Don't Forget!

You have until midnight tomorrow (Thursday) to enter in the drawing to win this DARLING Lauren Moffatt Sunhat!

Leave a comment on the original post to be added to the list of names, and I will announce the winner on Friday! Woohoo!




Now... I'm off to Yogurtland and then to beach, ADIOS!

West Coast, Here We Come!

Photo by Alexa via my dear Ms. Mary Ruffle

By the time this post is published, we'll be winging our way to our beloved San Diego for nearly a week of sun and sand and surf! I am so excited to see my whole family and all of our friends that we left behind when we moved away!

I have a few more posts scheduled for while I'm gone (here AND at the concrete catwalk), but I probably won't be able to keep up with my blog reading as much as I'd like. I will miss you, my lovely blog friends, and I promise to post stories and pictures upon our return!

MWAH!

Fresher than Fresh in the Wall Street Journal!

My usual Saturday afternoon indulgence was featured in the Wall Street Journal this past weekend!

How cute is SHE?!

Congratulations to Lindsay, from Fresher than Fresh, on all of the press she has been receiving! With such an amazing concept, and the perfect execution, I know we'll continue to see her name in print for a long time!

I'm already sad thinking about when summer comes to an end, and I'll have to wait until next May for the next icy-delicious-all-natural treat!!!

If you're in KC, be sure to get one while you still can! Lindsay's restored vintage camper sets up in the garden on 17th and Summit (on Saturdays) and her cones are $3 and up.

L'Aviva Home

I cannot tell you how much I love the look of these hand embroidered Mexican textiles... because they are essentially an embroidered tapestry, they could be used in SO many ways! As a coverlet, draped over a table, hung on a wall, you name it.

I can't decide which color I like best... navy or teal.


L'Aviva home has many many more beautiful textiles from all over the world, and lovely objects for around your home. Many are out of my price range, but some of the smaller items would make a lovely gift for a wedding or a big birthday.

That embroidery is so beautiful, though, I just might have to start saving my pennies!

Here are more of my favorites!











Find more lovely items at L'Aviva home here.

The Perricone Giveaway Winner Is...

Wanting to wear a gigantic bow in my hair all weekend!
photo via Funambula

Miss Cassie! Congratulations! I've sent you an email with the next steps, so check your inbox and we'll go from there.

Thank you to everyone for entering, and don't forget that you have until next Thursday to enter the Lauren Moffatt sunhat giveaway!

Have a great weekend everyone! We are headed off to Indiana to be with family, but I'll see you all here next week. :) Adios, amigos!

Lauren Moffatt Sale and Giveaway!

Lauren Moffatt is having a huge summer sale, and I am in love with so many of their pieces!

Make Lemonade Dress

Jess Dress (You know I love this one!)

Rodeo Snap Dress

Paris Button Front Dress

Cast a Hook in Me Dress

Would you like to know the best part??? They offered up a special summer accessory for a giveaway here on the Lucky Stone!

Sassy little Sunhat by Lauren Moffatt for the Skin Cancer Foundation

Protect your face from premature wrinks from the sun's harmful rays! You could win this sassy little sunhat by posting a note in the comments section and please don't forget your email address!

The comments section will close a week from today (Thursday, July 23) at midnight, and I will draw a name from a hat and announce the winner on Friday! ALSO, if you'd like, you can post about this giveaway on your blog, and I will put your name in the drawing an extra time - Just make sure you let me know in the comments!

AAAANNNDDD - Don't forget! If you haven't already entered, there is still time to leave your worst skincare nightmare in the comments section of this post to win a bottle of Advanced Face Firming Activator! Quick! Run! I'm announcing the winner at noon tomorrow!

Breath of Fresh Air

Taking a Tuesday off in the middle of the summer is highly recommended by The Lucky Stone Management... G and I celebrated our 2nd anniversary yesterday and it was SO fun. :)

We went for a run, enjoyed a nice leisurely brunch, and then while G went to teach his summer school class, I got a mani-pedi and went to the library to check out some good beach reads to take on our vacations. Then we met back up for some anniversary day shopping (thank GOODNESS the 2nd year anniversary gift is cotton)!

Garden Dress (mine is pale pink)

G had already picked out and bought me the most darling little dress to wear on our hot date, and we had so much fun getting ready together.

We went to a pre-screening of the movie The 500 Days of Summer, which was AWEsome, and then had a super late dinner at The Capital Grille on the plaza. Our favorite server treated us to champagne before dinner and then a chocolate-espresso torte after, and it was the perfect ending to a beautiful day.

Thank you for all of your well-wishes!

On a completely unrelated note, but still appropriate to be posted under the same title... Our flat is going to get A LOT breezier today!

We are finally replacing our nearly one-hundred-year-old windows (that are in horrible shape, otherwise we might have tried to restore them), and I am so excited to be able to fling them wide open on nice days!

Oh, and you can BET your energy-efficient-selves that I know exactly how I'd like to spend the tax credit we are going to get, come next Spring. :)

Shopping spree, anyone?