tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77591150530611752282024-02-19T08:55:04.031-08:00Social Life...Fashion, Music, Travels...Brigitte Pattonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11106972500637726487noreply@blogger.comBlogger121125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759115053061175228.post-4337232714497579552012-07-09T23:45:00.000-07:002012-07-09T23:47:01.124-07:00Rais Case Video Montage...A few months back I did a shoot for <a href="http://brigittepatton.blogspot.com/2012/04/rais-case-handbag-heaven.html">Rais Case</a>.. One of the girls of the duo Loumi stealthily created a video montage of the day.. What a cute surprise.. I had no idea! Check out the video of our day shooting in the beautiful North County town of Encinitas!<br />
<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/hPRyQNL2wWs" width="500"></iframe><br />
<br />
...smile and sunshine.. makes life a lot better...Brigitte Pattonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11106972500637726487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759115053061175228.post-66187645956481340662012-06-04T22:28:00.000-07:002012-06-04T22:30:19.828-07:00Fashion Segment.. San Diego's CW Channel 6!!So as you know from my previous post, that the news stations in San Diego do fashion segments for various events, seasons, etc. Recently <a href="http://www.sandiego6.com/">San Diego's CW Channel 6</a> did a segment for swimsuits since summer is upon us! How exciting! Sometimes I forget how much I miss the sun and I am reminded when San Diego's rays are shining down, how my skin perks up along with my mood.. It's amazing what a little Vitamin D can do to change your attitude.. LOVING the fact the sun doesn't go down until almost after 8pm now! I feel like I have so much more time in my days! Ok, random rant.. Back to the reason for this post.. Swimsuit season!! One of my favorite times of the year... Four models, to include myself, wore the latest fashions in swimwear from <a href="http://www.shopfashionvalleymall.com/">Fashion Valley Mall</a>.. were featured on the morning news and IF you missed it, have no fear, I have a link of the segment!!<br />
<br />
Photos for your eyeballs...<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyLWgZiliK7ulQawZxWa3_gLKQemjczVmBFXYQHtTVa0B21gz6rUuYJDU3ifMSxeMgVW0gvLpBiZUz3azu9wOM0VdGJiWJMTbqg1AzwH4Co6VJCvBd2FGvzKS1HKO0LnGU6YN4u9i6_XbN/s1600/IMG_20120525_072638.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyLWgZiliK7ulQawZxWa3_gLKQemjczVmBFXYQHtTVa0B21gz6rUuYJDU3ifMSxeMgVW0gvLpBiZUz3azu9wOM0VdGJiWJMTbqg1AzwH4Co6VJCvBd2FGvzKS1HKO0LnGU6YN4u9i6_XbN/s400/IMG_20120525_072638.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzy4tpfoQTAsb6W7eEAkTeIQrG_-bfoEQ7t_-wfqWaPhNofAlPTviOtNGjcUL5MfptS9AgFp_fyQ-GfygNEJXoZ6XldWGMonLs3-mRJvXowA5g-QuW2_J-onXAabapcTnC_Ucvj-EZyt5b/s1600/IMG_20120525_073954.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzy4tpfoQTAsb6W7eEAkTeIQrG_-bfoEQ7t_-wfqWaPhNofAlPTviOtNGjcUL5MfptS9AgFp_fyQ-GfygNEJXoZ6XldWGMonLs3-mRJvXowA5g-QuW2_J-onXAabapcTnC_Ucvj-EZyt5b/s400/IMG_20120525_073954.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
Fancy footwear..<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6bXnqmcHF3H82EFG9bkl2pDy2kpuFAwdLaa09Kqt8mB9OD3XpvI_uEY7K390iqgIXwXbWMHBbbjCsUD57585FziazSPUAIxRZ6hJUP1146ykR65kp7SlJbYCt3Xls6OlCqaNq0BOUdv_E/s1600/IMG_20120525_074719.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6bXnqmcHF3H82EFG9bkl2pDy2kpuFAwdLaa09Kqt8mB9OD3XpvI_uEY7K390iqgIXwXbWMHBbbjCsUD57585FziazSPUAIxRZ6hJUP1146ykR65kp7SlJbYCt3Xls6OlCqaNq0BOUdv_E/s400/IMG_20120525_074719.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
Loved that he waved while taking the picture... behind the scenes top secret stuff!!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggCnt_fr9jSJVU7fCqXIi4AgJv0IKfz58TQ6wQQKR1OX61euYPg4c8V7HbTRRhqx82G77YbdN_gAE2G95HUhYO_OSYoiXKs1_7lTcim1x8JaGXSce2SJwHlkwkkNXHka3Et6PfO3XwVpaB/s1600/IMG_20120525_075652.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggCnt_fr9jSJVU7fCqXIi4AgJv0IKfz58TQ6wQQKR1OX61euYPg4c8V7HbTRRhqx82G77YbdN_gAE2G95HUhYO_OSYoiXKs1_7lTcim1x8JaGXSce2SJwHlkwkkNXHka3Et6PfO3XwVpaB/s400/IMG_20120525_075652.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHyEYHmAbw9nP6Pcvr6PqUtP6R5HfaWoGMNAm7TH-RhN3j1LJg9Q7pl9qxx8f226y7683EDgfFyXxWJoiu65veA8GpQtNilHCZvqGmgiAXxSbGe6DxFaMfmDn4F9nU1VHCDPyDWUf00urt/s1600/IMG_20120525_075704.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHyEYHmAbw9nP6Pcvr6PqUtP6R5HfaWoGMNAm7TH-RhN3j1LJg9Q7pl9qxx8f226y7683EDgfFyXxWJoiu65veA8GpQtNilHCZvqGmgiAXxSbGe6DxFaMfmDn4F9nU1VHCDPyDWUf00urt/s400/IMG_20120525_075704.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
The models...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj-R0MCOa-9O1pGdimnTubuwgl2ceFokz_eZ-s-E35fbkAYS0UeJ8-IGZdV_jXzz8cK1liKVfjMu4XyeJRWJIpZNKq9MOdj1v5KPUEwyr0oklTS4nkoS_RXkwvYtFPffaeE_wXoHcS0xlp/s1600/IMG_20120525_080113.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj-R0MCOa-9O1pGdimnTubuwgl2ceFokz_eZ-s-E35fbkAYS0UeJ8-IGZdV_jXzz8cK1liKVfjMu4XyeJRWJIpZNKq9MOdj1v5KPUEwyr0oklTS4nkoS_RXkwvYtFPffaeE_wXoHcS0xlp/s400/IMG_20120525_080113.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
With Francine Miley of Fashion Valley Mall!!!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfPJ7ladFEQY6x0Q4xpjEAIG17oEu_nyPgAVWYWdPxc3OpuDB7hXd3gbTqaUlwB3vP_0I6nhXH3AXlQxX9HooD0dI4PHCncLNS8cEq-a9KCAN93WNSi89SdRPy3d9CrKxscNr-nmFvtCKV/s1600/IMG_20120525_080301.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfPJ7ladFEQY6x0Q4xpjEAIG17oEu_nyPgAVWYWdPxc3OpuDB7hXd3gbTqaUlwB3vP_0I6nhXH3AXlQxX9HooD0dI4PHCncLNS8cEq-a9KCAN93WNSi89SdRPy3d9CrKxscNr-nmFvtCKV/s400/IMG_20120525_080301.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBr_Spf4E2JN7QkUIAeEVizyLFo8S0UzhyphenhyphenniKR5DmZiUBkSc9WDR3hBTn8-aZbxtGu7uCURutimcd8WG8Nlg1F68-Ek2ospRf5LuI9mEahqsY_7hqTPE2pWib_R8S-2KEqzyQg8iSKyHIj/s1600/imagejpeg_2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBr_Spf4E2JN7QkUIAeEVizyLFo8S0UzhyphenhyphenniKR5DmZiUBkSc9WDR3hBTn8-aZbxtGu7uCURutimcd8WG8Nlg1F68-Ek2ospRf5LuI9mEahqsY_7hqTPE2pWib_R8S-2KEqzyQg8iSKyHIj/s400/imagejpeg_2.jpeg" width="298" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGVa9dpDitnSCzm44i2aEHvhsHr3Q6QtcvIxBi73FRYFEtgFg5x5IAQEdLcxCTHGDOggQ5SeBMf_bHwXZN2iTu7RWK0AulN4wBfIWmkOAkeYGfEQ64KgWjqLaLHyCCwBk-G8gcu6vzgTPX/s1600/imagejpeg_2_3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGVa9dpDitnSCzm44i2aEHvhsHr3Q6QtcvIxBi73FRYFEtgFg5x5IAQEdLcxCTHGDOggQ5SeBMf_bHwXZN2iTu7RWK0AulN4wBfIWmkOAkeYGfEQ64KgWjqLaLHyCCwBk-G8gcu6vzgTPX/s400/imagejpeg_2_3.jpeg" width="298" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
Linkage to the segment... <a href="http://www.sandiego6.com/news/sd6-in-the-morning/more-guests/Finding-the-Perfect-Bikini-Fit-154128035.html">San Diego Bikini Segment</a><br />
<br />
<br />
<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="264" id="bimvidplayer0" width="470"> <param value="true" name="allowfullscreen"/>
<param value="always" name="allowscriptaccess"/>
<param value="high" name="quality"/>
<param value="true" name="cachebusting"/>
<param value="#000000" name="bgcolor"/>
<param name="movie" value="http://swfs.bimvid.com/bimvid_player-3_2_7.swf?x-bim-callletters=XETV" />
<param value="config=http://www.sandiego6.com/?j=154128035&ref=http://www.sandiego6.com/news/sd6-in-the-morning/more-guests/Finding-the-Perfect-Bikini-Fit-154128035.html" name="flashvars"/>
<embed src="http://swfs.bimvid.com/bimvid_player-3_2_7.swf?x-bim-callletters=XETV" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="470" height="264" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" cachebusting="true" flashvars="config=http://www.sandiego6.com/?j=154128035&ref=http://www.sandiego6.com/news/sd6-in-the-morning/more-guests/Finding-the-Perfect-Bikini-Fit-154128035.html" bgcolor="#000000" quality="true"> </embed></p>
