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So today's post is a little different than usual.&amp;nbsp; Rather than a craft that I made, this is something else.&amp;nbsp; This is a resolution I made to conquer one of my fears and while I am not saying I have absolutely no fear anymore, I can proudly say that I'm making progress.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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You see I am afraid of flying.&amp;nbsp; And it's a terrible thing to be afraid of, particularly for me, because I have to fly.&amp;nbsp; When you have a cross-continental boyfriend you have to fly to see him.&amp;nbsp; Then when you marry him, you have to fly to visit your new cross-continental family.&amp;nbsp; Flying is inevitable for me, it just has to be done on a regular basis.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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So this is a fear that I really need to overcome.&amp;nbsp; I spend so much time and energy being freaked out about flying.&amp;nbsp; I worry about it months ahead of time.&amp;nbsp; I am a total basket case on board and it's all for nothing because I can't do anything about it.&amp;nbsp; I'm not in control, I can't leave the aircraft and there's no other way for me to get where I need to go.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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So this &lt;i&gt;Made this Monday&lt;/i&gt; is in honor of a trip I just made to England, Ireland and back.&amp;nbsp; I made it without worrying too much.&amp;nbsp; It wasn't perfect.&amp;nbsp; I still freaked out when I saw that the plane for our return from Ireland was a tiny plane with perpellors.&amp;nbsp; But I made it through.&amp;nbsp; I let the planes take me where I needed to go.&amp;nbsp; I allowed myself to sit back, relax and enjoy the flight.... most of the time.&amp;nbsp; I used some of the techniques I've been working on to overcome my anxiety.&amp;nbsp; And I held the boy's hand the whole way.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
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Do you have a fear you'd like to overcome?&amp;nbsp; Any other flying scaredy cats out there?&amp;nbsp; Any tips you may have would be very much appreciated!&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
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Last weekend, the boy and I attended a particularly swanky pre-golden-globe-awards party.&amp;nbsp; I must admit, it was a lot of fun!&amp;nbsp; We saw a whole bunch of A-listers, met a couple of them too and I did something that will (in a small way) forever link me to Leonardo DiCaprio.&amp;nbsp; I outbid him on a pair of earrings featured in the silent auction.&amp;nbsp; That's right, I won Leo's earrings!&amp;nbsp; I was so nervous about upping his bid (because c'mon this is Leo we're talking about!)&amp;nbsp; But in the heat of the moment, I went for it, and I am so glad I did!&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;
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Sure they may not be as fancy as the&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_41896836"&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_of_the_Ocean" target="_blank"&gt;Le Cœur de la Mer&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;but I actually think they are way more stylish and certainly, the story behind how I got them makes them exceptionally special.&amp;nbsp; They are from&lt;a href="http://www.bluenile.com/" target="_blank"&gt; Blue Nile,&lt;/a&gt; which carries a large assortment of gorgeous gems including several different versions of my citrine and smokey quartz gemstone earrings.&amp;nbsp; So this makes for a slightly unusual Fashion Friday, I know.&amp;nbsp; But I had to share my new favorite accessory....Now I just need an event at which to wear them.... &lt;/div&gt;
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It's true that I have an affinity for teen TV shows.&amp;nbsp; The boy teases me that my taste in television shows hasn't changed much since I was about 14.&amp;nbsp; And basically he's right.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; I enjoy watching shows like Gossip Girl, Switched at Birth, Glee and the Secret Life of the American Teenager.&amp;nbsp; I know, I'm a total nerd.&amp;nbsp; But I'm really fine with it...No, really! &lt;/div&gt;
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Anyway, always on the lookout for a good teen drama, I recently discovered a new show on Netflix from Australia called &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_Academy" target="_blank"&gt;Dance Academy&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; It follows the daily trials and challenges in the life of Tara Webster, a typical 15 year old girl...But here's where it gets good: &lt;/div&gt;
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Tara is a ballerina who just got accepted to the National Ballet Academy of Australia!&amp;nbsp; It is a full on teen drama show about dancers - ballerinas - and it's surprisingly good!&amp;nbsp; I watched the whole 1st season in a matter of days.&lt;/div&gt;
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I was expecting it to be a full-on television version of &lt;a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0210616/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Center Stage&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, and it certainly has it's moments of stereotypical bunhead issues (ie: one extremely competitive student starves herself the week of finals till she faints.)&amp;nbsp; But the majority of the time, I find the show paints a very realistic portrait of a young dancer's life.&amp;nbsp; All the students have personalities and interests outside of ballet...They all seem to be playing their age, their actual dancing level, and I found it refreshingly old fashioned.&amp;nbsp; Each episode has a sort of theme and moral that addresses some common issue we all face growing up.&amp;nbsp; And I love that!&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;
