Getting ready to open Milly & Grace!

Spring has sprung.  That means it’s time to get the store ready to open! Over the winter we close up, clear everything out and freshen up the place. I also do all of the buying for the whole season. Every year April 1st rolls around and we start from scratch. Boxes upon boxes arrive daily and we fill the shop up with the goodies that I find over the winter. It feels like we are opening up a new store every year! It is so lovely to have the time to really think about the previous year – what worked and what didn’t and how can we make this next year better than last year.  Bring it on Year 5!  We have some fun new things in store for you!

We have a fresh coat of paint and brand new floors! season5 We are getting new fitting room curtains made – here is the fabric:season5aBlue and white is going to be HUGE this season. We are talking every shade of blue; navy to chambray! LoveShackFancy and Joie did blue & white in big way this spring.  season5c season5bBlack & White is also big for spring.  Digging this print from Joie.
season5d Tagging jewelry takes forever!!!!! season5e season5f I’ve been looking forward to these coming in! Might have to come up with a new cocktail inspired by this martini glass.season5g Karen Adams is coming out with some great new products! Here are some new designs:season5h Harry Barker, our new dog line arrived. We’ve done some product testing. Ivy approves.season5i Stay tuned! I’ll be posting more sneak peeks before we open on April 25th!

Happy Birthday to our Allie!

Happy Birthday to our Allie Boo!! Today we celebrate YOU!!Allison1

As beautiful as you are on the outside, you are a thousand times more beautiful on the inside.Allison2

By just being your cute self, you brighten our days and always make us smile. You are so thoughtful and are always checking in to make sure everyone is happy. It is one of the things we love most about you.Allison3

You’ve always had a twinkle in your eye and a flair for the dramatic. Keep doing what you are doing out there in LA… You are meant to be there!!!
(Poor Emily looks like a weed compared to you.)Allison3aAllison4

You are the jokester and the teaser and you make us laugh like crazy!!Allison5Allison5a

You are so loyal. The most loyal person we know and we hope you feel like you can count on us the way we count on you time and time again. You never let us down.Allison6

You have such a gentle, sensitive soul and always put other people’s needs before your own. You are the light of this family and you keep us all on track. We need to make sure that you know how thankful we are for that.family

Sweet sister, you are SO loved. We are wishing you the best year ever!! You deserve it more than anyone.Allison8Now go treat yourself to a cupcake! :)

Same Page Monday

Hi! It’s so good to be back!!  We’ve missed you!  We had SUCH a wonderful time in Europe.  We are currently gathering all the photos and videos that we took and we will be sharing them with you soon!  We can’t wait to tell you all about it.  We did have a bit of a scare – Snap Happy Caroline thought that she lost all of her #otteuropeaninvasion photos.  But with the help of Allison she was able to recover them!! (Emily is never any help in these sorts of situations – she thinks magic fixes computer problems.)  So stay tuned!  

What was the best part of the trip you ask?  It’s that we got to be together.  So cheesy – we know! (Patty would probably insert a #sorryimnotsorry hashtag here – we think she is the best hashtagger ever! Follow her at @pattyott.) 

Since it’s been awhile we will take this opportunity to get on the “Same Page”.  Here is a little recap of what’s going on:

Emily and Ivy are reunited.  While away, Emily had to look at photos of Ivy 57 times a day to help with her separation anxiety.  Emily is even wearing her hair like Ivy now…wavy.  And we noticed that Ivy’s white marking has taken the shape of a heart!  Emily’s little sweetheart.  Em&Ivy

Allison is back in the perfectly sunny and warm LA!  The only thing we can say about that is… WHATEVER!  She is excited to get back to life in LA and to working out at Tracy… especially after eating all those croissants!allison

Caroline is back in Lausanne with only 2 weeks left of school and finals.  Oh wait… she doesn’t sit still for very long.  This past weekend she and Hannah went on their last trip to Nice, France.  carolinenice We are loving her purple nails right now.  After finals, she heads back to Nantucket to help Emily open up the store!

Today marks the first official day back at Milly & Grace!  Time to start unpacking all the new goodies.  Opening day is April 25th! M&Gfreshstart

We can’t wait for summer!  We can’t wait to all be back together again!  And we can’t wait to get back to blogging!