KDot in Seattle - Day Two

On our first full day in Seattle, the girls and I hit the shops. The three wives traveled to Seattle with the men and shopped while they worked!

I was on a mission to find RDog a Burberry coat that he had been drooling over for about a year. Burberry is a hard label to find in our part of the world. We checked Nordstrom's and knew that they carried this jacket and it was on sale. Unfortunately, the downtown Seattle location did not have it in stock. So off we went to Bellevue to hit the mall there.

Nordstrom's did not have RDog's jacket but they did have Burberry make-up. We spend at least an hour with the Burberry makeup girl, trying and buying. One of the wives I was traveling with is a make-up connoisseur (she knows her stuff!). She said it was really high quality make-up. I just wanted to get a lipstick to match my purse!

Then I popped in the Burberry store and there it was . . .

He was a happy boy. (Please excuse the bad hotel background)

I was also able to go to another J Crew. Again, the staff was so friendly towards me probably because I was giggling with glee that I was in J Crew. I really wanted to get some printed J Crew skirts and was happy when I found a few there.

The one of the far left is from The Loft. The other two are J Crew and were purchased on a heavy sale (like $110 originally for $20). KDot was a happy girl!

I'm still here

Don't worry, I'm still here. I'm back home on the East Coast and wiped out from my West Coast trip.

The internet connection at our hotel was really difficult to use so I didn't blog as much as I would have like.

I'll be back with more posts about my trip as soon as I rest up a bit.

KDot in Seattle

We arrived in Seattle Sunday afternoon. Due to the ungodly hour we left the east coast and the time change, we arrived in Seattle with a whole afternoon ahead of us. My first impression of Seattle was that it is cold. Seriously, I"m from Canada and I found it cold. It's a good 10 degrees (Celsius) cooler here than home. My second impression of Seattle was that it reminded me of Halifax, Nova Scotia. That's a good thing; both are beautiful cities.

RDog didn't start work stuff until Monday so, us being us, we headed straight for Nordstrom and J Crew. Here is what I wore:

Tank: Gap
Pants: Liz Claibourne
Cardigan: J Crew
Shoes: Keds

We hit Nordstrom looking for a particular Burberry jacket that RDog has been eying for over a year. We didn't find it and the crowds overwhelmed me so we didn't stay for long. It was SO busy.

Next we hit J Crew. The workers were so nice probably because I was SO excited to finally be in a real j Crew. I,m such a nerd. They had an extra 30% off which I took full advantage of. Here is my haul:

All that for $200! Yup, those are t-shirts that you see. I felt that I didn't have enough of J Crew's see-through tees. They sucked me in again!

My best buys were these flats. Regular $118, I got them for $29.99 + 30% off.

My other favorite buy was this great Collection tank top. It was $24.00 + 30% off. The best part; I had to size waaaay down to an extra small. I like wearing an extra small. Vanity sizing works on me!

More on the rest of my Seattle week to come . . .

Memories of a Linen Dress

Dress: Boden via EBay
Belt: H&M
Shoes: Nygard from Sears

This dress is linen and I love it. I've been on the lookout for a linen dress for some time. I once had a great linen dress (this one was beige) and wore it until it became see through. I bought this dress in Niagara Falls when we used to live in Ontario.

One time, many years ago, I was a student with a good scholarship and a really cute boyfriend. The boyfriend (RDog) got a job in Ontario and said, "KDot, why don't you switch universities and come live with me?" And foolish KDot, being young and in love, gave up her scholarship, switched schools in her 4th year and moved away to be with her really cute boyfriend.

We should have lived happily ever after, except that RDog's job was really like a sweatshop and he got laid off after six months. So there we were, broke in a strange city far away from home. After a few months of joblessness, we decided to pack it in and head home. Before we left, we hit the nearby tourist attractions.

We went to Niagara Falls and did the touristy thing there. I remember wanting to go on the Maid of the Mist but RDog vetoed the idea as we didn't have money for tickets. We stopped at an outlet mall on the way home, that's where I found THE linen dress. I think I loved it even more because it was such a splurge during tight times.

All those memories (being young, poor and "living on love") came flooding back tonight when RDog said, "I like your dress. Is it it linen." Prompting me to say, "Hey, do you remember that linen dress I used to wear ALL the time."

Isn't it weird the memories that can be associated with clothing? Do you have any clothing that brings you strong memories?

In the end, it all worked out for us. I try not to be bitter about the year we spent "living away". It was there that we adopted my little angel cat, Kitty, and RDog's crappy job gave hm the experience for his current awesome job. Did I mention that RDog's boss is footing most of the bill for me to join them in Seattle for a week? Pretty awesome.

Wow, that's a lot of story telling for one little dress.

Copycat

I've had this tee for several weeks but didn't know what to wear with it. Ema's post yesterday gave me the inspiration to pair it with yellow. I'm a total copycat today.

T-shirt: J Crew
Skirt: J Crew
Sandals: Naturalizer - By the way, Naturalizer has a big sale going on today. I ordered two pairs of shoes, each regularly over $100, for under $50!

KDot and RDog head to Seattle

In under a week, RDog and I will be in Seattle!

He is going for a work conference and, because I whined for years about not going, I get to go too! We'll spend nights together at various dinners and parties but during the day, he will be busy with conference stuff. So KDot will be on her own to explore Seattle.

We are staying at what looks like a swanky hotel in downtown Seattle. I have already mapped out the route to J Crew. For anyone who has been to Seattle before, I'm looking for recommendations. First of all, the most important thing, where are the best places to shop? How about good lunch restaurants downtown? Any other things I should do while in Seattle?

"This tastes like it's really bad for me."

I hope everyone had a great weekend.

RDog and I spent the weekend cleaning our house, which is up for sale, and window shopping for furniture in our new forever house. All this domesticity got me in the mood for baking tonight. I recently discovered a great recipe site, The Tasty Kitchen, and tried two of its recipes, "The Best Chocolate Sheet Cake. Ever" (made into cupcakes) and "That's the Best Frosting I've Ever Had". I figured with names like that, I couldn't go wrong with the recipes.

The verdict: to die for. RDog tasted the icing (liking the mixing beaters is the best) and declared, "This tastes like it's really bad for me." It is; that's why it is so yummy.

We'll limit ourselves to one cupcake a day.

How did you spend your weekend?