tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52292064159122273872024-03-13T09:03:18.111-07:00A Girl Should Be Two Things.....A Celebration of Love, Life, Adventure & InspirationMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03709790962803888175noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229206415912227387.post-29491359015480119112013-09-08T10:03:00.001-07:002013-09-08T10:03:25.083-07:00Advanced StyleI can't wait for this documentary to be released! Here are just a few of the pearls of wisdom from these amazing fun loving older women. Click on the link below to enjoy the YouTube video!<br /><br />I am dressed up for the theater of my life every day<br /><br />I think it's fun to dress up. It's an exercise in creativity<br /><br />Style is inborn, like an artist is inborn<br /><br />There is no substitute for life experience<br /><br />Young women your going to be an old woman some day. Don't worry about it, don't sweat it<br /><br /><a href="http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nWKTfqivbRQ&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DnWKTfqivbRQ">Advanced Style from Ari Seth Cohen & Lina Plioplyte</a><br /><br /><br />M<br />Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03709790962803888175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229206415912227387.post-27434304887021797172013-06-01T14:05:00.001-07:002013-06-01T15:53:50.949-07:00The Anniversary <br /><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115574234199532874527/AGirlShouldBeTwoThings?authkey=Gv1sRgCK-Iud2z7NSjLQ#5884623808960412562'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheJ9r_tbQWdRIdn8rAvH2D6ba5Z7EjqYJ8yoZEePPPrmfIHTpshpdqe56cdBobCbXjweQpb7yzz0THXz5t6wB7Df2EhCX-dyGylhsXed8WuUVaogfEUmX41hZouGvLGcyOHlNlLbmFyg/s288/1.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a><br />Human love is so imperfect, and our understanding of it's depth so limited. We should all be grateful for the opportunities in life that we have to mimic the merest shadow of that love which is a gift from our creator.<br /><br />Marriage, where life begins and love should never end.<br /><br /><br />1John 4:7<br /><br />M<br /><br /><p class='blogpress_location'>Location:<a href='http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Our%20House&z=10'>Our House</a></p>Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03709790962803888175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229206415912227387.post-25422738177780165492013-05-27T07:24:00.001-07:002013-05-27T07:24:04.209-07:00Anything Can Happen, Child. Anything Can BeI took my first photo walk this weekend in Chicago and found myself the most inspired by the children. It was 65 degrees and I had on a light scarf and a spring jacket and these happy carefree little people were shoe and sock less splashing in the park fountain puddles. Oh to live life with that much abandon.<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115574234199532874527/AGirlShouldBeTwoThings?authkey=Gv1sRgCK-Iud2z7NSjLQ#5882664745663660210'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmnX_A4damLnVlQGqfPB_p3h-Podl45mGMNiwhGmhsZcUDl3faySxubSbqqABYbNG3yb6p1IjYBa3tHndo-tKfS9N5xFjHQr-Oo4cue48rZebROoDoPhOdO5Tu3-GZAnz5C1ExwNbNUg/s288/1.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115574234199532874527/AGirlShouldBeTwoThings?authkey=Gv1sRgCK-Iud2z7NSjLQ#5882664767245157410'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMkbs5KsWbHAivXHUTes9mTaWPkpHwrWRTxo6y3eGZaa693T9WSVD9IxB_G_eUWr97LmRKyUy-hhdjnWQfEz8DKMs0cktEAAkt8iVGH5X44TkoGWc5XGgmz0U2gUWhoJStjG5_UzwXcA/s288/3.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115574234199532874527/AGirlShouldBeTwoThings?authkey=Gv1sRgCK-Iud2z7NSjLQ#5882664789796904002'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizvJQajrMXdWg5VISYHlGdrqTURIuKUcNLdHzNQQuvZYKHvjkhCbQcux3FxTGsfVlcVcXHSHC1hzFCABWLyfV0W5e_9HOEsNsDInKnHDDIUhWCizNtlB_wZRQ1NHkQ1sMTvv4HkfaDKw/s288/5.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115574234199532874527/AGirlShouldBeTwoThings?authkey=Gv1sRgCK-Iud2z7NSjLQ#5882664805781820370'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIFfY9o8HkbVWDDEAM0uTUP4aJR_1tJ_n1ZAKEYh31ckyyNb8p8pCNGWCMiO1E7n_5IosgtS5etNSGXcHfphP-I9AWcfYloQ4DuVPhw1GaXTTdfPsf0rkKLDaltkgvfxg5MNvYOkE6PQ/s288/6.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115574234199532874527/AGirlShouldBeTwoThings?authkey=Gv1sRgCK-Iud2z7NSjLQ#5882664823417891106'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim69aEuZABDouIikQZm37zyeL2OhHMvIBtD3LeGestkMUQNQJnBiyQcgrzoofgJUGCjs7iQITmcg3hbuJSMp8Jc1n6RaG4C5vFQKJET5H8Mzyy0MaNmIQThefUFzVMoU40msHcif8g0A/s288/7.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115574234199532874527/AGirlShouldBeTwoThings?authkey=Gv1sRgCK-Iud2z7NSjLQ#5882664846421989122'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHFeI7yu1y9h4CDivf0UMcs4ZB9TOHMUJa3pc0AkIuXJeznDygHtHloXk9W_sxJOQvlt_Z_ANpDZtu7co5RaXHn1QjC8Hgoy4owyKWS4xem3mN9df7Dnl7QiT-AEgjSOq84FYcCd-nuQ/s288/8.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><p class='blogpress_location'>Location:<a href='http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Millenium%20Park&z=10'>Millenium Park</a></p>Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03709790962803888175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229206415912227387.post-36720816657241495212013-05-25T20:57:00.001-07:002013-05-25T20:57:56.871-07:00Magic MomentsThese are just some happy moments that I managed to capture within the past week. So grateful for the slightly warmer weather and the chance to bring flora, fauna and merriweather back into my home. Happy Spring to everyone!