Fashion Friday---5 Target Finds

Like the rest of America I am trying to save money right now, yet with the weather getting warmer it is hard to resist the urge to freshen up my wardrobe. Now I know I have professed my love of Target many times so in honor of saving money I decided to check out Target.com to see what deals I could find. Here are my top 5 Target fashion finds:

Merona Collection Belted Swirl Dress ($44.99) How cute is this? It could totally be dressed up or down, and I think it would be flattering on any shape. I would throw a little cardigan on and wear this to work.

Xhilaration Peacock Print Hinged Clutch ($12.99) This would be very cute for going out or with a little black dress. Normally I probably wouldn't think to get a purse at Target but at this price who could resist.

Miss Trish of Capri for Target Lion Sandals ($29.99) I can see some people not liking these but I think the lion is whimsical. Last summer I totally fell in love with gladiator sandals and I like that these have that feel to them but with a twist.

Merona Sailboat Slub Tee ($10.99) No clue what a slub tee is exactly, but this would be great to throw on with shorts. While boating perhaps.

Mossimo Black Mix and Match Dot Swimwear in Berry ($17.99 each piece) Now, I am not ready for bathing suit shopping yet but if I was I would check this out.

I am started my weekend a little early by taking a half-day today (I got to do it since I volunteered to work tomorrow morning) so I am off to sit on my porch with a book and a margarita. For more Fashion Friday fun head over to Big Mama's blog. Happy weekend!

For Some Breaking Up is Not Hard to Do

I know my last few post have been totally TV-centric so I decided to discuss something I was thinking about the other day while perusing old pictures on Facebook. Friend break-ups.

Now I am not talking about gradually growing apart which is probably the most common way to loose friends or even some kind of falling out. I mean an awkward break in a friendship you thought was just fine.

I have always been a girl who prefers to have a small group of really close friends rather then a huge group of semi-friends, so naturally over time I have had friends that have moved on and even some that have been forcibly kicked out of various groups (think middle school folks.) Usually in these cases it built up over time, and the friendship ended slowly. It's part of life so whatever.

Not all that long ago I was broken up with. Actually, it wasn't just me that was broken up with, it was all of my college girlfriends. I know I have blogged about them before but we are a very close group. By the end of senior year we had six of us that were really the core of the group, my ex-friend...we'll call her Jane...was part of that core.

Jane could be annoying it's true, but we all have our moments and I considered her one of my best friend. Jane was someone that I always thought would be in my wedding. She had this compulsion about her older sister, I think she thought that her parents didn't like her as much and that she couldn't live up to her. When it came time to look for jobs she panicked and opted to do something completly different and out of chacater for her, by joining a non-profit type program (I am being intentinally vague here but it involved working with kids. And I didn't even think she liked kids.)

The program required her to move to DC which was great since a lot of my other friends, as well as myself, would be living in the area. I remember the last conversation we had as friends, she was about to move and we talked about how close we would be and how I could come stay with her on weekends since I was going to live with my parents. Everything seemed fine, and she had similar conversations with my other friends.

Then...boom..break up. When we were in DC she would come up with excuses not to see us, and keep in mind some of my friends LIVED there. She stopped calling...in fact she changed her number. We saw her a couple times and she acted totally weird. It was seriously one of the weirdest expirences of my life. I guess she just wasn't that into us.

I feel like I will always wonder what happened to make Jane break up with us. So I ask...has this ever happened to you? Is there a good way to break up with a friend?

She Works Hard for the Money?

Call me crazy but I do not think hiring someone to create a (book-jewelery-skin care products) then putting your name on it counts as work, Real Housewives of NY. The only skill required is harnessing someone else's talents, making a few doodles or dictating how many times one should kiss someone. That is not hard to do ladies.

It doesn't really both me that they do this type of thing; if you have the money and the real talent behind the operation doesn't care...more power to you. What does both me is that they call it "working" and talk about how hard this "work" is. Let's call it what it is...using your money and semi-fame to market something all about you to the sheep out there and make even more money.

