Down The Street and Around The Corner

....Jumping music, swift DJ's. Smoke machines and laser rays. Look out weekend cause here I come. Because weekends were...

At lunch time I'll be humming the chorus to Black Eyed Peas' Weekend and by quitting time I will be singing it on the top of my lungs in my car...LOL.
I really don't have anything planned for the weekend, but if I did, I think I would be hightailing it over to the new St. Regis Hotel in Bal Harbour. Since it's literally about 40 minutes from my house, I wouldn't have to worry about airfare, TSA or those darn checked bags fees....arghhh..don't get me started about those.
I sometimes get caught up in travelling to far away places on my time off instead of checking out the gems in my backyard.  The St. Regis just opened in June and I wouldn't be surprised if it was totally booked already.  Take a peak and you'll see why.


















A Wine Vault..who knew? Gotta get me one of these...LOL 

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I think it's clear to see that sometimes it pays to vacay in your own back yard. What hometown treasure have you been sleeping on? If you are dying to come check out our neck of the woods give us a holla and we'll point out some of the must sees. Have a great weekend. See you on the flip side.

xoxo

Debbie B.

***Please note the post is not sponsored by the St. Regis. We just wanted to share a cool find***

Rainbow Bright

White might be the color of choice for most brides, but for a few out of the box thinkers, nothing short of an entire Crayola box would do.

Whether it's floral, pastels or a mixture of both, some brides are letting their true colors (no pun intended) shine on their wedding day.

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If Katy Perry ever decides to take the plunge again...I can so see her walking down the aisle in this beauty.


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..or maybe this

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Where do you fall in the Crayola box?

Do you think this multi-colored trend is too much? Or is it right up your alley?

Or will you stick with white on your wedding day?

Shades of Grey...No Not the Paperback

Somewhere along the lines, grey has stolen the spotlight as the new favorite neutral. Taupe who? White what? We've used grey in several design projects here, here and here. and I think we'll be using it for some time to come. Let's just say we love it. A Lot. Take a peak at some of these amazing grey-inspired spaces.

 
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How are you feeling about the abundance of grey in designs?

Love it? Hate it? 

Holla back. 

Championship Baby!

Excuse us while we gloat.

But our Miami Heat are champions.

And we think it only fitting that we take this day to celebrate.

And relive every moment of last night's amazing game.

Visit www.cbssports.com for a full photo gallery of the images displayed and http://www.miamiherald.com

Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot...Go Heat!

Forgive us today if we look like this:

or this:

But as you know, a certain team could be the NBA champions tonight:

You know the team that inspired this room years ago:

Yes, that team.

So forgive us if we have nothing else on the brain

But

A win.

Go HEAT!!!!!!!!!

He's Got Moves Like Jagger....

Aside from the walk down the aisle on her dad's arm, the father and daughter dance might be the last time dad will have his little girl all to himself on her wedding day, or any other day for that matter.  
You know that dance, usually a slow dance filled with emotions, usually a tear-jerker...
But where is it written that the dance has to be traditional or even boring? Check out this video and you'll see what I mean...

I think Jagger and Adam Levine both wish they had the moves like this guy. The video definitely lived up to it's name - "Greatest Father and Daughter Wedding Dance Ever"
So are you inspired to enroll dad in a dance class or two? Or is a traditional dance to Bob Carlisle's Butterfly Kisses more of what you had in mind for that big moment? Holla. We wanna know. Seriously. We do.

xoxo

Debbie B.

Father's Day Wrap Up....

What an eventful day with the hubs and family for Father's Day. Not counting the acid reflux I've been plagued with since last year aaaarghhhh, it was a fab day.

Yay, after a morning of the hubs opening gifts and moi, fighting the wretched reflux, we arrive at The Federal for brunch. I didn't get the memo to wear my own fab hat.

Mom, I'm gonna need more than formula today. This menu looks yummy. Do you see my mouth watering?

The big group cheese - Hubs, Debbie, mom-in-law aka mama Quinn, moi and Xavi - as we get ready to chow down.

OMG, them chicken (smoked then fried? say what now?) and waffles.....

The cornmeal pancake with peaches and oats. So yum..

Shrimp and grits. Not on the brunch menu but since I'd pleaded for them on Twitter, the chef obliged. Go chef!

OMG, this little cow came with a belly full of milk - literally. Too cute.

Moi and Debbie vying for time with the mini celebrity, Xavier. Can I tell you that that kid caused quite a stir at the restaurant? He really needs an agent. Lol.

Battle of the cutest shoes between Xavi and Debbie. Hmm, love them shoes Debs but I think Xavier steals the win here.

That's all folks. My dad and I wanna go home and settle the bet about whose hat stole the show.