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By on July 13, 2011 in Accessories, Beauty, Cocktails, Fashion, Hair, Home, Jewelry, Style

What a summer it’s been so far! I just returned from Cabo San Lucas this morning and am in mad catch up mode, but thought I’d share some snaps of my summer thus far. Hope all of you are soaking yours up as much as you can!

xo, meghan

New bracelets from Anthropologie, a birthday gift to me from my bff, Andrea.

En route after a long day of work wearing H&M shorts (just seen here), Gap jacket & tee.

Summer hair inspiration via Louis Vuitton.

Terrazas’ 2010 Reserva Torrontees sipped alongside coworkers was the perfect summer wine- cool and crisp, just like my favorite whites!

Sunday runs in Central Park have become a new favorite activity (side note: how funny would it be if these photos were done in sequential order…who is up for a boozy run in the park? I kid, I kid…)  Follow me for more pics though on Twitter, should your heart please.

Such wise words in Elle. I promptly shared it with layering queen and one of my blogger bffs, Blair.

This FusionBeauty SPF 15 lip conditioning stick in ‘Bitten’ (c/o) were my lips’ best of friend the past week in Mexico.

More beauty love for these Sephora summertime sets, The Glow and All Eye Need. They are jam packed with travel sized loot I can’t get enough of!

Nothing like celebrating our fair country with some red, white & blue style! Tibi dress, Michael Kors clutch, La Mer watch, H&M bracelet, Steve Madden sandals (similar style here).

Cute as pie clutch from Alexandra Satine. A preview of what I’ll see when I visit the showroom in the coming weeks- can’t wait! Her bags all look so chic.

p.s. a HUGE thanks to my lovely guest bloggers last week. Did you love their posts as much as I did?!

p.p.s. a massive congrats to one of my dearest friends in the world, Carrie, for getting engaged! Soooo excited!

 

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Toasting to Girls Weekend in Vegas: Laguna Champagne Bar

By on March 23, 2010 in Cocktails, Lifestyle, Travel

So we’re still recuperating from our best Vegas trip yet, but as we resurface into the land of the living we had to share some of the details of our girls weekend. Thanks to the lovely folks at The Palazzo we were able to experience the best of the best, starting off with a celebratory toast to the weekend at the Laguna Champagne Bar. Centrally located on the casino floor, we were able to take in the sights and the sounds from the comfort of the lounge.

Since we “strategically” planned our trip to coincide with March Madness, we were able to take in some of the Thursday night games while we sipped our cocktails….speaking of which,  the bubbly concoctions were amazing. We love ourselves some bubbles, but these set the bar high for the weekend as they were fun and inventive – each of us was raving about our individual cocktails. If you go – you have to try the Flower Eclipse (elderflower goodness) or Art Nouveau (strawberry pureed sweetness). An added bonus? the array of olives and wasabi peanuts we snacked on while we sipped.

Loved it – great start to the weekend…

Jill and Mary - two of our favorites!

Bubbles - Flower Eclipse and Art Nouveau

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Simple Summer Cocktails

Simple Summer Cocktails

By on June 25, 2009 in Cocktails, Food

ttss_strawberrypeachsangria_01_vWhile we might be waiting for our true summer weather here in San Francisco, it hasn’t stopped us from dreaming of cocktails with summer flair. Recently Pete Wells of NY Times posted the summer drink issue that had us swooning over the possibility of poolside cocktails…

The article takes us through some tips and tricks home bartenders can use in their own kitchen with fairly simple ingredients such as basil and cola. Our favorite trick? The simple raspberry syrup – taking advantage of transforming “past their prime” berries into a simple syrup you can easily store in your fridge whenever you feel like an adult refresher.

While generally our summer go to drink involves whipping up a margarita in the magic bullet, we wouldn’t mind trying some of these concoctions sometime soon – especially the Thai Basil Bliss* (recipe below):

5 Thai basil leaves
4 inch-wide cubes pineapple
1 tablespoon simple syrup
2 ounces blanco tequila
1 1/2 tablespoons lime juice
Soda or seltzer

In a cocktail shaker, crush 4 basil leaves and the pineapple to a pulp with a muddler or wooden spoon. Fill shaker about halfway with ice and add simple syrup, tequila and lime juice. Shake well and strain into a cocktail glass. Top with a splash of soda and float last basil leaf on surface.

Yield: One drink.

*Adapted from “Mix Shake Stir” (Little, Brown, 2009)

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