done and done

I have been waiting for this day for a long time. the day that i would check off my last event of this  very busy season. In the last month and a half i have had 16 different events. From big ones to little ones and everything in between. Most of them work events, but a good handful of personal/ business events as well. And to be honest i am a ittle worn out. Last night i had a dinner party and this marked my last event for a few weeks. I am so excited to have a bit of a break and i even go on vacation in a few weeks! The prospect of have a normal week where im not home late or working on some project and having my routine back is so exciting to me i can't even handle it. 

I love what i do but i am excited to have a chance to get things back in order. My house is a disaster zone, along with my car, and office...time to organize and regroup and get myself back together and prepared because as scary as it sounds fall will be here before we know it and that season is so much more exhausting then spring. 

so heres to summer, and maybe even a few more blog posts here and there :) for now i will catch you up on what i have been up to the last month and a half! 

Flowers...lots of flowers

dessert reception

with 200 cupcakes....

celebrated this kids birthday :) that is a giant nutella calzone from Via Tribunali...to. die.for. 

helped celebrate a 90th birthday with some cheerful and simple decor 

with more cupcakes..this time i didn't even have to make them :) 

for ANOTHER birthday celebration I made a chocolate peanut butter birthday cake
from scratch complete with peanut butter cups on top.

had an amazing graduation and got to see this kid officially become a PharmD. so proud 

and finally it all ended last night with a dinner party for 10

with amazing food

and the best news is that this girl is back helping make it all happen! cinta events is complete again :) 

 Hope everyone has a simply amazing thursday! 

wait its mid may???

how on earth did we make it to May?! let alone mid May already! Is anyone else wondering where on EARTH this year is going? I honestly feel like we just had christmas and now we are gearing up for graduation. The past month has been insane. I.N.S.A.N.E. My calendar is covered in orange boxes meaning tons of work events along with some pink boxes, business events, and also a couple yellow boxes, Holidays/special personal occasions (i like to color code). I have honestly just been buzzing through life and realized today that i haven't even made it onto blogger this last month! shame on me. But i figured it was time for a catch up! So much has been going on and most of pretty boring to the rest of the world. But here is what i have been up to!

trips to the flower market

turning my house into a flower shop 

making about 60 flower arrangements for 2 different events in the SAME weekend 

had a work event at the Portland City Grill with this stunning view! 

BOOKED a trip to VEGAS! and am actually taking some much needed time off this summer (first time ever!)

planning the besties big 25th birthday bash! 

celebrating my sweet mamma's birthday! 

few other work events here and there 

and celebrated mothers day with these two beautiful women. 

with a luncheon out on the deck. complete with fresh big garden roses

Although things have been a bit crazy this has been a great month! So much excitement with the end of the school year approaching. And i obviously have made some time for fun as well :) 

Hope everyone is have a simply fantastic month! 

remember when i used to blog?

this has been a weird year. some of the things that used to be apart of my everyday routine are no longer apart of my routine. and some of those habits are better left by the wayside but some of the habits, like this blog, i wish were sill apart of my daily routine. I miss coming here and rambling on about things that probably one even cared to read about but regardless i do miss the little blog world i created. I barely even have time to keep up with my long list blogs that i love reading! I have finally come to terms with the fact that i am no longer going to be blogging daily or even multiple times a weeks. However, i am aiming to not be silent forever. I still want to share what i am up to and the different events i am working on. 

So today you get to see some of the detail pictures from a work event that happened last month. Leah Banick Photography did a great job with our photobooth and even got a couple shots of the room and our fun dessert bar. Take a look! 

Over all i am so happy with how this event turned out. It was a huge learning experience for me but i think it might be one of my favorite events to be involved in at my day job. 

Hope you have a simply wonderful Wednesday. 

my must have beauty products

One of my monthly splurges is subscribing to two different beauty sample services,  Birchbox, and Ipsy. Each month i get a variety of different beauty products, from hair products, make-up, fragrance samples and much more. A lot of them are fun to try but I never end up ever ordering a full size. However, there are now a handfull of things that I have discovered through these subscriptions and still a handfull of things that have just always been staples in my beauty drawer. I love seeing what other people use and swear by so i figured i would share my absolute must haves when it comes to the basics of my beauty products.

