Bucket List (To Do) volume 1

I am one 300 word essay question away from completing my MBA.  It's a bit anti-climactic as I imagined my last assignment being much more glorious.  Anyway, the end of my academic career and the gorgeous weather has me daydreaming about trips I want to take.  

South of France

I'm all about mixing downtime with lots of activity.  Maybe it's the threat of wrinkles, but I no longer long for 7 days on a beach.  My trip to the south of France will entail a bike tour through fields of sunflowers and lavender.  

{photo found here on flickr}

{photo found here on flickr}

And I want to experience this on a bike like this {though I'm used to riding a much uglier bike with more speeds making cycling much easier}

{dream bike found here.  It took me a while to find a bike without a wicker basket}

The second part of the trip will entail some beach time in the French Riviera.  How cute is this?

{shot of paradise found here}

{postcard shot found here}

Bucket List (To Buy) volume 1

I have two types of bucket lists:  A to-do list and a to-buy list. Pretty self-explanatory, right?  I was perusing HauteLook, one of those daily omg-it's-already-gone sale websites, and I saw they were selling Cartier watches!  My heart stopped when I saw this perfect watch.

Things I love:

• The oblong face
• The red croco band
• The Roman numerals
• The 18K gold case
• Slightly oversized but still feminine
• Timeless and versatile. It will surely make me beam every time I look at it.

I wouldn't mind one of these either...