Sunday, July 28, 2013

An All Day Affair :)

Yesterday, Bella and I spent the whole day at our friends, Dain and Adison's 12th birthday party and I have to blog about it. What a great time and great idea this party was! Our friends, Norma and James (Dain and Adison's parents), got a room at the JW Marriot here in San Antonio and right down the street from us. The resort is amazing; restaurants, pools, lazy river and more. As the kids were playing, we discussed how affordable it actually was. They booked a room for the night which was over $300 BUT had snacks and drinks for the party to enjoy in the room so there was no other expense. The kids arrived at 3 and the in pool movie started at 8:30 so we didn't leave until 10. An all day party for everyone to enjoy at this resort - SCORE! Great Job, Norma and James!!! Here are a few of the pics, unfortunately someone forgot to charge the camera so some our with my Iphone...
 
Me and Norma



Dain, Bella, and Adison
       
The Princess and I






James and the kids
Having fun in the pool
 

They had s'mores!
Johnathan enjoying a s'more
Wesley enjoying his s'more

Bella enjoying her HOT s'more


Snacks in the room
The room
More food
The resort
The kiddos




Link to JW Marriot!
The poolside movie (Toy Story 2)




 









Friday, July 26, 2013

The 'Longer' Little Black Dress

As excited as I was to do my first Fashion Friday post, I somehow failed to think about the being photographed part! I am not a supermodel who kicks on the charm in front of a camera...completely opposite. I can not stand there and just pose and smile, I laugh. I can take pictures WITH friends and family but completely by myself...umm, I freeze! lol What are you supposed to do? Put hands here, lean this way, which is my best side?! Oh, but don't you worry, there is a supermodel in here waiting to come out and then you are all in trouble! :)
 
To start my Fashion Friday I’m going with my summer go-to piece: The Maxi! I am in love with maxi dresses, have them in all colors and prints and pretty much live in them most of the week….ummm, year! We can do that in San Antonio!  And even though I am only 5 feet tall I refuse to let that hinder my obsession with these. (Although more than half I’ve had to hem up) I can throw one on with flats and grocery shop or throw on heels and a cardi and meet friends for a dinner out. They are amazing. And they are kid friendly, to boot! I can run around with Bella and am completely comfortable.
 
Calvin Klein maxi dress
 Purchased at Dillard's, will have to find something similar
 Stella & Dot Earrings, Avalon Hoop
 DKNY Tote Bag, Bag

 Thanks for visiting!! HAPPY FRIDAY!!



Thursday, July 25, 2013

My Current Wish List


A few things I'm craving right now...

1. Mercury Candle Holders, $5 - Purchase Here - West Elm
2. Footed Mercury Hurricanes, $19-$49 - Purchase Here - West Elm
3. Square Lacquer Tray, $32 - Purchase Here - West Elm
4. Caitlin Frame, $27 - Purchase Here - Ralph Lauren (extra 40% sale items - code: RLSUM13)
5. Chevron Storage Ottoman, $50 - Purchase Here - Target (on sale)
6. Ikat Tea for One Set, $38 - Purchase Here - C. Wonder
7. 3 Piece Candleholder Set, $37.85 - Purchase Here - Crate & Barrel (on sale)
8. Tory Burch Candle, $45 - Purchase Here - Tory Burch
9. Jane Austen The Complete Set, $1.99 - Purchase Here - Amazon Kindle
10. Initial Candle, $11 - Purchase Here - Nordstrom

I'm in love and wish it was closer to my birthday so I could use this as my wish list! BUT I'm quite certain I will find plenty more to obsess over by October!

Whoo hoo!!! One more day 'till Friday! :)

Monday, July 22, 2013

The Infamous First Blog Post

The pressure to write the first blog. Here it goes.... I'm a newly single mom of a fabulous 8 year old Princess, Isabella. By day I work as an accountant and in the evenings I play Supermom/Business Entrepreneur!

I love to try anything once...new recipes, restaurants, messy kids projects (ahhh!), and anything fun and out of the ordinary. I am far from the best cook and would have someone do all the everyday cooking, if possible, but in the meantime I enjoy experimenting with any recipe I come across and see if it passes the 8 yr old test (90% of it doesn't-I like too many veggies, she-not so much).  I do LOVE getting together with friends, entertaining, and making anything tapas. My family calls me Martha Stewart but hey, who doesn't love a gorgeous spread! (I secretly love Martha Stewart, don't judge!)

I am thrilled to share all of the exciting details of my everyday life. Maybe someone can find some uplifting advice, or a great outfit idea, or just laugh at the mundaneness of MY everyday! :)

Family, Fun, and Fashion...

I chose the title because that, in a nutshell, is me! Nothing gives me more happiness (and stress) then spending time with family - this is supposed to be somewhat of a diary, I'm being honest :), I love to have fun in EVERYTHING I do, and I LOVE fashion!!  ...Oh if I had an endless supply of funds.....just thinking about it makes my heart twitterpate! BUT I don't, so you'll also get a glimpse of my very savvy shopping. You know the saying, Wine Taste, Beer Budget - yup, that's me.

Ok so a bit about myself - you'll have to come back for more.

And I leave you with one of my favorite quotes (who doesn't love Audrey Hepburn)