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cupcakes and champagne

Well, the first party went off without a hitch! As you know I was in Arkansas last weekend and was able to make it to my sister, Mickey's, first wedding party. It was the perfect pink mix of friends, family, and enough sugar to suffice any sweet tooth.

Mickey's boss and owner of Molly's Paperie did it up right for "Little Miss Mickey," as the cocktail napkins suggested. The Amy Atlas inspired table of sweets was nearly to beautiful to touch but after a glass of pink champagne and a delicious grapefruit margarita, the iced sugar cookies disappeared.

Catering to Mickey, "the non-chocolate lover," Molly served individual apple and cherry pies, red velvet, strawberry and vanilla cupcakes all iced with buttercream frosting. Pettifors were also present, along with a miniature cake piped to match the invitation. Multiple paper lanterns were hung from the ceiling and added the right amount of whimsy. Adorning the room were also apothecary jars filled with tangerine jelly belly's and cherry twizzlers.

What? I didn't mention cookies in the mix? No, Molly didn't forget that essential confection!

Enough with telling you about it, now I just have to show you!

The future bride and the Maid of Honor (MOH)

Three generations of fabulousness! Both grandmothers of the bride, mother of the bride, the bride to be, and me, the MOH

The guest of honor and the two incredible hostesses!

Thanks Molly and Junnie for planning and hosting such a wonderful party.

jet setter

A few people have told me that you can tell when I'm really busy and when I'm not, due to the amount of posts I produce. Well, it is pretty true. The past several days have been busy to say the least. I didn't even get home from the gym till nearly 10:00pm last night.

I made it into the office by 8:30 this morning and then after a 50 minute cab ride due to traffic, which should have taken 25, I finally made it to the airport. It took 5 times longer to get to the airport than it did to check-in and go through security.

As I travel down south for a long weekend, I would be like to tell you I'm going to help with wedding plans (for my sister), go to her first party and venture over to Hot Springs to go to the horse races, but honestly, that is just a facade, but of course all those things will actually happen. However, my real reason of going to Arkansas is to be close to not one, but two Target stores!

The "about" section of my professional Web site mentions my personal style:

"My fashion sense is a mix of Marc Jacobs and Target Designer Collaborations.

Fact: you never have to sacrifice comfort to have great style."

And guess what! Sunday, March 13, Target releases it's Go International Designer Collective: Five Years of Designer Fashion Together One Time at Prices Divine.

Don't be surprised if am banging down the door when I get out of church on Sunday. My one hope is that they get at least half of the full collection so that I can pursue multiple divine work-appropriate dresses! If not, well, my credit card might just be maxed out by mid-day Sunday.

*Picture borrowed from Classic Case

tweet tweet

No ipod was needed this morning. I am so thankful that I am able to walk to work. The past couple of days I have taken the subway in them morning and walked home, but when I stepped foot out of my building today, you couldn't have paid me to take the subway. Sunny skies, brisk cool air and the birds, oh the birds were singing beautifully. God's handy work in those seven days was on display this morning. Thank you Jesus for creating trees and flowers. The glimmer of green in Central park is yet another sign that Spring is definitely around the corner.

I know I take for granted the convenience of this city, but it is just another thing I am thankful for.

After a beautiful 25 minute walk to the office, I know today is going to be a great day! I hope the weather is as beautiful where you are as it is in New York.

the three musketeers

I never thought I could shop myself sick, but I nearly did this past weekend. A z-pac came in handy when I was feeling under the weather, but no sinus infection could keep me down when it comes to company. Mickey and mom finally arrived Friday afternoon. I was already at our first appointment for bridesmaids dresses while a friend who lives across the street walked over to give Mick and mom keys so they could drop their stuff of at my apartment. They jumped in a cab quickly after and met up with me. First goal of the weekend accomplished-- find bridesmaid dresses. What to do next? Celebrate the three musketeers reunion of course! The temperature literally went from 54 to 35 during our short walk from the dress shop to the W hotel. Grabbing drinks and catching up, we all finally slowed down, relaxed and began making plans for the weekend. The night ended at Bar Americain. Champagne cocktails, tuna tartar, steak and an apple tart hit the spot.

Usually, when my mom comes to visit, it is all about me. And I don't mean this in a vain way, but 90% of the time I haven't seen my family in a while so we shop and eat out and fix odds & ins in my apartment. This trip was ALL for the bride! I had found several things for her in past few weeks so I wanted to take her all around to try on clothes and get a few things for parties, the wedding weekend and the honeymoon. Saturday we checked off goal number two of the weekend-- shoes for the wedding dress (along with many, many other shopping necessities).

My goal of the weekend was also accomplished-- find a dress for Mickey's first wedding shower! (PS I'l be home next weekend).

To make a LONG story a little shorter, we covered a lot of ground while mom and Mickey were in town. I started a new job on Monday so I couldn't hang out with them before they left, but I was able to meet them near my office for lunch. They made it home safe late Monday night. This was actually our first mini vacation with just the three of us. There wasn't a five star hotel attached but the hospitality at "hotel Searcy" was undeniably the best in New York! Wish you were here!

After dinner Friday night we found our initials! Well, till August 27th at least!

Mom, Mick and I outside Rosa Mexicano after having delicious pomegranate margaritas and fresh guacamole. Mickey would have stayed there and had more guac for dinner if we didn't already have reservations.

finally friday

This has been a whirlwind, busy week that felt like it crawled on, but now, it's finally Friday. This weekend is a girls trip. My mom and sister are in the air now on their way to New York. I am making this short because I have to jet to work, but pray we find bridesmaid dresses this weekend!

I'll update you in a couple days after we survive this shop-till-ya-drop weekend. Cheers!

cerulean to the extreme

Just because I want to wear cerulean during the spring doesn't mean I want to look cerulean right now! I have a thermal finder feature on my computer's camera, and well, as you all know, blue is cold, red is hot. I'm sitting under my lamp. Besides that, I am frigid! And many of my readers have been to my parents house and know that cold is an understatement. It's an old house, so no matter what time of year it is, you're going to be cold. Oh, and the fact that my dad likes to freeze.

That being said, you would think I would be used to this. No. This is not the case. After a gorgeous couple of days last week with temperatures reaching 60, my building decided to turn the heat off. Great! No big deal. In fact, I even turned my AC on (I pay for AC 12 months out of the year, no matter if it is on or off, so baby, it was cranked to 72 all weekend). Now I am regretting that I basked in my cool apartment all weekend and now it's biting me in the ass.

I swear it is warmer outside than it is in my apartment. I'm sorry I complain about the stark difference between freezing and sweating in my apartment so frequently, but honestly there is very little happy medium.

I have been able to survive my apartment, no big deal, because I know it will get better and honestly, I'd rather be cold than hot, but now there is a bigger issue at hand. My mom and sister are coming into town this weekend and staying with me. I hope they pack a sweatshirt or two because I'll be stealing a couple of the blankets on my bed to use on my air mattress.

Here is my proposed solution:

1. Buy a couple extra blankets

Downside: t I don't have room to store extra blankets, but if it will keep my sister from complaining for the weekend, I'll MAKE ROOM.

2. Buy a portable heater

Downside: $$$ A. I don't have a place to keep the heater when it is not in use. B. I feel like it could be a waste of money. C. With my luck, if I go out and buy a portable heater, the temperature outside will immediately rise and my purchase will become unnecessary.

Next post will include no complaining. Promise.