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These Are A Few Of Our Favorite Things

Published on April 28, 2014 in Favorite Things Friday. 5 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

Goooood afternoon lovies!  How was your weekend?  ‘Cause I didn’t have a boatload of plans, I ended up feeling 1000% recharged. I mean there was some socializing here and there, thankyouverymuch, and a kick-arse workout class that almost killed me, but mostly the majority of it consisted of reading, Pinning, sleeping in, and catching up on thought provoking and intellectual television such as Lindsay on OWN and Real Housewives of OC, the former giving me such severe angina but which I watch anyway (tsk tsk).

So I know we usually do this on Fridays, but well, life took over and… we’re gonna kick this week off with some of the stuff floating around out there that we’re currently loving.  Here she blows:

1) First and foremost, the ladies at TONE IT UP, a fitness website with loads of fitness videos, recipes, you-name-it:

These two – Karina and Katrina – are besties with a workout website and DVDs and a show on Bravo and perfect golden tans and infectious laughs and OK FINE I WANT TO BE THEM!  Sh*t, there, I said it, I WANT TO BE THEM.  They’re literally like rainbow punch coming out of the pores of a unicorn.  And just when I couldn’t love them more, they’ve just created a bikini season workout plan that starts today. Check out this video they made and tell me they’re not the cutest two ladies you’ve eva seen:

I’m hopping on that bandwagon so fast it’s gonna make my head spin.  Starting today.  Wish me luck!

2) Speaking of bikinis, this summer my cute, sassy gubby Jonathan (hay gurrrl)…

Gubby with his fairy godmother

…is having a bachelor party in Vegas and it’s gonna be crazy… no, seriously. Imagine a group of 10 of the most hilarious, inappropriate, out-of-their-minds b*tches, me as the lone (literal) female, one house, one pool, in Vegas over one weekend.  It’ll be insane.  I’m partially scared.  And something tells me my Target two-pieces aren’t gonna fly.  So I need to step it up a bit.  Hmmm… do I go with THIS sexy little number below?…:

Vitamin A Serra Wrap Bikini

3) …Or do I attempt this little number, the bathing suit I’m already affectionately calling “My favorite mistake” because I know I don’t have the body to pull this off. But it’s so effing cute:

Seafolly Bella Rose Chartreuse

Especially if you look like the GORGEOUS Andee from The Honeybee, where I originally saw the suit.  B*tch could wear a paper bag and look ravishing:

So.  I dunno.  Part of me says to go for it, and the other says, well… it says mean things so I ignore it.   So we’ll see. I’ll keep y’all posted.

4) Ever since I noticed holes in my kicks last weekend at a workout class, I’ve been scouring the intraweb for some new ones.  I saw these Nike FlyKnit Air Max running shoes last night on Pinterest and peed just a tad:

I mean, for Pete’s sake, these running shoes have YARN in them.  My 12-year-old, Amish-looking self is doing backflips over that.  But my current self is saying, “Ok they’re a touch bad-ass, they mean business, but they’ve got a feminine streak going with the brightly woven yarn.” Yes, I just might have to git ’em.

5) And lastly, this fun little mash-up courtesy of my man Matthew at Yoga Hop this weekend.  A little Blurred Lines meets Honky Tonk Woman never hurt nobody:

Happy Monday!

xoxo,

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Photo Stream (of Consciousness)

Published on April 22, 2014 in Deals & Steals, Decor, Fashion and Wise Words. 3 Comments

Shall we do a little iPhone dump this morning??  Oh, I say let’s!  I’ll start with last weekend – one of my most wonderful friends of all time and Colombian sister-from-another-mother, Tata Perez, came to town.  The last night she was here, we did a little George’s at the Cove in La Jolla for sunset cocktails… I’d go back for the gorgeous view, but I’d say it’s better for cocktails than food…  and I *certainly* wouldn’t hustle back for the douchetastic dudes that we got accosted by at the end of the night and I had to tell to scram. They were so pretty until they started talking.

I almost stole Tata’s sunglasses right off her face…  she’s got some big bad a$$ Ray Bans that were so big on my face they felt a little like the blue blockers some swanky old lady in a mumu in Florida would wear, but don’t think that won’t stop me from adding them to my collection.  Big recommend if you’re in the market.

But in the close overtime thriller between the blue blockers vs. the blue mirrored aviators, the aviators won out.  I do not hate them AT all.  For someone who wears some version of a white tee and jeans every day, they slap a little color on my palette.

Moving along…  part of my new job is to spend HOURS pulling potential fabrics for clients at the Kravet Showroom.  When I flip past things like this, a little pee always trickles out.

There’s a stack of memos (samples) on my desk that are so drool-worthy, I can’t put bear to file them away…  cut velvets & hot pink woven biznass & such.  On that note, I’m DYING (d-y-i-n-g) for us to get a project to do a kid’s room, or a nursery.  I can’t take it.  This would go great in a bambino’s room…  not pictured is the turquoise colorway that they just discontinued (#knifetomyheart).  Kravet is to the trade only, but you can scoop stuff like this up at Inside Fabrics at a little less than retail.

Speaking of work, we’re dog friendly, so Gus came with me for the first time last week.  He did a little drafting…

A little begging with his most pitiful “I’m a starving handsome boy, are you seriously not going to give me any of that?” face…

And a lot of napping…

Sometimes I screen shot stuff from Pinterest that bangs a big gong for me, or rings even truer for friends of mine.

One of my dearest high school friend’s kiddos proudly sporting a signed jersey that another old friend of mine / RSL soccer stud did me a serious solid and signed for her.  She wore it to school that day…  I die.

I need to get back into shape in a REAL serious way.  Sarah Santos‘ instagram feed is a good source of motivation.  And a good source of 90’s clothing inspiration – so cool.

My eyes are starting to notice different things as of late…  a month ago, I would’ve pinned this pic for the blush velvet sofa.  But last week, I pinned it because that hex mirrored glass in the built-in is so amazing.

Sconce from Visual Comfort I’m dying over and dying to put with the temp wallpaper Kristin chose for a client’s powder room.

The best looks-great-on-everyone shade of lipstick…  that also stays on for-ever and costs $6:

Just bought & love this sucker:

On my list to try… I have yet to find a can’t-live-without-it, authentic Mexican joint here.

I scooted on up the 805 to Santa Monica over the weekend for Easter.  We did a nice little sunset walk down Ocean to cocktails and dinner…

Karrie’s K Bracelet

My *FAVORITE* new dress from Zara, which I sadly can’t find online to give you the link to :(…  Dips in the back.  Works like Spanx.  Feels like Monte Carlo.

Saturday night got a little out of sorts…  pretty sure I woke up with macaroni in my hair and one of these in my cleavage.

The hostess with the mostest sported a sweet little floral frock from Target… like the grown-up version of a sweet Easter dress.

Sweet & simple Easter table.  Do you love??

Karrie scored the dishes from West Elm a few years back, the black and white napkins are Kelly Wearstler via One Kings Lane, and the tortoise napkin rings are from a little shop on Anna Maria Island.

PS, how nice is my Mom?  She blew up my Facebook wall with this doozie on Saturday and followed-up with the comment: “You were well fed!” …what a gem.

Have a great week!!

xoxo

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