An adventure in the Spade

I've shared on several occasions my love for all things Kate Spade, you've seen inside my purse  and my suggestions as the perfect "mom" bag. The clean modern style she has in addition to bright and bold colors that I love. To me it's classic! From handbags to jewelry to technology accessories to apparel and don't forget she also has reading glasses and home decor.

Over the summer Kate Spade opened a new location in San Jose, within Santana Row to be exact and luckily I was there to help celebrate. It was so much fun to have a few hours of shopping to myself and get to see, touch and try each and every handbag or item in the store. 

Here are the designs that caught my attention the most:

As a fan I follow Kate Spade on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest. I am always fascinated by all the celebrations they have in their office, enjoying not only delicious but also beautiful desserts. On this occasion I felt part of their team as they were offering guests mini cupcakes {I only had 1 :) } but it was delicious. Isn't the embossed napkin a beautiful touch?

While shopping at Kate Spade, I was assisted by Carmen. She is absolutely fabulous figuring out what handbag best suits you according to your lifestyle. In my case as busy mom on the go mom she suggested the Cobble Hill small Leslie handbag which is leather. It is large enough to fit an iPad plus my wallet and makeup bag and cars for Adventure Boy to play with along with other essentials. I love that I have the option of using it as a cross-body since it has an adjustable shoulder strap or I may use the bag's handles and have it in my forearm. The inside liner has black/white stripes and in true Kate Spade fashion there is a small golden spade.

Kate Spade stores have all the little details that make your shopping experience so magical. This is how my purchases came home:

Kate Spade is located at 355 Santana Row in the City of San Jose. 

This coming weekend Friday October 19th - Sunday October 21st Kate Spade is offering 30% off for friends and family all weekend long! 

It's only in-store promotion. So please visit Santana Row or any Kate Spade location! 

And don't forget to mention you read it here... :D

Disclosure: I am not affiliated in any way to Kate Spade,  I am only a fan of her handbag designs as well as her jewelry and tech accessories. All opinions and images are my own. 

What's In My Purse

Today I am linking up with Mustache Mama, if you haven't checked out her blog you should. She is amazing! very creative and in my opinion cool. She just like me is a Target and Starbucks fan. She is also on Instagram and has great pictures.

Mustache Mama asked us today what was in our purse? 

After a little deliberation deciding if I would let you all see what's in my purse, I decided to share and here is what I found {P.S. please excuse the mess and all the wrappers and receipts}

This is my purse nowadays, it's a cross-body that fits it all and then some! Here we go...

1.- Disneyland admission tickets from last month and Starbucks iTunes cards to be redeemed. 

2.- My business cards in their case.

3.- Hands-free for my iPhone. Never leave home without them.

4.- My wallet.

5.- Adventure Girl's wallet.

6.- Makeup bag {I'll give you a look inside in a bit}

7.- My favorite and only hand cream I use from Aromatherapy Associates it smells like roses! Want to get some? click HERE

8.- Gum {bad habit}

9.- House and my key to the Escape {Love that it has Sirius-XM radio! and kids love the lights inside}

10.- Key to my Pilot {roomy enough for all our bikes and bike trailer plus us!}

11.- My BodyMedia Armband which I forgot to put on this morning as I rushed out the door.

12.- New pens I just got for BBC in Vegas {are you going?}

13.- Arnica {this one is from Mexico, it is the best ointment for bruises, burns, scrapes and bumps! just ask my San Diego mommy friends!}

14.- Reusable bag, if you live in Northern California you know not leave your home without them! :)

15.- 2 small notebooks, 1 small cars coloring/activity book and 1 small picture book of tractors!

16.- Crayons in a zip top bag.

17.- My obsession! I can't be without it.. EVER! iPhone :)

18.- My grocery list, yes very old school but I love hand writing. Oh and some mail. 

19.- My watch which I also forgot to put on.

20.- Receipts, yes 3 of them from Target... {LOVE Target!}

21.- Cheese stick wrapper! {embarrassing! but in my defense I was eating my snack and didn't find a trash can so I saved it for when I got home!}

22.- One ponytail holder even though my hair is short and $0.10 

Inside my makeup bag you'll find:

1.- Cinch energy tea mix and a cinch snack lemon/cranberry bar! mmm delicious! You can get your own HERE

2.- Burt's Bees lip moisturizer, I'm always suffering from dry lips.. this helps soothe them. 

3.- 2 {because one is not enough!} Lip Gloss' from Clinique in my favorite colors: Tenderheart and Bamboo Pink, you can get yours HERE I also love their Even Better Makeup with SPF 15 which is also in my makeup bag it's sold HERE

4.- RIMMEL London blush with a retractable brush.

5.- Revlon sample, 1 bobby pin in case my hair gets in my face too much, my toe ring and a broken bracelet that should be at the jeweler for repairs but I keep forgetting. 

                                  

As you can see I'm your average mom, with a boat load of stuff in her purse. For some reason today I didn't have any hot wheels or legos from my toddler son or a glitter baton from my daughter. I always keep snacks in my purse and toys to entertain both my kids while on the road.

If you want to share What's In Your Purse make sure you visit Mustache Mama and link up! 

it's open to everyone!