Girl’s Night Out with Pearls for Lupus Team

Girl’s Night Out with Pearls for Lupus Team

by | Apr 13, 2015 | Beauty, Fashion, Style

Yesterday evening I had the wonderful opportunity to be a part of an amazing event entitled Girl’s Night Out with Pearls for Lupus, held at Charming Charlie located right outside The Triangle Town Center in Raleigh, North Carolina.  Charming Charlie is an American retailer, established in 2004 that sells women’s apparel and accessories, including jewelry, sunglasses, scarves, purses, wallets, clothes, shoes, and other items.   The event which was a fundraiser to raise money for The Lupus Foundation, was spearheaded by Crystal Harkless, the daughter of my good friend Carolyn Horton.  Carolyn is one of the founding members of “Pearls for Mommy Book Club”, which began in 1999 as a group of women who loved to read and wanted to share that love of reading, coupled with their thoughts and insights, with others.   Although I’ve been a member for years, I must admit I don’t always have time to stay active in the club; however, the Pearls kindly allow me to stay 🙂   Most recently the Pearls became famous, as they were featured in The News and Observer on Triangle Reads (What local book clubs are up to).  Here’s the link: http://www.newsobserver.com/entertai…/…/article15450053.html. When I was asked to participate and provide fashion advice for the event, I graciously accepted.  Carolyn as well as several other close friends are fighting Lupus, so I have a personal interest in helping to raise money and more awareness about the disease.  Last month at my First Annual Big Hat Brunch, I decided to feature Lupus as my charity of choice.  Carolyn attended and talked to the ladies as well as provided knowledge and answered...
Ladies Night Out – Raleigh Blog Society

Ladies Night Out – Raleigh Blog Society

by | Mar 14, 2015 | Fashion, Style

Singing “Oh yes it’s Ladies Night, and the feelings right!  Oh yes it’s Ladies Night! Oh, what a night!” That’s how I felt last Thursday night when met the gorgeous ladies of Raleigh Blog Society in downtown Apex for a fun night of sweet treats and shopping.  It was my first event with the group and I was so excited to meet everyone.   We met at Moon and Lola in Apex, NC and the fun quickly began. Upon first arriving there I met a few of the ladies and we had introductions.  They were all extremely nice and it was great talking about our blogs.  We enjoyed small treats and sips courtesy of Moon and Lola.  Every event I’ve attended there has been fabulous and I always love the decor.   After enjoying the treats, we headed to the streets to check out some of the other stores who were participating in the 20% discount The Raleigh Blog Society founder had negotiated for us.  Everyone was moving at their own pace, but it was so much fun to meet up with other bloggers in other stores from time to time.   All the store owners were extremely pleasant and helpful. We shopped until our hearts content, which is why I don’t have many photos of the bloggers to post.   Everyone had a great evening, we’re already talking about our next event! Love, The Ultimate Fashionista...