<p>
</object><br />
<br />
...bring on the San Diego sun... It's my "new" city!!!Brigitte Pattonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11106972500637726487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759115053061175228.post-69454542373770723852012-04-28T23:01:00.000-07:002012-04-28T23:01:02.670-07:00Rais Case.. Handbag Heaven...I had the great pleasure of working with <a href="http://www.raiscase.com/">Rais Case</a> a couple weeks ago on their handbag line which their mission is to create computer cases and accessories that are one-of-a-kind, handcrafted, and have minimum impact to our environment. Another major part of Rais Case is to develop creative and meaningful ways to give back to the community! I got to work with some amazingly creative people on the shoot.. <a href="http://www.lookhairandmakeup.com/">Sienna Lynn</a> was my hair and makeup artist and she's one of the sweetest people out there! Julie Ellis is the owner and creator of Rais Case and I wish I could pick her brain on her interior decorating skills and finally, Mimi and Louis, stylists of Loumi & Co. Let me tell you, these two lovely girls are going to go far in this industry. They have that young innovative eye that I see in seasoned stylists. Oh and who can forget the clothing by <a href="http://www.detoursalon.com/">Detour Salon</a>... I loved their clothing and accessories so much I went back the following weekend and made some purchases that keeps my credit card company smiling... grrrr.... We also had <a href="http://www.grantellisphotography.com/">Grant Ellis</a>, our photographer who works over at Surfer Magazine, nab some incredible shots! Needlesstosay, this team of women and man, made for an easy day of shooting and hanging out with makeup, clothing, and of course Rais Case bags a breeze..<br />
<br />
Of course my obligatory behind the scenes shots...<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi12RBxrNX313uOgvsaEehTSRGhrC7-ACfd7mp6OlJqlJ7aICU46V9Chzus6gqcjCjOyHjS1ikWZX20k6NEegDJ7z2aq7fCwehdkRRTbmux9x3s8m1tsPbB4YByu8ExBImjFD8-OZnIbmt2/s1600/IMG_20120414_140548.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi12RBxrNX313uOgvsaEehTSRGhrC7-ACfd7mp6OlJqlJ7aICU46V9Chzus6gqcjCjOyHjS1ikWZX20k6NEegDJ7z2aq7fCwehdkRRTbmux9x3s8m1tsPbB4YByu8ExBImjFD8-OZnIbmt2/s400/IMG_20120414_140548.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
Moonlight Beach...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTV4Gm_kktjfw_67JZ_bZNw9CbAM1aUzvTRyh4GR1-5uCwwlldLMvM6e-vtGbIea4xn8SREWj9NI_8j6v6I8z-2eOK5xp0d8DeZWRYsgY51aVdFTQV7i8WBnq-3NO68iDLRrhwg94YiDMt/s1600/IMG_20120414_151826.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTV4Gm_kktjfw_67JZ_bZNw9CbAM1aUzvTRyh4GR1-5uCwwlldLMvM6e-vtGbIea4xn8SREWj9NI_8j6v6I8z-2eOK5xp0d8DeZWRYsgY51aVdFTQV7i8WBnq-3NO68iDLRrhwg94YiDMt/s400/IMG_20120414_151826.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
Julie has got skills with holding the reflector...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBsu6JFK_0LGT3oIPvBQPkU3KXksoKXS9m38MK9UE99slpFrcsVl5Bj83v-XsoG0Wja2cYQve8Bh4GP3OrfcfY4C0_5KQrm9ben3_WozqbeMu9zpdIYgxaHifNANxXWXUZBluoCLMcKSyR/s1600/IMG_20120414_153411.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBsu6JFK_0LGT3oIPvBQPkU3KXksoKXS9m38MK9UE99slpFrcsVl5Bj83v-XsoG0Wja2cYQve8Bh4GP3OrfcfY4C0_5KQrm9ben3_WozqbeMu9zpdIYgxaHifNANxXWXUZBluoCLMcKSyR/s400/IMG_20120414_153411.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI51ZTBYhF8NDKOEpAe1irt5GX0uqGgBXc8PSiYcvJLT5xzkaPgJ0IOu7PBFA9DHN2Xi0yEOY69_WFpaP_7LuQv0R-B-xcGL73zCpIcwPhvS_JIfU_g4Ox3CqVKNMbJXVFtpGv6-PuhG64/s1600/IMG_20120414_154739.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI51ZTBYhF8NDKOEpAe1irt5GX0uqGgBXc8PSiYcvJLT5xzkaPgJ0IOu7PBFA9DHN2Xi0yEOY69_WFpaP_7LuQv0R-B-xcGL73zCpIcwPhvS_JIfU_g4Ox3CqVKNMbJXVFtpGv6-PuhG64/s400/IMG_20120414_154739.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-dU95GbA5bTO1E9IOcb9rJLv__N28S6cJwOEQcfOdznjq5khDMXYFy7laR4Ss3NPXP3Ark5rEaa1xrXV5zRGf1mQXO0jou2MKKjkOyIwHb3SsBpkQ_MecW8OWv-seWigIAWZeeypMKFYs/s1600/IMG_20120414_161207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-dU95GbA5bTO1E9IOcb9rJLv__N28S6cJwOEQcfOdznjq5khDMXYFy7laR4Ss3NPXP3Ark5rEaa1xrXV5zRGf1mQXO0jou2MKKjkOyIwHb3SsBpkQ_MecW8OWv-seWigIAWZeeypMKFYs/s400/IMG_20120414_161207.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ucBlFu6AnovRvIRa7u8vZ1dTYxnc3wc6MtJmkR1TkgEK4oJwItQG7WINqjMzPhmE9cesP5-eQY1TdNcQzki9z9A0hvtvQPcc0OYjc4H03y4ug2WCNCRJZ3RwPjR6jzI3WWFD_jJSB8Dt/s1600/IMG_20120414_161619.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ucBlFu6AnovRvIRa7u8vZ1dTYxnc3wc6MtJmkR1TkgEK4oJwItQG7WINqjMzPhmE9cesP5-eQY1TdNcQzki9z9A0hvtvQPcc0OYjc4H03y4ug2WCNCRJZ3RwPjR6jzI3WWFD_jJSB8Dt/s400/IMG_20120414_161619.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
The duo that makes up Loumi... Mimi and Louise...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVj1R2_anKoDq2rmN3WTKFODtN_zuO9Y60AQe06vo9etujJFAwxv0KJcVXmkxxamqCWaa4u3xoyPqQ6vwqHT3m6bHr3hXyqDYxixVp5F-1fo692fRBTGOV54qp8-CeUGw2IYNkR4m0tOGN/s1600/IMG_20120414_163539.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVj1R2_anKoDq2rmN3WTKFODtN_zuO9Y60AQe06vo9etujJFAwxv0KJcVXmkxxamqCWaa4u3xoyPqQ6vwqHT3m6bHr3hXyqDYxixVp5F-1fo692fRBTGOV54qp8-CeUGw2IYNkR4m0tOGN/s400/IMG_20120414_163539.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
One of the locations we stopped at for a quick shot... sun was perfect...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPWCgfcvIRZbR1EIcfzJVp_nJjqsnfS_m9jeW8yj_MsF9rZ2ZytoRLPNKx7BwWkqdcAd42kMeQdvXounajCq-uwi8JtpGNme7KbbNMTaQdKPWy7gHU_AJ1E1QkjWC4koziuG5jHZtmTxnx/s1600/IMG_20120414_181307.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPWCgfcvIRZbR1EIcfzJVp_nJjqsnfS_m9jeW8yj_MsF9rZ2ZytoRLPNKx7BwWkqdcAd42kMeQdvXounajCq-uwi8JtpGNme7KbbNMTaQdKPWy7gHU_AJ1E1QkjWC4koziuG5jHZtmTxnx/s400/IMG_20120414_181307.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
The bag I snagged after shooting because I couldn't leave without my own Rais Case original.. Be jealous.. oh so jealous... My laptop has never been so stylish..<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD0_kP3TSYc_dxqgQq2RKyfjRCY4ggHI7sXifSUH7t9ma0wE-8oPxF12T3C5mQdos18NyPFjsV2tjE30LirY1pk764z2LvLMlvG450HJ2zu2uKqSjvqEZUME9WbvxTLmggKcsLZqi1_IsZ/s1600/IMG_20120415_084634.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD0_kP3TSYc_dxqgQq2RKyfjRCY4ggHI7sXifSUH7t9ma0wE-8oPxF12T3C5mQdos18NyPFjsV2tjE30LirY1pk764z2LvLMlvG450HJ2zu2uKqSjvqEZUME9WbvxTLmggKcsLZqi1_IsZ/s400/IMG_20120415_084634.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
And I now present to you, the official photos of Rais Case!!<br />
<br />
Just hanging casually on the beach..<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4NzGTopUKCfNhx5Est1ORm1x4MJvaWMJEc58TffJWolxbTEvNbdXjloKfPHP1FUYcQnUblRBf4-ZoBJdLriB4Cr78WGpLlja812tCzky7j6hs00YEhIGCrTPiRfqZOa_0ABB-yJlZsGMi/s1600/1614361_orig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4NzGTopUKCfNhx5Est1ORm1x4MJvaWMJEc58TffJWolxbTEvNbdXjloKfPHP1FUYcQnUblRBf4-ZoBJdLriB4Cr78WGpLlja812tCzky7j6hs00YEhIGCrTPiRfqZOa_0ABB-yJlZsGMi/s400/1614361_orig.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglXyeeOwfufh-gWnQI8UHpEWMwWesXOdzCFazIRNHeCIn1lZqq0BFyOGkSgfdBr8o2zcJv03WSFmYnrWuhYpdAPcfvQuuVp_WFUb7Mp6VlgjhtVrS5m3wApin-iTdO_hU61jbnww41RCGB/s1600/6697472_orig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglXyeeOwfufh-gWnQI8UHpEWMwWesXOdzCFazIRNHeCIn1lZqq0BFyOGkSgfdBr8o2zcJv03WSFmYnrWuhYpdAPcfvQuuVp_WFUb7Mp6VlgjhtVrS5m3wApin-iTdO_hU61jbnww41RCGB/s400/6697472_orig.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72QSS9hxxeEXxpPUnAxunyW3EvWh1d6rdKIRN32cZJcMI1-l4wsZ1tPxXjs2798ORzZxrsnHmHmpHng_pQEihBytd2onVrRHowhbJaAJm34FZ3Oe_DN1WNkMmvKqCRT9zV8_Gi_S1qIy9/s1600/7951807_orig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72QSS9hxxeEXxpPUnAxunyW3EvWh1d6rdKIRN32cZJcMI1-l4wsZ1tPxXjs2798ORzZxrsnHmHmpHng_pQEihBytd2onVrRHowhbJaAJm34FZ3Oe_DN1WNkMmvKqCRT9zV8_Gi_S1qIy9/s400/7951807_orig.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
