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I am officially an Aunt! Kourtnie Leighton Halperin was born Saturday, June 27 at 12:27 am! Clearly, 27 us her lucky number!!! Anyways, more details to come! She is soooo beautiful and has a full head of dark hair. And is the teeniest thing I have ever seen. So cute! Love. xoxo

Go read about the Judge’s ruling in the Abbate case…and TAKE ACTION NOW!!!

Hullo!! Tomorrow is my birthday! Woo hooo! Going to dinner with some girlfriends at Greek Islands in Greek Town. YUM! I am ready for some Greek salad, pita, feta, and saganaki.

Anyways, some things I would like to get for my birthday, if anyone is inclined to buy me gifts! Yes, I know, totally random. Oh, and I also would like a job for my birthday, K thanks.

Edie Sedgewick by Andy Warhol Poster

Betsey Johnson Purse

Patricia Fields “shopaholic” petticoat

xoxo

PS how AWFUL are those NYC Prep kids. Wow. Just wow.

Slackergrrl is what my new name should be! Anyways, so with the warmer weather comes my summer must-have list as promised, for all three of you that read this baby, but here it ’tis…

1. Dresses! Short, long, anything in between. Clearly I have an obsession with maxi dresses. For great buys on super cute summer dresses check out Target, Old Navy, and Forever 21

2. Sunscreen. Whenever you are going outside on both sunny and cloudy days, make sure to coat yourself! Trust me, you can still get sunburn when it’s cloudy.  Brands I trust (meaning I don’t break out or get a rash) Coppertone, Neutregina, and Aveeno. Make sure the one you use is oil-free, water-proof, and has protection from all the sun’s rays! Also, if you want to keep the suncreen away from your face, make sure your daily moisturizer has an SPF. As does your lip gloss or chapstick. Mac makes a great lippy that is SPF 15 and tinted!

4. Hat. Sun hats, visors, fedoras. Hats are in (well in my opinion) and a great way to protect your face! H&M, Forever 21, and Urban Outfitters always have cute ones.

5. Flip-flops. Screw heels for the summer! Flip-flops can be casual or dressy. Nordstrom, Gap, Old Navy, and Target have some great finds for going to the beach and then going out to dine al fresco.

6. Books. I usually hate the term “easy” summer reads, but hey, there are some books that are better read in the summer on the beach, at the park, or even on a rainy day.  Books/Authors I recommend: Jeff Lindsay (the Dexter trilogy), Nora Roberts (The “born in” trilogy is my favorite),  Helen Fielding (Bridget Jones’ Diary), Margaret Mitchell (Gone With the Wind), Jodi Picoult (Salem Falls and Plain Truth are my favs although I do want to read My Sister’s Keeper), and then don’t forget about The Twilight books!

7. A great play list for lounging at the pool, beach, walking, running, working out, etc. I may post my list in another blog, but songs I recommend, both old and new: Valentino (Diane Birch), Good Girls Go Bad (Cobra Starship feat. Leighton Meester), Do It (Nelly Furtado), Circus (Britney Spears), I Like You So Much Better When You’re Naked (Ida Maria), Welcome to England (Tori Amos), Weightless (All Time Low), Drop the Girl (Hit the Lights)

8. Bathing suits. I like one pieces these days. Target, H&M, and J Crew are great places to mix and match!

9. A summer fun list. I have yet to do this, but I am planning to try and find fun and inexpensive activities around the city (free also is good).  For instance, this week, the Shedd Aquarium is free!

10. A positive attitude!

What are some of your summer must-haves?

xoxo

Firstly, please excuse all the random nonsensical comments. Spam at it’s finest. I will delete them at some point. Secondly, yes, I am blogging on a Saturday night. I went to a friends bachelorette party for a bit, but then left because the second half of the night was going to be $$. But had a blast at the first part. It was a friend from HS, and she broke her “glass” that we made for her on her 18th birthday. We read all the messages, and they were hysterical. Mine was kind of generic, but I did say I hoped her husband was rich ahahah. For some of my other friends I think I wrote that I was going to be staring on Broadway, just generally famous (which, in Stephanie-Land I totally am), and something about fighting for gay rights, which is kind of funny and awesome and ironic because clearly that was one thing that is actually true. At one point, I think in some video we made, I said I was going to be writing made-for-tv movies for Lifetime. HA. I was addicted back then. Still am. Also, has anyone else noticed how many Marla Sokoloff has been in? She’s totally the Lifetime Movie slut haha

Um, okay yeeeeah so technically the only reason that I ain’t go no one tonight is because boyfriend Mike is home with a headache and just generally feeling crappy. He was gonna come over so we could watch Frost/Nixon. So that is post-poned until next weekend.

I finally watched Bride Wars last night. I loved it! So cute! Kate and Anne worked well off of each other.

Yes, totally random blog post. And hopefully yes, my blog about summer must-haves will be coming up soon. Since, well it’s June already.

Tomorrow…the TONY awards hosted by the awesome Neil Patrick Harris. Can’t wait!

xoxo

Folks, new blog coming at ya shortly….10 ten (or maybe 5) trends for summer. Booyah! xoxo