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Universal Studios!! June 30, 2010

Filed under: Friends,Los Angeles — Kelocity @ 8:15 pm
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One of the perks of living in LA is being so close to Universal Studios!! Ever since I moved out here, I get giddy at the thought of going. There are only a few rides, but the studio tour is so exciting. It makes me proud to work in this industry.

It was extra fun because we had fun friends to go with! We missed Ash and JR, but they had a 1 year anniversary to celebrate and another wedding to attend back east!

Here is Irving, Timmy, Erika, Michelle and I:

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Our first stop was (of course) the Studio Tour!
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Erika and Timmy went on it for the 2nd time that day!
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I think Michelle really liked the tour too!
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Oh yea, the Husband did too:
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I love the sets on the backlot. These all look like real buildings, but they are all just facades for filming!
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This one even looks like “Macys”!

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Check out this old “Back to the Future” car they still have on the lot:

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And then MY FAVORITE PART! Driving down ‘Wisteria Lane’!!!

Gaby’s House:
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Lynette’s House:
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Susan’s House:
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And some others.
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Mike’s Old House:
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Then we passed Whoville (which has seen better days..it’s fading!):
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And… OMG… The killer from Psycho!
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War of the Worlds:
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The real plane they “crashed”:
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The lodge from “The Great Outdoors”:
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YAY!
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The boys:
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Then we went on Jurassic Park!
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Scary!

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The world’s longest escalator (fact not confirmed).
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And then we had a fun dinner at Granville in the Americana. It’s a great outdoor mall in Glendale.

The boys had matching shirts on.  HAHA
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I love that they have chandeliers OUTSIDE!

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The awesome fountains that dance to the music:

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What a great weekend!!

 

There’s no Vegas like Las Vegas… June 26, 2010

Filed under: Friends,Las Vegas — Kelocity @ 8:42 pm
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A few friends from my hometown were in Vegas this week and I couldn’t miss the opportunity to hang out with them! I miss all my New England friends!!! I was so excited to be able to spend some time catching up.

Even after our crazy week, Irving and I still got up at 5am to hit the open road.

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We had so much to talk about since we hadn’t seen each other for four days. The drive went by SOOO fast!

When we got there, we went straight to the Silverton (our favorite Casino) for lunch.
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Then I met up with Katie and Steph (and Mark too)! Our first stop was the Venetian!
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Vegas was ridiculously hot (102* when we were there!) We walked around a bunch and checked out a bunch of the casinos.

After a while, we ended up at “Toby Keith’s I love this Bar and Grill”. It was a lot of fun and a nice cool reprieve from the heat.

I ordered a beer on tap, which apparently is as big as my head! (and was served in a mason jar!)
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Look at my beer compared to Stephs!
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Every time they play Toby Keith’s “I love this bar” song, everyone at the bar gets free shots!

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We spent a lot of time at the Paris Casino. It’s not one of my usual stops, but I forgot how pretty it was.
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We had a fabulous dinner at the Le Burger Brasserie inside the Paris. It was really good, and reasonably priced. We’ll definitely be back there to eat next time.

Then it was time to bring Steph to the airport. Sad!
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But the fun didn’t end there…. Irving and I dragged Katie and Mark to BINGO at the South Point Casino!!!
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Seriously, we LOVE bingo. Irving and I really are 70 year olds at heart.
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We even bought our own dabbers!! lol

None of us won, but it was pretty awesome anyways.
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Then today, we woke up and headed back to the Silverton to watch the USA vs. Ghana world cup game.

This was tough because I picked Ghana in our office world cup pool, so naturally, I had to root for them to make my money back!

But they’re playing USA… how can I not root for my home team! It was stressful. haha
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Irving put some money on USA and he LOVED watching the game.

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But then Ghana scored…and we knew it was not looking good for USA 😦
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We lost money on almost all of our bets…. but have no fear… we have a plan!

We stopped at the M Resort on the way home and saw they were having a Wedding Expo! Even though we’re married, I still feel like a bride, so I made Irving go in with me.

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They had cake!!
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LOTS of cake!
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So… we had cake!
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I LOOOOVE cake… mostly frosting. But still!
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But even better…. they had GOODY bags!
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So…our plan is to sell the stuff in the goody bags to make up for the money we lost on the World Cup game…

[Edited to add I just looked up the value of the stuff and it was $6.97 on amazon.com hahaha]

Then we began our long drive back to Los Angeles.
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What a great 24 hours in vegas!

 

Febreze House Party June 20, 2010

Filed under: Friends,Hollywood Events — Kelocity @ 10:25 pm
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I was one of a few thousand people chosen to host a ‘Febreze’ party this week! I was SO excited.
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Earlier in the week, this lovely box arrived:
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Filled with ALL kinds of Febreze swag!!
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I was like a little kid on Christmas morning unpacking all of it!
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They sent me a whole bunch of goodies to give away to friends at the party.
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They also included Febreze napkins and coupons to give out:
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A few of the products:
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They even sent an apron to give away!
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So being the clever girl that I am… I made it into a manicure party!

When the girls came over and were greeted by their swag bags.IMG_4182

I was being eco-friendly and reused some of my (many) Victoria’s Secret bags I’ve been stashing over the years. Oohhhh Pretty!
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Then we did manicures! Check out my ‘manicure station’!
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All set up for the party!
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Each person was greeted with a towel, nail file, coupons and Febreze branded pamphlets.
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In the middle of the table were cottonballs and q-tips!
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Then there was a Mimosa station…
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A Soda Station…
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And snacks! 
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I had a slideshow of Febreze products on my tv!
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Everyone LOVED the Febreze goodies!!
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And everyone’s nails looked FABULOUS at the end!
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Thanks Febreze!!!!! What a great party!!!

 

Backyard BBQ~

Filed under: Food,Friends — Kelocity @ 6:41 pm
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Some of our friends invited us over for a backyard BBQ this weekend. They have the cutest house with a big yard, it was really fun! They grilled burgers up, and I made my signature Pasta Salad!

Step 1: Make a fun summery pasta…
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Step 2: Dice up celery, carrots and black olives:
(Hint: I boil the carrots half way through so they’re not so crunchy)…
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Step 3: Combine everything…
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Step 4: Add 3/4 bottle of Italian Dressing…
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And Viola!
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Sadly, no pictures of our lovely hosts or of dinner itself….

But after dinner, we had a fire and roasted S’Mores!
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My S’More… (Can you see it?)
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Thanks for a fun night guys!

 

Game Night at E+T’s! June 17, 2010

Filed under: Friends — Kelocity @ 11:14 pm
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  Wow, guess I’m on a “Game Night” kick! E+T had me over for dinner one night. It was fantastic.

Then we played a few fun games of…. CLUE!!!

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It was so much fun. I felt like I was 12 again. Although, I have to admit, I totally got all anxious and giggly every time it was my turn. It was really nerve racking. You don’t want anyone else to catch on to your secret tactics, but you really just have to do what you gotta do to find out what’s in that envelope!

They changed the game pieces! When I was your age, all we had were colored pieces of plastic!

I was Colonel Mustard!
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Thanks for a fun night, guys!

PS… how cute is Muggles!
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