2 BIG BLOG UPDATES!

It is FINALLY Thurday! YAYYYY! Do you guys notice anything different? 

1) I am SO beyond happy with my new blog design! My lovely friend Shannon over at Page Twenty-Two was the mastermind behind it - I have always admired her blog and was thrilled when she said she was going to start designing blogs! 

DEFINITELY check out her website if you are looking to change up your blog's look! She is the best! 

Shannon Page Design

2)I also FINALLY made a FB page for my blog - I had been putting it off since I was not completely 100% happy with the design of my blog but here is my FB page in case you want to like it :) 

Yes it is, Kevin on FB!

CHEERS to one day closer to this 3 day weekend!

My Week So Far + Blog Update!

Happy Hump day everyone! For some reason - this week has been going by particularly slowwwwwww - I think I am just overly excited for my Boston weekend! I tweeted earlier today that I have a BIG blog change coming VERY soon so stay tuned! I also have a lot of videos planned to film today and tomorrow including an ulta, benefit, and nordstrom haul, my makeup organization, and my skincare routine! YAY! I have done quite a bit of shopping this week so stay tuned for my haul! Yesterday - I got my eyebrows done right after Emily Maynard from the bachelorette! I never watched the show but it was still kind of cool to see a "celeb" in little old Charlotte! BTW - it was my first time at the benefit brow bar & I am IN LOVE! The girl told me that Emily is going to start representing benefit cosmetics now - which is just a little random to me.

I have some really exciting things coming up for me career wise - I actually had to get business head shots done yesterday - thank god my friend Heather is a professional photographer! I also had to attend a fundraiser with my mom for one of our community leaders who was diagnosed with ALS early this year - so incredibly sad but it is so honorable that he is doing so much to beat and fight this horrible illness. 

So if you know me - you know that I am a total heels girl - I wear heels every single day to work and I prefer to wear wedges on the weekends as opposed to flats. However, this weekend I am going to be walking a lot in boston and wanted to get some comfortable cute shoes. I went into Nordstrom thinking I was going to get Toms - I really love the idea behind them & the fact that they give shoes to kids in Africa but oh my goodness - they looked HORRENDOUS on me. I wish I would have taken a picture - even the man helping me was like yea those aren't for you. LOL! I ended up getting these amazing rose gold sperrys! I have heard that you have to break them in so I hope they don't kill me too much!

my parent's dog chloe 

MY NEW MAKEUP STORAGE! (stay tuned for video!)

  Dinner at Brio last night with my momma! 

Weekend Re-cap + New Hair!

Happy Monday everyone!! For some reason, I am in a really good mood this morning - maybe it is because I am heading to Boston on Friday for labor day weekend! If you do not already know, I went to college in Boston and lived there for 4 years so the city has a very special place in my heart! My best friend Jimmy lives there so we have a great weekend planned with whale watching, harpoon brewery, eating seafood by the harbor, getting sushi and brunch at our favorite spots, and shopping on newbury - I seriously cannot wait! :) 

If you follow me on twitter (@yesitis_kevin)or instagram (pamelaisanchez) - you already know that I went brunette! I was just in the mood for a change & decided to go for it. Thank you to everyone who gave their opinions - there is something about dark hair that just makes you feel more sexy hahaha! 

My sister's bf was in town all weekend and he is a chef in Palo Alto, CA so on Friday night, he made us an amazing dinner!

pefect friday night - food, family & wine 

Saturday - I had my hair appointment and then did some shopping at Forever 21! My family and I went to dinner and then I went out with my sister, her bf and some of my friends. It was a really fun night! 

Sunday - we drove a little outside of charlotte to show Chris our lake house that we are building and we stopped at North Harbor Club for an early dinner - they had really good food and its directly on the lake - such a cute place! 

In other news - I finally got my HD camera to film videos on! I have been holding off filming a lot for a while because the quality of my videos was HORRENDOUS - but I filmed my first video on it over the weekend and I am in love with the quality - I have so many videos lined up to film! Here is the my video from the weekend - make sure you watch in HD! 

Thank you for reading/watching :) 

Hope you all have a great week! 

