Brain Dust & A Bit of Chic

            Hi, hi!  This wonderful Wednesday…aka halfway through the week…I seem to have quite the writer’s block.  I am talking about the kind of stuck where my brain seems to be farting dust.  In an attempt to make this up to you…I have decided to overwhelm your eyeballs with photographs of chic, affordable fall fashion!  Yay for budget friendly!  Enjoy my loves…hopefully my mind will turn back on for tomorrow.  Until next time…xo  

Ann Taylor Fall 2011

Ann Taylor Fall 2011

Ann Taylor Fall 2011

Banana Republic Fall 2011

Banana Republic Fall 2011

Gap Fall 2011

Gap Fall 2011

Gap Fall 2011

Gap Fall 2011

J.Crew Fall 2011

J.Crew Fall 2011

J.Crew Fall 2011

J.Crew Fall 2011

J.Crew Fall 2011

J.Crew Fall 2011

Paper Cuts & Hydrangea Stamps

            Happy Tuesday dear readers!  I hope that your morning is off too as wonderful a start as mine.  A few hours ago, I had the immense pleasure of chasing my puppy…Coconut…down as she decided to visit with several men attempting to get into their cars to go to work for the day.  Naturally they were in tailored suits and I was rocking a ratty t-shirt and pajama pants that have certainly seen better days.  After slinking back into the house with soaked pants…I swear that there was an exorbitantly unnatural amount of dew outside today…Nut and I had a brief meeting about her socialization skills.  I tried to be mad but then she licked my face and put her really cute face on…which was wildly unfair.  Accepting defeat from my eight-pound puppy just made me realize that today was going to be a good day.  Ugh…crazy dog…now I need Starbucks.  But for your sake, I will power through this.  You are welcome.

            Now, I am not sure if you are currently planning a wedding…even if you aren’t keep on reading because this applies to you too.  DIY sucks.  Don’t get me wrong…I love crafting as much as the next person…but multiplying your ‘little project’ by about 250 is even overwhelming for Martha Stewart.  I have stamped beautiful hydrangeas all over favor bags in three dye colors…one just looked dumb and let me tell you…I AM NOT DONE.  Currently my little hands look jaundiced and have tiny paper cuts all over them…so if you are coming to my wedding and happen to see tiny bits of blood on your favor bag…I am sorry about that…I am sort of just kidding.  So now that you know my very candid opinion on personal wedding projects, I want to know your thoughts!  What are you planning to do for your own big day…am I just venting and will look back on my yellowed appendages fondly?  Let me know!  Until next time…xo                      

This would be Nut...attempting to look innocent after tearing a stick to shreds...in the middle of the living room.

#2 Pencils, Hurricanes, & Pink Feathers

            Hello my readers…gosh, I have missed you all!  This past week and a half off has been super crazy and I can’t wait to divulge every detail.  First things first…happy back to school season!  Last Friday, I had the privilege of moving my little sister into college…and let me tell you…it was weird.  I looked at my parents as we were driving away, wildly concerned that we were leaving her behind at this strange place made up of lectures, #2 pencils, and keg stands.  As difficult as it was to accept that she was indeed prepared to combat countless scantron exams on her own…I have to be happy that she is totally loving college.  So my dear sister, enjoy the next four years…you are so ready for this.  

            In other important news…I hope that all of you living on the East Coast are dry after welcoming Irene.  The images of devastation throughout area just broke my heart.  If there is anything that we can do here at Cocroft & Delbridge to help someone in your area…please let us know!    

            Now my dears…what exactly did I do on my week and a half off?!  Let me tell you…it was wonderful!  For my bachelorette and ‘big’ bridal shower, my bridesmaids, mother, and future mother-in-law treated me to a fantastic time in Rehoboth Beach.  For my bachelorette, the girls wrapped me in all things bridal-tacky such as a large, pink feather boa (I left a pink feather at every spot I went…it was simply the right thing to do), a flashing plastic engagement ring, a sash proclaiming that I was indeed the bride, and a rhinestone encrusted tiara complete with mini-veil.  In order to overwhelm the public with our extreme chicness, my matron of honor had t-shirts printed that read “Courtney’s Bachelorette Bash”…they wanted to make sure that everyone knew what we were celebrating…incase my attire wasn’t a dead giveaway.  Being the wild, party girl that I am…my mother and her best friend came along with us on our ladies night out.  Let me assure you…it was great.  I highly suggest bringing your mother along on your bachelorette…mothers can be quite hysterical and they are often dying to blow off some steam.     

            What are you planning to do for your bachelorette?  A spa day, crazy Vegas get away, wine tour?  Let us know your plans…we are dying to know! Until next time…xo   

   

P.S.- My bridal shower was phenomenal too…but I ran out of space to write. Boo.

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