We all like to surf the web to find inspiration for our next events.  Google has just come up with a great new service called Google Notebook– it allows you to clip pages, images, selections, etc. from the web and put them in a virtual notebook. Now you can share your ideas with friends, bridesmaids, your [...]

This year, it’s just me and the kidlets for Thanksgiving. Capt America comes home this weekend, so we won’t be doing the traditional Thanksgiving thing today. All the same, we have so much to be grateful for. We had a beautiful healthy baby this year. My husband is safe and on his way back to [...]

Eclectic mixes of Asian prints and patterns are making their way on the runway for next Spring.   Fashion is always a great inspiration for weddings, and of course there are wonderful ideas.  Aspects like obis, cherry blossoms, etc. are beautiful inspirations to include in your wedding.  I found some great dresses to use a springboard [...]

They tried to make you go to rehab and you won’t go, go, go. But I just get so confused with couples who come in and say, “We’ve got ten thousand dollars– let’s stretch it to the limit so that all 250 of our guests are eating vienna sausages!” Say it with enthusiasm, now! You need balance. You [...]

Say what you will about Naomi Campbell, but the we can agree on two things:  1.) She can walk her @$$ off; so much so, that her fashionable stride has been known as the “Naomi Campbell Walk”, and 2.) She’s gorgeous and her sense of style is unrivaled. When I saw this picture, I was like, [...]

Just what you’ve been waiting for after a hard week of wedding planning…Another set of New Rules: New Rule: Let’s cease and desist on telling people you have a designer wedding dress. You got it for $22 off of eBay. The tag even says “Oscar de la Rented“. And seriously, no one [...]

This weekend I got a new flat iron. Yay! It’s hot pink- so cute. My last flat iron decided to light itself on fire. So this time I decided to get the best, the Limited Edition Pink Ribbon CHI . A little pricey but so worth it. You can straighten, flip, or my favorite- the big [...]

I had a cousin die of AIDS in 1996. From then, I took it on as a crusade to talk to young people about protection and the reality of HIV and AIDS. Teaming up with eBay, you can now buy celebrity gowns to fabulous jewelry November 15- Dec 6, with all the profits going to [...]

The Wedding Planner and Capt. America in the hospital after the baby was born Captain America is coming home on leave again, and this time we’re taking an ADULT vacation. We’re trying to plan some where really nice to go, but I’m not even sure. We’re trying to decide if we want to go [...]

“Arch your back!” he yelled, slamming his foot on the floor. Done. “Now, stick out your hip” Done. Sighing, he says ” Ok, flex your abs, elongate your torso” Done. I felt like I was in a body cast. “Now, take your first step…cross your feet. Don’t look at the floor! No! No! No!” That was a scene from my [...]