Or perhaps taking a stroll around Encinitas...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo18zuAT1U77m_LFFnnYn0eBMVymih-wCtbsXQbWXtMjBPIIuSZEfO2UKRkadHMXjdkjHGqtSI5K8A9wchll0CoQrbV1fjaKslgGLQS-b3yl_ZZmZSgmnp-ArXxBiogznJKPkKUWK_FhHn/s1600/369255_orig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo18zuAT1U77m_LFFnnYn0eBMVymih-wCtbsXQbWXtMjBPIIuSZEfO2UKRkadHMXjdkjHGqtSI5K8A9wchll0CoQrbV1fjaKslgGLQS-b3yl_ZZmZSgmnp-ArXxBiogznJKPkKUWK_FhHn/s400/369255_orig.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilU43gDrxln7ssg_bxbFi4q2obB3cEfmBEfQ85uTRdFWmPflIDFZPFzQOvEOGiGzP0AZVaSGspYBTC1QGnyIZ0AD8NdU5XdBvwCN5m4hwpqgqWsaW1oDhGbY_38RRXdFhkK19jv3WA5lUX/s1600/9405675_orig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilU43gDrxln7ssg_bxbFi4q2obB3cEfmBEfQ85uTRdFWmPflIDFZPFzQOvEOGiGzP0AZVaSGspYBTC1QGnyIZ0AD8NdU5XdBvwCN5m4hwpqgqWsaW1oDhGbY_38RRXdFhkK19jv3WA5lUX/s400/9405675_orig.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN08NnEkg2Awu5wCuXQ3w7uHa0hty_UQZqXGx4ogYD0fGtcoxqmTCdWpMnt9JpIEZjq2uB6kzXwi-N9dRp0h6uGpTII4sh2LgsVsPJyIsjYs8F7-ga86Blf7XHXdAzbnxAQ38B-5TrRzOu/s1600/9978333_orig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN08NnEkg2Awu5wCuXQ3w7uHa0hty_UQZqXGx4ogYD0fGtcoxqmTCdWpMnt9JpIEZjq2uB6kzXwi-N9dRp0h6uGpTII4sh2LgsVsPJyIsjYs8F7-ga86Blf7XHXdAzbnxAQ38B-5TrRzOu/s400/9978333_orig.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
How about finding fun backgrounds to walk by?<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4HbAjiit_r5j7qVY-9HsbqCrRIVprPZgos6vzfEJONRJwI9zkLBWIu-O6fI5gXM4a-2a4zS7XPlpTv_PXYuFiBmMySf-s7PW_yUyWu10pm369YVZD0G13D1NjgX14tJhfrWqeOeF3d73o/s1600/579515_421608727866958_145859622108538_1550417_730541571_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4HbAjiit_r5j7qVY-9HsbqCrRIVprPZgos6vzfEJONRJwI9zkLBWIu-O6fI5gXM4a-2a4zS7XPlpTv_PXYuFiBmMySf-s7PW_yUyWu10pm369YVZD0G13D1NjgX14tJhfrWqeOeF3d73o/s400/579515_421608727866958_145859622108538_1550417_730541571_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVh5-tUoB2i97x1z1dC4FIlIhHD7KTg1l4eQpN0T16WPE2in-m2e-H2ajkKlvDwORPM1w9R1z-kY8xcNLsHnoEsq8KMLXIfUS33ZbzswypXg5wMUxNA3mE8KpvvZDeU8dpQzxPoorN6GO6/s1600/275975_orig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVh5-tUoB2i97x1z1dC4FIlIhHD7KTg1l4eQpN0T16WPE2in-m2e-H2ajkKlvDwORPM1w9R1z-kY8xcNLsHnoEsq8KMLXIfUS33ZbzswypXg5wMUxNA3mE8KpvvZDeU8dpQzxPoorN6GO6/s400/275975_orig.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJMXxHJClUPXzh4UTeLLgMwDUgeGtjpyXxDbwSqcTKGnjcQVQYif40N84nuzjTnlRcFUfGDnVr_5ysf_W-OwAa4UpToU8lSLbH7fMk8F4XjLwY-vbgBmPCpHwI2f_QJGZhUQQNbwjsRA_Q/s1600/9545502_orig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJMXxHJClUPXzh4UTeLLgMwDUgeGtjpyXxDbwSqcTKGnjcQVQYif40N84nuzjTnlRcFUfGDnVr_5ysf_W-OwAa4UpToU8lSLbH7fMk8F4XjLwY-vbgBmPCpHwI2f_QJGZhUQQNbwjsRA_Q/s400/9545502_orig.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
Outtake with Julie.. she's so cute!!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJchgyIed7nmD-SVRwiXhjOOpWepCqZIDnIMTKCinMeaRRJwtYtvM9_BdFIChDuCUOJtveZ1IkvDdLo7B0lQFTnG2d3oaWXSBcDcvg6mgJVxcrZn6uv-C3GfZFjtlEIKxdRDnwlpjpNh05/s1600/8355595_orig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJchgyIed7nmD-SVRwiXhjOOpWepCqZIDnIMTKCinMeaRRJwtYtvM9_BdFIChDuCUOJtveZ1IkvDdLo7B0lQFTnG2d3oaWXSBcDcvg6mgJVxcrZn6uv-C3GfZFjtlEIKxdRDnwlpjpNh05/s400/8355595_orig.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
I mean I like hanging out in parking lots with wood backgrounds and so should you..</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi654U9wXzUoapZw71NNp8ISLzywmYqexi2oyVmxFKEf0MIARNNbSHUx6tCQx9xYE7W1aal03hf64tDqcK2JScC6UEnMpDE5uTAud_YxiMVBPrDTpwAKqG1m5i12SMvL-13-gTEKzkMzDI6/s1600/1801220_orig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi654U9wXzUoapZw71NNp8ISLzywmYqexi2oyVmxFKEf0MIARNNbSHUx6tCQx9xYE7W1aal03hf64tDqcK2JScC6UEnMpDE5uTAud_YxiMVBPrDTpwAKqG1m5i12SMvL-13-gTEKzkMzDI6/s400/1801220_orig.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX6tUfbIaafC584VDGB3q4RG8h1eZKIl7OfcWndLy_4tPJ_6c0wzuCZ9MsU8jtfk9rdZnhdGbGCS0qfsPVY3Q2wKxMjpShms8mxIlrQQXt75gM85iGR4Y0jfk9glQ0ilA7QDtn4ny7dmhu/s1600/4417934_orig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX6tUfbIaafC584VDGB3q4RG8h1eZKIl7OfcWndLy_4tPJ_6c0wzuCZ9MsU8jtfk9rdZnhdGbGCS0qfsPVY3Q2wKxMjpShms8mxIlrQQXt75gM85iGR4Y0jfk9glQ0ilA7QDtn4ny7dmhu/s400/4417934_orig.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyR15qrg21n_sqmscQ6fu5oK5-z-0I-KJn4Rw45X0JO8L4-zvA3pWmXW0t3JYHEsmIxsFZ_uxPcunKg1IIUsAj-QvRa27gapwlgLNswc0VqjJYMxtcFs1pYx7-OMaWJodHcc9DWHUhBM-5/s1600/4856325_orig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyR15qrg21n_sqmscQ6fu5oK5-z-0I-KJn4Rw45X0JO8L4-zvA3pWmXW0t3JYHEsmIxsFZ_uxPcunKg1IIUsAj-QvRa27gapwlgLNswc0VqjJYMxtcFs1pYx7-OMaWJodHcc9DWHUhBM-5/s400/4856325_orig.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
...any way we can save our planet and use recycled material to stay fashionable is always key to covering our carbon footprint.. GO PLANET EARTH!!! Now go make your bag purchases!!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />Brigitte Pattonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11106972500637726487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759115053061175228.post-72324159463928904772012-04-12T22:25:00.000-07:002012-04-12T22:28:41.915-07:00Ranch & Coast Magazine Spring Time Editorial... Cover Girl!!I recently got booked to do the <a href="http://www.ranchandcoast.com/">Ranch and Coast Magazine</a> Spring Editorial for April 2012 and was crazy excited! My first San Diego based magazine booking!! The magazine was first established in 1983 as an exclusive Rancho Santa Fe community publication, catering to the needs of one of the most affluent zip codes in the United States. the publication’s reach and coverage have expanded to add other areas of affluence including South Carlsbad, Olivenhain, Del Mar, Solana Beach, Carmel Valley, Santaluz, and La Jolla — all in addition to the most complete saturation of Rancho Santa Fe available. Ranch and Coast magazine is also offered amongst other premier magazines on the shelves of upscale grocery retailers including Cardiff Seaside Market and Harvest Ranch, and is in-room at several luxury hotels including Park Hyatt Aviara Resort, L'Auberge Del Mar, and Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa, to name but a few. Ranch and Coast magazine’s vibrant and interesting editorial covers a diverse array of topics important to our readers’ lifestyles. Galas, arts and culture, philanthropy, personalities, dining, travel and leisure, wealth, fashion, home environment, health, beauty, and physical fitness.<br />
<br />
Some behind the scenes shots of the shoot.. Because I can't help but take pics documenting fun and fashion!<br />
<br />
Entry into Balboa Park.. sighhhh...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3CAZBjJKNwS0PvXAbDcoven5RPTvPHyScMA_JrpGg_Kdp9umXyftVYshxbuXvQ5NEBT_unSvEYuKEdB2YQzt-gmZ9yuP5Z02RtvAgsB1JPaIHR8TnXxaGqcBHL3CF-ZvZxI48BSNFarZH/s1600/IMG_20120315_081325.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3CAZBjJKNwS0PvXAbDcoven5RPTvPHyScMA_JrpGg_Kdp9umXyftVYshxbuXvQ5NEBT_unSvEYuKEdB2YQzt-gmZ9yuP5Z02RtvAgsB1JPaIHR8TnXxaGqcBHL3CF-ZvZxI48BSNFarZH/s400/IMG_20120315_081325.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
