Babymoons and Brides

Hi girls,
Okay so lately, I've been getting tons of emails from SYB Babes either asking to see pics of my belly bump, or ones of my wash-n-go summer hair...and I figured, this shot of me on our Bahamas "babymoon" flaunts both situations! Me and Sunshine spent last weekend basking in the shade of the majestic Atlantis Hotel on Paradise Island, and it was soooo choice. We frolicked in the ocean, gorged on roasted lobster, and bogled to various Buju Banton songs like it was our last weekend on Earth. The only disappointment was that pregnant ladies weren't allowed on Atlantis' water slides. Boo. Whatever, I got over it and splashed around in the kiddie pool with a gorgeous toddler named Priyah.

Do you like my maxi-dress? All summer long I'd been hesitant to go the maxi-route, simply because I'm carrying around a big ball and need to flaunt my good legs to retain some sex appeal. But I've been so charmed by tabloid pics of similarly preggers Ashlee Simpson swanning around LA in her sidewalk-grazing sundresses, that I had to get my own! I recently wore it to our friends' Patti and Dayo's extraordinarily chic City Hall wedding (it was amazing...you'd think a City Hall ceremony would be a clinical affair with shifty-eyed brides in ill-fitting rayon slipdresses, but I saw some of the most glamorous brides, ever, swanning through those vanilla-painted hallways! I suspect Carrie & Big's wedding had something to do with this...).


Okay, I'm going somewhere with this. Exactly two days after Patti's ceremony, after I'd already gifted her with a bag of beauty goodies for her honeymoon, I discovered a perfectly perfect gift: Philosophy 'Here Comes the Bride' Set ($45)! I know wedding season is almost over, but if any of you are stuck for a bridal shower gift or just something pampering to give your girlfriend as she's going thru the grueling wedding-planning stages, this set has it all. It includes the Purity Made Simple Facial Cleanser, Hope in a Jar Daily Moisturizer, Amazing Grace Shower Gel, Amazing Grace Hair Conditioner, Amazing Grace Body Emulsion, Soul Owner Exfoliating Foot Cream, and Time on your Hands Exfoliating Hand Cream. The best part? Tucked in the kit is an adorable faux-marriage certificate pledging that the bride commit to "marrying herself" before she pledges herself to anyone else. Love it.
xoxo,
Tia