Now we all know I'm a girl from the South with an affection for all things BIG- big hair and even bigger hats and the Kentucky Derby celebrates just that....an annual event held the world over (well in just Kentucky)- it brings out masses of wonderfully tailed men and women wearing the most whimisical of hats custom made for their crowns. From original and ornate to simplistically chic- this affair is viewed by some as ostentatious but a diva like me can only appreciate the over the top flair of it all...Moet & Chandon and Mint Juleps flowing, Veuve Clicquot pouring, dapper dans dipping in on the bets for the best Derby horse while smoking only the cigars sipping on Woodford Reserve Bourbon and checking out the finest and most feminine of "flowers"- who all came out for an afternoon of beautiful weather and even more beautiful people...now that is my kind of kickback soiree...check out this year's fashion's and affair tidbits and tell me what you think...
Muddle mint leaves, powdered sugar, and water in a collins glass. Fill the glass with shaved or crushed ice and add bourbon. Top with more ice and garnish with a mint sprig. Serve with a straw.
Signed,
Domo "I'm determined to to the Derby before I die Damnit" DeVeReaux
So today is May 1st the first of the month and my first day of the REST of my life....this is a new beginning for me....because when I first began blogging it was because I had a passion for certain things- food, music, travel and of course fashion but at the beginning of this year life took a major turn and it felt like I fell off the face of the earth....I didn't lose myself but I felt like I lost the spark that I had within for writing....days ran together...work consumed me....my body failed me and at the age of 25 I felt more like 55....Anyone that truly knows me knows I have a passion and fervor for life...I have coined my life many times a beautiful nightmare and why because all the things- good or bad and indifferent all encompass this adventureous journey that make up this thing we called life and while there has been bad when combined with the good it makes for an inexplicable beauty...so in the midst of almost losing my mind- I hope I haven't lost my small but valued audience and that you continue to join me on this journey through the DeVeReaux Days of my Life..
WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT:
DIY IDEAS
FASHION ADVENTURES
FOOD AND FITNESS IDEAS
FAITH FOLLOWUPS
HELP ME DECIDE DOMO (you ask me questions about whatever and I'll do my best to help you figure out an answer)
