Casio Baby-G Watch 4th of July Giveaway!

You know how I always liked a white ceramic watch, from back in 2007 when I fell in love with the Chanel but I knew I could never afford one.

Then came Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side waving around her cool Plasteramic ToyWatch, remember? She made me go all the way up to Bloomingdale's only to find out why they're called ToyWatch: they look like toys, made out of plastic and so light weight you wonder if they really work.

So I didn't buy the ToyWatch and up to a few days ago, with Summer already upon us, I STILL DIDN'T HAVE a nice white watch to sport at the beach and everywhere else!

I said "up to a few days ago" because finally things have changed, and I've found the cutest watches from Casio Baby-G at much more affordable prices. Their summer collection includes little jems like these ones:

The BG2116-7B

My personal favorite, it's white but has splashes of colors that make it look so pretty and girly, just the way I like it.

But it's not just pretty, but also practical with a countdown timer, five daily alarms, stopwatch capability and shock and water (100 meter) resistant. And of course, LED lights.

Price: $110

The BGA123-7A2

Still very much on the cute side, this watch looks a little tougher than the previous one, I guess because of the added stainless steel to the band. And the little heart at 1 o'clock it's just adorable.

This one too is shock resistant, water resistant, has 5 daily alarms, a stopwatch, a countdown timer, and LED lights.

Price: $160

The BLX100-7

With white resin band, this watch is closer to the classic look of Casio.

Silver and grey dial with silver LCD screen, shock resistant, two alarms, stopwatch, countdown, and EL backlight with afterglow are some of the perks of this little guy.

And this little guy can be yours if you are lucky and win the giveaway! 

Just leave a comment and let me know how you would sport the BLX100-7 this Summer, and you are automatically entered in the giveaway. I will select a random winner on Monday, 4th of July!

Good Luck!  :)

Disclaimer: The featured product was provided to me, at no cost, by the manufacturer or representing PR agency for the sole purpose of product testing and review. NY Spender is not being compensated monetarily for this review. Opinions expressed are my own and are not influenced by compensation, monetary or otherwise.

She is Two

Today is my baby's second birthday.

As I write this, she is sleeping next to me (about to wake up), and her little feet are resting on my leg.

Since that post, two years ago, about my water breaking, a lot has changed in my life, a lot is different, I don't have much time to blog like I want to, for example. I don't have much time to do things I used to take for granted, like taking showers and peeing alone. I've mastered the art of doing everything with one hand, like dusting, cooking, getting money for the ATM machine, putting makeup on, taking makeup off, brushing my teeth and pulling my pants up and down when I don't pee alone anymore.

But those are not the biggest changes I've gone through.

The biggest changes are the ones no one can see, the ones inside of me. The change that has hit my heart and made it a hundred times bigger, so that it could fit the love that keeps multiplying exponentially for this baby. The change in my brain, where priorities and things that were once important got all put in a cup, shaken up, and thrown out the window, to make room for just one priority, her. The change in my fears, the change in my dreams, the change in how I see the world now, the change in how I feel the cry of every child in the street so close to my heart: this baby has made me such a wuss.

And I love her so much that her every fall and her every bruise hurts me more than it hurts her. And her every hug and her every kiss, and her "I WOV U MOMMY" melt my heart and make me want to be the best person I can ever be.

I wov u too, my Princess.

Can you help? The mysterious perfume.

A little background history on me (relevant to the story, of course):

In 1990 I went to High School here in the States for about 3 months, but then ended up finishing it back in Italy.

During those three months I learned a lot of things: pretty boys can be bad boys, getting 100 in Physics automatically gets you called a nerd, you need to count English essays' words, teachers get mocked by students, do your homework during free periods...

But the thing that stuck with me the most was this scent that some girls wore en mass. It was the sweetest perfume, and it smelled sooo good.

Back then I never got to ask any of those girls which perfume it was, and I went back to Italy with this mystery unresolved. For years I didn't even think about it anymore... until I came back to live in the States.

Here and there I would smell this perfume again on a woman, on a bus, on the street, at the mall, but I never felt like asking women the name of the perfume they wore, thinking that I would eventually find it out on my own (through my smelling adventures at Sephora).

It has now been a while since I've smelled it on the streets, and I have not been able to find it on my own, so maybe you can help me. Let me give you some general information that might help narrow this perfume down:

1. Popular in the 1990s, but it could have also been in the 1980s.

2. High school girls wore it, so it couldn't be too expensive.

3. I want to say it had a musk base, but can't say for sure, definitely on the sweet side.

4. I don't think Sephora carries it, maybe a drugstore perfume???

If you have any guesses, please leave a comment, and I will be sure to go and smell it! :)

Wedding Planning: The Dress Part IV

No, this is not the dress I want

Ok, so I thought I had a good plan about buying my wedding dress at the last minute, but my plan is starting to get me a little nervous...

Step by Step this is what I was planning on doing:

1) Keep an eye on my favorite dress on David's Bridal

2) Wait for it to be moved to the SALE pages or even better to the OUTLET pages on David's Bridal's website

3) Look for it also on eBay (new, not used)

4) Buy it at the best price I can find

So this past weekend I went on David's Bridal to check on the status of my dress and it was gone from the regular priced menus! I have to be honest and say that my heart jumped a little.

I ran to check the SALE pages and I scrolled through all of the dresses... but nothing.

Hmm. Would they put it directly on the outlet pages? That seemed strange.

I checked the OUTLET pages... all of the dresses... carefully... nothing.

Now my heart started to ache a little more. I had to quickly come to the conclusion that my dress had been either sold out or discontinued! There wasn't going to be a Step 2 of my original plan!

Quickly, I jumped on eBay, and searched for the dress... and for the first time ever... I found one! The very first one that has made it to eBay!

It's a size 6P (I would be more comfortable buying a 8P and have it altered), it's brand new with tags (that's perfect), but here comes the shocker, the lady wants $950 for it (this dress sold for $1,150 at David's but they would lower the price down to $950 every so often, during their sales)!

So this is not the right deal yet, but my eyes are wide open and I'm on the lookout.

In order to avoid jumping the gun too quickly, and buying for too much money or the wrong size, I've given myself time until July 15th. My friends are pulling their hair in exasperation, because they think I should have the dress already, but at this point I'm determined in proving them wrong (I hope I will...)  ;)

If I only buy one piece of clothing this summer, this is it!

A Maxi Dress!

I've always liked them, but I've never really owned one because I am 5'2'' and I've always thought that a maxi dress would overwhelm my petite figure.

Well, now that I am at a different point in my life (read: mother with child, and I need my comfort, and I don't care as much as what other people think...) I think I will buy myself a nice maxi dress for the Summer.

The feat is to find one that costs less than $100.

Where do you buy your maxi dress from?