A most perfect trip. From start to finish, everything was perfect. Once-in-a-lifetime. The Kentucky Derby crew: THE. 141st. KENTUCKY. DERBY. The Derby Outfit (shoedazzle came in at the last min with killer stupid comfortable wedges): The day before the Derby, we had a girls day at Kentucky Oaks, where I wore my Derby hat I…
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Make Your Own Derby Hat! DIY
The Kentucky Derby is this Saturday! I’m going for a bachelorette party, and we’re also attending Oaks on Friday. So I need two dresses and TWO hats and two fabulous shoes! For the 141st Kentucky Oaks, on Friday, May 1st, the theme is Think Pink in support of Churchill Downs’ official partnerships with Bright Pink and Horses…
Finally Ready for the Derby Except …
I need your help! Weigh in on your fave shoes in the comments … help a sista out! (this is when we realize I am not, in fact, a celebrity … they have these things on loan, yo!)
Retreat to Aspen Like a Celeb
Since, you know, celebs go there all the time anyway. And when they’re there, they ski and yoga. Hell, that’s all I did when I lived there too. BUT, April 17-20, my skiing spirit animal (and yes, I know she’s a snowboarder but I don’t care because it was her [line for Oakley] ski/snowboard pants…
Become London’s Official Guest of Honour
Remember the time I entered the Snow At First Sight contest to win three months of touring around Colorado, became a finalist and took a crazy fun trip to Denver, didn’t win, and moved to Colorado anyway? … now London is looking for its first-ever Official Guest of Honour. The winning guest will be invited…
Banana Text … or, when parents group text
Traveling hungover is the worst. Yet it’s almost an inevitable part of a wedding weekend. However, this group text with my parents (“Mama” and “Dad”) is the best. They’re in a different terminal leaving a recent New Orleans wedding we attended.
Wanna Buy an Island?
I recently made it onto an awesome press list. It is one that notifies me of luxury real estate opportunities on tropical islands. I’m not sure what qualifications landed me on this list. But it is awesome. Without further ado: would you rather buy an island in the Maldives ($14 million) or Tobago ($15 million)?…
Perfect Weekend Getaway: Benovia Winery
A wine country getaway sounds good by itself, but add in a beautiful cottage set amidst rows of grapes with grassy yards, a sprawling patio, and a hot tub? I couldn’t even have imagined the beauty I was in for when checking in to the Benovia Winery Vineyard Hideaway Cottage! I mean, this is the…
Teeny Weeny Butt Bikinis
Hawaii has a way of making you wear less swimsuit. It was there I bought my first bikini, as a 12-year-old, and I remember my mom saying “now remember, not everyone wears bikinis.” (She was wrong) (Times have changed) On my most recent sojourn to the aloha state, teeny weeny butt bikinis were all the…
Epic Bike Ride Down the Orange County Coast
I mentioned this epic bike ride in March, from Seal Beach to San Clemente, but forgot to follow through. Here’s the vid: And click here for all the details, stats, maps, and more. Life at Orange Coast magazine is fun.