I was Tagged

I've been tagged in the little game thats going around, so lets play. 


The rules:

1. You must post the rules.

2. Post eleven fun facts about yourself on the blog post.

3. Answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post, and then create eleven new questions to ask the people you've been tagged.

4. Tag eleven people and link them in your post.

5. Let them know you've tagged them!!

A few facts about me:

1. I lived in sweatpants when I was little, but now I can barely stand the thought of being seen in public in them.

2. Im overly concerned with others' opinions of me.

3. Im in business school but many tell me I should be doing something in fashion

4. If there is sweets anywhere near me, I will eat them.

5. I get stressed out very easily

6. Education is one of the most important things in my opinion

7. I get very angry if you do not respond to my texts. You are never "too busy" to give a quick response

8. The polos in my closet are organized by color

9. Bravo TV might be an addiction

10. I desperately want to be fluent in 2 languages

11. Trying new restaurants is hands down one of my favorite things to do.

Glitterista's questions for me:

1. What is your favorite month?

June. Summer is just getting underway and the weather is usually pleasant. 

2.What children's (or young adult) book would you like to re-read now?

Its definitely not a children's book but i would re-read the Great Gatsby in a heartbeat

3. What song do you play on repeat?

So Happy I Could Die

4. If you had to dress head-to-toe in one color for the next month what would it be?

Black. This is New York after all

5. What celebrity do others say you most resemble?

I hate to say it, but Justin Bieber

6. What is the quality you most value in a significant other?

Intelligence

7. What language would you most like to learn?

Ive been studying French for 7 years. I just want to be fluent!

8. If you could be any one character from a movie, tv show, play or book, who would it be and why?

This is an incredibly hard question! Can it be a person in a reality TV show??...Im going to with Brad Goreski then.

9. Where would you like to go for your next vacation?
London!

10. What's your favorite all-time Halloween costume?
When my mother, sister, and myself each dressed up as a playing card. I was probably 6 or so.

11. If you had to change jobs tomorrow and could do anything you wanted, what would you do?
I dont really have a career yet but if I had changed and did completely whatever I want, I would probably be a stylist.


My Questions
1. Whats your all-time favorite store?
2. Whats your most memorable vacation?
3. If there's one thing that bothers you more than anything else, what is it?
4. iPhone or Blackberry?
5. If you could, is that a moment you would take back in time?
6.  Whats your current obsession?
7. What was your first car...did you love or hate it?
8. Did you ever picture yourself where you are now, 5 years ago?
9. Do you love sweets, if so, whats your favorite dessert?
10. 2012 election, are you following it closely?
11. What quality do you despise in others?


Tagging
Happily Ever Healthy
Join The Gossip
Blonde Episodes
Vineyard Love Knots
How I Met Your Father
Southern California Chic
LuLu and Daisy
Hines Sight Blog
Preppy in Pittsburgh
The Frugalista Diaries
Sweet Southern Prep

Wow, that was a lot of 11's. I hope you will all play along :)

Anchored Style Giveaway

I know I hit 100 followers a few weeks ago, but we're celebrating now. I'm teaming up with Anchored Style to host my second giveaway.

For those of you not familiar with this brand, I've taken the following from their "about" page which can be found on their website:

"Welcome to Anchored Style! In the words of Mark Twain, take a moment to "throw of the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor, and catch the trade wind in your sails." The past year I have lived Twain's words and set out to "dream, discover, explore," and work my tail off. I spent my days searching for inspiration in the harbors and on the beaches near my home, and nights throwing myself into researching, planning, and designing my line. I reached out to local sailors, surfers, kite-boarders, sun-worshippers, and anglers for input. I poured my passion, integrity, determination and creativity into the designs and finally had the “surfer-prep” style I had envisioned. "

And now the good part:

This giveaway will be running today through August 17th at 11:59pm EST with the winner being announced next  Thursday!

One winner will receive a goody box from Anchored Style which includes the following:

assorted decals:

croakies and Ray-Ban style sunglasses

and a koozie

I think this decal sums up the Anchored Style lifestyle best:

How to Enter:

1. Mandatory: You must be a follower of Life Through Preppy Glasses via Google Connect

2. Visit Anchored Style and tell me what you would love to have

3. Follow @wes_holland on twitter and tweet about this giveaway using @anchoredstyle in your tweet

4. Blog about this giveaway (please leave link in your comment)

5. Display my giveaway button on your blog

That makes for a total of 5 entries :)

*Note* All entries must be left in SEPARATE comments, please! I will be using a random number generator to pick the winner. Make sure you can be contacted via email found on your blog or comments.

