Home is Where the Heart is

It is also where I am right now, but only for a few more hours. I got to go home for Sunday and Monday, but back to the hospital tonight again. It was nice to get out for a while though and I went shopping with my mother (she needed a ton of new clothes and I'm always for shopping). As my mother proclaims about herself "I hate shopping!", though she can spend more time in one store than I can spend reading blogs. For someone who detests shopping, she sure can shop. But she really did need a few new things. Her wardrobe is nothing to talk about, but now it is improved slightly with my help. I only bought a few things, seeing as I am out of work for a while (aren't you proud of me?!).

This adorable pleated pink and white seersucker-stripes clutch (it looks so much brighter and cuter in person, trust me

Sweet American Eagle Favourite Striped Shirt in light yellow with blue and white stipes (again, this picture looks washed out but it is really the cutest oxford ever!)

American Eagle Tie-Front Blouse I bought a little while ago but never talked about (planning on doing a post on this trend later) Love this I button it up all the way and tie it in a big bow: so cute tucked into jeans or with a white skirt and tights (very Blair Waldorf)


Then I also bought a beige coloured button-up blouse with feminine details and a pink and beige argyle shrunken vest from Costa Blanca (they don't have pictures). I know. I have a real problem. An argyle addiction if you will. This is the second argyle sweater I have bought from Costa Blanca (a grey and purple one and a lavender blouse to go under). Not to mention the mini sweater dress I bought from there too (also purple and burgendy). And the pink and purple argyle sweater vest I bought from Esprit (which now I think of it I have never actually worn in public since I saw a teacher at my school wearing it). And my yellow polo with argyle pattern on chest from Tommy Hilfiger. Plus all my argyle socks (but those don't count, do they?). Yes. A real problem. Is there an argyle-aholics annonymous?


On reflection, I realized that nearly everything I bought has buttons and stripes. Must be a phase. But these things never go out of style do they? No, as the saleslady at Costa assured me, my argyle addiction is ok too because this is a classic pattern. Just a little worried that people will think I wear the same thing (they are all kind of purple or pink) all the time.

ME ME MIA: Prep in Hospital!

In case you were wondering, the MIA stands for Missing In Action. I am very ashamed to be a blogger right now and am a sorry excuse, I know! The trouble is I haven't been on the internet in WEEKS! That's right, weeks. First, my computer crashed and was taken away for a week to be fixed. Then, when we got it back it no longer had internet. So that's another two weeks of no internet at my place. Now the saddest news of all...I am in hospital and have been for almost two weeks now. It's a very private matter and I won't go into it, but this is just something I am dealing with and have been for years in my life. Looks like I'll be here for a while, but this is not my first hospital stay let's just say. The hospital has no internet in the ward, so my laptop is quite useless. I am writing this from the student library which has internet access! I miss reading all of your blogs and of course the pleasures of surfing the web for cute Lilly and shopping online (and shopping in general!). I'll be on a weekend home stay this long weekend so I'll hopefully have time to catch up with all the blogs! Until then, farewell preppy bloggers!

Lilly For Less!

Newsflash! All of the Lilly Pulitzer stuff on http://www.nordstrom.com/ is ON SALE! Everyone better have their credit card numbers memorized 'cuz this you won't want to miss! Most of the stuff is %40 off so you are getting way more bang for your buck.

Love the navy and green belt!

Couldn't you wear this darling jacket everyday? Cutest pastel pink ticking stripes and white tie make it prep-tastic!

