Weekend fun in Florence

HEY CIAO HEYYYY!

Last weekend Brandon and I had so much fun! It was a weekend full of friends and booze! The perfect recipe for an amazing time with hangovers and lazy days.

Friday night we went GO Karting Italian style. We went to Planet Kart in Prato. Well to be honest it was the same style we are used to back home. Brandon was in HEAVEN! We had a yummy sushi double date and then off to the go kart track we went.

Some GUESS love in Piazza Della Repubblica. 

Saturday we had a beer pong party at our casa! Having a house full a friends, laughing, drinking and playing games made us feel complete! This place is starting to feel like home.
fun fact:::playing a game of kings cup with 15 people is h i l a r i o u s . :)

Sunday night was the beautiful tree lighting at the Duomo. It was magical! There were singing Santa's everywhere...a parade...and a countdown to the tree lighting. We are in love with Florence!

I have so much more to share but in T minus 2 days we will be on our way home to spend the holidays with our family and friends! WE ARE SO EXCITED! I haven't been home in 6 months and I am dying to jump on everyone. It's been an insane year with some high ups and very low downs. It's been hard to get through things without them. We will miss Italy and all the Christmas decor but it's time for some Cali sun...at least for a couple weeks.

xx
b

The Briefcase

Happy Friday!
I work in handbags and saw this email from Refinery29 and had to share. There are so many different styles of handbags and I've literally been every type of "handbag holder" below. I would say for the most part I am The Briefcase and Arm-Crook hook wearer. But on the days when I bring in my laptop and my lunch and a bag of bills... I am 100% The Schlepper. :) I have to say I don't know any "I've got a bag bitch" wearers. do you? I am mostly in to wearing satchels, bowlers and messengers. An oversized clutch is a must have also. The occasional tote and crossbody come out of my closet every once in a while but not for every day use. I am Brandi and I am a bag lover. :)

What is your bag style?!

Hope you all have a great weekend!
xx
b

Hong Kong

CIAO lovers~~~~

How are you? Ive missed blogging so, so, SO much. I can't even explain how crazy busy beautifully insane my life has been lately. Work has taken over my life. Emotionally & physically. We let go of a bad seed at work and I couldn't be happier. Good riddance to the bad seed.

I went to Hong Kong for work for a week, came home for 2 days and then went to Italy & Switzerland for a week for work as well. insane in the membrane.

Here is my Hong Kong post although I can't wait to tell you about my dreamy time in Florence (aka the city I will live in some day...)

Hong Kong is intense. Our work days were full of early mornings, all day reviewing samples and fancy dinners. It's always an amazing opportunity to be able to travel for work and learn about the business but it can also be very exhausting. This city never sleeps. We were there a week before CNY so we got to see a ton of great decorations! Jet lag does not affect me until I am home and let me tell you, the 2 days I was home...I slept and slept and slept.. Poor Hubs.

and now for my HK picture diary ♥
















missed you.

How have you been? going to catch up on your bloggy blogs NOW!

xo
b

LA to HK to LA to ITALY to LA

LOVERS!
sorry I have been MIA.
I've been a world traveler.
Last week I was in Hong Kong...



This week I'm in Florence & Switzerland. ♥



Miss you!

xo
b

picture diary-hong kong

More from Hong Kong! :)








don't slap cars! ;)

LA to HK, HK to LA.

hiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!
I'm back in LA and it's so nice to be home with my fianco!! we didn't see each other for 9 days! NINE!! that's a life time for us and was the longest we have gone with out each other in 8 years. i know....most people think we're sick. but...i missed him. so much.


Hong Kong was amazing!
I met all of our International distributors, helped set up the show room, stayed in an amazing hotel (the Intercontinental), ate too many carbs and drank champagne every night. Someone described Hong Kong to me as NY on steroids and that it was. It was insane how many buildings there are. Every night at 8pm all the buildings did a light show. lasers and all. amazing! We went to the night market and the only way I can describe it was a better version of Santee alley in downtown LA. We stayed on the Kowloon side but went to the Hong Kong side a few nights. so fun! I tried to work out in the mornings and failed but one morning we ran along the boardwalk and it was so nice. The weather was awful. It was so hot and humid that the moment you stepped outside you felt sticky and wet. It poured the whole time we were there and the last day it was gorgeous out. figures. It was a great experience and I hope I get to go back soon. I love my coworkers and am so thankful we get along so well! we had a great time together and laughed the whole trip. I'm sure most of the laughing was because I was so funny... :)
tee hee.

sorry for jumping all over the place. i blame it on jet lag..

Enough writing and on to my picture diary for the day...
more to come.















Skype Love!


P.S.
I picked the fianco up last night and I am so so so so happy we are back together in our home. oh how I've missed that sexy man...
we have 40 days left until we are husband and wife!!!!!! EEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!! I dropped my dress off and the next time I see it.....it will fit me!!!! I bought my veil, shoes and other accessories! We can't wait to be married! Bachelorette/ Bachelor party in 3 weeks!!!!!!! ♥

Hope you all had a great week/ weekend! I miss reading your blogs and can't wait to catch up!!!
xoxo
b