oh yeah!!! Longchamp sale!!

So I am a complete slacker and forgot to share this great deal with you! Longchamp, including les pliage, on sale for 40% off!!!! Go to magnums.net and enter "jansale" to get an ADDITIONAL 15% off!!! Do it now, the "jansale" code was only supposed to work until 12:00pm, but it is still working now :)

Love you guys!!!!

There is nothing like a brand new.... pair of Sperry Topsiders

Today is the first day that I am wearing my Sperry Top-Sider "Bluefish" Shearling Plaid Boat Shoes! They are amazing!!! Basically they are the fav sperry topsider lined with shearling! Now I can wear my sperry's even when it is dreadfully cold out!! I love them!!!

Has anyone else tried these?

Always a Bridesmaid....

It isn't as sad as it sounds. I LOVE being a bridesmaid! It means that you are a good friend! This time around I am the Maid of Honor for my bestfriend's wedding. I am redonkulously excited. I am in the process of planning her bridal shower and I take this responsibility very seriously. First of all, I LOVE planning parties so naturally I am already gathering ideas in my head. Her wedding is at the end of May and I am trying to have the shower at the beginning of May because it takes a while to warm up around here. I want the event to be classy and fun! She isn't quite a prep, but I am slowly converting her! (insert evil laugh here) Her wedding colors are green and white, so I am planning a green, black and white damasked theme tea/brunch. Check out my inspiration pics and tell me what you guys think!!!

*I cannot remember where I got these pics, as I have had them for a while now. If they are yours, I am sooooo sorry and you had a beautiful bridal shower!

I am going to ask everyone to wear black and white tea dresses!

Cutest notepads ever! I am going to do something similar to invites and anything else I can cover in damask!

I am sooooo going to monogram cookies!

Why couldn't I just settle for being beautiful....

Did I really NEED to be smart too?!!? I am headed of to take my Constitutional Law exam in 3 hours and I must say that I more stressed out about this open-everything test than I was about my closed-book, memorize everything verbatim Evidence exam. Oh well, I prayed to get into law school. It pays the cost to be the boss!!! Pray for me and wish me luck!!!

I hate apartment shopping!!!!!

Usually I enjoy looking for a new apartment, but since I have moved to small town , nowhere I CANNOT find a decent apartment! Apartments here are so expensive and poorly managed! It is awful! Currently I live in a large luxury complex, which isn't luxury at all. It is just better than everything else! I also live in a two bedroom apt., but next year I have to move to a one bedroom because I will be living alone. I am happy to be living alone, but not happy spending nearly $1000 on a one bedroom apartment by staying where I am now. While this is expected in larger cities, it is NOT acceptable in a small town!!! I don't get it!! I know this is a college town, but geez, the population is less than 100,000 and it drops down to half during the summer months!

Unfortunately, I think that I will continue to fork over the cash to stay at this complex. I have been looking around and everywhere else is disgusting or poorly taken care of! SIGH!!! At least here I have my own washer and dryer, dishwasher, huge rooms, balcony (that I can actually put furniture on), internet, cable, pool, etc. So it is a great place to live and I guess I gotta pay the cost.... I am excited about upgrading some of my furniture and work on my storage solutions! I was at target the other day and I found plastic shoeboxes at 5pk for $4.00!!! That is a great price!!! I have been wanting to put all of my shoes in plastic shoeboxes forever. I love my shoes and I don't buy cheap shoes, so I take very good care of them and always keep them in the boxes. As you can imagine, pulling cardboard shoeboxes in and out can cause the boxes to fall apart over time. But nevermore!!! I have a fabulously organized closet (at least as far as my shoes are concerned!!!) My plan is to get a closet that looks like this.

I have way more stuff than this and I don't know how I am going to pull this off, but I am an organization freak! I love things to be organized and have its own space. So my shoeboxes are like Christmas!!!! I will post pics of my awesome closet when I finally figure this out!!!

There is a wedding in the future!!!

But NOT mine... sigh... One of my best girlfriends is getting married!!!! Her fiance called me this morning and asked me what kind of ring she wanted, purchased it today and proposed to her tonight! I am so very excited for her!!! However, Biff and I have been talking about marriage, but just recently he told me that it would be at least 2 years before we get engaged... and I don't want to rush him but it is a little discouraging. Especially since just 2 months ago I told him that if Aforementioned Friend gets engaged before me that I was gonna be really mad at him. And here we are. Of course I am not upset with him and I didn't expect them to be getting engaged so soon, but it makes me a lilttle impatient. Patience is not one of my strong points. I try to be patient, but oh, it is so hard for me. I know that waiting patiently is the best, but I fear that the oncoming wedding plans of someone so close to me will make me restless.

