Wednesday, November 11, 2009

For all Veterans...


When Johnny comes marching home again,
Hurrah! Hurrah!
We'll give him a hearty welcome then
Hurrah! Hurrah!
The men will cheer and the boys will shout
The ladies they will all turn out
And we'll all feel gay,
When Johnny comes marching home.


The old church bell will peal with joy
Hurrah! Hurrah!
To welcome home our darling boy
Hurrah! Hurrah!
The village lads and lassies say
With roses they will strew the way,
And we'll all feel gay
When Johnny comes marching home.


Get ready for the Jubilee,
Hurrah! Hurrah!
We'll give the hero three times three,
Hurrah! Hurrah!
The laurel wreath is ready now
To place upon his loyal brow
And we'll all feel gay
When Johnny comes marching home.


Tuesday, November 10, 2009

JOY TO THE WORLD!

It's almost Christmas time!!!! Here are some things I've seen around the web that are getting me in the CHRISTMAS MOOD!






PS: Holy cow! I just realized! Today, Skipp and I have been married a MONTH! YAY FOR US!!!!

Monday, November 9, 2009

Lilly Weekend!


Hello friends! This weekend was the VERY exciting Lilly in-store event at the Fashion Valley mall in San Diego. One of the front windows was painted for "Lilly Goes Green" (see above) with the fun new logo!

Mira from Lilly Pulitzer headquarters was there and was so helpful and fun. There was a trunk show with all the fun new pieces and I tried just about every piece on! There was also champagne, snacks and coffee. The store was full and of course the Originals were looking snazzy!

I ended up buying the MUST HAVE Worth Shift in the Not-So-Crabby print:


As well as the Tradewind Capri in the What the Shell? print:


The Worth shift is SUCH a great piece. Very Lilly and very darling. The Tradewinds capris are different from the other capris I own from Lilly. The fabric is really thick and they feel very comfortable. I LOVE my purchases. Of course the coming shipments are going to be DARLING too! There are some really fun tunics and dresses and I am super excited about the swimsuits being sold as separates now!

The other items on my newly revised Originals wish list include the Roselyn skirt in the Aquamarine in the Slim print:


The Tradewind capri in the Not So Crabby print (SO darling!):


Lastly, I LOVE the Memsey dress. I haven't had a chance to try it on yet, but the lace detailing and cap sleeves are too adorable.


In the store this weekend I also saw they had the NEW ornaments in stock including a new set of "Oh Shift!" ornaments. Very cute. I had an AWESOME time at the event this weekend. They had EVERYTHING! I was really glad I picked up my very favorite pieces this weekend because a quick glance online showed me that Originals pieces are selling out fast! BOTH items I bought at Fashion Valley are sold out online in my size! EGADS! That's no joke!

I am simply floating on a Lilly happy cloud since the event. Have you purchased any of the Originals line? What are your faves???

Friday, November 6, 2009

Muffy's Book Club: The Starter Wife

Hello friends! Happy Friday! One perk of being an old married lady (tee hee hee), is having a little bit of free time previously occupied with wedding planning. One of my great joys is reading. I will read ANYTHING. You cannot leave literature of any kind around me. I once read a pamphlet on the benefits of gastric bypass surgery. This is Hollywood, after all. HAHA. Anyhow, I digress.


About two days ago I decided to start reading again. What a joy! I decided to start slow, choosing a very fluffy read. I ended up picking The Starter Wife, a book I had been holding onto for AGES, but never got around to reading.


The Starter Wife is about a woman who thinks she is in a happy Hollywood marriage (is there such a thing?) until her husband asks for a divorce (over the phone!!!!). Now, I enjoy a fluffy read from time to time, but most of the time I am VERY disappointed in the content. This was definitely better than most summer reads. The plot was pretty well thought out, the characters were charming and the story line moved quickly. She started losing me at the very end (what a cockamamie ending!), but by then I had already enjoyed the book.


One thing that may be a concern for some readers, the book was set in Los Angeles and Malibu and there were a lot of references that I believe could be lost on people not from our area. Other than that, if you have a plane trip to take or vacation planned, I would read it! It's cute.


Muffy's Book Club Rating: 6/10 (A lovely vacation from real life)




Thursday, November 5, 2009

Honeymooning with the Guinnesses


Hello friends! Would you believe I took 1,144 photos on our honeymoon? What can I say? I'm a little snapshot-happy! Don't worry, I won't share them all, but here are a few I thought you might like:

Our cabin

Blue shores of Tahoe!

Some more shots of the Lake. GORGEOUS!

Fall was all around us!

Expect a few more posts on our trip. We did a lot of exciting things and took lots of pictures! Have a thrilling Thursday, all!

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Wordless WASP Wednesday


The Cushing Sisters and their family at the wedding of Bill and Babe Paley, July 1947, at Greentree, the Whitney estate in Manhasset. L. to r. rear: Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cushing, Minnie and Vincent Astor, Bill and Babe Paley, Jock and Betsey Whitney. Front row: Sarah Roosevelt, Tony Mortimer, Mrs. Harvey Cushing, Amanda Mortimer, and Kate Roosevelt.
(Photo courtesy New York Social Diary)

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

GIVEAWAY TIME!!!


Hello hello, all! It's time again for a GIVEAWAY! As one of the Hollywood glitterati (hardly), I understand the importance of WHITER than WHITE TEETH (this one is true. OBSESSED with white teeth)!

Before my wedding I was trying out all these products to get my teeth their whitest, and nothing did the job like the Whiter Image chic-flic pen (pictured above). One end whitens your teeth and the other end has super magical lip plumping powers (no collagen injections involved!).

Today, the generous folks at Whiter Image are offering one Muffy Martini winner a CHIC FLIC tooth whitening pen for FREE! Everyone likes to look their best, Whiter Image is just helping us get there! One white tooth at a time.

Just follow Whiter Image on Twitter or Facebook to enter. Let me know which one of these you did and I will announce the winner later this week!

GOOD LUCK TO ALL! Make sure to check out the Whiter Image blog when you get a chance to, for the latest news and updates on Whiter Image products! I never really get the chance to give away items that I've USED and TRUST, so, this is very exciting! Make sure to enter!

Also, just in case you are not the very lucky winner, Whiter Image is also giving Muffy Martini readers 15% (!!!!) off with code IMAGE1! EXCITING!