My Mariposa Obsession

Is it too early to start writing letters to Santa??

I have always loved all things mariposa, especially the cocktail napkin holders with interchangeable (and absolutley adorable) little weights. I want one of each for every occasion. I have a number of showers and birthdays to go to, and what a sweet little hostess gift any of these items would make! Love, Love LOVE!

A Cracker Caddy! Just take them out of the sleeve and they sit perfectly in the little tray!

Condiments, dipping sauces, nuts, candy-pretty much anything would look adorable in this!

Or this!



This is toooo perfect for words!

Hello absolutley adorable salt and pepper shakers, how are you? Is this not the most perfect little wedding gift for those "Love Birds"! I mean really!

My Favorite by far, the little weights are interchangeable and there is one for every season, holiday, event they are just perfect!

One thing my mother always has, is perfectly coordinated guest towels in the bathroom for every holiday and event. How cute would this be in yours????!!

Hope you all have a wonderful Friday-I am going to be spending the afternoon making the biggest batch of mint simple syrup for my Juleps tomorrow!!! Hooray for the DERBY!

Drink up!

I have been drooling over these pretty beverage dispensers for the past few years, but I am finally going to man up and buy one! I keep going back and forth about style and size, but I figure the more classic and the more simple the better, since it will go with each event I use it for. Im hosting a Derby party on Saturday and i cannot wait to fill one up with a big batch of juleps and fresh mint:)

Hope you are all having a great day!

Where does the time go?

When I began writing this blog, I made a vow never to let it become a negative place. I don't want to rant and rave about living outside of the district or how absurd the cost of living is, or really whine about things in general. There are plenty of blogs dedicated to this subject matter, but I just did not want mine to be one of them.

That being said... I need to get back into our blog world. You are all so positive and that energy and positivity helps me be a happier person. Please excuse my most recent absence, I was in a rut mentally and I really did not want that to come out in my blog!

Onto things I have to be thankful for, My 1 year wedding Anniversary is in 2 weeks!! I simply cannot believe how fast the time has flown by. I am more in love with Hubs than ever before and our relationship gets better and better with each passing day. Among other things, I never got around to getting our Wedding Album together (pathetic I know) but I finally got the disk from my mom and I reached out to our photographer to set up a time to get things in order-so hopefully I will have something in the works soon..

A few pictures (All taken by the incredibly talented Angie Moon Photographer) I wanted to share with you from the absolute best, most beautiful, most perfect day of my whole life....

Mom and I leaving the Hotel Suite, to meet my dad!

The Church was only a block from the Hotel on the Ocean-so the entire bridal party processed with a bag piper from the hotel to the church!


This picture is the only reason I really wanted it to be beautiful on our wedding day, and boy was it! 85degrees and sunny after 2 straight weeks of 50degrees and rain

Mom & Dad made their grand entrance to the theme from "The Godfather" note my dads hand in his suit coat-I told you we were Italian-What can I say??!! :)

Hubs & I!

Right as we got to the reception-which was directly on the bay, a huge thunderstorm rolled in and we thought our sunset shots would be totally out of the question. It rained for 15 min, the sky cleared beautifully and a rainbow came out-It was unreal!! We got our sunset shots after the most perfect day ever.

I am one Lucky Girl, and I am going to try to remind myself of this each and every day!

I want to go every year:)

The Masters is just absurd. Whether you are a golf fan or not, it is remarkably beautiful and perfect in every way. I had the best time with hubs (he was in heaven) and I want to go back every year for ever.

A few pics from the trip...

Ernie signing at the Par 3 contest

Freddy "Boom Boom" Couples-He is "Da" Man:)

Phil with one of his three absolutely adorable daughters who were his caddys

Hubs and I at the front of the Club house-He is holding the Augusta National Golf club flag-just in case we forgot where we were!

Magnolia Lane

Just Arnold Palmer as he zipped right in front of us for the second time that day!

$20 got us all of this....Don't worry I absolutely ate my weight in Pimento Cheese sandwiches

Hubs and I

Action shot

Hes got the most hilarious German accent

Watching Tiger putt

I mean it was so cheap, I could not get over it

Tiger warming up

I miss you already Augusta...

Fore!

A nasty little sinus infection is to blame for my recent absence! I am feeling a million times better, and I am happy to be back on this beautiful Friday:)

Hesitant to even let myself get excited about our plans (after our Mardi Gras trip was cancelled due to miserable snow!) I have checked the weather and I let myself start planning, because on Tuesday Hubs and I will be headed to .....THE MASTERS!!

Golf, beautiful flowers,little sammys & beer & wine for a dollar-I AM IN:)

So onto the most important issue..What am I going to wear?????? I mean it is the masters, basically the mecca of all preppy golf lovers-plus the potential that I may be "televised" has me striving to have a perfectly "preppy-Chic yet classy" look, while not sweating through my clothes while getting a bad sunburn, because it could be brutally hot!


I might wear the new Lily Mom got me for my birthday, but Hubs suggested I get something in honor of the event (He is clearly out of his mind with excitement about attending since he is encouraging me to go out and buy clothes!) I just don't want to wear a polo.

A few options...

What do you think? Have you ever been? What kind of Shoes???? So much to think about:)

Hope you all have a fab Friday!