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The characters act stupid at time -- like teenagers.&amp;nbsp; In fact, Tara's crush on an older dancer boy is so pathetic it hurts at times.&amp;nbsp; But the show also really addresses what young ballet dancers give up in order to train the way they do, and how they don't always enjoy it.&amp;nbsp; And how they sometimes do.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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It's a sweet and simple show, but suffice to say it reminded me quite a bit of my summers dancing at ballet company intensives, and those first few years of being in a company.&amp;nbsp; As silly as it can be at times, I think it's a wonderful show for bunheads and cool kids alike.&amp;nbsp; If you have Netflix, check it out! &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;
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Search for top LA burger lists on the web and pretty much everyone 
mentions &lt;a href="http://www.commecarestaurant.com/los-angeles/" target="_blank"&gt;Comme Ca&lt;/a&gt;, the flashy but surprisingly bland brasserie on 
Melrose on the edge of West Hollywood.&amp;nbsp; Lots of celebs go there and you 
tend to read about it the next week in Hollywood Reporter.&amp;nbsp; At some 
point, the New York Times referred to Comme Ca's signature burger as 
'perfection' and lots of people have quoted that article since. I'm here
 today to tell you that it's burger nonsense.&lt;/div&gt;
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I work within a stone's throw of Comme Ca, so I decided 
to get the burger for takeout. Make no mistake about the takeout issue: I
 popped down, collected the burger when it came out the kitchen, walked 
to my office, which took one minute, and ate it immediately. I 
practically ate in, so no fancy french chef can tell me that the burger 
was spoiled by being taken out and that I need to try it in-house.&lt;/div&gt;
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It's a sloppy mess of a burger - drowned in 
mayonnaise and coleslaw, the medium-rare colossal patty dripping with 
juices, the brioche bun struggling to hold it all together. I don't mind
 a sloppy good burger, but this was just all the wrong flavors. It left a
 meaty boulder in my stomach that didn't sit well the rest of the day. 
Burgers like these are fine for hangovers, but not for a pleasant, sober
 burger experience. The meat, supposedly the choicest beef in the land, 
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Like everything else at Comme Ca, this burger is 
fantastically overrated, drab and another poor representation of 
frenchy-american food in Los Angeles. Don't bother with the restaurant 
or the burger, which costs a whopping $18. It would be fine for $5.&lt;/div&gt;
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Joint 3&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5238117141768936159-6496648925024815320?l=lilaclace.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://lilaclace.blogspot.com/2012/01/burger-quest-comme-ca-by-boy.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Heather Toner)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qiGa6RBq52Y/TxkIp_sCc-I/AAAAAAAAE8Y/ju3GQ_VFQgM/s72-c/gallery1b.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238117141768936159.post-2336594739554321733</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-01-24T07:00:01.641-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Fashion</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">design</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">books</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">England</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">the boy</category><title>Let's Run Away to Neverland!</title><description>&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;
I've always been a fan of Peter Pan. And who isn't?&amp;nbsp; It's one of those stories that resonates with people of all ages.&amp;nbsp; It has so many layers and themes.&amp;nbsp; It is filled with magic and charm, excitement, fantasy, and youthful love.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;
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One time when I went to visit the boy in England, I insisted we visit Kensington Gardens (where JM Barrie would often go to write and where Peter Pan first met Tinkerbell. )&amp;nbsp; There's a Peter Pan statue in the park (you can see it at the end of the film Hook) and I insisted the boy take me to see it in person.&amp;nbsp; I was secretly hoping that somehow, just by being there, I could find my way to Neverland...No such luck.&amp;nbsp; Even so, I still feel young at heart!&amp;nbsp; Here are some of my favorite Peter Pan inspired images and finds: &lt;/div&gt;
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The perfect "Wendy Darling" dress...It totally looks like her nightgown! &lt;br /&gt;
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This necklace is included mainly because of the thimble - or should I say "kiss!"&lt;br /&gt;
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Love this cute tinkerbell-ish dress and I adore the model's pixie haircut!&lt;br /&gt;
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From the 2003 movie version...
