Thank you Meaghan for sharing this precious family photo. I'm sure these children helped to make your grandmother's 95th birthday even more special!
They are just too sweet! Jennifer's blog 5Bickies is all about her family. She's a stay-at-home mom to three children and married for 15 years. She loves to entertain and you can tell by her blog that her life revolves around her family! Thank you Jennifer for sharing this sweet photo with all of us. They are both just darling in their pink and green Lilly!
Are you a Lilly girl? Lilly Pulitzer has been a designer of preppy fashions since the 60's and is the Queen of pink and green.
Shall we go out on the porch? As the hostess, I took the "worst seat"--the one without a view. Since I didn't have a guest of honor today, I sat the oldest lady to my right side and the next-to- the-oldest to my left side...leaving the youngest lady to sit across from me. Of course, my Lilly-lovin' friends always practice proper etiquette and stood behind their chairs until everyone had arrived at the table. Then, entering their chairs from the right-hand side, each one sat at the table very ladylike...on the edge of the chair...not leaning back. I picked up my Lilly napkin and placed it onto my lap, signaling to my guests that they may also place their napkins onto their laps. Lunch was served plated-style, serving the food from the left side of each guest and the beverages were poured on the right side of the guest...starting with the oldest lady to my right and continuing counter clockwise, serving myself last.
Okay, look at these photos...too darling! After this luncheon, I'm gonna turn a napkin into a precious and preppy doggy kerchief!
*Recipe for Potato and Onion Frittata
Source--Essentially Lilly, A Guide to Colorful Entertaining, Lilly Pulitzer and Jay Mulvaney
2 Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled, cut into 1/4 inch cubes (about 2 cups)
12 large eggs
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium Spanish onion, peeled, chopped
1 cup chopped green onions (from 1 bunch)
1 cup grated pepper jack cheese
1 large avocado, peeled, sliced
Sour cream
Fresh salsa
Bring medium pot of salted water to boil. Add potatoes and cook until tender, about 8 minutes. Drain well; rinse with cold water.
Whisk eggs, salt and pepper in large bowl to blend well.
Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in heavy large skillet over medium high heat. Add onion and saute until translucent and tender, about 6 minutes. Add green onions and saute until just wilted, about 1 minute. Stir in cooked potatoes. Pour egg mixture over potato-and-onion mixture in skillet; reduce heat to medium low, cover and cook until eggs are set around edges of pan, about 12 minutes.
Preheat boiler. Uncover skillet and sprinkle frittata with grated cheese, broil, watching carefully, until cheese melts and browns in spots and frittata is set in center, about 4 minutes. Remove from oven and let stand 2 minutes. Cut into wedges and transfer to plates. Top each wedge of frittata with 1/4 of avocado slices. Serve, passing sour cream and salsa separately.
~Serves 6~
In the next photo, Lorelai, the daughter of SBelle-LifeofaSouthernBelle, is shown in a beautiful Lilly dress she wore as an option photo for her high school graduation. Southern Belle's site is awesome and I feel like I know Lorelai and her brother Legare (don't y'all just love those names)? After reading about Lorelai on Southern Belle's blog, I know that she is not just a pretty face, but she is beautiful on the inside as well! Drop by for a visit with the Southern Belle, you will love her!
Next up is College Prepster. She's a classy and gorgeous college freshman and loves all things preppy! Just like Miss Janice, she has an obsession with bows and monograms! She wore this lovely Lilly dress to her prom. She said "It was a pretty bold statement considering most girls go with a cliche BCBG gown. I felt like I stood out in my pink and green frock, but definitely in a good way. One of my guy friends came up to me and said that he loved my dress because most girls wear boring red or black. I thought it was adorable that this sweet boy mentioned this to me. I sent a picture to Lilly and it was used in a promotional booklet for wholesalers. The owner of my local Signature Store called me immediately to inform me. So exciting"!
"I had an extremely hard time deciding what picture to send in! I have worn Lilly to so many important events, my NJHS induction, Gold and Black ceremony, and graduation, just to name a few. But my prom dress is unique. I loved wearing it"!!!
QueenBeeSwain is up next. I was instantly drawn to her blog--she's a Masters baby, and being from Augusta, I understand how important it is to let others know you were born on Masters Sunday! She is a lover of the British Royal family...so is Miss Janice...and she's definitely "cute as a button." Check out her darling blog and look for her "New York Times Wedding of the Week" posts....again, I thought I was the only one who read wedding announcements in other newspapers. Today she is modeling her fav' Lilly dress:) She "picked it up two summers ago, and it's ever so comfortable and flattering-loose enough that one can manage some serious damage with Bananas Foster at dinner, but fitted enough that one looks lady-like." She can't recall the name of the print, but just loves the little crabs and the poison-apple green color. The necklace is a triple-strand freshwater pearl necklace that she bought last spring for her twenty-fifth birthday at the Lilly signature store in the Twin Cities-Melly.
Next up and modeling her fav' summer dress is CancerSucksEvenWithLillyPulitzerOnYourSide. Wow...I just love her blog and would love to meet her some day! She takes everyone along with her as she lives her life as a cancer survivor and raises her three children...and she does it all with Lilly on her side. She's even listed on the LillyBlog as one of their faves...how awesome is that?! She is another one of the ladies attending the festivities in New York City yesterday and today! Here she is last year at the Lilly Pulitzer warehouse sale. Look at this cute girl, wearing her darling Lilly shift...with all her new Lilly loot! When you visit her site, don't miss her "Tips to survive shopping at the Lilly warehouse sale"...you will love it!
Last, but not least, is my BF--Teresa Jane. This photo is from the early 80's and was taken at the Masters Golf Tournament in our hometown of Augusta, Georgia. Here she is in her green shirt and a pink floral Lilly skirt. She wanted to honor Lilly today and just loves this photo with her and pro golfer, Ben Crenshaw! In addition to being my best friend evah...Teresa Jane is an awesome website designer and greeting card designer. She loves to bring those two talents together into her scrapbooking obsession.
Thank you so much to the ladies who participated in today's Lilly Fashion Show. You are all just "too cute." I promised a prize to the winner and now, I am requesting that you my readers, decide who should get the prize. Please vote (by leaving your comment) for only one girl who "Wears Lilly the Best." The deadline for your votes is Sunday, March 15, 2009, at midnight, eastern standard time. Let's take a peek at what the lucky Lilly lover will win...From left to right: A stack of Lilly Pulitzer Circle Notes--in the Mumsie pattern, A Lilly Pulitzer Notebook--in the Cabanarama pattern; and Lilly Pulitzer Shift Dress Note Cards!
