'Tis the Season

This year I have two people very close to me getting married. The first wedding is for my cousin which was in the works for the past 2 years. The second wedding is for my sister which was not expected and is two weeks after my cousin's wedding. The season of bridal showers and weddings are upon me and resulting to be a little stressful. I look forward to the parties in which we will celebrate and honor but man, these things take up a lot of time and stress.

We celebrated my cousin's bridal shower last month and this month we celebrate my sister. Next month are both weddings. I honestly feel like I can't move forward until I am done with these two events. In addition to these two showers and weddings, I have two graduations. I'm going to be very busy this June!😅

p.s This was the bridal shower cake for my cousin. We went low budget with this cake. My aunt bought two white cakes from Food 4 Less and put some fake succulents. Turned out cute! 

The Cutest

You guys, Saturday my mail man brought the cutest mail ever! My husband went to get the mail and as he was walking back inside, he noticed a familiar address in the senders field of one of the envelopes. It was my parents address. Immediately we wondered what was being mailed to me from a house I frequent on a weekly basis.  I immediately ripped it open and to my surprise it was a super cute girl looking back at me. I flipped it open thinking it was an invitation that perhaps someone asked my sister to give to me. This happens sometimes, people will leave invitations or something at my parents house for me to pick up when I visit. I was wrong, it was a just because card from my sister.  My sister knew I would like this card and bought it and you know, she was right! I'm going to frame it and put it in my glam room.  Honestly, the message was the cutest. This tiny gesture made my day. I'm going to try to return this feeling to my sister and anyone else in the future. I just gotta make my way to the post office now.  

What do you guys do to brighten someones day? 

Tea Time, My Time.

A couple of months ago my sister purchased a Groupon for a tea house in Seal Beach and it was going to expire this past Saturday. We finally decided to use up the voucher and enjoy an afternoon tea. I'm not sure why it took us so long to redeem the voucher, but I'm glad we did. The place we went to was McKenna's Tea Cottage and it was just the cutest. In addition to the seating area, it had a cute little shop area where you can buy all sorts of goodies like candy, accessories and tea related items.

Anyways, it was nice to do something with my mom and sister. I always feel like I'm rushing my time to meet my husband for some sort of outing when I'm with them. So this time I told my husband not to make any plans because I was taking my time. I need to do this more often. I constantly feel like I'm in a hurry or being rushed, I don't even know why because I don't have kids. 

Sea Creatures in the Desert

I went to the desert and saw sea creatures! I did, I did! Last week my husband, sis and mom packed up our truck and headed to Scottsdale, Arizona. Our itinerary for this trip was hang out by the pool and chill at my uncles house. While there, my uncle told us about a new aquarium that just opened up and was next to a butterfly sanctuary we've visited in our previous trip. You can read more about that here. Since we didn't have anything to do but chill, we decided to pay the aquarium a visit. Its so so new that they were still putting some of the finishing touches like sign decals on the walls. We saw little bit of everything including sharks, alligators, turtles, penguins, piranhas, sting rays, etc, etc. Also they have a room that moves! Think of it as a carousel! That was really cool, relaxing and a little bit scary at the same time.  If you find yourself in Scottsdale, the aquarium and the butterfly sanctuary are worth visiting. For information on the aquarium click here.

Be sure to start the tour in the bathroom, you'll be amazed! 

Flower Mart Finds

A couple of weeks ago my mom, sister and I made our way to the flower mart in Downtown Los Angeles. My mom was in search for flowers for a new vase she had bought. My mom bought some tropical flowers that reminded me of summer. I kept insisting on the sunflowers because they were so beautiful and ideal for the season. My mom wasn't really feeling the sunflowers, but I was so I bought them for my home. Aren't they just beautiful? I put them in my patio and they stayed alive for a little more than a week. 

P.s. It's a short work week! 

YAY!!! 

I hope you guys have a beautiful long weekend! 

Hollywood Bound

A couple of weeks ago my sister, a friend and myself headed to Hollywood. It's been a while since the three of us have gone out so a night in Hollywood was cool. Our plans for the night, Florence and The Machine at the Hollywood Bowl. Oh my God you guys! This was one of the best concerts I've ever been to. If you ever get a chance to see them, please go! You will not regret it. Anyways, just wanted to share some of my pictures of that night. 

Butterfly Wonderland

I was on vacation this past week, for this vacation we decided to do a family vacation. Our destination was the Grand Canyon, in Arizona. My husband, mom, sister and myself all headed to Scottsdale first. My mother's brother lives in Scottsdale so we figured we'd make a stop there for two days and then continue on our journey.

Our stay in Scottsdale was short, two nights only. We mainly hung out at my uncles house by the pool, went to a few consignment shops for a light shopping and went to the Butterfly Wonderland! You guys, I've never seen so many beautiful butterflies in my life! I honestly didn't think there were so many varieties. So if you like butterflies or even if you don't like butterflies I think you will enjoy this post.

 The colors, sizes, and patterns are all so beautiful. I honestly don't know which one is my favorite. Do you have a favorite? Let me know in the comments section. If you find yourself in Scottsdale you should check out the Butterfly Wonderland, its small but very informative and beautiful. I'm sharing a link to the Butterfly Wonderland website here.

I'll be sharing more of my vacation this week so I hope you come back.

Summer Days

Summer is rapidly coming to an end, although the weather this week in California would make you think otherwise. Summer time always seems too short for me because I love summer.  I love days like this one! On this day my sister, cousin and I drove to Redondo Beach, got on a boat and sailed around the harbor.  During our adventure we saw beautiful marine animals, people watched and ate ice cream. This day was the ideal summer day in Southern California.