I am an Easter fanatic - it's mainly due to hosting for the past few years, this will be my third year and I think our blooming backyard is a lovely scene for having friends who are like family over since our families are out of state. This year, I'm decorating with eggs and displaying them in a unique way!
Since we're coming up on entertain season I wanted to post how to hang cafe string lights on steel cable wire, because I could not find any good references or good instructions online! I also will show you how to hang string lights around trees as they grow without hurting them.
The flowers are blooming and the citrus trees are on another round of blooms, particularly our pink lemon tree—I can't wait! Speaking of citrus trees and my well-known love for citrus anything, I recently picked up the NEW Canada Dry® Ginger Ale and Orangeade and Diet Canada Dry® Ginger Ale and Lemonade.
Can you believe Valentine's Day is this week? I have been loving popping into stores and seeing the pink and red decor. I was gushing to Benjamin when we were shopping how glad I am that Valentine's Day exists because I am such a girly girl and I love lace, pink, fashion accessories and he just laughed.
I am so glad Valentine's Day comes after Christmas because just when I am sad to put away the Christmas decor, I can put up the cutest decor of pink and red shades. Valentine's Day has always been a celebration to me whether I was single or coupled up because of my love for doilies, hearts, and shades of pink!
Our 13th pajama Christmas party! Can you believe it? I can't. I never imagined that after our first Christmas party which was not a pajama party, that we would continue this tradition every year. And yet here we are again, 13 years of friendship behind us with so many memories that bond us for a lifetime. A huge thanks and appreciation to Lilly Pulitzer from all of us for providing us for the second year with the most comfortable, luxurious pajamas. My heart is bursting with my love for the Lilly brand and their generosity of support.
I've been shooting a lot more in my house, have you noticed? The light is pouring in through the windows now that the patio is taken down so I'm taking advantage of it! I also love shooting in my own home, it's like I get to invite you into my house (and also makes shoots easier). The goal is to shoot more in my own home this next year. When the expansion goes up (replacing where the patio was) we are adding a skylight anyway so we will still get some light in this area. And once the expansion is done, more entertaining for guests!
It's that time of year again, my longtime girlfriends, Club MED back at it - MED for Melissa, Emily and Diana. I met Melissa in college, and Emily during a summer internship at an LA station the year before our senior year in college. Post college we all lived in LA, and over the years it's been a split of us being located anywhere between LA, SF, and Phoenix. Our yearly traditions of getaways together have taken to us to Santa Barbara, Cabo San Lucas, San Francisco, Scottsdale, and this weekend, Phoenix and Sedona. But no matter where we are, we don't care where, it's us, great conversation and incredible fun.
