Going for the Gold

Today, I am all golden and sparkly (but I still don't have a unicorn).

This knit dress is from Express. It's very sparkly, but the lurex is gold and the knit is beige and white. Here's a closer look:

It's even hard to tell in a photo. Anyway, it's very understated and elegant.

On top, I wore my Concept gold metallic leather jacket.

I wound three necklaces around my neck to add to the impact. The short one is Ann Taylor and the longer ones are INC.

On my right arm, two gold bracelets, and two of my mom's pearl rings.

On my left arm, my yellow gold wedding set and a stretchy sparkly bracelet from Saks.

And that's about all - wwwaaaayyy less to share than yesterday. Tonight, I will make Au Gratin potatoes and crescent rolls. We are having our family Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow, since the kids also have to go to the in-laws, and it's tough to eat two dinners in one day.

Linking with : www.northwestblonde.com, www.shelbeeontheedge.com, www.theblushblonde.com, www.elegantlydressedandstylish.com, and www.shoppingmycloset.com

See you all soon with food, fun and shopping!!!

Stormy Sunday

We finally had some significant rain this weekend here in So Cal. It rained pretty much all  Sunday, both day and night. The boys looked like they would need some extra sustenance:

I bought a gallon of milk to make Thanksgiving dishes with, and then my DIL wanted to make one of them, so I have extra milk. Enjoy, Kenni and Vinni !!!

When I got to work, a huge tree had been uprooted by the rain and fell over the walkway. Luckily, no one was walking by and the building wasn't damaged.

Yesterday, I made wedge salads for me and Doc. I got Gordon Ramsay's dressing recipe from the internet.

When we had them in Las Vegas last month, we noticed that the lettuce sat in a pool of dressing.

I put the wedges of iceberg on top of the dressing.

Then, I added black and green olives around the sides.

Here are the rest of the ingredients - tomato, crumbled bacon, chopped hard cooked egg, and crumbled blue cheese. The dressing has mayo, dijon, yogurt, milk, pepper and blue cheese.

Here is mine - Doc doesn't eat tomato.

As a final touch, Gordon put some vinagrette under the toppings. It really made a difference. By the way, these were delicious.


This weekend, our grandson Preston had a leading role in the Mission Crest Elementary production of Peter Pan.

The audience gathered, and enjoyed nachos and popcorn before the play.

There were 4 set changes during the play. At each one, two students dressed as Peter Pan's shadow did tumbling passes and two other students told jokes.

Preston's role came toward the end of the play. He fought Captain Hook with a sword and made him walk the plank.

Ashley, his mom, helped the mermaids with their makeup.

Nana the dog had some pretty impressive makeup, too.

At the end, the entire cast took a bow.

They rotated through four Peter Pans - here they all are together.

And Tinkerbell was just as cute as my favorite Peter Pan.

Preston with Grandpa Doc and Great Grandma Mimi.


Back to work for two days, and then a nice vacation for the holiday. Here is what I wore today:

All holiday and elfy. This maroon lace shift came from some thrift store at some point in my life. I also had the matching tights and my Chinese Laundry ankle boots.

Once again, I wore my white House Black Market belt as a necklace. It hasn't seen action as a belt yet. I combined it with my JCP Iron Cross necklace.

On my right arm, a costume medieval style ring and a thin leather bracelet.

On my left arm, a leather/crystal cuff and a sterling/hematite ring.

So many links!!!
www.stylenudge.com, www.beauty101bylisa.com, www.colorandgrace.com, www.bylaurenm.com, www.pinksole.com, and www.notdeadyetstyle.com

See you all very soon!!!

Big Old Bonanza

Since next week is Thanksgiving, there has been a flurry of activity here at the hospital. Not only do many of us have lots of time off scheduled (yay me!!), but all committees and meetings are dark in December. So I haven't been able to visit with my virtual buddies for a few days. So you get three outfits and two makeup boxes to see. Let's start with Wednesday:

 
I wore one of my ultra comfy Antthony Designs pants sets. This time, the red, black, and white number. I wore a black belt with silver studs and black and white Guess Mary Jane shoes.

I went with my silver braided necklace.

On my right arm, my Coleen Lopez garnet ring that I bought myself for my birthday last year, and a leather/crystal cuff that I got as one of my Baltimore souvenirs.

On my right arm, two silver bracelets, a ruby band, and a round solitaire set in white gold.

When I got home, my November Ipsy bag was waiting. The theme was RockStarlet.

Five products inside - a Doucce Freematic Blush in Orange, some Tarte oil for hair, skin and nails, and a Skin and Company Truffle Therapy Eye Contour Concentrate.

Also, a Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara, and a Model Co Contour stick. i have heard great things about the mascara, and I will be using it next.


Then, we move to Thursday. Yesterday, we had another Statewide Disaster Exercise, where there were 1,000 pediatric casualties from a bus vs train accident. We had to practice moving them through our hospital and getting them the services they would need in terms of medical treatment, reunification with families, and unfortunately, post mortem services. We always learn A LOT from these pretend situations. This is what I wore:

This is actually a shark bite T shirt over a sleeveless shift dress. The T shirt has an animal print in gold foil on it, and the dress is vertically striped in ombre olive tones. I wore a thin leopard calf hair belt. The shoes are from Nordstrom, and they are Michael Antonio. The T shirt is Byer, and the dress, sadly, has a label that says Tuna.

On top, I wore an olive pleather jacket and bronze leather gloves. I forgot to take pictures of my jewelry.

Last night, my Birchbox came:

Here's what I got, from top to bottom:
1) Oribe Superfine Hairspray - love this brand
2) Bobbi Brown Smokey Eye Mascara
3) Balance Me Tinted Wonder Eye Cream
4) Bumble and Bumble Hairdresser's Oil - good for my super curly, frizzy hair.
5) Coastal scents Blush and Highlighter Duo

Overall, I love everything that I got this month. I think it really pays to go online and select the samples that you want in your boxes. Sometimes I forget to do that - boo.

Onto today - it's our first really  chilly day here in SoCal - the high will only reach 70 - the horror!!!!
Anyway, this is what I am wearing:

This is a Bebe sweater and a Limited heavy weight knit pencil skirt. My black suede BCBG boots finish the look.

 On top. I wore my Newport News black and gold metallic tweed coat with the gold chain trim.

My black plastic waterfall necklace was perfect.

  On my right arm, a citrine ring and a beaded cuff from the Chakra Shack in Laguna Beach.

On my left arm, my Hermes CDC and a costume ring from Banana Republic in Baltimore. 

So there you have it, except for a multitude of links. Here goes:

www.thepleatedpoppy.com, www.pastriespumpsandpi.blogspot.com, www.poshclassymom.com, www.shoppingmycloset.com. www.cappucinoandfashion.com, www.highlatitudestyle.com, www.fashionshouldbefun.com, www.shelbeeontheedge.com, www.theclosetbychristie.com, www.eleganceandmommyhood.blogspot.com, and www.the-wardrobe-stylist.com

So have a great day, and I'll see you all later!!!