Bloggers Who Lunch

Joni, Courtney, Me, and Carolina

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of meeting and having lunch with three Houston bloggers, Courtney of In(side) the Loop, Joni of Cote de Texas, and Carolina of Carolina Eclectic. I had such a great time! I'll admit that I was a little nervous before I got there. I couldn't help but wonder: "What if they don't like me? What if we have nothing to say to one another?".

I was quickly put at ease as I was greeted by Courtney. Friendly and vivacious, she feels like someone you've been friends with for years. She makes you feel right at home and has a fantastic personality. Carolina was the next to arrive. Shy and soft-spoken, she is incredibly sweet, has a passion for minimalist design, and has the cutest three year old son. We were soon joined by Joni. I caught my first glimpse of her through the window, as she tapped on it to let us know that she needed to move her car. Joni exudes the kind of confidence I hope to have someday. Steadfastly opinionated, Joni is a woman who knows what she likes and isn't afraid to tell you. She was quick to let me know that my post, Do you want an A or do you want to learn? had upset her. Ever the consummate blogger, she shared tons of blogging advice and juicy gossip with us.

After we'd finished eating, it was decided that we would snap a few photos in order to properly document the meeting of the Houston bloggers. Courtney, Carolina, and Joni were properly armed with their cameras, but I had left mine at home because the batteries were dead. Carolina exclaimed "What kind of blogger are you?!" when I'd told them about my camera. Oh, the horror!

Courtney, Me, Carolina

Overall, I had a fantastic time and hope to do it again soon. It's always nice to make new friends who share similar interests.

I "borrowed" these photos from Joni since I'm the kind of blogger who forgets to charge her batteries.

Birds Heart

I just love this artwork done by Amy Ross
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This Week's Quote

Doug Wilson poster available through Keep Calm.

The sofa song

One sofa, so many looks!
That & more from Moooi

For Mac lovers :)

Fantastic LowKey Apple stand
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Back from Cruise! ~ The FOOD. YUM YUM.

And my final post on my cruise is of course surrounding FOOD~ Lots and Lots of it !! I definitely gained weight on this cruise and so now I must go on a diet to shed this excess :( During one of the formal nights on a cruise, all major cruise liners have something called the Midnight Buffet which literally starts at midnight. It usually involves miles and miles of delicately carved and prepared food, ice carvings, and etc. Every cruise liner does it differently. Here is is, the midnight buffet.

They cleared out all the tables to fit in the buffet area.

Loads and Loads of food!


Food Carved Bouquet of Flowers.

I really loved this table of breads.

And the cutest was this bakery with a baker making

croissants - all made out of bread. Soo cute!


One of my favorite photos of the wine table.


And of course, no midnight buffets can be without ice carvings.

Here's the grand finale of a dragon carved in ice.

Single ladies valentine's

Every year, on Valentine's day, many of single ladies goes through a hard time - that's the truth.

Well, I am single & fabulous ;) & have so many fabulous single friends too, so I came up with something special for all of us that I do every year - A Friendship Love Package; This package contains a little hand made item with a small gift wrapped with love. It made us happy & our friendships even stronger!

So here I advice all single ladies out there to make this day about all the people you love & cherish in your life. Remember that real friendships are rare , so if you are blessed with great friends, why not calibrate it?!

Click here to get some nice gift ideas