Open Up a Bit!

how do you feel about an "open floor plan"? ..

is it one of those must haves when looking for a place? ..

take a look @ these - lemme know what you think loves

don't you love how the door entry has those silver jeweled vases hanging?!

loven' the neutral of this room! - cowhide rug, hanging egg chair, exposed beams *sigh*

how grand, no?

you know i'm loven' the pink deer head (i hope it's fake!)

you've read on hear how i'm obsessed with the hanging ball chair, i've almost bought it about 5 times, i just don't know where to put it in my house - LOVE this indoor/outdoor space!

great use of space, no? - using under the stairs as a sitting area - not to mention the glass wall - LOVE!

anything catch your eye?

dig open/multi-purpose spaces?

i'm taking Kayleigh back to her cardiologist today for her 2 week check-up *fingers crossed* her lil heart is ok!
since her doctor is half way down the shore - i am then heading down the shore for the rest of the week/weekend .. just for a lil R&R .. meaning bumming it out, doing a lil shopping, eating lots of seafood and hanging by the pool, hitting the beach, and cruising/fishing/tubing on the boat ..

ENJOY the rest of your week/weekend loves!!!

Room With A View

i'm ALL about views - when i go on vacation, first thing i think about with the hotel is THE VIEW! - cruises i have to have a balcony room, hotels need to have ocean/mountain views, ect. - and lord knows my dream home WILL have a spectacular view!

how fabulous with their view of their farm/vineyard

total dream for me here - ocean and mountains - i'd give up vital organs for this!

desert views - can you imagine waking up to that every morning, just beautiful!

how serene is this?! - completely calming

mountainside views - i can just smell the fresh air!

everyday life - might not be "grand" - but to see the tops of your tree's, good enough for me!

see i'm not all that hard to please!

(i just LOVE this room, exposed brick, built-in's, beams, slants, natural light *sigh*)

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT VIEWS?

Nap Time

yesterday i got 'caught' in the rain a few times - it was one of those laid back Sunday's for me - had plans but rearranged things to just be 'chill', still got a lil al fresco lunch in tho ..

this morning i wake-up to a 'dreary' day .. so got me thinking of 'napping'

i am not a napper what-so-ever - as tired as i may be during the day, a nap is just always out of the question .. but if i were able to nap, here are a few places i wouldn't mind taking one at!

i can just imagine myself napping in here on a cool fall day with the breeze going by

even here too - i would be at such peace *dreaming of it now*

i'd feel like i was in another planet in here .. feels like "mars" to me

laying here with a book, errr magazine, then nodding off - quite perfection

how charming is this? - even a door!

Hope every one's weekend was as special as mine!

having the chance to have fun and hang low - i don't think i have 1 complaint with a weekend in 2010 :o)

DO YOU NAP?

SPECIAL SPOT?

Gotta Let Go

i find this quote ever so true!

Does this quote speak to you? .. Weekend plans?

ENJOY THE WEEKEND !!

Are you a Barbie Girl?

as the quote goes:
"i wanna be Barbie, the b*tch has everything!"

Take a look at the Barbie Suite in Las Vegas! (no longer available, but still worth to look at)

so what do you think of the $4,000 a night suite that use to be at the Palms?!

Barbie Girl or Not?

(i'd SO stay there, if someone else paid, *teehee*)

Have you ever stayed in an 'off-the-chain' suite?!

(please tell!!!)

Who says large is in charge?!

so let's face it - there's only 1 piece of jewelry that i want BIG - my engagement ring! - and as you know from reading here (or you do now) i'm no-where-near wanting to 'settle down'! - i just got done with my application to go in the Peace Corp, as a lil more proof of that! *excited & nervous*

i'm sure Joe is going to be calling me and say "why did you have me buy you this or that then" .. cuz well, let's face it once again, i change my mind ALL the time - it's just who i am - nothing is ever set in stone with me *oppsidy daisy* - b/c really i love the big chunky fashion jewelry too! .. i just blame it all on me being a Gemini!

i like the cheap stuff and i like the expensive stuff - either way i like jewelry!

so here's just a few pieces i have my eye on - that i'm absolutely wanting in my jewelry box!

