Campy Confession.....

I have a confession to make.....I don't love camping. There, I said it. Don't get me wrong, I actually found it adventurous and exciting as a kid. Maybe it was the ever present nosing around of the bears at Yosemite sniffing around our tents, ready to break into our cars if they found a stray candy wrapper, that put me off. Maybe it was the time I had an unfortunate stomach flu as a toddler and the family hysterically reminisces about frequent naked  dunks in the Yosemite River to clean me up. I can only imagine.......

Steve Young (Photo credit: Thomas Hawk)

My husband seems to recall that I said I liked camping during our dating phase. Hmmm..... I know I said I like Steve Young (SF 49er) but does that mean I love football? Sort of, in a roundabout way this is the truth.  I like the outdoors, I love a gorgeous view and fresh air. Houseboating is a blast and I love jumping off the roof into the lake and skiing all day. I only have 2 big issues with camping: the dirt (is everywhere) and it's so unfortunate to wake up in the middle of the night and trudge to find the facilities....did I mention the dirt?


For our first Father's Day, as newlyweds, I went along with the myth and bought a tent set for my husband. One large and one small ( so my new step-daughters/Scott's girls and we could camp together).  Thanks, I know, it was a thoughtful gift......... We went once, to the beach for camping. I prefer sand to dirt any day so I think it was a wise choice. Indeed there were some cool walks, a gorgeous fire, lots of singing, guitar playing and stories around the fire. It was nice.......

Now this glamping thing looks promising.......

How about you? Are you more of a down and dirty camper or verging on a glamper?

                                                                  Cheers,
                                                                  Heather

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White Wedding Day!

The perfect day for a perfect wedding. True love is alive and well........

Christina and Danny we loved sharing your special day with you!

Love and best wishes to the Newlyweds...thanks for sharing your special day with us!

 Welcome to the family Danny! xo

PS- Wonderful weekend with the girls (Bri, Annika and Lauren).  Proud papa below.

Get your float on!

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Happy long, lazy weekend. I hope the sun is shining on you!

                                    

Cheers, Heather

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Designer Crush {Trina Turk}

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Trina Turk has long been one of my favorite designers. I first discovered her retro chic, color blast styles during frequent visits to Palm Springs in the early 90's while living in SoCal. Her vibe has summer poolside party written all over it. "Drinks poolside at 7:30, dahling, and wear something fab!", who doesn't love that idea? Over the years the Trina Turk brand has expanded to home furnishing, textiles and even fabulous candles and stylish tool kits.

It's all the buzz in fashion circles that Trina Turk is creating a designer collection for Banana Republic. I found some sneak peaks of the lookbook at Glamour.com. The collection hits stores on June 7th.

Exclusive: The Full Trina Turk For Banana Republic Lookbook: glamour.com

Word is out that Gilt Group will be doing Trina Turk pre-sales online (I always love a hot tip!).

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                                                                 Trina Turk at Stylemindchic Boutique

                                              All images~ Trina Turk, Glamour Magazine and Banana Republic