Location shots around the park...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCfOALST4qe0B4ul6NRg7RuH76Brosmep0jPF84VM8sOIqaULR23XmFM_Y1S6a2URIz6XFL6HFmVswkGWPVgkdsI7vIfv6zjg8fsK1-tUhYNTeg1bgfN9GXByi6NM6ganlbNPw4slvhYKU/s1600/IMG_20120315_082116.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCfOALST4qe0B4ul6NRg7RuH76Brosmep0jPF84VM8sOIqaULR23XmFM_Y1S6a2URIz6XFL6HFmVswkGWPVgkdsI7vIfv6zjg8fsK1-tUhYNTeg1bgfN9GXByi6NM6ganlbNPw4slvhYKU/s400/IMG_20120315_082116.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifgngGGE4BXHYdZPhx5wmr7xobU-_4bP01iwyWQfNbCmoZgEpRiv49sbUmsaZ5aS9qEfQ0PowAsvTbmxE4-UC436GnuVbwdSfx6XkgZ_NM4hY4TaNFNeKutT8uXTWXdXBqtN1HOL7fUECQ/s1600/IMG_20120315_082434.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifgngGGE4BXHYdZPhx5wmr7xobU-_4bP01iwyWQfNbCmoZgEpRiv49sbUmsaZ5aS9qEfQ0PowAsvTbmxE4-UC436GnuVbwdSfx6XkgZ_NM4hY4TaNFNeKutT8uXTWXdXBqtN1HOL7fUECQ/s400/IMG_20120315_082434.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivIEm9jh1XT07z-erf_-G7dru2BpWTqzX1uYdbiHO92hl2Zs205CiyUWSr-Zx1G9yiJd-h99tROC1aUFSWTxjnn2MzAG9UAcGKLil5_9tCnO-HTovQUWmzOwEBo5QRbMCHnqT6lY_xIW3O/s1600/IMG_20120315_130447.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivIEm9jh1XT07z-erf_-G7dru2BpWTqzX1uYdbiHO92hl2Zs205CiyUWSr-Zx1G9yiJd-h99tROC1aUFSWTxjnn2MzAG9UAcGKLil5_9tCnO-HTovQUWmzOwEBo5QRbMCHnqT6lY_xIW3O/s400/IMG_20120315_130447.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifqJfSPcnxMDY7M1q3-hi2ZSyAn2OxVz5rSPAi07kyu3dCwKtPARvEnOR2y5jc3ipPeA3GnZXKyJfglfs4Tn7UoUyR56HfbRePRMIUZOaiSnFKfAq-aShFEsgr3aPKgExQ0zPgRLJ3eXVL/s1600/IMG_20120315_130750.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifqJfSPcnxMDY7M1q3-hi2ZSyAn2OxVz5rSPAi07kyu3dCwKtPARvEnOR2y5jc3ipPeA3GnZXKyJfglfs4Tn7UoUyR56HfbRePRMIUZOaiSnFKfAq-aShFEsgr3aPKgExQ0zPgRLJ3eXVL/s400/IMG_20120315_130750.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
Inside of the Botanical Garden..<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ4KLnHb5Zm1bNoomJvpu8CfjZLlZ7JrCTseojyxIeYk5FJEr8BP0PlVeObfxU07CkghkY0Fvvk-wNNcKNG4xecRGQoH_VFUoig2sdlbJAdWbjHQJl2V90DITxl219JdUUIqfd5Eodr0ES/s1600/IMG_20120315_082912.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ4KLnHb5Zm1bNoomJvpu8CfjZLlZ7JrCTseojyxIeYk5FJEr8BP0PlVeObfxU07CkghkY0Fvvk-wNNcKNG4xecRGQoH_VFUoig2sdlbJAdWbjHQJl2V90DITxl219JdUUIqfd5Eodr0ES/s400/IMG_20120315_082912.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjymjLZUc4CUwgBOIT2Yv_tlLJl1Lo-4T3lPaqTz8qV5S1el7642QA9KXzCCTfDwPik6bNltidN3LCz9JY4UU17yg95zBzx7pRB4oRnJ9ihRYuUOZoHoPENfo4ySwjZdqkKx55ZCcTTmp0N/s1600/IMG_20120315_083005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjymjLZUc4CUwgBOIT2Yv_tlLJl1Lo-4T3lPaqTz8qV5S1el7642QA9KXzCCTfDwPik6bNltidN3LCz9JY4UU17yg95zBzx7pRB4oRnJ9ihRYuUOZoHoPENfo4ySwjZdqkKx55ZCcTTmp0N/s400/IMG_20120315_083005.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwmcMLb-y7SywrrfG9gc5jFnuVdFpKGpQnybooZw-QYrICr5AnoveqsGmQiwqkD_4iAfIAKo_E2OJ6U1gqqlQ6sf-9EQ1SHJ4rwdcM9BPSeUpzsy8bcvySGN1HaCJhrOWM8LMFKPDKH5Lx/s1600/IMG_20120315_083019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwmcMLb-y7SywrrfG9gc5jFnuVdFpKGpQnybooZw-QYrICr5AnoveqsGmQiwqkD_4iAfIAKo_E2OJ6U1gqqlQ6sf-9EQ1SHJ4rwdcM9BPSeUpzsy8bcvySGN1HaCJhrOWM8LMFKPDKH5Lx/s400/IMG_20120315_083019.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoyi7b5wauHL6Llutc1DsFDwoFPGdpmqZUJqGdFODq_jVgVV4hUfznx5NBLLVtcG6R-ckVtmGQNoloeBrsi7Aub5iyjZhrjYYL2ldmJ5h_GFZ_asDhJ6-olnW-9nxe2EbXHFsh3cytqr-v/s1600/IMG_20120315_083028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoyi7b5wauHL6Llutc1DsFDwoFPGdpmqZUJqGdFODq_jVgVV4hUfznx5NBLLVtcG6R-ckVtmGQNoloeBrsi7Aub5iyjZhrjYYL2ldmJ5h_GFZ_asDhJ6-olnW-9nxe2EbXHFsh3cytqr-v/s400/IMG_20120315_083028.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
The shoot...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhexSB_BSB9MW26lYH5R6p5N-iq1ntdfNBgjS4unnG6dBa5lClW3MczVFMcvtlJlei46C3eD03oYuvpD5GryJ0pODAOJTGh-soHX-Ya37UFH7osWHlrskXUhEgFpBAOCXLCUlT_g8CFHZ3s/s1600/IMG_20120315_105741.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhexSB_BSB9MW26lYH5R6p5N-iq1ntdfNBgjS4unnG6dBa5lClW3MczVFMcvtlJlei46C3eD03oYuvpD5GryJ0pODAOJTGh-soHX-Ya37UFH7osWHlrskXUhEgFpBAOCXLCUlT_g8CFHZ3s/s400/IMG_20120315_105741.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfhDA4Z0eidnpmDLKWQFMeALP83u5Su8M9lHNC_BhvdBQtHNMWBT_sxfjRgQ9_i-YhKibuAV71-lQkSl4PVoMllve40CRcC6m-_M8X8eKc1k-ywP9Kb3PKayjDIbOPGxY8BhEdmeKaMjuj/s1600/IMG_20120315_110332.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfhDA4Z0eidnpmDLKWQFMeALP83u5Su8M9lHNC_BhvdBQtHNMWBT_sxfjRgQ9_i-YhKibuAV71-lQkSl4PVoMllve40CRcC6m-_M8X8eKc1k-ywP9Kb3PKayjDIbOPGxY8BhEdmeKaMjuj/s400/IMG_20120315_110332.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbgVl-zTZkKp-9PCvFgsCIsClOtJ0RyHmmTUHVLShDrO4afyILzhDVCTfPc_i86L5c8m7opHGBoCOxd__56T48GYm_l2lz1SEFhx38VQgGrClFLQrslk3sBQ4plg4YPOLhcoQfAEPisIGw/s1600/IMG_20120315_110704.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbgVl-zTZkKp-9PCvFgsCIsClOtJ0RyHmmTUHVLShDrO4afyILzhDVCTfPc_i86L5c8m7opHGBoCOxd__56T48GYm_l2lz1SEFhx38VQgGrClFLQrslk3sBQ4plg4YPOLhcoQfAEPisIGw/s400/IMG_20120315_110704.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
I didn't end up taking any pictures in this dress because it just wasn't working for the shot.. such a pretty color though...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy_Uh9myh_-uw7HpbK7MXxNnmGvokAh8HIPpi-aw1IdJpaS6oPWCG7cBc5Znc5f_THerkOizorq9yTu_p0uWfP4xC6SBpf5xgzcNybFgwX6xCOhR5IAuNtPcvQA5rMXVH9gEYPVLiTKjD_/s1600/IMG_20120315_111044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy_Uh9myh_-uw7HpbK7MXxNnmGvokAh8HIPpi-aw1IdJpaS6oPWCG7cBc5Znc5f_THerkOizorq9yTu_p0uWfP4xC6SBpf5xgzcNybFgwX6xCOhR5IAuNtPcvQA5rMXVH9gEYPVLiTKjD_/s400/IMG_20120315_111044.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPE6aVikgTpXHGfmUr4qOXiSzWy6L17c9oInD8jbxD8SdiI3CD18uaHXJdukw4DXkNdF9w6_CBLiN3bPzCY020QnR-1NLUK3zY8xn1lYrjQW6LXVD66nxBgqwgUBA5CuhtNU0ky_3VcHNK/s1600/IMG_20120315_120232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPE6aVikgTpXHGfmUr4qOXiSzWy6L17c9oInD8jbxD8SdiI3CD18uaHXJdukw4DXkNdF9w6_CBLiN3bPzCY020QnR-1NLUK3zY8xn1lYrjQW6LXVD66nxBgqwgUBA5CuhtNU0ky_3VcHNK/s400/IMG_20120315_120232.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_3YuTnVL0DJxingdx94Fz8odlZZweq1rw2fFnTw_7VRumhkpdC07t_yM3hG38r4W7ZHWZxhN7TlbGgRkevOU7NTh_8wk_iB-YOtyhXOtt872WfQ_aV7mYFZL3ijk6of4PB2CViaZawEm/s1600/IMG_20120315_121843.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_3YuTnVL0DJxingdx94Fz8odlZZweq1rw2fFnTw_7VRumhkpdC07t_yM3hG38r4W7ZHWZxhN7TlbGgRkevOU7NTh_8wk_iB-YOtyhXOtt872WfQ_aV7mYFZL3ijk6of4PB2CViaZawEm/s400/IMG_20120315_121843.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
Drum roll please... The tear sheets from the publication...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOmG7gMSFpn2WA2kuCpZ51ViR4kXcfsInSbfRLC69mBawYpuoC637k-d0H0ltJL8mVlQGp_3qet8OmOCzVEMmsSi2v6SYqJ8nxDWgb1-_vBDVdFGS7s2fhzT-IDkd8h4x71UKa0vIgEdwt/s1600/BrigittePattonRC1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400px" qda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOmG7gMSFpn2WA2kuCpZ51ViR4kXcfsInSbfRLC69mBawYpuoC637k-d0H0ltJL8mVlQGp_3qet8OmOCzVEMmsSi2v6SYqJ8nxDWgb1-_vBDVdFGS7s2fhzT-IDkd8h4x71UKa0vIgEdwt/s400/BrigittePattonRC1.jpg" width="308px" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjMd380vfuzaQMnRowQh2QFW2BiJPwo3FOBccOXDkRzsdxQHwySuh3WeSjOYGD__D8fHXToCRrVLzhPNgJnZtLZ5G_hFLONKMtOOl-34w4fWS78PjCdRklnynXVhm0B1JerrVnxBWNwok9/s1600/BrigittePattonRC2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400px" qda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjMd380vfuzaQMnRowQh2QFW2BiJPwo3FOBccOXDkRzsdxQHwySuh3WeSjOYGD__D8fHXToCRrVLzhPNgJnZtLZ5G_hFLONKMtOOl-34w4fWS78PjCdRklnynXVhm0B1JerrVnxBWNwok9/s400/BrigittePattonRC2.jpg" width="308px" /></a></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
