Isn't life truly all about the floral essence?! Well it was last night. I had dinner at the Setai with Lindsay's family and the waiter was a riot - completely serious and explaining the menu in the most detailed way possible: "Our cuisine is Chinese, Thai and Asian inspired with a French twist which is accented with the floral essence..." But the food was out of this world. We each started with a warm appetizer and cold appetizer (lobster bisque and duck & foie gras dumplings for me) and then onto our entrees (grilled kobe beef short ribs). It was the complete dining experience - amazing service, chill music and a great ambiance.

It was a typical summer night in Miami - pouring down rain - but we still made it to the Raleigh for the Soiree Sunday party. Can't wait for nice weather to actually enjoy that party because the music was great. And then onto Mansion...don't even ask. An innocent Sunday night turned into a wild night on South Beach!! But of course it was Diana's last night here so we had to make it special for her.

On another note, Shanna (the lucky one!) is leaving for Sicily on Wednesday. She's sailing there from Rome which should be unreal. Seems like it's been a pretty good summer for the Zottola girls - trips to the Bahamas, Cabo St Lucas, NYC and Sicily. Not bad...if only the next school year could fly by!