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I am excited to announce that I (Hena Tayeb Photography), in association with  The Artisan Group , will participate in an invitation-only luxury celebrity gift lounge hosted by GBK Productions on September 20-21, 2013 at an exclusive location in Hollywood, California, in honor of the The 2013 Primetime Emmys Nominees and Presenters.  Members of the press stopping by The Artisan Group exhibit will receive an exclusive Press Bag that contains a limited edition mounted photograph from my collection of Architectural and Travel Fine Art Photographs.  For the press bags, I created 10 different photographs, which will randomly distributed so that each recipient will receive a different photograph. All ten photographs are featured in a mini photo book also presented to each member of the press. The ten photographs I choose to gift are:   Colors of Gaudi   Flower Maker  Frustration   Sitting the Old Fashioned ...

Here's a glimpse of 'the bump' at 5 months though I feel like I'm ready to pop right now. Don't worry.. we're not going around referring to it as the bump.. Things are going smoothly though the little guy or gal is making mommy lazy and not want to unpack. Plus having a toddler makes things busier and me more tired.. and on that note.. I'm off to nap, hoping D will join me for a snuggle. Get my post directly in you inbox with  Bloglovin I am now also offering ad space.  See  Sponsors  for more information .  Newsletter Sign Up - Let's Stay Connected, Shall We?

As promised one more BIG news to announce.. we moved! Same state just an hour further south.. apartment to house.. urban to suburban.. all we're missing now is the picket fence. So this will probably mean more home decor idea's on the blog, DIY's and before and afters and not to forget cute baby pictures.. can never tire of those right? Right now I am still trying to unpack.. finding a place to put all of our stuff and trying not to just nap. Happy Labor Day! Get my post directly in you inbox with  Bloglovin I am now also offering ad space.  See  Sponsors  for more information .  Newsletter Sign Up - Let's Stay Connected, Shall We?

I don't know about you but I noticed myself sporting an extra few love handles in my Istanbul pictures.. well guess what? source And as you can tell by the picture above, that is not me. :( I know.. I disappoint myself for not announcing it more creatively.. but i'm kind of tired.. spent the last week allergy ridden taking care of a toddler while my husband was away for a week.. But I have gone around the webesphere and collected for you other proud parents making adorable and creative announcements.. you are welcome source     source source   source And one more big announcement... coming on Monday.. eek! Get my post directly in you inbox with  Bloglovin I am now also offering ad space.  See  Sponsors  for more information .  Newsletter Sign Up - Let's Stay Connected, Shall We?

We had about half a day left in Istanbul before our flight.. and we had some visitors. We were staying at the Hotel Armada in the Sultanahmet area.. it was the perfect choice. Everyone was so nice.. you can always tell by the way they treat your child. The rooms, the ambiance.. everything just right. But the best part of it all.. the breakfast. Delectable. Squeeze your own orange juice. and the view of the Bosphorous and before I forget.. our not so surprise visitors. The Honeymooners! no I am not the weird sister in law who crashes her brothers honeymoon. The couple was so tired after planning the wedding that they came to me to plan the honeymoon.. I was already going to Turkey so my brother jumped on the Turkey bandwagon except his trip included Cappadocia and Antalya while we had to go home :(   oh and did i mention the other stunning view from our hotel.. The Blue Mosque The hotel also featured turtles Vintage wooden bird cages A...

We started day two with a trip to the Spice Bazaar delightful place, delectable smells.. and even a few free samples nom nom. and then made our way over the Galata Bridge.. not much to see there.. a lot of fishy smells and a pass if you don't want to catch fish or eat fish. We grabbed a taxi to Taksim Square which was a let down. The whole place was under construction.. so D grabbed a quick snack and we had some cafe lattes to refuel.. We grabbed another taxi to Dombalache Palace.. nice grounds but not much too ooh and aah over after you've seen the garden's and grounds of Versailles (there is that whole we've become jaded story.. it's unfortunate but true) and we ended up not going inside the Palace as they was an almost two hour wait for a 45 minutes mandatory guided tour.. bummer. this is what D did through most of our trip. Meaning everything took double the time.. he even insisted on carrying it up the stairs himself! Another tax...