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So I bought this sweater a few weeks at a thrift store, I thought it may look cute as an actual sweater, but I also had other plans for this baby, and I think I was right to envision a new life for it, as it's not the most flattering thing I've ever put on...&lt;/div&gt;
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I've been wanting a small granny-square throw pillow for the chair at my crafts table, but was having a hard time finding one in colors I liked and wasn't too pricey.&amp;nbsp; My solution?&amp;nbsp; Make my granny square sweater into a pillow cover!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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I simply folded the sweater over a small pillow form, hand-sewed the back closure and sides and presto - &lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;pillow!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Today's Fashion Friday features the latest find in my vintage shopping adventures.&amp;nbsp; I found this darling dress at Ragtag in west hollywood, and even though it's cut a little strange, I love the pale lemon color, lace overlay and gorgeous puffy sleeves!&amp;nbsp; I feel like Marsha Brady when I'm wearing this special dress.&amp;nbsp; Can't wait to sport it at an outdoor spring party...Cause you know I go to a ton of those!&amp;nbsp; ;)&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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The boy has been cooking his way through our copy of the Barefoot Contessa's Back to Basics cookbook and let me tell ya, he has already made a myriad of dishes both wonderful and exotic.&amp;nbsp; However I think my favorite item so far has been the bruschetta. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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This delicious bruschetta was made with bell peppers, which gave it a spicy kick.&amp;nbsp; It was so yummy!&amp;nbsp; I am definitely going to put it on my favorites list...It would be great at a picnic! &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5238117141768936159-8569310931205901264?l=lilaclace.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://lilaclace.blogspot.com/2012/01/boys-bruschetta.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Heather Toner)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0bnA3z47NfY/TwvTkN3o2hI/AAAAAAAAE1k/U1SBIZA8vAI/s72-c/barefoot+contessa+bruchetta.JPG" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238117141768936159.post-8300838832984032634</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-01-18T07:00:00.647-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Burger Quest</category><title>Burger Quest: Wendy's</title><description>&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;
I love the chicken nuggets (bites, fingers, not sure what they call them) at Wendy's.&amp;nbsp; And I love the sauces they offer.&amp;nbsp; Anytime I go to Wendy's all I want is the chicken.&amp;nbsp; I love the chicken so much that&amp;nbsp; I have never tasted a burger from this international burger chain...That is, until recently.&lt;/div&gt;
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Wendy's burgers have a special distinction in that they are square shaped.&amp;nbsp; Does anyone know why?&amp;nbsp; I like to think that it's mainly because Dave is such a maverick!&amp;nbsp; Do you remember the Wendy's commercials with Dave?&amp;nbsp; Oh Dave!&lt;/div&gt;
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Anyyyway...I wasn't expecting much from the Wendy's burger and I was pleasantly surprised.&amp;nbsp; It was a decent slab of square shaped meat, all the classic fixings, not too dry, not too saucy - just an all around good burger, who knew?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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And for extra points, the fries were delicious too.&amp;nbsp; They make them with sea salt so they are actually not as bad for you as most fast food joints' fries.&amp;nbsp; And I've always liked the Wendy girl's style - Red hair and pigtails, totally cute!&amp;nbsp; All in all, Wendy's was one of the best unexpected burger excursions we've had so far.&amp;nbsp; Nothing s ground breaking , but not bad either.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;
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My Christmas present from the boy this year, was something quite special indeed!&amp;nbsp; Something I really needed and wanted and totally didn't expect.&amp;nbsp; He had tons of our pictures printed to help motivate me and get me going on my scrapbooking.&lt;/div&gt;
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I used to scrapbook all the time, but now with a blog and a digital 
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scrapbooking and did it for me.&amp;nbsp; Isn't that so thoughtful? &amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;
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Not only that, he went to Micheal's and bought a selection of stickers that actually go with the pictures he had printed.&amp;nbsp; Adorable!&amp;nbsp; I can only imagine him scanning the sticker aisles for the perfect embellishments to coincide with our road trip pics.&amp;nbsp; Priceless! &amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;
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I have to admit, I am smitten with my new ipad.&amp;nbsp; It's such a wonderful tool for keeping my schedule,&amp;nbsp; tweeting on the go and reading my favorite blogs and magazines.&amp;nbsp; So to keep it safe and cozy I decided to make a little cover for it.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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I needed an easy project to test out my sewing machine with, and this seemed perfect.&amp;nbsp; I simply sewed 3 sides of two pieces of felt together, added some extra felt lining inside to give my ipad some extra cushion, added some fabric hearts and embroidered the edges and my name. &lt;/div&gt;
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I did everything free-hand, and in retrospect it may have come out a bit better if I had done some more planning, but I kinda like that it came out a bit rough around the edges.&amp;nbsp; To keep the top closed I added a bit of ribbon elastic to the top which I was able to wrap around and tie in a bow for style &lt;i&gt;and &lt;/i&gt;safe keeping.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;