<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115574234199532874527/AGirlShouldBeTwoThings?authkey=Gv1sRgCK-Iud2z7NSjLQ#5882132367604512722'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibkoZW_8L9zTNCms0V7iovtIO63kg1jPE_WP9LI-NSf5U5iZ7_zlZxD_4MnYRowrywxQnDxXUP2HQkCElP6KV11fw1PMDyNpyyT5_JCe7M0dw3gvpjvCOC6UoiIyqNBKPIO2oPXBRKNQ/s288/1.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115574234199532874527/AGirlShouldBeTwoThings?authkey=Gv1sRgCK-Iud2z7NSjLQ#5882132390575700338'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq_rmjkEFAqYRRk4wCQSnTMbQLDb3mqBYQfbSIznu3Q1MrL4_LQwc8PlpPUYt5lN9DNeIvW6zz1MqVrrpUIzF2TA7RsZmCXr5BDLG8Uj7aLgDW2EtUV1PRgKqPgQzCwOYNHwG9bltAhQ/s288/4.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115574234199532874527/AGirlShouldBeTwoThings?authkey=Gv1sRgCK-Iud2z7NSjLQ#5882132413009933266'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCd4V3Msi3-Uh2WFzvlV-gryvZrzJVhO2NFqgOwod5HoWPtlWijrMrA16QdchsNMJxC1cRTQOxoblXAVDFzyQ9K6_8TpAYSFXEiG-imZOTJjoicsV0xIX3qNsh9UHNc6jDk-TbKSr4NQ/s288/3.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03709790962803888175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229206415912227387.post-23410869482555980622013-05-17T18:02:00.001-07:002013-05-17T18:21:54.098-07:00The Art of the #SelfieSo many of my friends rue the day that the cell phone companies decided to put forward facing camera's in our smart phones. They are annoyed with the inadequate attempts by women to take a good photo of themselves. I personally have no problem with #selfies. What I have a problem with is bad #selfies. I pay a lot of attention to the photos that my friends post of themselves on Instagram and Facebook, and I have picked up on a few patterns that I think are a recipe for a successful and fun #selfie that will keep people from rolling their eyes at you:<br /><br /><br />Location, location, location. Nobody wants to see your toilet bowl, or cat litter box in the background. Don't be so consumed with your own image that you couldn't be bothered to pay attention to what is right behind you.<br /><br /><br />Keep the visual of your phone out of the picture. I mean come on!<br /><br /><br />Take multiple photos. I promise you if you take twenty pictures in rapid-fire succession at least four of them will capture the real you. That moment when you allow yourself to drop your guard and be vulnerable in front of the camera will be your very best.<br /><br /><br />Don't be afraid to look directly into the camera. I mean you're already taking your own photo you might as well commit to it and own the moment.<br /><br /><br />Don't be afraid to play with the different angles of your own face. You may be surprised to find you look amazing from a slightly different view than you get in your bathroom mirror. A from the ground up #selfie can reveal that amazing jawline that you never knew you had. Dead on with a duck lipped pose isn't always as hot as the club chicks would like you to think it is.<br /><br /><br />Broaden your definition of a #selfie. Your face doesn't always have to be in the photo for it to be fun and inspiring. Quite frankly you don't even need to be looking at the camera to take a great #selfie. Get over yourself Narcissist!<br /><br /><br />Have fun with it! If you can't be honest with yourself about who you are in this moment well then..... you probably just can't be honest.<br /><br /><br />Here are a few examples of some of favorite #selfies. I hope they inspire you!<br /><br /><br /><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115574234199532874527/AGirlShouldBeTwoThings?authkey=Gv1sRgCK-Iud2z7NSjLQ#5879118357873859874'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRqMnW20z1sIJMnZAN5XCx-Dw5b4ZaJFowuW6OPgfCeK0wDWi3G1maNdiaOs_oD0Vx7uRsGY85gt8hxjiw9rCSjXPwyNg9EF9DknfniGYtpD4EWhZxnZuzzoJew4OyzfzZ4btiVXVfg/s288/1.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a><br /><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115574234199532874527/AGirlShouldBeTwoThings?authkey=Gv1sRgCK-Iud2z7NSjLQ#5879118376212113458'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl9xzlhRRGXCOgG0t8wILRTG8sMcYtQPDlgZOVWeQn-IJFJk5eQOo2XJs9Fqj8v_sI_SXhi6IoW_B92zePCARnUb2Fn-1q1OzcOwbb-8oaGk0hfocIDFGv0ioq6Yz3wB2Jgay7TT2PnA/s288/2.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a><br /><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115574234199532874527/AGirlShouldBeTwoThings?authkey=Gv1sRgCK-Iud2z7NSjLQ#5879118391696917154'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyUgEWNP78b_sXsp-1kSubrw55Tm2jk5CvKuqUtth1hNiOKlwtT6xvvs3rkiGfOGnioJ9MYMkIfUSphsjzaP7VGVRIlblZ57TKa9MFg-BswhwI-dNkYuXWM9SnFoh5LnlOov2qaFz8PQ/s288/3.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a><br /><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115574234199532874527/AGirlShouldBeTwoThings?authkey=Gv1sRgCK-Iud2z7NSjLQ#5879118409720408002'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhObsfGS98WFLsIE5zS1B5mmacj6X3Dbi8ouJzkzLLslHdGtrRSSlRuVYqOU7h-2UG4gG7Xmy32B3MYutJLEardrj97pyd8p84UVwcfKhxelEuqpA4Op7gFqbrLcmmK-sRMaPpeHI3sDg/s288/5.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a><br /><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115574234199532874527/AGirlShouldBeTwoThings?authkey=Gv1sRgCK-Iud2z7NSjLQ#5879118428062633666'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjevyxoNY5yAd4UuIusVmrnEqjN-LDr04uk4qadij44GFUV-e-BBGApg-84Hflgn_o4KS3qZ8OtZYL53qD8upGYzD1f23XYR1iEEpYwtt707V6tLyMAIyPf67XIR514P5CTknSkMssGw/s288/6.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a><br /><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115574234199532874527/AGirlShouldBeTwoThings?authkey=Gv1sRgCK-Iud2z7NSjLQ#5879118443354559730'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-lZUphDHST9596Qs_7rIU7Ev4ViNy1dOdgzWI754r3g14LqPG1iyCbdtcxlC2ZT6SMs6_7G6ZCsU2xrlXgtdNPKsarJtQRqraixUgdo67tVN7dDSOlY7zaiapqV8sBwI6S4-RXEjTUA/s288/4.