On a side note, one of my other best friends is moving to Cali tomoro! I will miss her so!

It is my birthday!!!!

Ok... so my birthday was yesterday! But if you are like me, then you know that birthdays last all week!!! I would have blogged yesterday all about my wonderful day, but Biff, the amazing boyfriend kept me guessing all day!!!

• He sends me flowers at the courthouse where I am clerking for the summer! It is an unbelievable 2 dozen rose bouquet! It is gorgeous and needless to say my "perfect man" was the talk of the floor all day! The courthouse ladies love him! I was running late to work that day and he sent me a text at about 10:00 asking me why I wasn't at work and then scolding me for being a slacker. Little did I know that he was really just being impatient and couldn't wait for me to get the flowers! When I got to work, a little birdie (another intern) blurted out "Happy Birthday! You got flowers!!" I think she is the sweetest prep so I wasn't upset, but Bif was annoyed because he wanted me to know about them first. It was funny because he is the only one that calls me "Bunny" and realized that he should put my real name on the delivery and send it to one of our mutual Judge friend's chambers, but the delivery guy still screwed up and sent it to my office instead, which is across from the Judge's chambers. See how pretty they are!!!

• He made me go to this workout program called "Dog Days". I wasn't going to go, but he told me that our married friends were going to be there and Mrs. Friend was going to be outnumbered by he and Mr. Friend if I didn't show up. So I went. If the name is any indication on how tortuous it is, add that to 98 degree heat with a heat index of 115 and asthma. I wanted to kill him! It is basically drills and running several miles OUTSIDE. Did I mention it was 98 degrees... and my birthday!?!? So, while all of my friends are texting me asking what we are going to do for my birthday I am explaining to them how I am going to workout and how Biff isn't really a bad bf, he just wants me to be healthy!

• On my way home from DD Biff calls me and tells me "no snacking" because he want's me to be hungry for dinner. I was famished because it was already after 7pm. He then spends an hour and half getting ready at his apartment. I have time to arrange my 2 dozen flowers (they are delivered in a box), talk to mummy and shop the net, then proceed to shower, pick out my prettiest Lilly and do my hair. I hear a noise in the other room. I quietly peak out to see Biff standing next to my pups (who failed to bark = could have been a mass murderer in my house and I would never know!) looking quite dapper. He has let himself in and tells me to hurry up before we miss the movie.

• We leave for the movie and in the car he tells me that we are too late and that we should grab dinner instead, but it has to be cheap because of the flowers. Of course I am being understanding because he is a broke law student as well. He then suggest we go to Sonic. I politely ignore him because I am still in a great mood because of my roses (and will starve before I eat Sonic on my b-day) and begin to think of where else we can go. Biff suggest we go to one of the nicest Italian restaurants in town and hope they have cheap food. I am thinking "huh?", but I say ok, we can go see.

• We walk into the restaurant and he gives them my last name (which is Italian) and I am confused about all the commotion about a cheap dinner and movie when we already have reservations. The host shows us to our table and when I turn the corner.... SURPRISE, all of my texting friends are there, even the couple we worked out with at Dog Days!!!

Who would have known Biff and my buddies were so very sneaky. It turns out that all of the events that happened from working out at DD to my friends texting about dinner plans to suggesting we eat at Sonic where a plan to distract me and/or make me want to kill him, making the surprise even a bigger one! I love him.... I am SO the future Mrs. Biff. He knows it too ;)

Preppy Magazine!!

Has anyone heard of Plaid +Hound!?!? I could be extremely slow in finding it, but this self proclaimed "web magazine for the prepster moderne" is tons of fun and has lots of cute finds from anywhere between children and pups alike. I was at work when I discovered it, but let me tell you! In the short time I was able to browse through some of the sections, I was overjoyed by all the cute things. The website is pure joy. simple. Check it out!!! (Just click image)

P.S. I just ordered a cute lil cosmetic bag from Kate Spade. So excited!! I was gonna post a pic, but my comp is being Pissy.

Gilt Group!!

SO I have 7 hour contracts (K for all you lawyerettes) final tomorrow and I should be studying like my life depends on it, but instead I am shopping!!! Why?!?! Don't ask because I don't know! It is just tons more fun than contracts!!! Anywho, if you haven't already, you should check out Gilt Group! It is a site full of designer stuff for major discounts! Right now they have a sale on Ralph Lauren Kids items. Sometimes their style is a lil edgy but otherwise they have tons of cute stuff!

Did I mention that you have to be put on a waitlist unless you get referred by a friend... I have the GOLDEN ticket! lol... Just click on my referral link, sign up for an account and go to town!!!

http://www.giltgroupe.com/invite/bellamartinelli

Ok, back to viewing blogs... and studying of course!

