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Post by Alice Demming on Nov 21, 2007 13:02:00 GMT -5
She had not long ago received the email from Bliss. It was most definitely shopping time. The Patrician Ball was coming up soon and Alice needed a dress that would surely impress. Just recently having come out of her shell, Alice was making up for lost time. Though she had always partied hard and disappeared into nowhere, she was making more of an effort to be outgoing. She had spent years jaded and drunk since the loss of her mother, alone without any real close friends. Now, she was determined to spend a few more years jaded and drunk but with friends to make her laugh and hold back her hair if she needed to puke, not that she would ever in public.
Green tea in hand- she needed energy and a sense of calm to shop all day long without too much stress for the perfect dress- she waited for her shopping companion in front the Toys 'R Us, leaning against the black towncar she had called for. Alice figured they would meet up here and then drive to Fifth Avenue and do their shopping there, first at least. They would have lunch at a cafe or maybe a sidewalk vendor, depending on where they ended up by lunchtime. Because she had a car, they wouldn't have to hold their bags like overspent tourists either.
Alice took a sip from her travel mug and answered a few text messages while she waited. She smelled the perfume drift over to her before she actually looked up and saw the girl. Quickly, she ended the conversation and put her iPhone away in her large Prada tote bag, knowing it would take almost a miracle to find it again in there.
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Post by Bliss Llewellyn on Nov 21, 2007 16:41:13 GMT -5
Bliss stepped form the Starbucks onto the sidewalk looking for her friend. She had just gotten her faveorite machiato drink and inhaled the intoxicating aroma as she let her gaze travel up and down the sidewalk. They'd agreed to meet out front of the mall so that they could head over to 5th ave pronto.
Bliss had already been searching a few websites and catalogues looking for the perfect dress for the 400 Ball. She wanted to look spectacular for it, seeing as it was pretty much the biggest day for all young Blue Bloods.
Not seeing Alice right away the red head began walking down the sidewalk, her over large tote bag swining from her arm, it had been a steal that she'd picked up at a Sports Check, not that she'd tell anyone that. Still not spotting the familiar head of brown hair she began to dig in said bag trying in vain to locate her cell phone.
Just as she was giving up hope she saw a girl look up that had been leaning against a town car and realized it was her missing friend. "Alice! I've been looking everywhere for you! Almost resorted to calling you on my cell, which is MIA anyways." she said rather breathlessly pushing her hair out of her face.
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Post by Alice Demming on Nov 22, 2007 22:28:39 GMT -5
"I've been right here. Toys 'R Us," she said with a nod to the giant store with blinking lights coming from inside. Alice spoke with an almost stoic calm compared to Bliss's breathlessness. "Your phone is missing? No wonder. I sent you a text saying in front of the Toys 'R Us."
Alice tucked a piece of loose curl back behind her ear, before letting it fall back into her face. She straightened her back and stepped aside, moving to open the door of the car. "So, car to Fifth Avenue, and then credit cards to the perfect dress. Sound good?" She held the door open for Bliss to slide in first.
Last night, Alice had looked through the books of the new spring lines that Lily had brought home a few weeks ago. She sort of had an idea of what she wanted, but everything was so exaggerated. Alice knew her brother and sister would love if she chose something as embellished as some of the designs, something she probably would have done before; they had both recently remarked how she was more and more like her old self. But Alice wanted to be classy in an understated manner, but at the same time, stop-you-in-your-tracks noticeable.
"Do you have an idea of what you want your dress to look like yet?" the brunette asked.
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Post by Bliss Llewellyn on Dec 3, 2007 17:58:44 GMT -5
"Yep, knowing my luck it's probably at the bottom of a lake somehow!" Bliss told her friend laughing. "Oh well, we'll just have to stop and buy me a new one as well... i was thinking of one of those new iPhones anyways." she added sliding in through the car door Alice held open for her.
