Fashion Friday-In your Easter bonnet...

I have an unusually small head, like fit childs baseball caps small head. For this reason I have never been one to gravitate to hats. But I love the look of a super sophisticated hat for say, a polo match, or an afternoon tea, or an outdoor wedding. I even think a day at the beach is an occassion to wear a gorgeous hat. If I could pull hats off I would wear them all the time (grocery store runs included) and shamelessly beg for invitations to events at which to wear them.

Here are a few of my favorites that I have seen recently:

How about this casually fabulous wide brimmed straw hat? So gorgey!

Or this "perfect for the derby" hat- its PINK, enough said.

How wonderful and whimiscal is this hat with the black birds on it? LOVE!

This black and white hat is GORGEOUS! (I might have to make a purchase and see how it looks).

So as this Easter weekend looms, please remember me and my small melon as you slip on your Easter bonnet. Here, in the land of the palm trees. I am jealous. Happy (Good) Fashion Friday! Hop! Hop!

Smells I Love

I think that smell has a huge impact on mood and behavior. When I was in high school I remember pretending I needed to go to the bathroom so I could run back to my dorm room and refresh my perfume during an exam because I was convinced the smell helped me concentrate. Silly? Maybe. But I did pretty well on that Algebra exam.

To this day I like to surround myself with smells I find appealing. Here are a few:

Clean laundry. I swear the only reason I do the wash is that moment of taking the fresh, clean, wonderful smelling laundry out of the dryer. In our house we use Bounce Outdoor Fresh.

Is this the best smelling thing on the planet or what? One whiff of Hawaiian Tropic Dark Tanning Oil and its like I am no longer in my backyard, but on a tropical island in the Caribbean.

A little unorthodox but I love the smell of nail polish. This happens to be my fave Essie shade, Starter Wife. Something about the smell brings me to a place of getting my nails done in a particular salon with my Mom when I was little. Love it.

Last, but certainly not least, the Meyer lemon. This lemon is known for its fragrant skin and less acidic sweeter juices. Its is delicious to use in foods and beverages for that reason.

Martha Stewart uses them often in her cooking and made them much more popular in the US.

What smells do you like?

20 Things About Me.

I thought this might be a fun way for you to get to know me and my family.

1. First (and somewhat telling) things first. My monogram is kGg. I welcome any and all monogrammed items. Love them. My car is even monogrammed with a decal from 2PreppyGirls.

2. I have 2 children who are 13 months apart, BB (boy, currently 26 months) and CC (girl, currently 13 months). Millionaires family.

3. I live in Florida as of September 2011, and DH and I say to each other regularly "we should have moved here years ago". We love it.

4. Ah, the DH. He is a wonderful guy; full of humor. I am sure he will make guest appearances in the comments section with wit and sarcasm. His gifts.

5. While I will call myself a prepster, I think my style is actually more classic. Think Ann Taylor, meets J.Crew, meets Lilly Pulitzer. I am a preppy mutt.

6. This is not my first blog rodeo. I blogged about my IVF process to conceive BB also. That one is private now, but was a great source of support at the time.

7. I love cars, expensive ones. I can spot a luxury car from a mile away. It is getting harder now with lower-end vehicles mimicking luxury all the time. I mistakenly identified a *gasp* Hyundai as a Benz the other day.

8. I worship the sun and aspire to be a leather-ball by the time I am 50.

9. I adore my current friends, and I am always looking to make new ones. My circle can never be too wide.

10. My Starbucks name is Faith. If you hear it called out associated with a Venti Americano with room, look around. I am there somewhere.

11. Home invasion is my greatest fear. Its somewhat irrational how much I think about it.

12. Even writing #11 makes me think that someday a newscaster will reference this blog post when reporting on how I was killed in a home invasion. I told you, irrational.

13. My favorite TV shows are COPS and Americas Most Wanted. John Walsh is my hero. I am also a "Real Housewives" junkie. DH wont admit it, but he is too.

14. I cant stand 'reality talent shows'. American Idol makes me want to hide underwater in my bathtub. DH pink, puffy hearts the mediocrity that is American Idol. Blech!

15. I have 2 dogs. A Golden Retriever and a Maltese, aka- Little Beast and Beast. Little Beast has been mine since before DH and the monkeys came along. I am his one true love.

16. When it comes to wine I am not a snob. Most nights I am sipping a crispy, light Pinot Grigio. I drink what I like, not what I have heard is 'swanky'.

17. Sushi makes me swoon. I love beautiful food and a colorful plate of raw fish usually has me whipping out my iPhone to snap a picture before attacking the plate.

18. I cant play golf but I love the driving range.

19. I went to an all-girls boarding school and made some of my very best life-long friends there.

20. When all else fails I use humor to get me out of most sticky situations.