Get Girly with Ronald McDonald

( The house...not the clown guy that hangs out with the Hamburglar)

The Friends of Houston's Ronald McDonald House are holding a smashing fundraiser called Girls Just Wanna Have Fun...in Monte Carlo. You and your gal pals can enjoy a night of dinnner, shopping, hairstyling, massages, even tarot card/palm reading. Help out the kids, and see into your future in one fell swoop!

The event will be held on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at the Hilton Americas-Houston Hotel beginning at 6:00 p.m. To purchase a ticket or table click here.

The Cutest Face in Houston

Someone new is coming to the Houston Zoo! On March 28th, Toby the red panda, will make his official debut. Originally from the Lincoln Zoo, this fuzzy face is the first red panda we have had in 15 years! The zoo is hoping to find him a girlfriend in the near future, which hopefully will result in lots of little baby Tobys. I highly recommend taking a half day from work to miss the crowds. C'mon, are those TPS reports really that important?

Printable Pretties

I'm loving these Printable PDF notepads from Thompson Designs. You just buy the digital file and you can print them as many times as you'd like. I love this because so many times I am looking for beautiful stationary that is printed on recycled paper, this way I can print on any paper I choose. There are also lots of other styles to chose from in the shop.

Get Your Bonnet On

I'm a northeastern girl at heart, so I'm always fascinated by little Texas-isms. The latest phenomenon that has me all giddy, is the celebration of the bluebonnets. While driving down 290 this past weekend, there were hoards of Moms, Dads, kids, and puppy dogs pulled over on the interstate, rolling around in the wild flowers, and taking photographs. Commonplace to many, but completely new to me! Now I am obsessed with taking my own furry family for a photo shoot. So where are some of the best places to do this? The best resource I've found is Lone-star.net. They have a bulletin board where people can post wildflower sightings. Anyone else have a stellar resource?

A New Look...

My Etsy Shop has a new look, check it out here!

My 5 Favorite Things

After a luxurious week in Sin City, it is back to business as usual. I'm sure I am the only person left on earth who had not yet been, but never-the-less, here are my 5 favorite things about Las Vegas.

The Beatles LOVE Cirque du Soleil show

It was heaven being surrounded by designer stores I've only read about in magazines...or seen at the Galleria. I really, really wanted to buy this Diane Von Furstenberg orchid/crocus dream print frock. Due to the fact I'm incredibility frugal (read: cheap), I stepped away from the checkout counter.

The Eiffel Tower Restaurant at Paris Casino with an amazing view of the Bellagio fountain was a knock out.

Multiple places to buy chocolate crepes

And finally...we had way too much fun at Madame Tussaud's wax museum

This Old House

I went to an estate sale at this beautiful Victorian home from 1880 in Riverside last weekend. Unfortunately, my camera battery died when I went to take the first picture. Oops, too many pictures of Ruby! I was able to get a few decent ones on my cell phone, but I wish I could have shown you the inside.