Bahama Babe

Now that the Birthday is over it's time to re-focus on the next exciting/important thing coming up:

Vacation in the Bahamas.

I am going with my family and some family friends who have children the same age as my sister and I......we have 3 booze cruises scheduled and I plan on doing NOTHING but laying poolsize/boatside and working on pinking up my porcelain skin. Before that happens, I need to work on procuring some beach essentials to become the ideal Bahama Babe.
(FYI: I am a chronic over-packer....)

1. Perfect Poolside floppy hat

This black and tan straw hat is a must. I already have a really cute plain tan one, but this one is super cute and I think 2 floppy hats for 5 days is allowable....right?

2. Cover-Ups.

Let's be honest, at this age, you can't just walk around the resort in a pair of shorts. Plus, cover ups and hats look great together when you pair it right. I have my eye on a few....

This eyelet TB one is adorable ...but at this price it ain't happening. No way am I spending THAT on a cover up. Hopefully Target or Macy's can come through with something comparable and considerably cheaper.

One shoulder romper with ruffles? ABSOLUTELY. In the bag, going to checkout after I hit 'publish'. Sooo cute.

I also love this tunic, but I think I can get something that looks identical at Target for half the price. Clearly Target and I will be BFFs this weekend.

And maybe a belted one? This looks like it could double as a dress to....I am all about dual purposing!

Does anyone know of anywhere other than Vicki's where you can get cute cover-ups that are reasonably priced?


And since I have porcelain skin....it's time to fake it 'till I (attempt to) make it. Gradual tanning lotions.

Let's be honest.....I will spend 8 hours a day all day in the sun on this vacation and IF I am lucky and don't burn to pieces and get t-shirted (you know it happened to you as a kid all the time...) I will come home 1 shade of pink lighter and it will fade in 4 days. Most people will probably think that I just took a week off and hung around town.

Le sigh...therefore I spray tan. And apply self-tanner on top. Right now, I am leaning towards the St. Tropez line of gradual tanners that get GREAT reviews.

I currently use the Jergens line, but I have found that it gets very streaky around the ankles and other areas where one tends to start/end applying lotion. I would like to think I am fairly competent at applying this stuff, so I have to ask....does anyone else have this issue? They have a new version of their lotion out that has SPF in it, which is always a plus. It's also like 1/4 of the price of the St. Tropez lotion, too.

Shopping for beach wear is the perfect rainy-weekend activity, right?!?!

Hope everyone has a GREAT weekend!