 PS my house was robbed 2 summers ago, so there went all my estate jewelry and so forth, only a few things weren't taken :'o(   **totally get bummed when i think about it**

Cartier Love Bracelet ... i yearn for one!

i need this and my Birkin and i'm good as gold!

Bvlgari ring - i love em' both!

(joe got me a ring like the 1st one, stand alone larger diamonds, i wear on my thumb, i'd like one for my pinkie next.. all diamonds that is *teehee*)

Love necklace by Sydney Evan

i love jewelery like this - i totally gravitate towards words and initials - and she has the most amazing pieces!!!

Roberto Coin diamond circle earrings - killer no?!

Nashelle identity initial ring

love love love initial things - i gotta have em'!

Anzie Fleir collection ring

David Yurman pearl and diamond studs

i'll take anything David Yurman tho!

Gurhan textured ball necklace

Charriol braceletes

wouldn't you just die? - i know i would!

Jennifer Meyer gold ring

Mikimoto black pearl and diamond earrings

Ippolita stack-looking ring *sigh*

so here are some of my wants in jewelry (more to come) - i guess in reality there's a whole lotta' jewelry out that i'd really like to own! - i've started to 'refresh' my collection since the robbery - but i'll never have the pieces i once had - so for now, i'll have to deal with budget friendly pieces and dreams of the rest :o)

ANY jewelery you are YEARNING for?!?!

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PS - yesterday @ The Dr. Oz show - made me TOTALLY rethink all these talk show things - it's all contrived - what you see is just cuts and pieces - and when you see people with the "concern, happy, agreeing, sad" look - it's all AFTER the show they make you "do" them for the cameras

i of course couldn't hold myself together and laughed through the whole thing - and i'm talking hold my stomach, crying, going into convulsions laughing - i couldn't take "now look shocked" and my friend next to me go "UHHH" and putting her hand to her mouth - i just LOST IT - i practically went to the floor laughing - so WHO knows if they'll wanna show me on the episode - WHICH they are splitting into 2

They will air in September - 1 was about hazardous products in your house (cleaners, pillows, plastic wrap) and the other show was about blood pressure and stuff .. i'll let u know when they come out

PSS - Kayleigh is going really good - she's still not 100% - i think she's still tired and weak - but she's playing, eating, drinking, AND she barked when she saw Ange!!!!  - but it was that crazy, i dunno who is barking bark, b/c it didn't sound like her :o( ..

PSSS - my poor lovey who got the tickets for Dr. Oz for us - comes home to find out her Mom, who's only 60, had a massive stroke and is paralyzed! - Dr. Oz started the show by having us look at a brain that suffered a stroke! - heart and prayers for Soleil!

enough is enough right now - healthy vibes fro everyone!

speedy recoveries!

(((gesh erika, enough with the talking!)))

Mirror Mirror on the Wall, Who's the Prettiest of Them All?!

this weekend KAYLEIGH did really well - she played with her brother, saw all her neighbors and even got her bark back Sunday (she had no bark for 2 days, she's a lil barker fyi) .. she of course had me worrying like crazy all weekend - but she's been a good girl taking her medicines, eating, and drinking .. called the Dr. a few times to see if "this or that" was normal and it was - he said it's just my "super mommyness going now" .. she'll be in work me later *yayy*, b/c she's not allowed to be without supervision for a lil bit (my orders)

**THANK YOU** all for your comments and concerns!!! *kiss kiss*

on a brighter side of things .. what do you think of mirrors?

i did a post about venetian mirrors, but take a gander at these:

so what do you think of an entire wall mirrored? - totally a retro thing, but i think it's becoming more and more popular these day's, no?

