It was a busy week. I had a leadership summit for work at
Willow’s Lodge in beautiful
Woodinville Wine Country near Seattle. I know it sounds miserable, right? I did actually spend a lot of time in the conference so there wasn't a lot of time for play. The
guestrooms were beautiful with fireplaces and a beautiful bathroom with a large spa tub. This is a lovely place to stay.
I got to do some shopping prior to the summit. I went to J.Crew at Bellevue Square. I finally ended up with the Whisper Linen Stripe Tank. This is true to size with a longer length than online it seems.
I ended up with the Pointelle Beach Cardigan, which is now on final sale at $88 from $118 (and an additional 40% off in the store). I loved this looked in the catalog:
Here in real life (I decided to wear pants for my pic instead of completely copying the model). Check out my fabulous diva phone case (grrrrr!):
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J.Crew Whisper Linen StripeTank
J.Crew Pointelle Beach Cardigan
J.Crew Leopard iPhone 4 Case
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It's funny how I didn't love it at full price, but marked down significantly, it's suddenly appealing. I think it seems thicker in real life than in the catalog and the sleeves are longer. My husband said: "Isn't that sweater a little thick for summer?" Oh yeah, good point. It's final sale though, so I can't return it. I do have air conditioned offices and cooler Pacific Northwest nights, so what the heck. It's good for evenings around the fire pit. This is sized bigger. I am wearing a size down, and you can see the sleeves are still long and will need a little flip or push. This was the only one left in the store.
I tried on the Candace Dress. Here it is on the model, which is much shorter. The models must be 6 feet tall. I am reluctant to buy some the dresses since they look so short on the model, but some aren't when I try them on (I'm 5'7).
I have the other one in Paisley which like better. It's a fun, comfortable summer dress. They are super cute on their own or paired with a jean jacket or cardigan. I didn't end up with the Ink Dot one at full price, although, if this goes on sale soon, I may get it. I wore it with my Linen Island Cardigan, which is now $39 and an additional 40% in the store.
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Candace Dress in Ink Dot
J.Crew Linen Island Cardigan
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I got a manicure and pedicure today with my daughter. She's 11 years old, so she went for the bright blue colors with nail art (multi colored dots). I tried out some colors from the new Summer OPI Collection: Nice Stems. I had the lightest color, Play with Peonies, for my manicure and the third color, Be a Dahlia, Won't You? on my pedicure.
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| OPI 2011 Summer Collection: Nice Stems |
Amazon.com has this cute little mini set that I ordered. I am not such a fan of the glittery one but love the colors because the Poppy and Dahlia colors will compliment a lot of the J.Crew colors now in Poppy or Dahlia. I'm kind of obsessed with the new Dahlia items coming out in the store.
Hope your summer is going well!
