Mad For Plaid, 1973

Is this not the most handsome preppie EVER!? LOVE his suit!

Here is the blog I found it on!

I will post more later this week...stuff has been so fun & busy lately!

QUESTION!

Hey girls!

If your blog isnt listed in my blogroll, and you want it there, leave me a comment and I will add you! :)

Have a great Wednesday!

I will post soon about all thats been going on, and a new brand I am working for! You will LOVE it!

Wake Up Muffy! We're Back!

Hey girls!

A few weeks ago, I got an e-mail from a fellow preppy in New York asking me to do a review on the books, "True Prep", written by the famous Lisa Birnbach, and Chip Kidd (Lisa wrote "The Official Preppy Handbook" 30 years ago!) "Take Ivy", and the 75th anniversary of Sperry Topsiders!

I was/am absolutely thrilled that I was able to do a review on each product, however after reading "True Prep" front to back, the earlier post just doesn't do it justice!

I pre-ordered my copy from a bookstore here in Wilmington, and picked it up just a few days ago, when it hit the shelves!

THAT felt like Christmas, I was so so excited!

After just 2 days of sitting on the beach, I finished it! There are so many different pages with such perfect information for any preppy, I just have to share some of my favorte exerpts with y'all! This is just the best book!

If you havent gotten your copy yet, do it today!

True Prep!

*Old is Preppier than new!

Lets begin with the resoloutions every Preppy should know!

1 No drinking at lunch.

2 Call Grandmother once a week.

3 Get Belgian Shoes resoled. (thinnest cats paw rubber)

4 Sign up for tennis team at the club.

5 Actually go to team practices.
6 Have gravy boat reengraved.

7 Find Animal House and return it to Netflix.

8 Send in donation for class gift this year.

9 And send in write up for class notes.

10 Finally use Scully & Scully credit-maybe Pierpoint's next wedding?

11 Drive Mother to cemetery atlest once this year.

12 Order new stationary before supply runs out.

13 Luggage tags!

14 Download phone numbers into the thingy.

15 New facebook picture?

16 Work on goals.

17 Work on topspin.

18 Get Katharine to do community service somehow

19 Clean gutters or get someone to do them.

20 Repair hinge on broken shutter. Or else!

21 Finally hire portrait artist for Whimsy. (Shes eighty-four in dog years; not much time left.)

Although no matter what the book says, WASP.

Random Fact!

*Jake Gyllenhaal went to Harvard-Westlake School, & has the cutest dog names!

Boo Radley, Puggle

Atticus Finch, German Shepard

Preppies Priorities

Private School

I agree with this! Private School is worth every penny, I loved every minute I spent in Private School! Public was...just not great where im from, but if I had lived where they were good, I would have loved that too! Neither is better than the other, they just have differences! I still have the tee shirts, and sweat shirts from my old uniform at Sacred Heart, and still wear them to walk the Loop!

Second Home

Second Homes come in handy! After Mother and Fathers seperation, they both had a house to live in, and my Mother got to keep the house we all loved the most, while Father had to move! It was a great day! However, my siblings and I could still go fishing, or spend time at the lake whenever we wanted to. During my time spent at the lake house, I learned to water ski, skeet shoot, deer hunt, fish, golf-cart, dirtbike, play tennis, and of course spend time with family. We keep the old ugly truck there, that I learned to drive stick on...which, well, I never actually learned...just tapped a tree or two! I dont go much anymore, but I know that I will always have a few acres with my name on them! That gives me a sense of security.

Travel

I have personally only travelled for a long period of time, to New York City for three months. They were the best three months of my life, and I will never ever forget that experience! True Prep puts it best, "We may travel to see relatives, take a semester away, or go to rehab" Hey, these days, anything counts as travelling!

*Always fly Coach, why waste the $ on First Class?

*Try to squeeze in some work and school between travel

*Luggage carried should be made by a manufacturer of suitcases, not, say, a fashion runway designer. Also, a luggage tag is an absolute must!

Life Lesson: "Give your friends the shirt off your back, but wear it out first!"

Celebrity Preppies that Attended Boarding School...you'll be as shocked as I was!

*LADY GAGA- Convent of the Sacred Heart

*Steve Carrell- Middlesex School

*Kim Kardashian- Buckley School, CA

* Lisa Kudrow- Taft

* Huey Lewis- Lawrenceville School

* Elizabeth Montgomery- Harvard-Westlake School

* Bill Nye- Sidwell Friends School

* Zac Posen- St. Ann's School

* Boz Scaggs- St. Mark's School of Texas

* Vin Diesel- Dwight School

* Reese Witherspoon- Harpeth Hall School

There are SO many more!

