iPad Case

I got an iPad for Christmas last year. I mostly use it for reading books via the Kindle App, or surfing the internet. My dad is a smart man and knew that when he got my mom and I iPads he should leave the accessorizing to us.

Dodo for Jcrew

So I bought myself a Dodo case. Obviously I love Jcrew, and I wanted to protect my new toy and what better way to protect a new electronic than encasing it in wood. Well, I put that to the test pretty early on, and I broke two of the corners that keep the iPad in the case. It still works, and I like it... but I might be ready to try something new, something less heavy, something that isn't broken.

Apple Smart Cover

Maybe I could get one of these ubiquitous "Smart Covers", and then a simple sleeve. My mom has a simple felt sleeve and I really like it. Something that simple on its own wouldn't quite work for me though because I use my iPad on the train, and travel a lot more than my mom does, so I'd want the extra protection.

Kate Spade La Pavilion ipad sleeve

This is a bit more than a simple sleeve, and really cute too! It also would match my wallet and my Comme Des Garcon's little bag that I use to keep order in my purse.

Leather Case

Felt Case

Fun Case

 Of course I love Etsy, and since these cases are really diverse, I'm sure I'd be able to find something that I'd love.

Taylor ipad case, Lill 1154

Then again I could go to a tried and true website, where I got a purse which I've had for 5 years now, and design something of my own.

I'll have to think about this, since I tired of my old iPad case in 6 months, maybe I'll get something I'll like for longer? Or at least is cheaper? We'll see.

Lilly Dress

I still haven't decided what to wear to my friend Steph's wedding this Labor Day weekend, and it is fast approaching! I've bought a dress from Jcrew and returned it, I've tried on nearly every dress at Lord and Taylor and nixed them all, I've looked at Rent the Runway and all that did was made me wish I could afford to BUY a Lela Rose dress.

But Rent the Runway had a couple cute Lilly Pulitzer dresses, and I don't know if its desperation, the summer, or I'm hanging out with southerners too much (I'm looking at Allison and Tallman's Mom) but I think I might go check it out this weekend and see what I see.

Fortunately for them, unfortunately for me, Steph's bridesmaid's dresses are navy and a lot of Lilly dresses come in Navy or White-- so they are automatically ruled out for this wedding. (Last wedding there were two bridesmaid's wearing blue dresses, and me and some other guest were wearing the same blue dress, people kept thinking we were the bridesmaids and it was VERY awkward, not making that misstep again!)
These are the dresses I'll be looking for to try on in the store this weekend:

Joanna Dress

Lakeland Dress

Mara Dress

Evie Dress

I think thats enough options in one store to make a shopping trip well worth it! Hopefully I find something that I like!

Little Hen Linens

One of the gift's Tallman's mom brought us/me were these really awesome napkins. Yeah yeah whats so great about cloth napkins except that they make every dinner classier and also are good for the environment, and my white jeans.

Hen House Linens

They are from Little Hen Linens, and she says that they don't need ironing! Which is nice because I don't iron my napkins anyway :p

For a Table Cloth or Placemats? Hen House Linens

I think I'll be grabbing a few more of these napkins and maybe a tablecloth or two?

For a Tablecloth? Hen House Linens!

 I like the silver one for a more fancy table setting and the blue for a laid back option. 

The patterns are very preppy and a little southern, but the material is solid and I think I'll be adding to my table linens with this company...

You should go check them out and decide that you too need more cloth napkins! 

Long Weekend By the Numbers

10: AM -- when Tallman's parents arrived Friday morning (and then promptly took us to the grocery store and bought us fixin's for Saturday dinner and all of the berries Tallman's heart desired-- which is a lot)

9: AM -- when Tallman's parents left Sunday morning :( After the door closed Tallman gave me a hug and said "I wish we lived closer to them so we could see them more" Poor guy, we see my parents nearly every week and we see his almost every two months. They are such nice folks, I understand why he misses them!

8: Snide comments made by Tallman's mom and I while on a tour of a fort about one of the children and their parents, who did not seem at all concerned that Jack was stealing props out of ovens, or about to go over the edge, or throwing rocks, or sitting on walls, or doing any number of things the tour guide had to physically stop him from doing before he broke his- or someone elses- skull.

Fort Independence-- Castle Island

7: Miles Walked this weekend, AT LEAST, it very well might have been many more, and in 90 plus degree hot sun and intense humidity... I now have a very pink boyfriend

6: Gift's Tallman's mom brought for us/me: two kinds of cloth napkins, and dishtowels in green, and a cookbook and frames and pictures-- she is just the nicest!

5: Pounds of pork I made Saturday Night for dinner with both sets of parents (we only ate half of what I made-- yay leftovers) Also, 5 bottles of wine were consumed, yay wine!

4: Hours of Naps I took over the weekend :) Sunday and Friday had some hard core naps, which was nice because of all the walking and all the early mornings and late nights

3: Meals eaten in Restaurants, Tallman and I love going to nice restaurants with fantastic food. The restaurants we took his parents to were not those. It was an attempt to make things easy and make their packing easy, and I think it worked, there was very little pressure to make reservations on time, and knowing we were going to have "easy fish" allowed people to relax.

2: Meals I made at home for Tallman's parents, Saturday Breakfast of Bacon, Biscuits and Fruit, and Saturday Dinner

1: Successful meeting of both sets of parents! I know my parents walked away thinking Tallman's parents were very nice indeed! Success!

Tallman's Parents are Here!

We're going to have an exciting weekend of yummy treats, nice walks, showing them around town and introducing our parents to each other!

Wish us Luck!

Pretty in Pink

I can't say that I loved Pretty in Pink the movie. I think Ducky is lame and I think Molly Ringwald's character is more whiny than usual-- even for a teenager.

But pink is such a fun, feminine, and pretty color.

Arabelle Dress

Cece Leather Ballet Flat

I think these would look great separately, the shoes would especially be a wonderful pop of color to any outfit. But worn together they would make quite a eye catching ensemble.
Of course, pink might not be your style.

Basket Weave Shift Dress

Cece Leather Ballet Flat

A little bit of sunshine, a fantastic outfit. Pink, yellow, a pop of color or a whole outfit of color. Very fun. Would you dare? Would you stick out in the crowd in your outfit of fun? :) Or will you stick with your simple pop of color?
I'll stick with head to toe grey and black. But maybe someday I'll dare to do head to toe pink!

CSA Deliciousness

I forgot to post last week's CSA and here is this week's as well.

There has been the recent addition of fruit and corn! It is simply fantastic!

We've moved beyond the leafy greens and onto the vegetables I like better. The cucumbers are really and truly fantastic they taste warm, less watery and the beans there in the bag are so buttery and delicious its a little silly. I'm very excited to try the eggplant this week, and the tomatoes.