A Day At The Museum

Chicwish.com lemon print top, a. golden ripped denim, mia limited edition platform sandals, Céline paris handbag

What to do on a "some what gloomy and it might pour" kind of day?  Definitely museum it. Just across the bay less than a few miles from our home is an architectural splenda that houses world renowned works of arts, ever changing exhibitions, and bodes a magical blue and green view of jungle like gardens and the Biscayne Bay.  I absolutely heart the Perez Art Museum Miami. 

I always find museums to be quite cold, don't you?  Time to put something on my legs I haven't in months, jeans!  My A. Golden ripped jeans are perfect for occasions like this when I don't need to be overly formal with the denim and it's a good cross for cold indoors and warm outdoors. A small cross body bag, my mean green Celine, is also a must when I need to be hands free.  I didn't touch the art of course, but there is an amazing gift shop in the PAMM, as well as restaurant café that screams your name for a cocktail or coffee after a visit.  I need two hands for all of that.  When the weather is nice, the back deck overlooking the water is perfect to hang and enjoy your drink with friends.  The sun did come out this day, Yay! So that is exactly what I did, but back to the real reason for visiting the museum.

Through mid October the PAMM is running an exhibition "Basquiat: The Unknown Notebooks".  The collection of work includes hundreds of the artist's creations, focusing on the words and drawings from the many pages of five of Basquiat's notebooks.  When studying his way of thinking and placement of phrases, letters, and markings on a page I have to think he was a genius.  The works inspired me to further my understanding of the Brooklyn artist.  I decided to watch the Netflix documentary "Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child".  I highly recommend the documentary along with visiting the PAMM exhibit.   Hurry, Go!  xo RCN

Click any Basquiat image above or source below to link to the PAMM website for more info.

Minnesota Wedding Time

Zach, my handsome husband, has a large loving family.  99% of which all live in MN, where Zach was born.  That makes us, our immediate Nord family, the ones that live away.  We do our best to make the trip up north for visits when we can. 

This past weekend we headed to MN for cousin Makenzie's wedding.   One of the duties as a cousin upon arrival (along with the aunties) was to help make the reception space look fab...and we sure did! We had a blast decorating the bar and event space, City Limits Bar and Grill.  It took  a few days to pull everything together, all hands on deck, but it turned out spectacular.   We laughed our butts off while making tissue pom poms until late at night, not long after cutting hundreds of fresh hydrangeas for the table center pieces.  The morning of, we snacked on jerky from the local meat market whilst gathering Auntie Deb's fresh cut lavender.  Yes, Auntie Deb drove an entire truck of lavender from her Wyoming ranch just for the décor.  My last duty of decorating was hanging twinkle lights from the rooftop tent.  It sounds like a nuisance, but it wasn't so bad with a Bloody Mary in tow and a million cousins and aunts to laugh with while doing it.  

Once the pasrty started, my Jimmy Choo heels (pictured above) allowed me to dance well into the night.  Honestly, Jimmy Choo is one of my favorite designer brands for heels because they just don't hurt like some others.  I can last hours in them.  So worth the splurge!  My strapless plaid and bow trimmed taffeta Eva Franco dress made a splash as the last of my summer wedding dresses for this season.  Most importantly, the cool 65-70 degree evening air allowed me to let my hair loose. No buns needed on the dance floor!  It was a truly special weekend with family...and well, another 400 people.  What a big and fun family family wedding!  Everything was pretty and perfect, I hope Makenzie felt the same.

xo RCN

Pink Soup, Yes Please!

It has been mighty warm down here in southern Florida this summer.  The heat tends to make it difficult to eat warm meals, but I love soup.  I have been on a mission to find a recipe that sounds delightful, fresh, and light.  The recipe that I keep wanting to try is Ina Garten's Summer Borscht.   I made up my mind and decided to make this for dinner.  I served the chilled soup along with tuna salad sandwiches on the yummy french bread pictured above.  For a first timer it did take me a chunk of the afternoon to make, including the chill time of four hours, but it was well worth it.  I think I won Zach over tonight.  Link below for the original recipe from Food Network.

xo RCN