Time to Get Decked Out
As the holidays race toward us on little elves feet (make that the Brighton-heeled feet of Patti, Jessie, Karyn and yours truly), we have

an  important question to ask. Why aren’t calendars for December larger than the ones for other months? For holiday “afficionadas” like us, it seems like a crazy oversight… doesn’t everyone know we all have too many holiday events to list in those tiny white squares?

Once upon a time (never mind exactly how long ago) before our lives got so busy, we complained about being “all dressed up with nowhere to go.” The irony is that now we have tons of places to go, and not much time to get dressed up in new holiday accessories. (By the way, don’t you think “dressed to the nines” means that every woman should have nine new accessories each holiday season? That’s what we were thinking. After all, holidays are made for getting decked out…and there’s no such thing as an overdressed holiday tree!)

Seriously, though, we didn’t go overboard. We counted on our local Brighton retailers to come

to the rescue. They saved our holi-days (and nights) with great selections for all our occasions, casual and dressy, from now ‘til the New Year. (And we bet they have everything on your holiday dress-up wishlist, too!):

Patti will be a shining star at her sorority lunch, carrying the Cher Croco Tote – the patent croco is glamorous, plus there’s room to tuck gifts inside! Jessie’s wearing the Twilight Necklace to the holiday dance – its rhinestones could out dazzle diamonds! I love vintage elegance, and the Charleston Hoop Earrings with their cascade of pearls is sure to turn heads on New Year’s Eve.

Now that we’re set for parties and gatherings, it’s time to turn our attention to getting our husbands to check out the list of what we’d like to see under the tree. It’s fun buying what we know we love….but it’s much more rewarding being “surprised” that the one we love has wrapped up the perfect gift to touch our hearts.

Here’s wishing you happy, happy holidays!

The grand essentials of happiness
are: something to do, something to
love, and something to hope for.
Allan K. Chalmers