I ❤️ Tee Turtle

Confession: I have a t-shirt obsession. I think it started back in my swimming days when we'd get shirts from the different meets we went to, but all the free-shirts-as-bribes in college definitely didn't help. And now, today, it continues in the form of geeky/nerdy shirts that I wear whenever we go to Disney and to class sometimes.

One of my favorite sites is Tee Turtle, and they've had a little bit of a Disney drought lately. But maybe they renewed their Disney license recently or something because they've had a spate of new Disney shirts lately. These two popped up in my Inbox this morning:



Y'all know how I feel about The Little Mermaid *and* "Poor Unfortunate Souls" so....yeah. Currently coveting both of these shirts.

New Disney Dooney & Burke Bags

When we were in Disneyland for our honeymoon, my husband asked me what I wanted for my birthday and if there was anything Disney-related I might like. (Our anniversary and my birthday are 15 days apart and he admitted that he'd been so focused on the wedding, that he hadn't had time to give it a lot of thought.)

Now, I've never been an "expensive handbag" kind of girl: I can appreciate them, but when it comes down to it, as long as it holds all my stuff, I don't mind if it comes from Target or a designer store. But when my husband asked if I'd like a Dooney & Burke bag, I didn't hesitate. Yes, I said. I love the one you picked out.

They have a color version of this design, but part of the reason I love this bag so much is that the Disney is really subtle. Unless you're looking really closely, you can't tell. And the people who *do* notice often ask me, in hushed but excited tones, if that's a Disney bag. I nod, and we share a little conspiratorial smile and recognize each other as Disney nerds. It's great.

My current bag is currently showing a little wear, so my husband's been on the lookout for another print  that he thought I might like, but most of the recent prints have either been too cartoonish or just not my thing. 

But. 

Today I saw this: 

And I may have texted it to my husband reminding him that our anniversary/my birthday/Christmas were all coming up. I love it. I love that it's Peter Pan, and that Tink is prominently featured, and I love that it's not in color -- the black-and-white color scheme make the Disney aspect a lot more subtle than most of the Disney Dooney & Burkes. 

For a comparison, here's the new Snow White collection -- I think in honor of the 80th anniversary:

There's also a new Christmas print coming out, which, I have to admit, did set my Disney-consumer-heart aflutter. Fall/Halloween is my favorite time to visit, but Disney-at-Christmas is...magical. But this print just doesn't seem practical. I would feel weird using the purse in, say, May, so it's an expensive purchase to just it for a few weeks. But still pretty. 😊

Update Your Christmas List: Lego is Releasing a Cinderella Castle Set

...and no, I don't mean the one that already exists:

 PC: Target

That is Cinderella's "Romantic Castle," and is only 646 pieces -- plus, it's meant for ages 6-12. Key word: meant. 

(Okay. I don't actually own this one. But I do own the Frozen ones. Don't judge. Much like Disney, Lego is for kids of all ages.)

The thing about the Disney Legos is that they're unequivocally for girls: they're in the pink boxes (much like the Lego fairies in the purple boxes) and are often found in the "girl toy" aisle. Even at Target, which notoriously took a stand against gender labeling, the Disney Legos aren't with the other (re: boy) Legos, they're with the girl toys. Only one aisle over, to be sure--and you could probably make the argument that there's just no room, but why aren't the Star Wars Legos in their own aisle?

I digress.

Starting September 1st, you can buy a legit, grown-up, beautiful Cinderella castle set from Lego:

PC: GeekDad

 Look at this thing--it's absolutely beautiful.

And Definitely not for kids -- the ages on the box say "16+" and at 4,080 pieces, it's got over 6x the number of pieces of the "Princess castle." (Of course, it's Disney, so the price tag has gone up as well: at $350.00, it's about 6x the cost as well. At least they're consistent?)

But look at the detail!

PC: GeekDad

It's not just a hollow facade--there's an open back with fun details like a glass slipper, a magic mirror, Sleeping Beauty's spinning wheel, and Aladdin's lamp!

PC: GeekDad

I know what my husband and I will be getting each other for Christmas this year...

...to see more of the high-res pics, visit this post by the GeekDad website.