It finally feels like summer in Seattle. I missed the warmth and that big yellow thing that used to be in the sky. It was a great weekend. I celebrated my "un-birthday" (it's not about getting older, it's about the celebration). I got this beauty for my birthday. Isn't she gorgeous? Her name is
Kristin, and she's a
limited edition and more stunning in real life. The navy just pops and I love the styling, straps and size. My husband got a 25% card in the mail (he gets them instead of me since he's bought birthday or Christmas gifts in the past). He asked the Sales Associate at
Coach about it since it expired a week ago, and they honored it. Woo-hoo!
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| Coach Kristin Elevated Leather Sage Round Satchel, $698 |
They only had the one in stock that was on display in Navy, and after the sales associate showed me a little scratch on the clip, I decided it would drive me crazy, so they are shipping it and I get it over night by Tuesday. Here it is in real life:
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Coach Kristin Elevated Sage Bag
J.Crew Rialta Tweed Jacket
J.Crew Coralie Cami
Joe's Jeans
Italian Shoemaker Shoes |
Here are some celebrity pics of Eva Longoria, Halle Barry and Rebecca Romijn caring the same bag in a different color:
I'm so excited. I had a dream that this bag came early before the delivery. I realize that sounds insane. That just tells you how excited I was when the package came.
It was a beautiful, sunny day in Seattle on my birthday. We went out for appetizers (and I had a margarita, or two) to
Citrus in South Lake Union. Then then went to
Elliot's Oyster House for dinner. Since I was full on my previous appetizer and 2nd margarita, I went with an seared Ahi Tuna appetizer for dinner (yum). I had a blast:
The previous night, I went to my neighborhood book club. This month's book was
The Violets of March by Sarah Jio. Here's what I wore:
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J.Crew Fiona White Canvas Jacket (bought 2-3 years ago)
J.Crew Stripe Sunburst Tank, $24.99
Joe's Jeans, $168
Italian Shoemaker brand Shoes
Coach Metallic Clutch |
I did some more shopping this week. I bought a pair of
Joe's Jeans (my favorite brand now) at Nordstrom during their big Half-Yearly Sale. Unfortunately, this pair wasn't on sale but it was the pair I liked so I got them. So much for finding the sale! There were some things I passed on from J.Crew. I tried on the
Mirabel Dress, and I think I am the only person it didn't work on either. Just didn't love it. The dress seemed horrible and frumpy to me.
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| Mirabel Dress, $148 |
I bought the Linen Jacket last week, then regretted it, so I returned it. I love white, but the
Linen Bermuda Jacket seemed like a lot of work, and I liked it less after I got home and hung it in the closet. I stared at it for 2 days before taking it back. I did get a picture. (My husband said hold your hands up, as I was rolling up the sleeves which explained the jazz hands).
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J.Crew Linen Bermuda Jacket, $118
J.Crew Sequin Tank, $48 |
In addition to shopping for clothes, my hubby and I also went furniture shopping. We wanted to do something for the house and get new furniture. We ordered this couch and leather ottoman (used as the coffee table in the middle) from
Pottery Barn (we've looked at it for over a year, love the look and keep going back to it):
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| Pottery Barn Pierce Sectional |
In the store they paired it up with a chair that cost as much as the couch. I didn't love the chair. We ended up getting
this chair in Bordeaux from
Crate and Barrel (Pottery Barn's red leather chair was nearly double, and didn't look as good or was as comfortable in my opinion):
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| Crate & Barrel Streeter Leather Swivel Chair |
I also got this nice
throw pillow with poppies (which looked really good on the display chair):
While we were on this crazy buying spree, we saw a
dining table and chairs with a
buffet that we really liked, and at that point, decided to go for it (this was before the margaritas. Perhaps we were crazy from the heat? Or, to my husband's point, the buffet cost what the handbag did). We liked the Cabria Honey Brown chairs and table size, and we have so many big windows in the room, it looks odd to have the big cabinet that we've had for 10 years (bought for our previous dining room):
It was a fun weekend. I'm exhausted from all of the shopping, birthday fun and sunshine. How was your week?
