Money Saver

Last week my friend & I were walking around the city before we met up with our friend for dinner and stopped by Anthropologie.  When we entered, we saw some accessories and I immediately fell in love with the first two headbands that are featured below :)  I would have purchased both of them but I've been doing my best to save my money for many reasons, especially in this economy.  

I love how the first headband is named as "Bow Chiffon Headband" when it's made out of polyester and they're charging $38!  I really want it though HAHA!  The second one is $28 and the other two are $38.  I would love to have a shopping spree at Anthropologie, `sigh someday.  Gosh, I am a sucker for cute accessories, especially if it has a bow on it. :P

Here is another reason why I have been saving my money:

The MANHATTAN VINTAGE SHOW is coming up this Friday & Saturday!!!  Being the vintage junkie I am, I am so excited and have been saving enough money so I can shop till I drop :) I'm pumped because I plan to shop when the doors open exactly at 1pm and I've never been able to do that, EVER!  If you are interested in going to the show, print this invitation above to save $5 off the admission price and click on the link for further details.  I hope you fellow vintage lovers get to shop at this wonderful event, maybe you'll even see me. :)

~kimvee

Atlantic City Trip

My boyfriend uploaded pictures from our trip to Atlantic City and here they are as I promised:

• Vintage Red Wool Dress (given to me by my dear sister :] )
• Black Tights, Black Payless Patent Peep Toe Wedges
• Black Patent Vintage Clutch, Vintage Cocktail Ring, "Chanel" earrings & vintage bow hair comb featured in the picture below

My boyfriend was nice to pose for my blog in his outfit :P  I know he's wearing a vintage tie, button down shirt, cardigan (given to him as a gift from one of our friends), I gave him those jeans for Christmas & his shoes.. well I have no idea where he got those from LOL

Here's a better view of my vintage cocktail ring & my delicious midori sour cocktail ;)

My boyfriend winking at me & being cute as always with his cocktail :)

I thought the bar looked nice at the Continental restaurant at night.

Szechuan Shoe String Fries with spicy mustard sauce.  We ordered this as an appetizer because my brother told me it was good.  However, I forgot he told me this could feed a party of 7 people or more HAHAHA!  So basically, the waiter was walking to us with these fries which could probably be the same size as my head & boyfriend's head combined!  We had to bring the rest back to the hotel & finished the rest the next night HAHA!

My boyfriend's dish:  Seared tuna with mushroom risotto (so yummy!)

Pardon the way my dish looks LOL I started eating my dish almost halfway and realized I forgot to take a picture of it.  It's more appetizing than the way it looks HAHA!  I ordered steak with wasabi mashed potatoes, & bok choy.  

We took a picture together when we came back from dinner & browsing through the mall.

Thank you for a lovely trip Pat.  I love you.  :)

~ kimvee

April showers..

I just started using my polyvore account again.  I had so much fun creating this simple outfit with a nice pop of color.  When it starts to get warmer, I want to purchase a yellow cardigan to go with my orange beaded necklace.  I know spring is here, but it's still cold.  Hopefully, it will get warmer.

However, yesterday, the weather was beautiful and a bit chilly.  The flowers are starting to bloom and I took some pictures of my mother's flowers in the garden.  Only these purple flowers and the daffodils are starting to bloom.  Aren't these so pretty?

I have pictures from my road trip and pictures of my most recent outfit with my boyfriend, but it's on his camera and he hasn't uploaded the pictures yet.  So stay tuned until I upload them :) 

Philly Trip & Amish Country

Last week I went on a road trip to Philadelphia with my friends & met up with my boyfriend.  It was really nice to get out of the house.  Plus, the weather was absolutely gorgeous that day!  We went to Geno's to eat a classic philly cheesesteak sandwich & did sight seeing at the stairs that Rocky ran up ;P  I haven't blogged in a LONG time so be prepared for a massive amount of pictures below from my trip:

My friend & I made sure we knew how to order so we wouldn't be sent to the back of the line. HAHA so I ordered "one...cheese..wit"  (Translation:  One Philly Cheesesteak with cheese wiz & onions) It was so delicious & that lasted me most of the day ;P

My friends & I jumping on the "Rocky" stairs :)

Yeah I know we look like tourists, but we had to take a picture in front of the Rocky statue! ;P

My outfit for that day:

• 60s Green Wool Jacket
• 60s Pink & Green Pin
• Plain Mossimo Grey V-neck T-shirt underneath 
• Gap Jeans
• White Slip on Sneakers from Target
• Vintage white quilted bag purchased from etsy
• Vintage gold & purple ring

My boyfriend had the same sneaker size imprint as Rocky's hehe*

While we were walking around, I stumbled upon this art store in Philly & had to take a picture of these paintings.  Someone purchase these for me so I can hang it on my wall ;]

The next day we went to the Amish country in Pennsylvania.  I went inside of an Antique mall for the first time! hehe  It was wonderful to walk in & gaze at all of the interesting antiques as well as seeing a few vintage jewelry pieces,accessories & clothes that were there.

I was actually eyeing that 1940s floral wicker basket handbag with velvet ribbon trim but decided to not purchase it & save my money for the rest of the day for food/activities.  

We went on a buggy ride to take a tour of the Amish country.  Kelsy, the Amish woman in the picture was nice enough to take a picture with us as well as answering our questions during the tour :)

On the tour Kelsy told us most Amish houses use green curtains to block out the sun & heat especially during the summer because they do not have air conditioners nor do they believe in electricity.  I just realized this house had chickens in front of their house.

Apparently, this small wooden shed in this pic is where they keep their telephone, OUTSIDE of the house LOL Here are the questions the people in the buggy ride as well as myself asked the Amish woman:

person in buggy:  "What happens if you don't hear the phone since the phone is ringing outside and you're inside of the house?"

Amish lady "Kelsy":  "Then they will leave a message and we will call them back."

ME:  "What if it's an emergency?"

Amish lady "Kelsy":  "Then they will call 911, that is why we always have to depend on our neighbors."

Here are some other facts that I learned about the Amish community:

1. The Amish community only goes to school until the eighth grade.  Afterwards, they decide what they want to do (i.e. work on the farm, work at a store, etc).  Plus, if they wanted to learn more, Kelsy stated they would learn more from their parents and read books.  
   
2. Men who have beards are married.
3. They can build a farm in 2 DAYS!!!
4. Since they do not believe in electricity, they use propane gas to heat up food.
5. For fun, they read, play games and spend time with family & friends.

Overall, this trip to the Amish community was fascinating and fun.  I purchased handmade fudge, strawberry preserves, strawberry rhubarb jam and shoo fly pie for the boyfriend.  Next road trip is this week and I am excited :)

~ kimvee