champagne and sequins: how'd we do?

This year's Champagne and Sequins. Was it the best year ever? Let's review what we did right:

The addition of the Family Dinner Band was VERY well received. What a wonderful moment.

BUT. When we get right down to it, something was missing.

Oh well. It was fun! We will just have to try again next year!!! Thanks for coming!!

jewelryandotherthings!

Oh hello, gorgeous. That is my most beautiful engagement ring. And HERE is a post about it on my friend's blog- Jewelry and Other Things. It's a great blog, heavy on engagement rings, but a lot of super pretty things in general. Check it out!.

bub city: test run.

Last night we went to Bub City. Practice run before they opened. It. Was. AMAZING. It looked great, food was awesome and most importantly, as you can see under that beer can American flag, they have frozen drinks! Currently, a Mexican Firing Squad is being slowly rotated around. And it is hands down the best drink I have ever had in my whole life. We enjoyed several.

They also have several Paul McGee hand selected whiskeys. We tried a couple. I will stick to trying to climb into the frozen tequila machine, but everyone else loved them. 

We got real on the food.

And in enjoying the country decor and music.

 And THEN, we got real on the surveys.

Timmy Watson wore his peacoat. My favorite of his winter looks. Look at that cutest face.

Check it out over at Paul McGee's Blog HERE!

best birthday ever: lipstick cake.

(Mac Snob, Nicki Viva Glam, Pink Nouveau (Nicki's other signature color!), Up the Amp, Funtabulous Lip Dazzle, and Nars Carthage. Also, Impossibly Sweet Lip Glass from Timmy's Mom.)

Ever feel like there are people in the world who just GET you? Like, in your heart of hearts. Super pals and lovely ladies (led by Shelby who baked a cake that looked like a cake found by Ally) put all of these lipsticks on a cake. For me. For my birthday. It looked like this:

And was modeled after this:

And the inside was ombre. Swoon x one million.

AND! THEN! THIS! HAPPENED!!

Just the best birthday I have ever, ever had.

scofflaw! for fun and friends and chicken. also, gin.

I've been to Scofflaw since they opened, but never early enough to really check it out. Just gorgeous. I love it here. We went for their new Sunday Dinner- Winner Winner, Chicken Dinner! Four people, five course, $50. TOTAL. As in, for all four people. You must go. It's very close to being Winter, Winter Best Cozy Chicken Dinner you can get on a Sunday.

halloween freak fest!

This weekend, starting last weekend at Shelby and Ally's Halloween Freak Fest, was the BEST. 

 Hostesses with the Mostess went as ghoulish Emojis!

Here is Bees in the Trap. Duh.

Jon Snow and his dire wolf. SWOON!

Fake Kate Kelly and real KK as a hula girl!

Lt. Dan and Forest Gump.

Uh Oh. Looks like Officer Nathan caught Jon Snow with some serious snow.

My man! White Men Can't Jump.

Morgan and Zach. Morgan didn't dress up and I think Zach is that cowboy from Toy Story.

Can't wait for next year. I LOVE an annual party. HINT HINT.

mike and dean get married!

We went to a most goergeous ever wedding a couple weeks ago. Mike and Dean. FOREVER. Here are some babes hanging post ceremony. We got to drink these juleps during the ceremony (I just realized how much I love drinking during the actual ceremony part of a wedding.):

Major babes.

Best photobooth I've ever seen.

Paul and Timmy. Good job working in that little pop of color Paul McGee.

Wedding are mostly: "Take our picture!"

Amazing couple. Amazing wedding. 

tiny plane. are you scared to sit in front?

"Don't touch anything!" Everyone yelled. After I touched everything.

Oh, jeez.

Timbo, Paul, Shelby. All unscathed.

Landing in Vieques, Puerto Rico. Safe and sound. Duh!