Back from a blogging hiatus...

Life has been busy as usual, but I finally have something FUN to blog about!

Sunday, I helped host a baby shower for one of my oldest and dearest friends, Cyndi Horwitz. 
As some of you may know, I LOVE being creative and putting together events and this one was no different.

My love and excitement for Cyndi and her soon to be baby boy was perfect inspiration for a story book themed shower at Sonoma Wine Garden in Santa Monica. 

Here are a few shots by the talented Jillian of Jillian Rose Photography

 Farmer's market fresh flowers in mason jars.
Who knew spaghetti sauce jars were so cute once you soak off the labels and put them in the dishwasher?
Add a little ribbon and wa-la!

It was too much fun collecting books with items to match.
And the best part, the centerpieces made a great gift for Cyndi and baby from the hostesses.

One of my favorite party items is this guest book idea.
It's a fingerprint tree from an artist on Etsy.
I ordered the PDF and printed it myself at Staples (money saver).
And bought a frame to match Cyndi's baby furniture at Michael's (don't forget your 40% off coupon).
It's great decor for the baby's room and a memory from her special day.

 

Chocolate covered caramel pretzels for party favors. 

Delicious.

 Clothesline of baby items and baby pics of Cyndi and Brett.

Turned out even cuter than I imagined.

 A wonderful variety of food.

 Little signs for the food.
Used the corks from my wedding.

Lastly, homemade cupcakes by one of the mother's of a hostess.

Now to await the arrival of Baby H in August and finally learn his name! 

P.S. I'm starting a little side biz, Havin' a Ball Events by Yours Truly.  If you have a small event and need some creativity, you can hire me! 

XO,

S

To the Dark Side and Beyond!

A while back I blogged about my new Blackberry, well I'm afraid, I've totally cheated on my BB with a NEW 4G iPhone.  

And folks, I am completely hopelessly in L.O.V.E. with it.

Here are few apps that have me wanting more...

Shazam

No silly, it's not a super hero and that's not even it's logo, but I thought it was funny!
It's a music app that allows you to "Shazam" and find whatever song is playing. 

All I have to say is I am such a tool burger that I was Shazaming up in da club last weekend in Vegas. 

Ask me if I'm embarrassed? 

NO and I have new workout music, whoop whoop!

Another fab app:

MyFitnessPal

Danger, danger... this thing has me entering everything that enters my mouth.

Not sure if that's good or bad quite yet?

And really wish that my number of calories for the day was like the picture above 2100, seriously? Must be for a guy...

Basically with this little appy, you enter your weight and your goal weight and track your calories and exercise and it tells you where to be at...

You can play with your friends and motivate each other. 

It's pretty much brills.

HELLO SUMMER.

Currently don't have any other apps, so I'm taking suggestions for any apps or features you may love on your iPhone! 

XO, 

S

Bachelorette Ideas

This past weekend I went to Vegas for my friend Olga's Bachelorette Party!

 Here's a few cute/unique bachelorette ideas:

Don't you have a penis cookie cutter?

If not, you can get one here.

Notice the brown sprinkles and the pink tip, heehee.

Cowboy hats for by the pool! 

Courtesy of Capture, Inc.

 

Next stop the chapel... 

Looking forward to celebrating Olga and Vince's nuptials in June!

Man this year is FLYING.

XO, 

S

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.