what do you think?

last night i was looking at NORDSTROM's may catalog and came across a couple of items to add to my MUST HAVE LIST!

first up, how about this tunic!

isn't it beautiful, i love it and best of all it's under $140!

also, check out these adorable TORY BURCH sandals:

they look adorable, but they personally don't look very comfortable.

might be better off sticking to my JACK ROGERS, ha! ha!

in any case, i'll try them on over the weekend and make my final opinion.

also, just a head's up reminder that you can find WILTON ARMETALE over at ONE KINGS LANE starting tomorrow!

not a member of ONE KINGS LANE? no problem, click HERE for your personal invite. sales are PRIVATE and membership is FREE! can't beat up to 70% off retail!

also, just found out that PREPPY PLATES is back! this time over at HAUTELOOK starting sunday!

what's PREPPY PLATES?

below is a photo of my recent order from PREPPY PLATES. NOTE: for personal reasons, i have covered the monograms on both the coaster set and tray.

...can't wait to see what they have this time around!!

not a member of HAUTELOOK? click HERE for your personal invite! just like ONE KINGS LANE, sales are PRIVATE and membership is FREE!

another lilly pulitzer "oh, no!" moment...

just my luck, ugh!

don't you hate it when this happens?!?!!?!?

YES, i know it's been two weeks since my last manicure! don't worry, it's on my agenda for this weekend! ha! ha!

i can't believe my LILLY PULITZER pen exploded in my fingers! seriously, what a mess! good thing i had a cup of water on hand, ha! ha!  i just hope it didn't leak inside my LOUIS VUITTON purse, if so i'll be one unhappy camper!

oh well, it's not the end of the world! life goes on, right?!?! ha! ha!

wow, that was fast!!!

i amazed how fast GILT GROUPE ships! seriously, i just placed my order on friday! turns out the package arrived yesterday and i didn't even know about it until this morning. would be nice if my husband told the package arrived, but that's asking too much! lol!

anyway, my husband is heading to israel for two weeks this fall. no i am not going! jealous, yes but whatever! his mother is taking him. must be nice, ha! ha!

oh well, i ordered this adorable passport cover over at the GRAPHIC IMAGE sale over on GILT GROUPE.

oh well, i hope he likes it! not like i am going to return it if he doesn't, lol!

now i want to order a pink one for myself!

i actually saw the pink one i want over at stacey leuliette gracious living in birmingham, mi. i love that store, if you are ever in the metro detroit area be sure and check out the store! i hope to make it over there next weekend when i am back home in grosse pointe, mi for the weekend.

can't wait to get back to michigan, it's been forever since my last visit! plus, i have a gift certificate to use up over at the village palm...love that store! maybe a little something for my trip to virginia, d.c. and maryland in june? fun! fun! fun!

also, don't forget to check out the NAMBE sale event which starts tomorrow over at HAUTELOOK:

if you aren't a member of HAUTELOOK, click HERE. sales are private! membership is free!

it's about time...

you know it might only be in the 50's here in chicago, but it's may 1st and i have waited long enough to bring out these beauties! ha! ha!

i love these TIFFANY & CO. inspired JACK ROGERS! this is actually the 1st time i wore this pair, definitely not my last! ha! ha!

yup, time to bring out the rest of these beauties, enjoy the sunshine and hopefully some warm weather!!!!!

oh wait, i am spending the day cleaning, doing laundry and watching the red wings / sharks hockey game!

