Dancing with angels

Six years ago on this day, I lost three friends to a car accident on the highway. I still remember their faces and their smiles and I still think about and pray for them. Nothing can describe the feeling of losing someone but it's even harder to describe when you lose someone suddenly, It's a pain that never fades and a space that never fills. Life is short and precious, don't waste your days, Free your heart from negativity and regret and Live your life to it's extreme fullest, love with everything you have and laugh every chance you get. I live my life for the souls I've lost because they never got the chance to live theirs. Keep dancing with those angels boys, until we meet again. R.I.P Dwayne <3, Alex and Shane. 

             

Please treat our roads with respect. Buckle up, Don't text and drive and Stay sober behind the wheel, 

Your Family and Friends are counting on you to stay safe. 

Much Love, 

N 

Words for the heart

It's the middle of the week and weekend is clear on the horizon so with that being said here's some words to keep in your thoughts as you sail into the weekend shore.

This is your life

Do what you love and do it often, 

If you don't like something change it, if you don't like your job quit it 

Make time for yourself.

If your looking for the love of your life, stop looking, they will be waiting for you 

when you start doing the things you love 

Stop over analyzing, life is simple. 

All emotions are beautiful. 

When you eat, enjoy every last bite 

Open your mind and heart to new things and people, we are united in our differences. 

Travel often. Getting lost will help you find yourself

Some opportunities only come once, seize them. 

Life is about the people you meet and the moments you create with them. 

Live your dream and wear your passion. 

Life is short make the most of it. 

Much Love, 

N xo

The right to life

A baby's heart starts beating 18 days from conception, a baby's brainwave can be detected 6 weeks from conception and by 9 weeks your baby will have developed all the structures necessary for pain sensation and functioning, with that being said i'd like to state that i'm fully for pro-life. Life is Life no matter how soon it starts and every unborn child should have the opportunity to live. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness, without life no other rights have meaning.

A nation that kills it's own children is a nation without hope-Pope John Paul II

Don't deny your baby the right to life. 

Much love, 

N 

Strength and Hope

I'd like to dedicate this blog to any woman fighting a battle, but most importantly to those who have had to fight and survive sexual assault and rape, this topic is normally shunned and therefore not enough awareness is given to it. Any woman who has had to endure the horror of this brutal act and has overcome and become stronger is a true surviver. Sexual assault and rape is a tragic and awful nightmare that any woman can experience and those who have had to experience it, have to fight the battle of overcoming it everyday. One of the strongest women I know has experienced this nightmare and though it's been years and years since this tragic act she still fights to overcome but everyday her fight makes her stronger and she holds all of my respect. So let us remember the teal ribbon and help to bring awareness for those women who have had and for those who are still fighting the battle of sexual assault and rape.

In a few weeks, I'll be getting this ribbon inked, to bring awareness and to show my love and support to the strongest woman i know and to let her know that she's never alone. 

As women we are all in this together. 

Much Love, 

N xo

Monday Blues

The end of weekend blues have set in, in full force and this week is already looking like a long road to travel, so to help us on the twist and turns that this week is bound to take us on, here are some words to keep close to heart and in your thoughts, as we try to find our way towards Friday.

One day Alice came to a fork in the road and saw a Cheshire cat in a tree. "Which road do I take?" she asked. "Where do you want to go?" was his response. "I don't know," Alice answered. "Then," said the cat, "it doesn't matter."

Much Love, 

N xo 

Trains, Veils & Happy days

Today was my last bridal gown fitting before the big day. Every time I see that dress, I fall in love all over again, it was one of the first dresses I tried on and the only one I kept going back to. I adore it so much that I themed our entire wedding around it. A wedding dress is the only dress that could make a girl feel like a princess and make her realize that happy endings are real and that Disney didn't make that stuff up. So
bride-to-be's take your time, try on loads and make sure the choice is yours and only yours, trust me when you find the "one" you'll know it!
Here's some gorgeous gowns, that have the breath taking effect.

Vera Wang. Check out here new line White here

Val Stefani. Find the full collection here

Oleg Cassini. more here

Elie Saab. view this collection here

Allure Couture. see here for more. 

I can't wait to put on my dress, fix my veil and start my happily ever after. 

28 days to go!

Much Love

N xo

Mint, Rum & Weekend Lovin'

It's finally the weekend and what better way to unwind after a long week than with a nice tall glass of something cold and alcohol soaked. Mojito's are my drink of choice this weekend and it's looking to be a fabulous one.

What you'll need 

1/2 cup fresh mint leaves, plus sprigs for garnish

2 limes, cut into wedges, plus more for garnish

2 cups crushed ice, plus more for serving

1 cup Lime-Mint Syrup, (recipe follows)

1 liter white rum

1/2 cup fresh lime juice

Club soda

Muddle the mint leaves and lime wedges with 2 cups crushed ice in the bottom of a large pitcher. Add Lime-Mint Syrup, rum, lime juice, and more ice. Top off with club soda, to taste. Pour into glasses over ice and serve. Garnish each glass with a lime wedge and mint sprigs, if desired.

Lime-Mint Syrup:

2 cups sugar

2 cups water

2 limes, zested

1/2 cup fresh mint leaves

Bring the sugar and water to a boil in a medium saucepan and cook until the sugar is completely dissolved, about 1 minute. Remove from the heat, stir in the lime zest and mint, and let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes to infuse the syrup with the flavor of lime and mint. Strain out the mint and zest and refrigerate the syrup, covered, until cold. 

Happy Friday. 

Much Love, 

N xo