Where in the World are your Bonanno's?

LONDON ENGLAND



















My frog Bonanno’s love Europe. They’ve toured Madrid (see the blog from Oct ’07), Munich, and now London. They are the only shoes I don’t get blisters from when I’m walking all day touring the city.
Shannon -- Phoenix AZ

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ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND





Vivian,
I had so much fun finding poses with my Bonannos! The first picture with the red post box was taken outside of Russell Square in London. The second features the Dalhousie Castle in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Looking forward to more travels with my Bomannos...

C. Tate

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Italy

Vivian,
Took my Bonannos with me to Rome. The photo was taken at Piazza Navona, near the fountain of Neptune!
T.J.
Chicago, IL

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India

Hey Vivian:
These sandals never miss a trip. They made it all the way to Madras, India. Bay of Bengal in my favorite sandals!
Jenna - Cape Madras

Double the Fun

Decisions. Decisions.
Ella and Gracie are big "Bonanno" fans. Their mission ... find a style and color they both can agree on.

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Hey Vivian!

I recently got back from the Grand Cayman Island and wore my bonanno's everywhere... even to the beach!

Thanks :)

Megan
Memphis, TN

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Hello Vivian and Domenick!
Thanks for allowing my Father-in-Law, to pick up my sandals...and especially for
getting my new Bonanno's "just right"! I LOVE them! My Mom, daughter and I just
spent Mother's Day weekend at the Magic Kingdom and I had to take a picture of them
with Cinderella's castle! Isn't it great! We had an awesome girl's weekend!
Thanks again for everything...I'm hooked!!!
Best Wishes-
Carrie

We Have a Winner!

Every "Stuart Stroll" we welcome up to 400 strollers for an evening of socializing, sipping and shopping. During the 3 hours we raffle off a pair of "Palm Beach Classics," serve wine and run into old friends as well as meet new ones.

This past Thursday we had a couple hundred people enter our raffle ... Saturday afternoon we drew a ticket and called the winner. It went something like this ...

"Hello, this is Domenick from Stephen Bonanno Sandals, may I speak with Olivia?" The man on the other end, said "yes, but are you sure you don't want to speak to her Mother instead?"

Turns out Miss Olivia is 6 years old and owns several pair of Bonanno's, which she has outgrown, and is due for another pair.

She thought it was "cool" to know she was our winner and insisted that she and her Dad would be in that same night to be fitted.

She lives in Jensen Beach, and loves animals. She has fish, one dwarf hamster named Streaky and a dog named Peaches.

Olivia decided on White Multi with a boat sole. She also wanted to add a little glitz to her colors so we will replace the Yellow with Gold.

I think we just made a new friend.

All the way from Denmark

2 years ago Rikke saw an ad for our sandals while visiting a friend in Stuart.

She went back to Denmark planning her next visit to the States, this time with the idea of getting a pair of Bonanno's on her next trip! March 2008 she made it back and first thing she did was stop in to check out the colors.

Citrus w/White was her color of choice.

Rikke, I hope you are enjoying your Bonanno's!

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Ok, so my Bonanno's didn't travel very far ... but I wanted to show them off anyway.

We were invited for an afternoon of boating with friends, Joe and Pat ... They wanted to show us our town from the water. So, I just had to have sandals made for the occasion.

I can't believe this is the only picture I have of my sandals. They are a "Ships Wheel." White base with Regal Blue whipstitching and a boat bottom, of course. The gift basket was our way of saying thanks for a wonderful afternoon.

Joe, Pat with Domo on their 31 ft Monteray. It was super cool.

Domenick's making sure the coast is clear.

Me and Pat. It was such a beautiful day . Thanks guys.

Show your colors!

Spring. Pedicures. Baseball. Need I say more.















A custom pair of Boston Red Sox sandals in Regal Blue with Tristan for Bianica. Domenick insisted on having his Yankee cap right on top for this photo.
What can I say, he's a die hard.

Our Anniversary Date

This is how our "special" day unfolded ...

Domenick and I went to a Spring Training Game, Mets vs Braves at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie. We sat right behind the home plate end of the Braves dugout. Great seats, thanks to Andy from The Stuart News.

It was a little too chilly to wear Bonanno's so I didn't capture a photo for "Where in the World ..." Before we headed to the game we had to make 2 "MUST" stops ...

First stop: To get a cigar for Domenick at our local Tabacconist in downtown Stuart.
His pride and joy ... the Jeep.

















Next Stop: Wheatgrass Juice for moi.
(Side Note: Since we've turned 50, I've been watching what I eat and have been working on eliminating all processed Sugars, Salt, Dairy, and more ... two years ago I gave up Coffee and Meat). It's always a challenge.

















Off we go ...
Traditions Field is about 20 miles North/West of our Store












It was the 7th inning stretch. I was singing "Take me out to the ball game"

















One Die-hard Braves Fan ...
















