THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS!!!!

HARK!  THE HAROLD ANGELS SING! GLORY TO THE NEW LV!

THESE ARE NOT FLIP FLOPS - BUT REAL SANDALS - THEY ARE MINE - SOON!

THIS IS THE MOTHER LOAD!!  I EVEN WROTE COACH AS PER HOW TO GET THE BIKINI - YES!  AT 50 I WILL WEAR IT...

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RAIN BOOTS!!!!  NEED THEM? NO.  WANT THEM? YES!!!<3

K - OR MK - LOL - WRAP THEM UP!  OMG! THIS IS ME!!!!

THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS!

On the first day of Christmas,

My true love sent to me

A Louie Vuitton handbag.

On the second day of Christmas,

My true love sent to me

Two MK turtlenecks,

And a Louie Vuitton handbag.

On the third day of Christmas,

My true love sent to me

Three Chanel scarves,

Two MK turtlenecks,

And a Louie Vuitton handbag.

On the fourth day of Christmas,

My true love sent to me

Four Coach flip flops,

Three Chanel scarves,

Two MK turtlenecks,

And a Louie Vuitton handbag.

 On the fifth day of Christmas,

My true love sent to me

Five Joe Jeans,

Four Coach flip flops,

Three Chanel scarves,

Two MK turtlenecks,

And a Louie Vuitton handbag.

 On the sixth day of Christmas,

My true love sent to me

Six Tory Burch skinny Jeans,

Five Joe Jeans,

Four Coach flip flops,

Three Chanel scarves,

Two MK turtlenecks,

And a Louie Vuitton handbag.

 On the seventh day of Christmas,

My true love sent to me

Seven Coach Bikinis,

Six Tory Burch skinny Jeans,

Five Joe Jeans,

Four Coach flip flops,

Three Chanel scarves,

Two MK turtlenecks,

And a Louie Vuitton handbag.

 On the eighth day of Christmas,

My true love sent to me

Eight Fendi wallets,

Seven Coach Bikinis,

Six Tory Burch skinny Jeans,

Five Joe Jeans,

Four Coach flip flops,

Three Chanel scarves,

Two MK turtlenecks,

And a Louie Vuitton handbag.

On the ninth day of Christmas,

My true love sent to me

Nine bottles of The One,

Eight Fendi wallets,

Seven Coach Bikinis,

Six Tory Burch skinny Jeans,

Five Joe Jeans,

Four Coach flip flops,

Three Chanel scarves,

Two MK turtlenecks,

And a Louie Vuitton handbag.

On the tenth day of Christmas,

My true love sent to me

Ten Lord and Taylor shopping sprees,

Nine bottles of The One,

Eight Fendi wallets,

Seven Coach Bikinis,

Six Tory Burch skinny Jeans,

Five Joe Jeans,

Four Coach flip flops,

Three Chanel scarves,

Two MK turtlenecks,

And a Louie Vuitton handbag.

 On the eleventh day of Christmas,

My true love sent to me

Eleven Prada dresses,

Ten Lord and Taylor shopping sprees,

Nine bottles of The One,

Eight Fendi wallets,

Seven Coach Bikinis,

Six Tory Burch skinny Jeans,

Five Joe Jeans,

Four Coach flip flops,

Three Chanel scarves,

Two MK turtlenecks,

And a Louie Vuitton handbag.

 On the twelfth day of Christmas,

My true love sent to me

Twelve Elie Saab outfits,

Eleven Prada dresses,

Ten Lord and Taylor shopping sprees,

Nine bottles of The One,

Eight Fendi wallets,

Seven Coach Bikinis,

Six Tory Burch skinny Jeans,

Five Joe Jeans,

Four Coach flip flops,

Three Chanel scarves,

Two MK turtlenecks,

And a Louie Vuitton handbag.

I'M DREAMING OF A... GIFT CERTIFICATE!

THAT'S RIGHT!  I WANT GIFT CERTIFICATES...and that is not cheating!

Ted always gives me gift certificates for Christmas - and he better not dissappoint! Usually, I don't care what store - BUT NOT THIS YEAR.

Dear Santa Ted,

I have been a very good girl... okay, I have been less bad.  I have some demands, I mean requests, that will put a smile on my face for six and half months.


