i should buy a lottery ticket

I have a friend who wins almost every contest she enters. She won a ton of Taco Bell gift cards lately through a Twitter contest. Another friend's mom has won cars for everyone in her entire family.  Me? I never win anything.  I won a framed print at the Eiteljorg's Indian Market when I was 13 and I won $98 at my freshman orientation (thereby also winning the nickname "Ninety-eight dollar woman" from my friends for all of high school. Thanks, guys). But that's about it. I never win the prizes at baby showers, I always get the lame crap at our holiday parties...you get the drift.  So I'm pretty much on a roll this week: I've won TWICE.  

Last week at Symphony on the Prairie (with Brandi Carlile that was amazing), I won a membership to the young professionals group, Forte.  I was a member last year, so now I don't have to pay for the upcoming season. Win!

Yesterday, I won a contest at Little Bow Prep for a Shabby Apple dress!!!! I thought I was winning the dress below, but I actually had my choice of several and picked out this one below it:

Like I said, maybe I should go buy a lottery ticket!



PS Edited two or three times to get the pics to show up. Now I don't know why they aren't side by side, but whatevs. C'est la vie.

shabby apple love

I don't usually post about fashion because, let's face it, I am not really a style maven, but I could not pass up this deal. To start, I have been super obsessed with Shabby Apple clothes lately. I saw them a long time ago on Chloe (the giraffe print dress below) and again on Cardigan Empire. I don't own any of their dresses yet, but they have been infiltrating the blogosphere with contest after contest, and I've been dilligently entering so I can win a dress.  And I keep losing. I lost in a contest with only 9 other people! I am lame.  Anyhoo, Groupon has a Shabby Apple deal today so you BEST be believing I jumped right on that.  It came up on my feed reader through a couponing site...it's not for Indianapolis, but for some other random city but I still got it (I also bought today's Climb Time deal. score!). The deal ends in only 17 hours!!


The Giraffe Dress that started it all.

I like these more...not sure which one I'll buy with my Groupon.

Champs Elysee                La Tour Eiffel

**Not sponsored by SA in any way, shape, or form. I just love dresses...so easy to wear. There's no thinking when you grab one out of the closets. No need to figure out "what pants match this shirt, and are they even clean" which is what I am doing this morning. Sigh.