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I blame Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney.&amp;nbsp; I'm convinced those "Barn Musicals" of theirs are the true catalyst behind my recent desire to create a dance company of my own.&amp;nbsp; My parents gave me the box set of Mickey and Judy films for my birthday and I have been singing along ever since!&amp;nbsp; But, as cheesy as it sounds, I was also inspired to get out there and do some show bizz'n of my own.&lt;/div&gt;
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And so I figured I'd just dive right in to the goal of starting my own dance company.&amp;nbsp; Well, not exactly a company....A Dance Production Collective of sorts....Maybe I should explain.&lt;/div&gt;
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The concept of this troupe would be that it's totally collaborative, totally open for different styles, different ages and different performance mediums and it would be completely freelance.&amp;nbsp; Rehearsals would be on an "as needed" basis.&amp;nbsp; We have a gig, and so we practice.&amp;nbsp; Show's over, then so are the rehearsals....until the next gig.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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And by "gig" I really should say &lt;i&gt;shoot&lt;/i&gt;.&amp;nbsp; That's right.&amp;nbsp; This company is going to be all about capturing dance on film.&amp;nbsp; So in a sense, I want to start a &lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;film troupe&lt;/span&gt; that specializes in &lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: #b4a7d6;"&gt;filming dance&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp; I'm hopeful that our films can find their audience in the online world, but I am open for seeing where else we can possibly make our mark.&amp;nbsp; I want to find new ways to communicate and showcase dance, but without losing site of the content and the audience.&amp;nbsp; I want to make dance films the entertain and make viewers feel happy - films that everyone can enjoy, regardless of their predisposition to dance. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;
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A big reason why I want to do this is just for the sake of offering something to my fellow dancers that hopefully is more appealing than our usual fare.&amp;nbsp; Every company I have worked with has been somewhat frustrating in that it is either far too demanding of all my time or far too lax.&amp;nbsp; It's always an annoying distance for me to drive to, or it's far too modern for my taste.&amp;nbsp; I want to create something that has some balance.&amp;nbsp; Something for the working woman, the full-time mom, and the aspiring student all at once.&amp;nbsp; Something that is secondary to everything else, but doesn't lack in value.&amp;nbsp; Something that is intended to be a fun, creative outlet, but something that is also well organized, with a plan, a purpose &lt;i&gt;and&lt;/i&gt; pizazz.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;
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And so I'm starting the process.&amp;nbsp; I'm still in the early stages.&amp;nbsp; Still just thinking it out and throwing ideas around.&amp;nbsp; But I'm excited to see how it develops!&amp;nbsp; If you're a dancer in the LA area that may like to take part, send me an email or a tweet and let me know!&amp;nbsp; Also I am open to any suggestions from you, my lovely readers!&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5238117141768936159-4638814383042468630?l=lilaclace.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://lilaclace.blogspot.com/2012/01/lets-put-on-show.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Heather Toner)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3b4jV5W3L8E/Tw_HBmxpiLI/AAAAAAAAE4Q/HFlZd4krF1E/s72-c/Judy+Garland+and+Mickey+Rooney.JPG" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>3</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238117141768936159.post-96711677157034345</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-01-13T07:00:05.474-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Fashion</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Fashion Friday</category><title>Fashion Friday: Mint Julip</title><description>&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;
Last weekend, the boy and I were over at my parents house (the house I grew up in) and I spent the majority of Sunday going through my closet and getting rid of things.&amp;nbsp; You see, basically I have been using my old bedroom as storage ever since I moved out.&amp;nbsp; I actually made a lot of progress, got rid of a lot of junk and rediscovered some forgotten treasures, like this dress:&lt;/div&gt;
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I can't remember where I bought it or when , but I know the sole reason for its purchase was its delightful mint green shade.&amp;nbsp; It's hands down one of my favorite colors.&amp;nbsp; Mixed with black lace, I think this dress looks like a scoop pf mint-chip ice cream - delicious!&amp;nbsp; Isn't it nice to rediscover items in your wardrobe and make an old dress new again?&amp;nbsp; ;)&lt;br /&gt;
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Ok, so I'd be lying if I said the thought of getting a tattoo never crossed my mind.&amp;nbsp; But the pain and the permanancy has always been a disuading factor.&amp;nbsp; I know I'd have a hell of a time picking something that I truly and completely love now...and in 20 years.&amp;nbsp; So I've never gotten any tattoos and I'm not likely to get any, I think.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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But that's why temporary tatts are so fun!&amp;nbsp; Over the New Year's weekend I sported this temporary tattoo designed by Kate of &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/flapperdoodle?page=1" target="_blank"&gt;Flapper Doodle&lt;/a&gt; and I must say, I loved the reaction it received.&amp;nbsp; It was so much fun to be &lt;i&gt;inked&lt;/i&gt; if only for just a week.&amp;nbsp; I still don't think a real tattoo is in the cards for me, but if it were, it would certainly be something like this.&amp;nbsp; I simply adore Kate's designs.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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She just updated her &lt;a href="http://scathingly-brilliant.blogspot.com/2012/01/shop-update.html#axzz1ivy6UoZ1" target="_blank"&gt;shops &lt;/a&gt;so be sure to check them out!&lt;br /&gt;