...go detroit!

oh yea, a trip to cost co later! i wonder how much gas is there? haven't been in a few days. the shell station by us just raised their reg. gasoline to $4.39/gallon! mind you, it was $4.27/gallon yesterday! i just don't get it! forget $5.00/gallon gasoline, it's coming --- can you imagine when it hits $6.00/gallon?!?!?!

ugh, what has obama done for you lately?!??!

part deux...

finally, i was able to get some photos to transfer from my phone to my computer. with that said, i have to tell you my new favorite is the WYNN and ENCORE too! the WYNN reminds me of a modern BELLAGIO. the pictures pretty much speak for themselves...enjoy!

speaking of the ROYAL WEDDING, i couldn't help but take a few photos of these amazing wedding cakes on display at a bakery as you entered the WYNN. i can only imagine what the cost is for one of these cakes, lol!

if you love butterflies, you'll love the WYNN! the butterfly motif can be found all over, on the ceilings and even the tiles on the floor!

i couldn't help but be attracted to all the beautiful drapery and how about those beautiful sconces!

plenty of fabulous places to shop!

check out the drapes, sofa and pillows.....loving the RED!

looking out at the waterfalls...

so much to see and do, especially at the WYNN and ENCORE! not to mention the beautiful beach clubs, wish i took a few photos. here's one from the outside of ENCORE:

next time i definitely want to stay over at the WYNN!

sorry, i don't have time to separate the photos between what were taken at the WYNN and those that were taken over at ENCORE.

just in time for summer...

hey there, so how many of you are actually going to get up and watch the royal wedding? i have my alarm set, hope i don't accidentally hit the "cancel" button! ha! ha!

oh well, seeing that summer is less than two months away i wanted to share a couple of sales that will definitely be useful in the upcoming of months....at least here in chicago! others of you have been able to enjoy weeks, if not months warm sunny weather! while those of us stuck in chicago have been faced with a miserable rain filled spring! ugh, take me back to vegas! lol!

in any case, be sure and check out the le cadeaux sale going on over at joss & main! yup, it's actually going on right now!

i am really tempted to buy the above majala pattern in blue! you know my obession with BLUE!!!!

if you aren't a member of joss & main, click here. sales are PRIVATE! membership is FREE! sign up today!

if you have followed my blog for awhile, you may remember when i bought this set rooster melamine dinnerware set in green!

i just love this rooster pattern!

speaking of joss & main, don't forget to check out the trevis tumblers sale which starts monday, may 2nd!

 ....can't believe may is around the corner, yikes!

i don't know about you but 2011 is flying by too fast!

finally, earlier in the afternoon i saw a site was hosting a GRAPHIC IMAGE sale starting tomorrow. now i can't seem to locate it? i remember seeing an image of a RED passport cover.

i've checked one kings lane, rue la la, the foundary, hautelook, gilt groupe and beyond the rack.  ugh, i know i am NOT crazy! ha! ha! okay, maybe just a little! lol!

 if you know where this sale is, please let me know, thanks!

UPDATE: i found it!

not sure why the GRAPHIC IMAGE sale doesn't appear under the normal HOME event listings over at gilt groupe, but i found it! i knew i wasn't CRAZY! lol! so yes, gilt groupe is hosting a GRAPHIC IMAGE sale starting tomorrow!

not a member of gilt groupe, click here. sales are also PRIVATE and membship is FREE!

a room with a view...

sorry for the delay in posting photos from our trip to vegas. NEVER again will i forget my camera, ugh! it's been a pain in the a$$ trying to download photos from my phone.

oh well, let's start with a view of the strip from our balcony. we ended up getting upgraded to the palms place. amazing how much has changed in vegas since my last visit about 6 years ago!

below are a couple of morning views:

notice the lights were still on in the photo below, lol! not sure what time i was up when this was taken? ha! ha!

here's a view from inside our room:

two televisions...still trying to understand the reason behind this? sports?!?! ha! ha!

kitchen area, clearly not needed in vegas! lol! at least not for us anyway! ha! ha!

yes, i am a sucker for photos. so below are some photos of the bathroom. ha! ha!

finally, here's a view of the pool over at the palms place:

check back later for some more photos. we had a fabulous time! couldn't ask for better weather, a little on the cool side in the morning and evening but the afternoons were PERFECT! i even managed to get a little color, ha! ha! not as much as i wanted, but there was so much to see and do! ha! ha!