enough is enough, right?!?!

okay, the next time i decide to venture over to the LOUIS VUITTON website, i need to remind myself of this photo:

yup, i think i'm set with my LV collection for now! ha! ha!

this isn't a large collection by any means, but for me, it's definitely enough! lol! this doesn't even include my collection of GUCCI, Tod's, Burberry and Prada purses. ha! ha!

oh well, hope your week is going well! just a few more weeks until we leave for florida! i have to say this vacation can't come soon enough! i am so ready to get away!

tomorrow we are having the "inspection" on the place we are hoping to purchase. still waiting on the bank, since it is a short sale! hopefully, the seller's bank agrees to our offer and we can proceed with closing! our attorney said we probably won't be closing until april, most likely may. argh!!!! so not a fan of short sales, lol!

got it! plus, heads up for all you HUNTER boot fans...

happy valentine's day!

finally, excited to finally see what JO MALONE scent my husband bought me for valentine's day!

yeah, i love WILD BLUEBELL ...not sure if he picked it out himself or if he asked for assistance? ha! ha! ha!

what is your favorite JO MALONE scent and/or favorite scent combo?

oh well, hope your significant other treated you to something special! 

 i read on the CHICAGO TRIBUNE this afternoon, that the men spend on average something like $169 on valentine's day. interesting, huh!

oh well, i think i know what color my next pair of HUNTER BOOTS is going to be! what color?

well, actually i won't know until thursday! why?

GILT GROUPE is hosting a HUNTER BOOT sale event starting thursday, 2/16!

yeah, finally! last time i scored a pair on NAVY for a stellar price! i'm hoping for the same thing this time around!

not a member of GILT GROUPE? no problem, click HERE for your personal invite! sales are PRIVATE! membership is FREE!

check it out! after all, you can't have too many pairs of HUNTER BOOTS! right, LOL!

remember to get there early, to good stuff sells fast!

favorite 5...

so excited, my husband purchased my valentine's gift:

too bad, i have to wait until tomorrow to see what JO MALONE perfume he bought me!

hmmmmmm....

CALDREA love their products! plum nutmeg is definitely one my favorite scents!

my second favorite is water lilly. this scent is heavenly and when it you can actually smell the scent! i hate it when i spend good money on candles, only to find out when they are lit that i can't smell anything, argh!!!

i'm also loving my new kindle fire, which i bought a few weeks ago, i thought it would be perfect to take on vacation.

can't wait to take it with me when i go to florida next month!

finally, i am so excited to finally start painting and decorating!

we put an offer on a 4th place this past week and our offer was accepted! yeah!!!! now we just need to have the attorney review the contract, as the property is a short sale. once he's reviewed the contract, we will schedule the inspection. hopefully it all works out!

so excited!!!!

nothing is better than walking into HOMEGOODS and walking out with a fabulous piece of furniture!

last night i wondered over to HOMEGOODS and came across this beautiful ottoman from SOUTHERN FURNITURE CO. in conover, nc.

the fabric will work, but eventually i am going to have it reupholstered to match the pillows i am having made over at CALICO CORNERS.

what do you think?

here's a close up....

isn't it beautiful! best of all it was on SALE for $135.00! not bad for an ottoman that normally retails for $500.00!

....SCORE!!!!!

if you've been keeping up with my blog, lol! that's sort of a joke, since i haven't blogged much lately. anyway, still no word from the offer we made on another place this week! fingers crossed we get it!!!!

have a great night!

heads up....

well, seems like a new week, a new offer on the table! ugh, i am so ready to just buy a place and be done with it! this isn't the 1st, 2nd, but this will be the 3rd place we will be purchasing! fingers crossed we get this one! after all, this is the 4 offer we've put on the table this time around...our poor realtor, lol!

oh well, have you tried these at CostCo? omg, they are amazing! they are perfect lightly toasted with a just a little bit of butter! they taste like a cross between a bagel and english oven.

i've only tried the MORNING ROUNDS cranberry orange. i'd be curious if they come in any other flavors!

if you haven't tried them, i highly recommend you should! yum!!!!

oh, before i forget rue la la is hosting a elizabeth mckay sale tomorrow, 11:00EST! get there early, like other sales the good stuff goes fast!

if you aren't a member of rue la la, click HERE for a personal invite. sales are PRIVATE! membership is FREE! check it out today.

happy shopping!

just a little longer...

everyday i get out of my car and almost bump into the big box from SOCIETY SOCIAL.

yup, that is the same box that my amazing stanton bar cart came in!

unfortunately, the bar cart is going to have to stay boxed up yet a little longer! UGH!!! sucks, i know!

we lost the bid we put on a foreclosure this week!  i'm still pretty bummed!!! this is the 3rd place we bid on that we were eventually out bid! seriously, i thought it was a buyers market!

the saddest thing, everything i like has gone pending within a day or two! so much for being a buyers market in chicago! too bad most of the crap out there is just that CRAP!

ugh, so our searching continues....

on a happier note, i booked tickets for florida in march! can't wait to bring out my jack rogers!!!

yeah, i have a slight addiction and i've actually bought about 5 more pairs since this photo was taken! LOL!

so who will you be cheering for at the super bowl? i have to go with the NY giants!  really, i don't care! wish my lions made it, but there's always next year! ha! ha!

oh well, have a fabulous weekend!

yum!!!

i don't know about you but i am slightly obsessed with skinny taste website!

tonight i made skinny coconut shrimp! it turned out fabulous! you can get the recipe here.

i started off gathering everything i needed.

of course, i couldn't find the apricot preserves. so i did what any good wife would do, sent my husband to the store for the apricot preserves. lol!

next up deveining the shrimp, i left the tail on this time.

then i dipped the shrimp in a little flour, egg and then the coconut/panko mix:

i have to tell you the skinny taste website was dead on! i bought (24) 26/30 count sized shrimp and check it out....nothing wasted!

then into the oven at 425 degrees for 16 mins. i did flip them after 10 minutes, as directed.

sixteen minutes later the skinny coconut shrimp is ready to eat!

all that was left was to make the dipping sauce and bon appetite!

if you haven't tried any of the recipes you should! i made the banging good shrimp earlier this week, it was delicious! next up i want to try the thai curry shrimp? i think that's what it's called!

are you a fan of skinny taste? if so, what are some of your favorite recipes?

thanks to pinterest for introducing me to skinny taste! feel free to follow me on  pinterest:

http://pinterest.com/preppylittled/

oh well, tomorrow we should (hopefully) here back about our best and final offer on a foreclosure! ...FINGERS CROSSED!!! 

although, my husband was pissed that i went almost $16,000 on the foreclosure listing price! hey, there were other offers and i really wanted this place! so much potential! so much for being a buyers market around chicago, lol!

hopefully, in my next post i will have some good news! if not, it's back to the drawing board! argh!!!!!!!!