Friday, January 20, 2012

Friday Ramblings

I really wanted to participate in Friday's fancies this week because it was all about INSPIRATION!  I wouldn't be able to continue this blog or dress myself every morning without the overwhelming amount of stylish ladies that inspire me and fill my fashion heart with happiness on a daily basis.  HOWEVER, I had a day of craziness yesterday and was at work until 8 PM and back at it for a 7 AM conference call this morning, so instead today I will focus on a re-cap of my week:

-  I finally got a Spike the Punch Necklace, my choice was smoke grey and silver - how fun is this packaging and how exciting for her that everyone is gushing over these necklaces?


- I got LASIK last Friday and couldn't wear eye makeup at work this entire week.  I felt naked!  Have you ever had to go without makeup? How did you feel?

- I also had to sleep in doctor-ordered SUNGLASSES all week due to the LASIK!  It was seriously hilarious for Joe and I .. we called them my "Sleep Shades"... so you neeed a Friday laugh?  Here is a picture Joe snuck of me while I was sleeping my first night (mouth open in all my attractive glory! you're welcome)


- My coworker knew I was having a crappy day yesterday so she brought me a huge 20 oz hazelnut cup of joe from Dunkin' Donuts today (and I had already picked up a cup on my way into the office! double fisting!) - small things like that can really impact a person's day.  THANK YOU.


- Speaking of Cups of Jo, I never win anything, but I still enter Joanna Goddard's giveaways all the time.  Her Wednesday giveaway this week was for a beautiful $340 coat from Hatch, a maternity line.  I entered in the off chance that if I won, I could gift the coat to my sister who is expecting her second child in June (it's a girl!) and guess what!  I WON!!!!  I was so thrilled to receive the news (not to mention an email from Joanna Goddard herself) yesterday afternoon in the midst of my crazy work day.  Thank you Hatch AND Joanna for being so generous!

- I have been LOVING Victoria's Mini Alt week series on vmac + cheese this week - if you're a blogger, you should check it out.

- I met my girlfriends at a newer restaurant Abigail Street last night after I left work in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood.  They had already ordered and the cheese plate was one of their picks - how cute are these cheese flags?


- I have my work year-end celebration tomorrow evening at Jeff Ruby downtown.  Free {delicious} steak + wine?  Don't mind if I do!

I hope you all have had a lovely week - what are your plans for the weekend?

16 comments:

  1. Love the glasses and LOVE the coat. Good thing it's going to be mine soon :-) Thank you from the sister to Joanna and Hatch!!!

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  2. That is so great you won! I bet your sister will love that coat!
    Hope your eyes are doing well!
    Happy weekend :)

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    1. Yes - my sis is so excited (as you can see above!). My eyes are doing great so far! Thanks!

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  3. Great post! I got LASIK a couple years ago and it's the best thing I ever did!

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    1. Thanks Bethany! I am so glad I did it. It was so worth it, but it still feels REALLY weird to just go to bed without the fuss of taking my contacts out!

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  4. Looks like you've had a lovely week! I'm trying to convince my dad to have Lasik...those sleep shades really are hilarious ;) And congrats on your wiN! I love unexpected giveaway wins like that!

    Just stumbled on your blog and love it !

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    1. Tell Dad to do it! It is definitely the best decision I've made for myself (and sometimes we have a hard time spending that amount of money on ourselves!) Glad you liked the sleep shades ;)

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  5. What a week! I'll have to check out Abigail Street. I haven't been yet. We LOVE A Tavola and Senate, and everything that's in that area in general. So funny talking about these places; most of the time I'm just admiring others cities. Following your blog via Bloglovin'. Have a good weekend!

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    1. Stephanie - definitely check Abigail Street out - it is good but kind of on the pricey side. The wine was great (I had the Cabernet - they have wine on tap there!)

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  6. Oh my you've had a busy week! I thought mine was packed. That necklace is super cool! I had not seen it. And yes I love when my husband brings me coffee. It really does make my morning (p.s. I was double-fisting this morning too).

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    1. It was quite a busy week, but filled with lots of great things. Kudos to hubby for remembering the small things, like treating his wife to coffee :) makes such a big impact!

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  7. I entered that giveaway too!! Congrats!! So many fun things to recap from the week! :)

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  8. Congrats on getting LASIK! I had it done a year ago and love it. It's so great to not have to pack contact cases and solution every time you go somewhere. Plus, the glasses are totes hip. Ha! So sweet of your coworker to buy you a coffee. Little things like that mean SO much! Oh, and congrats on winning the coat. Awesome!

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  9. What a week...so happy you won the coat for your sister...it's darling!!

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  10. so sweet of you to enter a giveaway for your sister. that is karma! :) i totally hear you on the makeup thing. i don't wear a ton of makeup, but i feel so naked leaving the home with nothing on! hope you're having a wonderful weekend.

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