Yes..I know just for blogging about this I am exhibiting sheep-ish behavior...and I am sad to admit that Kelly's jewelry actually is pretty cute. Love the little owls. Not that Leather-face really made the jewelry... so nice work "celebrity" jewelry line maker guy.

Which brings me back to my point...why can't they just admit that this isn't work? Why? Maybe I am jealous...I would much rather dictate a few words of a book then go to work everyday.

Oh, and Leather-face...be careful playing in traffic girl, that it never a good plan.

Greek

First of all I would like to say that I blame my friends for getting me hooked on a very cheesy, yet highly entertaining and addicting TV show. Normally I would not even think to watch a show on ABC Family but my eyes have been opened. The weekend of the infamous fire we all watched most of season 1, and now I have been watching season 3 on Monday nights. My wonderful friends have filled me in on what I missed of season 2, but I still need to borrow the dvds from B. The show that I speak of is "Greek."

"Greek" is about a bunch of girls and guys that go to "Cyprus Rhode University" and are all in various sororities and fraternities, so it follows their different Greek activities as well as their personal lives. Even though it is on ABC Family, I would not consider it "family friendly," some parts are kinda scandalous...in a good way.

I was in a sorority and I don't think it is very accurate but that's ok with me! It doesn't make being Greek look bad or anything, which is a nice change from a lot of other shows/movies. Does anyone else watch it? (if you don't want to admit you do that's ok, I won't judge hehe)

You Are A Cute Little Fella

Does anyone else think that the little cereal guys from the Frosted Mini Wheat's commercials are just the cutest little things? Or is there something wrong with me?

I don't even like Frosted Mini Wheat's but when the commercials come on I totally want to go buy some, so a little mini wheat will ride around on my shoulder. It is kind of sick that you would be eating his or her friends who for some reason don't have appendages and faces...and the shoulder-rider condones this.

But...there is this one where a baby-like one learning from the older one about how to keep someone full and whatnot. The baby's name is Little Bite! How cute is that? I want to adopt Little Bite!

I am such a consumer...

[Little Bite picture cuortsey of adtothebone.com]

Happy Easter!

I have been making the most of my long weekend by being totally lazy, watching lots of movies and hanging out with K and Gryffin. Gryffin has strewn his toys and bones all over the apartment and I have set up a little encampment for myself on the couch. On Monday I'm sure I will wish I had been more productive but for now I am enjoying doing nothing!

Since my extended family is kind of scattered we don't have a set thing we do every Easter, last year my parents and siblings went to my grandparents house in Massachusetts but I couldn't go because I didn't have any days off of work. K was still living in New Jersey then so he came down to visit me, we decided to do fondue for Easter which was a lot of fun. As it is just the two of us again this year we are going to have the 2nd annual "Fondue Easter" tomorrow. It should be a yummy and relaxing day.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and a Happy Easter...I'll leave you with some of my favorite funny Easter pictures...

Good or Bad?

Unexpectedly, my three day weekend has gotten an early start as I ended up only being at work for half the day today.

HOWEVER

This is what led to that half day....K and I have been puppy-sitting for Gryffin (my parent's puppy) while they are taking my brother on college visits/visiting my grandparents for Easter. As I am lucky enough to live about 5 minutes from my office I have been coming home on my lunch break to walk him. Today, I arrived home and took him outside where he experienced some kind of...poo incident...much time outside followed, along with a nasty bath then a thorough bleaching of my tub, then more time outside...somewhere in there I called my boss and told her I would not be able to come back in to work today.

Oh the joys of pets...just kidding...I love pets so I don't mind but I am glad K wasn't home since he has some kind of poo-phobia and probably would have thrown up.

So while I do not thank Gryffin for what I just dealt with...I am happy to be starting my weekend early.

How could I get mad at this face? He seems to be just fine now, by the way.