The Decorista featured this mirrored kitchen cabinets - i'm totally diggin' this - it would make a small kitchen seem larger and what a GREAT way to reface old cabinets! - i'm totally suggesting this to a friend who just bought his first house!

how grand does this look?! - i'm still undecided if i would like it better hung up or not .. what do you think?

i don't know if you can tell - but the entire wall to the left is mirrored - AMAZING - it gives the sweeping views of the nature - SOLD!

this is Miley Cyrus' closet - what a better place for a mirror, right?!

how about this mirried bed, lil mirror above the bed, mirrored frames, and all the mettalics? - can i PLEASE have that bed!!!! *please decor gods*

how cute is this nook? - makes this area look so much larger! - great use of mirror and space!

i LOVE mirrored doors- i almost always put a mirror on a door - i love this idea of making the 'blocks' out of it!

WHAT DO YOU THINK?!?! - ANYTHING YOUR STYLE?!?!

ps - i'll be @ The Dr. Oz show tomorrow, so prob. no post  :o(    fill you in on how that goes ..

pss - i'll have pics from over the weekend up of Kayleigh SOON ..

SHE'S HOME!

Kayleigh is home!!!!
she jumped into my arms and gave tons of kisses soon as i saw her!!!

poor thing hadn't ate or drank too much while there - she had wires all over her during her stay since she was on constant monitor - you can see below the bandage from where her IV was .. when we got home she had to GO potty bad and then she ate and drank like a fish - so her belly isn't as expanded now as it looks in the picture below - she's weak but getting stronger!!

(on car ride home)

meet with all the doctors (Dr. Goodwin is a saint, i swear the nicest doctor EVER!) .. they still don't know what's causing her heart not to pump correctly (arrhythmias) - she's on meds - her liquid form is in the mail and awaiting its arrival today!

they said with the heart, it's usually something else that causes the heart not to pump normally - diseases like pancreatitis, necrotic tissue or sepsis - which are causing the arrhythmias - hopefully the cardiac medicine will work until further testing in 1-2 weeks! - but from her last ultrasound everything looked good .. so *fingers crossed* meds work and no more episodes!

(she was so thirsty she was drinking out of my water bottle, tried to get the shot, didn't work out too well)

did you know when you give CPR only 5% of the times it works in humans and only 1% in dogs?! - I KNOW, me neither! - i learned that yesterday from the doctor!! .. so we have to keep a watchful eye on her for further 'callapse episodes' -- which mean her heart isn't pumping normally, so blood doesn't go in or out, the brain doesn't get its oxygen and blood supply, so the brains shuts everything down to conserve energy, and the rest is history ..

Facts about Kayleigh:

(she is a VERY pampered pet, we consider her 100% part of the family, not a 'pet')

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  favorite toy is her 'frontline' snowman - she got it from the breeder, was her first and now her favorite toy (but has an array and abundance of toys to say the least)
• 
  
  she wears a Coach collar
• 
  
  wardrobe of only designer clothes, Gap being the 'lowest' end and Juicy being her favorite
• 
  
  favorite food is shell fish (especially crabs, lobster, shrimp, clams), followed by chicken
• 
  
  she gets homemade meals made for her every day - she doesn't eat dog food, even tho it's there for her picking
• 
  
  favorite treats are greenies, chicken jerky, and denta bones
• 
  
  she has 1 favorite bed that she likes to go in during the day, she also "hides" treats/food in it, and when she's in it she thinks she "invisible" and no one can 'get her' (playing)
• 
  
  she sleeps with one of us every night, usually on the same pillow as us, right next to our heads
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  she uses pee-pee pads normally, but does go outside too
• 
  
  if she is at a 'strangers' house - she will go in their bathroom to 'go' to the bathroom
• 
  
  when she walks straight her body is actually sideways
• 
  
  she loves 'beating up' her brother and her brother Rusty let's her
• 
  
  she is a kisser - she will kiss and kiss and kiss until no end, she can never give anyone enough kisses!
• 
  
