Weekend Highlights

Saturday night we celebrated one of my best friend’s birthdays, Elissa. We went to a pretty amazing German restaurant in Ft. Lauderdale, Old Heidelberg. We had our own room just to ourselves and enjoyed their wonderful beer selection while the birthday girl was treated to das boot, which is the equivalent of 6 beers! She was also serenaded by a sweet German man armed with an accordion and some serious tunes. Too fun. And the food wasn’t too shabby either! Unfortunately, I don’t think they are used to such big (and rowdy) groups because all the servers looked like they wished death upon us.  Later, we made our way to a local sports bar so the boys could watch the UFC fight (and us girls could gossip).

So a very happy birthday to one of the most wonderful girls I know.
Love you, Elissa cakes!

Weekend Highlights

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Credit: El Sanchez

This past weekend I celebrated my birthday (again) one last time before saying goodbye to my lovely birthday month, July. I hope you not only raised a glass to my marvelous self, but also to the boy who lived on Saturday as it was Harry Potter’s birthday as well (geeky girl fact).

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Comic Con 2010 Wrap Up: Day 1

Hello, everyone! I’m back from Comic-Con and have been thrusted back into reality. I have to say, I had a pretty amazing time, especially since this year was a little different: I attended as press, helping my good friend and fellow blogger, Rosy, from Accidental Sexiness (check it out!). This pass allowed us entry into certain pressrooms as well as access to the front of ballrooms to get photos during panels.

It was such a great learning experience. I hope to be able to attend more events like these in the near future so I can share them on Melificent. I was able to meet a lot of great contacts and I have a very good feeling about the future of the blog.

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But let’s get to the good stuff: Comic Con adventures!

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Cosmopolitan Summer Splash

Melificent!, Mia and Ms. Accidental Sexiness herself
Melificent!, Mia and Ms. Accidental Sexiness herself

Last night I was fortunate enough to be invited to the Cosmopolitan Summer Splash at the gorgeous Setai hotel in South Beach by fellow South Florida blogger, Rosy Cordero of Accidental Sexiness. This event is one of many during Miami’s Fashion Week. It was a pretty cool opportunity for me for many reasons: 1) I had never been to the highly regarded Setai (which lives up to the hype), 2) I had never been to a “big-girl” fashion show before and 3) it would be the first time I attended an event where I could network for Melificent!

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Weekend Highlights

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When I got home from work on Friday, there was only one thing on my mind: relaxation. I had had one hell of a week and definitely deserved some downtime. Thankfully, the weather has been a lot more cooperative as of late so the pool called to me as I stepped in the front door. I debated it, since I had so much work to do, both around the house and for the office (take home work always sucks), but finally the pool won. I quickly slapped on my bikini, grabbed a can of Pabst Blue Ribbon (we are low on beer) and hit the water! It was really relaxing just to float in complete peace and quiet (aside from the passing traffic on the other side of the fence) and say hello to my weekend.

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Photo credit: Agustin Sanchez
Photo credit: Agustin Sanchez

Saturday was my favorite little boy’s 4th birthday: my nephew! He had a great time at his race car themed party at a local school. I have to say I teased my sister quite a bit for buying several bite-sized cars on Ebay to have the kids race with, but they had a complete and total blast. In fact, I had a blast just watching them! And possibly the best part of the day was watching my nephew speed around with a gigantic smile on his face. Happy birthday, little guy!

This week will be especially tough on me as I have to find the time to concentrate amid the excitement – I leave next week to Comic-Con!!! Can I press the fast forward button and then the slow-mo?

Lovable Friday!

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A Bryan Photo
1. A Bryan Photo

My hubs introduced me to the greatness that is A Bryan Photo. They are lifestyle and wedding photographers that shoot soley in film for photos and super-8 for video. And they are glorious. Check out their blog for great photos, such as this Star Wars themed wedding (way classier and fun than expected) as well as their Vimeo channel for amazing videos such as this one.

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Lovable Friday!

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I’m back everyone!!! I’ve felt pretty detached from all things Internet since we started the move last weekend, but I’m happy to report that I am back in the saddle! We are completely head over heels over our new home, but it is a lot of work! I’ll make sure to post pictures next week of the progress we have made and will be sharing a lot of our ideas for the future. Also, make sure to keep your eyes peeled next week for another amazing fashion giveaway you are going to love! June is going to be a very busy month for Melificent – I can’t wait to share it all with you guys!

1. Smashing Pumpkins Announce Intimate US tour
1. Smashing Pumpkins Announce Intimate US tour

I honestly cannot control my insane happiness over the news that my favorite band in the world, The Smashing Pumpkins, will be playing an extremely intimate series of shows during the month of July. As if that wasn’t cool enough, one of their few stops is in Fort Lauderdale, specifically, at Revolution Live (one of my favorite venues)! Are you kidding me???? I’m pretty sure I just fangirled myself. Mr. Corgan is also hinting that special VIP access may be granted to some special fans including a private soundcheck! Unfortunately, the band has not released ticket prices or onsale dates, which has me extremely anxious. Must.have.tickets.now.
For the official press release, click here.

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Lovable Friday

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1. Anthropologie's Bustled Shower Curtain
1. Anthropologie's Bustled Shower Curtain

Now that we are almost ready to move into our new home (squee!), I’ve been shopping for a lot more home accessories than usual. Unfortunately, I stumbled upon this gorgeous ruffled shower curtain from Anthropologie. I say unfortunately because this pretty little lady is $118! Of course, after seeing it, I became obsessed with having a ruffled shower curtain in our master bathroom and thankfully after some Internet scouring, I found a more affordable ruffle action from Target. But I’ll most probably still find myself lusting after this one from time to time. Oh, how you pain me so, Anthropologie!

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Weekend Highlights

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Saturday afternoon, we rounded all the pups together to celebrate Brad-Pitt and Gwen’s birthdays at our local dog park. The pups had an amazing time running around, rolling in mud and meeting new furry friends! I also was informed about a Miami Boston Terrier monthly meet-up, which sounds so fun! Thanks to all the guests and their humans for making it out – the pups loved having their buddies around as well as all the awesome gifts they received.

We say this all the time, but I really want to make it more of a habit to take the pups out to the dog park. They really appreciated the open space to run and play and were so well behaved the rest of the weekend! That Cesar Milan sure does know his stuff ;)

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