Belated Birthday Wishes

I got home from work tonight and had the sweetest belated birthday wishes arrive in the mail today from my friend Jessica who lives in Charlotte. I wanted to share this cute idea. I am loving.. A Gumball A Day  ~ includes 31 gumballs with a cute bag of 31 gumballs attached.  I am a major office supply & paper lover - so the adorable letterpress card and While You Were Out phone messages were quite fabulous!

Drink Infusion : Pepper Infused Vodka

We created a pepper infused vodka at  Varsity Grill this week. It makes the perfect vodka for a bloody mary cocktail! Our customers have been loving it and this will featured at brunch this Mother's Day Sunday.

Pepper Vodka Infusion

2 Yellow Bell Peppers 

2 Orange Bell Peppers 

2 Jalepeno Peppers
2 Cloves Garlic 

1 Habanero Pepper 

1 Serrano Pepper 

1 Tomatillo 

Chop & combine all peppers and garlic with 3 bottles premium vodka in an infusion jar. Let sit for at least 24 hours and enjoy! 

photo by J. Hobson Photography 

Napa Valley, California

Adam and I took a detour home through Napa on our recent road trip to Berkley California. He had never been to Napa before and we did not have much time with the 12 hour drive ahead of us, so we made a few stops that I have loved from visits before. We first went to the town of St. Helena - otherwise known as the heart of Napa Valley. We stopped in downtown St.Helena at a cafe for coffee then wandered down main street through the galleries and shops. I loved Footcandy- a fabulous shoe store and Vintage Home, they had a spectacular collection of entertaining pieces, furniture and candles. 

Footcandy 

Vintage Home

We also enjoyed looking at all the real estate listings that lined the windows of the offices in St. Helena; although not something we could ever afford it was fun to see all the amazing homes in wine country. We only had time to go to 1 winery so chose to visit the beautiful Rubicon Estate formerly Niebaum-Coppola Estate Winery. The estate was renamed to honor it's flagship wine. It made it hard to find as I did not know about the name change but as soon as we drove up the long tree lined drive and saw the breathtaking fountain in front of the estate I knew we found it. I enjoyed a wine tasting (Adam had to drive) and we selected some wines to being home with us. 

Rubicon Estate

Our Rubicon Estate Passport for the wine tasting notes 

We also got a fantastic book called Wine Dogs USA 2. This book features over 300 wineries across the United States with over 450 photos. This is a great coffee table book and the perfect gift for any dog lover. We are thinking that a honeymoon in Napa would be perfect. 

Grand Luxxe Nuevo Vallarta - Can't Wait!

We are so lucky to be staying at the Grand Luxxe in Nuevo Vallarta (it just opened this July) for our wedding this November! We will enjoy 2 weeks in this beautiful spot in one of our favorite places - Puerto Vallarta. Most of our guests are staying at the Grand Mayan (on the same property) so will be close by and we will be able to spend our days with family and friends lounging by the pool and on the beach.
Espero tener buena estancia en este otono para la celebrar con mi familia. 

Welcome to Grand Luxxe 

Beautiful Rooms

Image I Love

I came across this image last week while reading my friend Jessica's blog. She has great posts on her life as a mom, travels, style & fashion. Some of my favorite things on her blog are Her Style Inspirations, Today's Style, and Gabrielle's Style (her beautiful daughter).
This image reminds me of Chloe, my golden retriever when she was still a puppy. I do love her style too!

Beach Wedding I Love!

I found this amazing, beautiful & inspiring wedding while searching for destination weddings on StylemePretty.com. (one of my favorite wedding blogs). These images are photographed by Gia Canali and the wedding designed by the world famous Yifat Oren.

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this wedding. It is the perfect blend of elegance, clean design and romance.  I am loving her dress by Monique Lhillier too!  Seeing these amazing images makes me so happy that we have decided on a beach wedding! Although we do not have a world famous event planner; I love planning all the details and have some talented friends & family that will be right along side me helping with details & design. The Save the Dates are almost complete- these are being designed by one of my dearest friends, Heather. I cannot wait to share them! The wedding invitation design is almost complete as well - Adam and I have a little work ahead of us as we need to compile all the details for Puerto Vallarta to be included in the invite. 

Bowling Birthday

Although Adam's birthday has come and gone. I have not shared some of my favorite photos from his bowling birthday celebration. Below are some of the details from his celebration.

Custom Fortune Cookies for all the guests 

Chocolate Chip Mint Cupcakes in a bowling theme by Dulce Cupcakes

Awards that were created for the Highest Scoring Game, Most Strikes in a Row & Highest Team Score