Martinis | Bikinis

Weekend Happenings

Monday, January 23, 2017

It all started with a whole lot of nothing on Friday night and getting a good night of sleep which I don't often get during the week so I felt refreshed on Saturday. I did my usual weekend things like laundry, cleaning and some blogging.

The extent of my weekend fun was on Saturday night. We went out for dinner and drinks to celebrate a friend's birthday which was blast!

Lola woke me up bright and early on Sunday against my will. The weather was gloomy so I spent the morning relaxing and sipping on some coffee. In the afternoon I went to get some pampering with a facial. The weather was so extremely windy, it was pretty difficult driving in a straight line to and from my appointment.

I came home to some homemade Moscow Mules made by K which are always delicious.

Then we got a Tornado warning which would explain the crazy winds.

The rest of the evening was spent at home sweet home doing the usual food prep, blogging and getting organized for the work week ahead.

Pulse Orlando Memorial

Thursday, January 19, 2017

Over the holidays while my sister was in Orlando visiting we went to the Pulse Nightclub which is now a memorial site to honor the memory of the 49 victims killed in one of the deadliest mass shootings in US history. The City of Orlando recently announced that they are purchasing the property to turn it into an official memorial site.

Here are some photos of what the site currently looks like and I plan to return when it is transformed into an official memorial.

It was a senseless and sad attack against the LGBT community and way too close to home for us who live in Orlando. I myself have been to the nightclub twice before in the past and it was such a fun place to enjoy a night out on the town. We need more love and less hate in this world!

The latest news this week is that Omar Mateen's widow has been arrested for obstruction of justice and aiding and abetting Mateen's support to ISIS.

Home Tour Through My Lens

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

We moved into our home just over 6 months ago and it's taken so long to put a home tour together so technically our home is no longer new! The main holdup with furnishing and decorating the house was because our previous house took a lot longer to sell than anticipated so I had to be patient with my spending. I was just praying for it to be fully furnished before the holidays when my family came to visit and it was completed just in the nick of time.