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a><br /><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115574234199532874527/AGirlShouldBeTwoThings?authkey=Gv1sRgCK-Iud2z7NSjLQ#5879118459751675362'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy2C-1LAUrBOzDMrOW0QhbGtVgyo1umpMnFI_XkMBkSorN2QOlAXdAThkD0WHK6zBKeITZ4fVsbNfwtc-OpBjpb737jOT-goYj4t86ReYsjJRgsilFOMAZrnHIoFTtxSiBaK-1R0hl6Q/s288/7.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a><br /><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115574234199532874527/AGirlShouldBeTwoThings?authkey=Gv1sRgCK-Iud2z7NSjLQ#5879118479888462850'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNSwiQzP2dRhq7MvBAW7_abJvEwNYhjz6TSC8CgrBNTAaTfWWLZa8wQNjwcU3La7BTXKskeiS9CrBm_WksPADvivaxwuZH5NyYnrGJQWr_mkh_6fkjbN6gVln3xQcgl5-CUeqaz8LiYg/s288/8.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a><br /><br /><br />Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03709790962803888175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229206415912227387.post-86701078811567104442012-11-25T07:49:00.001-08:002013-01-01T09:49:29.450-08:00The Parent Trap<br /><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115574234199532874527/AGirlShouldBeTwoThings?authkey=Gv1sRgCK-Iud2z7NSjLQ#5814780329648459858'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLAmk5ZlwaZfA3Qhbw8cIz8fTcqRqgKNV1chdq7oX7RtgoXePZfQ_09zM_zNeonpu7jbWj34tT74rwfc6ilSNtJ6Y02-JW60h9zaneuvPyO3ZD0X4oymBisQZgKvrqMkcNHId_VVpuGw/s288/2.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='220' style='margin:5px'></a><br /><br />A child should never become the victim of a parents failures and insecurities. Motherly and Fatherly mini me's, whose parents have misused the power of the familial unit to bully their child into living within a predetermined safe set of guidelines. Guidelines that allows the parent(s) to breathe easier at night.<br /><br />Everyone has the right to wave their freak flag. When you stifle that natural growth to soothe your own personal fears about life you take the risk of alienating a version of your child's personality from you. You have now created a dynamic where there will be things you can never discuss or discover together. Trust and unconditional love have been tampered with in the name of your emotional imbalance or worse yet, selfish insecurities. <br /><br />Parental decisions that are made with the best of intentions have the possibility of backfiring. Not every child learns the ability to eventually see past well meant parental intent. There may come a time when you may find yourself railing against your child's version of reality, and no matter how hard you try you may not be able to recast your roll in their screenplay of events.<br /><br /><br /><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115574234199532874527/AGirlShouldBeTwoThings?authkey=Gv1sRgCK-Iud2z7NSjLQ#5814781834950912738'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8HmNrDfZagQk_sNlMPNYpfKElxg2m0sDKgh8qTOU8rFBpei6MDxUDQ2lLizsDwQgllPVy0hnMmuIaolw4GtH9EqkXlLShYzifTt34KpVoGFiE097XQPKP05HKDiontbfNHNOPez29Yw/s288/1.jpg' border='0' width='204' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a><br />M<br /><br />Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03709790962803888175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229206415912227387.post-44827782117248080512012-11-10T19:32:00.001-08:002012-11-10T19:40:06.157-08:00The Art of SunglassesMaybe it's because I'm missing the sun and warmer weather but I can't help that my thoughts have recently wandered in the direction of sunglasses. Many women and men for that matter, overlook sunglasses as a legitimate fashion accessory. What a mistake.<br /><br /><br />To illustrate the power that sunglasses can have as the final detail with the power to pull a look, or moment together, I have compiled a montage to my favorite fashion icon of all time Audrey Hepburn. If a picture is worth a thousand words than my point is about to be made:<br /><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115574234199532874527/AGirlShouldBeTwoThings?authkey=Gv1sRgCK-Iud2z7NSjLQ#5809393126929482402'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFg9R-xchGm7D-JDSr2BjBvY971geuRpBIUs8gMhKLSO3bkt_PvsL9Utg4pS3gOzWtMZesWTUbBM_KZHfU1xTTvK3RPTWIeT8aDGzcUIFHr3CUPzqpwQOhY18z4CRVrnHdSSTLcSbwPg/s288/1.jpg' border='0' width='224' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a><br /><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115574234199532874527/AGirlShouldBeTwoThings?authkey=Gv1sRgCK-Iud2z7NSjLQ#5809393163037836338'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8LYaSr4ozvj5eO2udGfMsAxNE-wuzMa8bz3qEixG-vLlEPc0ZtOPIbTF5tg_p8yrJPNtqI2Dn68o4O9LRYziy7ic9DQXF90QiEWzvyxQafvKLg23wvmz0YWdC8-WfLpkCjEPJH3MLXQ/s288/2.jpg' border='0' width='188' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a><br /><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115574234199532874527/AGirlShouldBeTwoThings?authkey=Gv1sRgCK-Iud2z7NSjLQ#5809393192433193394'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwGGqAy5tij5ZGdl9WMsSrKCOIaJR7t0mLpFdE4E5clCvolhW_kQoL_2c0Mzme_uYPu7oFHQQHyOHOuO0IY43QqBJwBpWe4uAqvzVNA_4z2lTgKyfBZ689Oz4q4OrYfwysy-HJBfejaQ/s288/3.jpg' border='0' width='300' height='300' style='margin:5px'></a><br /><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115574234199532874527/AGirlShouldBeTwoThings?authkey=Gv1sRgCK-Iud2z7NSjLQ#5809393228022078578'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-MZY5iaJbydQ9FFpEGjAp4C3awosMDn66rb8PF63KglTp2MQ_Pb0heotZE5Cb-Xt-z-zzxisH2LBoZN-Jq-6ujFAw-ImUzXnpxzaiy27-p1oddBQHAN8vYAjOjne5TslcVvMU3strlQ/s288/4.jpg' border='0' width='222' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a><br /><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115574234199532874527/AGirlShouldBeTwoThings?authkey=Gv1sRgCK-Iud2z7NSjLQ#5809394446085778802'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhit6k2jDvvQnW_a0CtWGcpxOQyhMizmC91bsUAHO9LkJHRMjs30WomYgOapea27kdaX9Vd1LSB-KbX8AGhGYdhNro0r5UTnf-d5V7XPaJfZldFT9ZrpPGDID24lemJrAIzCcpuJiRc5w/s288/1.jpg' border='0' width='168' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a><br /><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115574234199532874527/AGirlShouldBeTwoThings?authkey=Gv1sRgCK-Iud2z7NSjLQ#5809394474245676306'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6pW5R2elYb_tB87oe9rtHiHBQBSTMeX9LqgBvLH-41qtcorfQtGJQj1dVX3c5w9uuXwF-S9Kqd4PFZNIMbwqd7K5Z8oq9DZ3MdY0xSSXQGKp-3kiueq5BZtWXvd0Lu__PvvZzkZhafA/s288/2.jpg' border='0' width='278' height='181' style='margin:5px'></a><br /><br />Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03709790962803888175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229206415912227387.post-83183277161091649642012-07-30T08:11:00.001-07:002012-07-30T08:15:12.370-07:00100 Years of JantzenJantzen, the Portland based swimsuit company has been in business for over 100 years. This iconic company is credited with helping to loosen the iron grip that a puritanical Western culture had placed on a woman's relationship with the sea. <br /><br />Their first bathing suit prototype was actually for men in the Portland Rowing Club and it was presented in 1913. From there they went on the develop and design suits that were worn by: Elvis Presley, Princess Diana, Marilyn Monroe, and Elizabeth Taylor. Their suits have been seen at the Olympics and even Givenchy has been one of their all star designers.<br /><br />Knowing how "hot" these retro swimsuits are in 2012 I did a little internet research to find some of the original Jantzen ads. I always think its fun to see what a designers original vision was for the impact their product would have on the consumer. I personally found that the old ads are a ton more fun than the newer high fashion uber chic ones. <br /><br />But if you take a look at the actual design of their 2012 swimsuit line you will be surprised to see that not much has changed. 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Below you will find a collection of underwear ads from Maidenform during the 50's and 60's.<br />If nothing else these models appear to be having a lot of fun!<br /><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115574234199532874527/AGirlShouldBeTwoThings?authkey=Gv1sRgCK-Iud2z7NSjLQ#5768911343697909970'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiljoK9IUaifDUEUwipYHaL1XofQApnb0ST_EtHNhzF70W3D_vTZ5Qs20XQfM0SHjeQARidUtMnEQgZEdXHCytC4lcY8szGDxrF8v6k7fiTMvaCbGvUqfV6TGAuEcvT1WjEw0NAXdybA/s288/0.jpg' border='0' width='195' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a><br /><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115574234199532874527/AGirlShouldBeTwoThings?authkey=Gv1sRgCK-Iud2z7NSjLQ#5768911366658266754'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhmynfU1dOUCoWxKyNlySQcO4vg43oh6q9EXOK08dbH9m1l6RRZUqZayFBnnfI_gtqJJl2G7cXRKr6E2ifmXuBvVcxx9WK-9thdsYu5YlxHV6WZiW-1H5WSoVGkTGIMUE1MB7xGQBWJw/s288/1.jpg' border='0' width='187' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a><br /><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115574234199532874527/AGirlShouldBeTwoThings?authkey=Gv1sRgCK-Iud2z7NSjLQ#5768911385710749362'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_8fK-ujLe5Ca7QfJYav4UcZ1OePpazXnBdP2EEnZVvDxI-oyjLRLgLZgQfucN-6Kf9EJM54qA8aFHxxEFtDt2n2S4m0WyUu_YVcLDbdBW57PsrC2De5sl96CxLEzabUkr6H9ywzC1w/s288/2.jpg' border='0' width='187' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a><br /><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115574234199532874527/AGirlShouldBeTwoThings?authkey=Gv1sRgCK-Iud2z7NSjLQ#5768911408602177314'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3r5FFwqbx342kjRkbktoG8suRPuADlpfR2BdeyWgqXz2fmB2ix2vlHPotReeF7drWCrrZUYH-tJk32qI2qAbNQVlYVIg_0L0a99nqL7JOKE2J868GPy7fntmbtgSEedXHbwQ9Puejsg/s288/3.jpg' border='0' width='187' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a><br /><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115574234199532874527/AGirlShouldBeTwoThings?authkey=Gv1sRgCK-Iud2z7NSjLQ#5768911430871865346'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA58I72QgLX5xB595B9MUkK9C6RpVw0-hLY3gEo31HjKgTlVqQnFwMqZ7kVU8Timn3IenX6Y4bB9bmL23iomCO3frEUFBnN5Nky4BEUEDE6YFYmOCag5UtgDLx7imGbYQdmgvOlReMYg/s288/4.jpg' border='0' width='187' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a><br /><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115574234199532874527/AGirlShouldBeTwoThings?authkey=Gv1sRgCK-Iud2z7NSjLQ#5768911447974581666'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpQfahXd3b2Xe-pEjfdHuXL6lHTBUWo_VQzDaZcwG5iLvosZ5DXQUAZF3UfA3Fbyl6dSvSQFISQuUHlNidlq-Mk6v79UIfSUQv3C-9utth3m9RA4ZGJSb75uDsKrhiqK0sKZADJFhfMQ/s288/5.jpg' border='0' width='203' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a><br /><br />Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03709790962803888175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229206415912227387.post-29379581716428361142012-05-06T06:46:00.000-07:002012-05-06T06:46:10.730-07:00Year One - Let's Talk About It<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Lying in Bed at nignt:<br />
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Me: Lorenzo?<br />
Lorenzo: Hmmm?<br />
Me: Are we Best Friends?<br />
Lorenzo: No, now go to sleep. .....<br />
(long pause) .... We are <br />
better than Best Friends.<br />
We're Life Partners.<br />
Me: We're gay?<br />
Lorenzo: (pause) ... Go to sleep.<br />
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"That is where your getting your next purse from if you don't start acting right." Lorenzo nods in the direction of the Goodwill we are driving by.<br />
