A “tiny tots” Kartell Ghost Chair…check out to link
here for a free giveaway. Just saying…”it is a pretty AWESOME deal”.
Friday was my last day working in Santa Rosa with the most amazing friend, (twin) sister, designer, aunt, daughter, wife, and soon to be new mom…
Erika. I told her I will miss her joyful “Good Morning” everyday when I walk in. No worries…I will be back to visit!
Leaving this beauty…
And welcomed home by the chaos of “last minute wedding craziness”…
Like:
1. deciding to climb on ladders all afternoon, and re-hang plates in the kitchen
2. helping get together pretty little packages for hostess gifts
3. or better yet make bows, and assemble baskets for out of town family
4. and the most exciting part (and
easiest for me because I did not help), simply
LOOKing at (and taking LOTS of pictures) how beautiful the boxwood planters turned out once we had them all potted up outside. They will line the entry into the
museum at the reception, which is exactly
ONE week from yesterday!
As far as the wedding goes, that’s all for now folks!
I would like to leave you with one
gift giving idea:
If you would please take a “zoomed-in” look at the little pearl hanging form Andrea’s neck…that’s what I am talking about. The little necklace is from a collection of jewels and gifts by the company
Dogeard,
“spreading good energy…one jewel at a time”. All of their jewelry is handmade in Southern California. All of their pieces are super simple, and casual enough to wear all the time.
I gave this necklace to Andrea before she left for camp as a reminder of our
“Pearls of …Friendship”. The necklace comes on a shimmery, golden card that reads:
“from humble beginnings as a rough grain of sand, the pearl slowly grows into an object of beauty and simplicity. symbolic of honesty, integrity, prosperity and wisdom. pearls represent the best within us. let your necklace be a daily reminder of the beauty and simplicity of our friendship! enjoy and believe!”
This is just one of MANY jeweled gift quotes they offer. This just makes for a meaningful, unique gift, and I thought I must share!
Erika and I had lunch with Erin and Pietro yesterday. It was a real “Italian treat”. I am savoring every minute I get to see them before they head back to Rome next week 
Erin graciously carried gifts all the way across the Atlantic for us, from the Fabriano Boutique. All of the cards+paper goods she gave us are so neat, I do not know if I will be able to bring myself to actually use them.
The goodies came wrapped in fun yellow enevelope
from my favorite Italian family…
And now you can take a peak for yourself, and understand how excited I felt when I peered into the envelope to find all of these YUMMY PAPER GOODS…
Really the assortment was great, the cards (if I can bring myself to use the pretty things) ranged from “WELL DONE” to…
“CONGRATULATIONS!
and one of my favorites being the one that read simply reads GRAZIE. I can say, “thank-you” is one of the few Italian words I perfected while I was in Italy all of last spring.
THANKS ERIN!! You are a sweet, sweet friend! I treasure your friendship, and your families too!