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Kicking off the new year right, the boy and I went to &lt;a href="http://www.25degreesrestaurant.com/25-Degrees-Menu.aspx" target="_blank"&gt;25 Degrees&lt;/a&gt; - a burger and wine bar within the famous Roosevelt Hotel in the heart of Hollywood.&lt;/div&gt;
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The atmosphere was really cool in this tiny restaurant.&amp;nbsp; Everything red and black, dark and retro - like an old noir film.&amp;nbsp; On one tv screen they were playing an old Busby Berkeley musical and they have black chandeliers hanging over blood red leather booths.&amp;nbsp; Really stunning.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;
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The boy and I sat at the counter, which was fun despite the fact that I thought the stools were kinda uncomfortable (they were too high and I kept sliding off!) &amp;nbsp; We got 2 of their burgers and shared them both, the #1 and the #2, plus sweet potato fries and onion rings.&amp;nbsp; It was a real feast to say the least.&amp;nbsp; I would go back just for the onion rings honestly, they were damn good!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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The burgers themselves were also very good.&amp;nbsp; Interesting and unusual for sure.&amp;nbsp; They definitely fall under the more Gourmet Burger category and with ingredients like caramelized onions, relibato Gorgonzola, bacon, burrata and pesto I think its safe to classify them that way.&amp;nbsp; But despite their fancy flavors, the integrity of the large meat patty and general burger essence wasn't overpowered and I think that's really amazing.&amp;nbsp; They were a bit messy, but overall I thought both burgers were really delicious.&amp;nbsp; If you ever find yourself caught in the tourism trap of Hollywood and Highland, take solace in a burger and a beer from 25 Degrees.&amp;nbsp; I'd say it's up there with the LA burger bests.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;
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* Sorry for the grainy pics, but it was seriously so dark in there, this was the best I could do!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pic-collage/id448639966?mt=8" target="_blank"&gt;Pic Collage!!!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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This handy app allows you to create photo collages with images from your photo library, your facebook, the web, you name it!&amp;nbsp; And you can change the backgrounds, add text, stickers and a whole host of other features.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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In playing around with it this weekend I had the boy take some snaps of me in an outfit that I deemed totally 1990's.&amp;nbsp; I can't totally explain why, but something about chiffon floral dresses always makes me think of my tween years.&amp;nbsp; Paired with some socks, lace up boots and a jean jacket?&amp;nbsp; Yeah, that to me is Drew Barrymore in &lt;i&gt;Crazy Love&lt;/i&gt; and Winona Ryder in &lt;i&gt;Reality Bites&lt;/i&gt; - aka: Totally 90's.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5238117141768936159-1911402372833989463?l=lilaclace.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://lilaclace.blogspot.com/2012/01/totally-90s-and-favorite-new-ipad-app.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Heather Toner)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-maEWfpuoNww/TwpM4KznTTI/AAAAAAAAEy0/QQfJ6SfSaPc/s72-c/-1.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238117141768936159.post-4603273553540595849</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-01-09T07:00:01.214-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Made This Monday</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">christmas</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Crafty Fox</category><title>Made This Monday:  Advent Calendar</title><description>&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;
I realize that Christmas is all done and over with, yeah, yeah, but I just had to share this beautiful advent calendar that my Aunt Christy made as a gift this year.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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She used a basic stretched canvas, tags, brads, and stamps to make the numbered dates and then added a beautiful charm, notion or ornament to highlight each day.&amp;nbsp; The result is stunning.&amp;nbsp; I think the idea is each day that you count down the Advent Calender to Christmas, you remove the charm of the day and add it to your tree.&amp;nbsp; I truly can't wait to use it next Christmas, it's so pretty!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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All the charms are a combination of flee market and estate sale finds and handmade items my aunt scrounged around to find and has been collecting for years.&amp;nbsp; Broaches, bows and vintage earrings are among the hanging treasures of this ingenious handmade gift!&amp;nbsp; And it is ceratain to become a holiday keepsake for years to come!&lt;/div&gt;
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Happy Made this Monday!&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5238117141768936159-4603273553540595849?l=lilaclace.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://lilaclace.blogspot.com/2012/01/made-this-monday-advent-calendar.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Heather Toner)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7ugwlX0H-0s/TwpT3B3kWsI/AAAAAAAAEy8/zNAXUPTvjqM/s72-c/Vintage+Advent+Calendar+1.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>3</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238117141768936159.post-747727820957976738</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-01-06T07:00:02.782-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Fashion</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Fashion Friday</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">red ribbon fox</category><title>Fashion Friday</title><description>&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;
