hug your loved ones today.

Love: the 1st same sex marriages will be allowed June 17th! Yay! (photo via ido sugar)

Love: these details - even though I’m not normally a fan of purple (photo by marie labbancz via southern wedding style magazine)

Love: The Paperwink - a friend of a friend’s new line of the cutest paper products. Check ‘em out! (thanks mere!)

see ya soon! xo

• *** update!I also love when the Lakers send the Spurs packin’ back home!! bye bye Mr. and Mrs. Parker! 
• aaaand…I forgot another new love:Meg of A Practical Wedding  - heart her sarcasm and wit… definitely a bride that “gets it” g’night! 

I’m loving my schedule right now.

• June 7th  I have a wedding @ Union Station 
• June 21st has me at another wedding at a private estate in Tustin Hills
• June 26th - 30th, I’ll be up north to do some wine tasting, site check in Healdsburg
• July 4th-5th - v-ball/b-day weekend - yay!
• July 12th - 20th - vacay in Cabo w/ Mikey and Madi… I can’t wait!
• July 26th - 28th - have to figure out a fabulous b-day party for my brother sometime in there.
• August 2nd - wedding in Catalina
• August 31st - wedding @ Fenyes Estate
• September 20th - wedding in Healdsburg
• October 12th - wedding @ a private estate along Malaga Cove - amazing view of the sunset!
• October 19 - wedding @ Wattles Mansion
• November holds something pretty exciting that I can’t share just yet

Moving day is getting closer which has me excited as well as a little stressed. Wall colors and new furniture are so tough to choose - I have commitment issues in this area of life.

I’m helping my brother launch his new business venture - it feels good to help him be so productive.

I’ve been doing a lot ofthinking and talking about my current business plan, where I want to go with it and how I plan to get there. I’ve received a lot of good advice from some pretty great people so I have a lot to consider. We’re just about ready to have another baby soon and that will play a major part in my decision making.

This summer in my “free time” I’ll be teaching myself calligraphy, taking a fun floral class with a couple friends, learning to surf and learning Italian with Madi. We’ll also be taking part in a green group. Busy busy.

 I’ve been following the story of Matt, Liz and Madeline. Just heart wrenching. I feel his pain and anger. A week from today will mark three years since the last time I’ve seen my youngest brother. We’re not so in shock anymore but the hurt still remains. I can’t even begin to imagine having to raise a child alone all the while carrying such hurt and anger in your heart, missing the person that was supposed to be sharing this with you. It’s just awful. It really makes you take things into perspective. There’s a lot of negativity out there. You really just have to hold your head up and keep moving forward.

love this print from lushbella (via maggie holmes) feels appropriate for the way I’m feeling.

See you tomorrow.

•  - finish envelope liners for baby announcements I made
• - drop announcements off with the calligrapher
• - pick up linen samples for a client
• - check on floral mock-up for a wedding next month
• - make changes to the dinner menu for the same event^
• - check videographer and band price and availabilty for a new client
• - find luggage for madi for our upcoming trip
• - get these eyebrows of mine tamed and under control
• - re-organize my closet (which prob means I’ll end up going shopping)
• I will NOT be online window shopping or blog stalking! (these are def not on my to-do list)

I want to get all of this finished promptly so that tomorrow madi and I can lounge at the beach. I hear it’s gonna be a scorcher tomorrow.

check out this ring pillow I found via Modern Vintage Designs

you can purchase it from Sweet B Papers/Tinarie21’s etsy shop. So luxurious, might buy it just ’cause

Happy Friday!

Love that I’m feeling much better! Being crabby is no fun

Random loved item today:

Redhook ESB - love that bitterness!

This was me yesterday:

I was in such a funk. So not a good day.

Today is better and I’m sure by Sunday I’ll feel bright and shiny again. I was going to skip out on yoga tomorrow to do some shopping, but not now. I definitely need the class to refocus and recharge.

 We now have brown favor boxes with a special treat inside - can’t spoil the surprise for the guests! Those will be tied u with brown and ivory zebra ribbon w/ hot pink tags.

Now, I’m no floral designer but the mother-in-law happens to be pretty close to me so when she asked if I’d do the florals I really couldn’t say no. Off I went to Mayesh and picked out flowers and greenery that I knew would be easy to use. Here’s the result:

Hot pink ranunculus, tulips, roses, paler pink peonies (swoon!), hypericum berries and leaves I forget the name of :/

This was a quick mock-up. For the day of we’ll be using smaller cylinders that will be placed in larger square vases lined with coffee beans and wrapped with hot pink double faced satin ribbon layered over the brown and ivory zebra print ribbon. We’re rethinking the berries and considering some branchy type things like ting ting or fern shoots (tee hee, Cee!). All in all methinks it came out better than decent. I doubt good ol’ R. Jack or Asiel will be knocking at my door but oh well. I’ll live.

• met Mimi from Enjoy Celebrations and Occasions - LOVE her! had a grand ol’ time chit chatting over coffee and iced tea and exchanging ideas and musing over business
• had a drink or two with a past client/current friend - LOVE catching up, gossip and snarking ’bout just about everything. Super fun and I woke up with a headache to prove it!

Yay for me I made it back here just befor emy deadline of TILT.

 Loving that it’s peony season again! I saw a few fab arrangements last night at a WSEA event so I was super excited to run over to the flower mart this morning.  

(image via google images)

 Love this belt buckle for jeans and white tank days.

Loving Dogeared products. I have a piece that I got a while back at a boutique in Manhattan Beach. I want this bracelet for my mama - she’s hippie

I want to get thisfor one of my bffs to congratulate her on her recent engagement. You may not get it but she will

Loving design prospects for our soon to be new house! I really want to put a lot of thought into Madi’s room so she won’t outgrow it. Her room will be designed around the For Like Ever print that I bought a while back - still have a ways to go with this room

Looooving me some Catena! Have been sipping on a glass or three while working late the past couple of days

and with that, I’m out. Promise to check in sooner that the next TILT episode!

Polyvore: such a fun site! What an incredible way to waste your day. My first set  I created for our annual “Cinco de Drinko” Party. (Please note that I am perfectly aware that the 5th of May is not in fact Mexican Independence Day - that’s on September 16… we just like any reason to celebrate with tacos and margaritas!)

This is what I’ll be wearing:

this is what I’ll be “eating” (via hotess with the mostess):

 Fete Accompli Events: for this image they dropped in my e-mail this morning. Love it!

Chanel: for oh so many reasons, but this image specifically

Swarovski: again, for so much but today I love this item. I want someone to use it over their sweetheart table.

and lastly:

Diabolina: the SJP of L.A. - love her and WM for “introducing” me to her. <3