Heat Escape

 What I wore to work on Monday this week...

Inspired by Cabi's current season look:

 Wearing a floral top with the mini kick flared white denim pants....

Top, Jacket - Forever 21

Pants, Wedges - Cabi

Necklace - Madewell

Drifting Away

 I am so behind in posts….

This was my outfit last Saturday as we left for our weekend get away to Sonoma. 

THe inspiration was from J Crew's Feb 2014 catalog:

I actually owned the shirt so had to replicate this casual outfit. The vintage wool blazer was perfect for the chilly weather in San Fran. It was the perfect traveling outfit...

My mother's day present:
An all white tote bag from Michael Kors which will be perfect for the summer….

Jacket - Vintage

Tee - J Crew

Pants - Zara

Purse - Michael Kors

Sneakers - Superga

SATURDAY NIGHT

 This is what I wore that night as we went to a romantic dinner at the resort we were staying at…

The inspiration was from H&M's Spring 2014 catalog:

Jacket - Newport News

Blouse, Scarf - H&M

Pants - Forever 21

Necklace - Cookie Lee

Heels - Michael Kors

Here is the Resort we stayed at…

Slugger

 This outfit I wore last week had an inspiration but I think I forgot to take a photo of it…

I have been sick all weekend and so far this week so have been hanging out in sweats and barely surviving.

Jacket - Vintage (My mom's)

Tee - Zara

Pants, shoes, hat - J Crew

Scarf - Forever 21

Earrings - Cookie Lee

My son got the game ball again for the 2nd time this season:

Right words to say

A pintrest inspiration on Saturday:

I loved this combination  of blue and black layers. I went with a navy tank and navy blazer but kept the pants and boots black letting the oxford blue shirt pop….

Blazer, Pants - Forever 21

Shirt - H&M

Tank Top - Kika Paprika

Booties - Juicy Couture

Necklace - Vintage

SATURDAY:
It was a tough day. I have recently lost a dear friend. He was my Boss for over 8+ years at a company where we were so much more than just colleagues. Trying to explain the dynamic is almost impossible. We did everything together as a group and traveled so often which allowed all of us to become closer. We worked super hard and partied hard too.
My husband at the time became good friends with him too and we would usually turn work trips into vacations by adding weekends and having our better halves fly out to join. My other friend and I were his #2's and ran the whole office.

In order to say good-bye to our dear friend we held a get together at a bar we used to go so often.
It was amazing to have this big re-union. So many people flew in out of town.

I was very anxious as this group of people who I spent sooo much time together and were so close represented my pre-kid career woman life. They only knew the crazy ambitious young girl who was probably a too strict boss but partied hard when we went out and did shots and could drink anybody under the table.
Some didn't even know I now had kids and couldn't believe. They couldn't picture me as a mom, driving a mini van and staying home.

On the same token, my friends now couldn't understand how much loosing this friend means to me and how close I was to him and all the other people I worked with. They don't know the me that was then and can't fathom how I was.

Only my closest and oldest girlfriends knew both sides of me and of course were there to support and hold my hand as I re-hashed a lot of closed doors as part of this re-union.

Here is my friend that I lost (can you see how young I was?):

 Always life of the party, the most generous big personality guy I know. He has thought me everything about the industry we worked in and managing but also how to play craps, how to order drinks and how to party in general….

HERE IS SATURDAY's Re-Union in his Memory:

The couple on my side flew in from PA and stayed with us one night…

My friend on the other side lives in San Diego 

Him and I were the #2's in the office than became the head guys when our boss moved to London to run a division there.

With our old assistant in the middle and my friend's wife….

 HERE IS TO YOU DEAR FRIEND…

We know this is how you would have liked to say good-bye….

When the laughter's dies, the drinks are gone and the bars are closed. You've slept it off the haze of the
hangover slowly disseminates .... under running water there's a quiet, still moment and that's when
the grief  rears  it's ugly head and the pain not physical but emotional surrounds you and
for a moment you let it happen...