Vintage Chanel?? Why yes, thank you very much...</div>
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilEwcs7_YEnN3WvQkDq1OR-cvArD3ziOPGA5M8WWgOrMDkKDo1GXM7y-SUPxBUBZ3REgL4dwTbkd0wDe4uaH-Rj02w4nZMEzrfIpkUnDt2BDszxOvMKJNfkhzAk3V7OS5Jd9KdDzUK8hem/s1600/covr_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400px" qda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilEwcs7_YEnN3WvQkDq1OR-cvArD3ziOPGA5M8WWgOrMDkKDo1GXM7y-SUPxBUBZ3REgL4dwTbkd0wDe4uaH-Rj02w4nZMEzrfIpkUnDt2BDszxOvMKJNfkhzAk3V7OS5Jd9KdDzUK8hem/s400/covr_1.jpg" width="308px" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">
And BONUS!!! They put me on the cover!! there's always that chance they may use you for the cover, but you never know until it's actually published... So I expect each and every one of you to grab a copy before April is over!! Go on.. I'll wait..</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPiFmmlDuQVQOcyAdV7Ly6zrWLKwedSxyRN41q1T8DVKTBFqwoEZForKujal3GxTWTqnG8yPVw3jqdMxyfi_mmIP-zpjDn_IlvGdd8J0taldkQ-J2TVNFmIA6r5aDjm5H2n1-cZ2lEXmZl/s1600/BrigittePattonRC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400px" qda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPiFmmlDuQVQOcyAdV7Ly6zrWLKwedSxyRN41q1T8DVKTBFqwoEZForKujal3GxTWTqnG8yPVw3jqdMxyfi_mmIP-zpjDn_IlvGdd8J0taldkQ-J2TVNFmIA6r5aDjm5H2n1-cZ2lEXmZl/s400/BrigittePattonRC.jpg" width="308px" /></a></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;">
It's a busy time of year for fashion and new spring time looks.. Get creative and mix and match old with new pieces. Be daring, be creative, just be different.. Make sure there's a POP of color.. </div>Brigitte Pattonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11106972500637726487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759115053061175228.post-27513136934028635022012-02-28T23:06:00.000-08:002012-02-28T23:06:53.840-08:00Featured Fox 5 San Diego Fashion Segment: The Oscars!!After watching the inspirational fashion and celebrities gracefully walk across the red carpet for the Oscar's, we sometimes find ourselves wanting to seek similar fashions for our own soirees.. Lucky for you Fashion Valley Shopping Mall did all the leg work for you! They featured a "Look for Less" on <a href="http://www.fox5sandiego.com/">Fox 5's</a> fashion segment after the Oscar's so fashionista's can purchase similar looks worn by our favorite fashion icons!! <br />
<br />
If you've watched any kind of entertainment television, you've heard of Angelina Jolie's leggy pose.. See pic below <a href="http://www.redcarpet-fashionawards.com/2012/02/27/angelina-jolie-in-atelier-versace-2012-oscars/">via</a>:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGiRJ1ZO__Oysfv3jrEPTl0g047mhuLBr6hxDKSjuUCeLEHednWghMEGmwqM5q6y5zYv-8QO51l34m0rRrbX1BvUqUI0NB6xcKUJqVZB-snIk2xWxeDbz1KXzOHZW0P5LPJ98w7P0HRNv/s1600/Angelina-Jolie-In-Atelier-Versace-2012-Oscars.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGiRJ1ZO__Oysfv3jrEPTl0g047mhuLBr6hxDKSjuUCeLEHednWghMEGmwqM5q6y5zYv-8QO51l34m0rRrbX1BvUqUI0NB6xcKUJqVZB-snIk2xWxeDbz1KXzOHZW0P5LPJ98w7P0HRNv/s400/Angelina-Jolie-In-Atelier-Versace-2012-Oscars.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
She totally stole the Oscar's that night with the most talked about "pose"... SO guess who got booked to channel Angelina in Fox 5's fashion segment?! Moi! I was totally ecstatic when I heard the news.. oh la la, and that red lipstick!! <br />
<br />
Welcome to the Fox 5 San Diego studios! Sadly, I didn't see Ron Burgandy...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhubSKKZ_IT7nT-bjzu40Yd78cTNPKP9I6fBHVUSlkOyDvy9cuAeI8JzlvPLV_ALdUmGS0lecwomviVPCHGvwS9zMu21RK-hZsEoLpZq3gjhdUkYYop81etIZXYeIoqB0-EpJKSwqfvbMkm/s1600/IMG_20120228_075212.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhubSKKZ_IT7nT-bjzu40Yd78cTNPKP9I6fBHVUSlkOyDvy9cuAeI8JzlvPLV_ALdUmGS0lecwomviVPCHGvwS9zMu21RK-hZsEoLpZq3gjhdUkYYop81etIZXYeIoqB0-EpJKSwqfvbMkm/s400/IMG_20120228_075212.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Pics from the green room!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyYyExvh1X1aDM1axPGDdxxLSAkrf0cEhVmjsIARhx4-TkLwnA7jqmHso-JaWNVTU_mk3XOeM4k36Ub5YS2w-wygzxjHf-kGd2Tv705f5bOPmp0mxKeCQpWQeYN2ONHzCto499Y4UN-2fo/s1600/IMG_20120228_093416.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyYyExvh1X1aDM1axPGDdxxLSAkrf0cEhVmjsIARhx4-TkLwnA7jqmHso-JaWNVTU_mk3XOeM4k36Ub5YS2w-wygzxjHf-kGd2Tv705f5bOPmp0mxKeCQpWQeYN2ONHzCto499Y4UN-2fo/s400/IMG_20120228_093416.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkMgdt6H5Mj1bXlABNZDZFf7scLesHavDIRgI_Zqc5Fm99DSe6KzKYGaMBgl0rSF9D6hfWnMO46AtRHTmXYZ1tg1IUUDLogh7GS1WyO8HHvSCNEvHsHXuJ8IMS8_Cn8czaXkn5ntgi6fGg/s1600/IMG_20120228_080033.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkMgdt6H5Mj1bXlABNZDZFf7scLesHavDIRgI_Zqc5Fm99DSe6KzKYGaMBgl0rSF9D6hfWnMO46AtRHTmXYZ1tg1IUUDLogh7GS1WyO8HHvSCNEvHsHXuJ8IMS8_Cn8czaXkn5ntgi6fGg/s400/IMG_20120228_080033.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
Accessories from <a href="http://www.henribendel.com/">Henri Bendel</a>..<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf7gRpG8LYs_kImkdFaiKoYdbXuDlA7thdVNuKrRpUeI4G9QSYtACRujgzacQvd5v-agp0s0hFwT3gN1FdBoQIzSIlaXy1s6NVqMXdHNl6E_2E0_vJpHWFvkTBXnUihICm6vffS1yMdWhx/s1600/IMG_20120228_080807.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf7gRpG8LYs_kImkdFaiKoYdbXuDlA7thdVNuKrRpUeI4G9QSYtACRujgzacQvd5v-agp0s0hFwT3gN1FdBoQIzSIlaXy1s6NVqMXdHNl6E_2E0_vJpHWFvkTBXnUihICm6vffS1yMdWhx/s400/IMG_20120228_080807.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuA0MB3ydhjkDl_kz2oD0t7Q3EQjMxTfjec9w8DaFeGGlhd9_kzEotm-e0pptZFRBzTBBPdMi-YUe7QKtR8YfucnfazvtklrW9higfSaYhoRdOD6H4PU_JMfqPUW-N9RoC1_cqZ8OCo8-q/s1600/IMG_20120228_081802.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuA0MB3ydhjkDl_kz2oD0t7Q3EQjMxTfjec9w8DaFeGGlhd9_kzEotm-e0pptZFRBzTBBPdMi-YUe7QKtR8YfucnfazvtklrW9higfSaYhoRdOD6H4PU_JMfqPUW-N9RoC1_cqZ8OCo8-q/s400/IMG_20120228_081802.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
If I didn't get to walk the red carpet in Los Angeles, the next best thing is in San Diego emulating our favorite celebs!!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5CwSS5_KelabvDKcQJxp0DpPNwysNXLuLn3tTccxFU5a4yZz9jhvi7grCXvUEmDxMCHVU3BHptzZHo6GRzCz8ADvt_6FoRRYnsd-OnTA8x92vYJq8p56ZGUXaJUfdlarV8KKw7FtKWB-P/s1600/IMG_20120228_091800.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5CwSS5_KelabvDKcQJxp0DpPNwysNXLuLn3tTccxFU5a4yZz9jhvi7grCXvUEmDxMCHVU3BHptzZHo6GRzCz8ADvt_6FoRRYnsd-OnTA8x92vYJq8p56ZGUXaJUfdlarV8KKw7FtKWB-P/s400/IMG_20120228_091800.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtb9QooDNIgUReyOb4WMNZ-lV4RkZbbsV15eFVki1G0g5Ub0k9qvw9wC4iPr49DYHQnyXgWk5XJxzpW5vR6kbaFT-7iZA7ZccEwkhn_MVUdK0NzdIDsolxVVOwG2aalgpkXvvmeM7JlnD4/s1600/IMG_20120228_091853.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtb9QooDNIgUReyOb4WMNZ-lV4RkZbbsV15eFVki1G0g5Ub0k9qvw9wC4iPr49DYHQnyXgWk5XJxzpW5vR6kbaFT-7iZA7ZccEwkhn_MVUdK0NzdIDsolxVVOwG2aalgpkXvvmeM7JlnD4/s400/IMG_20120228_091853.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDH_xprgUJ75OblfsYPMn9WdvIQrpJ9q9o5a-G866YAW62UlveSve_u8OkEhW86ppbo1n76nhbeSKpy5UH-R1jhygfOf4pcG6F0kmEEruBeCj2wzGgT8nzF_W5blBFaJCbS204FSDHpkcf/s1600/IMG_20120228_092339.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDH_xprgUJ75OblfsYPMn9WdvIQrpJ9q9o5a-G866YAW62UlveSve_u8OkEhW86ppbo1n76nhbeSKpy5UH-R1jhygfOf4pcG6F0kmEEruBeCj2wzGgT8nzF_W5blBFaJCbS204FSDHpkcf/s400/IMG_20120228_092339.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVW6DaNdWO2rDJ3lzBDniu6_SD7zDSafin4oKcIulKFl9CZYsukL2BKKAGw33cFx7S1JzFNZytRCmc5mXMa6Q41VvyInWZnfHOnTTcOGJdniLoxGVZu_zLp22D-wDeKe_w-6HWaQshmr9A/s1600/IMG_20120228_092432.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVW6DaNdWO2rDJ3lzBDniu6_SD7zDSafin4oKcIulKFl9CZYsukL2BKKAGw33cFx7S1JzFNZytRCmc5mXMa6Q41VvyInWZnfHOnTTcOGJdniLoxGVZu_zLp22D-wDeKe_w-6HWaQshmr9A/s400/IMG_20120228_092432.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
