Amber's {Blog Event} Notebook: Banana After 5 Recap

On Thursday I was honored to co host the banana republic after 5 event held at the flagship San Francisco store along with Laura of On The Racks and Aimee of Song of Style. Banana did a fabulous transforming the vibe of the store to a summer party atmosphere. Complete with a ping pong table and sangria, a chance to win a whirlwind trip to West Hollywood was also on the line. Aimee, Laura and I had a blast greeting costumers, sharing our favorite pieces and enjoying the sangria, ping pong and amazing appetizers. Bloggers like Mission Closet, Like Fresh Laundry, ProFreshStyle, Jennie Goes West, Thrift eye and J'adore Couture and came out to show us support {it was SO nice to see you all!}. And some like Jeanne even took advantage of the 25% off that was offered {she picked up the pants version of these foldover shorts -that I love!}.

Thanks again to the Banana Team for asking me to be a part of the fabulous even -- I had an amazing time!

Jeanne and I tweeting

So cool!

Self potrait at the event.

Accessories area. LOVE their Chann Luu collection.

The ping pong was a fun touch.

And a night with Sangria is always amazing.

I hope your week is off to a great start!

Things I love: Smiling

It's been and awesome week and you couldn't wipe the smile off my face if you tried.
I had an amazing time last night at the Banana Republic After 5 event (update to come shortly)
I found out one of my outfits was picked as the winning iVillage Maxxinista Moment Look (even if it wasn't loved by all).
And this weekend I am going to the Giants game with about 12 of my very best girlfriends -- it should be awesome!
I hope your Friday was fabulous and your weekend is wonderful -- I'm off to meet my Mom and Gma for Happy hour!

Look of the Day: Merci, Gracias, Danke

.t h a n k y o u.

I love blogging. I love reading blogs, getting inspired from blogs and getting a peak into other people's lives. I also love creating, sharing my ideas and meeting new friends through my blogs. I started my blog as a way to record things I did and loved. A place for me to journal pictures I took and the things I did. I never thought anyone would read it, let alone value the things I said. I wanted to thank anyone who has ever stopped by my blog or has become an occasional or loyal reader. Thank you for support, comments and friendships.

I hope that maybe tonight I can meet or catch up with some of you at the Banana Republic event tonight at 5pm in Union Square on Grant street.
Expect cocktails, discounts and a chance to win a Memorial Day Weekend get-away!

Swirling ruffles skirt, Heritage embroidered blouse, studded jacket c/o Banana Republic.

Happy Thursday Lovelies!!
Also be check out my summer faves over on Love, Lipstick and Pearls!

Look of the Day: Banana Republic After 5

I'm very honored to announce that I will be co-hosting the Banana Republic After 5 shopping event at the Union Square store (256 Grant Ave) along with Laura of On the Racks and Aimee of Song of Style on Thursday May 19th. We will be on-hand from 5-7 PM to help style outfits and meet readers & shoppers. I'd really love for you to come and support us. We will also be live tweeting from the event using the hashtag #BRafter5. Everyone is welcome and for coming out you'll receive 25% off your purchase of over $100 and be entered in a raffle to win a trip to LA (4-days, 3-nights stay in LA, flight & hotel ) courtesy of Banana Republic and Virgin America.
I hope to see you there.

Swirling ruffles print skirt and shirt c/o Banana Republic


If you're not located in the Bay Area you can check out similar events hosted by lovelies like Anna of See Jane at stores around the country.

Participating stores:
please contact stores for details

• Seattle (Coliseum Theater Store)
• Dallas (Northpark Mall Store)
• Miami (Aventura Mall Store)
• Washington DC (Tysons Corner Store)
• New York City (Rockefeller Center Store)
• Boston (Copley Place Store)
• Chicago (744 N. Michigan Ave Store)