Local Boys

If you were looking for some hot "local boys"...sorry...you've clicked through to the wrong link!  Well sorta...my little cuz is pretty stinkin cute...and my Hubby's pretty hot!

This post is all about the best shaved ice I've ever had...EVER!

My little Cuz JJ

My Hubby

Kihei Local Boys Shop

Where can you enjoy this?  On the Hawaiian Island of Maui with two locations...South Kihei Road in the Kalama Village and on Front Street in Lahaina near the Famous Banyan Trees.  They're the only shop on the island that offers free extras...I recommend adding a scoop of vanilla ice cream to the bottom and Kauai Cream on top...oh and gummy bears if you really want to go for it!  

Favorite flavors: Guava, Dreamsicle, Sharks Blood, Tigers Blood, Lychee, Pineapple, Mango and Watermelon!

Drooling yet?  I am!

Maui Eats: Leoda's

If you're headed to Maui and asking me...I'd have you stop in at Leoda's Kitchen and Pie Shop!  It's a must stop for us at least once when we're on the island...if not more than once!

I can only speak for the sandwiches, fries and pies...but I can't imagine anything anything would taste anything less than amazing!  Top favorite pies have to be the above Coconut Cream and Banana Cream...but their Mixed Berry was pretty awesome too!  Best sandwiches...Pastrami, Spicy Tuna and whatever Fish Sandwich Special they had last time we were there!  Oh, and the Mac N' Cheese Balls...d-lish!  

Enjoy...and Aloha!

Get Pumped...

OK...so for starters I LOVE this brand...not too sure why it's so hard to find but I won't complain, I'm just glad I found it!  How I found it...well I happen to have these amazing friends that have an amazing store in San Francisco by the name of seedstore...they have...you guessed it...AMAZING taste, so this find is all thanks to them!  And now you don't have to be a Bay Area kid to shop them...they're now online!!!

Fiel Dianna Pumps
available here

Not only are these super cute...they're actually comfortable...all thanks to their padded leather footbed.  The rest of the stats... 4'' with a 1'' platform, rounded toe, chunky wooden heel and leather sole with rubber forepart and heel tab...safety first! 

I've only had mine for a few weeks and I can't tell you how many complements I get on them!

Happy Shopping!
Lanaé

Spelling...Grammar & Punctuation

If you were to just read my blog for the first time you wouldn't know this about me...but take a look and you'll find my favorite punctuation.  It's the ellipsis or ... 

I honestly didn't even know it was a for real punctuation...to me it represented something different than a pause or breath like a comma...and it just felt like me, my thoughts don't stop...pause or breath so...perfection!  I've also always found it comical that I'm a fairly decent writer...not to say I'm good at it but to say people like how I put words together...they want to keep reading.  Hoping I didn't loose anyone as this would be a very poor example...HA!  

To the point...and the part funner than words...the goods!  I found the bracelet that describes me...fitting that it comes from Kate Spade...ah how I love Kate Spade.

Kate Spade
Et Cetera Idom Bangle
$48

Kate Spade
Et Cetera Idom Bangle
$48

I'm pretty sure the Design Team at Kate Spade planted some sort of microchip in my brain that can read my thoughts and they design the majority of their collections with the information they've gathered from it.  Just saying.

XO,

Lanaé

Call Me Maybe

Not every great find is mine...this amazing must have was forwarded to me by a great friend and a dangerous shopping partner!

I've recently put myself on shopping restriction (we'll see how long that lasts) so if I can't have this...everyone else should!

Jonathan Adler
Black Smartphone Dock
$48

This universal smartphone dock will take your space from boring tech to old school adorable!  Just a little something fun yet functional and a great gift for anyone!

Happy Shopping,

Lanaé

On Pins and Needles

OK, seriously...I would love to spend a day with the Kate Spade Design Team.  To see their offices...meet the team...get inside their heads and just suck in all of the amazingness that I just know is going on there!

A trip to any shopping area that has a Kate Spade Store is a must stop in for me...I have to see if there is anything new...I've missed out one too many times in the past.  On my last visit I found these super cute "Bobby's"...I had to get one for me and one for my Big Sister...she's a hair dresser and her Daughters name is Bobbi...I mean come on right!?!

Bobby Pins
$18.00

Keep giving me cuteness and I'll keep handing over my paycheck!

XO,

Lanaé

From: Me To: Me

Some times you just have to congratulate yourself...this was my gift to me!  Now I know what you're thinking..."Uh, she's constantly buying things for herself."...well yeah.  But every now and then the gifts I give myself have meaning... 

