bedazzled

here are a few of my favorite, sparkling things today:

first of all, so happy for prince william and kate. i cannot imagine how it must feel to have princess diana's sapphire ring on your finger. you know my affinity for all things diana...love her. i am so excited to watch the royal wedding (for a 2nd time!) and to watch it with emily. she loved the exhibit that my childhood diana loving friend and i took her to this summer, so i know she will be just as excited to see the wedding.

second for today are these bracelets. we are going to a fancy party on saturday night and i really would love to have one or both of these baubles to wear. j. crew has quite the collection of jewelry right now. i love all of the layers of bracelets that are shown with everything from t-shirts and denim to cocktail dresses. however, no time to order one or more and really can't justify the price of several of these...which is what you need to make the statement. soooo, i ventured out to our mall(?) today to see if anything caught my eye of this particular genre. this may surprise some people but our jc penney has an incredible selection of costume jewelry. my sister and i discovered this several years ago when all of the big brooches and pins were so in. i haven't been out there in awhile since we no longer have a gap :(. jc penny was my segue to the gap to avoid the mall entrance. i think that is how we originally discovered the jc penney treasure box...

third for today is a sparkly, rich nail color by essie. i have mentioned several shades by essie before that i love. i do think that they make the best polish and have some of the greatest colors. this one is called wrapped in rubies. i painted my toes with it last weekend and plan to wear it on my fingers and toes to the fancy party.

okay, one more thing for today. liz brought me a coffee from trader joe's last weekend called gingerbread. i got it all ready in the coffee maker last night and set the timer for this morning. when i woke up and walked into the kitchen, it smelled like thanksgivingchristmasholidaygoodness! i highly recommend it. and if you try it and love it, buy several because they only stock these special coffees during the holidays. i am going to get more this weekend.

tonight i am so thankful that everyone finished homework by 8:00 and all are settled and nestled in there little beds. now just stay there.