- Pam

Friday Faves & My big DILEMA!

 TGIF everyone!! I am so happy it is the weekend - I think I am still on California time or something but I have been feeling so tired this week - which is not normal for me at all! Especially since I consume so much coffee - not even that is helping me! Anyways - I wanted to link up to the lovely blog The Bargain Blonde for Friday Faves! I also have a dilema that needs to be resolved by 12 noon tomorrow... KEEP READING!

1) As Long As You Love Me - J Biebs - so - I have never really been a "belieber" but damn this song is GOOOOOOD! 

2) my crazy sister/roomie - I am so happy we are living together again and working together - she is the best and always makes me laugh no matter what! 

3) dinner and happy hour with my charlotte girls this week! 

4) family time :) 

Now, onto my dilemma - MY HAIR. My roots are the worst they have ever been due to my crazy hectic traveling schedule lately and not being in town over the weekends to have a 3 hour hair appointment! Well - I am in the mood for a change - this is what my hair currently looks like (no instagram filters haha) - about 4 weeks ago so my roots are MUCH worse now but this is the color. 

I think I want to go brunette. Not chocolate brunette - but like a lighter brown brunette? I don't even know what I want - I have been highlighting my hair blonde ever since I was 17!

Here is a look at the many hair colors I have had... ah this is kind of crazy to look at

PLEASE TELL ME WHAT YOUR FAVORITE IS!! PLEASE! My hair appointment is at noon tomorrow and I need to decide before then!!! tweet me, text me, email me, comment below and what you think!!! :) 

Recent Buys!

Is it just me or has this week has gone by incredibly fast? I guess that is a good thing! I wanted to share some recent purchases and let you guys know how I like them. I have been really good about my finances lately and shopping more "SMARTLY" - however - I have picked up some good items recently!

The first thing I am SO obsessed with is this rose gold bracelet from the Bauble Bar! I had originally seen it on Missglamorazzi's Youtube videos and thought it was gorgeous since it matches my rose gold MK watch perfectly but it was sold out for a while - I got an email saying it was back in stock like 2 weeks ago and ordered it right away - I am blown away by the quality of it in person - I am just so obsessed with rose gold and this is BEAUTIFUL! I highly recommend this bracelet to layer if you have a rose gold watch - it looks so pretty together!  

Roseland Discowrap Bracelet - $28 - it is currently sold out but you can be added to the wait list

They have such amazing pieces to get $10 off first order sign up here ----> Bauble Bar Sign-Up

So, I had never shopped at Soma Intimates before this weekend. Last week, I saw a commercial for this new bra called the sensuous sides bra and was intrigued. I am pretty loyal customer to VS - but to be 100% honest, these bubbies do NOT get enough support from VS bras - I am a 36DD and I have a really hard time finding bras there! Over the weekend - after trying on 5 different bras at VS and almost crying from frustration - I made my way over to Soma (which I thought was just a granny store) - and they actually have some really cute things! I am IN LOVE with their new bra!  It gives such great support and coverage without being uncomfortable. It also lifts and pushes you forward without adding any padding/size (which I NEVER want!). Definitely go and try it if you are larger chested and have a hard time finding bras!

Sensuous Sides Bra - $48

A belated birthday present from my mom - Vince Camuto "Dira" booties in Ruby Red - $158 - absolutely gorgeous! I cannot wait for fall.

These may be the items I am most excited about - I ordered two of these acrylic cases for my new makeup organization/storage! As soon as they come in  - I will be filming a makeup collection as well as a bathroom tour! 

Acrylic case 5-drawer - $28

I also got this new Tory Burch phone case over the weekend - I love it! 

Tory Burch phone case in Pound Cake - $50

Planning on filming some videos this weekend! Bare with me these next couple of crazy work months :) Thank you for reading! 

xoxo

Pam

LA & Weekend Re-cap!