1. Pixi- Flawless & Poreless: the BB cream/ face primers are everywhere right now and i have been lucky to be able to sample a lot of them. However some of the AMazing ones are $40-60 for a little tube and that is a little out of my price range. This one works just as well but at a fraction of the cost. $29

2. My go to lotion is Vaselines Coco Butter: Its the perfect after shower lotion and doesn't feel sticky or greasy. And its a bargin at $9

3. Beauty Blend: i am obsessed with these foundation sponges. the shape is perfect and they last FOREVER. $25

4. Mary Kay Eye Primer: this stuff will ensure that the nasty crease you get after a long day at work doesn't exist. and bonus it also lasts forever, a little goes a long way $14

5. Renewal Skin Oil: For those stubborn dry spots or just to have your skin feeling super hydrated this stuff will totally rock your world. I like to use it before bed so it has all night to soak in $16

6. Origins Clear Improvement: this is one my my newest obsessions. this mask is AMAZing. You can see and feel the difference after one use. Its a little pricy but totally worth it $25

7. Bombshell eyeliner: I was always a huge fan of the gel eyeliners but this just simplified everything for me. no need for a brush and i can do a super thin line or super thick and its super easy to control $16

i really do not think i could live without these basics anymore. they make make up look better, my skin look WAY better, and keep me feeling good :) what are your favorite products? 

Hope you have a simply FABulous Tuesday! 

a GREAT weekend to be a beaver!

What a weekend for OSU Athletics. Campus was buzzing with people all weekend long with the many sporting events going on here. However, this weekend was all about the PAC 12 Gymnastics Championship. And all i can say is WOW.....w.o.w. This meet was out of control crazy amazing. It was one of those meets that you honestly did not know what the outcome was going to be until our last girl went. It was so close from event to event but guess what?! WE WON! And i am so proud of how this team did this year! They were off to a bit of a rocky start but boy did they just improve every single week. And all of that hard work paid off this weekend. It was so exciting to have this meet hosted in our home and made it just that much sweeter. I am so excited for these ladies and can't wait to see them perform at Regionals in a couple weeks. 

gotta love the super fans/ proud mammas 

all of the pac 12 teams that competed getting ready for the awards ceremony 

we were kinda a mess during the whole meet. thank goodness i had someone to hold onto 

its pretty huh :)

so proud of this one! yay! 

It was truly a night to remember and not only did they win but they also set a new school record with a score of 197.85! It truly was one amazing night to be a beaver! 

Hope everyone has a simply great monday! 

a much needed weekend to play

Sometimes you just need a weekend where you let yourself just have some fun. A weekend where you don't make yourself feel bad about not getting the house perfectly cleaned, a weekend where you don't feel guilty just laying around. It is exactly what i did this weekend and it was FANtastic! my weekend was full of cocktails, a little shopping, lunch with family, and time with good friends and its exactly what i needed. and giving myself a 3 day weekend meant i even got a few of those chores done yesterday but on my own schedule and with many breaks :) Remind me why we can't institute 3 day weekends as the new norm????

Friday night i got to have a little late night happy hour with a good friend who is going to be leaving corvallis soon. Downward Dog is always the perfect spot for these kind of outings :) 

got a to good to be true deal on some amazing banana republic earrings...like i was giddy all day saturday because of my new earrings...actually lets be real...im still giddy

Saturday night i got to spend time with these lovely ladies

and this silly kid 

if you haven't noticed we were obviously celebrating St Patricks day ...why else would we all be wearing green??

i heart her

sunday morning we went out for breakfast and kept our orange soda tradition alive....yep orange soda for breakfast..its amazing..you should try it sometime 

and yesterday i recouped. i organized my closet, hit the gym, and cooked every meal i had yesterday.
it was just what i needed.

and today we are back to reality. and kind of jealous of all the kids who are finishing up finals and going on spring break...because 3 days was so not enough time

Hope you have a simply wonderful tuesday!