For those of you who can't wait for season to begin, here are a few shots of the game ...
I can't tell you who is up at bat or even the final score of the game.
We had to leave in the 8th inning to make sure Rippy was walked. When we left it was a pretty close game ...



















































... but I do know who's sitting in the dugout ... Mets Manager, Willie Randolph.
One of Domenick's all time Yankee favorites.

















Later that evening Domenick took me to "Gazebo Cafe" in Jupiter. We arrived a little early so we sat at the bar until our table was ready.















Domenick had the beef tenderloin and I ordered their famous Fillet of Sole flown in from Holland. It was prepared over a fire in front of our table, the bones were removed and the plate set beautifully with assorted veggies. I passed up the rich sauce they had to drizzle over the fish and went with squeezed lemon juice. It was out of this world.

My dessert was fresh blueberries, blackberries and Raspberries, and again I passed up the rich sauce for dipping. Domenick had delicious looking cream puffs topped with vanilla ice cream, drizzled with dark semi sweet chocolate over the whole thing. Yummy.

It was a fantastic French restaurant recommended by one of our good friends (and a great customer, who just so happens to be Wyndi's Mom). We would definately go back and we also recommend it highly.

That's all folks!
The end of a perfect day.

My amazing Husband has done it again

Easter Sunday marks our 12th Wedding Anniversary ...

Domenick surprised me today, with beautiful flowers. They arrived in the middle of a shopping rush, surrounded by women who were all Oooohing and Aahhhing. It was very emotional.

My most romantic husband writes,

"A dozen beautiful roses for a dozen amazing years."

the Peacock feathers inserted in the mix were so unique and so beautiful ...

Our plans: Tuesday afternoon we will head to a Mets spring training game, then dinner at an undisclosed restaurant, a good customer/friend of ours recommended to Domenick. He is surprising me. Can't wait!

I'll probably wear my Yankees's sandals to the game for a "Where in the World ..." photo.

p.s.

tonight I go for a spray tan right next door to our boutique, so I can look extra fabulous Tuesday night.

I am the luckiest girl in the world ...

Happy Easter Everyone!

ABOUT THE FLOWERS ...

Donell Wicklund is the owner of Rose's Roses. Being a small business here in Stuart, she does all her arrangements and delivers to her clients from Jupiter to Port St. Lucie and every place in between. She is amazing.

Her arrangements are unique and beautiful and she uses the freshest flowers.

I hope if you are looking for someone local you'll give her a call. 772-403-2312.

CELEB IN THE HOUSE

Kathy Walgreen, yup, the Drug Store Queen ... ordered these fabulous Emma sandals in White with Bellflower whipstitch and Script monogram. I love how they turned out.

She was in the store today wearing these very Bonanno's, with her darling sister, Ann ... they were both doing their part for the economy, when Domenick asked the question:

"Hey Kathy! When you're on vacation, and the nearest drug store is a CVS, whadayado?" Her response ... "I shop." To which Domenick replied, ... "whada they say when they see your name on the credit card" ... she winked and said, "I only use cash."

We amuse ourselves with these kinds of questions all the time. :)

Kathy and I at the Beach Boys Concert 2007

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Hi Viv and Dom,

After leaving you guys we decided to bypass Miami and head down to the Keys ... I couldn't resist this photo opportunity for your website. I love my Bonanno's!

Tatiana--Flanders, NJ

We've Got a New High Heel Style

It's called the "Cuban" and it's the same as the 1" wooden heel, but tapered.
It won't be on the website until I can update, so if you are interested, select the high wooden heel for $10.00 and in "special instructions" write "cuban" tapered heel.

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Hi from Vineyard Vines!
I'm showing the fall collection at Stephen Bonanno Sandals wearing my Bonanno's, of course.
Adare -- Manhattan, NY

Look Who's Here!

Preppy Sue's parents Grace and Fred came in all the way from Charlestown RI to say hello ... very lovely people.

... and left with a little something for Dad.

to catch Preppy Sue's blog go to: http://preppysue.blogspot.com/index.html

The Website's got a New Look!

If you haven't noticed, we changed things up a bit on our website. We moved all our "Where in the World are your Bonanno's?" pics and blurbs to the web.
I love it! http://www.sbsandals.com/

Tell me what you think. If you've sent a photo in at one point, be sure to look for yourself ...

Don't forgot, when travelling, if you have your Bonanno's with you, snap a pic and send it to me.
vivianb@stephenbonanno.com
Add a blub of where you are and what you are doing
Your Name
The city and State you are from

Color Combos to Check Out ...

Linda from Stuart, FL ordered these Emma's with Bois base/Gold Whipstitch

Elizabeth from Memphis, TN ordered these Palm Beach Classics in Platinum base/Silver Whipsitch.

Sara from San Rafael, CA ordered these Emma's in Purple Ruffles base/Autumn Teal whipstitch

Lee Ann from Bluefield, WV ordered these Monogrammed Tracey's in bois with Brown multi Grosgrain ribbon and Linaria Monogram