I was so shocked and ecstatic when I found out that I won this giveaway from Style and Pepper & PayPal, that I cried!!! Yes, I cried! LOL! I couldn't believe I was going to New York for a $1,000 shopping spree with one of my favorite bloggers...AMAZING!!!!!
Basically this giveaway was so much fun to enter that I actually forgot that I had done it! The idea was to create a "PayPalit Dream Closet" board on Pinterest with items that you dream of having in your closet --EASY RIGHT!?! I went to town creating my board with outfits, shoes, accessories, and some New York inspiration mixed in. I'm a bit addicted to Pinterest as it is, so when I had a theme and inspiration of NYC this was bound to be over the top! Check out my winning Pinterest board HERE and make sure to follow me too!
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I was flown to NYC by PayPal last week for a two night stay and spent an entire day shopping with Jessie of Style and Pepper and Hope of Paypal. I started following Jessie's blog a couple of years ago when she lived in Kansas City and it has been one of my favorite blogs to follow ever since. I was so excited to meet her in person and chat about blogging, fashion, and some of her favorite places to go in NY!
We met up at a little coffee shop in Soho called Prodigy Coffee, a perfect start to our busy day. It was amazing fall weather of 60 degrees and sunshine as we headed to some stores that I knew I wanted to visit. American Eagle, Joe Fresh, Zara, MANGO, and Bloomingdale's were all on the list. Jessie also took me to some vintage resale shops and boutiques that she likes to shop at in Soho, which I absolutely loved! Those are always my favorite stores because of the rare and fun things you can find. We lunched at a stylish Mediterranean Restaurant called Jack's Wife Freda. I had an amazing taco salad as we chatted about life, fashion, guys, and Kansas City :)
I had the best time shopping, meeting new friends, and enjoying the day in New York! Thank you a million times to PayPal and Style and Pepper for everything!
I would totally cry too! It sounds and looks like you had such a great time!
ReplyDeleteYes! I did! It was definitely a very good surprise :)
DeleteThis was truly one of the highlights of my WHOLE FALL! :) SO happy to meet you, and already looking forward to your next visit!!! XOXOXOX
ReplyDeleteThank you Jessie!!! It was also one of the highlights of my Fall :)Can't wait to come back to New York! Hopefully I will see you at Fashion Week <3
DeleteThis is so cool! jessie is the best and it sounds like you ladies had an amazing time!!!
ReplyDeleteOh yes we did have a very good day shopping! :) Thanks for reading, I love your blog!
Deletexo Jana
So adorable
ReplyDeleteThis is the coolest!! How amazing that you won this! I would have cried, too! $1,000 to spend and meeting an awesome blogger?! Pure awesome:) It was so great meeting you last night!
ReplyDeleteThank you for checking out my blog Kari! I am so glad I had a chance to talk to you at the KCBlogger Meet up! Hopefully I will see you soon!
Deletexo Jana
So glad you had a blast. Looks amazing. Fabulous post, love. If you get a sec, I'd love to hear your thoughts on my latest. xo
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Anna - I absolutely LOVE your blog and read it religiously!! So thrilled that you checked out my blog! :) You just made my day!
DeleteSo much fun! I'm a KC girl too - grew up in Brookside - but now I'm in Chicago! Dying to hear how the Joe Fresh store was??? Follow me at http://stylespies.com/blog
ReplyDeleteHello Mollie! The Joe Fresh store was awesome! It was one of my favorite places that I shopped at. I bought the black and white polk-a-dot blouse and a gray blazer there that I can't wait to wear! I followed your blog on Bloglovin follow me too :) I love meeting KC bloggers!
DeleteXo Jana