My ENGAGEMENT!

Hello and Happy Labor Day! I'm so sorry to see summer go and I really hope the weather stays warm for as long as possible. I've been so busy though that I keep forgetting it's September!

Anyway, on to the details of my engangement!! I'm so excited to share it with you!

My BF and I planned to go to Rockport, a cute little seaside town on Cape Ann for the day. It was an absolutely gorgeous day (not a cloud in the sky, not too hot, not too chilly) and we had to park a little bit of a walk from the center of town. On the way, there is a little wooded path you can walk through that leads to a clearing that overlooks the harbor. There are stone benches and some people have picnics there. My BF and I had been there a couple of times before because I love the view. Anyway, he suggested we go there and I said no, let's go on the way back to the car later. But he was insistent on going now, and all I thought was "Why is he being so pushy???" We sat on a bench and I noticed there was something in his pocket. I say "What is that?" and he says nothing, but I keep asking because I CAN NEVER LET ANYTHING GO and he tells me it's a lock for his house (he had replaced the locks that morning), but I persisted so he was like, "Fine!" and took out the ring box and asked me in the sweetest way! I just about fell over! It was a total surprise! We've been dating for about 3 years, but I didn't expect him to ask me until maybe next year. I of course said yes though and put on the beeeaaaauttiful ring!

Here's a picture of our view:
Unfortunately, my camera battery had died so I didn't get to take any other pictures. An important thing to note though was that I was wearing Lilly!

Afterwards, I called my mom and my cousin and my best friend. My mom already knew (he had gone over to my parent's house to talk to them about it a week before) and had been waiting by the phone. My best friend knew as well because he had asked her what kind of ring I might like. She was right on the mark - I love it! We went to lunch at a cute little restaurant and then went back to Boston to see my parents and his parents.

We also celebrated with champagne of course!

And then went to the North End (Boston's Little Italy) for dinner. We went to Assagio which is one of my favorite restaurants (and where we went on one of our first dates).

In short, I'm so so incredibly happy.... which I'm sure will be followed by the stress and craziness (and hopefully FUN) of planning a wedding!!

xoxo

Sarah

I'm ENGAGED!

I'm engaged!!!

My boyfriend (now fiance!) asked me on Saturday! I was not expecting it at all and just about fainted! I'm sooo happy though! More details to come!

xoxo

A Lilly Inspired Bridal Shower!

I saw this amazing Lilly-inspired bridal shower posted on the Lilly Pulitzer Facebook page and just had to share. Everything is so preppy and pretty and perfect! Go read all about it on the Couture Parties Blog! Some of the highlights include...

Such a beautiful location. I love the windmill in the background. And the Lilly tablecloth? Divine!

The place settings are coordinated perfectly. The green napkins are perfect and the shift dress name card holders are adorable. And the little pink cake is just darling!!
A sweet little shift dress cookie!
I think a Lilly theme is perfect for a bridal shower and this one is absolutely perfect and adorable! Read more about it here!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Fab Giveaways!

Savvy Mode is giving away a gift certificate to Apothica, a fabulous purveyor of beauty and spa products. I had not heard of this store before and was thrilled to discover they sell Vincent Longo products - I was so bummed when Sephora stopped selling that brand. Anyway, be sure to head over to Savvy Mode to check it out and read her review of the gorgeous Stila lipglosses pictured below!

Magnolias, Marriage, and Manhattan is hosting a series of birthday giveaways! Head over to her blog and wish her a happy birthday! While you're there, check out her giveaway for personalized notecards from Paper Court Press. I love these ones with the pretty pink dress!

ShotCakes!

Today I went to a place called ShotCakes in the mall near me. My boyfriend and I saw it on this show called The Phantom Gourmet (we watch it most Sunday mornings!) that reviews local restaurants and eateries and decided we had to try it. It's a combination of two things I love - cupcakes and icecream! The ShotCakes are cupcakes filled with soft-serve icecream!

I ordered red velvet and my boyfriend got cookie dough. His was delicious, but I was disappointed with mine! The combination of cake and soft-serve was sooo yummy, but the cake itself was not great. I like when you can taste the cocoa in red velvet cake AND it didn't have cream cheese frosting which is my favorite part of red velvet cakes. I don't think you should be even able to CALL it red velvet unless the frosting is cream cheese. Next time, I'll have to get a different combination.

Have you ever tried these??

Lilly Sale Success!

As I mentioned in my previous post, I was so bummed that I thought I was going to miss the Lilly sale this week. Well, good news on two fronts! My job interview went well (they've asked me back for a second interview) AND I still managed to snag a couple Lilly items.

I've been wanting this Murfee scarf for awhile and was thrilled to see the terrifice price! It *almost* makes me look forward to fall.

I also got the Delphina dress in Truly Unruly. The print is a lot brighter than it appeared on the Lilly site, but I think I like it. Unfortunately, I don't think I like the other side of it (it's reversible). Does anyone else have this dress? What do you think?

And I was super excited to receive my makeup bag in Not So Crabby! I love how Lilly throws in free gifts with purchase. Fingers crossed that they decide to do a similar fall sale!

Happy Friday! xoxo

Lilly Sale Blues

Tomorrow is the Lilly Endless Summer Sale and I'm so so so bummed that I'm going to miss it. I missed it last year too! The good news is that I'm missing it because I have a job interview! Although I must admit I seriously (albeit momentarily) considered trying to reschedule it so I wouldn't miss the sale! I'm nervous for the interview, but not terribly excited since it's an hour away from my home and I'd hate that kind of commute every day. I'm pretty miserable at my current job though (although very grateful to have it) so I need to put myself out there and who knows, maybe it will be fantastic! At the the very least, I'll get some interview experience.

Wish me luck and let me know what you snag at the Lilly sale!

xoxo
Sarah