total femininity.

florals and pearls.

the single strand of pearls came out of my mom's jewelry box. i sloppily entwined it with a f21 necklace...sometimes it stayed, sometimes it slipped thru. either way, i liked it.

chocolate brownies with peanut butter chips from

our office neighbors.

(dress, ross (similar and on sale!!)(similar); single strand pearl, vintage (similar))

updated yesterday's post to include where we ate on our trip.

definitely worth going if you are ever in the area.

home sweet home.

hello...i've missed you!

boy, what an exhausting trip. we were constantly on our feet from 6am - 9pm, three days straight, and the constant downpours made our trip challenging in so many ways. i actually had to extend my trip one more day, plus, i was supposed to fly back again tomorrow. luckily someone else is able to go. i never thought this would be possible, but i maxxxed out my 8GB memory card, and i'm now left with the task of sorting and filing 3,000+ photos taken among three cameras.

i must say the worst part of the trip wasn't the rain, but the security checkpoint on the return home. to make things easy, i take off all my jewelry beforehand and put it in my bag. i got stuck in the lane with the full body scanner...which i passed. but, my bags didn't. so, i got an additional pat down and a bag search due to some "strange" objects they detected.

guess what it was??

my friggen la dama (ysl arty inspired) ring,

and f21 pyramid bracelets.

maybe the scanner was smart enough to detect a knock off, hehe.

anyways, i hope to catch up with all of you this week.

anything exciting happen while i was away?

we were treated to lunch and dinner here...

lunch: grilled ham and cheese with tomato bisque

dinner: parmesan crusted ono with asparagus

delicious food and drinks with amazing views of the golf course.

(vest, old navy (buy); sweater, express (similar);

leather shorts (similar)(faux), urban outfitters; bracelets via oomph;

shoes, victoria's secret (similar); bag, nine west (gift))

the morning after.

so...did anyone wake up in their halloween costume?

if so, call me. i wanna party with you next year!

just wanted let you know that i'll be out of town for a couple of days for work. not sure if i'll have internet access, other than my trusty blackberry, so i'll catch up

with y'all when i get back.

feel free to hit me up on twitter for some late nite convo

as i'm sure i'll be antsy without my laptop.

signing off as i need to be up early for my flight.

this is the first time i'll be away from mini-he.

good luck, grandma!

(skirt via oomph; sweater, local store; shoes, aldo)