To all of the gardeners out there that made our souls blossom this year, thank you and Happy Thanksgiving!
And now to count a few of my many blessings and things for which I am eternally grateful…
- My two adorable turkeys…Evelyn & William
- My amazing hubby Ned who loves to cook
- Our Isabelle-still wagging her tail at 15 1/2 or 109 in dog years
- My rose colored glasses inherited from my loving supportive parents
- Ice cold Diet Coke in a can
- My happy places…Sayulita, St. Barths and Sullivans Island
- Old School Funk
- Spiritual faith
- Learning to surf in my 40s
- The memory of my incredibly chic and forward thinking grandmother
- My tennis team
- The color pink
- My design colleagues that inspire me daily
- Having both sides of the brain that work
- Matt Bomer
- My curious imagination
- Kistler Chardonnay
- My dance posse
- Pagodas
- Clients that enable me to have a job I adore
- All of the artisans and craftsman that turn my ideas into reality
- Prince Harry
- The Charlotte airport to help my incurable wanderlust
- Take out
- Any magazine still in print
- Karma
- Words of encouragement
- Keratin treatments, highlights and that my hair has not fallen out yet!
- Charlotte Ballet
- The values learned at Washington & Lee- my alma mater
- Colorful abstract art
- Ugg boots
- Not being afraid to make a fool out of myself!
- Hot Krispy Kreme doughnuts
- The Instagram feeds of Eric Buterbaugh, Ashley Longshore and Jessica Seinfeld for daily giggles (warning…not for children)
- Valrhona chocolate
- Lela Rose dresses
- My running shoes to help get the bats out of my head
- My hilarious girlfriends and partners in crime (you know who you are!)
- Anyone who reads my musings on Bespoke Banter!