So much to discuss...

Happy belated Mother's Day to the most AMAZING woman I know!

I love that you are MINE! 

I was generic and unoriginal with this year's mother's day gift.  I went with perfume - Chloe Love

It smells wonderful and sweet, just like mi momma! 

And I just have to say, I LOVE NORDSTOM and their unmatched customer service! 

I wish I was rich and could shop their weekly, monthly, even bi-monthly... just more than I do now!

In other news, the verdict is out on Bottega Louie! While I understand the draw to this restaurant, it was definitely way too ZOOish for Shane and I.  Luckily we got a corner booth, so we were out of the chaos for the most part.  The service was fantastic, however for us the food left something to be desired.  I think it would be a better place to go with a group or while you are pregnant (lots of cute bellies around the place), so you can try more of a variety of food.  With just the two of us, we couldn't order much of a variety.  The scallops and our salad were good, but the seafood manicotti was overcooked and just sorta blah! Mas Malo across the street had a cool bar downstairs where we had a great time celebrating our dear friend's bday!  Happy 35th Nick! 

All in all the NEW Downtown LA is pretty cool, but I'm still a fan of the Westside (aka. the BEST side).  Staycations are the best! When it's time to go home, you're only 20 minutes away.  

Last night we watched Fair Game, definitely a great rental!  Starring Naomi Watts (love her) and a very old looking Sean Penn (I cannot believe Scarlett is dating him, eweee).  

Anyhooie Happy belated Mother's Day to all the mommies and mommy to be's in my life!

XO, 

S

Verdict on Movies at SM Place and The Yard!

 The BIG Screen!

 My Models. LOL

Two thumbs up for each.
The Yard  had a tasty, well priced happy hour. 

I highly recommend the fish tacos. 

The movie at SM place was really fun!

Small crowd

No need for chairs (see pic above), plenty of seats and tables

No one barked at open wine and food

Only down fall is it was little hard to hear

There you have it! 

XO,

S & S

P.S.  LOVE the Gel Nails. 

Sevienne Rose Tacher has made her debut!

P.E.R.F.E.C.T.I.O.N.

 

  Rhodes is BIG brother!

She will be called Sevi for short. 

And I cannot wait to meet her!

XO,

S

TTTT-arget hit a bulls-eye again!

Miss Trish for Target

Yes, please.

Only $24.99, one for you and one for mom!

Go here to get yours.

Local Things To Do!

Each year I tell myself I'm going to try and do more of the wonderful extra curricular activities offered right in my own backyard.  Each year I do like one- FAIL.  This year/summer I hope to do more than just the usual Sunday trip to Farmers.
Tonight we're checking out a movies on the dining deck at Santa Monica Place. First we are meeting friends for HH at The Yard (looks mighty fab, food critique later). And then we'll head over with our blankets and chairs to watch an oldie but goodie Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
Cause seriously, "The question isn't "what are we going to do," the question is "what aren't we going to do?"

Channeling my inner Bueller. 

Other local events I hope to check out during our upcoming warm months:

Concerts at the Pier (I've been, but not nearly enough)

Yoga near the beach

First Fridays on Abbot Kinney

More wine tasting in Malibu here and here and here...

The Getty

Explore the NEW and improved Downtown, Los Angeles (headed their Mother's Day weekend)

Cooking classes

And so much more.

Happy Hump Day!

XO, 

S

My favorite kind of shopping...

...is for the home.

Check out our new dining room rug

from the one and only West Elm.

With new carpet, we thought we better protect the places most likely to get dirty.
Loving the pattern that adds to our very solid and neutral colored home.

Looking forward to having the fam over for dinner tonight! 

  

Happy Decorating!

XO, 

S & S

Planning Vegas NOW (at 31) vs. In My 20s

What a difference a few years make!  It seems like just yesterday my Vegas trips were mostly last minute, filled with spontaneity and involved little to no plans other than where we are staying (and sometimes not even that).  With no plans, we ended up at the hottest clubs at someones table, playing kissy face, drinking out of the Stanley Cup, watching Jamiroquai because we met a bookie with extra tickets to the sold out show on NYE Y2Kand the list goes on.  Oh don't forget the time 8 or 9 of us planned a girls trip and Daddy D called Wednesday the week of and said tell your girls they're all coming to my wedding Saturday night at the Monte Carlo! Oh, the stories and memories to last a lifetime.

A shot from one of my favorite trips!

Rehab 2006

Now trips are planned months in advance and include digging out old contact's phone numbers in hopes they can still hook us up at the clubs.  We go for bachelorettes and work, instead of wild pool parties and hook ups.  We can't depend on our teeny tiny bikini to meet boys or insure our entrance into a club or a seat at the best table in the house because chances are, majority of the group going is now married or even have children.  So those once cheap trips, now cost a bundle because you have to spring for a table and the days of not eating have gone and dining in fine restaurants is what we fancy. 

It's not that today's trips aren't fun and don't create just as many memories, I just found planning a recent trip so entertaining and caught myself realizing, wow times have changed. 

Vegas in my 20's
Drive or Fly
Stay up all night
Head straight to a pool party
Drink ALL day, meet boys, hang at their cabanas
Find something to do that night
Stay at pool till it's dark
Head up to the room with just enough time to change for the evening
Dinner, what dinner?
Meet at a mellow lounge for more drinks and then head to a club
Club closes, who cares, head to an after hours club
Sleep or make out all night
Next day, repeat
2 day maximum

Vegas in my 30s
Definitely Fly
Arrive in the afternoon, check in and unpack
Relax in a much nicer room, maybe have a cocktail
Get ready for a nice dinner, maybe even a show
Head to a club with a table that we pay for
Next day, leisurely wake up, head to a more mellow pool
Relax by the pool, maybe have breakfast
Afternoon hits, exhaustion and heat stroke sets in and it's time to go back to the room for a nap
Repeat night 1
Hungover for an entire week.

Not too sure about this whole getting older thing!  What goes on in Vegas stays in Vegas definitely doesn't apply anymore. 

Blog post inspired by my dear friend Olga's Bachelorette in Vegas in May.  Looking forward to a very adult and different kind of crazy girls weekend to celebrate our bride to be!

Happy Saturday!

XO, 

S