Margaritaville

I have lots of great clients that contact me to help them create their wedding maps and wedding projects. It's especially great when I get a client that has a unique location or details that I happen to be interested in.

A gorgeous destination wedding in Riviera Maya was right up my alley.


Super colorful, palm trees, and then there was this:


Boo-yah! Margaritas! Only thing better would be to ACTUALLY have those margaritas and not just draw them :)

(Names and dates have been changed)

I've been all about the margaritas lately. I think it has something to do with this guy:

The guy to blame for Parrottheads.

Who or what do you blame for your summer indulgences?

Stay Cool

Wylie says....

It's hot out there folks, stay cool.

Wisdom from Wylie. We're hitting the upper 90's again this week. Stay cool people.

Shark Week!

You know that you must be a pretty cool animal if the Discovery Channel gives you a week of your very own. Shark Week usually doesn't disappoint though and they always have shark infested waters and scary moments that probably keep a lot of people out of the ocean for a couple of days.

Growing up in Florida thinking about sharks really wasn't any big deal. I grew up in Venice Florida which happens to be the sharks tooth capital of the world.

Real shark's tooth found in Venice Florida! Crazy, right?

But when it looks this beautiful you can't really blame them for enjoying the scenery.

We had a festival each year called the Sharks Tooth Festival. It's funny to me now how NORMAL that all sounded back in the day. It was just the environment that I was living in and had always known. Now that I'm landlocked all those quirky little things make me appreciate where I grew up.

Did you grow up in an area with a special title or special hometown quirk?

Buckling in to the Healthy Wagon

I really have been inspired lately to get more health aware. To make some healthier choices not just for outside, physical appearance reasons but to FEEL GOOD or at least better. I'm in good health, I'm in decent shape but like everything else I treat my life, I know I can do better. I'm a total fixer and I'm setting my sights on getting healthier.

So lately there has been a lot of the following in my life lately:


Hanging out with her:

Bethenny Frankel

Drinking more of this:

Green tea

Lots of tunes to get moving with:

Apple

And snacking on these lovelies:

LaraBar

What do you need to help inspire healthy living?

5 Things I'm Love Love Loving Now

Ok, time to get back into the swing of things around here.

For a quick catch up, here are things that I'm really digging right now.

1. The Fitnessista

I've been so inspired by her site lately. She has such a great energy and vibe and while I may never be as dedicated to health foods as she is I'm being inspired to improve and still be excited about it.

2. The Godiva Dark Chocolate Banana Shake


I know this looks like it contradicts my first fave but its dark chocolate and a banana so it's health. So there. :) It really is amazing.


3. Bravo's Work of Art

My name is Laura and I am a 100% committed, Bravo-addict. I love almost everything that Bravo comes up with (the not digging it list is way shorter then the LOVE list). I'm really loving Work of Art. It brings me back to my days of being an art student in college. The show is getting to the end and I find myself much more interested in watching what happens next (told you I was a Bravo-nerd :) then the Top Chef season right now. My favorites? Abdi and Mark. Not feeling Miles or Jackie.

4. Sanuk Yoga Mat Safari Sandals

I love these shoes. Sanuck has never steered me wrong. It's made out of a yoga mat so how CAN you go wrong? The last pair of Sanuck shoes I had came from my honey and lasted me through 4 years of college and then some. People started associating me and those leopard print (meow!) sandals together.

5. Inception
Saw this movie with my honey a couple weekends ago. Fantastic. I promise not to spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it yet (GO SEE IT NOW!) but there was a point in the movie when I thought to myself "This is the reason people make movies, to challenge and entertain the audience".

So what are you loving right now?

Wonderland Papers on Blue Eyed Bride

Wonderland Papers has its first online advertising!




I love Blue Eyed Bride 's style. Her Southern charm and grace made it a "must read" in my Google Reader. Check it out!

Paper Lovely

A little while ago a won a contest through Oh So Beautiful Paper she was featuring a great Etsy seller, Paper Lovely.

She has so many cute items that I just had to share!

Gotta love the teal and her cute logo.


How adorable.



Make sure to check out her Etsy shop and all her letterpress goodness!