Juicy Couture Parrot Bangle

and this one is no different...I just landed a new job!  It's been six years in my current job and when I landed that position I got myself some amazing Juicy Couture Aviator Sunglasses...still have them...and they're still pretty amazing!  It's fun and important to treat yourself to something special...perhaps something you wouldn't normally buy.  Who needs a parrot bracelet...no one really...but isn't it fab?! 

Yay me!

Twisted

So, I'm headed to Maui, HI in 10 days...and I've got packing on my mind.  I want to look amazing every minute of my trip...tall order I know...but who wants bad vacation photos?

Available Here

Shop Here

Available Here

Every time I'm in Maui I find my hair is always in a ponytail or a bun...and even then I have little hairs swirling around and getting stuck in my lip gloss...no bueno!  Here's hoping these lovelies will be the answer to my problems in Maui and beyond!

Shot Through The Heart

And you're to blame!  

I do a mean karaoke performance to this song...so naturally I feel like I need this necklace...no?!

"Burke"
Available Here

This super awesome necklace comes from Workhorse Jewelry...a newly completed collabo from Zoe Chicco and Archive Jewelry.  Revolver and chain of oxidized sterling sliver featuring...for me the selling point...a 14K gold "pow" star with a 1pt diamond...I mean come on!  I'll be saving up my pennies to sport this statement piece because...POW it's just that good!  

Bananas!

Now I know what you're thinking..."A banana slicer. Really?" it's Fashion, Lifestyle and Beauty here people...I'm covering the Lifestyle aspect today!

Chef'n Bananza Hand-Held Banana Slicer
$9.95

I recently gave this to my Sister...a mother of a 3 year old and a 3 week old!  I figured it would be a fun way to keep her oldest interested in fruit and a faster way to slice it! Then my Mom actually used it to cut strawberries  as well so it's extra useful!

Functional...stylish...GO BANANAS!

Zig Zag

Love these rings...love the colors and LOVE the price!  A mere $17.03 gets you 6 rings...and ASOS ships free both ways!  I'm practically waiting by the door for the delivery man!

ASOS Multi Pack Enamel Zig Zag Rings
$17.03
Available Here

Happy shopping!

XO,

Lanaé

The Search Goes On

Still on the hunt for the perfect fringe bag...

Linea Pelle
Sling Bag
$180

Again...so close to perfection if only it were a little bigger...sigh. Available at www.swell.com, happy shopping!

Arm Candy

I swear it's like the designers at Kate Spade are designing just for me sometimes!  It's all I can do to hold myself back...

Just For The Fun Of It Idiom Bangle
Kate Spade

Sink Or Swim Idiom Bracelet
Kate Spade
Available Here

This obsession began when I feel in love with the "No Sleep Til Brooklyn" Bangle a little over a year ago...I couldn't smuggle that bad boy over my wide fist so I thought there was no hope...but when the "Play Hooky" Bangle appeared I knew I had to give it the old college try...and it fit!!  Now I'm screwed...before you know it I'll have a Kate Spade Bangle collection, not a bad thing but an expensive obsession none the less.  Shortly after obtaining the "Play Hooky" Bangle I acquired the Sink or Swim Bracelet...we're talkin' days here people!  

Happy Shopping!

Pencil Me In

If you've read up on my past blog entries you already know my love for Jeffrey Campbell...and these flats take the cake!  Now I know these aren't for everyone...

Jeffrey Campbell
"Pencil Me In Flat"
$79.99

Available at www.modcloth.com.

but if you're fun and up to make a smarty pants statement then snatch these up before they're gone!  Doubting my taste...check out Kate Spade...they've got a #2 pencil necklace for Fall!


Happy Shopping!
Lanaé

Succulent

On a recent trip to Tucson Arizona I stumbled upon this amazing Betsey Johnson Necklace with a Southwestern theme...needless to say I fell in love...well sort of.  I wasn't sure that this necklace was really me...and I had a hunch that Betsey would offer my favorite part of the necklace...the cactus...in a ring...

Betsey Johnson Flights of Fancy
Cactus Frontal Necklace
$68

I promptly took out my iPhone and google shopped it...sure enough it did exist!  While my best friend was shopping in the store I was shopping on my phone! I got my ring from Von Maur...never heard of it but they were tax and shipping free...sold! 

Betsey Johnson Flight of Fancy
Cactus Stretch Ring
$45

www.vonmaur.com

Here's the kicker...I started to feel like my ring would be lonely...so after much debate I bough the necklace from Dillard's...that and I needed some instant shopping gratification!  For further torture I found yet another version of this necklace online that I like even more...the Flights of Fancy Charm Y-Necklace for $125...so I'll stick with my $68 version.  Man...shopping online can be dangerous!