Wow! What a journey this has been. It was New Years Eve 2008 that I got the “bright idea” to start a blog. I had absolutely NO CLUE on how to blog or even what blogging was all about. Never in my wildest dreams did I think that anyone outside of my husband and my mother would [...]
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The good folks at Kakadu Pet were nice enough to send me one of their retractable leashes for review. As most of you know, we own a large dog and have never used a retractable leash. I was excited when I read about all the cool features of the leash, even before I got it– [...]
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A few weeks back, I attended the ABCD (Archbishop’s Charities and Development Drive) dinner. It was planned to have taken place outdoors at the gorgeous waterfront home of Carl and Marlene Coppola in Lighthouse Point. However, due to it being brutally cold that night, the venue was changed at the last minute to St Paul [...]
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Earlier this week, I got an invitation to a tasting at Villa Woodbine, a private mansion in Coconut Grove. Although I’d never been to the Villa, I’ve heard only great things about the it and its resident catering company, Bill Hansen Catering. Turns out that it’s located on Bayshore Drive, directly across the street from [...]
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Remember when I went to the grand opening of Lorie Lester’s Boutique in Midtown a few weeks ago? Well, besides her own, Lorie chose to showcase a few other brands. One of those is Beautiful People Handbags. I was instantly impressed–handcrafted, hand finished, high end, affordable and fashion forward. I had a chance last week to [...]
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Wade’s World Foundation, founded by Miami Heat Star Dwyane Wade, hosted it’s annual holiday initiative, called 3 Under the Tree, this past weekend. These events are intended to serve and inspire South Florida youth and families in need. The weekend consisted of 3 events– On Sunday, December 19, Wade hosted 300 kids from various youth and church [...]
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A few weeks ago, award winning actress and all around FAB chick, Deidre Hall, breezed into town. Deidre is best known for her award winning portrayal of Dr Marlena Evans on the long running NBC daytime drama, Days of Our Lives. She played Marlene for nearly 30 years! After a really messy divorce, Deidre is [...]
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