I have a lot of friends that have kids right now, and it got me thinking about gift ideas for them for Holidays and birthdays. A great gift idea for moms is a necklace with a pendant, like the Olivia Mom Personalized Necklace from Wickedly Mod. You can have her children's names engraved on it and add Swarovski crystals or pearl beads of your choice.   It's such a great gift idea and it will mean so much to any mother.  Keep this in mind for Christmas!

Stella and I Were On A Boat!

This Saturday was the Ride the Pride with your dog event with The Pride of the Susquehanna in Harrisburg, PA and the Harrisburg Humane Society.  It was 2 tickets for $40 and dogs ride free.  I chose Stella to go on this little ride! I was so excited because I have never been on this boat, even though I've lived in the Harrisburg area my whole life.

We arrived about an hour before the scheduled time and when we signed in we immediately got a gift bag (for humans) and a bag to fill with treats from the dog treat bar.  They even had doggy ice cream.  How cool!  Under the pavilion nearby was a catered lunch of hotdogs and hamburgers from Flinchys! It was really good and it was nice to get a chance to visit with all the other doggies that would be going out on the boat.

Finally, the boat came back from it's previous ride and it was time for us to board.  I was one of the second people on so we headed to the upper deck of the boat and found a table to sit at.  It was a very comfortable ride and they were so friendly to us as we boarded.

Once we left the dock, it was a surprisingly smooth ride and the captain was so nice.  Before we set off, he actually was visiting with a lot of the dogs.  It was so nice to see what Harrisburg looks like from the river instead of the land!  This is the perfect way to have a super fun date night during the summer. 

Stella and the other dogs did so well on this trip.  They were just happy to be out with their owners!  Oh and I almost forgot to mention above that we got to meet some really sweet dogs from the Harrisburg Humane Society that were up for adoption! During the cruise, a woman from a local photography company came around taking our pictures!

The cruise lasted almost an hour and it was really fun to hear the history of Harrisburg along the way, played over the loud speaker!

And I tweeted and Facebooked a few pics online the way.  In our last ten minutes, it of course started raining but we had a roof over us so it was okay but it was really interesting to be out on the river during a storm.  We arrived back to the dock and we all dead sprinted towards the Pavilion where the event coordinator, Heather, welcomed us to stay and wait out the rain with more food, ice cream (for people and for dogs) and beer!  It was so much fun! The staff was so nice.  They kept coming around asking everyone about their dog and they remembered names which means a lot to people!

At the end of the entire event, I left with the above goodies! It was such a fun time and I will be sure to attend next year and I also plan on riding the Pride again! They have all kinds of special event cruises like dinner cruises, mystery cruises, etc.

Hope you enjoyed my recap!

My Fashion's Night Out Festivities

Well, yesterday was Fashion's Night Out, where all across the nation everyone celebrates fashion, designers, and their love for retail shopping.  Stores, especially in New York, Philly, and LA had great sales, samples, refreshments, celebrity appearances, and foods!  This year, I have so much going on so I decided to just go to the Tanger Outlets in Hershey, PA.  I wore my official Fashion's Night Out shirt of course and my white Guess bag to match!  And I wore some comfortable slight wedge sandals for all of my walking.  I'm sorry, I know sometimes pumps look better with certain outfits, but I always opt for something that's better on my feet.

My first stop was Guess of course!  I have been wearing Guess handbags for about 11 years now.  They hold their value and they honestly are durable through all kinds of events.  I have been desperately searching for blazers and I found two adorable blazers, a black one and a magenta one, which I will showcase later for you guys!!  I also found some black skinny jeans in the Sarah Fit which hug my curves perfectly.  And of course I got a sweater for my fall wardrobe, which I will show you eventually as well.  There were some great sales.  The sweater was 30% off and the blazers were on sale too.  Then I stumbled upon 50% off handbags, however I chose one that I fell in love with even though it wasn't on sale because I knew if I didn't get it, I'd regret it.  I have to say, I was very concerned how I could claim my free tote from Customer Service because their signs led me to believe the purchase had to be between 6-9pm on the receipt in order to show it and get a free tote, so I tweeted to the Tanger Outlets twitter and she said it didn't matter what time.  Well of course when I got to Shopper Services they tried to tell me I wasn't eligible so I pulled up the Twitter and showed them and they gave me one anyways.  What is it with customer service lately?!  

I also went to Calvin Klein last night and I found a beautiful pink leather work tote for 50% off!!  I love it and I could always use it as a handbag if I really wanted to! So above you can see my new handbag and wallet from Guess on the right, and my CK bag on the left.  And of course I am clutching my other clothing like there's no tomorrow!

Did you go out for FNO?  What did you get??
Next year, I'll be going to King of Prussia for the deals and because I'm sure they will have much better customer service!   I still had fun though!

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Why I Love The Monica Bag

Silvia's Handbags has this gorgeous Melie Bianco Monica Bag that looks so professional and so classy.  It would be great as a career handbag or even just to bring along whenever you have an interview.  How couldn't you land a job with a bag this amazing? Perfect size and  I love that it has a shoulder strap in case you need more room to carry it with you and I love the assortment of colors. They are perfect for Fall!