Beach yoga

On Saturday, my friends Damaris, Yoanna and I decided to go try out a beach yoga class that we had heard about. We had been wanting to try yoga and found out that this class was being held every day on South Beach.

We planned to take the 7am class, which meant getting up entirely too early for the weekend. But, we packed up our beach towels (which are recommended instead of yoga mats for this class) and drove out to South Beach. These classes are held for free, they just ask you bring a donation for your teacher. And lucky for us parking on the beach is free until 9am, so we scored free parking too (if you know South Beach, you know this is a feat in and of itself).

When we first got to the beach, the sun was still rising. We felt the ocean breeze and the quiet of the beach before people began arriving. We found the lifeguard stand where the classes were being held and a group slowly started assembling. We joined right in for our yoga class, the first ever for me.

The teacher, Meredith, was great. She explained the poses and even helped us get into some of them. After all the running I've been doing lately, my muscles really needed that stretch. I can't wait to head to another class in a few weeks to see if I can do even more.

The class was great and the beach was such a relaxing place to do yoga. It was such a great way to start off the weekend. I thought getting up in the dark was crazy to drive across town for a yoga class, but I have to say that it was well worth it. I hope to be out there again soon.

If you are interested in taking these yoga classes right on South Beach, check out 3rd Street Beach Yoga. There are 2 classes every day all year long at 7am and 6pm (unless it's under 55 degrees, they'll be there!). The teachers are doing these classes for free, so please bring a donation to show your teacher how much you loved the class, and so the beach yoga can continue.

Currently...

Reading: The Great Gatsby. I'm trying to re-read it before going to see the movie. The last time I read it was in high school, which means I don't really remember the details, and there's a good chance I didn't really read the whole thing. I'm so looking forward to the movie. I just love Baz Luhrmann.

Obsessed with: The new A Beautiful Mess app! I just started playing with it today, but I can't wait to customized even more pics with their adorable borders and phrases.

Eating: Navel oranges. They are so sweet and juicy. They make the perfect snack or even a little something sweet after dinner. And they are so refreshing straight out of the fridge.

Watching: Season finales. It's a love-hate thing with season finales. I love the season finales, cause they are so good, but then I have to wait all summer for my shows to come back. Tonight I have a triple whammy, The Office's series finale, and the season finales of Grey's Anatomy and Scandal. So much good TV all at the same time!

Working on: The blog and my shop. I'm in the process of a mini facelift and more content and items for both. I can't wait to show you what I've been working on.

Loving: My amazing friends (who continue to kick ass and take names), positivity, becoming stronger every day, tiffi (even when she's being a diva), writing, dreaming

Girls' night out

Nothing better to dust off the cobwebs than a girls night out. A couple of weeks ago, the girls and I headed out for dinner and then some drinks and dancing.

Kristina was even in town, so she got to get in on all of the fun. And we totally took advantage and had manis, lunch and shopping earlier in the day too.

I just love the wacky pics you discover later on the camera. Too funny!

I'm so grateful to have all these wonderful ladies in my life. It was so great for them all to be able to to meet too. We have to get the whole gang together again soon. 

Everything is so much more fun with these girls. It seems no matter what we do, we always have a blast. You just gotta love having friends like these!

Weekend at Lanabella's

I spent this past weekend watching over my friend, Jenni's (aka Lanabella) brood, while she went to Key West to spend some time with the hubby and attend on of his ceremony dinners.

The kids and I had a great time at casa Lanabella. I was able to ship out a few orders and then we spent some time in the pool and I caught up on some movies and TV shows. We cooked up a storm, burgers, pancakes, and I even made some arroz con pollo for my Americanitos. I was even able to get in a workout (those Insanity DVDs are no joke!). I had a great time with all of them this weekend, but I'm so glad to be back home with Abuela and Tiffi.

What did you do this weekend?

Back to the machine: custom apron order

I have been getting a few orders on the store lately. One is currently traveling around the globe and will be arriving in Norway soon. The other was a custom order. I love doing custom orders. It's great to take one of my ideas and adapt it to meet someone's ideas perfectly.

These girls aprons were all inspired by the Kids Everyday Pretty apron on the far right. I know matchy-matchy is so passé, but I really love the coordinating aprons. I can't wait to see them on their new little owners.

I have another custom order in the works (for some handbags, my first sewing love) and hope to show those off soon. Remember, if you ever need a special item sewn up for any occasion or just because, let me know and shoot me an email. I love to work with people to make things!

Color Me Rad 5k

This past Saturday was finally the day for the first 5k I signed up for this year, the Color Me Rad 5k in Orlando. Kris and I had been thinking of doing a color run this year. We missed one earlier in the year, but found Color Me Rad and loved their whole fun take on the 5k.

We prepped for the race (which involved making colorful tutus and cute headbands... this is me after all, I had to make something!). I opted to go the easy route tutus, the kind you just tie onto the elastic. I whipped them up in no time. And our headbands were backed with velvet ribbon, which really made them stay. They didn't slip at all.

The day before the race, Kris let me know it was supposed to rain all weekend. Luckily though, the weathermen were all wrong. It was overcast (which made for a nice, not too hot race) and the sun came out just as we were finishing. Eddie joined us in the Color Me Rad and ran the race too. After we finished he even got pelted with color by a little runner. It was too funny.

We had a TOTAL blast at the race! And getting shot with all that color was so much fun. Loved it!

I did end up with a blue/green alien looking hand when it was all over. And yes, it took like 3 hand washings and a shower involving some scrubbing to get my skin back to flesh color again.

Even though the color was a bit of a mission to get off (but not impossible). We'll definitely be doing Color Me Rad again and can't wait til our next race. I have to say we're hooked!

To reward ourselves for all the hard work in the morning, we headed out to Epcot later in the day with the kids for some rides, fun and most importantly, celebratory margaritas!

**And since I did do a race, and now am a mini-runner, I can't help but think of those in Boston. I have to send out my thoughts, prayers and love to all those runners and friends and family at the Boston Marathon today.**

Renaissance festival fun

This weekend I headed out to the Florida Renaissance Festival with my friends Karina and Mary Lou and all of the kids. It was their first time going to a Renaissance Festival, and I hadn't been to one in years. It was held at Cauley Square in Homestead. It was a great atmosphere for the festival.

We walked around and checked out all the people in costume and then we saw a few of the shows. First, we caught the fire juggling show. These two were amazing. I don't know how they can do all that with things lit on fire.

We walked around more, caught a couple of more shows, had lunch and headed to the joust. The knights were a bit old, though. Definitely not Lancelot material!

But when the joust began the aged knights proved why they were up there. It was so cool seeing an actual joust.

The kids wanted their chance to get into the renaissance spirit, so they tried their hand at fencing. First the boys, had their chance.

And the girls, didn't want to be left behind in the fun.

Somehow, I managed to take my DLSR with me, but left the battery charging at home. So, please excuse the iPhone pics. But even with that slight snag, we had a great time at the Renaissance festival. It was so much fun. We couldn't have asked for a nicer day or better weather. We'll definitely have to come and check it out again next year.

Have you ever been to a Renaissance festival?