Choo Choo (For the Love of Shoes #14)

It is officially...officially...spring in the Carolinas, it has been in the 80s the past two days. Ah, spring. It makes me warm and fuzzy. Speaking of warm and fuzzy these pair of wedges by Jimmy Choo do the same thing to me. If you don't go wowzier when you see this shoe, you seriously should check your pulse. You might be dead.

Ellie Wedge Platform 

Can you say: I DIE! This shoe means business.

One Week Ago

As I mentioned in my recent post, Oh Baby, Baby post we just threw my bestie a baby shower...well guess what? She had the little peanut (I realize she is no longer the size of a peanut but that is my little nickname for her) on last Friday.

The Pink & Green Baby Shower

As I came into the office on Monday, I spoke with my coworkers and they all asked the typical Monday question...how was your weekend? I was so excited to reply because my weekend was amazing. I am now an honorary aunt to this little 6 lb bundle of perfection...and I got the wood flooring in my living room finished.

Bad cell phone picture...but look some of my furniture is back!

Thursday at work, I was swamped (and lately things have been consistantly busy for me) but I always keep Skype chat and Tweet Deck running on my computer (Skype gives me the chance to talk to my bestie in Japan and my Charlotte bestie in between teaching her classes). I sent Irene a message earlier in the day asking her how she was feeling because she had been dilated 1cm or was it 2 and her due date was only days away. While I was inmursed in work I missed a message from her saying that she had a doc appointment but she would call me afterward. Sure enough about 3:30 I got a phone call from her saying they were headed to the hospital. After I hung up my phone when nuts from our two other close friends and all I could think about was how can I finish my work with excellence but also get home to take care of my dog and then support my bestie. Let me just take this time to say, how awesome my boss is. He understood how important it was to me to be with my bestie and her husband. He helped me finish what needed to be done and let me leave early.

With the mommy to be...on the phone with Sarah (in Japan)!

I got to the hospital about 5 or 5:30 and was surprised how little traffic there was.When I got there the daddy-to-be went downstairs to grab some dinner, it was perfect timing. I was lucky enough to spend some one on one time with the mommy-to-be. Shortly after my phone rang and it was our best friend who lives in Japan, Sarah! As soon as I got the call from Irene, I was sending Sarah Facebook message saying call me. call me. call me. And call she did.

How precious is that face?

I had dinner in the hospital cafeteria and then drove to Dunkin Donuts to pick some donuts up for the grandparents to be. After a spending a few more moments with the parents to be, I headed home.

My first time to hold, little peanut. I ::heart:: her

At about 6:30am, I received a picture text and announcement that the peanut had been born about an hour earlier. That afternoon I headed over to meet this little girl...and let me tell you I almost cried looking at her, she is perfect (I can't imagine what it will be like when I have kids). It was a great time at the hospital with Irene and Wayne...then LB and Jackie arrived and made it all the better.

Holding little Lillian in my arms

After being at the hospital for a few hours, I realized I needed to get home...except I didn't exactly check the time, and it was a little passed 5 on a Friday and I was uptown. So I sat for-ev-er on 277 trying to just get on 77. It took me almost an hour to get home...and to be honest, I cried a lot of the way home and just crawled into bed. I am so happy for all of the babies entering my life through my friends, except I am still struggling as I mentioned in my Changes blog.

The girls with the new girl of our group

Congrats to my bestie and her husband on this new bundle of joy!

correspondence from j. #12

dear dad: thank you for all your help with my floors. you are beyond the best. i love you.

dear carolina weather: i am loving you...especially the random thunderstorms, it reminds me of florida.

dear body: I sincerly apologize for the way I've been treating you. I am really working hard on a game plan to make my life more healthy. As you will notice the fridge is stocked with greens.

dear dedication: please stick with me. my body needs you.

dear work: i am stressed. tired. about to go looney tunes. can you slow down long enough for me to catch my breath?

dear friends: if i have neclegted you recently, i sincerly apologize. life is a little nuts at the moment.

dear pup: thank you for being so understanding and loving me no matter what.

dear little peanut: i am so glad you made your debut on Friday. i am your honorary aunt and love you dearly.

Ride Your Kate Spade

Kate Spade is now selling this bicycle in select stores! I am in love with this bike. I just may need to find a replica. My fashion heart is just thumping looking at it. 

Giveaway Winner!

Thanks to everyone who entered the Spring Giveaway!

I used Random.org to pick the giveaway winner.

::Drum Roll Please::

Congrats, Sarah!

Send me your address (myfashionableaffair@gmail.com) and I will mail you your new sunglasses!

Okay everyone, what did you think of my first giveaway? 

I would love feedback. 

Oh, Baby, Baby!

It is funny I just tweeted, "another pregnancy on Facebook. Is there a way to block that? Ha." After my tweet, I realized I had yet to finish the post on the recent baby shower.

As I mentioned in my Changes post, one of my very besties is pregnant and her shower (thrown by myself, LB, and Jackie) was the weekend of March 19. The theme was inspired by her paisley bedding for her little girl, which is green and pink. So I went for it...all pink and green.

Invitation by Peek-a-boo Pumpkin

The night before the shower, we had our monthly girls night at Irene's to eat dinner and then start prepping for the shower. I went over to her place with my 2-door Honda was loaded down with three 4-ft tables, two rubbermaids filled to the brink, and lots of other odds and ends. For dinner we had pizza, salad, and a store bought pie. We are normally have home cooked meals and grace the night with a delish dessert but with all the work we had to do and because Irene is just very pregnant this was the easiest choice for us all. And it was yummy. We spent the evening cooking, setting up, and more importantly laughing. On my way home I stopped by work to pick up my camera...and guess what even though I went out of my way at 10pm I left my camera at home the next day. Score. So all of the following photos are courtesy of Ms. Jackie!

Don't forget to sign-up for the Spring Giveaway! 

Red Hot

Photo Credit

If you don't think Blake Lively looks smoking hot in this Marchesa dress for the CinemaCon then I suggest you check your pulse. I am a lover of red, I know I state that every time I post a red piece...just can't help it. I am just in love with this little dress, the detailing and the feathered skirt.

Don't forget to enter the Spring Sunglass Giveaway! 

Spring Giveaway

Spring is here and one of the essential warm weather accessories is a fabulous pair of sunnies. I am a little obsessed with sunglasses, I have 5 pairs (and a pair that I recently lost, and I feel like I've a lover). Every store I stop in I always start trying on sunglasses.

I was out shopping Friday night and while I was out I came across racks of sunglasses...my fave! As I was trying on pair after pair after pair. I realized what better giveaway than a pair of one of my favorite accessories! I've been wanting to do a giveaway for quite some time and it is finally here!

So what is up for grabs? A pair of O by Oscar de la Renta sunglasses! It is hard even putting these up for a giveaway on the blog because I just adore them. Don't you?

How do you win this amazing pair of sunnies? 

There are several chances to win, and here is how:

1. Leave a comment
2. Become a blog follower

3. Follow me on Twitter (let me know in your comment - if you are already following, just say so)

4. Become a Facebook Fan! 
5. Retweet the following:
Win a pair of Oscar de la Renta Sunglasses from @fashionablejen http://bit.ly/gR8KJ1


Good luck to you all!
I will be doing the drawing for the sunnies on Friday, April 8 so get your entries in.