Happy Ash Wednesday!

Wishing everyone a Happy Ash Wednesday!

I'm eating my one full meal today in a few minutes then off to Mass to receive my ashes.

I hate going at night because I like to wear my ashes all day (Random fact: I'm very shy so it makes me go outside my comfort zone to wear them on my forehead for all to see) but there aren't any churches that work in my extremely early teaching schedule. Oh well! At least Rosie will see them when I get home :-)

This year I chose a very challenging thing to give up: Gossip.

This means none shall pass my lips and I will not read or watch any gossip as well (Goodbye, People.com!!!)

I'm doing something different this year in terms if or when I slip up. I usually give a certain amount of money each time I slip up and do the thing I gave up. This year I've set a dollar amount that I want to give to a charity (Yet to be named. Any suggestions?).  Every time I gossip or read/watch gossip, I have to take away 25 cents from that amount, with the goal being that I give as close (if not all) to that amount as possible.

*Friendly reminder: My awesome giveaway (the package just came in yesterday and the notepads are really cute... brown and blue on one and pink and green on the other!) ends tonight. I will post the lucky reader tomorrow afternoon*

Maine! A recap of Sunday's trip...

Welcome to York!

First stop: Flo's Hot Dogs. A must have. I order it just with the special sauce, but you can order it any way you like :-)

Doesn't look like much on the outside... you may even drive right by it the first time by accident!

Next stop: A walk along Marginal Way (too much snow this time but we will next time we visit in the Spring).

Then on to Perkins Cove!

Cute fishing cottages turned into shops!

I have my eye on this one. I'll be back when it opens for the season.

Sea Glass anyone?

My favorite two places in the area... so nice!

Great shot of Rosie and Mr. S

"Nubble Light"

Where Mr. S proposed 8 years ago

Isn't that cute! A St. Patrick Lobster Trap Tree :-)

Finally, no visit to York and the surrounding are is complete without Stonewall Kitchen.

Thanks for joining me on my visit to Southern Maine!

What type are you?

Hi everyone! Thanks for visiting! The fam and I are going up to Maine for the day. I promise lots of pictures and a nice post when I get back this afternoon :-)

Also, thanks to all for the initial response to my very first giveaway! I'm hoping the weekend/break is keeping some people away but I'm excited to give this gift to a very nice home. If you haven't seen it yet, please check it out! It ends on Wednesday.

I was bored this morning and was surfing the Internet when I found this post on Facebook. After reading it, I had to share it. Let me know what you think.


"The Different Kinds of Preppy
I'm not sure if it's even possible to categorize preppies, but there seems to be really different kinds of them.
There are several types:

The East Coast Die-hard Preppy
These are the preps you find in areas like New England or Boston. Think of the Kennedy's. Vassar, Yale or Boston University. Favorite brands are Polo, J.Crew, Vineyard Vines, CK Bradley or the many small shops in the area that sell preppy clothes. These preps wear pants with whale prints or madras shorts during summer. Nantucket, Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, Maine, etc are Die-hard Preppy haunts.

The West Coast Hippie Preppy
You can find this kind of prep in the San Francisco Bay Area. They love classic clothes but the look is comfortable and lived in. The clothes are geared towards the year round 70 degree weather. The look is often cotton sweaters, jeans, chinos, walking shorts, clogs or Birkenstocks and arts and craft accessories. They drive old Volkswagens or Jeep Cherokees with PBS or KQED stickers in the bumpers or windows. Hippie Preppy haunts include Sausalito, Marin, Napa, Halfmoon Bay or the Monterrey beaches. Hippie Prep schools include Stanford, University of San Francisco, UCSF, Golden Gate, St Ignatius, Woodside etc.

The Cosmopolitan Metro Preppy
You can find these preps in major metropolitan cities like New York or Los Angeles. The Metro Preps like updated classics. Their style is sometimes called fashionably conservative. These preps can shop in stores in like Banana Republic, The Gap or Ann Taylor. I also think they're the more internationally travelled of all the preppies.