If you missed the news segment, you can view it on Fox 5's website: <a href="http://www.fox5sandiego.com/videogallery/68437511/News/Red-Carpet-Looks-for-Less#gl-1">http://www.fox5sandiego.com/videogallery/68437511/News/Red-Carpet-Looks-for-Less#gl-1</a></div>
<br />
...fashion conveys what you can't always say out loud...Brigitte Pattonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11106972500637726487noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759115053061175228.post-76359613067493976842012-02-23T23:05:00.000-08:002012-02-23T23:05:23.014-08:00Destination: New York City, NY.. Part 2I can't seem to get onto my blog much anymore but I have so much updating to do! I NEED to be better about logging my random thoughts, ideas, fashion obsessions, travels, and music craves more often to all you blog readers out there.. I always wonder who stumbles upon my blog and takes the time to sift through the pages and if you're a random reader just passing through, I hope you enjoyed your time here! All right, now for the moment you've all been waiting for.. New York Part 2!! <br />
<br />
I had to break this blog up into two sections mostly because I took over a billion pictures in New York and because this particular post needed it's very own post..<br />
<br />
SO the main reason for going to "the city" was because Chris was in the running for <a href="http://brigittepatton.blogspot.com/2011/10/cosmopolitan-magazine-bachelor-of-year.html">Cosmo's Bachelor of the Year</a>! All contestant's got to go to NYC and partake in the festivities of being the bachelor for their state. Chris was representing Hawaii and he got to be on the Today show and Sirius Radio's Cosmo channel, super exciting stuff! Showcased nationwide television AND radio!! They had a private party for just the bachelors and for the workers at Cosmo when they made the announcement of who won the contest.. don don don... Mr. Ohio won. Sighhhhhhh.... So close.. Top 10!! At least he got to have the experience and was featured on all the local news channels in Hawaii... <br />
<br />
NOW on to the good stuff... Lucky for us <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_54">Studio 54</a> was having a ONE NIGHT ONLY event where they were paired up with Sirius Radio!!! Oh.. Emm.. Gee....<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9zYjX9XfLz6bqIHiz3xS7zn9fyTkgrkc8OS7875uxOT-zFFHPTR_GmwI1ryCu4NnPT76eUIUmjVCk7XmqFGvT5E2F1r6T3NYB7Llqc7Iu5DlVa2eZ7pxe60oETHd-8iyXEKddTDjwyb9Y/s1600/IMG_0218.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9zYjX9XfLz6bqIHiz3xS7zn9fyTkgrkc8OS7875uxOT-zFFHPTR_GmwI1ryCu4NnPT76eUIUmjVCk7XmqFGvT5E2F1r6T3NYB7Llqc7Iu5DlVa2eZ7pxe60oETHd-8iyXEKddTDjwyb9Y/s400/IMG_0218.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
They are officially closed now and on rare occasions will open its doors for a little bit of partying.. Let's just say the alcohol flowed freely (complete open bar if you read between the lines), the celebrities were all around.. Donald Trump, Cameron Diaz, Ryan Philippe, and others were all in attendance that night.. And the bachelor population was at an all time high.. I can't even explain the awesomeness of this epic night.. I can officially say I danced the night away at STUDIO 54 in NEW YORK!!!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiH_4aJUrym_D5xoVBhP4CBInkbLVDsRuCaPEuAPm1gkJF9Ax8ebc1KRGSFVvEFjctHwRojhjBbOqHwtpe21fsGmgecwG1gGA2SoO4WEdBzGzfZYjLy7RlAH0fD7QHkKETqnV9Sz5IN4YJ/s1600/IMG_0219.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiH_4aJUrym_D5xoVBhP4CBInkbLVDsRuCaPEuAPm1gkJF9Ax8ebc1KRGSFVvEFjctHwRojhjBbOqHwtpe21fsGmgecwG1gGA2SoO4WEdBzGzfZYjLy7RlAH0fD7QHkKETqnV9Sz5IN4YJ/s400/IMG_0219.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9br5dnWIJHlIB4FiIAavldU5oj27LvUl1Isf7Hq2s7l5EvX0dXXIRizUDYGGgD58IyPnHplcujvmJ5gH1_DoLEq6B9GXFTdYSN9EvaMoHHs7hkDtguSQmU7mKfBDe55xYDyUV6TK7MWS/s1600/IMG_0220.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9br5dnWIJHlIB4FiIAavldU5oj27LvUl1Isf7Hq2s7l5EvX0dXXIRizUDYGGgD58IyPnHplcujvmJ5gH1_DoLEq6B9GXFTdYSN9EvaMoHHs7hkDtguSQmU7mKfBDe55xYDyUV6TK7MWS/s400/IMG_0220.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZNhFV3MZN1dv17t15lwNp_NxBI947jURnhLgt1OP9ipXbrN7aVVuF1LPYFQNkhg2oBlQd2xrNzCTogAPgO6YGZKZCple21ijIeGEAbs12SUc8jgy6WYy5n3wCcbE3Xiifgq6DE5elo4Xe/s1600/IMG_0223.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZNhFV3MZN1dv17t15lwNp_NxBI947jURnhLgt1OP9ipXbrN7aVVuF1LPYFQNkhg2oBlQd2xrNzCTogAPgO6YGZKZCple21ijIeGEAbs12SUc8jgy6WYy5n3wCcbE3Xiifgq6DE5elo4Xe/s400/IMG_0223.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ8VTpt9Fiz-L0jFU-rNGD9JuLZ9wyFOEk7mLdc76ogI0XIFgGWkCkeZLHELBBfsSpHbVssAa7ausWil4HJNEdA2UiX_ay8zRVbBMS2V7tbHrJRQMMNKSJSY3lI-PiYU2DzVertUck9hsQ/s1600/IMG_0226.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ8VTpt9Fiz-L0jFU-rNGD9JuLZ9wyFOEk7mLdc76ogI0XIFgGWkCkeZLHELBBfsSpHbVssAa7ausWil4HJNEdA2UiX_ay8zRVbBMS2V7tbHrJRQMMNKSJSY3lI-PiYU2DzVertUck9hsQ/s400/IMG_0226.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Avicii DJ'ing!!!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyeMJxyNbk_qKv90gQaI8g0PyuG-dHdpwDy3uVpnJS_wny51tPuMEbzZ3un3C3SSQhyg2Nr0eYbWX9vskxxpl5GPpaYMH25k8CTJVJto8D8Z2-tnsPRWoYU0ql7aPcqR0lSHRbq9yn9zlL/s1600/IMG_0229.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyeMJxyNbk_qKv90gQaI8g0PyuG-dHdpwDy3uVpnJS_wny51tPuMEbzZ3un3C3SSQhyg2Nr0eYbWX9vskxxpl5GPpaYMH25k8CTJVJto8D8Z2-tnsPRWoYU0ql7aPcqR0lSHRbq9yn9zlL/s400/IMG_0229.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUewUuZd0XMB74fPQUpDg69SwUzes2mywOSR4yRmlStoqwgiPsRDtcvCEVTrNSzcoBwYOjXoLYrtYCrGNVrHU-KaQGZfya8AWfGhkppYZJ9qSrDBCMM5WSldolZiEsQzMdRmAR1AqwmSiG/s1600/IMG_0230.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUewUuZd0XMB74fPQUpDg69SwUzes2mywOSR4yRmlStoqwgiPsRDtcvCEVTrNSzcoBwYOjXoLYrtYCrGNVrHU-KaQGZfya8AWfGhkppYZJ9qSrDBCMM5WSldolZiEsQzMdRmAR1AqwmSiG/s400/IMG_0230.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
My very own Hawaii bachelor...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdZ7ZjeU2d7SK8lPRzM_igidnGv1Jj3eZiUWh6v8yHgxScS9ZqXCtfHXxG9vPblYHgmjROgLuXjdS-7PaSI2Nw1uL5mNdbJD9SfELUaoH8zFPb5WDvYLBVhFO_aaQZViqNVZPFYV1oRA0a/s1600/IMG_0232.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdZ7ZjeU2d7SK8lPRzM_igidnGv1Jj3eZiUWh6v8yHgxScS9ZqXCtfHXxG9vPblYHgmjROgLuXjdS-7PaSI2Nw1uL5mNdbJD9SfELUaoH8zFPb5WDvYLBVhFO_aaQZViqNVZPFYV1oRA0a/s400/IMG_0232.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD0VExHNKY1Vmkt_od3frgcT0A1ameu1UjW8FFWSVJgF2yTMDZDl-WfHD2kui0B9_OLmbtN3_zoamfgfKRETRwxi9DN-ljUdFrbLwD88efEP7diWUFM1HH9ZQBUJz8fGMdwJ3hcTHJVKz6/s1600/IMG_0234.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD0VExHNKY1Vmkt_od3frgcT0A1ameu1UjW8FFWSVJgF2yTMDZDl-WfHD2kui0B9_OLmbtN3_zoamfgfKRETRwxi9DN-ljUdFrbLwD88efEP7diWUFM1HH9ZQBUJz8fGMdwJ3hcTHJVKz6/s400/IMG_0234.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
Yehawwwww TEXAS!!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFrZsshbgScnuPl-UC877AU1Jn5HKiRNLmNceXSNn3o6OrljPnbiux2fjKBfq_gO1v7rsTJt9WADSF5zQb0WqKv8Q88KvdV_O29nJUB00QJirXXrFU9tTuO5cpFLAC9wL7dLl0cy3NUMco/s1600/IMG_0238.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFrZsshbgScnuPl-UC877AU1Jn5HKiRNLmNceXSNn3o6OrljPnbiux2fjKBfq_gO1v7rsTJt9WADSF5zQb0WqKv8Q88KvdV_O29nJUB00QJirXXrFU9tTuO5cpFLAC9wL7dLl0cy3NUMco/s400/IMG_0238.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhShj0-DArWHg5yFNiYo22xpL4cDyRq5stb5fyElo0eqQ_p0YeaDqz4bYxKevuKO2TzIuOpJgyUJHlhfB_7LJFv-4m3dKsuMUVNqaGuVtKfbmSu0_BZ8ERvR1Zk85Kj9-nw3xPMd87U0ipu/s1600/IMG_0240.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhShj0-DArWHg5yFNiYo22xpL4cDyRq5stb5fyElo0eqQ_p0YeaDqz4bYxKevuKO2TzIuOpJgyUJHlhfB_7LJFv-4m3dKsuMUVNqaGuVtKfbmSu0_BZ8ERvR1Zk85Kj9-nw3xPMd87U0ipu/s400/IMG_0240.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
