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Reagan is10
How is this possible?! I now have two kids in the double digit mark and seems unreal :( This year for her birthday, she asked for something very specific: to celebrate it in Paris with her best ... READ the POST
Selling Our Flip
After five and half months of extensive work, engineering drawings, revisions, 9 permits, endless inspections and a GC disappearing on us, our flip is finally done! If it weren't for the GC ... READ the POST
Mother’s Day
Jude, Reagan and David were the best this weekend. I’m not sure what David promised them but they were all hugs & kisses, please/thank you, and actually listened when I spoke. After this weekend I ... READ the POST
Spring Break’23
This year we were beyond busy with our flip so the initial plan was to head down to the Keys for the weekend and celebrate Easter at Baker's Cay, but those plans changed at the very last second. I ... READ the POST
London
This past year the kids have been doing British accents for some reason, we have no idea why, so we decided to take them to London. The tradition is to announce on Christmas Day we are heading ... READ the POST
Bought a Flip
As you all know, we sold our house this summer and rented a house on the water. We brought our boat to the dock and let destiny run its course. Ten days before Christmas we put an offer on a house and ... READ the POST
Jude is 12
How is this possible? It feels like yesterday I was just celebrating his first birthday :-( Generally we go on a cruise, a quick getaway or Tough Mudder, but this year he wanted a small party with ... READ the POST
I do, Again
This year we celebrated our 10th anniversary a little bit different. We renewed our wedding vows in Paris. Our initial plan was to book a Villa in Italy and invite our family and friends, a small ... READ the POST
Anniversaire à Paris
This year we flew in to Paris to celebrate our 10th anniversary in a very special way. Here's some snapshots of our ... READ the POST
The Boca Raton
This weekend we tried out the newly renovated The Boca Raton. It's no longer a Waldorf Astoria/Hilton owned Hotel but in my opinion is so much better. The renovations are incredible and it's ... READ the POST
French Riviera
On our Venice/Monaco trip we had the opportunity to drive to Menton, Eze, Villefranche-sur-Mer, Nice and Antibes. We absolutely LOVED Menton! Eze is a small town that everyone should visit at least ... READ the POST
Monaco
After thoroughly enjoying Venice, we took a flight to Nice (France). From there, we took an helicopter to Monte Carlo, Monaco. The entire experience was wonderful. From the helicopter flight to ... READ the POST
Venezia
Since we had to cancel our big summer family trip due to illness, we decided to schedule a quick getaway to Venice, Monaco & Côte d'Azur just for David and I. My birthday was in August, his is ... READ the POST
Cheeca Lodge
This weekend we decided to head over to the Keys and stay at the Cheeca Lodge in Islamorada. Although the resort had some beautiful grounds and the food was good, it was not our favorite resort. ... READ the POST
MY Birthday
This year we celebrated my something 5th birthday. My age remains a secret for most of my family and friends and I would like to keep it that way! Ha. Aging can be a beautiful phase of life but is ... READ the POST
Sunday Brunch
Since selling our house, we've been trying to spend as much time as we can at home. From Sunday brunch to Saturday night cocktails, we are trying to maximize the last few days. Certainly a bittersweet ... READ the POST
Fourth of july
This year was an emotional 4th as it was the last one in this house. I had to wipe my tears a few times and focus on what's coming next. We have some wild plans and although we had some amazing ... READ the POST
Sold Our Home
UPDATE: We accepted one of the offers on 06/27. On the 29th listing day (we wanted to list for 30 days) we had 7 offers and 3 of them were fairly competitive, so we signed a contract, This week we ... READ the POST
School Graduation
That's a wrap for 2021/2022! My babies have graduated and Jude is moving on to MIDDLE SCHOOL!! Wait, what?? I cannot believe he's a middle schooler. How is life moving this fast? He's almost as tall ... READ the POST
Cocktail Station
"The Bar is Open!!" - does anyone remember this line from the movie Cocktail? We purchases our entire outdoor kitchen from New Age but wanted a cocktail station, so we used one of their 32" BBQ ... READ the POST
Mother’s Day
This year was a rough one as I recently lost a good friend of mine. Knowing her four babies wouldn't have a mom to celebrate this special day with, was absolutely heartbreaking. Last week we also ... READ the POST
30 day Pool
They promised us a pool under 30 days and they delivered it! If you live in Florida, you know you can't get a pool contractor these days. The well-known companies we reached out to, told us they ... READ the POST
Easter Brunch
This year we hosted Easter pool side, because now we can :) I am working on a separate detailed post on how we built our pool under 30 days but it's not ready yet. For this Brunch I ordered pretty ... READ the POST
House Facade
Our house has come a long way throughout the years. Where we live, the houses were built in the 60s and there's very little land available. When I lived in AZ I was able to build a house from scratch ... READ the POST