cinco de mayo

hola! it's cinco de mayo!! consequently, it happens to be my 25th birthday.

me, the sissy and the mouse himself at one of my many chuck e cheese birthdays

i feel old. i used to spend my birthdays at chuck e cheese and now i spend my birthday drinking margaritas. oh how life changes.

winning. duh.

are you winning?

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winning!



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ummmm

why do i find this hilarious??

Idiots with Zoe Saldana & Kate Bosworth from Zoe Saldana

i'm obsessed.

and i love smith jared.




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ragin cajun

i had lunch at this great cajun restaurant called harold & belle's. it's down near the university of spoiled children southern california and it is delicious.

shrimp and crawfish etouffee

bread pudding

the only other bread pudding i've ever had is my mothers and her's is incredible. this most definitely rivals it.

harold & belle's 
www.haroldandbellesrestaurant.com 
2920 West Jefferson Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90018
(323) 735-9023
open: 7 days a week






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one of my favorite days of the year

i'm a few days late, but i just have to document the delicious couture at this year's academy awards.

my winner for the night was cate blanchett. she looked absolutely incredible in her lavender givenchy. the dress was absolutely stunning with its leather pearls and crystals.

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my other favorite also happened to be lavender. mila kunis in elie saab.

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obviously anne hathaway was perfection in everything she wore. my favorites were the vintage valentino (on the carpet), the silver beaded fringe oscar de la renta and the white givenchy embellished with crystals. amazing.

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the silver oscar de la renta is one of my favorite anne hathaway moments. she loved that dress...as you can clearly see above. rachel zoe (my icon) did an incredible job....as always.

i already miss the pretty dresses.




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fab-u-lous

the soon-to-be newest edition to my life. my new gold chrome incase iphone 4 case. it also comes in black and silver....but i looove gold. it's just fabulous.

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i am a happy happy girl!



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the king reigns

i finally saw the king's speech and it was incredible. it was lovely and touching and gorgeous and colin firth did an incredible job. it is definitely my favorite movie of the year and my front runner for the best picture oscar. and i think we are already know that mr. firth will be getting up this year to accept his best actor oscar. i am too excited!

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what do you think? did you see the king's speech?

and is anyone else as excited as i am to see james franco and anne hathaway host? i am so so happy with the choice of hosts this year. amazing!!

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are you excited for the oscars?




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tacky tuesday

tacky tuesday is back and it's better than ever!

i saw this one on my lunch break from work and it was e.p.i.c. in every way. brace yourselves.....

beautiful, right?



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some favorites

some of my favorite hipstamatic photos on this lazy work-less monday.....

 

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one life goal down.....

and many, many more to go!

but.......i finally learned how to knit! granted, i can only do one stitch (i apparently unknowingly purled once) but i learned how to knit. it is kind of exciting.

as you can see, i am unbelievably skilled. (thumbs up).

i learned how to knit at this great store called wildfiber, in santa monica. they have all sorts of classes and they sell yarn, books and some finished products. it's an adorable and colorful store and is incredibly cozy. the staff are also extremely nice and patient (which i needed).

 

wildfiber
www.wildfiber.com
1453 14th Street Suite E
Santa Monica, California 90404
310-458-2748
Open: Tuesday - Satuday
Hours: vary 

do you know how to knit? what's your favorite thing that you've made? any tips for a beginner?



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cheers to the weekend

the long weekend could not have started out any better....an amazing dinner with a dear friend.

we went to the burger kitchen - a delicious restaurant specializing in burgers (kobe beef or 40 day aged, anyone?). g and i had a great time. there was almost no one there when we arrived, but many came and went while we were lingering over dinner and drinks.

g had the 'capitol' burger and she loved it....at least i'm guessing she did, since there was nothing left.

capitol burger - beef patty, lettuce, glazed granny smith apples, applewood smoked bacon, blue cheese

 
i had the southwestern burger. i can, and will, say that it is unquestionably the best burger i have ever had. i want another.

southwestern burger - turkey patty, avocado, roasted corn relish, thousand island, fresh spinach, tomato

g and i also shared the sweet potato fries. of course, they were delicious and came in a seemingly never-ending cone. and don't forget the ranch.

sweet potato fries

they also have dessert, but we did not see the need for that.

burger kitchen
www.theburgerkitchen.webs.com
8048 West 3rd Street
Los Angeles CA 90048
(323) 944-0503
Open: 7 days a week 
Hours: 11am - 11pm

it's nba all-star weekend in la. the city is buzzing with people in town for the festivities. i am particularly excited for tonight's dunk contest. i am cannot wait to see what blake griffin comes up with. 

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should be interesting.

are you excited for all-star weekend 2011?



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