Happy New Year!

So it's been a while indeed, but what better time to start fresh than the new year...

I was just kinda over the whole blog/chair/revival thing in 2010...like to a point of disgust. I just felt very limited by my skills and resources, and I was not happy with any of my projects. I can't promise that 2011 will bring any renewed interest (and that's okay, right?), but I thought a post would be nice before this blog falls off into some sort of webspace oblivion.

The end of 2010 was full of holiday festivities...the parties, shopping, and traveling were all extensive, exhausting and enjoyable all at the same time. Being home for Christmas was wonderful as usual (minus the flat tire on my drive back down south and sitting on the 405 freeway late at night hoping a serial killer didn't get me) and ringing in the new year with my oldest friends in Las Vegas was something I will never forget (especially the 11 hour drive home through a blizzard). I like to maintain the privacy of my lady friends, but I've posted a few pics that sum up last weekend's adventure. Viva Las Vegas!!!

Happy New Year!!!

The Adventures of Terry and Sheryl - Halloween Recap

In the true spirit of the holiday I spent the majority of it in costume pretending to be A) Terry and B) Sheryl. You see, Terry is a gas station attendant. He wears a shirt with his name on it and an ugly trucker hat. He's what some call white trash, and he loves booze and cigarettes and cussing like a sailor. Sheryl is not so different except that she's a lady, a lady with a rather large mustache and a number of tattoos. When she's not riding her hog you can find her drinking beer through a straw. Terry likes to talk a lot of shit but Sheryl has probably murdered some people.

Gotta love Halloween, man. Good times. I wish I would have stayed on top of posting, but I seriously love Halloween and couldn't focus on anything all week and weekend.

Earlier in the week I hosted a pumpkin carving party that produced a lot of awesome new age jack-o-lanterns. I baked half of the left over pumpkin seeds on Saturday for when everyone arrived for a night on the town. They fill up the house up with the most amazing smell ever, and go great with beer. I baked the second half on Sunday and brought them to work (recipe below).

Pumpkin Seed Recipe:

1 1/2 cup of seeds

2 tbsp of melted butter

garlic powder

seasoning salt

salt

Mix together in a bowl and spread on a baking sheet. Bake for 45-50 mins at 300 degrees until golden brown. Stir once at about the halfway mark so the seeds on the outer edge don't burn.

Enjoy!

Vintage Revival...Party Edition Ahoy!

For Lindsay's birthday night we commandeered the Shangrila Hotel's rooftop deck for a nautical inspired bash. If you haven't been, the drinks are tall and deck is cozy. The company was pretty fabulous as well. Can't beat a lovely beach rooftop on a September night with friends. 

Vintage Revival...Party Edition!!

My friend M'Daya celebrated her birthday this week Prohibition style! In an ode to the Roaring 20s gangsters and flappers took over the new Basement Tavern on Main Street. It was the perfect spot, serving up bourbon specialty drinks such as Delia's Elixer that we sipped on all night. I went as a flapper. I was relieved I had this perfect drop waist dress in my closet with lace detail. I threw on some fishnets and a long beaded necklace, borrowed some shoes and a tassled shrug (thanks Lindsay!) and was set. My best friend Bonnie came as my plus one (the lovely lady pictured above). She did her best gangster impression but she can't help that she's just really really good looking (and a really amazing singer). It was a grand ol' time.