Alright, so one of my goals for the year is to buy a tripod and learning to take better self-portraits and I figured what better way to do that than to add a new series to the blog?&amp;nbsp; So here goes, the first of hopefully many Fashion Fridays.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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This dress is actually from the kids section at Target (shameful I know) and is &lt;a href="http://www.liberty.co.uk/fcp/departmenthome/dept/womenswear?resetFilters=true" target="_blank"&gt;Liberty&lt;/a&gt; made for Target.&amp;nbsp; I think it was about $12.&amp;nbsp; I just adore the fun paisley pattern.&amp;nbsp; And while I know it's quite Spring-ish for the middle of January, the temperature was about 80 degrees that day, so everyone was sporting their springy best.&amp;nbsp; Ah, life in California!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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Cardigan: &lt;a href="http://www.gap.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Gap&lt;/a&gt;;&amp;nbsp; Shoes:&lt;a href="http://www.target.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Target&lt;/a&gt;; &amp;nbsp; Necklace: gift from my mom; &amp;nbsp; Hair clips: &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/redribbonfox" target="_blank"&gt;Red Ribbon Fox &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Hope you had a fun and safe evening too!&amp;nbsp;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5238117141768936159-4850161365615135059?l=lilaclace.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://lilaclace.blogspot.com/2012/01/what-we-did-on-new-years-eve.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Heather Toner)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8-4sWFKdzuI/TwKeY7BLP5I/AAAAAAAAExU/5srs8ZEWA1I/s72-c/010112_new_years.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>4</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238117141768936159.post-649491626405905365</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-01-04T07:00:03.599-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Burger Quest</category><title>2012 - Burger Quest Continues</title><description>The other night, the boy and I sat down and went through our list of burger joints that claim to be the best in LA.&amp;nbsp; We have visited about 25 places now (I still have a lot of those to post about, eep!) but there are still over 40 more!&lt;br /&gt;
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Suffice to say, we have our work cut out for us this year.&amp;nbsp; Not that it's hard work...But the point is 2012 is likely to be the Year of Burgers!!!&amp;nbsp; I am really going to try to stick to a schedule of doing a new burger post each Wednesday, so if you're a fan of burgers be sure to stop by!&amp;nbsp; Here's a quick peak at some burger posts to come...&lt;br /&gt;
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Since I am loving my Hayley Mills fest at the moment, here are some pretty pics of the young actress...I like that she has such a great sense of humor and is not afraid to look silly.&amp;nbsp; You can see that in her films and in these pictures.&amp;nbsp; Definitely a cool lady!&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;***All photos found via Google Images&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5238117141768936159-2067880783603104845?l=lilaclace.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://lilaclace.blogspot.com/2012/01/hayley-mills-marathon.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Heather Toner)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I2r3a4qQRAI/Tv1p2vn0x2I/AAAAAAAAEpw/eH72GzyXKjA/s72-c/DSC04437.JPG" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238117141768936159.post-4645068589046136000</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:13:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-01-02T10:13:43.348-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">30 Before 30</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">I made this Monday</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Crafty Fox</category><title>Made this Monday - Paint Swatches Wall Art</title><description>Hello Lovelies!&amp;nbsp; I hope you all had a splendid New Year's Eve and Day.&amp;nbsp; We've just been taking it easy over here.&amp;nbsp; The boy's been playing a lot of X-Box and I've been doing a lot of reading!&amp;nbsp; (Yep, I said reading!)&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
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But in my New Year's down time I also managed to create a project from my list of things to do before I turn 30 - create something from paint sample swatches! And here she is:&lt;br /&gt;
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Hanging colorfully above the blackboard in our kitchen! I think it fills the space so nicely and was so easy to make!&amp;nbsp; I got the inspiration from &lt;a href="http://abeautifulmess.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/11/modern-wall-art-with-paint-swatches.html" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and during a lunch break last week walked over to Home Depot to collect paint swatches.&amp;nbsp; I was a little concerened someone would ask what I was up to because I was choosing so many, in so many bright colors, but no one did.&amp;nbsp; I walked out of there with a lovely array of paint sample cards, and the best part?&amp;nbsp; Their free!&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
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Then to make, I simply layered the cards in the order I liked over a piece of card stock fashioned to fit the size of the frame.&amp;nbsp; Once I had the design I wanted I went back and attached the cards to the paper with double sided tape.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