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" Won't it be amazing in the New System when we will all have the opportunity to<br />
have perfect bodies........... You won't have a trace of black in you."<br />
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My husband to his Cousin while we are in the field service car group:<br />
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Lorenzo: I told him exactly what I thought about him. It was the first time<br />
in a long time I was genuinely mean to someone.<br />
Me: Wait, what?<br />
Lorenzo: Other than Mary.<br />
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" You know I can't understand a word you say when you speak immigrant" Me to Lorenzo when he is frustrated that I can't hear him from another room.<br />
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Lorenzo: Please don't yell in the hallway at the neighbors<br />
Me: I was not yelling in the hallway at the neighbors<br />
Lorenzo: Then what were you just doing?<br />
Me: I was yelling at YOU in the hallway that the neighbors HAPPEN to use.<br />
Lorenzo: Ghetto<br />
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"You see what a good husband I am? First I bring you roses, then I yell at you. Then I surprise you with a spa day."<br />
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Lorenzo singing from the other room:<br />
Lorenzo: Toniiiiiggght we are young. So let's set Mary on fire. On Fire. On Fiiiiirrrre<br />
Mary: Why are you setting me on fire?<br />
Lorenzo: With Love silly. With Love.<br />
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Below I have compiled a short photo list of some of my favorite peplum moments in fashion history.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">This is a three story floral shop in the heart of Old Town Chicago that boast an inspiring array of Springtime flowers smack in the middle of the winter. The exposed brick that blankets the surface of the entire interior of the building added to the ambiance as I found myself delightfully drawn around each corner and up each surprising new level that revealed itself. Hidden amongst palm fronds and beautifully crafted over sized wreaths I found handmade candle displays, two small greenhouses and enough refinished wood furniture to make the display team at Anthropologie proud. An hour wandering around this shop with a coffee in hand easily chased away the winter blues and made me nostalgic for what I love and miss so much about California. Flowers, flowers, and more flowers.... to last the whole year round.</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><a name='more'></a><br />
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I used to think that people who cried openly were weak. I never understood how they could be comfortable exposing themselves so freely in front of the world. It was embaressing to watch. But as I get older and I begin to understand myself better, I begin to see more and more that happiness takes work. <br />
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It is not something that just comes magically. Sure, some people are more optimistic by nature than others, but that optimism is always there working against something. Its working against all the disappointments and let downs that life hands to us: traffic, road rage, bosses who just won't or don't understand, struggles to make ends meet, frustration over not hitting your goals, personal disagreements with friends or family members, breakups, divorce, death, drug additction, depression, lonliness, the list goes on and on.<br />
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Whenever the body and mind encounters a situation that is too big for it to comprehend, and optimism is not able to do it's job, if your normal, you should get tears. Pain is like a poison that needs to be bled from the system. Tears are a natural antiseptic used to help purge the soul of foreign emotional antibodies. They are a beautiful pressure valve designed to restore some semblance of balance and strength to an overwhelmed or shocked system. <br />
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The tear is probably the most hated of all natural remedies. They announce to the world that we are overwhelmed in some way. So they are interpreted as weakness. Society places an emphasis on the perceived power of stoicism and so strength is generally tied to the abilty to repress emotions, not to express them. But I am beginning to see something brilliant and honorable in tears and a persons ability shed them when necessary. They are proof positive that a person is fighting for thier balance, for thier happiness, for thier life.Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03709790962803888175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229206415912227387.post-36077499390672638992011-08-21T15:31:00.000-07:002011-08-21T15:32:42.213-07:00Home Is Where Your Creative Heart Is<br />
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I love when a home is a reflection of the owners ideas, thoughts, loves AND needs! Whoever said you have to sacrifice form for function simply wasn't trying hard enough. To me the loveliest homes are put together over time, with the occupant pulling the right pieces from many places. Since I am always on the search for fresh takes on keeping my home looking inspired, I thought it would only be fair to share this site with any of you like minded people out there ;)<br />
