More Christmas Decor at Milly & Grace!

November 21, 2013 By 1 Comment

34 days until Christmas!  Keep us in mind for all your Christmas shopping adventures.

Julia is staying warm, but still chic in these sweaters, coats and blouses! Our clothing collection is 30% off in store and online!

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 The store is all decked out in the Christmas spirit with silver glitter and sparkle!

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If you can’t make it to Nantucket to shop in person this Holiday season, we added even more Christmas decor to the online boutique’s “Christmas Shop!”

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We also just added all of our designer pillows online in over 20 designs and colors. Shop our Pillow collection and spruce up that couch or chair this Christmas!

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Have fun Christmas Shopping!

www.millyandgrace.com

Filed Under: Emily, Fashion, Holiday, Milly & Grace, Online Boutique 1 Comment

Touring Paris with A Localer

November 20, 2013 By 2 Comments

I stumbled across this company called the Localers, while researching our recent trip to Paris. The company offers a bunch of different kinds of tours with well…the locals! One of the tours was exploring Paris with a localer, who also happened to be a professional photographer! Hannah and I signed up right away. Well, we wanted to sign up right away because we were so excited…but instead we waited and waited and kept checking the weather because we wanted to pick the best day. (Sounds smart, right?) The day before we left for our trip we booked a tour for the sunniest day. And of course, we woke up that morning and it was raining. But, what can you do? We were still excited to go anyways. And our adorable tour guide, Ula, was willing to brave the rain with us! With an umbrella in one hand and a camera in the other she guided us all around the city for three hours starting at le Palais Royal, passing through the Louvre and the Lock Bridge and the Tuileries Gardens, and ending at the Eiffel Tower. (The best part about the rain was hardly anyone was around…so there weren’t many random people in our pictures!) She told us about the history of the buildings and also about her life in Paris. Ula was such a cutie and as cheesy as it sounds…the three of us did become friends by the end of it. We didn’t want to have to say goodbye! Anyway, enough of me blabbing. Here are the pictures!

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^^We ran into my aunt and uncle, who happened to be in town, completely by coincidence!

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Aren’t they lovely? Well, not all of them were quite so lovely. But, that’s not because of the photographer; it’s because of the subject. And they’re mainly of me…because Hannah just looks perfect in every picture! (How does she do it?!) Let’s call this next set of pictures the BLOOPERS.

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^^Help. My eyes are rolling into the back of my head!

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^^What is that face? I look like Julia Roberts when she makes the silly face in Runaway Bride…except I’m not using my hands.

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And I think that’s enough embarrassment for one day! I hope you all have a wonderful Wednesday.

P.S. Dear Ula, Thank you so much for an awesome morning and for the lovely pictures! Hannah and I will cherish these forever because we will be able to look back on them and remember our weekend spent in one of the most magical cities in the world! Lots of love xoxo

Filed Under: Caroline, Caroline's Year Abroad, Travel 2 Comments

Thank you for thanking me

November 19, 2013 By 3 Comments

Happy Tuesday!

Thanksgiving is next week so I thought it was the perfect time to blog about the proper protocol for thanking people.

I guess I should say it’s MY proper protocol because most of you will find this ridiculous. :)

Imagine someone is browsing the Milly & Grace Online Boutique and decides to purchase a gift for you.

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You get one of our lovely items in the mail and you are ecstatic!  You immediately rush to the Milly & Grace online boutique to purchase these cards to write a thank you note! (Please forgive the intentional Milly & Grace product placement.)

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You send out the thank you note and you wait… and you wait…  You don’t hear anything back… Did they receive the note?  Do they know how thankful you were for the gifts?  How will you ever know?  You go crazy thinking about this…

Well, Hallmark has got nothing on me because I came up with “Thank you for Thanking Me” Cards!

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Let me give you the back story of how this concept came about…

While James and I were planning our wedding, I wrote out so many thank you cards to our loved ones.  I would constantly ask my friends and family, “Hey, did you get my thank you card?”  They would say “Yup! Ummm thanks?”

I told my friends that I feel people should acknowledge when someone sends them a thank you note.  One of my friends asked, ” So, wait, you expect a “Thank you” for thanking me!

I said, “Not necessarily a thank you for thanking me, but at least a “Hey! I got your thank you card!”

She said, “But where does it stop?  Then do you have to send a “Thank you” for “Thanking me” for “Thanking you” card!

After this conversation, my friend gifted me with custom “Thank you for thanking me” cards!

Then I sent her a thank you card for this thoughtful gift.  Then she sent me a “Thank you for thanking me” card! I believe we kept this going for about 6 times, meaning I wrote a “Thank you for thanking me for thanking you for thanking me for thanking you for thanking me for thanking you for thanking me, etc” card before we finally stopped the back and forth!

It was very humorous to us, but also I was very happy the “Thank-yous” were being acknowledged!

In conclusion, this Holiday season, remember to “Thank everybody who thanks you!

The world will be a much happier place! ;)

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So, the next time you buy something at Milly & Grace , just write, “Thank you” in the notes section of your order and I will send you a “Thank you for thanking me” card with your item!  How is that for customer service! ;)

See you on Tuesdays!

Filed Under: Tim 3 Comments