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New thread here!

aaaaaaaaaargh I have lost 3 posts!
I give up!

hello all

will come back when not about to throw computer in a rage!

Hey ps I got an offer for medicine so I'm now, kind of, terrified!

Well done vin!!

Thanks for the feedback. Last year I was raving that that dress was the perfect chapel dress so in it goes! (Oh, I've chosen to believe a different forecast which shows fine and sunny, 20C!)

shoot, maybe I should not have given the location, I will ask for my post to be deleted.

OWW, I just missed you then I moved there from New York in summer 2005. That's a nice top.

Carciofi - we may have passed along Shad Thames then - I had DS1 in August 2005 and then moved here in October 2005! I was frequently in Starbuck or looking at the handbags & cards in that gift shop next to it!

Thank you ollie. That's very kind.
Re stripy tops, I've been wearing plain tops recently, but with different scarves to give it some interest.
I am so excited about my s/s wardrobe. I keep opening my wardrobe to have another look!
I have the emerald green dress, the azure dress, a cerise t shirt, a sapphire vest. White floaty tops, fuchsia and silver cardigans, white denim skirt, indigo capris and taupe shorts. So glad I got my colours done!

Bloss I haven't been keeping up so don't know which emerald and azure dresses you've got, but your s/s wardrobe sounds lovely - all those gorgeous colours!

Vin a massive well done on your medicine offer! I knew you'd get an offer. You're very bright, who else gets an offer with no preparation? So, what are you going to do?

I'm at my mum's with the kids at the moment. Having a nice time . Hope you've all got some sunshine where you are.

I have been to the hairdressers this morning and also had a spray tan - lordy lordy - I am mahogany - lets hope it fades/washes off before we go away tomorrow for the night!

Even looking dreadful (seriously small children were staring) I went to Zara and bought the silk butterfly top and some very faded slim fit jeans which are lovely and I wanted to wear with brighter colour tops.

Bloss - snap again! I have that boden cardigan in navy for shoving on top of dresses in the summer.

OWW - have you looked at the boat neck jumper from boden - Since reading the Ines de la Fressange book [bonjour Bonsoir] I am quite take with navy jumpers with white jeans.

Carciofi - I abandoned the gracie fund as ahem found 3 gucci handbags when moving house and one of them is a perfect evening bag. So now my ebay fund is going to be for teeth whitening [shallow moi]

Right - DH and dcs and in-laws all out for a walk and I am meant to be sorting things out.

Breton tops - do men "get" them? DH says mine is "cruisewear" and "a bit mumsy" MUMSY?!! I love it anyway so proudly wearing but does anyone else have a partner who makes such helpful comments...?!

Carciofi and OWW I lived around there from 2001-03 in Vanilla & Sesame Court. Happy times, far too much eating out - did you ever go to Tentazioni - amazing amazing Italian around there. Conran did well out of us as well!

I am envious of your fast delivery Bloss Mine not here yet. And I am not sure about the stuff. So am keen to see it.

Carciofi not sure where you are moving, but have you sorted schools? If my area happy to give info, but you are probably have sorted it out, I imagine.

I like the sound of navy top and white jeans, unfortunately I own neither.

happily I think the red Lottas go with the navy maxi, but I always wear my Lottas with a red scarf anyway so it kind of ties up together (I hope!)

bloss yes I'm from Cardiff. It's changed so much in the last three years though even I can't keep up. I love the shopping though - every brand is there!

vin congratulations on the medicine offer! How exciting!!!

DH and I are going to the wedding reception of a friend called Kate. DD1 has been excited for us since yesterday, making elaborate cards and wrapping the gift with ribbons. We thought her reaction was OTT but we just realised that she thinks we're going to THE Kate and THE William's wedding . I'm not going to disabuse her of her notion. In fact, I'm half-hoping she'll tell her school that we went to the Royal Wedding.

Got to go get ready now. I'll be wearing this Coast dress that is annoyingly in the sale now

Ah thanks - I was so shocked! I just don't know what to do now, because I really really love my new job and I feel quite torn. Also, if I quit my nicely paid, nice, new job, I will have zero income, and will then start to freak out about how to pay rent etc- let alone how to fund my NAP habit. I'm not sure if I should defer.. but in deferring I will just make myself even older by the time I graduate, and I;m not sure deferring for a year would achieve much except mean I get more attached to my work and buy a few more black dresses. I think the year might be better spent doing medicine. It's really scary, that I could do it in September. Also it's quite spooky as the day I found out I had a place was a DD related date and that's kind of weirded me out

Nan- that's a very wow dress! brilliant!!

MrsCB I have never had a spray tan- snuck out from work and into house of fraser the other day for eyebrow threading (it's now much further away, was nearly late) but was offered a 'free spray tan' and had visions of having to strip off to un-shredded nakedness in the middle of house of fraser! I would like to have one though at some point, I am so pale and can wear so many more clothes if tanned

Hmm
I know I will be forgiven here!

Not much S&B excitement for me, thouigh I did buy some new spanx- whoo- I have gained lots of weight since starting new job, I walk a lot less and eat a lot more cake (aagh)
but would like to report that these trousers are so flattering and comfortable, have been wearing them with tan R&B courts on hotter (well, it's relative) days to work

Thats funny Mrs CB - I've had the taupe version of that jumper in and out of my shopping basket for the past 3 weeks! Think I will now order along with the navy. Thank you for the nudge!
Well done on the offer Vin - sounds like a difficult choice tho.

Have asked for my earlier post re locations to be deleted too - honestly, I really do forget its not just you lot that reads my drivvel!

vine that is amazing. So many options!

Well done vin!!!!! you are going to go for it arent you?!

Does anyone have a code for Isabella Oliver 365? carciofi you always seem to have one up your sleeve...!

Well done vin!!!!! you are going to go for it arent you?!

Does anyone have a code for Isabella Oliver 365? carciofi you always seem to have one up your sleeve...!

Embarrassed occasional poster/long time lurker crashes in......I love this thread but just do not have the time to regularly contribute. Thank you W & A ladies for all the lovely links.

Quick Q if I may for Mrs CB and any others who have the Zara butterfly top. Can I ask how the sizing comes up please? Am a 10 and depending on fit can be a S or M in Zara. Many thanks for any advice.

Blind - its pretty generous - go for a small.

I'm drunk but definitely best dressed at party

Go fritzi go!!!

Good for you fritzi!!