Good Luck!

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Also stop by Keeping Up With Kendra, im guest blogging over there about back to school!

Coast and Canter Giveaway!

I am soooo excited to announce my very first blog giveaway here at Life Through Preppy Glasses. For this giveaway I've partnered with a great company, Coast and Canter.

This company was started by a college student, and is such a great example of entrepreneurship. They are committed to making fashionable, high quality clothing....geared toward the relaxed lifestyle of course!

"At Coast & Canter clothiers, we are dedicated to making functional yet wearable casual garments that are either produced entirely or finished in the United States, helping to keep jobs in America and stimulate the economy." -  via

This giveaway is not for one, but TWO "Seaside Pocket Shirts." Keep one for yourself, get both colors, or give one to a friend and share the Coast and Canter brand.

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Ok, so now for the details of the giveaway:

Mandatory: To Be eligible to enter you must be a follower of Life Through Preppy Glasses via Google Friend Connect and "like" Coast & Canter on Facebook.

**Please leave all entries in separate comments as I will be using random.org to calculate the winner***

Entries:

1. Visit Coast and Canter's website and tell me what your favorite item is.

2. Blog About this giveaway using my button below, and leave a link to your blog in the comment

3. Follow @Wes_Holland on twitter

4. Follow @CoastandCanter on twitter

5. Tweet About this giveaway using @Wes_Holland in your tweet

This giveaway will run for a week, so you have until 11:55pm EST on 2/7 to enter. Please note, an email address must be available for me to contact the winner for size/color preference and shipping address!

Thanks for participating!!

College Prepster is having an awesome KJP bracelet giveaway....it was made custom for her!! Check it out and tell her i sent you over.

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Tasteful Tuesday: Tiramisu

A good Tiramisu is one of my favorite desserts...love. We've been cleaning out closets, drawers, ect. around here lately and I came across a folder filled with recipes and the one that caught my eye a is for a twist on the traditional Tiramisu....i thought I'd share:

Blueberry-Lemon Tiramisu:

It only takes about 25 minutes to put this together and then it needs to be chilled overnight.

makes 9 servings

Ingredients:

• 1 to 2 lemons
• 3.75 c. blueberries
• .75 c sugar
• 4 tbsp. water
• 1 container nonfat Greek Yogurt
• 1 pkg ladyfingers

1. From lemons, grate 1.5 tsp. peel and squeeze .25 cup juice.

2. in a saucepan combine 1.5 c blueberries, .25 c sugar, and 1 tbsp. water. Heat on medium 5 minutes, or until blueberries soften and juice thickens, stirring occasionally. Transfer to bowl an stir in 1.5 c blueberries. Set aside

3. Prepare lemon syrup: in microwave safe bowl, combine .25 c sugar and remaining 3 tbsp. water. Cook in microwave on high 1 minute. Stir in 3 tbsp lemon juice and 1 tsp lemon peel.

4. In medium bowl, stir together nonfat yogurt and remaining .25 c sugar, 1 tbsp. lemon juice, and .5 tsp lemon peel.

5. In a baking dish, arrange half of ladyfingers and brush with half of lemon syrup. Spoon blueberry mixture evenly over ladyfingers. Arrange remaining ladyfinger over blueberries. Brush with remaining lemon syrup. Spoon yogurt mixture on top, spreading evenly. Cover and refrigerate overnight. To serve, top tiramisu with remaining blueberries.

I know everyone New Year's Plan is to lose weight, but i think you should give this a try. Dont forget to vote in my poll found on the top right of my page!

Merci Pour Les Souvenirs

It's my last weekend in the city for a little bit, so i thought I'd say "thanks for the memories" (i need to start brushing up on my french for next semester! haha)

meeting Brad Goreski!

Dennis Basso

Sonja Morgan

Halloween- "Blackberry is on another level"

courtesy of SoulCycle (Tom and Katie Cruise were in my most recent class!)

