Resolutions

I decided to wait until the end of January to blog about my resolution so I would know if it would stick. I was very good in 2011 and really stuck to my resolutions, but to be quite honest they were not earth shattering or that hard to accomplish. I like the simple attitude of "new year, new start."

I had an interesting conversation with my sister in law over the holidays when we were in Mexico. She has 4 girls and her oldest, the twins, are juniors in high school, my sister in law was feeling down one day because she knows her days with her girls are numbered. In a year and a half they are off to college, and that is a game changer. I have a long time before my kids are off to college, but anyone who is a parent knows that once you have a child time is fleeting. So for 2012 I am going to make every day count....Happy 2012!!

Yes Please!

The Tory Burch tribal statement necklace....on sale here! Happy Monday

Birthday Weekend

Today this little one turns 3!!! We are painting the town "red" tonight to celebrate little Miss Scarlett...
Saturday night we are going to a paddle tennis party. I am a big tennis player but I have never played paddle tennis. What I do know is that it is similar to tennis, yet you play off the walls, the paddle is smaller, the balls are different, you play outside and the temp Saturday night will be about 26 degrees...thankfully there will be fire pits to keep us warm and toasty on the outside...
and of course some cocktails to keep us warm on the inside...
Sunday is a little family birthday dinner for S. Don't know what I am serving yet for the main course but I have my appetizer thanks to Natalie and pinterest. Natalie has basically become my cookbook, she has never steered me wrong!!
Have a beautiful weekend!!

Big Girl

Scarlett is turning 3 on Friday, so it is time to move her into a bed. I have been looking and looking trying to decide what I want. I finally narrowed it down to a daybed with a trundle. I love the look of a daybed, slightly different than a regular bed, plus you get the bonus bed underneath. I have 2 older kids and between the 2 of them I always have an extra child spending the night at my house on the weekend, this is when the trundle becomes a necessity. Thanks to pinterest I found the most beautiful bed....with this amazing bed crown to adorn it from above....
too bad the bed alone is $6,384.00!! Damn, this purchase might be a hard one to hide from Dr. Beautiful!!

Birthdays and Friends

This past weekend my mom celebrated her 7oth birthday. We had a surprise luncheon for her and her 10 closest friends. This party really hit home with me when I was sending out the invites. Some of these women have known my mom since grade school, some high school and some college. Some of her friends have moved away and some passed away, but for the most part, every person at the luncheon has been in my mom's life for all her greatest achievements. I realized how lucky my mom really is to have a great group of women she can call friends. With that being said, I knew I wanted to make this a special day. I spent thursday scouring the floral markets looking for bright and pretty flowers...
I came up with little vases for each place setting...
of course we had to serve the best cupcakes in town...

my sweet dad even surprised my mom during our party with a dozen roses...my mom, sister Jules and myself all smiles after a fabulous luncheon!!

Another fabulous birthday!!

Cooking Lunch

I love waking up on a Monday when I know I have fun activities planned for the week! Today I am going to a "cooking lunch." Back in November at our school's auction I signed up for the cooking lunch party. A mom at the school is a chef and works at a cooking school in STL and she donated this fun event today. This party was open to 25 girls and was $40/person, a great way to raise money for our school. We will be preparing a gourmet lunch....
some sweet treats....

then we will enjoy our food, with a little champagne.

Hope your Monday is champagne filled too!

Girl Friday

Before I start, a big hug and kiss to my girl Heather for my new header!!

Happy Friday, I had some computer glitches this week that I hope I have worked out, thanks to all my blogger friends for the help!!

Tonight we are off to a fund raiser for a friend of mine with breast cancer. Breast cancer is a horrible yet highly treatable cancer if caught early. Early detection means early cure, please please please get a mammogram!!... Saturday is the big birthday luncheon for my mom!! My family is coming in town for the surprise and my flowers are ready...
Saturday night, big pizza family party at our favorite pizzeria...
Sunday, a little time for myself...
Have a beautiful weekend!!

