What Happens in Vegas

... taught me I'm getting too old for my old Vegas ways. Long gone are the days of staying up late, chasing cocktails, and squeezing myself into bodycon dresses.

Bachelorette party last hurrah!

I realized a few things on this trip: 1. Always pay Felicia a visit at the Southwest Airport bar- she is wonderful, plus you get to leave saying 'Byeee Felicia'. 2. Flying > Driving ALWAYS. 3. Vegas makeup is so much fun. 4. Cab's for life. 5. With a good group of friends you can have more fun hanging out in the room than interacting with people.

I've always been a bit of a Vegas snob; the older I get perhaps the worse it gets- but in a completely different way:

I didn't like waiting in lines, and now I don't like going to places where you have to wait in a line to get in. 

I didn't go to clubs where table services wasn't part of the plan... now, I just don't like clubs. 

Music you can't dance to? Eghhh. Now, the music is so loud I can't talk to my friends. And dancing?! Is that what those kids in the middle of the floor are doing? Who is Nene?

So, how does a bachelorette party work when you don't want to be around random drunk people? You leave the club early {But not before 1 a.m. by orders of the fiance} and get food. Spend more time getting ready and taking pictures in the room than you do dancing to bad music in a club 500 people too crowded. Plan your day around the bottomless buffet at the Aria. Go late to the pool to avoid drunkies mentioned above.

Thank goodness for the wonderful women in my circle who went along with whatever I wanted for this weekend... and pretty much any other Vegas weekend, come to think of it.

I'm sure going to miss being a Siriani

I love you all and appreciate you so very much! xoxo

Birthday Girl Banner

Birthdays can be so fun, special, and a great excuse to celebrate! When Birthday Girl Maritza asked me to create a birthday banner to display for her birthday bash I was thrilled! The only thing I love more than making a space visually beautiful is seeing my friends smile. A marriage of both equals SUCCESS for me!

Birthday Girl Maritza chose a '50 Shades of Pink' theme to celebrate another year of her! Dainty, pink, burlap, lace... I mean, Yes!!!

This project was really fun to create - I cheated and utilized my hot glue gun over the sewing machine. Multiple moves and remodels in the last couple years make it impossible tricky to keep track of all my crafting things. :( {If anyone finds the power plug for my sewing machine I'd be happy to give you a hug and some cookies}

Supplies

Bunting

Birthday Banner

Birthday Girl Maritza, mama, and sisters are incredibly creative! They transformed their beautiful yard into the perfect party spot. See some photos below: {Thank you for letting me share!}

The Birthday Girl!

Birthday Wishes

Photobooth Fun

Birthday bash

Birthday Cakes

Happy Birthday Friend! <3

The Kace Fun Race

I debated posting about this - but in order to fulfill my 'Yes Woman' summer here it is!

The Kace Fun Race to 26 was one hell of a birthday party. Kacie, Chrissy, and I {over wine, of course} brainstormed how to maximize a birthday bar crawl. Reunited, we were reminded of our crazy college days together and started the ever-typical reminiscing process which lead us to a little game we liked to call 'Souvenir' {details are sworn to the grave}... the next logical thing to do was create a scavenger hunt. 

Fast forward to the Kace Fun Race weekend. With our laminated, divided into teams, scavenger hunt lists we set out for Main Street in Huntington Beach. Fireball whispered temptation into my ear so it's behind covered eyes I'm sharing these pictures - that and it was WAY too much fun not to talk about.

Each team was broken into colors and picked at random to avoid a last-picked-for-Red-Rover type situation {special thanks to Twistband & Whitney for keeping us from having to play shirts v. skins} and set off with sharpie in hand to tackle their lists. The team captains determined the best way to prove/document the game was to create a group text and photos from each accomplished line item had to be sent {holy heck that was comical to review the next morning}.

Here are some of the pictures from Team Orange:

Hit list

Birthday girl!

Love Kace <3

Lovely ladies

Twistband team colors

Abnormal facial hair

Flask 

Fun friends

Twistband reppin'

Tat of someone's name

Picture with a bouncer

Fishbowl

Syringe shots for the group

Similar to our actual vision at this point

Kisses for the fishes

D-punch bowl

Group shot with a stranger

J - J -K

Ran into a college buddy - bonus

Best magic tricks of our lives

Find a designated driver

Have a snack

Go for a dip in the ocean

Find someone with a ticket

Find someone wearing croc's

3 wisemen shot

Guest DJ

The group dwindled after 2:30

We had so much fun - I highly recommend everyone to do this with their fun friends.

Happy Birthday Kacie! 27 is going to be tough to top <3

Little Sister Love

This weekend my little sister turned 25! I feel like I was just 25. {Such a trip!} We've had multiple get togethers through out the weekend and will culminate the celebrations with her *C* Themed Birthday party on Saturday.

I love my sister to pieces! She is my best friend and don't think I could love her any more than I do. She's grown into such a beautiful and special woman. I'm so proud of her and  her heart. She loves the Lord first and everyone else follows as a close second. She's so kind and patient - and deserves a post just about her!

Here are some pictures from Chrissy's Birthday Parties...
{More to follow after the *C* Party}

 The Birthday Girl!

 Honey's <3

 Chrissy & Grandma

Chrissy & Dad

Sister Cousins {Missing Britty}

Boot Scootin'

The Jenna & Katie Show

Caught dippin' his lady

Love my little sister!!!

Let the celebrations begin!

Thumbs Up

More celebrating to come...