The Traditionalist Preppy
This type of prep is very much into tradition. They are old school as old school can get. They wear their clothes according to strict rules of dress. For example, pants must be cuffed to an inch and a half. No more no less. They are also the more formal of all of the preppies. These preps will wear seer sucker suits during summer or full regatta clothing when sailing. If these preps had a choice of schools it would be British schools like Oxford, Cambridge or Eton in the UK.

The Southern Country Preppy
You can find them in Southern states like Virginia, Maryland and The Carolinas. Country preps tend to be more the outdoor types. Favorite items of clothing include barn jackets and duck boots. Patagonia, Lands End and L.L. Bean are common brands but they also buy Polo or J.Crew. Country Preps are very much into equestrian sports or hunting. You can find them hunting in Ashburn or riding in Middleburg and in the summers they go to Virginia Beach, Nags Head or The Outer Banks. Country prep schools include Altamont, Westminster, Harpeth Hall or boarding schools such as Woodberry Forest,Baylor, Foxcroft or Madiera.

The Classic Preppy
These are the most common of all the preps. They just love anything that is classic and get their influences from all the above."

If I had to choose which prep I fall under, it would be classic prep and  second would be a cross between New England and Traditional.

What kind of preppy are you?

Much thanks!

Hi everyone!

This is the moment I've been waiting for since I started this little corner of the blogging world.... my very first giveaway! For those who didn't see my post earlier this week (or joining us for the first time), I recently purchased a set of cute notepads and personalized monogram stamp from Three Designing Women.

Here is an example (not exact) of what the winner will receive (and just as a note, I purchased this gift through One Kings Lane... I'm not affiliated with Three Designing Women nor have I received any compensation for this giveaway).

*Images from Three Designing Women website*

Rules:

I've entered a lot of giveaways in my time and my favorite format is the one that gives you many options to enter. With that being said, you can earn up to 6 entries!

1. Leave a comment on THIS post about topics you would like to see here at T&CP- worth 1 entry

2. Become a new follower of Town and Country Prep- worth 2 entries (those that already follow have two entries already!!!)

3. Blog about the giveaway and link back to my site- 3 entries

*Please be sure to leave an addition comment if you do blog about entry.. don't want to miss anybody!*

I hope this makes sense... I'm a little drained from work today and intend on making this an early night.... thank goodness tomorrow starts a well-deserved weekend!

Giveaway will end Wednesday, March 9th (Ash Wednesday!!!) and the winner will be announced Thursday, March 10th!

So pumped!!!! Good luck to all :-)

If only....

I really think I was born in the wrong decade. My friends joke that I'm an old soul because I love to read etiquette books and wear my pearls.

Maybe the 1950's would be fun!

I could have gone to finishing school, or charm school as my mother-in-law calls it (can you believe she actually got to attend a charm school!?!?! She is so lucky!).

This could be me, striving for proper posture!

I guess I can only dream...

*Images from Google Images*

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Yay! I've hit double digits for followers... details to follow regarding my very first giveaway :-)

For down the road....

     So last week, based on the recommendation of one of the blogs that I follow, I purchased some items on One King's Lane, one of my frequent haunts these days. More specifically, I purchased a gift set that included note pads and a custom stamp design. If you are not familiar with their stuff, I included the link below!

Three Designing Women

     After some thought, I thought this purchase would be a great gift to give away!


     The idea is when I reach double digit followers, I will offer this up as a thank you to all those who enjoy reading this little blog, and one lucky person in particular!

     Keep posted for details!!!

Be still my heart...

I'm a couple days late but did you watch Colin Firth win the Oscar!?!?!?!

Yay Colin!!!

I've had a crush on him for some time, especially because of his performance as Mr. Darcy in the BBC version of Pride and Prejudice!

Three cheers for Colin!

*Images from Google Images*