Birthday Flowers

My sister and I are throwing a surprise birthday luncheon for my mom on Saturday and I am in charge of the table decorations. In addition to a big floral center piece, I also want to put small bud vases at everyones place setting as a gift to take home. Over the weekend I got the vases and all the supplies, now I just need to figure out what I am going to do.

I could do a variety of flowers in different colors...
or I could do the same flower in a bright color...
My other options is just to do something simple and all white...


Too bad my mom's birthday is not in the summer. I always have an abundance of hydrangeas growing in my yard, I could just step outside and clip away. I think these make beautiful centerpieces... I am off to Floral Row today, hopefully I will get inspired!!

Baby it's cold outside!!

When you have a weekend like this.....It's best just to stay indoors and hunker down. We had a cold and bitter weekend, perfect for reading books and watching movies

First up was Contagion. I loved this movie and I love that it was an all star cast. Trust me if you are the slightest bit of a germaphobe you should NOT watch this movie. I love how the entire movie comes full circle the last minute. Definitely put this in your movie que...

Sunday afternoon I watched Blue Valentine. A really dark and depressing movie about lost love and lost dreams, but nonetheless really good. The movie itself is not a real pick me up, but Ryan Gosling sure is...

A friend gave me this book to read while I was on vacation last month, and I can honestly say this is one of the few books I have read in a long time that I could not put down. This is the story of 2 girls that are orphaned from the tsunami of 2005 and how they are kidnapped for human trafficking. I know the book itself is fiction, but using girls as sex slaves and drug mules unfortunately is a horrific reality...

This book is waiting patiently for me on my nightstand...I keep hearing buzz about "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" so I decided to go ahead and order it. It arrived the other day and I cannot wait to start reading. Go and watch the video clip here and let me know what you think, kind of creepy!!

The Naked Truth

My favorite part of any award show is not who wins, but what were they wearing. I noticed my favorites from Sunday night's Golden Globe were all following the same trend: Nude.

Charlize Theron in Dior...
Heidi Klum, with the most perfect turquoise necklace, in Calvin Klein...
And my favorite of the night, Guiliana Rancis in Basil Soda...
And in other Hollywood news, my girl, Molly Sims is going to be a momma. I already know this girl will definitely rock her bump!!

Girl Friday

Tonight we are off to watch our 9 year old play in a basketball tournament....then celebrating, hopefully a win, over pizza...
Saturday, hopefully my closet will look something like this when I am finished organizing...
Saturday night, dinner date with some friends....
Sunday I want to take my kids to see this...
I heard this was so good and so sad!!

Happy beautiful, and long, weekend!!

The Dr. and Kate

Dr. Beautiful did me proud this Christmas with some great accessories from Kate Spade. First and foremost these beautiful earrings. I wore them on NYE and it took a basic black dress and gave it some pizazz....I also got this funky, chunky necklace. I great necklace can transform any boring top...
Last but not least, these fun and whimsical gloves. How cute are these? When I put these on with the matching hat, which I got last year, I just love the complete look...

Hey, High 5!! And yeah, we have our first snowfall today!!

Out with the old....

And in with the new!!

After spending a week in Mexico, I am ready to put away my sweaters, jeans and boots and slip into something flowy that will show off a great tan...

Tory Burch's Resort 2012 line fits the bill perfectly. My favorite is this poncho...
The high slit on this skirt, me-ow!!
The sash on this dress is the perfect touch for a little something extra, not to mention how much I love a bold print...
And the perfect cover up for a poolside lunch...

Nordstrom is also set for Spring. A new season means a new swimsuit, and sipping margaritas poolside...And after a day in the sun, slip into something beautiful...

This one is perfect for dining al fresco and a late night cocktail with your hubby....

Or perhaps a casual dinner with some friends...

Complete your outfit with some Spring accessories.....

nordstrom.com

Here comes the sun!