Living the Suite Life in 100 Ways

I have decided that time is moving fast and I don't want to waste another minute of it. So last month I wrote a list of 100 ways that I have planed to live the Suite Life this year.  I have listed my Living the Suite Life in 100 ways list below for you to enjoy. Follow me on my journey to live it up this year! I hope this post motivates you to live your life to the fullest and make sure to let me know how you plan to live it up this year.

It is 175 days, 5 hours, 

47 minutes, 45 seconds until next year

1. Get a really sassy hair cut/style that I love

2. Take a photography class

3. Go to Famer’s Market before work on Thursday (I pass by it every week and never go)

4. Inspire someone else to write a Live the Suite Life in 100 Ways List to complete on their own

5. Go on a camping trip

6. Take a vacation with kids

7. Take a cooking class

8. Take a vacation without kids

9. Work on showing my husband how much I love him

10. Upgrade my pictures/ camera (currently being taken from my evo)

11. Learn how to use my AppleAir

12. Update my blog’s look (at 1 year anniversary)

13. Name, embrace and tell someone 5 terrific things about me (it is empowering to share)

14. Do what I am afraid to tell you post

15. Organize my closet

16. Create a better eating plan

17. Pull out all clothes and separate them by season

18. Watch a sunset

19. Brush up on my spanish

20. Go through my closet with me. Take everything out and pare down!

21. Get a personal stylist to add with my wardrobe

22. Roast some marshmallows and make smores

23. Buy containers for my seasonal clothes

24. Organize my shoes (org. by season and fix or discard)

25. Build a Career smart must have clothes list

26. Buy 5 classic pieces for the list

27. Find a piece of clothing I love regardless of price and buy it

28. Go fishing

29. Find a piece of furniture I love regardless of price and buy it

30. Pay for someone else's coffee in the drive-thru line

31. Hug my kids more often

32. Actually go to a photo shop class

33. Play tag

34. Ride a bike

35. Read a book from cover to cover

36. Go to a new expensive restaurant and buy whatever you (Bond 47 on my birthday)want without worrying about the price

37. Do a college tour (Radford University with Brandy)

38. Take a class for my Masters

39. Make our own sushi

40. Go vegetarian for a week

41. Take a course just for fun unrelated to my major

42. Go to a Nationals game (Went with my friends and then one with family)

43. Name something I don’t like and change it!

44. Do a cleanse (for the sake of my health)

45. See a show at the theater (the Michael Jackson Tribute in Vegas)

46. Go on a trip that requires me to use my passport

47. Make my own wine

48.  Expand blog to include Suite Decor

49. Play golf with my husband

50. Say Yes to do something new

51. Make a new friend

52. Do something with our neighbors (Maybe have them over for dinner)

53. Hold a Backpack drive for a local charity or church (Fresh Start for  a Child's Promise International)

54. Lead an activity at church

55. Do a Year of the Cookie Challenge or a dessert challenge

56. Have a picnic

57. Do a scavenger hunt

58. Take a road trip with the family and take a lot of pictures

59. Buy a house

60. Lead a project at work

61. Bake something new and blog about it

62. Watch 1, 2, 3 documentaries 

63. Get some blog business cards made

64. Make a list of things I love

65. Do a post for another blog

66. Build a giant sand castle or merman

67. Define how to begin living the dream

68. Volunteer at a soup kitchen or homeless shelter

69. Train for a 5k and run the whole way

70. Get a before-bed beauty routine and stick to it

71. Take a family photo

72. Learn how to do 5 cool hairstyles with my own hair from YouTube

73. Fix my CD player in my car so I can listen to more books on tape while I'm commuting

74. Dress up for Halloween

75. Create a container garden

76. Paint something on canvas

77. Go on a road trip to see my best girlfriend

78. See a movie in the theatre with a girlfriend

80. Hold a movie marathon and invite friends

81. Do a time capsule with the kids in the yard to open in 10 years!

82. Take my grandparents out on a double date

83. Take my parents out on a double date

84. Attend a blogging meet up in real life

85. Recruit my real life friends to follow my blog

86. Go dancing

87. Buy something that makes me feel beautiful

88. Donate toys to church

89. Re-learn how to salsa dance

90. Go to the beach

91. Tell my family how much I love them- (Everyday)

92. Play a board game

93. Design a room using a designer

94. Go to Las Vegas (possibly renew vows at cheesy wedding place)- summer trip

95. Take a class from ALT Channel!

96. Figure out what I want to be when I grow up

97. Figure out what I need to do to become what I want to be when I group up and start doing it

98. Build a snow man

99. Do a DIY project (possibly build a piece of furniture with my husband)

100. Celebrate my living the Suite life in 100 ways.

Happy 4th of July!!

Happy 4th!  Here are a few if my favorite 4th pictures from Martha Stewart.  I myself am striped out for the occasion.  I hope you are having a happy and stylish Independence Day.  

White Heat

It is some kind of hot here in Virginia since we have not had electricity for the past few days. I am one of the lucky ones and now have it back, Thank God for that.  I  can not tell you how thankful I am for electricity, air-conditioning and refrigeration, you never know how important things are in your life until you don't have them. Well if you are trying to create a little heat wave  of you own try pairing turquoise and tribal accents with your all white classics.  I was excited for the chance to wear my birthday wedges again and as you can see they match my manicure because I am just in love with the watermelon color trend of the summer.  As a matter of fact there is nothing better then a ice cold watermelon on a hot summer day, as we have found out over the last couple of days. If you like it, this new vibrant color is called "Monsooner than Later" So bust out some brights with your whites and create some heat of your own.

