Its pretty tough to find a one piece in Miami

The one piece bathing suits are hard to find in Miami, that is for sure, most stores just had little teeny weeny bikinis, which is great but I really wanted a one piece because they suit my shape.
Alot of the girls are topless on the beach anyway , I dont think that is something I could ever do.

The water was amazing and warm and the Mojitos are to die for.  That is my main experience of Miami, not really anything to do with shopping!  Oh and also the Cuban coffee is delicious!

I am in Miami and its raining!

Its meant to be the sunny state, here in Miami its raining.  I am sitting in the apartment, eating, watching tv and snuggling up with my fiance.  That is wonderful really and I cant complain.  The place we are staying has a pool sauna and hot tub and a view of the ocean.  I hope the weather clears up tomorrow, I would love to check out South Beach and everything Miami has to offer, I really want to find some cuban coffee too!  So I am pretty happy to be here and love the rain, although I would have rather had the sun.  I need some vitamin D intake. For sure!  I want to blog about the shopping I do here, I would like to try and find a one piece bathing suit because I think they are very sexy.  Will report asap

September Kitchen Demostrations at Macy's

September Macy's Kitchen Demoonstrations9/7
Sangria Tapas Bar & Restaurant
Manny Cunha
Born in Arcos de val de vez, Portugal. Manny started his culinary training in Lisbon, Portugal at his family's restaurant. With the love of exploring his culinary passions and curiosity for the origins of food and drink. Manny traveled to NY and became the first Portuguese chef to participate at the annual dinner for the James Beard foundation. Manny has owned and operated various restaurants in NY and Florida, and now bringing his love for cooking to Sangria Tapas Bar and Restaurant.

9/9
Culinary Academy of NY
Christopher Burgos
Join Chef Christopher Burgos, Culinary Chairman of STAR Career Academy of NY, as he shows you how to create healthy snacks for those returning students. He?ll show that snacking doesn?t have to be full of fat or sugar.

9/14
Duke?s
Michael Siry
Michael Siry is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America and is the corporate chef and director of menu development for Big Daddy?s and Duke?s. He is also a competitive tri-athlete and Ironman, and won first place on the Food Network?s Chopped this spring.

9/16
Ruby Foo?s
Shawn Edelman
As Executive Chef of Ruby Foo?s in Times Square, Shawn Edelman incorporates his diverse experience into the vast multi-regional Asian menu. After graduating from the French Culinary Institute in New York City, Edelman worked in catering and then at the venerable Jean-Georges VONG restaurant. Upon joining the Ruby Foo?s team, he developed the restaurant?s popular sharing menu as a way to bring family and friends together in a friendly, comfortable atmosphere.

9/18
Great Performances
Marc Spooner
As Chef de Cuisine, Marc Spooner is at the culinary helm of Great Performances, creating menus for thousands of special events each year and overseeing more than 50 full-time cooks. A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, Chef Spooner was a recent winner on Chopped, the prestigious Food Network competition.

9/21
La Newyorkina
Fany Gerson
Fany Gerson graduated from the Culinary Institute of America and has worked in kitchens worldwide, including Michelin-three-star Akelare in Spain, Eleven Madison Park, and Rosa Mexicano in New York, where she developed their acclaimed modern Mexican desserts.

9/23
Caracas Arepa Bar
Ilse Parra
Comandante suprema of our kitchen, Ilse brings her unique artistic sensibility and an honest approach to cooking that results in a thoroughly delightful experience at the table. Gifted in the kitchen from childhood, Ilse absorbed everything she could from her expert mom before becoming a student of genius chef Elena Ibarra. Convinced that fine dining should not be a privilege of the few, Ilse took her extensive collection of roots reggae and afro-latin rarities to Caracas? kitchen in 2003.

9/25
El Café at El Museo del Barrio
Victoria Saldana
Born in Mexico, Chef Saldana trained at her family?s restaurant and at culinary school in Mexico City before moving to New York. She is currently the Venue Chef at El Café at El Museo del Barrio following a 9-year tenure at Taste Catering.

9/28
La Sonrisa
Ariel Rodriguez
Born and raised in the heart of Manhattan, Ariel Rodriguez created his delicious empanadas from an old family recipe. Find out where you can try these delicous treats without needing to fly to argentina at www.lasonrisa.me

9/30
Marita?s Peruvian Cooking
Marita Lynn
Chef Marita Lynn is chef/owner of Catering by Marita, a full service catering company in New York and New Jersey. A native of Lima, Peru, she blogs about the cuisine of her homeland at MaritasPeruviancooking.com

MACY's The Biggest Department Store in New York City

Macys is awesome, the biggest department store in nyc.  It has like 8 floors or something and seems to go on forever, you can find anything, clothes, shoes, jewellry, stockings, furniture, kitchen stuff, anything you could possibly need.  I always go to Macys for things like stockings because there range is enormous.  You can always find exactly what you are looking for.  I also love the Cosmetics Section, the women will give you tips (of course trying to sell you their brands) but you usually can get a nice makeover and learn something new.
I have never ventured right up to the furniture level as I always get boggled and exhausted after a while.  I think it is a place you can only do in small doses, or maybe I am not that tough of a shopper!

Ivanka Trump's Wedding Dress

I totally think Ivanka trumps wedding dress is beautiful!
I would like something similar with the lace type sleaves.
So classy and sweet at the same time.
I wonder how much this wedding dress cost?
Probably more than I am willing to spend...hmm

Miami

I am heading to Miami this coming week. am really excited and thought I would check out the shopping there, cant wait to report back.
Anyone got any ideas where are the great places to go?

I can't wait to go to the beach and dive in the ocean.  Sometimes you need to leave the city, even if its just to appreciate it when you get back!

Anyway would def like to get a great bathing suit when I'm down there, I figure Miami would be a great place to get one.

Beach + sun = YAY, I can't wait.

Deciding what you need and what you want.

Today I realised that there is a difference between what I need and what I want.  Having a limit financially right now I can not just go into bloomingdales and buy anything I want. 
So I thought others might be in my category too!  I decided to make a list of what I really need to get in the near future and what I would like to get.

My need list included:  A pair of everyday black nice shoes (necessary because my ones I wear now are starting to bear through and there is nothing worse than having shoes that are not decent)
Stockings, for winter, I do not have any left from last winter and I wear them pretty much everyday in winter as I love to wear dresses.
Winter dresses is on my list, I do not have many winter dresses.  I do not need to buy many, maybe just 2 or 3 but I def need a few!
Last but not least, I really need a warm, long winter coat, that is def an essential.  I want one of the ones that are full of down and really keep you warm.

I figure all of these are necessary basic items that I need.  Of course what I want is different and I have some of those too:
A new bathing suit, even though its not summer, I want a beautiful one piece fitted one.
New Boots, for winter, not too high but sexy.
A new Handbag, a very classy black one.
Lots of new clothes of course.

So there is a difference.  I will go step by step but will not hesitate to buy the things I need because I want to be warm, well dressed and comfortable this winter.