What Lola Wants

Monday, September 26, 2011

My First Blog Award :)

I received my First Blog Award from the fabulous Sandra at Curvy Smurfette last week! Thank you Sandra!

I am going to tell you a bit about myself and tag some of my other fave bloggers. Here are 7 random things about myself:

-I am a native Florida girl, born and raised, (though my husband and I recently located to Tennessee).
-I love (and miss) the ocean.
-Black is my favorite color. Yes, in my world, black is a color.
-I met my husband on a blind date.
-I run my eBay businesses for a living, and they keep me very busy.
-I can sing rather well, but am embarrassed to do so (except in front of my friend Shawna).
-I am a bit obsessed with fine cheeses.

Here are the blogs I am giving this award to:
Kirstin Marie
Much Ado About Nothing
Jilly BeansTALK
Crimson Rosella
The Citizen Rosebud
Old Lady Chic
Porcelain Complexion
Minn Chic

Hope you all have a great Monday!
Adrienne

Friday, September 23, 2011

Home Again

I have been MIA for a bit now. We made a short trip to Florida last week, and I have been playing catchup with our businesses. It was a wonderful visit, and I was sad to leave my home state. Here are a few snapshots of my trip.

Besides my family and friends, this is what I miss the most.

Trip to Osteens in St Augustine. The best shrimp in the land, hands down.

My wonderful inlaws, Karen and Grover.

My brother-in-law Ryan and his lovely girlfriend Anna

Me and Aron

My besties, Shawna and Misti

Me and my beautiful Mom

Me and my bestie, Leah

I won't lie, it was hard to come back to TN. I love it here, but there are so many wonderful people I miss in Florida. My bird Kiwi died a few weeks ago, and I never really had the chance to grieve him, since I was stuck in the hospital and then we made the trip. I am working through the sadness now, and am feeling a bit better.

I will be back with more fashion tidbits next week. I promised a giveaway this week, but things were too hectic. I will post it next week, promise :)

Adrienne

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Missoni Madness at Target!

By now, I am sure most of you have heard about the insanity that is the Missoni for Target collection. Many of the items sold out within the first 15 minutes, items are being sold on eBay for 4 times the retail price, and Target's website crashed for the majority of Tuesday.

Honestly, I wasn't very excited about the clothing aspect of the line. The clothing was OK, but I wasn't blown away. Also, there was nothing past a very small size XL. I am getting a bit fed up with designers not including us plus size girls in the equation.

Now, I will admit I dropped some bank on the housewares portion of the line. I arrived at the store around 8:30 and saw this almost empty display (after I grabbed my two pillows and a throw)

A Target sales associate informed me that a customer had dropped $2800 that morning for her sister who lives in Chicago, where the lines were wrapped around the block. I think the customer was just stocking up for eBay, lol.

Here are some more Missoni nuggets.

Fabulous dishes

Obsessed with the vases

Cute cosmetic bags and hair stuff

More rad accessories

The Clothing:

What did I scoop up for myself? See my faves below:

The pillows are MINE!

I came back the next day for the vase, couldn't resist it.

So, what did you think of the Missoni for Target line? I will be hosting a giveaway next week that will feature a Missoni nugget :)

Well readers, I am off to Florida until Monday for a mini vay-cay. Can't wait to see my fam and friends:)

Have a good one!

Adrienne

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Blog Sponsor: We Love Colors

I am so very excited to introduce you to my first blog sponsor-We Love Colors! We Love Colors carries a wide variety of colorful tights, leggings, and socks. Since I have heard nothing but rave reviews on their products from my fellow fashion bloggers, I couldn't wait to get my hands on a pair of their tights!

I was sent a pair of the Plus Size Nylon/Lycra Tights in Maroon to review. The product exceeded all my expectations. First, the color is amazing; such a rich, saturated, berry hue.

The tights are soft and fine, but still opaque. They are comfortable, but still keep their shape. What more can a girl ask for?

Here are some shots I made my poor Aron capture. The maroon tights AND leopard cardigan is a bit out of my comfort zone, but I think they worked nicely together.