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</div>"Curly hair makes me taller, and better in bed." Or so goes the opening statement in a recent article put out by the NY Times entitled: In Defense of Curly Hair. The author Judith Newman was sharing her inner monologue that begins every time she starts jonesing to straighten out her curly mane. Like every curly haired woman she goes through the process of re convincing herself that her curls set her apart, make her unique and special. Ok smarty pants, as a naturally curly headed woman (excuse me as I spit on the ground in disgust) I'm not arguing that. Curly haired woman already know that we stand out. The problem is that most of us don't like HOW we stand out. <br />
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This article bugged my rug. It had a misleading title. "In defence of" duped me into thinking I was going to hear a laundry list of reasons I had overlooked about how curls rock. Considering the interesting fact that I dislike curls on myself and just about any other woman, I was looking forward to a fresh take. And then Ms. Newman goes on to reinforce the insecurities that curly haired women hear all of their life. The constant reminders that men/people, really don't like curly hair. Examples used in the article: Millionaire matchmaker Patti Stanger refuses to put a chick up on the auction block without advising her to: "lose the curls." The rise of the drybar in LA and now recently Manhattan (dear god please send one of these to Bloomingdale IL). The recent experience of Rebecca Brook who dared to set foot in front of Parliament with her natural head of thick red curls and the heat she received for presenting herself in such a slovenly disheveled state. And the piece de' Resista'nce; would be the many references made to how curly hair simply does not translate well in the professional arena. Coming from the business world and being forced to present a lot over my career I am actually in a potsition to pull back the curtain a little on that one. A woman with a blowout presents herself as more poised pulled together and in better possession of herself. I don't know why, but it's true! I fall for it every time someone gets up to train me and they have a tangled rats nest sitting on top of their head. First thing I think is: Really? Get that under control before you try to get me under control. Jerk? Yes. Sorry? Only a little bit.<br />
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And then I really started thinking. Even Alicia Keys loosened the grip of those beautiful natural curls she had going on when she was first introduced to us. Andie MacDowell now endorses hair straightening products. Mariah Carey gave up her natural curls about a decade ago. O sure, she'll break them out every now and again for us but overall even she understands that curls are not the haps. Your hard pressed to find JLO sporting those boriqua ringlets she started out with. Beyonce has yet to wear her hair in its truly natural state: weave-less and naturally curly. And I'm not talking about those crimped out curls that they spend hours behind the scenes maintaining, I'm talking about her nappy ass rugged black girl curls. What up B? More and more men (not gay men, sorry to disappoint) are into the Brazilian straightener craze, and if its not that than they are blow drying and flat ironing their hair. What does all this tell us? We are a people obsessed with straight hair. Personally I have made my peace with the fact that for me personally, I think curly hair in most cases (and there are exceptions) is pretty much not the business. Let me expound:<br />
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There is a time and a place to break out the curl. To me curls have become situational. Like Reggae music, they don't go well everywhere. On a beach, at a barbecue, on a really hot summer day, hiking, laying poolside with girl friends, or at a hot box club on the backstreets of NYC. It's all good! But leave them at home in the following situations: first date, business meeting, dressy black tie events, LA.... you get the picture. Truth be told if you have curls you really can't knock the hustle. But there is a time and a place for everything so chose wisely. Just because something is natural doesn't make it right. When I say this, think: mosquitoes, outhouses, sweaty underarms and woman who don't wear bras. Ahhhh, now I think your starting to get the picture.Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03709790962803888175noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229206415912227387.post-28199973016362549482011-07-24T08:35:00.000-07:002011-07-24T08:35:51.831-07:00My SoCal/San Diego rant<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVZLT63woBBz-HIN4sU_09hN9yXNrCjHyrGMdNIEKMxee2Z9_meZkahDJP6Ohm0NXwb6m9E6IHvIFh_sRnzDzfER-gqLpJr6wNB-JzxWu7NMxeIqwH9C3BH9SnHdmvpoU-FgcGEBN8tA/s1600/palm+tree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVZLT63woBBz-HIN4sU_09hN9yXNrCjHyrGMdNIEKMxee2Z9_meZkahDJP6Ohm0NXwb6m9E6IHvIFh_sRnzDzfER-gqLpJr6wNB-JzxWu7NMxeIqwH9C3BH9SnHdmvpoU-FgcGEBN8tA/s320/palm+tree.jpg" t$="true" width="320" /></a></div>Ok so this one has been brewing a long time I just have not had the time to put finger to keyboard on the subject. It's been a bug under my skin for the past year even before I made my personal move from Cali to the Midwest. And here it is: People who leave Socal/San Diego and say that the only thing they miss is the weather. If that is the case than you obviously did not use your time there wisely. Whenever I hear someone say anything along those lines I actually find it to be one of the saddest attempts at prestaged social disconnection I have ever heard. <br />
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We all know those people. The ones who try to make themselves greater by always managing to find a way to put everything and everyone down ever so slightly. Those folks are useless. So what your telling me is you lived 4 hours from Vegas, 2 from LA, and maybe a half hour from PB, MB. OC or the gaslamp and you really couldn't find anything to love or miss about SoCal? If you were smart you bar hopped via bicycle, you spent long hours in a sun that wouldn't quit, you wore cute dresses, shorts and open toe shoes all year round, you had the option to surf, rock climb, hike or snowboard all within the same day and the best you can come up with are witty little quips about how you only miss the weather? Yawn............... your coolness bores me. <br />
