The Winner!

The winner, and proud owner of her own personalized copy of Social Climbers is:




Drum roll...

 Magnolias Marriage and Manhattan!!! 


Email me please with the name for the inscription and your address!




Congratulations Darling!

Socialite Week! Social Climbers Giveaway!

Beth Dunn and I have had a ball painting L.A. pink and green. Next week I will tell you about the real Beth Dunn. You may know her from the blog but I know her from being with her in person!

We lunched at the Ivy yesterday and spotted Harvey Weinstein and a cute boy from Mad Men. Fabulous! We had our grilled vegetable salads and tons of wine. We camped out there from from 12-6!!! So fun.

I will miss Beth dearly. She's a girls girl and does everything with style, class and humor!

As promised Beth and I are giving away a personally signed copy of "Social Climbers", inscribed to you! Just leave a comment and you will be entered to win! Winner will be revealed on Monday!!

Socialite Week! The Ivy

Beth Dunn and I are having a ball as we meet and greet our way through Los Angeles. Here we are brunching together! I want her to have the full west coast experience. We have been to the Beverly Hills Hotel for lunch, The London for drinks by the pool, and now lunch at The Ivy.

The Ivy is not sleek like most places in L.A. This see and be seen place is shabby chic preppy. With it's cobblestone patio (the only place to sit), flower filled vases, and faded chintz pillows, it looks like a Ralph Lauren ad. Well, unless you count the throng of paparazzi that is waiting by the valet. The Ivy is where you go to get photographed. The food is amazing but really this Hollywood institution exists for the best celebrity watching.

Last time I was there we were sitting so close to a certain red headed celebrities boyfriend, that we heard their entire phone conversation. We knew she was coming to say "Hi", but so did the paparazzi. They were ready for her! They practically attacked her and she just acted like it was nothing. Ah L.A. I usually get the grilled vegetable salad which I described to Beth last night. The Ivy is a socialites dream, with it's waiters dressed in white pants and pink shirts serving your every need.

Beth leaves tomorrow and I have to say L.A. will never be the same! Don't miss your chance to win Beth's book Social Climbers tomorrow in my giveaway!

Socialite Week! When Beth met One Fab Mom!

You have no idea how many ways Beth Dunn and I are separated at birth. From our love of a Tervis Tumbler, to our love of wine, we are soul sisters, sisters from another mother, and are in love. No two ways about it.


We met at her fabulous hotel and, as she admired my jewelry, I admired her latest Lilly P purchase. We went to pick up Landon at school, went back to my house to see Coco, and then off to lunch together at the Beverly Hills Hotel.


If you have not lunched there, you have not lived. If you want to feel like a socialite, head on over. We saw my favorite waiter Barrett, who was the server for Coco's tea, but even better we saw:

Demi Moore (skinny!), Jaime Kennedy, Victoria Beckham (no that skinny! Normal!) and Charlize Theron!( beyond gorgeous and so graceful) WHOA! We sipped our wine, discussed our preppy mafia takeover, and dished on everything from husbands to hemlines (Victoria was wearing a tick tac skirt).


Best day ever and I am oh so happy she is here for a few more days. When I got home Landon asked: "where's mommies friend Beth?" Too cute.


Can't wait for more preppy fabulousness! Collars up!

Socialite Week!

Beth Dunn from Social Climbers in currently flying here to Los Angeles! We are so excited to meet and paint this town Pink and Green! In honor of her majesty's arrival, we are deeming it socialite week on the One Fabulous Mom blog (this means you'll have to wait a little for my housewives recap!). On Friday I'll be giving away a signed copy of Beths book, personalized to you!!!


Speaking of the book, have you read it? Part preppy handbook, part Devil Wears Prada, it's a fun summer read! In the book Beth tells us that not all social climbers are bad. She even lists some "cool" social climbers like Grace Kelly, Babe Paley, Jacqueline Onasis, Plum Sykes etc.


I have known some mean social climbers in my life, the type that compliment your shoes, to make fun of them behind your back later. The ones who ask where you are "summering" only so they can tell you all the trips the have planned!


What about you? Have you known any social climbers? Admired one? Been one? Do tell!