Waiting for her friend to also get in she turned her attention to the question she'd just been asked, "Umm well i was looking at a few mags and such, and i definately think i want a Stella McCartney... but i guess we shall see!" she answered brightly. Shopping always put her in a good mood.
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Post by Alice Demming on Dec 3, 2007 22:50:16 GMT -5
"I definately think I want a Stella McCartney," Bliss said as Alice stepped in behind her. Alice smiled and took a sip from her travel cup before pulling the car door closed. "Nice choice. I've been thinking about a couple designs but I haven't really found anything yet."
Alice settled into her warmed seat and waited for the car to pull out into traffic before scrolling through her iPod. She chose a playlist filled with old rock songs. "I guess we just have to check out everywhere," she laughed, picturing the amount of bags with which she'd have to walk through the lobby of her building that night.
"There's too many places I haven't seen and if I stayed here with you now, things just wouldn't be the same. Well I'm as free as a bird now, and a bird you can not change," Alice's pure voice sang along to the music that came up around them. Her hands had warmed up while holding her tea so she placed it into the cupholder and took off her green patterned mittens. She wrapped her mittens together so they wouldn't get seperated before dropping them in her bag. She pulled the sleeves of her green cashmere sweater lower over her fingers before asking, "So, where to first? Your pick."
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Post by Bliss Llewellyn on Dec 10, 2007 12:37:59 GMT -5
Bliss laughed as Alice sung along to the music. Siping her capachino she thought quickly about where they could go, "Do you know i really have no idea! Let's just drive and stop were it strikes us!" she told her friend.
Pulling her scarf from her neck she pushed it into her large tote bag, bumping something that was vibrating as she did. "My phone!" she yelled diving into the bag and grabbing the compact gold device out. With a rebell yell...] sung from the thing as it vibrated in her hand. Flipping it open she read a text from Michael
You better come save me from that goddam ball as soon as you get there!
Laughing again she quickly typed back to him as she spoke to Alice, "It was just Michael Castel texting me."
Why is little Castelo scared of the big bad ball? lol she pressed send then looked critically at her nails, "I need a manicure too before the ball now i think of it!" she commented setting the phone in her lap.
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Post by Alice Demming on Dec 23, 2007 14:05:12 GMT -5
"I LOVE Lynyrd!" Alice laughed and psuedo-screamed. She had gone from tired to hyper in less than 30 seconds and now she was on a hyper high. "Well, there's Bergdorfs...Bulgari I definitely want to check out for jewelry and I've been meaning to get more White Tea and to try the new Omnia perfumes; Bendel's is a must also...Ferragamo, oh and Saks also. I could live in their shoe department," she laughed lightly.
"It was just Michael Castel texting me." Alice smiled in response. The name Michael Castel was familiar in her mind, but she couldn't place a face to the name. Maybe she had just heard Bliss talk about him before, but she couldn't remember who he was. Alice smiled in response.
"A manicure would be nice. Maybe we'll stop by somewhere when we get tired," she suggested, "so we can get pedis too." Alice looked at her own nails, which were currently painted a pale gold colour, real gold flakes shining back at her. Inside her boots, a dark mahogany purple covered her toe nails. They were recently painted, as she had just gotten a mani-pedi a week ago, and it had not begun to chip. Whatever colour I end up getting would have to match the dress I haven't picked out yet though, she thought.
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Post by Bliss Llewellyn on Jan 2, 2008 14:39:35 GMT -5
Bliss smiled at her friend's look of confusion about who Michael was, Not surprising really, people only really know about his bad attitude, arrests and pranks. she though to herself.
Listening as Alice went on about which stores to go to she laughed, "Well we have a big day ahead of us then! Let's get startes! I LOVE shopping!" she stated clapping her hands together happily.
"And of course we'll have to waite till after we at least get an idea of the color of dress we're gonna get to get our nails done!" she stated wondering vaguely what color she wanted anyways as she waited for the driver to pull away.
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