What in the World is a Prep Anyway??

The other day I was reminded of the fact that most people do not know what a preppy person really is. I hate to break it to all those people that believe Hollister and Abercrombie are "preppy"....but they just aren't. I think they are just borderline tacky to be honest (anyone else's opinion on this??)

The Oxford English Dictionary Defines "Preppy" as the following:

adj. of clothes, appearance, ect. :typical of or associated with students at prestigious [prep] schools; neat, classic, smart.
displaying the attitudes, style, or behavior of a conservative, wealthy social set.


I believe this definition makes the point that "preppy" is actually a lifestyle.

If I had to describe the preppy lifestyle briefly, I would say the following:

We enjoy looking put together, sophisticated, and conveying ourself in intelligent ways. Education is an important part of our lives..after all, aren't those prestigious colleges we go to where we meet our feature spouses ect.??

Yes, we tend to be conservative, but conservative is classic and refined. We tend to be religious, and family is very important. A good evening consists of good food, family, friends, and laughing.....sorry but "clubbing" is just a little tacky for us- go ahead, call us losers for that.


The family pet is a very important part of the family. He takes trips with you wherever you go, whether that be the mall, the boat, or the shore. After all, it is a family vacation.

Our closets are filled with the following:

• polos
• khakis
• blazers
• paisley
• plaid
• cable knits
• v-necks
• Sperry's

A couple terms you may need to know:

• the club- no this isnt a hot night spot, its actually the country club- a place for nice lunches and dinners or a round of golf
• down the shore- basically this is how you say youre going to the beach *edit* this may only pertain to those hailing from the Philadelphia area
• "the uniform"- this consists of khakis, a button down, and a navy blazer. Complete with loafers or Sperry's
• Sperry's- basically any dock shoe is a Sperry.
• Riding- on a horse that is

Just  my opinion about some things preppy. What's part of your definition of preppy?


p.s.- for those of you interested in the button code, just contact me

"Its Christmas Time in the City"

Some friends and myself decided to officially make it the holiday season by visiting the department store windows, and who else to feature than the wonderful Bergdorf Goodman...always the best! Fortunately my pictures turned out great even though i have one of the worst cameras in the world. (SLR for christmas??)

Check out this behind the scenes video here to get a sense of what went into these masterpieces:

Bergorfs themself told me that the windows are worked on for about 6 months...i had the following mini conversation with them:

The following windows feature designer from Oscar de la Renta, Philip Lim, Iu Miu, and of course Alexander McQueen. Enjoy!

And the holiday season is not complete without the "Cartier Package" always one of my favorites

Anyone always do something "festive" around the holiday season??

Favorite Friday: SoulCycle

I want to share a little about a place that im currently obsessed with and is quite possibly my favorite place to go right now, and that is SoulCycle.

For those of you who don't know, SoulCycle is an indoor cycling facility that is taking New York by storm.  Started a few years go on the UWS, they now have locations in the UES, their flagship in TriBeca, the Hamptons, and a new location opening up on Union Square (that could be dangerous...so close!).


I started going about a month ago, and cant stop. The classes are 45 minutes long, and work every part of your body. Theres even a weights portion near the end of each class...trust me you'll be drenched by the end. The idea behind Soul is a workout that is effective yet relaxing at the same time, so the studio is light only by candle light during the class. The playlists are great and keep you moving for the duration of the class.

Rider at Soul are like a little community. Everyone is devoted to the class, and loves being there. I usually do a 5pm class on a Saturday, and see a lot of the same riders each Saturday. I was fortunate enough to spin right behind Kelly Ripa..awesome right?!

I recently discovered their Community Rides...best thing..they're free! Its a great way to add an extra class to your schedule because you get a normally $32 class for NOTHING! They utilize these classes for new instructors, so its a great way to get to know them as they start at Soul. I will heading up to the UWS later today for one.

The studio is filled with woman carrying Goyard Bags....Lisa Birnbach would be proud. So if you ever get a chance to take a class at Soul...do it! You will be obsessed like me. Who knows, you may be next to Chelsea Clinton or Anderson Cooper. All i have to say is, watch out Kelly, theres a new kid on the bike.

you can check them out for more details here Soul-Cycle

Anyone else have something they are currently obsessed with...please share!