  she knows when we say "shore house" and "home" where she is going and is very excited to go in the car!
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  she only likes being held on the left side
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  she's scared of big dogs, but behind walls, fences, or enough distance - she will act very tough (but loved her cousin Burton, who is no longer with us, he was a Tibetan Terrier)
• 
  
  she and Peanut (my squirrel) get along great! - Kayleigh actually steals his biscuits all the time and eats em'
• 
  
  when no one is home, she sits at the top of the chair and looks out the window waiting for someone to get back home, then jumps and barks in circles with excitement
• 
  
  she always greats people with a treat for them - meaning she will grab whatever is around her (card, paper, treat, sock, toy, shoe) and give it to the person coming in
• 
  
   if i take a day off work, she will come and kiss me like crazy thinking i didn't wake up in time for work, so she's my personal alarm clock too
• the cutest thing is when she carries her purse around the house, by the strap and all
• one of her favotie spots to sit/lay and relax is on top of Pop-Pop's chair
• she likes to sun bathe

i can go on for days with this 'list' - but those are a few FIY's about Kayleigh

** THANK YOU ALL **

for support and prayers for her!

Kayleigh UPDATE:

so i'm at work right now - one of those days i'll just be starring at my computer screen and waiting for my phone to ring .. (lack of pictures b/c i only have the one's here at my work computer to work with)

(Kayleigh, Cailtyn, and Me)

after talking to the internalist, neurologist, and cardiologist- it turns out it's her heart - she's having a lot of arrhythmia's in a row and in v-tack - she had to go back into ICU last night and spend the night - her cardiologist, Dr. Goodwin (saint!) has VERY high hopes for her to be home today!!!! - she's been given' medicine through IV through the night and has had a constant heart monitor on as well  ..

so looks like all the liver issues, which still are present, are there but not causing harm - i still gotta see why her liver enzymes are so outragous - but as of now, they are not concerned about that ..

i got a call from the pharmacist that Dr. Goodwin called in her prescription - it should arrive by Friday - of course i have a MILLION and one questions for him and all the doctors once she gets a 'cleaner bill of health" to come home .. luckily since the medicine has to be made for her, they can make it in liquid form - i've had one VERY sick dog (Mr. Riley) and he was simple to give medicine too, i think he liked it b/c he knew it made him feel better - but Kayleigh there's no way she'll take a pill - so this is a good thing! ..

so as of now - they are saying since her heart wasn't working right, her brain did not get enough oxygen and that's what caused her collapse - her brain just shut down everything and THANK GOD my dad saw her when he did and i was able to give her CPR to get her back with us! - everything from 'that' night is so vivid and i can't shake how she looked, felt, and feeling helpless - i truly believe it was a miracle that i was able to bring her back and for her to be alive - i just can not wait to hold and kiss her and not let her leave my site!

for me - i knew i was always the 'calm, cool, collective' one when it came to disasters, but for the people around me - i always, always, always thought i would absolutely lose and i mean LOSE it if something happened to someone so close - i guess i found that in crisis i am able to handle a situation and when the time is right i let myself lose it - then pull back together to make sure everything happens what needs to ..

i always think that life teaches us so many things - i been through hell and back in my life - and to this day i thank god for what i went through and for the people who "got me back" - i think without those past experiences, without the pain, without the joy, without the love, without the lose and win, without the tears, without the suffering, without the excitement - i wouldn't be the person i am today - the person who truly can step up to the plate and get things done - and do it right! .. i've come a long way in life ..

i am thankful that Kayleigh is still with us - Dr.'s telling me she's doing amazing - i am thankful that i will get another chance to hold her in my arms and love her to pieces!

i'm just praying since i got no phone call last night - everything went SUPER well - and i get her home today!

(Kayleigh giving kisses to Cait after wine making)

** Thank You my loves for the prayers they seem to have worked wonders **

i will tell Kayleigh ALL about you guy's and your super awesome healing powers and amazing energy!

she LOVES hearing stories!