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Finally, I cut basic block letters out of white copy paper, outlined them with a colorful sharpie and attached them with double sided tape to the design.&amp;nbsp; And there you have it!&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dt1F23esXec/TwHzGq-JbXI/AAAAAAAAEw0/V4tGfRJk2XA/s1600/paint+sample+craft+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="480" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dt1F23esXec/TwHzGq-JbXI/AAAAAAAAEw0/V4tGfRJk2XA/s640/paint+sample+craft+2.jpg" width="640" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
It's so nice to already have completed a project from &lt;a href="http://lilaclace.blogspot.com/2011/12/30-things-before-30.html" target="_blank"&gt;my list&lt;/a&gt;....It makes me feel like the year is already off to a productive start!&amp;nbsp;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5238117141768936159-4645068589046136000?l=lilaclace.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://lilaclace.blogspot.com/2012/01/made-this-monday-paint-swatches-wall.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Heather Toner)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-i5hY4ofSzfA/TwHyR695rXI/AAAAAAAAEwU/pedx8dJfvHM/s72-c/paint+sample+craft+1.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>5</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238117141768936159.post-1006980026190688548</guid><pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:04:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-12-31T12:05:13.210-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">life</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Holidays</category><title>New Years...</title><description>&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;
I know everyone in blogland is doing the look-back posts these days.&amp;nbsp; The best of 2011 and all that.&amp;nbsp; I'd like to say that I am not going to follow the trend, but I am easily influenced.&amp;nbsp; But 2011 was actually a very up and down kind of year for me; there were some amazing things that happened, but there were also some terrible things that happened.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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I try to keep this blog positive and a place where I can focus on the lovely things in life, so here is a look back at some of my happiest moments of 2011 in pictures.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gSo5vA4qtNQ/Tv9mlK-JUbI/AAAAAAAAEt8/P9jyOLtw2aU/s1600/DSC01643.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="480" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gSo5vA4qtNQ/Tv9mlK-JUbI/AAAAAAAAEt8/P9jyOLtw2aU/s640/DSC01643.JPG" width="640" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;We saw Kristin Chenoweth on New Year's Eve &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TSfexHzt9D4/Tv9mdPEZOfI/AAAAAAAAEts/WuhrCH3rEBk/s1600/314422_10150320028244597_671454596_8202518_602560860_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="358" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TSfexHzt9D4/Tv9mdPEZOfI/AAAAAAAAEts/WuhrCH3rEBk/s640/314422_10150320028244597_671454596_8202518_602560860_n.jpg" width="640" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Went to Paso Robles with my Parents&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2xUZuRCoiH0/Tv9mckPIu5I/AAAAAAAAEtk/RsN61W5MJUs/s1600/267717_2048249539371_1638437431_1957068_57073_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="432" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2xUZuRCoiH0/Tv9mckPIu5I/AAAAAAAAEtk/RsN61W5MJUs/s640/267717_2048249539371_1638437431_1957068_57073_n.jpg" width="640" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;I was a bridesmaid in McNally's wedding&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-56IIpZzMtS4/Tv9mddvmbTI/AAAAAAAAEtw/2CDsBZJeE4E/s1600/402241_2898282139841_1344017020_33209920_1709124233_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="424" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-56IIpZzMtS4/Tv9mddvmbTI/AAAAAAAAEtw/2CDsBZJeE4E/s640/402241_2898282139841_1344017020_33209920_1709124233_n.jpg" width="640" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;My sweet cousin Kaitlyn got married too&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;
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&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kk6F8h0PGu8/Tv9m00-IAgI/AAAAAAAAEuQ/fv3_yVNZrB8/s1600/DSC02156.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="480" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kk6F8h0PGu8/Tv9m00-IAgI/AAAAAAAAEuQ/fv3_yVNZrB8/s640/DSC02156.JPG" width="640" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Anna and Manisha came to visit LA&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-op9_RVIdwCw/Tv9m_gH4HpI/AAAAAAAAEuY/WKi5dfpagjk/s1600/DSC02492.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="480" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-op9_RVIdwCw/Tv9m_gH4HpI/AAAAAAAAEuY/WKi5dfpagjk/s640/DSC02492.JPG" width="640" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;We visited my Aunt Jeanette in Portland&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-s6BcomdaqAE/Tv9nD_YGQJI/AAAAAAAAEug/yXsA_nwrr28/s1600/DSC02824_2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="612" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-s6BcomdaqAE/Tv9nD_YGQJI/AAAAAAAAEug/yXsA_nwrr28/s640/DSC02824_2.JPG" width="640" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;We shot our first ever Desolation Dance Video&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ReUlTlnkLvw/Tv9neJ2IVsI/AAAAAAAAEvM/ZQP04gS2Kek/s1600/IMG_0011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="478" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ReUlTlnkLvw/Tv9neJ2IVsI/AAAAAAAAEvM/ZQP04gS2Kek/s640/IMG_0011.JPG" width="640" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;We started our Burger Quest!&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-D_Vt_Ht4UpM/Tv9niw8adGI/AAAAAAAAEvU/XKMmYg0dc-Y/s1600/IMG_0362.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="478" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-D_Vt_Ht4UpM/Tv9niw8adGI/AAAAAAAAEvU/XKMmYg0dc-Y/s640/IMG_0362.JPG" width="640" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;The boy took me to see Kevin Arnold's house from The Wonder Years&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1LmaRC9HGLI/Tv9nmj-py6I/AAAAAAAAEvc/NsDevPMrsVQ/s1600/IMG_0409.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="478" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1LmaRC9HGLI/Tv9nmj-py6I/AAAAAAAAEvc/NsDevPMrsVQ/s640/IMG_0409.JPG" width="640" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Stef and Tracy came to visit and took us to Disneyland!