A Few Fashion Rules!

*Women over the age of fifteen may wear a simple black dress. Women over the age of twenty-one must have several in rotation

* Preppies don't perm their hair

* Sweat Suits are for sweating...aka DONT WEAR Juicy!

* THE BEST FASHION STATEMENT IS NO FASHION STATEMENT!

* You can never go wrong with a trench coat

* Learn how to tie a tie

Logology

The Lacoste Crocodile.

2.8 centimeters

French Tennis Star, Rene Lacoste made this logo what it is today.

Fred Perry

.875 inch

British Tennis Star, Fred Perry introduced his logo in the 1930's

Brooks Brothers

.875 inch

The logo is a sheep suspended by gold ribbons. This is one of the most classic brands, and it will never go out of style.

Ralph Lauren

1.25 inches

Enough said, one of the worlds largest brands.

Vineyard Vines (WHALE REP!)

1.05 inches

Shep & Ian Murray created The Little Pink Whale

Prep Careers for the New Millennium

*ANCHORWOMAN.

* Party Planner/Publicist.
* Nursery-School Assistant Teacher

* Contributing Editor, Vogue

* Divorcee

* Caterer

*Real Estate Broker

* Curator

* Tennis Pro

Sometimes, A Preppy says no.

Careers a Preppie wont be applying for.

* Research Doctor

* Computer Scientist

* CPA

* Any job requiring the question, "Any fries with that?"

* Meteorologist

Rehab

The New Boarding School!

*How true is this?!

Lastly, The Preppie Playlist!

*My Girl- The Four Tops

* Build Me Up Buttercup- The Foundations

* (Sittin on) the Dock of the Bay- Otis Redding

* Don't You Want Me Baby- The Human League

* Bad Girls- Donna Summer

* Love Rollercoaster- The Ohio Players

* Stop! In The Name Of Love- The Supremes

* Love Shack- The B-52's

* This Will Be- Natalie Cole

* Shining Star- Earth Wind & Fire

* Brick House- The Commodores

* Disco Inferno- The Trammps

* Got to Be Real- Cheryl Lynn

* Boogie Oogie Oogie- A Taste of Honey

* Good Times- Chic

* This Love- Maroon 5

I haven't even began to cover the chapters on The Country Club, or Shag Dancing...so buy the book!

Have a great Wednesday!

Its A Wonderful Life!

Hey girls!

I hope everyone has been doing well! I am so sorry, again, that I am so behind on posting! I love to wait until I have something worthwhile to post about, and more importantly have adequate time to post!

Life lately has been absolutely perfect! It cannot get any better than it is right now...which scares me, because life is a rollercoaster, I just hope it stays good for a while! Also, I hate saying that, but you all know i've had my ups and downs, we all do! The key is to just embrace the good, and it will always outweigh the bad. There are so many things that I could let stress me out right now, but I just wont, there are too many wonderful things to be thankful for!

My first peice of news is that, my pictures from a photoshoot I did in New York City over 3 months ago finally came! Also, I have been asked to come back for the Winter Shoot after Christmas! I am beyond excited, because everyone that I had the opportunity to work with showed so much passion toward their job, and showed me such a fabulous time in the city! LOVED them!










Also, the other day I got a call about a commercial that I sent my information in for. I went in for an audition, and was just cast in a Doritos commercial, filming here in Wilmington! I have my first wardrobe fitting today!

The better news is, this commercial is also being entered in a competition, and if chosen, it will be shown during the 2011 Superbowl! If not, it will still air as a regular commercial locally! I am so excited for this opportunity!

Last, I was recently cast in a Book Trailor. Book Trailor's are shown before movies in theatres along with previews, and the last trailor this company filmed was shown before Twilight:Eclipse, and "Alice in Wonderland"! I am cast as a New York City flapper, who was once a Southern Belle...so fun!

Also, at my current job with the Resort I work at here at the beach, I have been asked to intern in Marketing, which should be such an amazing experience! I love love love all of the managers there, so working with them will be so perfect! I will learn so much, because they are so smart! This job is by far the greatest job I have ever had! I have made so many new, wonderful friends, and am absolutely loving it! Working with the marketing side will be so much fun! I cannot wait to get to know the managers better, and learn more about a field I could possibly see myself working in one day!

