awesome finds....

good afternoon! how's the weather in your neck of the woods?

it's snowing here in chicago, yippee! pretty i've heard it's snowed as far south as altanta...crazy stuff! i remember one year we were on our way back from spring break in florida. we ended up being stranded in atlanta, ga for 2 days!

i read some report that even today, atlanta has something like 8 plows, seriously?!?! i know snowy weather doesn't happen often, but it certainly seems like it has in the past couple of years.

anyway, we were stranded at a marriott hotel near dunwoody, ga. it was great, the only place open to eat was a frickin' pizza hut! ugh, yea it pretty much sucked! it could have been worse, half of our party was stranded on I-75 for over 24 hours! again, this was back in the mid 90's a few years before cell phones really became popular! they are able to laugh about it now, but they wren't happy campers at the time, LOL!

worst of all, my grandfather passed the day were were stranded. so my sorority sister drove me to the airport and i ended up flying back to michigan for the funeral. speaking of my grandfather, yesterday would have been my grandparents 70th wedding anniversary! god bless their souls!!!

oh well, on a happier note....rue la la is currently hosting THE FINAL SALE: ACT I over on their website. if you aren't a member of rue la la, no problem! click here for your personal invite. sales are PRIVATE! membership is FREE!

check out some of the brands participating in this event:

Baccarat
BCBGMAXAZRIA
Calvin Klein collection
Diane von Furstenberg
Elie Tahari
Free People
Hartmann
HONORA
Isabella Fiore
Joan & David
Laundry
Pink Tartan
7 For All Mankind
Stuart Weitzman
Tory Burch

speaking of tory burch, check out some of the cool stuff still available for a steal!

isn't the Tory Burch "Cai" Medium Navy Silk Caftan dress above beautiful! too bad my size is gone, BOOO!!!!!

i am SO tempted to purchased these Tory Burch "Gail" Patent Sandals! they do have these in my size....decisions! decisions! decisions!!
oh well, be careful out there and stay off the icy roads!

later,

PLD

[photo credits: RueLaLa website]

come out, come out where ever you are....

hope you all had a wonderful weekend! i still have a hard time believing thanksgiving is in a couple of days, ha! ha!

anyway, yesterday was another fun day of shopping! my day started off with a stop over at the junior league of chicago's gazebo holiday market. i bought a piece of pottery from a woman who has a etsy shop, but lost the card. it seemed as though there were fewer vendors that previous years, guess it's a just a sign of the times!

while at neiman marcus i broke down or whatever you want to call it and bought another mason pearson brush over a neiman marcus. it's large than the one i lost months ago! i can't believe it took me this long to replace it, but know --- now that i bought another the missing one is bound to turn up, right?!!?!? i hope anyway, ha! ha!

in case you are curious about my monogrammed jewelry case, i posted a photo of the bottom below. as you can tell from the photo above i tried to hide my initials with little lilly pulitzer shift magnets, hee! hee! isn't the pattern cute, i still love it and have had this now for about 6-7 years! can't remember the brand but i know the price tag back then was around $70?!?!
i also stopped over at harry & david. it was sample time over at oakbrook! i was impressed they had wine samples, food samples, candy samples and much more! it was awesome! i bought manage this mug for tea. a steal for $9.95, my husband wants one now! i knew i should have bought two!!! it's awesome, it has ceramic holder piece for the tea which can be removed and then the lid for brewing! i just love the pattern!!

while out i made a stop over at allioto's in oak park! love this store!!! i was going to pick up another piece of herend, but didn't see anything that really stuck out!

instead, i scored a killer deal on a set of 6 pickard monogrammed butter dishes! retail price $246.00, i scored an additional 70% off! best of all the monogram is the same letter of my maiden name! such an awesome deal for around $88 after tax! i am sure my parents will have fun with these additional pieces. actually, my father enjoys bringing out their china more than my mom! i wonder why, who is the one stuck cleaning everything, exactly!!!! ha! ha! after all, you can never have enough china! ha! ha!

oh well, hope you all have a fabulous week! don't forget about some upcoming sales over at rue la la.

november 22nd
stuart weitzman
Invicta
Invicta - Men's
Hilary Radley
Sue Wong Festive Collectibles
David's Cookies
Loews Hotels and Resorts

november 23rd
Tory Burch ---can't wait!!!
gorjanaForte - Men's
Signoria Firenze
Norwegian Cruise Line: The Caribbean
Mrs. Prindable's

still not a member of rue la la, no problem...click here for a personal invite! sales are PRIVATE! membership is FREE! also, be sure and check out the upcoming sale boutiques over at a couple of more of my favorite shopping destinations: gilt groupe and one kings lane!

have a great night! btw, i can "officially" say that i am FINISHED with my christmas shopping! yup, no parking wars, crowded malls and last minute gift searching for me! it pays to shop early and often, YEAH!!!!

~ PLD

it's not too late....

greetings!

hope you all had a wonderful week! i can't believe i did this, but i let my husband go hunting this weekend! i am so against the idea, but what am i going to do?!?!!?

at least this way i can attend the junior league of chicago's gazebo holiday market tomorrow over at the chicago cultural center [78 E. washington], which will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in case you are in chicago and want to attend there is a $10 admission fee, which includes a commemorative tote bag. can't wait to see what i purchase this year?!?!?!

so the monogrammed boudoir pillow cover i ordered from williams-sonoma home arrived tonight! now i just need to run over to calico corners to purchase the pillow. the turnaround time was fast, i think i just ordered it last week?

seeing that the holiday season is almost here, luckily for me i am pretty much done with my shopping! yup, only have one person left on my list --- my mom! pays to shop early and often, ha! ha! so anyway, i was checking out the deals over at gilt groupe [here's the link, if you aren't familiar with gilt groupe] and ended up buying a 32 inch LG LCD television --- they had a shipping promo, .01 cent shipping! can't wait for the tv to arrive, i have the perfect spot for it in my bedroom!

currently, i have a 19 inch sony but it's time for a bigger screen! winter is coming and that means time to catch up on all my movies!!! BTW....target's black friday 2-day sale includes copies of "dear john" for ONLY $6.00! i want a copy!!!!! hopefully, they will still be around friday a.m. since i won't be one of those 4am shoppers --- i like my sleep, ha! ha!

also, speaking of shopping --- rue la la has some pretty good deals going on and coming up! below are a couple of current boutiques worth mentioning:

vera bradley
judith ripka
arthur court
rock & republic

also, below is a preview of the upcoming sales over at rue la la. boutiques open 11am EST. mark your calenders! sales are PRIVATE! membership is FREE! not a member, no problem --- click here and enjoy the deals over at rue la la!

november 20th:
BCBGMAXAZRIA - Footwear & Accessories
Max and Cleo
Chan Luu - Jewelry
Tommy Bahama - Home
Zeal Optics

november 21st
Design History
Pikolinos
Arteriors Home
Sunday Night Styleathon

november 22nd
stuart weitzman
Invicta
Invicta - Men's
Hilary Radley
Sue Wong Festive Collectibles
David's Cookies
Loews Hotels and Resorts

november 23rd
Tory Burch
gorjanaForte - Men's
Signoria Firenze
Norwegian Cruise Line: The Caribbean
Mrs. Prindable's

....happy shopping!

~ PLD