Monthly Archives: August 2007

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25% off at CoutureCandy.com

Just enter “goclothing” at CoutureCandy.com (a Santa Barbara based boutique) and get 25% off your total! :) Or you can use “gofriends3″ for $50 off $150+ order. Watch out revolveclothing, looks like the denim prices at CoutureCandy + the code make it pretty tough to compete.

But…revolve had these on clearance + a code for $33!
Red Engine Super Skinny in Ink jeans:

***updated 8/29: So the two pairs of jeans from CoutureCandy didn’t quite provide the slimming and toning effect that they did to the models (oh wait maybe they’re not supposed to), so back they went. Returns are kinda fun actually :P All the joy of filling the online cart, actually checking out, and getting a package, and then to go back and undo it w/ free shipping both ways…not bad.

Haven’t shopped here in years but worth sharing, Express coupon

If I don’t spend all my $$ at the sample sale…

I’d love to get some formal photography training before the rest of our travels. I figure some Basic formal training is a good start. I’m amped about the Corcoran College of Art’s course offerings:

Frenzy…and some price matching. I hope these aren’t fug


$143 riding boots for $30 after some price adjustments, I’ll take em. I bought some boots intended for skinny jeans…and the skinny jeans last fall, but I chickened out and returned them all. Now I’m going for round 2. We’ll see if these work out.

Updated 8/29: These were FUG! I just couldn’t make them work. They were stiff and police man boot looking, just not the look I’m going after…so back they went.

Stuff I can only hope I’ll find at the sample sale…



Now these two would be just too awesome. Watch as the wishlist grows over these next 4 weeks :P

Restaurant Review: Vapiano


What an awesome place! (Click on the image/link above to get the fancy lowdown from the Washington Post.)

The story from this enginerd’s mouth is that this place is an awesome happy hour, too loud to hear yourself think, tasty woodfired, LOCAL, new concept eatery/bar. When you walk in, a greeter hands you this credit card looking deal that you then use as you order at the pasta, salad, pizza, or wine-o bar and it keeps tab of your purchases throughout the night. Awww just like the good ole days of the Social Center in St. Charles :)

The simple pizzas are somewhere around $6-7 and the fancy ones are $9-10…but they’re plenty to serve 2 piggies. We shared the Caprese woodfired pizza and man was it good. You could’ve told me it came from the likes of Al Tiramisu or Tomate and I’d believe you—that yummy! Then the house wine was pretty tasty, and the Peroni on tap is $2.50 during happy hour :) I think our kegerator may feel obselete on Thursday nights :P Worth going back to, for sure!

Aunt P and Summy’s cousin, Jack, are coming to DC!

I love stumbling upon new boutiques

Check out Tobi (based back in SF). Courtesy of some Vince sales, I scored these:

and I’m thinking about price matching these Miss Sixty Bliss boots at shoes.com with the awesome deal on the Miss Sixty website


and this is en route thanks to Nordie’s awesome price matching, got it 70% off! :)


***Guess the DVF didn’t work out =/ It’s a little toight and a bit too scandalous for work, not quite my clubbing gear either. That frees up some funds for the sample sale…VIP ticket?–I think so:)

Missing Aruba already…

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I’m back…and how’s this for good stuff?

I can’t wait! We had so much fun at the last one, I hope my wallet is ready for the challenge.

Also, the Purse Store in Bethesda called me today because a big fat sale starts this Thursday-Saturday! Yahoo!

Apparently his book didn’t offer enough entertainment


Shotgunning a Balashi, KLASSY!

Friday night recap: Amazing dinner at our favorite Salt & Pepper. Maria made Jeremy sad by reminding him what a dodo he was about le cell phone. Hans (our Dutch bartender friend) kept handing Jeremy the Polar to make him feel better. Hence the beginning of a long long stoooopid night.

We missed the last bus back to the hotel (no cabs as we are trying to be frugal), so somehow we made it back to a CASINO.

Checked out the new RIU Palace, noticed we couldn’t even afford water there. Went back to the Renaissance Casino, stayed until the pit boss said the Casino was closed, turned a few $5 bets into $40 :), and rode back to our timeshare with our new Aruban friends. Typical Aruban adventures.

No sleep last night, even teddy was tired