&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FXKrucQqDc8/Tv9nwxTrYpI/AAAAAAAAEvw/Hor2mC_y63I/s1600/IMG_0622.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="478" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FXKrucQqDc8/Tv9nwxTrYpI/AAAAAAAAEvw/Hor2mC_y63I/s640/IMG_0622.JPG" width="640" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;The boy took me on an amazing road trip that included seeing The Grand Canyon&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-78Ar3jRN_D0/Tv9n8NhpmXI/AAAAAAAAEwI/4cJBZEUSzxM/s1600/IMGP7990.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="480" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-78Ar3jRN_D0/Tv9n8NhpmXI/AAAAAAAAEwI/4cJBZEUSzxM/s640/IMGP7990.JPG" width="640" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;The boy's Mum came to visit!&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6B59Q2CBHwg/Tv9n2j7fS9I/AAAAAAAAEv4/H9xdgum4FrM/s1600/IMG_0910.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="478" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6B59Q2CBHwg/Tv9n2j7fS9I/AAAAAAAAEv4/H9xdgum4FrM/s640/IMG_0910.JPG" width="640" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;The boy took me back to Disneyland at Christmas time&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-P6kuBGxf9yY/Tv9nZ7ZdOCI/AAAAAAAAEvE/CWUkcGEGvMc/s1600/i-7qp8VPz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="426" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-P6kuBGxf9yY/Tv9nZ7ZdOCI/AAAAAAAAEvE/CWUkcGEGvMc/s640/i-7qp8VPz.jpg" width="640" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;I danced in the Nutcracker again, despite being totally out of shape! &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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And here's to a great New Year everyone!&amp;nbsp; See ya in 2012!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5238117141768936159-1006980026190688548?l=lilaclace.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://lilaclace.blogspot.com/2011/12/new-years.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Heather Toner)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gSo5vA4qtNQ/Tv9mlK-JUbI/AAAAAAAAEt8/P9jyOLtw2aU/s72-c/DSC01643.JPG" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>4</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238117141768936159.post-3676549137954782251</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:37:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-12-30T12:36:07.205-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">30 Before 30</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">life</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">birthday</category><title>30 things before 30</title><description>As promised, I have comprised another to-do list for the coming year.&amp;nbsp; It's kind of nice that my birthday coincides with new year's, as it helps with the whole resolution / goal making, plus it makes me feel like I am not the only one motivated with new goals....Strength in numbers I always say!&lt;br /&gt;
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So here it is, a list of things I want to do in this last year of my twenties....&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-T4vmMLGaJeU/Tv4gHEQE2OI/AAAAAAAAEp8/KEyBPrNaL6k/s1600/Presentation1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="228" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-T4vmMLGaJeU/Tv4gHEQE2OI/AAAAAAAAEp8/KEyBPrNaL6k/s640/Presentation1.jpg" width="640" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
1.&amp;nbsp; Learn to sew, properly&lt;br /&gt;
2.&amp;nbsp; Make something with paint sample cards&lt;br /&gt;
3.&amp;nbsp; Do some volunteer work&lt;br /&gt;
4.&amp;nbsp; Read 5 books&lt;br /&gt;
5.&amp;nbsp; Have a craft weekend with friends and family&lt;br /&gt;
6.&amp;nbsp; Take a course in something new that I'm interested in&lt;br /&gt;
7.&amp;nbsp; Start a dance company&lt;br /&gt;
8.&amp;nbsp; Get started on a masters program&lt;br /&gt;
9.&amp;nbsp; Submit something to a real magazine&lt;br /&gt;
10.&amp;nbsp; Dye my hair a fun color&lt;br /&gt;
11.&amp;nbsp; See a new place&lt;br /&gt;
12.&amp;nbsp; Do some scrapbooking&lt;br /&gt;
13.&amp;nbsp; Start a home design journal / look-book&lt;br /&gt;
14.&amp;nbsp; write 3 poems&lt;br /&gt;
15.&amp;nbsp; work out a new blogging schedule&lt;br /&gt;
16.&amp;nbsp; go to the dentist&lt;br /&gt;
17.&amp;nbsp; Do a major cleaning of my clothes and closet (aka get rid of a lot!)&lt;br /&gt;
18.&amp;nbsp; Make lots of new Desolation Dance Videos&lt;br /&gt;
19.&amp;nbsp; Meet one of my blog friends in person&lt;br /&gt;
20. Organize my digital photos&lt;br /&gt;
21. Buy and start using a tripod&lt;br /&gt;
22.&amp;nbsp; Roll down a grassy hill like I did as a child&lt;br /&gt;
23.&amp;nbsp; Get all of my stuff out of my parents house (hopefully)&lt;br /&gt;
24.&amp;nbsp; Ride a bike at the beach with the boy&lt;br /&gt;
25.&amp;nbsp; Learn to play an instrument (I'm thinking the ukelele) &lt;br /&gt;
26.&amp;nbsp; Wear more lipstick in fun colors&lt;br /&gt;
27.&amp;nbsp; Reconnect with an old friend&lt;br /&gt;
28.&amp;nbsp; See at least 1 concert&lt;br /&gt;
29.&amp;nbsp; Try to overcome 1 of my fears&lt;br /&gt;
30.&amp;nbsp; Make it a habit to look for the goodness around me, rather than focusing on the negative &lt;br /&gt;
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Some are hold overs from last year's list - things I didn't accomplish, and some are really ambitious (see 7 &amp;amp; 8) but most are just fun things to motivate me and keep me busy, as always, through the year.&amp;nbsp; And I have to make the last one cheesy, I just can't help myself!&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;"&gt;So c'mon 2012!&amp;nbsp; Show me whatcha got!!!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5238117141768936159-3676549137954782251?l=lilaclace.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://lilaclace.blogspot.com/2011/12/30-things-before-30.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Heather Toner)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-T4vmMLGaJeU/Tv4gHEQE2OI/AAAAAAAAEp8/KEyBPrNaL6k/s72-c/Presentation1.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>1</thr:total></item></channel></rss>