Spam and the Silly

So incase anyone at all has been wondering where I disapeared to, my computer totally crashed. Some viruses completely took over to the point where it was inpossible to open the internet. My mother took our computer to her brother's house who is good with computers and apparently we had hundreds of bugs! Turns out website that I had been visiting (and even on in my favourites!) had been giving us cookies which is why we had been getting popups. What was the most shocking is that he found one website in my favourites was actually a pornography site! I am really disturbed and will definetly have to be more careful. He didn't remember the name of the site, but it was girly and had the work "designer" in it...which leads me to beleive that it may have been the website www.designhergals.com, but I cannot be sure. I guess I was too naive. Now my mother won't let me use her computer to scour through all the fashion sites so I'll have to do it on my laptop (which is realllllly realllly slow, and the internet connection hasn't been working). Needless to say, this sucks. Fashion is my passion and I LOVE to shop online and work Polyvore and Blogger and visit stores online, but now I don't really trust them. Has anyone else had any problems with viruses and popups? What websites are safe and how do we know that they aren't just a fake website cover that is actually spamming you and pretending to be respectable while it is actually a secret nasty site? Ughh. I don't understand all these sickos who waste time making viruses just to hurt other people they don't even know. They just make me feel uncomfortable and silly.

On a cheerier note (if that is infact a word), this is my 50th post on this blog! Happy 50 everyone and be safe in your surfing!

PS. This is going to take me forever to read all the blog posts I missed reading all these days!!

Desperately Seeking Summer

Yay I'm back! OK, so I really didn't go anywhere I've just been too bored and lazy to post anything. Which is strange, because you'd think that if I was so bored I would have wanted to do something. All I've really been doing is taking advantage of my first few days off of school (yes, it's that time again: summer vacation!) by sleeping, waking up, eating, then sleeping again until about noon. I know this seems very sloth-like, but hey, I deserve it don't I for working so hard all year? Don't I? Yes, of course I do. After sleeping so long today that I'm surprised I didn't get bedsores, I felt guilty and decided to do some house cleaning. I'm even doing a load of laundry (don't tell my mom...I'm still waiting to see how it all turns out). Have you ever noticed that no matter how lazy you are, starting to do some serious cleaning around your home gets kind of addictive and is even energizing? Like, once you get going, it's easier and you just keep on going and going until you feel weak and light-headed and have to stop to have a toasted bagel with cream cheese and a glass of cool juice. But I digress. I hope everyone is having a fantastic summer so far and enjoying the hot-hot weather (even if your way of enjoying it is staying inside blasting the air-conditioning like me)!

Preppy Profile: Reese's Pieces

I have been a big fan of Reese Witherspoon since I first saw the movie Legally Blonde. Admit it, you've seen the movie and love it too. But reesently (haha typo intended) I have seen and admired her style as well as her talent on camera. This outfit (above; blue oxford, white trousers and blue sash belt) is fresh, crisp, and classic. The kind of look that will never go out of style because no one wants it to. Of course, there is her critically acclaimed and all around ah-dorable yellow dress she wore a while back while sporting her tres popular bangs and stunning red carpet pose (the whole legs crossing thing is always a good choice). Below is Reese wearing everyone's favourite logo: The Pink Pony. And this post just would not be complete without special "props" to the perfect presidential "Clinton Worthy" pink outfit from LB2. If Reese (Elle) can't pull it off, nobody can!

Tag! Five Things...

I was tagged by Kate from Nautical By Nature


1. What were you doing ten years ago? Hmmm not a whole lot at all... being sugar, spice, and everything nice?

2. What 5 things are on your to-do list for today? Not much left to do today (it's 6:40) but ok:
1) Wash Dishes in Sink
2) Make Study Notes/Study for Math Test Tomorrow
3) Finish Cleaning
4) Shower
5) Hmmm....re-read by book (Shopaholic and Baby)

3. Snacks you enjoy? Goldfish Crackers (cheese trio is the best), chocolate covered pretzels, Apples, Grapes, dark chocolate, Garden Salsa Sun Chips

4. Places you've lived? All in Ontario, Canada!

5. What are 5 things you would do if you were a billionaire?
1) Buy myself a nice house with a pool or move to Florida by the beach (when I move out of course)
2) Create my own dream walk-in closet (like the one in the Sex and the City Movie) and a Shoe Room (self explanitory!)
3) Stock that closet and shoe room with tons of designer clothing, shoes, bags, etc.
4) Travel the world (some stops would be Paris, New York for Fashion Week, Australia)
5) Start my own business/brand/store (I want to be a designer)

I tag everyone in blogland who hasn't been tagged yet and wants to do this!