Friday night we celebrated my father-in-law’s birthday at his home with his closest family and friends. We had a really good time, and the highlight of the evening was watching old family slides projected on his living room’s wall. Really special. Another highlight? Reconnecting with cousins that we love very very much.
I have a lot of creative and wonderful people in my life. One of them happens to be my good friend, Penn, of *Blank Photos. She is a South Florida photographer that mainly focuses on infants, children and families, but also shoots events and portraits. I asked her if she would be willing to shoot me for my blog redesign (coming soon!), and thankfully she agreed! I had a great time shooting both at a park across the street from my home, and at Green Street‘s back room in Coconut Grove.
In case you are interested, my makeup was done by the fabulous Llynette Shirazi, my outfits courtesy of Lazy Oaf and nail polish(s) were Essie’s Mint Candy Apple and Pansy.
3/11 is not only 311 day (!!!), but also my mother and brother-in-law’s birthdays. Friday night we celebrated their birthdays at my sister’s house, and just had a generally good time with family. I personally loved my adorable outfit that night, but unfortunately, I forgot to take a quick full-length shot for the blog. Oops!
Saturday night, the 90’s never died. My friend, Bonnie, and I went to the Magic City Casino to see the Gin Blossoms and Sugar Ray show. Yeah, you read right. How could I resist? We had such a good time going back in time via music – Gin Blossoms were ridiculous, in a great way. They teased that at this point in their career, they would play anywhere. Don’t joke, ‘Blossoms. I do have a birthday coming up 😉
I know I usually feature items that are currently on my wish list at the moment on Fridays, but for the first time in what felt like eons, I went to two separate shows this week and wanted to share them both with you all! After all, it’s been a long time since a concert review here on Melificent.
Monday night the hubs and I checked out Ra Ra Riot at the Culture Room in Broward. They’re an indie rock band from New York that boasts both a cellist and violinist, how many rock bands can say the same? That’s definitely what makes them stand out in the vast crowd of indie hipsters out there, and what drew me to their sound. However, seeing them perform live only solidified my opinion of them. They totally and completely killed it. They were “on” from start to end, and really blew me away with their passionate performance. Even my husband, who is a bit of a musical elitist, was impressed.
Really glad I decided to drop my cash on these guys rather than the Gin Blossoms & Sugar Ray tomorrow. As much as I would have liked reliving the 90’s nostalgia, I doubt they would have wow’ed me much (but I still kinda wanna go).
If you haven’t heard of Ra Ra Riot, check out their debut album (& my personal favorite), The Rhumb Line. For a little taste, check out their video for Can You Tell (a song I most definitely rocked out to on Monday night):
When you have a blog, and you start putting it out there (or attempting to), the first question asked is always the most dreaded for me: “What kind of blog is it?” It seems like the most basic of questions. One you should be able to answer without a second thought, but for me, a blogger that has been struggling to find some sort of focus for 2 years, it is a nightmare. Or is it?
I had been putting off the search for focus because I like the fact that I can post about anything and everything. The sky is the limit; I am not pigeon holed to only discuss one topic. But at the same time, every video created by famous bloggers states that your number one goal is to narrow your focus and decide what kind of blogger you want to be. Well, shit.
