Saturday morning I went to the two Midtown JCrew stores to checkout if they had more of the new arrivals (I was hoping to find the vintage boatneck tee that is backordered until the summer) and I found a heart Frances cami in my size in the sale section. Because I had already made another purchase and I had nothing left on my gift card (and I had zero cash with me), I had to leave it at the store (not without putting it on hold for 24 hours).
Once home, I "tested" my husband and told him that if he wanted to offer me something for Valentine's Day, there was something on hold for me at the Midtown JCrew store (he had some errands to do in the afternoon in Midtown) the he could pick up for me. I had no reaction (I am not even sure that he registered), so I preferred not to insist.
Yesterday we were getting ready for the Superbowl and because we always bet something to spice up the game and to give us a reason to watch it through the end (for us Europeans American football can be pretty boring but we watch the Super Bowl because it's an American tradition and it's a way for us to "blend in"), I bet the Frances cami.
As I said I'm no football fan and I can barely follow a game but I knew that the Colts were super-favorite and a friend of ours said that he was expecting them to win hands down, so I wasn't going to put my Frances in the hands of the underdog team.
The rest is history and for the time being I have to content myself with these pics of the Frances (with the Scallopped zipper cardigan):
I called the store this morning and asked them to hold it for me until tomorrow, just in case.
Have a nice week!
P.S.
I took some more pics in the fitting rooms and I will post them later or tomorrow morning
Ema, I love your stories. I hope you can still get the heart cami. We are not big football fans either (Hubby is from Denmark) but we love it for the party atmosphere and then party food :)
ReplyDeleteOH! It seems like it should have been an easy bet to win!!! Grrr...maybe it's meant to be-maybe there is something coming out in Spring that you will prefer better!
ReplyDeleteThat is a totally hilarious SuperBowl story!
ReplyDeleteWell, I was cheering for the Saints but if I had known about your bet maybe I wouldn't have! :)
I saw that cami in store in Palm Beach, it's very pretty. It would be a VERY NICE Valentines Day present, much preferable to flowers! Maybe your husband will surprise you!
I agree with DaniBP maybe your husband will surprise you for Valentines Day!
ReplyDeleteI hope you get it! A pretty cami, in your size, AND on sale? It looks great with that sweater (I have the sweater and now wish I had the cami, haha)!!!
ReplyDeleteGood luck!!!
That is too funny! I love the heart cami with the scalloped zipper cardi, too!
ReplyDeleteGlad I ordered the vintage bateau top when I did if it's backordered until summer. Mine shipped out today - I should get it Wed...make that Thurs given the additional 10-20" of snow we're supposed to get through Wed afternoon. I hope UPS won't be delivering if those are the conditions...
random question unrelated to this post - what size did you buy for the velvet, BR blazer that you bought in place of the Jcrew Ecole blazer? I'm 5'6 and 32 in the chest...not sure if I can get away with a 0!
ReplyDeletethanks!
Julie
tell your husband that it is a tradition that the loser gets a consolation prize... I just made that up, but maybe he will believe you.
ReplyDeleteOh, how sad! I hope you find a way to get the cami somehow...so perfect for Valentine's Day. (I have it and I really love it.)
ReplyDeleteThank you for the comments ladies. I love the idea of the consolation prize, I'm going to work on that!
ReplyDeleteI just have the time to respond to julie re. the BR blazer. I got a 0, if you're 5'6" it will not work as I'm 5'2" but maybe a 0 in Tall?