Day 2 – Necker Island

I woke up to the most amazing view! I am in love with this place!

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Morning Yoga!

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Cooling off after a morning of tennis

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Michael Franti

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The White Party -Calm before the Craziness!

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Day 1 – Necker Island

Well, there are not many people as lucky as me. I am in an amazing place in the British Virgin Islands called Paradise (also known as Necker Island).  I am the guest of my dear friends Gina, Jerry and Kelly.

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After traveling all day 3 others and I were picked up by boat from the Tortolo airport. We pull up to the largest catamarans I have ever seen and drop Lance off(one of the guests). Then we continue to the Island in the dark.

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Most of the crew!

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My new home for the next week!

RESOLUTE Sponsors A Tasteful Affair

Last night I was the guest of corporate sponsor Resolute Building Company at the Ronald McDonald’s annual benefit, A Tasteful Affair.  The event was a huge success in its new venue the Blue Zone at the UNC football field.  They had a system called BidPal that allowed people to donate through their phones. Every time someone made a donation, it appeared on one of the 100’s of tv monitors (remember we were in the football field house). They raised over $15,000 this way. The UNC cheerleaders were there engouraging the bidding along with Ramsie and Stormy.  I will keep you posted on the total amount raised from sponsors, ticket cost and silent auction. All in all it was a fun event for a great cause!

Click here to find out more information about the Ronald McDonald House.

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Redesign For Silver Nest Studios

Silver Nest StudiosSilver Nest Studio’s website was one of the first sites I did back in 2008. Cynthia Bye is the talented owner and creator of these beautiful hand created designs. Her business has grown and it was time for her website to catch up with her business success.

Linden Blue eDesign Launch

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It’s been a pleasure to work with Lindsay Hair at Linden Blue eDesign. Linden Blue is an online decorating website by New York City interior designer, Lindsay Hair.  I was hired by Lindsay to create an online store for her new e decorating business. It is founded on her belief that beautiful design and working with a decorator should be accessible to all-especially to a new generation of DIYers seeking guidance with their decorating goals, while maintaining a level of autonomy within the design process. Read More

Too busy for vacation – due to website

I received this email today.

“I am so busy I don’t think I can go to Mexico . What do they say . Be careful what you wish for . I put a lot down to your hard work developing the the site so many many thanks for creating a situation that i cant go on vacation . whatttttt. No Mal thank you so much” – Nev owner of Arka Abode Blinds Aspen

Roma – Day 14

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Today was the final day of our Italian Tour.
We ended the visit with another visual and historical tour of great opulence: the Borghese Gallery. The assemblage of artworks in this museum was collected by the powerful and wealthy Cardinal Scipione (in the early 1600’s) who was a fanatic about adding masterpieces to his collection. History recounts that he often used very ” unholy” and illegal means in his attempt to amass this art collection. As a result, some of the world’s greatest treasures are housed here. Among my favorites are the sculptures of Bernini : Apollo & Dafne, Pluto & Proserpina; and the paintings of Caravaggio : Madonna de Palafrenieri & Boy with Basket of Fruit. These works are all breathtaking. The Gallery is surrounded by beautiful gardens which afforded us a pleasant stroll as we said our good-byes to Italy.
We decided to console ourselves with one last gelato……….

We thank you for following our journey………Un Abbraccio, a hug, e Ciao Ciao,

Anahid and Maleka

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Roma – Day 13

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Another beautiful day in Rome filled with never ending magnificent churches, plenty of walking, plenty of cappuccinos, plenty of vino and plenty of fun. Ciao Ciao

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