Michelle Obama Mondays: An American Tapestry

Hearing about the American Tapestry book about Michelle Obama's long american lineage reminded me of this fabulous tapestry like dress that the first lady wore while taking a stroll with her husband.  The cut is so timeless and effortlessly elegant, while the poppy vintage inspired pattern keeps it fresh.  I love how she boldly paired this green and blue dress with these great lavender pumps. Such an unexpected choice but so cute. Adding a pop of contrasting color gives this formal look a funky twist. Go Michelle, get funky with it!

W2W: What 2 Wear on July 4th

If you are looking for what to wear on the 4th of July, I say go for the red, white and blue basics. Take a note from celebrities everywhere and throw on a pair of brightly colored pants or if you are going out on the town to make some fireworks of your own then throw on a fablous monochromatic dress with a hot pair of sandals.  Here I am dressed for the forth, with my bright blue pants that my mom picked up for me from Ross for $14 for my birthday.  I wanted to add another color to my red, white and blue palette so I chose to add the watermelon Alfani wedges that I got for my birthday from Macy's. By sticking with the basics you will light up the room and feel patriotic at the same time. Go out and make some sparks of your own. 

Tote to Self

Tote to self or more like note to self: Kiss My Husband! This beautiful coach bag was my birthday gift from my family.  My wonderful husband and my very awesome children snuck into my closet and made a photo montage of my purses so that they would select one that was different then the ones I already had and since they know I hate to pay full price for anything, they even picked it up at the outlet at 80% off. Aren't they the cutest! I am so blessed I have the best family ever!

Get This Look:

Purse- Coach Outlet- (simular)

Striped Blazer- (simular)

Navy Blouse- (simular)

Pencil Skirt- (simular)
Watch- Michael Kors- (simular)
Necklace- H&M- (simular)

Pumps-Charlotte Russe- (simular) (simular)

Well I wish I could have had a camera handy to take a shot of  how huge this tree was when it was lying across our road after the storm ransacked our area.  The storm that came through was massive but it was no match for me and my community, even in my pajamas at 7:30 am, as you see me pictured above (where is a makeup artist when you need one, this pic was taken after we had been cleaning outside for 2 hours).  The community came outside in droves as they woke and we walked around clearing each others yards.  It started as as clearing our own yards, then as we walked around to start making sure that everyone else was ok and then as we saw issues we starting clearing debris from each others yards.  This is what a good community feels like and it was awsome.  This pile behind me was just one of three brush piles we made out of the tree laying across the road and on top of my neighbors mustang. These are the days you are thank for good looking pajamas. You never know when a look outside will turn into a community event.  Soon to following the storm was the largest electrical outage Virginia has ever encountered not related to a hurricane, but we made it through.

Surfing the Waves at Work

Work Wear Wednesday is back and this is a Christine from Work It. As you can surely see Christine did work the whole summer wave vibe this past week, both with her island inspired attire and her sun kissed wavy hair. What career smart look will you pull of this summer?

Blouse: TJ Maxx

Skirt: H&M  Shoes: DSW

Birthday Bond- Bond 45 That Is

I had such a fantastic time for my birthday celebration at Bond 45 on the National Harbor. My husband Lorenzo is so cute he made sure to make it an event.  Most of the trip I wasn’t allowed to bring my phone so I had to rely on the photos of others but the night was too good not to share. Here are a few pic that he took of me and my mom before we left. I this is one of my favorite thrifted finds. I picked this baby up for this very occasion earlier in the year for $15 at the Salvation Army. It still had  the tags on it form Nordstrom’s and let’s just say I saved well over $100.  I picked up the heals in Vegas last year and the earring are from the  Banana Republic Outlet.

Well after the photos we were off to the National Harbor and the Chesapeake Orchestra was playing before the sunset. It was such a perfect day.

It was such a nostalgic venue, with its pub like feel and its old world opulence. Even though the menu and the venue was  defiantly upper echelon the casual dress code and comfortable environment just made you feel at ease.

Lorenzo arranged for us to sit in their atrium so that we could see the sunset and we had the Lobster Surf & Turf with Filet Minot and my husband had the T-bone steak, artichokes, asparagus, jalapenos and potatoes. We finished of the dinner with a cappuccino and the largest piece of tiramisu I had ever had.  Bond 45 has a little outdoor patio where you can take breather so we just relaxed for a moment and took it all in while listening to the local singers swoon away.

When it seemed the night couldn’t get any better, Ren took me down to walk on the peir and all the sudden their was a huge fire work disply at the Gaylord hotel.  He siad that he arranged it all for me, the orchistra, the sunset and the foreworks. He is so silly I know he didn’t but it was sure was a great planning job.  If you want to have a night like mine during the summer the National Harbor does fireworks evety Saturday night around 9:30 after sunset. The also show free movies and have lots of entertainment for the summer check out this website so that you to can enjoy their great summer nights. As for us, we just walked at lettle more and sat down on the peir together, it was a perfect evening.

Michelle Obama Monday: Now That is How You Sing the Blues

President Obama and the first lady attended a star studded campaign fund raiser at the Manhattan home of actor Sarah Jessica Parker earlier this month where elite celebrities rallied together in support for our future. The night seemed to be a success based on the amount raised and so was the navy cocktail dress that Mrs. O wore to match her husband. It was really the wide studded belt and her turquoise and gold accessories that glammed the look up. Go Mrs. O.

I think I will have to see if I can do a remix this summer with those colors too. Keep an eye out for it. 

Navy + Turquoise + Gold= Stunning