In the mood for love!

Pulp Sisters Paperie has gone love crazy! We've added a new wedding line with designs consisting on colorful & delicious palettes that will leave your mouth watering for more...Check out the full line at Pulp Sisters Paperie. 

Pulp Sisters Paperie

Pulp Sisters Paperie, the paperie boutique that my sister and I created can now be seen on Etsy. Check it out:

What better way to start off the week than to welcome sisters Sara Conley and Julie Lombardi of Pulp Sisters Paperie to Etsy! Pulp Sisters Paperie specializes in creating pretty, modern invitations for weddings and birthday parties, personalized stationery, and all sorts of super cute party printables. You can check out Pulp Sisters Paperie’s line in progress over at their Etsy shop.

Sunset Sessions

I've had the opportunity to attend Sunset Sessions for the past 5 years as a guest of my other half - It's San Diego's biggest music industry convention. Over 30 bands perform in 3 days. It's the place where radio, music supervisors from film and tv, record companies, managers, publishers, and booking agents come together to discover the best new music of the year. Here are some of the artists I've had the pleasure of meeting & watching perform over the years at this amazing convention:

James Blunt - Some Kind of Trouble

After attending James Blunt's performance of songs from his latest album, I finally had his latest release "Some kind of Trouble" in my hands. Dispensing with the brooding insularity of 2007’s sophomore affair All the Lost Souls, Blunt opts for optimism on his third album, 2010’s Some Kind of Trouble. The shift in tenor is immediately apparent on the jaunty acoustic opener “Stay the Night” and the slick, sleek pulse of “Dangerous,” a song tailor-made for upscale cocktail hours, and if Blunt occasionally slows the tempo, he never strays from this aesthetic, never letting his ballads drift into the morose. In a sense, this lightness suggests that Blunt has succumbed to his role as a MOR crooner, as there are no attempts at Ray LaMontagne profundity as there were on All the Lost Souls, but ultimately, this is for the best because Blunt’s strength is his embrace of soft rock cliché, whether he’s murmuring about a “Heart of Gold” over crawling chords, or cheerfully bouncing along on “I’ll Be Your Man.” Occasionally, he is hamstrung by the incessant, inherent whine in his voice, which always benefits from the dressing of production, and which is why the propulsive tunes here, like “These Are the Words” are the best. But Some Kind of Trouble is a step in the right direction for Blunt, a move toward love songs free of pretension.

Central Coast California

Just returned from a great vacation with friends on the central coast of California. We started off by touring the Hearst Castle in San Simeon, then spent the next day in Cambria where we hung out on Moonstone beach watching the monk seals basking in the sun. We then headed to the wineries of Paso Robles where we tasted yummy, fruity red and white wines. My favorite was Castoro Cellars where we were treated with chocolate truffles along with some dessert muscat wines. Later we made our way down to Pismo Beach where we stayed at the Cliffs Resort right on Shell beach. We managed to fit in visits to Morro Bay and the Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo as well.

Sideways in Solvang

Just returned from a great weekend wine tasting with friends in Solvang, CA. It was my boyfriends birthday. We stayed at the Solvang Inn & Cottages and took the "Sideways" tour of many of the wineries and vineyards surrounding Solvang in the Santa Ynez Valley. Our stops took us along route 246 from Solvang to Los Olivos to Buellton. Tasting and tours began at the Roblar Winery where we enjoyed a Mediterranean lunch filled with exotic cheeses and meats, then onto the Bridlewood Winery where they offer a horse-carriage ride around the vineyards, then to Brander Vineyards, next was the Firestone Winery where we learned about the wine making process through a guided tour and we finished up at the Demetria Estate where we were personally invited inside to hang out with the sommeliers. Throughout the weekend, we dined at the Hitching Post and Los Olivos Cafe' restaurants made famous by appearing in the movie, Sideways. Solvang is a quaint little Danish town with European style shops and restaurants along the main Copenhagen Street.