CRAZY does not begin to describe how hectic work has been lately- aka - no blogging time ever! The last thing I want to do when I get home from work is get on the computer again but blogging makes me so happy & you guys will never get rid of me!! :) haha

I was in LA last week for work and then had a really relaxed weekend! LA is a really beautiful place but damn is it smoggy! I prefer the clean crisp air of North Carolina. haha!

view from my hotel in LA - we had to stay in beverly hills one night because it was close to our LA rep firm & it was gorgeous & the air was really nice since its pretty close to santa monica - then we had to move to LA Live for the conference the following day

OOTD from LA - nordstrom BP dress, coach shoes, MK watch, baublebar bracelet


key note speaker at the conference I attended - JR Martinez


freebies from my conference #youknowyouremexicanwhen


my friend daniela was in town at the same time! LA Live was really nice - the hotel is so new and modern and there are a lot of restaurants - we decided to eat at Katsuya - it did not disappoint - sushi was amazing there.
 

yummy drinks at katsuya!


I definitely wish I would have had more time to shop/explore - Downtown is so far from everything. The good thing is that we travel there at least two times a year so I am looking forward to going back! This weekend, I just cleaned and relaxed and went out to dinner with my sister and dad


my life depends on red wine - does that sound horrible? oh well. 


some earrings my sweet mom got for me for my birthday - gorgeous! 


I hope you are all having a great week and I plan on catching up on my blogs tonight :)
- xoxo
Pam

Weekend Re-Cap

Well, it's Monday again! Like I mentioned in my previous post - I went home with my sister for a funeral of a close family friend. The funeral itself was extremely sad. I think we each used up 10 tissues. It was truly such a shocking death and we will never be able to understand why and that is what is frustrating about the mystery of death. We just have to have faith that there is something beyond this terrestrial life, which I do have, and I know that God needed Mr. Dowd for a reason and that he is in Heaven watching over his family. I am so glad we were able to go and pay our respect to him and to his amazing family. May he rest in peace!

Our front door neighbors ended up throwing a party in celebration of his life after the funeral and wake and it was so great to be able to see everyone. We ended up at Luciano's at 10:30 pm where I may or may have not sang taylor swift's our song at our table with the microphone. LOL! 

Friday night, my sister and I had dinner at Nolen's Kitchen in Myers Park - I love this place, they have a really nice outdoor patio and great Mediterranean food. I got the spinach salad with seared scallops - so delicious! 

Saturday morning we left Charotte around 8 am to drive to Atlanta - the funeral was at 12:30 and we made it just in time. 

I apologize for the blotchy faces but we had been crying a lot! 

Late night dinners & dancing at our restaurant on Saturday night 

my beautiful parents 

new salad from lucianos! amazing. 

2 of my faves - americano + be kind bar

yesterday - I climbed stone mountain with my friend Boriana - it was such a great workout! & the views are so worth it!

I am off to LA tomorrow until Friday - will probably be too busy to blog/update but follow me on instagram as I am sure I will be instagramming up a storm in LA! :) pamelaisanchez 

I hope you all have a wonderful week! 

xoxo

Pam

TGIF.

Happy Friday everyone! It is almost the weekend & I am sure all of you are excited for some time off just like me! Unfortunately, one of our neighbors and family friends passed away suddenly early this week and my sister and I will be going home to Atlanta tomorrow for the funeral. It is really times like these that make me reflect on how fragile life is and how we never know when our time is up. I think it is SO important to spend time with those you love and your family because THAT is the most important thing in life! 

Anyways - my week has been good. Work is absolutely NUTS. August and September are our craziest months because of our events that we have in September during Hispanic Heritage Month + my boss and I will be traveling to LA, NYC, Miami & Chicago within the next 2 months - it is really just insane but that means we are making money so that is the good news! I am actually off to LA next Tuesday for work and will be there until Friday - any suggestions on what I HAVE to do/where I HAVE to go? :) 

This week I have been obsessed with... 

CARDIO - I have only missed one day in the past 2 weeks YAY! There is no better feeling than finishing an intense interval session on the treadmill!

My favorite after-gym treat - silk fruit & protein (strawberry & bananas) - so good!

soup from our favorite thai restaurant 

I hope you all have a FABULOUS weekend! To keep up with me over the next weekend and my up-coming trip to LA - follow me on twitter @yesitis_kevin & follow me on instagram: pamelaisanchez :)