A Weekend With Extra Love

You know how the saying goes..."What's the point of Valentine's Day, everyday should be Valentine's Day." Is it true, yes. But who's to say you can't still have a little fun with the holiday and show the people you care for a little extra love?

This year, my school gave us winter break right in time for Valentine's Day. Last year Gabriel and I made a Valentine's Day pancake tradition - but this year he had to work the boat show and had to be at Miami Beach by 7am. So we decided to move our tradition to the weekend! Friday night, Sandals invited us to Ft. Lauderdale to have dinner on the captain's ship. What a wonderful experience that was to spend that with my honey! Another one of the many reasons we are obsessed with our Sandals experiences!

Weekends home are the best. You get to relax, catch up on loose odds and ends and enjoy the simple pleasures of being home..  like staying in your pj's & drinking morning coffee on the back porch with a precious frenchie! How was your weekend of love?







70th birthday invitation: roque goitia





This Silver and Azure Art Deco invitation was created for Roque's 70th birthday celebration in Miami, Florida.  What an honor to have the opportunity to create an invitation for such a special milestone.  This invitation was printed on white 100lb coverstock and assembled onto a hand selected black and azure blue patterned matte. This simple, yet retro invitation can be ordered in various colors and altered for any age. 

 For detail and purchase inquires, please visit our shop site. 

"The Daily Gari"

I hope you have a happy Saturday! Today we have a few things planned around the house.... laying grass, filing taxes, working on invitation orders and heading over to a hot pre-valentine's date with the in-laws and siblings! We are checking out a new spot at the beach called Ice Box.

And here is our little man today... life is rough.  I am hoping to be back next week with dessert recipes, recent invitation shots and some meal planning tips. Happy Saturday!


Around The Diaz House Lately

We've been swamped over here lately - like barely able to get our heads out of water, swamped. Two weeks ago, Peter Brown flew into town to present at my school and I dedicated many hours to his visit.

Last week was National Reading Day and it was the first year we decided to celebrate it big. When I say big I mean- book character parade, writer's workshops, guest authors, guest readers, creative writing contest, poetry sessions, Young Thespian Competition, Dr. Seuss land, and tour around Narnia - all in one day big. Talk about planning and prepping! All in all, it was a huge success, the students loved it and best of all, we made reading look cool!


Over the weekend, we took a day trip to Naples with the in laws, grabbed lunch, laughed at our puppies and did some shopping. Sunday was spent with breakfast, church, golf, grocery shopping, and invitation making. I've had several large orders within the past month, and have been working on putting together a master portfolio to show at upcoming bridal meet ups! 




Other Randoms: 
- Gari is 100% back to normal. No more tummy troubles. Thank God!!
- My sister turned 16. We can't wait to celebrate her next month. 
- Gabriel is in the process of laying sprinklers in the yard. 
- My lemon tree is showing her first signs of fruit. 
- We booked our Spring Break/5 years together anniversary trip. More details to come!
- I am in love with Trader Joe's. 
- We've put new artwork up on the walls.
- My JV cheerleading season came to an end. 
- My husband is a true teacher's husband. His hard work/help blew me away this week. 
- We've been going through our Nespresso capsules like water with the many late nights. 
- I am currently seeking a new local high quality print shop for upcoming invitation orders. Can you recommend any?

Happy start to your week! Make it a good one!