http://www.cashmereclutch.com the smart girls' guide to living well Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:21:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On March 5th I officially became a Mrs, and it was quite a celebration to mark this event! In my mind I pictured this being a relaxing and pampered day…but it’s a lot of work to get pampered! In the morning I had my nails done, followed by hair and makeup ... http://www.cashmereclutch.com/2010/03/our-wedding/ Today is International Women's Day, and for all women, including you....yes, YOU, this is a great day to sit back, reflect, and find out what you really want out of your life. We have so much more freedom than before, so many more opportunities and so much more access to ... http://www.cashmereclutch.com/2010/03/girls-go-out-there-and-get-the-life-you-want/ EEEKS! I'll let you know all the juicy details after the big do! http://www.cashmereclutch.com/2010/03/today-is-wedding-day/ While we are in Mexico for our destination wedding we are lucky enough to have many Spanish speaking friends with us, and very lucky that they are willing to put together some tours for us. These are not your get on the big tourbus with the guy making bad jokes ... http://www.cashmereclutch.com/2010/03/a-different-kind-of-touring/ When we arrived in Mexico it was late, we were hungry, and none of the restaurants were open, nor where there any front desk managers avaialbe. So we all checked in and got ourselves sorted and just kind of "made do". But when I woke up the next day I was ... http://www.cashmereclutch.com/2010/03/wedding-party-room-upgrades-are-always-worth-it/ When everyone arrives in Mexico they normally get off the bus, check in, and have several cocktails... But when you are planning a wedding that happens in a few days that's not quite how it works. You get off the bus, check in, and look at every single thing from cocktail ... http://www.cashmereclutch.com/2010/03/wedding-planning-in-mexico/ Last night I tested out this Paula Deen recipe for backed chicken with a wonderful and tangy sauce. I had the ingredients on hand and just googled chicken, lime and mustard and this nifty little recipe came up on the search results. It was so easy to make and tasted restaurant ... http://www.cashmereclutch.com/2010/02/scrumptious-baked-chicken-with-mustard-and-lime-sauce/ There are loads of new fun dresses at BCBG now that look absolutely divine! Now that Spring is here it's time to put away the dark clothes, the extra layers, and the salty boots and embrace colour and fun prints for Spring. This gorgeous dress has colours but offers enough coverage so ... http://www.cashmereclutch.com/2010/02/fun-and-sexy-spring-dresses-from-bcbg/ Last night my fiancé and I went out for our first real date in a long time. Our winter vacation, my condo sale, moving in, and planning a wedding have all added up to us having almost no time. Remember when I wrote about when there's even too much change ... http://www.cashmereclutch.com/2010/02/a-great-date-night-at-lucien-restaurant/ In just under two weeks we're getting married in Mexico. Eeeeks! Two Weeks! We've got some solid plans laid out, but it's true, destination weddings are not really for control freaks. We had to book the wedding package we were interested in at the resort, and select a few other things ... http://www.cashmereclutch.com/2010/02/destination-weddings-are-not-for-control-freaks-but-we-are/