa Prep was having and it was a success!! Emily loved her stuff!! Yay!! It was so fun to shop for!! I can't wait to get my goodies!! I will post when I do!

Ooh la la Ruelala!!

Today I made my first purchase on Ruelala!! All of those emails are finally worth it! If you don't know Ruelala is a high end invite only sample sale website like Gilt Groupe or Ideeli, that gives you amazing discounts!! Today I got an email saying that the Isabella Fiore sample sale was going on and since I am a sucker for a great bag I had to look! I ended up getting the Isabella Fiore "Chain Attraction" Alicia Hobo in red which retails for $650 on sale for $245!! What a deal, I can't wait until it arrives! Thanks Preppy Wedding for the invite to Ruelala!!

Oreo Cakesters

I am really into the 100 calorie snacks, they really hit the spot for my snack craving in the afternoon. I wanted to try these as soon as I saw the commercial. There is no way anybody is running towards the truck carrying these. What a disappointment! These teeny-tiny little things shouldn't even be worth 100 calories! I will stick to my yummy 100 calorie hostess cakes!

Dan's Happy Birthday Day!!

Last Friday was Dan's birthday and we both took the day off to celebrate!! We had a wonderful relaxing day, just like Dan likes!! It started off with him picking anything he wanted for breakfast...he picked peanut butter and jelly English muffins...too easy! Then it was time for presents!! After that we both got ready to go to my hair stylist to get Dan's hair cut, his idea, he had not gotten one in so long. Since he moved over here he didn't have a stylist of his own so he was a little worried to try someone new but Amie took good care of him!! The new haircut looks great! After that lunch at his favorite restaurant and then back to rest for about thirty minutes...we had a surprise to get to that he didn't know about...an hour and a half couples massage at Essentials Spa! It was so nice!! Even better than the one last year! Then we hit the steam rooms and relaxed. Back at home Dan had a lot of phone calls to take and return. Just enough time to watch one DVRed show then it was time to get ready for dinner. We tried a new place, Foreman's steakhouse, wonderful food but a little too busy because of it being a Friday night, but yummy nonetheless. Back at home we had a few friends and family join us for Dan's favorite homemade Peanut Butter Pie and a round of his new Buzz Quiz Show PS3 game. What a wonderful day! Even Dan who hates to celebrate his own birthday said it was a great day! I am so glad he was born!! ...cheesy I know, but I cant help it!

Ahhh Ann Taylor gets me again!

I Love Ann Taylor!! Ever since I was 22 coming out of college and entering the corporate world Ann Taylor has just made it easy for me to try and look pulled together at work! I dont have an Ann Taylor near me, but we got a Loft just 2 years after I started working so I didnt have to wait long, and about 45 minutes away is one of their outlets, but I still like to take a peek online and they still tease me so with their emails!! ...almost every day I swear! So here are two of my new favorites but I am not quite sure about them...the first is a very bold bright colors and is not on sale yet for $109 then second one is horizontal stripes and they always tell you not to wear them...what do you think...

What a deal!!

So I have been so slammed at work I havent had time to go shopping for a dress for my friend Jessica's wedding today. Last night (I was suppose to be off yesterday) I got off at 7:00pm and Dan and I ran to The Avenue to try and find something to wear. We went into a few stores and then split up to go on to just girl/guy stores. I ran into Ann Taylor Loft just to take a look, but they didnt have that many dresses. Then I went into the back of the store and I couldnt believe it, they had one dress that was fancy enough for the wedding, and it was my size! Then I was floored, it was on sale for $6.88!! Yes $6.88!! Then I found another dress a little more casual for $4.88!! The first dress fit perfectly and is a beauitful color for a winter wedding!! The second dress I didnt think was fancy enough, but will be good for something else. Then I went up to the register with a few more things, and found out all sales were an additional 25% off!! Wow!!!
Check out my finds!!The wedding dress for $5.16

The second dress for $3.66

Go checkout Ann Taylor Loft's huge sale!!