Secretly Offended

I received a survey from Victoria's Secret today.  I was told it would take 10 Minutes and it would better tailor the coupons they send to me.  I clicked the link, because, sure.

The first questions was my marital status. 

Butterflies on the Metro

Today I saw a butterfly on the Metro. It got on at Union Station and off at Rhode Island, where I assume it was going to Home Depot to buy some paint that will turn out to be a mistake. As almost all paint jobs are.

Of course it isn't as romantic as when Kathleen Kelly saw a butterfly on the Subway and assumed it went to Bloomingdales to buy a hat.  I also shared my experience with hundreds of people on Facebook instead of the absolutely adorable Tom Hanks in You've Got Mail.  If anything, it reminds me to put more Jimmy Durante on my iPod.

I'll just take it as a little wink from the universe that my life is heading in the direction of a Nora Ephron movie, just not Julie & Julia. 

Missing Blogger. If Found, Ask Her to Write

I feel like I get the urge to write with the changing of the seasons.  Yes, it's still humid here in DC and it's still breaking 80 degrees everyday. However, the nights are cooler and the mornings are pleasant. I've had a busy summer with lots of life changes but as Fall comes to the District, I hope to be able to share more with you.

I had my first taste of Autumn via a Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte (at the original Starbucks) when I was in Seattle at the beginning of this month.  Two very wonderful and lovely people got married and I couldn't be happier for the couple.  In Seattle the weather was exactly what fall should feel like.  Unfortunately, I was still in mid-Atlantic dress and didn't completely fit in, both with the temperature and with the crowd.  Four girls roaming Seattle on a Friday in bright pink and lots of Lilly definitely guaranteed several confused or disapproving glances our way. 

 This 1960s-era photo of Lilly Pulitzer, in a peppermint-striped sheath dress, conveys the leisurely, luxe lifestyle her brand became known for.