From California to New York...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0gvI-UpYV2AkZn9GpAAex6Gqn4ay2VmpZaeQ5z66pRV3YzcHcoAnnVYABgIVAbHrClC1MGenUubzdKaKpEQ7WCqSrpb2Rq0UToghsnNQlVevDcOhqPQjUG-w1JH7aQhQoA14QNgzbwdi7/s1600/IMG_0248.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0gvI-UpYV2AkZn9GpAAex6Gqn4ay2VmpZaeQ5z66pRV3YzcHcoAnnVYABgIVAbHrClC1MGenUubzdKaKpEQ7WCqSrpb2Rq0UToghsnNQlVevDcOhqPQjUG-w1JH7aQhQoA14QNgzbwdi7/s400/IMG_0248.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7JYGfCxFsVbMXbryQJrp_ixxKxOT1KeFyJhX4LX5EHM019_Cak2EiJEQcXxlqNcAF0TtkWcCdUoTOJbBDVPjVLS_3nm_vYz6MZZluaICmciXm9FOlyYO30q89ChzDoL-38hOMr4GA_ErB/s1600/IMG_0249.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7JYGfCxFsVbMXbryQJrp_ixxKxOT1KeFyJhX4LX5EHM019_Cak2EiJEQcXxlqNcAF0TtkWcCdUoTOJbBDVPjVLS_3nm_vYz6MZZluaICmciXm9FOlyYO30q89ChzDoL-38hOMr4GA_ErB/s400/IMG_0249.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjajSwa6cQybcqtx8Uc7S0OSoOxDj-DJTikx7cqqriOPZKpY6GBeJCaKc3NoDFCKZvlwoUuLNc9Kft5mlAnRuqoYWQHmpsPZj6ZgDcbkIbnTg4j3MhH_n3HifQqDsUB7wO9yN97UOFOsqm8/s1600/IMG_0251.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjajSwa6cQybcqtx8Uc7S0OSoOxDj-DJTikx7cqqriOPZKpY6GBeJCaKc3NoDFCKZvlwoUuLNc9Kft5mlAnRuqoYWQHmpsPZj6ZgDcbkIbnTg4j3MhH_n3HifQqDsUB7wO9yN97UOFOsqm8/s400/IMG_0251.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
We weren't ready for the picture yet.. Except for Maine...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxQzp9Ctx3yzlSobOWf9IzrepkOLG8rbOf3RIQG6C1OL0cH4x1WOMg5viEDq9CIkMcC5ZsFbYQJbmDa0sYXT-M4yYxuBqPPhAPRZBcWoKPeV1nb0teDWHdIyWpwztYD1hwQ_z0_amT2zMo/s1600/IMG_0253.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxQzp9Ctx3yzlSobOWf9IzrepkOLG8rbOf3RIQG6C1OL0cH4x1WOMg5viEDq9CIkMcC5ZsFbYQJbmDa0sYXT-M4yYxuBqPPhAPRZBcWoKPeV1nb0teDWHdIyWpwztYD1hwQ_z0_amT2zMo/s400/IMG_0253.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
Ok, we're ready now!! P.A.R.T.Y.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDcp_Pbs-LDSM8txMVT4yrPgWQnSmHsIm-2xd2vMNeHIpHgwdTvG27YOQggonwzozGcfnujzyO9Xta6ZEBkhhqG-IvJL0KhopQnixda-zcNALlJPN00t7NpiQfePz5fDxwZlcFq1KxHnVv/s1600/IMG_0254.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDcp_Pbs-LDSM8txMVT4yrPgWQnSmHsIm-2xd2vMNeHIpHgwdTvG27YOQggonwzozGcfnujzyO9Xta6ZEBkhhqG-IvJL0KhopQnixda-zcNALlJPN00t7NpiQfePz5fDxwZlcFq1KxHnVv/s400/IMG_0254.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
Hey Alabama... ummmm.. I like your pink murse.. no really... seriously... where did you get it?<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdGemuBvPDGC3PXbaGsHaM0PnJH5Hsvqo9Nm44TQ-vhj20CtThUFic_ZFwvkVW7UzGSnLZyHZK7RFwqTI7xUnR3Lago6oH_6SdH0EwYyHu2nk4MQ54Y1Nna5pHhEDqcD2I3hVgIUXDWPKp/s1600/IMG_0258.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdGemuBvPDGC3PXbaGsHaM0PnJH5Hsvqo9Nm44TQ-vhj20CtThUFic_ZFwvkVW7UzGSnLZyHZK7RFwqTI7xUnR3Lago6oH_6SdH0EwYyHu2nk4MQ54Y1Nna5pHhEDqcD2I3hVgIUXDWPKp/s400/IMG_0258.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwvlDj8FEE1WqThqXTIvXJgt_D8GqDpRZUZBJi-GwDNJtDVoqJAhdM1Y6Qllk2k7xJ9mK6Ep1TbsqOB6SbxlxylNzcSIrE0JKtZgmRykL-B16NxiHFQP5E6VNUFxQE8alH7h19T8uTMfG3/s1600/IMG_0263.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwvlDj8FEE1WqThqXTIvXJgt_D8GqDpRZUZBJi-GwDNJtDVoqJAhdM1Y6Qllk2k7xJ9mK6Ep1TbsqOB6SbxlxylNzcSIrE0JKtZgmRykL-B16NxiHFQP5E6VNUFxQE8alH7h19T8uTMfG3/s400/IMG_0263.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
Some of Chris' friends met up with us for some craziness...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi46HVqq3UcZF-X4-YcVB8R99ISb6gveowpMNm92RcQykE3Eahmyi20JGqNIszPBz9GZslijlXsVgrIqOgMBdYOftyfa_rS9RHLrppyzl0vFWuTE4sBptfRiiBoP-VMJnb6MfHX9d21-VPC/s1600/IMG_0275.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi46HVqq3UcZF-X4-YcVB8R99ISb6gveowpMNm92RcQykE3Eahmyi20JGqNIszPBz9GZslijlXsVgrIqOgMBdYOftyfa_rS9RHLrppyzl0vFWuTE4sBptfRiiBoP-VMJnb6MfHX9d21-VPC/s400/IMG_0275.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzkNWq0EP7e7ziGHcmwpRPAdkOnMp7VgJnozAM2DxjTcoP22qWqxYX0RL_Fh6W_VAd76_NM5dHqmePBHXMDoJ-yxV68FQnFYOiWgpcytQOa9wjkKTXi5FnMRIHBqd3Orl-T7Bd60QIpSjm/s1600/IMG_0276.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzkNWq0EP7e7ziGHcmwpRPAdkOnMp7VgJnozAM2DxjTcoP22qWqxYX0RL_Fh6W_VAd76_NM5dHqmePBHXMDoJ-yxV68FQnFYOiWgpcytQOa9wjkKTXi5FnMRIHBqd3Orl-T7Bd60QIpSjm/s400/IMG_0276.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
Don't mind the shirtlessness...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEC86xhLFN8eGnqg5cLK_ynOZ0bSvdTSoKOppoAiYI0zA74hRNYbIKJI1AevMCXhHSES6aQjFmy2JV7QQJ14dnclZkUyWOpi_U_duLfPbHAwDJnc3pTp-CeLCPQolzyLoZ7kDRoAv76zhe/s1600/IMG_0279.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEC86xhLFN8eGnqg5cLK_ynOZ0bSvdTSoKOppoAiYI0zA74hRNYbIKJI1AevMCXhHSES6aQjFmy2JV7QQJ14dnclZkUyWOpi_U_duLfPbHAwDJnc3pTp-CeLCPQolzyLoZ7kDRoAv76zhe/s400/IMG_0279.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ-l6ffSkIznESY2lh60Lcz5yHVgt5YkZccaVlhOnWY67UvNQL-erGKvQQBsxempYdBs1gWTnvR7VQz7Y-1OuYsNhZZyWUrLIwOzFbwcMj9w13IGEV9tr3JhBhvuHVuDJqc10UTPXYR5gO/s1600/IMG_0282.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ-l6ffSkIznESY2lh60Lcz5yHVgt5YkZccaVlhOnWY67UvNQL-erGKvQQBsxempYdBs1gWTnvR7VQz7Y-1OuYsNhZZyWUrLIwOzFbwcMj9w13IGEV9tr3JhBhvuHVuDJqc10UTPXYR5gO/s400/IMG_0282.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
Me and Connecticut go way back... Filipino! Filipino! Filipino!!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq3myzGKlZkXTl7J1Bh5f2n4D4s8tXFhMUBhQvZ8vzFwnIYZMBUpyjaJx4DH9EsgnFoC2cd1n-snyiYQINP_M5II_O98YPSe9TheF1rq1gQCKuOGcgS9REvkrf_gFXHuumicXMMDkHtrS3/s1600/IMG_0284.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq3myzGKlZkXTl7J1Bh5f2n4D4s8tXFhMUBhQvZ8vzFwnIYZMBUpyjaJx4DH9EsgnFoC2cd1n-snyiYQINP_M5II_O98YPSe9TheF1rq1gQCKuOGcgS9REvkrf_gFXHuumicXMMDkHtrS3/s400/IMG_0284.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
Ladies take your pick of bachelors... Mr. Idaho, Mr. South Carolina, or Mr. Delaware...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhps5mkqHMgZfIUnWgFuEgW9OSNLOphlC4KohbqB6z5v76Nje-dAHWe7LYDQd4p5z8yG9OCVS8ijBJkIn4PsnGQDSV176ziBU_ZFXq2_ZnRAPSu1GpGBdv5e-eQKw31cqVfTpVgvoQdEnAC/s1600/IMG_0288.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhps5mkqHMgZfIUnWgFuEgW9OSNLOphlC4KohbqB6z5v76Nje-dAHWe7LYDQd4p5z8yG9OCVS8ijBJkIn4PsnGQDSV176ziBU_ZFXq2_ZnRAPSu1GpGBdv5e-eQKw31cqVfTpVgvoQdEnAC/s400/IMG_0288.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
I got HAWAII!!!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiguuqBXLpTObu3ktx4zAtMYrq1YVeRjcVU_bwL58eUUz1xtURmQ2_o6qxSyUVL8A7CVj1RVzqb-sqz989q53THf6ynpf0SuP7mWB70z3KlcSWDz8M9byemCnMLjDKq-PjOkHCUX8opbme3/s1600/IMG_0289.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiguuqBXLpTObu3ktx4zAtMYrq1YVeRjcVU_bwL58eUUz1xtURmQ2_o6qxSyUVL8A7CVj1RVzqb-sqz989q53THf6ynpf0SuP7mWB70z3KlcSWDz8M9byemCnMLjDKq-PjOkHCUX8opbme3/s400/IMG_0289.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
Looks like Mr. Virginia does too...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-ZQ_sUlO9FcqQvwFTNES9tQnVX0zEnDXTOuBV4QGXAHG_5XOH5u9QGqr_vDLGweZx2KiwQwTXTk00FuuYMWwH0hMwp1X8fD2WFbHDP3myBQaBzTv_NxJXqQq7I51374mckaEn622KU7U/s1600/IMG_0293.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-ZQ_sUlO9FcqQvwFTNES9tQnVX0zEnDXTOuBV4QGXAHG_5XOH5u9QGqr_vDLGweZx2KiwQwTXTk00FuuYMWwH0hMwp1X8fD2WFbHDP3myBQaBzTv_NxJXqQq7I51374mckaEn622KU7U/s400/IMG_0293.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
