Baptism and Brunch

April 26, 2013

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Jordi’s baptism mass was so beautiful. I’m a big baby when it comes to any type of ceremony! I cried when the other children were being baptized! After the ceremony our small party rushed home to dig into a platter of prosciutto, chorizo and a variety of cheeses and toasted our little blessing with sparkling prosecco. We then sat down for a proper brunch of lentil/veggie soup, kale waldorf salad, beef meatballs, pasta with homemade tomato sauce, warm ciabatta bread and lots of wine! Here are the pictures of the table arrangements. Enjoy!

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Neon For Your HOME!

February 22, 2013

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Spring trend: Neon! I have seen pants, shoes…actually, whole neon outfits. I like the idea of subtle accessorizing with such bright colors. What about for the home? I see a lot of neon for the home! What do you think? Passing fad? Maybe just a little neon touch? I could do a little neon touch. You know all about my obsession with color (especially pink)! and I absolutely love using color on the table. Check out what I have found; I think every image below shows a perfect way to add a little trend and a pop of color to your home.

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Fun! What do you think? Can we pull it off? Maybe certain rooms in your house?

I hope you all have a healthy, restful and fun weekend! Thank you for supporting My Friend Betty Says! We have reached new milestones and I am grateful for you! Please share the blog with a friend, porfavorcito!!! And tell them to go and “like” the page on FB! Gracias! xoxo

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Holiday Table Decorations

November 27, 2012

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You guys, my mom has had her Christmas decorations up since the day after Halloween! She LOVES the holiday season and does elaborate work all over the house. Check out her dining room table!

She hosts the Christmas Eve party for over 40 of our relatives and doesn’t take anything down until Dia de Los Reyes on January 6! Hey, if you are going to put this much effort, time and money, enjoy it for a couple of months! :-)

Here are some other awesome and gorgeous holiday tables to inspire you! I’ll post my table soon…I have to get through Santi’s 2nd birthday party first! [Read more...]

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Dinosaur Theme Birthday Party

October 15, 2012

Happy Monday!

How was your weekend? For us, this weekend was full of more birthday celebrations, lots of soccer, and a yearly block party. Our weekends are always social and because our family is far away, we embrace opportunities to see old friends and to make new ones!

The weekend activities also inspire me and I say perfect timing because next month is Santi’s 2nd birthday! Keep an eye out for that post because I’ll be using a lot of Pinterest ideas for a musical theme! I’m so excited! For now, here are some pictures from Diego’s 4th birthday back in our place in NYC. Enjoy! [Read more...]

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Minimal Halloween Decor on the Cheap

October 4, 2012

Hi there! Halloween is just around the corner! I decided to keep the decorations simple, silly and bright this year. I don’t like to be spooked and I have three boys under the age of five, so everything is very kid-friendly yet fun for me. I only made 3 stops for my decorations and everything was super cheap. I went to Target, Bed, Bath and Beyond and my local supermarket. Take a look! [Read more...]

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Traditions in Connecticut

September 12, 2012

Yay! I did it! I worked around Photoshop because I love our friend’s beach house and I wanted to share these images with you! It’s so much fun to manipulate a picture that you ALREADY love. It’s easy to see how you can go crazy with your camera in such a gorgeous setting. I have a LONG way to go with photography but I’m just having fun now. See how beautiful Kinsey’s home is? I love, love nooks and especially window seats and she has so many! Here is another… [Read more...]

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Happy 4th of July!

July 3, 2012

Happy 4th of July! Are you ready for tomorrow? Jose’s brother Rick and his wife Martha (one of my BFFs) will be visiting today from Kansas City! Our friends Luis and Vanessa (another BFF) will be here from Chicago too! There will be lots of food, drinks and laughter…I am so sure of that. Can’t wait! Here is a little inspiration from Pinterest for you! [Read more...]

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Colores en la Mesa

June 19, 2012

Happy Tuesday everyone! I’m feeling upbeat and wanted to share with you my colorful Mexican table setting I put together a couple of weekends ago for friends who came over for their first carne asada. They arrived in time to help me bring everything back inside because it was one of those days where it started to rain while the sun was out! Can you believe that!? It’s like mother nature doesn’t want me to set out these multi-color place mats and napkins I bought for our outdoor Easter celebration! Oh well. I took pics before the rain and before the arrachera (grilled skirt steak) was ready. Enjoy!

Little tips: Add a fresh fruit to your water. Beautiful and extra refreshing.  I added lime as many Mexican households are usually stocked with limes! But lemons or cucumbers would do of course!

The bright orange serving bowls and pitcher are all from Crate and Barrel…wedding gifts that are almost eight years old! The white china serving bowls are from our stay in Singapore. Always pick up a little something useful for your home while traveling!

Helpful hints: Group things together for easy serving. I placed the guacamole, salsa and chips together and then grouped the sour cream, cheese and a pico de gallo for fast taco making! Oh and don’t forget to set out the serving spoons! I always forget and have to keep running back and forth to the kitchen.

I think a runner at the center of the table would have made the table look a bit better or maybe a whole table cloth? What do you think? Are you looking forward to entertaining this summer? I kept it very simple and basic with the ingredients but spruced it up with lots of color! No need to overdo everything at once right?

Your friend,

Betty

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Dreaming: Outdoor Living

May 16, 2012

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As the weather gets better, I feel it will be quite intimidating to go anywhere alone with the three boys! I’m lucky to have a spacious backyard where the boys can run around all summer long (nothing at all like these beautiful spaces). So I am day dreaming again and gathering some inspiration. I picture myself hosting a fabulous dinner party in the picture above…

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…a delicious champagne brunch with my girlfriends here…

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…my books, a computer, magazines and Jose…here…

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…and watching my four boys play a little futbol here.

Remember to dream big! Put your intentions out into the universe!

Your friend,

Betty

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Coffee Table Books

April 25, 2012

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I spent today’s nap time on Pinterest for a little inspiration and found this awesome image of coffee table books with a touch of pink! What is going on with me??? Is it the level of testosterone around here that is making me scream PINK!? It’s going to be okay…my obsession with pink and my obsession with displaying books! I realized all the images I fell in love with had a touch of pink.

I love the idea of putting coffee table books on chairs or anything else besides an actual coffee table. How cool is that chair with the Chanel book on it?

Gosh, to have these many beautiful books to display under and over the coffee table. Gorgeous!

My turn…!!!

This is the area in my dining room I want to add some new coffee table books…notice it already has the pink touch!!
My picture is not as good as the ones above but not too shabby right? I went to my bookshelves to find some books…

I would like some high fashion books now. I notice I don’t have any. I guess I never displayed these with Sitting Buddha because I wanted to keep it black, white and pink. I learned today that it doesn’t really matter to match everything perfectly.

That was my project today! I think Sitting Buddha is happier to have some more books around. AND I think I officially have books in every room now!

What inspires you? Looks like Pinterest is really working for me!! It made a room a little brighter today with things I already owned, I took out my camera for some photography practice and I wrote a bit! Not a bad nap time!

Your friend,

Betty

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