iPad 2 :. Case Quest

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iPad, Kate Spade, Michael Kors, Rebecca Minkoff, Tory Burch

So as a graduation present my family very kindly gave me an iPad 2… I got a white one and I love it; a few months ago my mum got one sent to me in the US for her (as it’s waaay cheaper buying them here than in the UK) and said I should use it until someone could take it back for her. That went home with my dad after my graduation, but I have definitely missed having one… The main thing I love about it is the way you can download the British newspapers (still not feeling the US ones unfortunately) but The Times is great on an iPad. Flipboard is also pretty nifty; am still exploring lots of other apps so any suggestions welcome!

The Kindle store is great too; I just downloaded a load of French books that were free. I had to leave all my books in the UK as they’re just a *tad* impractical to carry across the Atlantic and I’ve really missed reading French literature. Now I have Les Fleurs du Mal and Les trois mousquetaires (aka The Three Musketeers), along with some other bits and pieces.

Now the only thing left is to find a cover I like. My mum got one of the Apple covers for hers; it’s kind of good in some ways but I didn’t like it enough to get one for mine. I found it annoying holding it back when I was reading, plus I’d prefer something that stopped the back of it from getting scratched too. There are lots of cute options out there, but some of them only work for the original iPad so my search goes on…

Rebecca Minkoff has some cute ones, but all the ones I like are for the original iPad I think.

This one from Shopbop.

This one from the Rebecca Minkoff site.

Same issue with this Kate Spade case, it’s also for the iPad 1…

From here.

Then these two are nice but pretty expensive…

Michael Kors sleeve from Net à Porter.

Very cute, very expensive Tory Burch case.

So in short have yet to find the perfect case! Any suggestions? 🙂

Holiday Update :. Palm Desert

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Ace Hotel, Kate Spade, Palm Springs, The King's Highway

So we got the show on the road from LA and arrived in Palm Desert, where we have been doing very little (blissful!) for the last couple of days. As we arrived on Friday we thought we would just hang out at the pool Saturday and Sunday then start exploring today. It’s been SO hot – 42C and 116F were the readings I saw today! Fortunately our pool is surrounded with cabanas and misters that help keep you cool a bit, but I’m basically in the pool every 20 minutes when I can’t take it anymore!

We first enjoyed some of this… Bought during my trip to Carneros the other weekend.

Today started as all good days do with a delicious breakfast – we headed over to The King’s Highway. It’s the restaurant attached to the Ace Hotel, a super retro motel. It’s literally like going back in time, just with delicious food… I had the ricotta hotcakes which were lush!

Then we headed over to the Desert Hills Premium Outlets in nearby Cabazon. Whilst I didn’t have the best luck during our shopping expedition today, I can say that these outlets were some of the best I’ve been to! Along with all the usual favourites (J. Crew in my case!) there were a ton of designer shops – Diane von Furstenberg, Jimmy Choo, Gucci, Seven for All Mankind, Splendid, Prada, Bottega Veneta… It seemed like a lot of the smaller sizes were sold out which was a shame, but I did find something at Kate Spade!

I’ve been looking for a little card wallet for a while to take out with me that would fit in my clutch bags – have had too many things fall out of my bag on various nights out (lipgloss, eyeliner, and most annoyingly, keys!) that I was concerned it was just a matter of time before either my card or my ID fell out. And going to the DMV any more than is absolutely necessary = a bad idea in my book. I found this bright yellow card holder today and I love it!