Happy Weekend + Links to Love

Hello Weekend! This work week was a tough one.  One that wore me down to the bone.  I am grateful for some time away from the office to de-stress.  How do I de-stress?  Unleash my type A tendencies. I am itching to get the house organized and prepping my walls for some wallpapering.  I can't wait to show you the final result.  Have a happy weekend!


Links to Love:

• Make sure to visit Serena and Lily for their friends and family event.  20% off your purchase with SHARETHELOVE
• Prepping your body for Memorial Weekend festivities? Check out this Bikini Bootcamp Plan to get your body in tip top shape with exercises and crash diets.
• I just downloaded these free adorable desktop wallpapers from Sugar Paper LA.
• Obsessed with this braid for the summer.

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Color Trend: Soft Petals

By now, you probably gathered that pink is one of my all time favorite colors.  If the Hubs allowed it, I would tickle the whole house in blush tone shades and soft petal accents. But for now, I am limited to my little office space that screams girly everywhere.

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Serena & Lily - Friends and Family

Discounts don't happen very often at Serena & Lily, and now they are hosting a Friends and Family event this weekend.  20% off their site with the promo code SHARETHELOVE!  So if you are in need of bedding, sheets or nursery decor, get there before Monday.

Lil' Tikes Swimwear

The long Memorial Weekend suddenly creeped in and is just 10 days away...is it me or is this year flying at warp speed?  Anyhoo, we plan on spending the weekend away to a place that is HOT, HOT, HOT which means some time will be spent frolicking in the pool. And since the past year, the boys have out grown their swim gear, and it's time to buy some new ones.  I have since researched and compiled my favorite board shorts and now wish I can buy them all.  

What are your plans for Memorial Day?

Little Break

Hola PiC readers, I took a little break from the blogosphere to re-coop and get re-energized.  I found myself for the last couple days a little mind fatigued - experiencing lack luster creative and just not excited with the ideas and topics to blog about....On top of it all , I finally got out of my comfort zone this week, and took the initiative to get my biz rolling.  Unfortunately, when I knocked on a couple of doors, I faced some "no"s...and have to admit, I got a little discouraged. 

So I put myself in a brief time out.  

I watched some good TV and some really, REALLY bad TV - and even watched some Oscar nod movies (hello RedBox, I kinda love you) in order to give my little brain and courage a break.  But I am back and recharged and ready to go up to bat again.  

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Snapshots: Madre

Despite the fact that I was nearly melting from the scorching heat, it was a lovely Mother's Day weekend.  Boy do I feel like a lucky gal who was spoiled to pieces.  

Flowers picked from my very own garden, made into mini bouquets for co-workers

A hand painted pot courtesy of Big D for Mother's Day

A statement ring worn to accessorize with a springtime bouquet

Waiting for the sun to set

My favorite place in all of Los Angeles - the Santa Monica Bluffs

The one best snap out of 100 photos taken...I just wanted ONE photo with my boys and this was all I got!

Happy (Grand) Mother's Day

We wouldn't be here with out them....A special thanks and big hug to the Grandmothers out there.  Because of you, there's more love filled in our lives and...along with that, an added bonus of sneaking in a date night and sleeping in a few extra hours for us parents.  Happy Mother's Day.