1. The One - D & G perfume - I am almost out
2. Gift certiciate #1 - MK - 
3. Gift certificate #2 - Coach
4. Gift certificate # 3 - Cole Haan
5. Gift certificate #4 - Amazon
6. Gift certificate #5 - Ann Taylor
7. Gift certicate #6 -  Kenneth Cole
8. Gift certificate #7 - Nordstroms
9. Alfred Sung - half bottle left
10. One case of Santa Margherita 
11. UNDERWEAR - size 5 low rise, pa-leese


Santa Ted, I am not in need of anything but the perfume, but I have been so good not shopping for four and 1/2 months.  I have walked 5th Avenue three times in the last month.  I have shopped for others and never did I pick a thing up for me.  Remember, Santa Ted, you get cookies and milk left for you - I will add an extra cookie!

LOOKS ARE DECEIVING!

MY LOVE! This was fun!  A man was watching us and laughing, especially when I waved and yelled, "See you soon, Michael!" when we left.

Can you guess how much my outfit cost?  I do have Uggs on as well.  I nearly died when I added up the cost of each item.  I am not counting the scarf since it was a very special gift from a special friend.  I think you will die as well.

Beautiful items!  If this was a year of shopping then I would have been all over the store like a hobo on a ham sandwich!

This is Fendi's Holiday decorations! The building is wrapped in lights in the shape of belts!  omg!  I am so doing that at my house next year! 

  

Louie!!!!!  omg!  I did not even cross the street to look in the window since it would only remind that I would not own one thing.  But I did wave!  The Queen's wave to boot!

Fifth Avenue is so exciting, especially at Christmas!  I wanted to sing Christmas songs the enire walk.  I was animated and alert; i had fallen asleep in the taxi prior to this walk.  

The real truth is the cost of my outfit I wore.  Seriously????? I just added it up - what do you think I spent?

UNDER PRESSURE...

Talk about pressure!

Rachel Zoe just sent me a $250 gift certificate!  DSW sent me a $20 gift certificate.  Anne Taylor reminded me of her 40% off.  Norstroms sent me 20% off all purchases.

Sure, I want stuff that I don't need. HI, MY NAME IS TRACEY AND I AM A SHOPAHOLIC.

So I perused Rachel's site.  I even enter two contests.  The first was for a $3,000 MK handbag.  The second was for a $3,00  recipe. Yep, I enter my portabello  recipe! I can win $3,000 in new kitchen appliances and Fairway groceries.  NO, I do not think this is cheating;  I see it more as CREATIVE NOT SPENDING MY MONEY.

 Here is the real dilemma, the real pressure;  I need underwear.  No, not the sexy kind.... I need the basic, everyday underwear.  I AM FEELING THE PRESSURE!

Seriously!  Forget Rachel Zoe.  Forget DSW shoes!  Foregt Norstroms....OMG...did that come out of my mouth?! - I NEED EVERY DAY UNDERWEAR.

Yes, I am blogging about underear.  The basic, everyday underwear that we girls wear.  Not the "good ones," but the ones you wear when you know you are going to work and then going home.  I forgot to buy them this summer...



So, do I buy them?  Is it a necessity or is it a desire? 

SURPRISE PARTY AT MARSHALLS

Rio wanted to go to Marshalls - yes, that Marshalls with the BEST SHOES! I headed right to the boots.

  MIchael Kors, Cole Haan, Addrienne Vittadini, Marc Jacobs - seriously, Marc is never there - Calvin Klein, Coach ( adorable rain boots), and Kenneth Cole were all waiting for me!  I wanted to cry for the surprise party just for me! I hugged them all!  I tried each one on, ooing and awing at design.  Obviously, I held on the MK little tighter than the others; I even was a bit angry at him for meeting me at such a mundane location where I could not stay longer or even invite him home.  And of course, Cole Haan had not one pair there, but three!  AV, the classy lady she is, had boots and shoes for me try!

We hugged, we laughed, we even cried a little since our relationships have changed.  I reminded them one day I would return, but I will be changed.  I slight tear fell from Cole Haan's steel green rainboot.  I took my Starbuck's napkin out of my MK purse and tabbed it away.

Rio yelled to me she was all checked out.  I touched each one as I  made my way out of the aisle.  I know they thought I would turn around and change my mind;  I did not.