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East fork river. 

Next time I want to hike to the Bridge to Nowhere :)

il mio compleanno; parte una

My darling friend Goretti and I happen to share birthdays. We were both born on the 10th of July- she in 78' and I in 87' ♡ This year we decided to combine forces have 2 parties, double the births, double the fun! N'est pas? ☺  

The Downtown Rooftop Dinner Party

photo by Jennifer G.
Goretti made a pitcher of Caipirinha! DIVINE

photo by Jennifer G.

Photo by Jennifer G.

Lots of vin, naturellement!

Photo by Jennifer G.

Photo by Liz M.

Photo by Jennifer G.

Photo by Liz M. 

Photo by Jennifer G.

Photo by Liz M.

Photo by Jennifer G.
This drink was an early morning drunken concoction by Rene made up of: Svedka vodka, natural cranberry concentrate, ginger ale, fresh raspberries and lime wedges.

It was magical! Not bad for off the cuff! Not bad AT ALL...I love how the sky looks so bright- it was near dawn !

Photo by Jennifer G.


Liz, my cousin, was gracious enough to not only fly in from San Antonio, TX to grace us with her presence but went above and beyond and made us a 5 star, award winning cake! 

Photo by Liz M.

Photo by Jennifer G.

Liz blew us all away when she busted out these 3 little miracles. Lemon curd tarts w/meringue and raspberries for anyone unfortunate enough to not adore chocolate!!! 

Photo by Liz M.

Goretti and I chose these funky candles and in hindsight I think we should have cut them in half or something haha looks a lil funny

Photo by Jennifer G.

Photo by Jennifer G.

Goretti's outfit was so hot!!!

Photo by Liz M.

Photo by Jennifer G.

Photo by Liz M.

Photo by Liz M.

Photo by Jennifer G.

Photo by Jennifer G.

Honestly, not to be emo or anything but this night was part one of the best weekends of my life. Amazing company, food, music, ambiance, everything. So so perfect. Truly left me smiling from ear to ear and feeling so very blessed to have such wonderful friends, family.

Stay tuned for part 2, it was the perfect sequel to the dinner party- a party in an enormous and historic house in Pasadena, filled with 100 of our closest friends, and the cherry on top of this magic sundae was residents of the house, the members of my new favorite band, Lagos Jump actually played a show! 

McWeenie & Me

I met Catey on my 1st day of 8th grade. Both of us were newbs. New town, new school,& new friend for LIFE. We don't get together as much as we'd like to so I cherish each day we spend together.

On Saturday, we went to Forever 21 (to help her mom shop for a top lol) & discovered a photo booth!! Back in the day we were prone to hitting up a photo booth or two.
Well now a days, in 2011, photo booths are a lil more advanced.....this one had video.

I cannot watch it without cracking up!!!! :'D

errrrrrruption

meant to post these like a month ago hahaha
stunning images from the Puyehue volcano that after being dormant for several decades erupted early last month. For many more images click here

Strip! Strip! Hooray!!!

*Note: this post is extremely image heavy and possibly nsfw (if your boss/co-workers are total squares!!)

One minute I'm helping (watching) my friends make ceviche and resting after a long day of fun adventures, the next minute I'm on the phone winning 2 tickets to see Dita Von Teese's much anticipated burlesque show Strip!Strip! Hooray! @ the Roxy! 

No doubt I was over the moon and wasted no time finding an awesome friend to attend this night of gloriousness with me. 

J E N N Y ♥

The red lighting set the mood perfectly. The crowd was a nice mix of people. Eclectic! Lotsa babes too.

Murray Hill was the Emcee, SHOWBIZ! I liked his interaction with the crowd and performers between sets. There was a dance off with people from the audience. Murray gave the winner a signed head shot...of himself LOL

The magic begins!

I can't remember this lady's name but she was delightful and from Russia! (Lotta? Idk) 

Selene Fucking Luna!!!! 

Her set had a pot theme (peep the fan!) and she ended the number with a sultry strut down the runway sporting a 'Legalize It' sign ♥

I LOVE the silhouette's in the next 3 photos...

Feathers!!! Of course she had a different set of feather fans for each number; Each one more stunning than the one before.

Love the water spraying off her boobs

eyes closed

Perle Noire! She hails from N'awlins and Monday was her 1st show in LA. 

Banana dance a la Josephine Baker! 

Dirty Martini's second act! 

Dita pulls out the big guns

Ride 'em cowgirl! That mechanical bull was tricked out! Swarovski crystals and everything!

FIN