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The Red BalloonMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03709790962803888175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229206415912227387.post-45598478906480992752011-05-14T22:45:00.000-07:002011-05-16T22:08:46.346-07:00The Little Black Dress<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgocvWLdOeb_giPi44JtczqwfM3X2EZObDsLH_fasN4NPipM1r2fiZvJ50jDeLiu-HRnPqmiH39zfLWMvICO-awPDsBAE08uzPaIKqPkacj0uN8odvKEqph8nURUtWSL6SUjBH2loQ2Ig/s1600/L.B.D..jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgocvWLdOeb_giPi44JtczqwfM3X2EZObDsLH_fasN4NPipM1r2fiZvJ50jDeLiu-HRnPqmiH39zfLWMvICO-awPDsBAE08uzPaIKqPkacj0uN8odvKEqph8nURUtWSL6SUjBH2loQ2Ig/s320/L.B.D..jpg" width="248" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong> SIMPLE, TIMELESS, ELEGANT</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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You hear it all the time and I know its annoying, but its true! Simply put every woman should own a little black dress. I consider it to be no coincidence that the first three letters in the word wardrobe begin with w,a and r. Truth be told its a battle out there, and the way I see it is if you can increase your chances of success by ensuring that you are in possession of some of the most basic of closet weapons, than why not do so?<br />
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Many have tried to reinvent the wheel in this area. The 80's saw designers trying to push little red dresses on us and then somewhere along the way gray blue, gold and silver became popular color options for this wardrobe staple. However I am going to have to ask you to read my next sentence carefully. <em><strong>Nothing replaces the timeless romance and elegance of a woman in a black dress fitted to her body type and rooted in her own personal style. </strong></em><br />
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First introduced by Chanel in the twenties the little black dress was originally labeled "Chanel's Ford", thereby referencing this creation as her masterpiece. Chanel intended that this dress, along with all of her designs, infuse comfort into elegance. But I'm sure I'm not telling you anything that you don't already know. And that is the area that I enjoy focusing on, the things that you <em><strong>don't</strong></em> know. So let's get down to it. What women don't seem to know or rather don't understand is that the LBD was always meant to be simple. It requires simplicity because it has to pull double duty by exercising versatility. The proper LBD should allow itself to be worn during the day, and than out again at night with only a few simple changes. Whether those changes be hair, make up, jewelery, shoes or purse, the feel of the ensemble should convert from business to evening elegance. And if the dress is fabulous enough it just might make that leap for you all on it's own. Lanvin has done an amazing job of keeping the classic day to evening feel<span style="background-color: white;"> in their modern version of the LBD. At times even managing to add embellishments that add beauty to the design without taking away from the intended timeless simplicity.</span><br />
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What has happened nowadays is that women have unlearned the art of accessorizing. Therefore they do not understand how to make what is simple, elegant. In their laziness they purchase dresses that do all the work for them, whether overly fringed and beaded, draped in huge bows, or slung from see through mesh tops. All quite lovely in their own way, these do not really fit the definition of a little black dress. These my friends, are <strong><em>cocktail dresses</em></strong>. <br />
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In this day and age I find that the artistry required to take a dress from day to evening is a dying talent. But for those of you who are bold enough to attempt to regain mastery of your wardrobe in this area, I have enclosed a photo list of some lovely dresses that can easily pull double duty for the creatively inclined.<br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is a point in the wedding planning process, and in my opinion this an actual static moment in time where a woman is given the unique opportunity to tell the world exactly who she is. I believe this to be true because psychology, basic life experience and the bible all tell us that character is forged, and integrity tested when an individual finds themselves under pressure. And according to every web search I have made, weddings (the act of planning the marriage day) is rated as one of the top 5 to 7 most stressful experiences in life!</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That's right folks you read me right. The wedding planning process is rated on par with: death, divorce, jail term, moving and job change? This pressure filled, restrictive, self promoting, egotistical event is the ground zero hatching station for the creatures that our culture commonly refers to as Bridezillas. It is where they are fed, nurtured and then released back into the wild to rage amongst us normal folk. Television shows document their tears, tantrums, meltdowns, and blatant disrespect towards all humanity with a relish that sets the tone for future brides allowing them to create role models of these serpentine creatures. And the rest of us help to qualify this bad behavior by sitting at home entertained by this blatant lack of self control. