Best Ever

My friends are truly the bestest bests! My 27th birthday was last week and I had an amazing time . Chris surprised me on Thursday by inviting friends to a restaurant and surprising me when I got there. I had NO idea. I think it was the first time I was ever surprised because i'm so nosy. Friday we both took the day off and lounged around. Neither of us were feeling that fantastic. I got a facial from my fave esthetician and read all day. It was fantastic! Saturday was my birthday bar crawl, which was simply glorious. My fabulous friends put on an 80's themed bar crawl that took us around mission beach and ended at Canes to see Tainted Love, my fave cover band. Everyone dressed up and had a great time. Karen made me a fabulous cake, Erin/Carly/Arianne had some fun banners, and Picchi had trivia games complete with awesome prizes. It was probably my best birthday!

Like no place on earth

Venice Beach is easily one of the strangest yet funnest places on earth. The first time I went to this epicenter of weird was when I was out here visiting the Muniz' in middle school. I bought an Eiffel tour dress (which I still have) at one of the sketchy shops and just enjoyed people watching with the family. I thought it would be a fun trip for Brit, Warren, Chris, and I for Sunday. The day was beautiful and the nutso people were all out. Mom even was able to see us from her computer room in MA on a web cam she found. Warren bought a fantastic EZ E shirt and Brit got an awesome painted skull for her sister. We naturally saw the crazy street performers and legions of homeless people who flock to Venice for attention and spare change.

Warren & EZ E's 'dad'Scary mannequin head

Hollywood

Warren and Brittany came out to visit for their spring break and we hit up Hollywood on Saturday. Obviously we took a tour and as usual it was fantastic. We went to places I'd never been before which was nice. Here are some photo's of our fun day:

Outside the playboy mansion. That' sour little convertible truck/bus!

MJ's rental house with Christmas decor still up!

Fabulousity!

We got to see homes owned by Will Ferrel, Orlando Bloom, Jennifer Aniston, Dr. Phil, Nicole Ritchie, Candy Spelling, David Spade, and many more! Our tour guide Brian was fantastic and I would recommend him to anyone!

Really?

A woman I am working with here in Tennessee has a vanity plate on her car. She is a pretty nice lady and saw nothing wrong with what she chose to have seen by every person that ever drives behind her car. We had someone here ask her what it meant and it doesn't mean what you may think. She gets notes left on her car quite often I guess inquiring about her preferences and social schedule.

It stands for:

Society of Women Engineers

Hotel Room Crafting

I'm in week 2of my 3 week stay here in Tennessee. I was supposed to leave last Friday the 20th, but am now here until the 5th. I had no choice, but to get started on my birthday skirt for the bar crawl/tainted love show. I want a BIG HUGE PUFFY PINK tulle skirt and I think I succeeded in making one. I went to the Joanns in Knoxville and got myself the necessities, which was everything because I am in a hotel with no supplies. Obviously I had to hand sew the entire thing. I think that when I get home I'll go over the hand stitches with my machine just to double up on security. I know it will get 80's crazy and don't want to lose my clothes!

Here is what hotel crafting looks like:

I used my pillow as a form and the ironing board as a table...lovely!

Middle of Nowhere

I've been sent to Middle of Nowhere Tennessee to work on a big proposal. It seems that the places I'm sent for proposals are less glamorous each time. When I arrived the every radio station was country and the one rock station was playing Rammstein...very random. I have never seen to many fast food/chain/unhealthy restaurants in one place in my life. In a 1 mile radius there are the following places:

• McDonalds
• Hardees (aka Carls Junior)
• Panera
• Ruby Tuesdays
• Outback
• Red Lobster
• Sonic
• Taco Bell
• Subway
• Arbys
• Shoneys
• Papa Johns
• Chick Fil A
• Pizza Hit
• Chinese Food Buffet
• Waffle House
• Sagebrush
• El Cantarito

Now you would think these places may surround a shopping mall, car dealerships, etc. But not so much. There are those things, but the food seems to the be the focal point.

Valentines Sweeties

Here is what I've been up to the past few days:

First thing is I get home from work, put on my pj's, crocs, and amazing apron made by my bestie Mich

I decorated cookies...on the coffee table. Tragic isn't it?

I made Cake Balls courtesey of Bakarella . Ignore the pans...they are well used.

Made brownies and put together a little tray for Sandra's birthday! (this picture WOULD NOT rotate..I have no idea what the darn issue is)

Wrapped up the cake balls and put them in these cute boxes from the paper source. The boxes needed a little flair so I decorated them with some paper I had in my craft box.

I also made chocolate kisses also from Bakarella...they came out really yummy! I highly suggest that any baker follow her blog.