All about Moi!!!

I was tagged by the Lovely Miss Angela at Sweet Tea Diaries to do this survey!!! Enjoy!!

1. Respond and rework: answer the questions on your blog, replace one question that you dislike with a question of your own invention, add one more question of your own.
2. Tag other un-tagged people.



The Questions:


What is your current obsession? blogging of course, but also being healthier and collecting cute wedding ideas! (No I'm not even engaged, but a girl can never plan too soon!!

What do you think your name says about you? It must say that I am a boy, because for some reason people always expect me to be male!!

Who was the last person you hugged? My teddy bear! I was having a crisis! And yes, he is a person.

What’s your favorite dinner? in law school... granola cereal with skim milk.. otherwise I LOVE seafood, pasta and barbeque!

What was the last thing you bought? the cutest floppy sun hat! Ssshhh! Don't tell!

What are you listening to right now? my neighbors airconditioner... The thing is loud. Seriously, it is only 75 degrees. Open the window.

What is your favorite weather? Eightees and sunny!

What is your least favorite season? Winter in Chicago... dirty, slushy snow = yuck!

What's in your bathroom cabinet? face wash, face lotion, contacts, contact solution, band-aids, allergy meds, tylenol.

Say something to the person/s who tagged you. Angela's blog is fabulous and her b-day pics from last year are gorgeous!

What is your favorite tea flavor? the sweet kind <-- I agree with Angela!

What did you want to become as a child? an obstetrician! I know. I was an overachiever. I couldn't just be a "doctor" like all the other lil kids!

What do you miss? my family and friends back home

What's your favorite brand of jeans? I love express jeans and any quality jean with a lil stretch.. I have a curvy bottom half ;)

What designer piece of clothing would you most like to own (new or vintage)? hmmm.... Do shoes count? Anything beautiful by Christian Louboutin.

If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go? Bermuda

Who do you want to meet in person? Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

What is your most challenging goal right now? Getting through finals while staying partially sane!

What’s your 5 year plan? It's not really a plan, just wishful thinking.... Done with law school, married to my best friend with one child. Everything else is negotiable!

Why is today special? It is a beautiful day and I am blessed.

What is my favorite sport to watch? Football! Surprise!

To play? Field hockey! I have been playing since I was 8!

What is your favorite piece of jewelry that you own? my pearl earrings. I wear them everyday!

DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!!! I tag:

Pretty in Pink Megan

BLC

Legally Blonde Mel

Preppy Paper Girl

Sigh... Now back to studying for finals :(

FINALS!!!! and a great GIVEAWAY!!

So needless to say law school is kicking my cute lil butt right now because of finals! I have 5 finals and the first one is on Saturday. I don't know what genius decided that it was okay for this pearl girl to have to sit in a final ALL Saturday morning! Not cute and definitely not preppy. Unnacceptable.

Anywho, while I am studying like a mad woman, enjoy a few giveaways for me! Especially, the Surprise Lilly giveaway by .MRM It ends tonight at midnight.... SO GET OVER THERE!!!

Hello My lovelies!!!

HAPPY EARTH DAY!!!! Just a quick post for now because I am in class(tsk, tsk pearl girl!), and will be all day. In the spirit of keeping our earth pretty and green I encourage you to use reusable shopping bags. You can even get them monogrammed! Here are a few cute one that I have found! (Just click to go to the website)

And my absolute favorite!!! They have tons of colors and patterns at The Pink Monogram!!!

Who would have thought!?!?

No... It has nothing to do with Lilly Barbie.....

There is another law school preppy!!! I am so excited!!! I was browsing through my comments today and I saw a new blogger! Well, she isn't new, I am just new to her :) I clicked and behold!!!! I discovered that she was in law school and a lover of Lilly! You can imagine my joy!! So go check out BLC at The Company She Keeps!

LaLaLa... Lovely Reading!

Good morning friends!!!

I have taken a personal vow to blog more often! Why, you ask? 1) It is fabulous! 2) I love reading your blogs and having you read mine! 3) It just might keep me sane in a world of Res Ipsa, Mens Rea and other latin legal jargon!!!

So in keeping sane, I have ambitiously compiled a list of books that I hope to read during the summer (amidst briefs and research while I clerk for a federal judge), I am so very excited!! So check out my list below and feel free to make suggestions!



*The careful use of compliments by Alexander McCall Smith

*The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith

*The Devil in the Junior League by Linda Francis Lee

*Ex-Debutant by Linda Francis Lee

*Mating Rituals of the North American WASP by Lauren Lipton

*Our kind of people: inside America's Black upper class by Lawrence Otis Graham.

*Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella