<p><span style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:10pt">Yesterday morning, Miss Nat had a play date with her friend at the nail salon in her friend's neck of the woods. So off we went on the 6 to Dashing Diva in Brooklyn.
</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:10pt">It was nice for them to catch up after not seeing each other for a whole week (ha!) and a great excuse for a little mani maintenance. Sure I had a Spa Belles manicure (in essie Sugar Daddy) on Wednesday afternoon with Jessica after lunch but sadly my manicures only last a few days thanks to all the rummaging I do in my sample closet to get ready for product segments. (Oh the glamorous life I live).
</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:10pt">The play date started out well… 
</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:10pt">Miss Nat caught up on an issue of W while she waited for her friend to arrive.
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		</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:10pt">The girls picked out their colors. 
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		</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:10pt">Both settled on Roxanne's Ruby Slippers. A cute sparkly color I suggested to Miss Nat instead of City that Never Sleeps. A little too dark for a five year old.
</span></p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.veepveep.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/050409-1929-barbiegonew31.jpg" alt=""/><span style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:10pt">
		</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:10pt">But when it was time for me to choose a color I decided to do something I had never done before.
</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:10pt">Go bold.
</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:10pt">How bold? Let's just say in my life I have never had hot pink finger nails but I had just chosen the Elsa Schiaparelli of pinks.
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		</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:10pt">It was definitely <span style="text-decoration:line-through">shocking</span> Barbie Gone Wild.  Except the name was something like Felicia's Fuschia.
</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:10pt">Out of all the colors I could have chosen I chose to try and match the floor tile.
</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:10pt">As my nails were drying and my friend sat next to me laughing while her light lavender painted nails dried, I remembered I have two events this week where wearing Ballet Slippers or Mademoiselle would be more appropriate. Ooops.
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		</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:10pt">I blame the color choice on the downpour of rain I walked through to get to the nail salon, will wear the color tonight to The Plaza but will probably polish change tomorrow back to Starter Wife on my lunch hour. 
</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:10pt">I will say for the few hours I've worn this color, it's made me smile .. without fail.. every time I look at it. Must be how Barbie got Ken.
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</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Georgia; font-size:10pt"><strong>Next stop – </strong>Tomorrow is one of my favorite days of the year – Guacamole Day aka Cinco de Mayo that means dinner at <a href="http://www.brguestrestaurants.com/restaurants/dos_caminos_park/index.php">Dos Caminos</a>
		</span></p><p style="background: white"><span style="font-family:Georgia"><span style="font-size:10pt"><strong>Car Song</strong> – <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5MjVyqByzU" target="_blank">Counting Blue Cars</a> by Dishwalla "<span style="color:black">We asked many questions like children often do."</span></span>
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