Memorial Day

I'm a New Englander, through and through. Circumstance and reality landed me in Florida and so I blog with knowledge of both worlds. As a New Englander, summer is a big deal. We celebrate Memorial Day with parades and barbeques and dreams of what a glorious summer we will have. We mark the mid-point of summer with July 4th celebrations, swim contests, watermelon, lemon meringue pie and corn on the cob. August ends with a bittersweet labor day, sweatshirts, campfires, s'mores and school looming. NEW ENGLAND knows summer holidays.

Here in Florida, we have summer all year round. And so, it is with sadness and nostalgia that Memorial Day, July 4th and Labor Day really fall into 2 categories; backyard beer fests or sale days at the mall.

Don't get me wrong, i love Florida in the winter when my friends are stuck with an icepick trying to defrost their windows and they are bundled up and freezing, but I MISS THE REAL SUMMER HOLIDAYS!

I love paper

So, i finally went alone to the National Stationery Show. I was certain that I would spend many more hours at the show than when i'm there with a friend. Friends rush me, they don't get the allure of notepads, and stationery and clipboards and post it notes. They don't indulge in the packaging and the crispness of a new paper.

So much to see, adorable desk accessories, great inexpensive just thinking of you gifts. Cool innovations for your office and organizers for your junk. I picked up so many great catalogs and am enjoying being at home on my sofa, under my magic blankee reviewing all the great options I have for products for www.bdazzledjewels.com

Oh yes, even alone the show only took me 3.5 hours! But worth its weight in every envelope and sticker!

The last laugh in Weather

So, i'm back from NYC. Great trip, i highly reccomend The Empire Hotel, if your travels take you to the West side. Its actually right accross from lincoln center, has a starbucks and a duane reade right outside the front door and has an amazing rooftop patio where you can enjoy the fresh air, grab a drink and for the ludicrous price of 150.00 enjoy a cabana with 2 towels, flip flops and a flat screen t.v., you get to use the cabana from either 9:00 a.m.- 4:oo p.m. or 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., what a bargain! Only in NY!

Now onto the weather. After stressing over having nothing to wear that would be NY appropriate in May, i arrived to a sunny day, with temps in the high 50's. By 5:00 p.m, it was windy, somewhat gray in and in the low 50's. Day 2 brought rain and wind and cold weather. And then it hit me, New Yorkers are so happy there is no snow and that the temp has climbed out of the 30's and 40's that they think May is beatiful. Oddly enough, they wear their trousers and jackets with flip flops and still have on moderately heavy winter coats.

NEWSFLASH- May in NY is not summer and really not even spring! IT'S DAMN COLD!

It never fails in May

Every May i head up to NY and as i'm about to get ready to pack a few things, i open the closet doors and feel like i might cry. NY in may sucks, its not quite summer, and its not really warm and yet you don't want to whip out the same sweaters you wore up to NY i the winter. It involves days in the 60's which feels so good when you come from florida, where it was 95 out today, and yet nighttime is in the 50's. Jacket? Sweater? Closed toe shoes? Tee Shirt? How to not look like a tourist!

argggghhhhh!