With Harper's first birthday just around the corner, I wanted to share with you her sweet invitation, designed by Rachel of Planned Pretty. I'm using the main colors from Harper's nursery--- mint green and gold --- paired with soft pink and lilac. I don't really have a "theme" for the party. I figure as she gets older her birthday parties ...
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Our Weekend…
It has been a long week…it all started with what I thought was bronchitis (it wasn't) and now I'm struggling with very intense and searing pain from a resulting rib injury. I've been coughing like crazy at night so my doctor has me on a lot of medicine to help prevent further injury to my ribs so I can heal. I can't remember the last time I had a ...
Three Dresses
I've worn this dress several times since I bought it because it's so easy to wear and very comfortable. I have to say that most of Madewell's dresses lately have been quite short, but this one is just right. I appreciate it when brands carry tall sizes in dresses especially (Gap, Banana Republic and J.Crew do online!) Though this one is not a tall ...
What Would You Ask a Pro Makeup Artist?
Last week, I shared a video with my thoughts on some of Sonia Kashuk's bath and beauty products and in a couple of weeks I'll be part of a group chatting LIVE with Sonia during a Google hangout! This will be my second time getting a chance to talk directly to Sonia and I'm eager to know what you ladies think I should ask her? Last ...
First Mother’s Day
May is always such a busy month for us---first comes our anniversary, then Mother's Day, then Harper's birthday and mine a few days later. It's a whirlwind of a month but I love it! On Friday we celebrated our fifth wedding anniversary with dinner at Eddie V's. It was absolutely delicious--- we both had steaks, truffle mac n' cheese and ...
The (Ripped) LBD
This morning after a few days of sporting my "uniform" (slim pants, a dress shirt and blazer) I was in the mood to dress up a little bit. I looked through my closet and pulled out this sheath dress from Zara that I've loved for years. I even wore this one while pregnant because it's so roomy! What I didn't notice was that the bottom of the dress ...
Baby Gap New Arrivals!
Just thought I'd do a quick post to share the Baby Gap items I purchased for Harper during their last 40% off promo! (they're currently running one for 30% off if you didn't get a chance to order last week) The items just arrived in the mail today. All items I purchased are 18-24 months (except for the shoes), so many are from the toddler section ...
Harper Reese- 11 Months Old!
This update is SO late…but with good reason. Poor Harper had hand, foot and mouth disease and it took her a good five days to recover from that and she was so sleepy and low energy we didn't even attempt photos on her actual 11 month birthday. Harper surprised us by taking her first steps just a few days before her 11 month birthday! It was ...
Everyday Luxury with Sonia Kashuk
Based on this week's weather, it seems like Houston is on its way back to normal, which here means HOT! And this warm-weather loving gal couldn't be happier. After a dreary winter with completely bipolar weather, I'm ready for the warmth and pretty blooms that spring brings along --and so is my beauty routine! To amp up my beauty routine ...
Pumping At Work- My Top 10 Tips
At the hospital where I work, we have a blog where employees contribute posts about pregnancy, motherhood, babies, birth, etc. It's run by our internal communications team and women working in all areas of the hospital are able to contribute. Recently I was talking to the director of our lactation program because I had some questions about the ...
