Lunch with Lady J

Y'all might remember I've written about a friend I have in Vero Beach..."Lady J," as she wishes to be known!  (To refresh you memory, you can read more about her and her closet-full-of-Lilly  here.  Last Friday I drove up to Vero and Lady J treated me to a great lunch and we enjoyed a bit of shopping.

  We met up at The Lazy Daisy Lilly store first...

Then we walked over to Gloria Estefan's Costa d'Este Beach Resort and had lunch at The Wave Kitchen & Bar.    I'm now finishing up 5 weeks of "Clean Eating" and enjoyed the Osceola Organic Farms Spring Greens with Grilled Salmon...it was perfect.  Lady J had the Spinach and Artichoke pizza which looked very tempting and just my type of pizza, but I'm determined to stay with the clean stuff for a bit longer!

This was the view from our table...inside The Wave Kitchen & Bar.  If I lived in Vero, I'd be dining here a LOT!

Our next stop was to browse a cute shop "Loggia."

Loved this cute little thing on the mannequin...of course, Lady J has this dress!

They also had a wide selection of needlepoint loafers and mules.

Preppy keychains and belts...

Love these zip code keychains...wouldn't mind having that zip code!!!

Introducing Lady J!  Well, not all of her, since she wishes to remain anonymous:)
"Here's What She Wore"  The dress is 'Ugotta Regotta' by Lilly, as is the market tote and matching watch.  You can't see it in the photo, but she's wearing a fabulous Tory Burch necklace...LOVED it!  The pink cardi is by Lilly and she's wearing 3 Lilly bangles...aqua, white, and pink.  Her pink {to die for} leather tote is by Tory Burch and her pink sandal thongs are also by Tory Burch.  Lady J looked absolutely adorable!!!

"Here's What I Wore"  The skirt is 'State of Mind' by Lilly and the aqua cardi is also by Lilly.  The white tee is monogrammed in blue {circle font} and the white sandals are by Jack Rogers.

My Accessories:  Light blue grosgrain ponybow, pearl necklace and studs, 'Eternity' wedding band by Cartier, and an aqua iPhone cover.

My basket pocketbook, by Billie Ross of Palm Beach, had a chair of its own..

 Bless her heart, Lady J brought me a bag of goodies...she is ever so sweet y'all!!!

Thank you for stopping by to visit with me today!

SHOPPING & LUNCH IN VERO BEACH

What a great way to get the weekend started...shopping at Lilly and lunch with an oceanfront view! Friday morning I drove up to Vero Beach to meet a new friend...she has asked that I protect her privacy, so I will call her "Lady J." We met through my blog and after numerous e-mails back and forth to make sure the other person had the right intentions, we both decided because of our love of Lilly, to meet and visit the Lilly store in Vero Beach--The Lazy Daisy.

We had so much fun shopping and I picked up several cute Lilly items! Afterwards, we walked over to The Ocean Grill. This restaurant has been serving locals and tourists since 1941. With it's old world eclectic charm and oceanfront views, it was the perfect spot to enjoy a light lunch. I so enjoyed getting to know my new friend over a great meal of crab cakes on a field of greens with mango salsa...yum yum!

The Ocean Grill--Vero Beach...

Now, "Lady J" is a very accomplished lady; she's a member of numerous swanky clubs and organizations, has a beautiful condo in Vero Beach and and home waaaay up North somewhere. She is a mother, a daughter, a sister, a grandmother, and her husband has a very distinguished job. I was more impressed however, to hear about her love of God--she attends church everyday y'all--because she loves God! To seal the deal with Miss Janice, she is a huge Lilly lover. She invited me to visit her condo and I got to take a peek at her closet, loaded with all her Lilly. Y'all should have seen me...pilfering through her clothes!!! She said it was okay to take some photos, so, here they are...

Y'all there are price tags still hanging on some of these clothes!!!!

I told "Lady J" I wanted to choose just one outfit that I really liked and display it. So, from the vintage to the new Lilly, I chose this darling shift...I believe the pattern is The Everglades Club. It's so cute! Can you believe she has these darling Lilly-fied custom hangers? They are too cute!


I have to say I had so much fun going through her closet. I think she had fun as well pointing out her favorites!

"Here's What I Was Wearing" The skirt is a pink & white gingham check skort by Lilly and the pink tee is by Lilly. I carried my Nantucket pocketbook and wore my pink Lilly mules. My ponytail was adorned with a white grosgrain ribbon bow and I wore a pearl necklace with the matching stud earrings, my Rolex Oyster Perpetual, and my Cartier roll ring wedding band. Even though there wasn't a lot of sun today, I wore my Chanel sunglasses. Lilly Wink was my fragrance of choice!

Here I am outside the Lazy Daisy...very cute Lilly store y'all!

Here's a close up of my skirt with the cute rick rack trim....

Here's a close up of the accessories I wore....

So, you can find friends on the Internet after all!!! It was my pleasure to meet you "Lady J" and I hope that we can do it again real soon! Thanks to everyone for stopping by to visit and I hope you have a wonderful weekend. If you are lucky enough to visit Vero Beach, stop in at the Lazy Daisy...shopping is wonderful in this tres chic beach town!