Sunday Sampler ~ Spring Break edition

Yes, it is perfectly safe to travel to the touristy destinations in Mexico right now. The guy at the Texas DPS who is giving out false statements should be ninja kicked. Hard. Thank you to the Vacation Gals for your post this week on the subject. Cheers to us who are enjoying the beautiful country of Mexico and all of it's fabulousness!

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Sarah Q is such a fun, talented mom! Adopt me. Please? ;)

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Don't forget to check out hotpants' Talk of Tinseltown to catch up on your weekly juicy & gossipy goodness.

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Wishing you all a lovely week! xo

Sunday Sampler ~ Valentine edition

The talented Jessica Jones at How About Orange has posted some fabulous last minute Valentine ideas.

Tina at Mommy's Kitchen has shared some easy and scrumptious Valentine recipes to share with your loved ones to celebrate this Holiday of Love.

Nicole Balch of Making it Lovely had her baby boy this week!! Be sure to go over and welcome August into the world!

Melanie Nayer is a member of the crew over at Gadling.com and she has posted the Top 5 Hotels to visit for Valentine's Day. The El Dorado Resorts made the list and as most of you know I've proclaimed them as the most romantic resorts on the planet.


This week I invested into a bed that caught my eye a few weeks ago on Reichel's genius blog: http://www.copycatchic.com We are LOVING how it transformed our bedroom so THANK YOU Reichel for sharing your find.
Reichel finds amazing deals on stylish home items and shares them to the world. Go check it out!

Hope you are all enjoying your Valentine weekend!

Sunday Sampler of This 'n That

If you have recently purchased a DSLR camera or you haven't used yours in awhile, HERE is a perfect tutorial done by the fabulous Amanda of KevinandAmanda.com


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Possibly the best pregnancy-tracking creation I have seen yet. Absolutely beautifully done.


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Check out this before and after over at k.f.d. designs.


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Have a blessed week errbody!

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I wish I could be as talented as my friend Shannon when it comes to making lunch for my family! What a true artist. ♥ http://bentolunch.blogspot.com/


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My other post from the week will be from my other blog, Weddings by Legacy Travel. Had some fun interviews and pictures throughout the week so go check it out yo! http://www.weddingsbylegacytravel.com/

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LOADS of laundry to do today (no pun intended) so that is all I got for now. Have an amazing week y'all! ♥

Sunday Sampler

The fabulous Andi of My Beautiful Adventures is currently sharing about her recent trip to Brasil and HERE she shares about the amazing boutique hotel Casas Brancas.


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Only have a couple nights in New york City? Click HERE to read the talented Nomadic Matt's post to make the most out of the trip.

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This week on Stephen and Calee's Jamaica Youtube channel they hit the famous Italian restaurant Evita's. Check it all out HERE.

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We don't have stairs in our home but I'm sure if we did I would have to decorate them something like THIS. :-)

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My three men (4 year old, 7 year old and my hunkie hubbie) will be starting school tomorrow so we are all quite excited and I'm sure we will not sleep as well as we should tonight. :P It will be my hunkie hubbie's first time back to school in almost 10 years and I am so incredibly proud and happy for him in making the decision to get his degree. D man, the 7 year old, will be starting 2nd grade and I am still waiting for someone to pinch me. Could I really have a 2nd grader??? Lastly, my baby... the Hudsonater will be going under someone else's care besides me, hunkie hubbie or my parents for the first time. He will be starting a pre-k program and couldn't be more stoked about it. Me, on the other hand, has already cried twice this week preparing myself. Today though, there are no tears and we are all happy and excited for tomorrow. Pictures to be posted soon. ;-)


Much love,

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For those who are ready to put their party pants on, be sure and go check out Journeyetc.com's top 10 of the Best Party Hotels.

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My friend Debbie from Delicious Baby has created the ultimate travel app! It will help guide you on your next trip to make sure you hit the places that you don't wont to forget about. Click HERE to read more about it and to try out the free trial.

