Crafting by Mommy!

Madre is a very crafty lady (of course, she's a southern Vandy girl) so it was a breeze for her to make these Lilly Pulitzer hanging initials for my dorm room!

Basically, she went to the crafting heaven (a.k.a. Michaels) and bought wooden letters for my initials. She then wrapped them in Lilly Pulitzer wrapping paper (pink and green of course!) and added a ribbon on top so I can hang them in my dorm room. 

I loooove them and I can't wait to decorate my dorm room! Thanks mommy!

1 week until I leave for college! Ahhh!!

Have a wonderful day!!

xoxo, Hannah

Mommy's Desk

My mom's desk in her closet is too cute, I had to show it off!

Things to notice: Needlepoint picture frame, stacking bangles galore, monograms, ribbon watchbands,  KJP, pink, pink, pink!

Love it all!!

Have a wonderful day!

xoxo, Hannah

Happy Birthday Momma!!

It's my mom's birthday today!! It's a big birthday and I'm excited for her!! Love you, mommy!!

Have a great day!!

xoxo, Hannah

Christmas in NYC!

Yesterday, my mother and I headed out on our annual trip to New York City that we take every fall. It was our 8th year going, and sadly it was probably our last because of my going to college next year!! This was also the latest in the year that we've ever gone, which was nice because we got to see the fabulous Christmas decorations in the city!!

We took the train in to Grand Central, which only takes about 50 minutes! It wasn't crowded at all, thankfully, and we headed out onto Madison Avenue straight away. 

This picture doesn't really look like much, but if you're an avid Gossip Girl lover then you will recognize this area as being Chuck Bass' Palace Hotel!! 

Here are the window displays at Tiffany's!! They were so pretty this year and my mom and I stopped at every single one to see the various jewels and the movements of the sets. 

Here are the decorations at Trump Tower...

More store decorations...

And here is the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center!! It was noticeably small this year, though. Rockefeller Center was absolutely packed. 

I AM SO HAPPY THAT I SAW THIS. At Barney's, they were doing a special tribute display for Lady Gaga for Christmas. Since I am absolutely obsessed with Lady Gaga, I made sure that we would stop by Barney's to take pictures. 

My mom and I made sure to stop by Lilly Pulitzer on Madison...

Everything is hand painted and I LOVE EVERYTHING.

My mom made reservations at a restaurant in NYC called the King's Carriage House. It was an absolutely adorable British inspired restaurant and we were so obsessed. The service was great, the food was great, and the interior design of the place was perfect!! 

All in all, my mom and I had a great time shopping in New York City!

Have a great day!!

xoxo, Hannah

A Weekend in New Canaan and Ridgefield, Connecticut

Last weekend I had so much fun with my mother while we were walking around New Canaan and Ridgefield, CT! Usually my mom and I go every weekend to Greenwich, New Canaan, Westport, Wilton, or any other small towns in Fairfield County to walk around or go shopping.  I know New Canaan very well, but I had only been to Ridgefield a couple of times very long ago. It was really fun and I had a great time!!

Here is a really badly taken picture from my mom's iPhone of New Canaan. It has a ton of little, privately owned shops as well as larger chain stores such as J. Crew and Ralph Lauren. It is definitely the preppiest town in Fairfield County in my opinion!! 

Garelick and Herbs is a small market/café that has a couple of locations in FC. There is a store 5 minutes away from my school so I always go there for lunch to get a great create-your own-salad! 

Tequila Mockingbird. MY FAVORITE PLACE EVER. Yes, it looks kind of sketchy from the outside, but it is one of my absolute favorite restaurants! It has delicious mexican food and my family and I go there once a week, sometimes twice!

Last weekend, we went to Gates (which is right next to Tequila) for lunch. 

There is also a J. Crew in New Canaan. I go there all the time and everyone who works there is so nice!!

My mother and I bought a ton of Girl Scout cookies that were being sold in town.

Next, we went to Ridgefield! It is only about 20 minutes away from New Canaan and really close to our house!

Ridgefield had the cutest bookstore. My mother bought an interior design book for our house!!

We were so happy to find the store Turkey Ridge in Ridgefield. It had a lot of cute items like jewelry and home accessories!

We were successful in finding some equestrian themed items with which to decorate our house!!

Lastly, we finished off the day with Starbucks in the fantastic red Christmas cups!!! 

Have a great day!

xoxo, Hannah