Thursday, August 27, 2009

I can't go Downtown....

....without window shopping. By Downtown, I mean downtown Stuart, Florida. They have the cutest shops including one of my personal favorites, Tootsies Too. It's a high end shoe shop that just happens to sell Lilly Pulitzer shoes and accessories.

I try to stay away as much as possible however, that proves to be a difficult task when you manage two of the buildings, including the one housing Tootsies! So, I'm standing right in front of their store, with a contractor, looking at a water meter, when I look up and spot this:

Of course, I took a double take, I've only seen them on-line. Then I see a few handbags that aren't Lilly but super cute and very affordable for the fall season (but I already have my fall bag, so I was just being nosy). I turn around and look at the contractor who was on the phone at the time and he said "window shopping, eh? My wife would love that bag!"

So, once I was done with the contractor, I went into to store to look at the backpack. HUGE for my daughter who's two and weighs 20 lbs., maybe a little more. But then, oh BUT THEN, I turn around and see this:


It's the perfect size for Lallie and how appropriate that it's a turtle because she is in the Sea Turtle room at her Montessori school! It was very affordable too and I can just see her now with a little backpack on as she marches into school each morning. I wouldn't use it for school, would get too dirty. But, we're heading out for a long weekend fall trip next week and I think she'd love this to carry her toys and DVDs for the airplane ride! Not to mention, they are very well made! Way to go Lilly!

~smooches~

5 comments:

  1. Lallie so needs that. It is PERFECT for her.

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  2. I did a double take when I saw the picture of the backpack! Too cute for your little girl!

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  3. Hi, I just found your blog - wanted to say hi! This post makes me SO notalgic for Stuart - I LOVE tootsies! My parents have a house there in Sewall's Landing and spent every winter there until my dad died. My mom rarely ever goes back now, but I love that area! So happy I found your blog!!!

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  4. I wish I knew how big it was before I bought it. I too thought perfect for Little Miss M, but it is gigantic. Now I am thinking, it might just be my backpack in Disney in a couple of weeks.

    By the way, I bought that paint can at Michaels in the gift wrap section.

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