Tag Archive | Collin

project access annual spring gala

project access annual spring gala

I am so excited to share this event with you!  Project Access-Collin County (PACC) is a non-profit organization focused on improving the health of the community by serving those who are medically uninsured and indigent.  They are having their first annual spring gala, “An Evening of Magic and Celebration,” this Saturday, May 19, 2012 at the [...]

you’re invited: 2012 silver dollar ball

you’re invited: 2012 silver dollar ball

It’s time for the 2012 Silver Dollar Ball! Have you purchased your tickets yet?!  Click here to get your tickets for this event hosted by Chip & Mardi Ferrier at XO Ranch in Aubrey, TX this Saturday, May 12, 2012. The theme this year is Wild, Wild West – The Legend of Calling Out Cancer. Come meet [...]

pick of the week: fresh mediterranean style food…fast

pick of the week: fresh mediterranean style food…fast

A couple of weeks ago a friend and I went for dinner at Zoës Kitchen in Plano at Park and Preston.  I had never been there before but it came with high recommendation so, without knowing the type of food served, we decided to try it. Zoës Kitchen is a casual restaurant serving Mediterranean-inspired recipes, fast.  Fresh made hummas, [...]

pappagallo’s presents: fashion for a cause & silver dollar ball margarita reveal

pappagallo’s presents: fashion for a cause & silver dollar ball margarita reveal

Join us 7:00pm March 25th at Pappagallo in The Shops at Starwood at 6959 Lebanon Road Frisco, TX for a fabulous fashion show featuring Silver Dollar Models in support of the 5th Annual Silver Dollar Ball benefiting the American Cancer Society. Pappagallo will donate 10% of all event sales to the Silver Dollar Ball.  You don’t want to miss [...]

all about beauty week: hollywood day spa pedicures

all about beauty week: hollywood day spa pedicures

Day two of All About Beauty Week features one of my favorite ways to treat myself.  I love being able to go relax with a nice, soothing manicure and pedicure.  It’s my time to lay back, release and center my mind. Until earlier this month, I had been going to same nail salon for 15 [...]

california pizza kitchen: always a delight

california pizza kitchen: always a delight

With so many restaurants to choose from, I always forget how much I love California Pizza Kitchen.  They are kind of tucked away inside The Shops at Willow Bend but every time I’ve been there, the place has been packed. Last week a friend was visiting and she’d never been to CPK so it was [...]

fashion show benefit: children’s advocacy center

fashion show benefit: children’s advocacy center

Children’s  Advocacy Center of Collin County is near and dear to my heart.  In my senior year at The University of Texas at Dallas, I interned at the Center and had the most powerful experience of my life.   Working with child victims of abuse and their non offending family members is something that changed [...]

sugarbox grand opening: sweets & wine = a good time

sugarbox grand opening: sweets & wine = a good time

Confections are the delight of my life and when a new place opens, I trip over myself trying to get a taste.  If you are crazy like that too, you won’t want to miss the grand opening of Sugarbox: cupcakes, dessert and wine.  YES, WINE! Be at Sugarbox at the Shops at Legacy for the Grand [...]

it’s your turn plano: european wax center

it’s your turn plano: european wax center

After my posts regarding the European Wax Center in Addison and the amazing experience I had there, I received several emails asking if there was a location in Plano.  Well…you are in luck Plano because a new waxing experience is about to take over your city. European Wax Center, The Ultimate Wax Experience is opening a new location [...]

taming brows the anastasia beverly hills way

taming brows the anastasia beverly hills way

Madonna does it.  JLo does it.  I do it!  Anastasia Soare, creator of  Anastasia Beverly Hills, is the expert celebrities turn to for fabulous brows.  Now clearly I am no celebrity and you don’t have to be one to have great looking brows. You may have seen my tweet a few weeks ago that read: My brows [...]