Weekend recap

Friday, Geof finally came home from his business trip to Chicago. I hadn’t seen him all week, so it was great to have him back. He was a good sport and came on a quick trip with me to DSW (I didn’t get anything) and then we went to Five Guys for dinner. He loves that place. We came home and had a relaxing night just catching up and watching some of our favorite shows.

Saturday, we had ice skating and then went to Macy’s to do some Christmas shopping during their Friend’s & Family sale. Geof found some shoes for work that he liked and I just need to order them online. We scooped up a few things then browsed the Coach section and there was a lady that was putting a bag on hold and it was the last one. I instantly fell in love with it. I spoke with the sales associate and she tried another store for me, but they were all out as well. She gave me a printout of the stores that might have one on hand and said that I could call them if I wanted to and she would call me if they still had the bag after 24 hours. More on that later.


The bag!

After the mall, Geof and I went to Rose Tree Park for the Festival of Lights. We also had our first snowfall of the season and it was a perfect scene for all of the pretty lights. They had a tent set up with entertainment and a salute to our troops. This is a place that we like to visit a few times during the season and I hope that we’re able to take the dogs for a walk there next weekend and get a good look at all of the scenery.


Festival of Lights! I need to bring my camera next time.

We came home and then I started on my Macy’s list of stores. After several calls, one was finally located for me at the Macy’s in Appleton, Wisconsin! This bag was a steal. It is not often that I find a ridiculous deal, but this was one of those. I basically got it for over $300 off the original price because it was on clearance and then the 25% F&F coupon took an additional amount off of the clearance price. I was definitely doing the happy dance.

Sunday, Geof left again for another work trip. At least he was home for a few days. I’m really looking forward to him getting back, so that we can spend next weekend getting ready for Christmas. I ended up taking it easy and got sucked into another Lifetime movie, 12 Men of Christmas. It was cute and Kristin Chenoweth is adorable. Runaway Bride and The Holiday came on, which are two of my favorites. It was just another relaxing Sunday. I don’t get many days like this, so I take advantage of them when I can.

Kristin Pearce Designs & Sephora sale

The lovely and talented Kristin Pearce at Summer in Newport had a sale (which is still going on) for one of the beautiful pieces in her jewelry collection. I decided to take advantage and treat myself to a new necklace that would be perfect for spring/summer. The box arrived the other day and the pictures do not do this item justice. It is a triple stand of freshwater pearls with a sterling silver starfish. It is so classy and elegant. I had to share this item and let you know how great Kristin is.





I also wanted to pass along a discount I just got from Sephora. They don’t have sales like this too often, so it would be great to take advantage while it lasts. They’re currently having 15% off everything from 4/15-4/21. The promo code to enter at checkout is BD2T9CB5. Happy shopping!

Spring jackets

With the new season upon us, it was only fitting that I get a new spring jacket (or two ;). The Gap had some great sales along with a coupon a few weeks ago and I ordered two jackets and love them.

Belted Trench in Mineral Green

This is such a nice shade of green and very neutral. I can wear it with a ton of outfits.

Lined Mac Jacket in Motorcross Khaki

Comfortable and classic.

Blue Tulip finds

I went to Blue Tulip on Friday and found out that all of the stores are going out of business. (s0 sad). Everything in the store was 30%-60% off. I was lucky to find that they had some Toss Designs items still in stock. I got the following two items at 50% off:

Green & Brown Dot Cases (set of 3) - They were originally $30 and I got them for $15

Green & Brown Tote - This was originally $85 and I got it for $42. I plan to use this as a beach bag in the summer.

These deals for too good to pass up!

Ulta sale

Ulta is currently having a Friends & Family sale. Everything is 20% off until Monday 1/19/09. The promo code is 82548.

Happy shopping!

What was in my Target cart…

The sales circulars are something I like to check every week for certain stores (Target being one of them). Here are some of my finds from last weekend:

Gold Glitter Cones – I saw this on Andrealeigh’s blog and had to rush right over to Target to see if they had any left. They're so classy and sparkly. I lucked out and they had some, so I grabbed a few up. All of the Christmas decorations were 75% off. We got the large tree for $5.00 (originally $19.99) and the small tress for $3.75 (originally $14.99).





Gold Glitter Holiday Ornament Set – These were super cute and there are 14 of them in the package. I couldn’t resist. They were only $1.25!





How I Met Your Mother Season 3 – This in my opinion is one of the funniest shows on television. I can see myself watching the season over and over again. It was on sale for $14.99





Lipstick Jungle Season 1 – I love this show even though it may be getting cancelled. If you watch, you know what I’m talking about. Victory and Joe…Nico and Kirby…Wendy and Shane…ahhhh. This was on sale for $17.00





Gossip Girl Season 1 – This is a show that is definitely geared towards teens, but I cannot resist watching. This is another one of my guilty pleasures. It was on sale for $19.99





Vaseline Healthy Hand & Nail Conditioning – My friend Kelly uses this and says that she has noticed a difference in her nails. For $3.09, I figured I’d give it a try. My nails have been in bad shape since I got tips for the wedding. I starting using it this week and so far it is fab! It is non-greasy and has a nice, soft scent.

MAC sale

For all you MAC Makeup lovers out there, MAC is having a 25% off sale Now-1/9/09 (Friday). It is for online orders only, but it’s a still a pretty good deal. The coupon code is MACFF9.

I’ve been eyeing some of the following: MAC Pearglide Eye Liner in Spare Change, MAC Kohl Power Eye Pencil in Orpheus and MAC Monogram Lipgloss in Identity.

Potterybarn sale

Potterybarn is having a huge after-Christmas sale and I scored two things I really wanted way cheaper. I got the Marie Antoinette Coup stemware I posted about a long time ago. I wanted the glasses in magenta, but they only had red, green and clear left. I got the clear. They were originally $25.00 and I got them for $11.99. I also got the small Glitter Tree Topiary. It was originally $19.00 and I got it for $9.99. They also have these really cute Grosgrain Ribbon Frames on sale, but unfortunately they’re monogrammed with the letter “M” and that’s not our initial. I originally had the large Glitter Tree Topiary in my cart too, but by the time I placed my order they were sold out. I hate when that happens. I always chalk it up to something that wasn’t meant to be :)