{Dolce Vita}

Well the time has come ~ in just a few hours I will be on a plane to....ITALY!!!!!! I'm super excited and it's still really hasn't settled in that I'm actually going to be leaving the country for almost 2 weeks. I've been planning, saving, and talking about this trip for over a year now, and finally I get to experience this amazing trip...

{Nesting Newbies article - pg. 183}

As a reminder I will not be blogging while I'm away - but will be posting pictures on my Facebook and updating my status on Twitter. If you're not already - follow me!

Ok Peeps - I'm off...don't miss me too much! I'll be back on October 5th with lots of stories and pictures to share. Until then....

{Tired.}

I apologize for this post today - but I worked 20+ hours yesterday and I'm so very tired, cranky, and all of my creativity is out the window...

HOWEVER, today is going to be a good day because my sister Laura is driving to NC and I can't wait to see her! She is coming to doggy-sit my precious pup because she completely freaks out when I take her to the pet-hotel. Usually if my neighbors aren't able to watch her, I will board her for a couple of days max - but with me being gone so long, my lovely sister agreed to come and watch Miss Addison for me. I heart my family!

Additionally, today is my last day of work until I get back from Italy {IF I come back from Italy}. We have had some very stressful days that turned into evenings, that turned into mornings, and this amazing break is going to be just what I need. I think {fingers crossed} that all of the hot and crazy projects should be good until I get back. If not {because unexpected things always pop up}- my peeps will definitely hold down the fort as I'm sipping wine, sampling every flavor of gelato, and shopping until my credit cards tell me to stop. I'll miss you guys {in the friend, not work type of way}!

Ok - I'm going to try and grab some type of strength to make it through this day....Lord help me!

{In the Home Stretch...}

Can you believe it - in 3 days I'll be on a plane to Italy, I can barely contain myself!!! Over the weekend I was able to get everything organized and the only thing I need to do is iron all of my clothes, roll them up, and place them in my suitcase. I'm a little worried about the weight of my luggage only because I need to leave a good 10-15 lbs for the wine, limoncello, and olive oil I plan to bring back {I know...priorities, lol} ~ I'll be cutting it close. So for a 10 day trip, other than my toiletries, jewelry, and a hat, this is everything I'm taking:

...not too bad, right?

{Weekend Plans...}

I have had one heck of a week and I am completely worn and utterly burnt out. The only thing that I can hope/pray is that I don't get sick. So this weekend I plan to take care of only me...BTW - TGIF Peeps!!!!

Enjoy your weekend...  

{Wishin for an ipad...}

Remember that song by Skee-Lo "I wish I was a little bit taller...I wish I was a baller...” ~ well you know what I wish? I wish I had an ipad!!! Don't you think it would have been the perfect accessory for my 13 hour plane ride? Speaking of accessories – look at these amazing designer ipad cases. So now, not only do I want an ipad, I want one of these freakin cases….

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1) Louis Vuitton ($390)

2) Oscar De La Renta ($290)

3) Salvatore Feragamo ($390)

4) Gucci ($290)

5) YSL ($795)

6) Chanel ($1555)

7) Burberry ($475)

I'm thinking.....Christmas list!