R.I.P., February 19th -February 28th, 2009

You may remember that I set my Macy's card on fire when I bought this lovely bracelet last week. It was so beautiful! I would take it out of the box and wear it around the house.

Today, I had some errands to run. I got myself all prettied up, and I decided to wear my bracelet. Why only wear it on special occasions? It cost more than any other piece of costume jewelry I'd ever owned, and I thought I should wear it whenever possible.

And I lost it. :( I am so sad. There are no words. And even though I'm pretty sure I lost it at Target, I have no idea where in Target I lost it. I may have lost it while I was testing out a hula hoop (please don't judge me, it was $7.99, but I did not buy it), or while I was choosing sunscreen, or while I was looking for the cheapest alarm clock.

And really? It was so beautiful, I seriously doubt someone would return it. The flowers came together to form a heart on the inside of the bracelet, and the heart held together magnetically. No hook and clasp.

So. R.I.P. I barely knew you, but I loved you truly.

Because Shoppping is Like Planting Crops...

A la Confessions of a Shopaholic (the novel, not the movie), shopping is like planting crops. You need to operate on a crop cycle, so to speak. You can't always buy shoes. Or bags. Or makeup. You need to rotate. Diversify.

Right now, I am on a MAJOR jewelry kick.

Perhaps it's because my baby brother is getting married in May, and I am wearing this beautiful J.Crew dress and every waking moment is dedicated to finding accessories to completing my look. There's nothing that this Smart Cookie loves more than getting dressed up. And getting dressed up and being seen by friends and family in a picture-taking capacity? Um, my favorite!

It fits really well, but I still have to have the bust taken in about an inch to accomodate my heaving bosoms (insert sarcasm here). It ain't easy carrying these A cups.

Anyhoodle, last week J and I went to Lincoln Road to celebrate Valentine's Day. And of course, because it was Valentine's, J let me go into EVERY single store I wanted and did not moan or groan. At least not out loud. That I know of.

I spent about half an hour in Anthropologie, oohing and ahhing over everything. Goodness, I could LIVE in that store. Picking up items (it's Valentine's Day, why not?) and putting them back (we're in a recession, dummy). But I had to leave with something. So I bought a lovely necklace. It was on sale, but it wasn't cheap. At least not Forever 21 cheap, which is my favorite kind of cheap.

Since then, I have been trolling the anthropologie website and lusting over these necklaces. They're absolutely beautiful and sophisticated, and they definitely make a statement. Bonus, they are not ridiculously expensive. I don't usually wear fashion jewelry -I have a ton thanks to Forever 21, but I hate taking off my earrings or diamond cross. So unless it's a special occasion where I'm going to see and be seen, I don't utilize all my fun pieces nearly often enough. Because of the specialness of the occasion, I want something a little fancier.

I'm really loving this one, and I totally think it's the front-runner. I especially love how it will contrast with the lemony-lime of the dress.


This one is just a bunch of pinky deliciousness.

This lavendar one is very similar, but the color -oh the color! It's loveliness embodied. I'm torn! So torn! I guess it might help if I already knew what shoes I was going to wear. Nothing new, mes amis. I have two beautiful pairs of heels to shoes from (get it?), and I'm not going to purchase a new pair.

Any suggestions?