Working Hard or Hardly Working?

Today I've been super duper productive! The farther I get into college, the more I realize how much I like to plan things. Today alone, I've worked on planning two huge events! I'm organizing a big dinner for the class of 2009 since we're high school alumni! I'm trying to figure out a venue that will support a large group but no catering or things like that. Ideally, I'd like a restaurant that is semi-suffering from the economy so that they'll be happy to take a group of college kids between 30-50 in number. I have 3 spots in mind secretly. Facebook has been extremely useful since everyone checks it and it makes RSVP-ing super easy! I've also made my Facebook group for my Lilly collegiate representing and in 5 hours my membership is steadily increasing so I'm very proud! I got my official advertising package with order forms, personalizing forms, samples, etc, etc, etc. I couldn't be more excited to throw a Lemonade party next semester! I emailed the sorority presidents today hoping that they'd pass on my email to the sisters! YAY! I can't wait to see what happens with that! Not to mention, Emma came today and we had such a good visit! Her grandparents came too and made the day very interesting. She was surprised at how much she liked the University, so I was excited. From her high school and my high school, she knew of so many people who had applied to USC which is awesome! Its really becoming popular in MD! Here we are back in the summer:

Tomorrow I have a busy day studying for a test that I have on Monday as well as a party tomorrow night and an important meeting that will take most of Sunday I believe! Then, next thing I know, I'm flying home on Tuesday! I'm so excited!

The more busy I become, the less I think about being home which is definitely good because I am certainly ready for a break. I can't believe that I will be back home in 4 days!!! My closest girlfriends are meeting at a friend's house on Wednesday night to have a HUGE catch-up sesh since it will be the first time we've seen each other since we said our weepy goodbyes! I have so much to look forward to in the next few days that I know I can make it through to Tuesday and then to Thanksgiving and then to the CLEMSON game!!

xxKatie

Happy Birthday Lilly! AND HUGE LILLY NEWS!

Today is Lilly's birthday! Happy 78th!

ALSO BIG NEWS: Lilly Pulitzer is going to have their first online sale in TWO DAYS. I believe its a gigantic Jubilee sale that starts staggered from 7am-11am. If you're a facebook fan (which you should be A-SAP) you get to see everything they'll have at 7am. I will be up BRIGHT and early before my 8am class that day!

It is 4 Days Only, but I know it will last WAY shorter than that! All of us who are facebook fans will be getting the cream of the crop right at 7am! There are like 3 Jubilee items that I have SEVERE buyer's remorse that I didn't buy, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they might just be there for me! Maybe I'll snag something early and make it "an early Christmas present" for myself (how does that sound, mom?)! Make sure that you join on facebook to get to see everything that is available especially if you're sizes 4-8, which seems to sell out the fastest at my store!

xxKatie

Lilly Desktop Backgrounds!

For those of you who are facebook savvy, make sure to friend request Lilly Pulitzer! They have provided desktop backgrounds much like the one on my own computer as seen above. This summer print makes a very fun opening screen for me and I'm sure it would be the same for you. There are a few options on the facebook page. You just pick your screen size (1280x1024 is standard for most computers, as higher resolution has a nicer quality, I know because I tested them all out to see which would be best for a mac) and download away! You can choose from the "Multi Hollywood Squares Patch" which is pink and blue and green and very cute or the "Multi Happiest Hour Patch" which is the one I downloaded for my own computer for its summery color scheme.In order to download the backgrounds, scroll down about 1/3 of the way down the page and the options to download should be on the left side column as pictured above. The top box on the facebook page should pop open to give you the Happiest Hour print and the bottom box will do the same only with the Hollywood Squares print! Now there's no need to go find some photograph someone took of a Lilly fabric and make that your background. Lilly's done all the work for ya! Enjoy!

xxKatie

Lilly Bedding-Tomorrow!!

Calling all Lilly Lovers! Garnet Hill is debuting their bedding for Lilly tomorrow! I've been getting all kinds of updates from Lilly HQ and from their facebook! (If you're not a fan of Lilly yet, make sure you become one because they have some awesome stuff for FB friends only!) I saw that they posted some teaser pictures on their site, but I've got these photos directly from Garnet Hill! Be sure to soak them up:

Gotta love a Pink/Green/Orange patchwork! This is reminiscent of one of the older bedding prints. I love the combination of the two prints together! Doesn't that elephant remind you of Hopsy's India photos?

How fun is this? Very calypso! It makes me think of Turks and Caicos!! (sorry, we're going there for Spring Break and I think about it wayy too often...I should start a countdown paper chain in my room soon!) Imagine this bedding with light green walls? Sounds fab!

I love that Garnet Hill incorporated Lilly items in their promotional photos! McKims and a clutch?! Great touches, GH!

I can't wait to see this in person and hear all about it if you buy it!!!

xxKatie