Vegas Baby!

As I mentioned before Scott and I had the wonderful chance to take a weekend trip to vegas for our first anniversary. It was so nice to get away and just happened to be the start to my two week sabbatical.

We stayed at the Paris Las Vegas. The hotel was gorgeous and in a great location on the strip, right across from the Bellagio and the beautiful dancing fountains. We went to watch them 4 times and each time it was different.

Inside the Bellagio the lobby was so beautiful...

And they had a gorgeous botanical display. It smelled so lovely...

The first night we saw Penn & Teller. It was a great show and afterward I got a picture with Penn!

Then we went to see the fountains at night and they were even more enchanting!

The next day we saw a Sigfreid and Roy's secret garden or whatever it's called. All the animals were sleepy and they promised baby tigers and there were no baby tigers!!! ggggrrrr!

The last night we had front row seats at Cirque du Soleil which was beyond words. The show is so amazing. I just love all the theatrics, the costumes, the props...amazing! No pics of that unfortunately.

We also went to Fremont Street, which has the largest TV screen in the world! This is it before the big show...

Here it is during the Doors tribute they had playing. This isn't even the whole screen, we were standing in the middle!

It was such a great trip. I even won $100 playing a Sex and the City Slot machine. Now, I had no idea what I was doing on there, I was just pressing buttons at random the money just kept going up!

We even saw the Hoover Dam from the plane on the way home, where we sat first class by the way, now I can never go back to coach. I had no idea of all the luxury you get in first class!

Just this one post because I really need your help!

One of my projects is to paint my entry way. I've said before the color of the walls in our house were so heinous when we bought it I elected to paint everything the same color. I wanted to live here for a while and take my time deciding on colors. So I finally decided that I wanted to paint my entry way mint. It's a really bright room and it only has one solid wall. It's mainly just a pass through from the main part of the house to the bedrooms. Anyways long story short, I now have three colors of green on my walls and I can't decide. I only have three days left on sabbatical so a decision must be reached. Here's the photos (it's kinda cloudy today but oh well)

My first paint choice is the top one in the first photo (the same as the color to the left of the mirror) but when I put it on the wall it's almost neon mint which I'm not in love with. The I went back and got the other two. My gut reaction was to like the darker of the two. Here's the issue; my style is a little funky while still being sophisticated and I'm afraid the darker one, while nice, is not edgy enough. Here's what I plan to do with the table and mirror so you can make an informed decision. The table will be black lacquer with new knobs from anthro. I might wall paper the drawer fronts or make a different colored stripe of some sort on them. For the wall I plan to do a collection of antique beveled edge mirrors. I stupidly didn't save my inspiration picture for this but I'm sure you've seen it before, just a collage of beveled edge mirrors in all shapes and sizes. To balance out the black table and give the wall some weight I'm going to cover some (not all) of the chains the mirrors hang from in thick black ribbon. Sort of like you see here...

So PLEASE HELP ME! Leave a comment if you would on paint color a)neon green on top b)the darker green in the middle or c)the lightest green on the bottom. Thanks a bunch!

I'm on Sabbatical...

Sorry about the recent absence...I just wanted to do a quick post to let you all know what I'm up to. Everything happened so fast with getting my new job, leaving my old one that I didn't have much time to share with you my plans. I'm on a two week sabbatical from my "daily life". It's all over on May 4th so I will be back to regular blogging then. I have a lot of things on my to do list to accomplish and unfortunately (or maybe not) blogging and being on the computer just isn't one of them. But I promise that I will have a lot of house projects and not one but two vacations to share with you upon my return. I will also get all caught up on reading all of your posts as well! And truth be told I've missed all of you and it's been hard to stay away but as you all know taking a break and recharging your batteries is a necessity. So for now, I'm off to Lowe's to look at paint colors for my entry way, stay tuned!

A Year Ago Today

A year ago today I wore a beautiful dress, a pair of  fabulous purple shoes, and a flower in my hair. A year ago today we went to a beautiful historic home with a grand staircase and lovely garden. We had paisley linens, purple dahlias, and Moroccan lanterns everywhere. A year ago today all of these things and all our friends and family came together to celebrate our love and our lives together.

 Here is a high speed video of our wedding ceremony and the backyard being switched to the reception. Notice the wandering flower girl...I love it!




"Love is the ultimate outlaw. It just won't adhere to any rules. The most any of us can do is to sign on as its accomplice. Instead of vowing to honor and obey, maybe we should swear to aid and abet. That would mean that security is out of the question. The words "make" and "stay" become inappropriate. My love for you has no strings attached. I love you for free."

I hope to have more pictures to share with you as soon as I get them from the photographer (long story, kinda my fault). But to celebrate we are spending the weekend in Vegas! I will give you a full report upon my return!

Drumroll Please......I got a new job!

I had my last day at my current job today and I am on to bigger, better, and more exciting things with an amazing company! I'm going to be working for a small home furnishings brand called Aidan Gray Home. Get a load of this eye candy...

Here I will be wearing many different hats which I am thrilled about. I will be doing brand management, PR, creative lead for advertising, catalog, and web design. I will also be traveling to the showrooms to present the direction of the line each season and represent the company at market. I can't wait to share more with you all as I get to know this company better!

I have some big news

But I can't share it until tomorrow! I can't wait to tell all of you! In the meantime please to enjoy this panda to tide over your feelings of anticipation...

PS Happy Birthday Kirsten!

The Paris Flea Market

My team just got back from inspiration shopping in Europe which included a trip to the Paris Flea Market. What I wouldn't give to go...Here are some of their photos.

Weirdsies

Oh come to me sweet suzani tapestries...

I. Would. Die.

Someday...