Also, my neighbors here at the condo are so freakin' funny! I have started sitting down with them on a regular basis with a glass of wine, and just taking for hours! What I just found out is that the lady is the GM of another hotel here on the beach, they have an opening for a position in sales, and I interview for that on Wednesday! Of course, I havent graduated yet, but all of the interviews and such are great practice, and they can hold my resume until I do graduate! I am so excited!

I don't think I have been this content in such a long time! Don't get me wrong, im always a happy girl, but just to be so thrilled about every day because i'm always doing something I love, makes me realize how good life can be. Its so important to take advantage of every opportunity you want to, and be happy! It really is true that attitude makes all the difference!

The people I have met down here are just incredible, so nice, and so much fun! I absolutely love it! Of course, who couldnt be happy if you live at the beach!?

Every night, a group of us from work go to a spot right near my favorite Surf Shop, to have drinks, play pool, or just hang out! Its so low key, LOVE the people that work there too! Yesterday afternoon, we all went to watch football, and it was so much fun! I am apparently now a steelers fan, because I wore a black dress! Personally I like the ravens, because Michael Oher plays for them...but nobody here likes them! Im gonna need a reason for this, I didnt buy a navy dress for nothing!

This place is such a comfortable spot, because unlike beach bars, it is mainly regulars, and everybody knows everybody. Its absolutely perfect!

Lastly, I have started repping for a new company called Anchored Style! It's a fairly new company, and its absolutely adorable!

I will be posting more about that, along with product information shortly! SO excited, and you will be too! Working on give-aways, and gathering more info to share with YOU!

On another note,

Can y'all believe its almost Halloween?! What is everyone going to be?!

Personally, Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. I know some people see it as bad, but I really do like it, and I love the Horror Fest on AMC...every single Michael Myers movie is played back to back for days! Its so fun!

Now, dont judge, but I am going to be Elin Woods...
I bought the golfclub, bent it, and glued a "Tiger Beanie Babie" to the end...
I also got an Escalade rim, with a gold chain to wear around my neck...

& lastly, I have a sign that says

"Looking for Tiger"!

I know, I know, you may think thats so offensive, but honestly I love me some Elin Woods, and Tiger, although a wonderful golfer, makes me SICK!

To start off Halloween the right way, everyone from work is going to "Panic Attack" on Thursday! This haunted house is apparently the scariest one here! Its 11,000 sq. feet with everything possible that could scare a person to death! Apparently Disney puts it on, and puts half a million dollars into it, so you know its scary! I am so excited!

Yes, beach life is fabulous! I am just taking in every day, and am so thankful to God for putting these people, and this job in my life! I couldnt ask for anything more! I love it here so much, and am truly hoping an opportnity comes that will allow me to stay in Wilmington for a long time!

It isnt very often that I can wake up every day, and truly feel like I am in absolute Heaven! The beach is right beside me, I walk the loop as often as I can, I have a job & friends I absolutely love, and school is so much fun! My classes are fabulous!

Everyone down here is so happy!

I am also so excited because in just a few weeks its CORNHUSKIN time at Meredith, and of course i'm going! We have a whole group of '10 girls coming back! I am so excited to see all of my Meredith Sisters, I have missed them oh so much! I will keep you posted on that exciting event!

I hope everyone has a great Monday!

Happy 80th!

Hey girls!

This weekend was chaos, in the best way of course!

Did any of y'all do anything, or have any big events?!

This weekend was so special to me and my family, because it was my Grandmothers 80th birthday!

I am so so so excited for her, not only does she still look 50, but she is so sharp, and doesn't seem 80! She is my Mom's Mother, and lives just a half hour away from us. My mom is 1 of 3, and all in all, they live fairly close to each other!

We all met at my Aunt's house in Charlotte before going to lunch at a wonderful French restaurant to celebrate this special day! My Aunt always picks the best spots to eat for birthdays, or whatever holiday it may be!

My mother made the most beautiful, and tasty cake! It was a "Freccled Mocha Cake" with coffee icing, and red writing to say "Happy 80th!" It couldnt have been more perfect! It was funny though, because we only put 8 candles on the cake, but the matches kept going out before we could light them all...I think Grandmother was a bit offended...but we just kept telling her how fabulous she looks!

Another perk of the weekend was that I got to see my cousins, whom I rarely see accept for holidays! They are so much fun! I am the eldest grandchild, but Lord knows I dont act it! We all have fun, and play football, soccer, or just chase each other around the neighborhood...I LOVE seeing them!

It was a wonderful weekend, and the weather made it absolutely perfect!

I don't know about y'all, but part of me just isn't ready for Fall! Thoughts?!

Have a great Monday!