about time...

sorry, can't believe it's been almost 2 months since my last post!

yikes!!!! at least it's been for a good reason, i guess? lol! during this time we closed on our new house and have since moved in. we are not completed unpacked, but that will come with time.

we've had quite a bit of work around the house. we also had the carpet pulled up in the bedrooms on the 2nd floor and had all the hardwood floors one the 1st and 2nd floors sanded and stained. so nice to have hardwood floors again!!!

i've also been busy picking out paint colors. pretty much everything i have chosen and have used is from benjamin moore. can't for the life of me remember any of the names at the moment. i will post about that later.

our kitchen is still a work in progress. we bought new bosch stainless appliances that have been installed for a couple of weeks, but haven't been able to use them since we don't have any countertops and a sink. thankfully, the granite will be installed on friday! so ready to start cooking again!

as promised, below is an image of the moving announcement i created at www.paperstyle.com. great company! can't beat the speedy shipping either! if anyone has any discount codes for this company, i would love to use them for my christmas cards. hint! hint! ;)

sorry, you can see the fabulous font i used for our name. i also covered up a new address for obvious reasons. i love it! i think it turned out great!

oh well, i promise to resume to my normal blogging shortly.

take care and stay safe, esp. if you are in sandy's path! unfortunately she's heading our way!

later!

~ PLD

on the move again...

greetings!

hopefully everyone had a fabulous holiday weekend. we spent the weekend up at our cottage in northern michigan. it was so nice to get away for a few days.

well, we finally found a house!

YES! we put a bid and actually didn't have to compete with another offer! phew!!!! our closing date is set for the end of the month...CAN'T WAIT!!!

i am so excited to move and use my pinterest ideas to use, lol!!!

needless to say, i spent the day packing!

ugh, BORING!!!!  i bought some more recycle bags from homegoods.these bags are great for moving! i don't know about you but i am obsessed with these bags!!! i have probably purchased 50 over the past 3.5 years! lol!

saving the boxes for the heavy stuff for the movers to deal with! lol!

oh well, have a great week!

attention lilly pulitzer fans...

head's up...by now you all are probably members of rue la la, right!

[photo credit: www.lillypulitzer.com]

just wanted to give you all a heads up and let you know that lilly pulitzer will be on rue la la on wednesday at 11:00am  CST!

remember, get there early! the good stuff sells fast! not a member of rue la la? no problem, click on the link below:

http://www.ruelala.com/invite/plittledress

sales are private! membership is free!

happy shopping!!!

another fabulous recipe thanks to pinterest!!!!

well, well, well, looks who's posting for the 3rd time this week!

anyway, as if you didn't already know i am obsessed with pinterest!

well, tonight i made a summer corn cakes recipe with salsa that i actually found on LAUREN CONRAD's pinterest page.

of course, i had to stop at whole foods and pick up a few ingredients:

i'll be honest, i have never made corn cakes before. so the thought of putting corn in a food processor was a little strange to me! lol!

the recipe is super easy to make though, even though i tweaked the recipe a little. for example, i added some cilantro to the mix and instead of buttermilk i used milk and chobani greek yogurt.

then into the pan, with my fish spatula from williams-sonoma. if i had to pick one kitchen item i couldn't live without aside from the obvious wusthof knife set, all-clad pans, kitchen aid stand mixer [a MUST for every bridal registry that i still NEVER use!], my "must have" dualit toaster, etc... the one item i couldn't live without is my fish spatula! def. worth the $30.00!

note to self: i probably should have made the avocado and salsa mix  prior to making the corn cakes, but in the end it really didn't matter.  ha! ha!

finally, a photo of my version of summer corn cakes with salsa. yum!!!!

if you would like the recipe you can find it (and ME) on PINTEREST by clicking on the photo link below:

Source: ezrapoundcake.com via Just Another on Pinterest

def. worth trying and the recipe makes a lot of corn cakes! anyone know if you can freeze the recipe? the recipe says you can store it in the fridge for up to 2 days? anyone?!?!!

yum! yum! yum! plus, a serena & lily score!

curious, if anyone else out there is fan of jason's deli?

jason's deli has locations all over the u.s. currently, i am obsessed with their fruit dip! omg, this stuff is amazing! wish i had a recipe so i could make my own! lol!

anyway, i had their califonia club for lunch - guac on the side, of course!  too bad, i waited until i was pretty much done with my meal to snap a photo.

oh well, check it out www.jasonsdeli.com and if you haven't tried their fruit dip you should! it's delish!

almost forgot, anyone score any deals over at the SERENA & LILY SALE event over at ONE KINGS LANE today?

i did, thought i was too late...waited a few minutes, b/c the GOBI SHOWER CURTAIN i wanted in NAVY was in someone else's basket. hate it when that happens, argh!!!! sure enough, i waited long enough and it magically came available ....SCORE!!!!

[photo credit: ONE KINGS LANE website]

as if i need another shower curtain, sheesh! lol!

not a member of ONE KINGS LANE? no problem, click on the link below for your personal invite.

https://www.onekingslane.com/invite/preppylittledress

sales are PRIVATE! membership is FREE! 

another fabulous trip!!

greetings!

a few days ago we returned from a wonderful trip out to vegas. we stayed over at the bellagio, which is still my favorite place on the strip!

below are some random photos from our trip.

speaking of CHANEL, i was walking up from the pool and notice a woman wearing a pair of CHANEL flats.

it soon dawned on my that the CHANEL logo was missing from the right shoe. man, that's gotta suck!

curious, would you wear a pair of CHANEL flats

knowing one of the logos was missing?

here's one of my favorite view of the pools:

speaking of vegas, it's hard to go to vegas without a little gambling. i won, i lost, won again...luckily, i came home with $600 more than i left with.....BONUS!

i'm not a big gambler, i stick to the slots. SEX & THE CITY is def. my favorite slot machine! not sure what to do with the money?

$600.00 probably doesn't seem like much to you, but for someone who normally loses it was great to come home a winner! ha! ha! ha!

then again i play for fun! it's such a sad sight when i see seniors using their social security $ on the slots!

oh well, the only famous person we saw was taylor hicks. at first i was like, he looks familiar? i'm not a fan of american idol, so it took me a moment to realize who it was, lol!!!

can't wait to go back! ;)

christmas in july!

greetings!

i am heading to vegas tonight! can't wait, but before i forget i wanted to let you know that GRAPHIC IMAGE is once again running their christmas in july SALE again next week!

it's never to early to order your planner for 2013!

the christmas in july SALE is a one-day, site-wide sale and everything is 50% off.  NOTE: the sale is only on http://www.graphicimage.com/, there will be a few select GiGi New York items too! 

mark you calendars the sale date is monday, july 16^th.