Pink Saturday

Welcome to my very first Pink Saturday post...I'm so excited! I hope you enjoy the photos. The top pic is a fake cake I got on eBay for my daughter to play with in her playhouse. Many of her little playmates have tried to steal, I mean borrow it :)

This is a new set of tea cups from Royal Doulton. My wedding china is Old Country Roses and I just love all of the pink on these!


This is a chocolate set I bought at the Rose Bowl Swap Meet a few years ago.


These cut glass knobs are on one of my hutches in the dining room. They are also from the Rose Bowl Swap Meet.

Thanks for stopping by! See you next time!

Grease is the Word

We had our final scheduled backyard movie last night-Grease. I asked our guests to dress as their favorite T-Bird or Pink Lady. I set up a make-your-own sundae bar and malt making station. The favors were sunglasses and fuzzy dice. My friend's teenage daughter, Yasi, made a beautiful cake from scratch- even the fondant! I can even still do the Hand Jive! It was a great way to end our Summer Backyard Movie Series...can't wait til next year!

Back to School!

It's the most wonderful time of the year....! I just love those Staple commercials. This is how I woke up the kiddies (singing) as they headed back to school. The kids are in 8th, 5th and 2nd. They love their electives and teachers (first time in a few years Chasen didn't request a teacher change) . The best part though was when my friend Suzie hosted a Back to School Potluck Tea. Mommies doing what Mommies do best--talk and eat!

Kidnap Breakfast

Today is the last day of summer vacation for us and Brownie Troop 118 celebrated the start of the new school year with a kidnap breakfast. I notified the parents last week that we would be picking up the girls between 7-7:30 am. I only had to wake up 2 girls my daughter, Sheridan and Abby) Abby's dad video taped me waking her up. Thank goodness she wasn't a grump! The girls went in their pajamas and were not allowed to brush their hair. We all headed over to IHOP for some yummy pancakes. It was a really fun way to start our second year of Brownie Girl Scouts!

Walt Disney Studios

Sometimes you just get those Dream clients!

I booked a princess party with a woman who is a lawyer with Disney Studios. She invited me to the studios to discuss the details of the party today. We had spoken on the phone a few weeks ago and we just seemed to click. She is so sweet (and organized) and offered to buy me lunch as well! She even let me use her employee discount in the Disney Store. Love her! After the party plans were hashed out and my yummy lunch was finished, we said our goodbyes. Blessed with this oppurtunity, I gave myself a self-guided tour. I am looking forward to more fabulous clients like this!

Camp Rock wardrobe and props
Mary Poppins' hat!!!!

Big Sur

This was our first family vacation in 3 years. Our first stop was at Hearst Castle. I hadn't been there since I was 19. It is just incredible! The kids wanted to swim in the Nepture Pool and indoor pool. I was in awe of the 3500 year old Egyptian statues. We went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium on Day 2. Lunch at Bubba Gump's and tour of the Victorian homes in Pacific Grove.

We took a tour of the Point Sur Lighthouse. We climbed an elevation of 300' and the tour lasted over 3 hours! Sheridan had to have a light prism of her own (it looks like a giant diamond) Girls just love all sparkly things!

Chasen and I took a hike up the hill above our lodge and saw the recent fire damage. It was amazing how close it came to the Big Sur Lodge.

On our way back home, we encountered a herd of Elephant Seals on the beach south of Cambria. Totally cool! The females and babies were sunning themselves on the beach while the males were having a slug fest in the surf.

It was a great vacation and we now await the first day of school on Wednesday...yeah!

New Dodger!

I was born and raised in LA and my grandfather shot 8mm film of Dodger Stadium being built. You could say I bleed Dodger Blue! I LOVE the Dodgers! I was at Game 1 of the 1988 World Series when Kirk Gibson hit his game winning home run and limped around the bases. So I can't tell you how excited I was when the Dodgers FINALLY made a killer trade..Manny Ramirez from the Boston Red Sox. Let me back up a little...

In June, I bid on an auction to win Field level tickets to a Dodger game and a chance to go on the field during Hollywood Stars game and get an autograph from a celebrity. Unfortunately, my CAR had other ideas. I had a dead battery and it turned out to be a bad alternator Any hoo..

I called the guy in charge of the event and told him that I couldn't make it. He said he would make it up to me with different game tickets and VIP passes to watch batting practice. Much better deal!

This week I took him up on his offer. Turns out, the day I picked is the debut of Manny Ramirez and our tickets just happen to be right in front of him in left field!

The kids loved the batting practice and cheering on our new Dodger. Sheridan was just happy that she got a batting helmet full of popcorn :)