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I cant help but think that if we were to take the self obsession that these brides have towards their wedding day and compare it to the single minded destructive obsession of a person struggling with over eating or over drinking how quickly the humor in the situation would fade. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">I have stood in front of the mirrors at the bridal salon next to another bride who publicly launched into a full tantrum . I happened to be there getting my dress altered, while she was there searching for "the dress". In the middle of her fourth try (who knows how many dresses she had tried on before my appearance on the gilded mirrored stage created to give the princess effect to new brides trying on gowns), she literally stamped her foot turned to her friend and the sales person, pointed at me and said " These aren't working, I want what SHE has." As the half beaten sales girl rushed off to find my dress amongst the samples on the floor (which it wasn't because I had proudly purchased the last one in the store at less than half off) I struggled with whether I should be appalled or flattered. When the dress could not be presented to the satisfaction of the bride she went on to have a 15 minute pity part which included teary eyes and arms that flapped at her sides as she lamented on how she was just going to have to settle for the dress she had on, because nothing else she had tried matched the venue's casual air or the tablecloths that her mother had picked out by hand. The salesperson, well versed in the mood swings of new bride creatures calmly launched into a well rehearsed speech I am sure she had delivered hundreds of times. " You cant buy this dress, I refuse to let you. You cant settle. You have to love your dress! This is your special day!" Clearly this was an attempt to rally the bride into taking a step back from the emotional precipice she was so vicariously perched over. While witnessing all of this firsthand I couldn't help but think that all this circus needed was a monkey and a lion and we'd have ourselves a full service show.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">I mean really? Its one day! Yes I cant deny its an important day but its still just one singular moment in time which is intended to (CAUTION ** Spoiler Alert!) celebrate the marriage... not you! Things do not have to be as complicated as brides make them. A<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ll the crap that the wedding industry pushes is not necessary, in order to enjoy the marriage day. And your not less of a woman or a poor host if you decide to cut back on some of these needlessly burdensome traditions that force you to get so caught up in detail you lose enjoyment in the simplest pleasures. Such as choosing your dress.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">So Ladies.... Man up!! Stop feeling caught under pressure every time you hear: "Are you sure you want to ......?". " That's what your going to do?........" or my personal favorite: "You might want to think about ......." Because you have a unique chance, you are going to hit a</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> crossroads where you can decide to become a bratty, self promoting, and egotistical wretch on wheels. Or you can go in the opposite direction where you get the chance to embrace the class, and humility that embodies chic to the nth degree by showing that you understand the utter graceful honesty of the term: less is more. </span>Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03709790962803888175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5229206415912227387.post-25368696546772095432011-04-03T17:50:00.000-07:002011-04-03T17:56:02.779-07:00Alice<div align="center"><span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;">Hosts: Heather Broderick & Briana Adams</span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;">Photo's: Courtesy of Briana Adams & Mary Fasanello</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;">Venue: Home of Sean & Heather Broderick</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;">A special thanks goes out to all of my friends who helped to make this such a lovely event.</span></div><a name='more'></a><div align="center"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>Mentally and emotionally Spring has always represented the rebirth of hope and possibility, and no city does this season better than New York.</em></span><br />
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The selection is just as wide as the price ranges. <br />
<ul><li>The blue wedding dress below is $2200.00 </li>
<li>The beautifully intricate blue gem stoned necklace is a mere $40.00 bucks. </li>
<li>The hand crouched foot lace shown below for your beach apparel runs at $10.00 </li>
<li>Paper Pom Poms for your home, party or otherwise are about 4.00 each</li>
<li>The never ending array of clutches can run as low as 22.00 or reach heights of 200.00</li>
<li>Rockabilly dress 45.00</li>
<li>Paris Candles 11.00</li>
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There is something on here for everyone! I'm chalking this up as one of the major wins that I stumbled across while working my way through the tedious nonsensical hoopla, that crazy people lovingly refer to as wedding planning. I'm thanking Real Simple Weddings for putting me onto this one stop shopping gem. <br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/?ref=si_home">http://www.etsy.com/?ref=si_home</a><br />
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