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It is the Christmas choir performance at my church. I am in the 1st grade and quite nervous. My tall, blonde friend Christie was the next step down and right in front of me. The music plays and before I know it, the performance is over. The first thing my grandmother said afterwards was "Why on Earth would they put that tall girl in front of you?! We couldn't even see you!" So every year after that she would ask the choir director to make sure we were all assigned spots according to our height. Christie made the top row after that year. LOL She is now happily married and just blogged about her recent Alaska cruise vacation on the Rhapsody of the Seas. Click HERE to read about it and to check out her fabulous photography skills!

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We all know that Hawaii can be pricey on their food. For instance, they don't even have a 99 cent menu at McDonalds! LOL Sheila from GoVisitHawaii.com has put together a brilliant list of affordable places to have breakfast in Hawaii.

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This week's before and after favorites go to Casa Cullen's dresser do-over:
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and Centsational Girl's dresser do-over:

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Last but definitely not least, don't forget to get your weekly dose of the most recent and juicy celebrity gossip from Hot Pant's Talk of Tinseltown.


Have the most fabulous week ever my loves,

Sunday Sampler

I am thinking about using the below fabric to makeover my office chair similar to what they did HERE. There is a sale going on at JoAnns fabrics this week so I may just need to finally do it. :-)

Click HERE to grab the coupon for 40% off your next item at JoAnn's.

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Learn how to cover your lampshade to transform it into a stunning piece for any room in the house. I would love to recover the boring shade on my Mary Kate and Ashley lamp.


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And last but certainly not least, I stumbled across what may be the most adorable blog known to man. Click HERE to check out Mila's Daydreams.

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That is all for now. Have a lovely week!

Sunday Sampler

Love THIS post that Nomadic Matt wrote about the most amazing festivals from all over the world. Have you been to any of the ones he mentions yet?? I know a few of them have been added to my 'bucket list.'

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Jasmine Star is a photog whose blog I've been following for quite some time now. She is funny and incredibly talented. When I saw that they had her featured on Style Me Pretty's blog this week I was so excited and as always, her photos were a.m.a.z.i.n.g. Check it out HERE.

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Casa Cullen did a lovely post on her Top 10 Design and Accent books. There are some on there that I must add to my collection.

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Check out THIS stunning before and after of an antique settee chair.

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One day when I have my own house my garden will be very chill and will look something like THIS.

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How to strip furniture.

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Beautiful hotel in Barcelona with fine attention to detail: http://bellevivir.blogspot.com/2010/07/mandarin-oriental-barcelona.html

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And that's my Sunday Sampler of favorite posts from the last week. And because every post is better with a picture or two, I leave you with some shots of my stud muffin Hudson from this weekend:






Much luv!

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Camille's husband, Trey, came up with a clever way to turn your patio tabletop into a chalkboard. LOVE this idear. Yes, I'm a Texan so I have every right to say idear. ;-) Go check our her cute momoblog blog! http://www.camilledawn.com

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My office chair at work, well... it has seen better days and I have been contemplating on if I should give her (yes, she's a her) a little makeover or not. Well, after this week I have definitely been inspired to do so just as they showcased HERE on Design Sponge.

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Yanet from 3 Sun Kissed Boys has transformed their storage shed in to the utmost über cool 'Mancave.' Be sure and check it all out HERE.

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The CheapChica's Guide to Style showed us how incredibly BEAUTIFUL a white dress can be paired with a skinny red belt as shown HERE by the Ms Jessica Alba.

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We are loving the new twist to our Chocolate-covered banana pops thanks to the recipe from Mommy's Kitchen. Thanks Tina!

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As most of you know I specialize in Destination Weddings so I also follow some wedding blogs such as Style Me Pretty. Some of my faves from the past week: THIS Haiti engagement photo shoot and I ADORE the idea from THIS wedding to have the string of pictures going over the tables. Simply yet so clever.

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Amanda is putting us all to shame by constantly showing us how much more organized she is than us but she may be on to something HERE. ;-)

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To get your week's worth of celebrity gossip, go check our Handbags & Handguns post HERE.

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Gina from Dreamland is doing a series of inspiration quotes and it makes me love following her blog that much more. Click HERE to be inspired.

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Have a shindig coming up? Ruffledblog.com has free downloadable bounting letters that are sure to enhance any party.

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The Dominican Republic is a new favorite destination of mine and I am eager to share with you all the fun details I was able to learn from the trip so stay tuned for that!


Much love,