Who knew the Real Housewives of New Jersey was going to show up?!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEjD8YShE6yN37snym0fd2O0QdVPHUnLA3mcyaNFl-t6rYcro6pTyc-tUesuFT6-PmhgMurqfCZNo8XgfkxNcXDiFrb37IcFYolsqjbeilJrHkXuQAJBXc3Dj0h_nA_U7MCM1PNwYV2a8Q/s1600/IMG_0299.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEjD8YShE6yN37snym0fd2O0QdVPHUnLA3mcyaNFl-t6rYcro6pTyc-tUesuFT6-PmhgMurqfCZNo8XgfkxNcXDiFrb37IcFYolsqjbeilJrHkXuQAJBXc3Dj0h_nA_U7MCM1PNwYV2a8Q/s400/IMG_0299.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
NOT amused....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuQyhBeApJfsOAU1JbadcgC0YJoeX-E0DljhiHjGvqF4GCS-JBOQj4MKybO4tDepdb1vVlYqCaWtAhyphenhyphenOH7tqfHJzVwqUabqql60o_JY_hMKM_tDej8VBjB3HEJU1ZFhdcZGGIkZw6hpoS6/s1600/IMG_0300.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuQyhBeApJfsOAU1JbadcgC0YJoeX-E0DljhiHjGvqF4GCS-JBOQj4MKybO4tDepdb1vVlYqCaWtAhyphenhyphenOH7tqfHJzVwqUabqql60o_JY_hMKM_tDej8VBjB3HEJU1ZFhdcZGGIkZw6hpoS6/s400/IMG_0300.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
YO! New Mexico!! <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik-Ac5yZvvSafiTtxPp4No1VAJRx0oSe-9neKkLEajeaNTbqGR9ybQBeKufHZxZZ3F0uzPmd9JQrxTVNIsBooMnWJOP9zjEYdtFtEsr9KbdBFq8PL4lqwfg86ZDjlPt8peWexyFaNOnIlW/s1600/IMG_0305.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik-Ac5yZvvSafiTtxPp4No1VAJRx0oSe-9neKkLEajeaNTbqGR9ybQBeKufHZxZZ3F0uzPmd9JQrxTVNIsBooMnWJOP9zjEYdtFtEsr9KbdBFq8PL4lqwfg86ZDjlPt8peWexyFaNOnIlW/s400/IMG_0305.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2p1t6Efp6Ea8GEZEyzpPySlblAGlmIxRrPiOXdqyAwgHd_iQbWCbDE6nb0k1MhPKsdUwtlJZlUykXvji8y4PSgmvaclGE41oxKFVYgS6pszcfPVe7pbw_FkOMxDMXAxYNdaamNr1kL1Xz/s1600/IMG_0306.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2p1t6Efp6Ea8GEZEyzpPySlblAGlmIxRrPiOXdqyAwgHd_iQbWCbDE6nb0k1MhPKsdUwtlJZlUykXvji8y4PSgmvaclGE41oxKFVYgS6pszcfPVe7pbw_FkOMxDMXAxYNdaamNr1kL1Xz/s400/IMG_0306.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHWxWj1OLLO8oO1ST5LvxO6wqzKheMozEzZS3RZwvjrAZgBgVgZ7VTal0t85GmUNE9USC7b6RMGlNbKYeXy2i0MT9XcBzLbTJSTSiJLAXvJN8Aa3hdpR2n66mYjuNB2Muv2lmyLN26g8q/s1600/IMG_0308.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHWxWj1OLLO8oO1ST5LvxO6wqzKheMozEzZS3RZwvjrAZgBgVgZ7VTal0t85GmUNE9USC7b6RMGlNbKYeXy2i0MT9XcBzLbTJSTSiJLAXvJN8Aa3hdpR2n66mYjuNB2Muv2lmyLN26g8q/s400/IMG_0308.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYgqJvcEK4Q5-R2toG1hD3olC3pd-q7CIlLwHV5Z0qQK8KCfqHtrJu0aqQ41vNHNXQvHc6_4HdEWkvc7iKLgG_MIpHRWbo2CDHksS5YciKc7tSaPnZk99jMyQRsI1J3OalhV0DSkEyV6Xu/s1600/IMG_0316.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYgqJvcEK4Q5-R2toG1hD3olC3pd-q7CIlLwHV5Z0qQK8KCfqHtrJu0aqQ41vNHNXQvHc6_4HdEWkvc7iKLgG_MIpHRWbo2CDHksS5YciKc7tSaPnZk99jMyQRsI1J3OalhV0DSkEyV6Xu/s400/IMG_0316.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
4am Korean food cravings... I love you can get food at any time of day in NYC.. Although I don't really remember much at this time, I do remember ordering bibimbop and loving it.. I think..<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnh-0JwHxIfIzqz8gzf-0uvgpPgaQStuFrdqOtZoZC0fqcroRxOMmDTWiCe1IjhSRK59SBlbYwOJbmH0ft50J9FkCRr6mBsle95iUtwHJ5oMCqkPuIZBQtjecpdE8XNS_zcRtmJtmj6NB4/s1600/IMG_0317.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnh-0JwHxIfIzqz8gzf-0uvgpPgaQStuFrdqOtZoZC0fqcroRxOMmDTWiCe1IjhSRK59SBlbYwOJbmH0ft50J9FkCRr6mBsle95iUtwHJ5oMCqkPuIZBQtjecpdE8XNS_zcRtmJtmj6NB4/s400/IMG_0317.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV8gIT1xzElTOD64OvxIBjrR-pxkM2REWy-D4ceei9R88ylZNZbJslC0ZRt9g6kuvPAPlCaQBLaGZ9aWWT4wEcTM-VlxCb2rpp839MulxqlpzWAvkbzXPDJQUKv5VcdMVz3EtCW7ApmQQY/s1600/IMG_0318.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV8gIT1xzElTOD64OvxIBjrR-pxkM2REWy-D4ceei9R88ylZNZbJslC0ZRt9g6kuvPAPlCaQBLaGZ9aWWT4wEcTM-VlxCb2rpp839MulxqlpzWAvkbzXPDJQUKv5VcdMVz3EtCW7ApmQQY/s400/IMG_0318.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
WHAT an experience.. one of the best nights ever I must say and totally felt like I was a part of history.. Thank you New York for some of the best nights of my life!!<br />
<br />
...There is something in the New York air that makes sleep useless. Simone De Beauvoir...<br />
<br />Brigitte Pattonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11106972500637726487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759115053061175228.post-9371703480131581452012-01-23T23:21:00.000-08:002012-01-23T23:26:38.251-08:00New York, New York... Part 1..It's time to play catch up with some blog posts that I have seriously been slacking on.. A few months ago we headed to New York, New York for a mini vacay.. I had never been to New York as an adult (except for a six hour layover which was enough time to grab lunch and do a little shopping in one of the neighborhoods) and I was SUPER excited to check out this east coast town.. Now I'm a west coast girl through and through but I could seriously spend some semi-long term time in the city.. Over the course of our 5 day trip I finally figured out how to use the subway system and could navigate my way around like a pro! I was made to live there I concluded!! We did so much while there and it was so easy to get around that you could knock out 20 things on your "to do" list and not even realize it.. Get ready to get bombarded with pictures.. I in fact have to break up this blog into two parts otherwise the pictures would get a little cray, cray...<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUdOUWYNVqsz_2nAERaZy-TMtp77DRj2xPWTmiK0jg9ifQh94VcSN_FOuHM6TAixPclX8bqNYMMsfuXTiclHhsAXbDQej7T5-81GCK1tJSYw_YGCu37BsOdPZ4iJEwZR-V2s2IpgLotnyD/s1600/IMG_0053.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUdOUWYNVqsz_2nAERaZy-TMtp77DRj2xPWTmiK0jg9ifQh94VcSN_FOuHM6TAixPclX8bqNYMMsfuXTiclHhsAXbDQej7T5-81GCK1tJSYw_YGCu37BsOdPZ4iJEwZR-V2s2IpgLotnyD/s400/IMG_0053.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzsQsE3ZGUwJwvap5HJkfC2ndDJBP8lCLXEezsfiHCJSCKTRgs9SrMwUFTX5QCuonmJkhEd8DpSFSYGhR4qs_3dhpHZIHPutWCoFKPhDAZJZffd9MyZo17AYt-ZeQ3gazbvb7GEL-WsDS6/s1600/IMG_0054.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzsQsE3ZGUwJwvap5HJkfC2ndDJBP8lCLXEezsfiHCJSCKTRgs9SrMwUFTX5QCuonmJkhEd8DpSFSYGhR4qs_3dhpHZIHPutWCoFKPhDAZJZffd9MyZo17AYt-ZeQ3gazbvb7GEL-WsDS6/s400/IMG_0054.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Waiting for my train to come.. with my <a href="http://brigittepatton.blogspot.com/2011/09/missonis-magic.html">Missoni</a> in tow.. you may remember from my blog post back a few months ago about how I was pining for the luggage.. I got it!!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXIdp5IJlyqS2pxpJYLQU3vOSjezxo5TG60fBVzo6yA4YEWSlwDBjoTWkzpb3T9DjH3JoM58HpUBhJr_-gY5l-Oh56xrlzArsbGdsck6NhIQ4B-bZu2Yi-ppjd7dRTME6mBSUgeoTVOTlq/s1600/IMG_0058.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXIdp5IJlyqS2pxpJYLQU3vOSjezxo5TG60fBVzo6yA4YEWSlwDBjoTWkzpb3T9DjH3JoM58HpUBhJr_-gY5l-Oh56xrlzArsbGdsck6NhIQ4B-bZu2Yi-ppjd7dRTME6mBSUgeoTVOTlq/s400/IMG_0058.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Empire State of mind...</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcPWXrEKrnpfA7R-ahxd4g5S8Ba_3GCytuSU1zqJlxQLvs1UU0NY92dbkIy54RwvfQcW9ywPeljugbN9Uj7Py98b3DuRJhdnaSAhs-XqrdiYA5WGp9cT_WQ69kfo-c5v6JatnXvyEU3E96/s1600/IMG_0059.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcPWXrEKrnpfA7R-ahxd4g5S8Ba_3GCytuSU1zqJlxQLvs1UU0NY92dbkIy54RwvfQcW9ywPeljugbN9Uj7Py98b3DuRJhdnaSAhs-XqrdiYA5WGp9cT_WQ69kfo-c5v6JatnXvyEU3E96/s400/IMG_0059.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Our hotel was right across the street from Madison Square Garden and Penn Station.. couldn't have asked for a better location! Oh yeah and you could see Times Square down the road too..</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK8xN8ZLeLRZ0lDWdWntXP5aZE-fP6JK6b-2wM6G33Xq8Z7yqRYZwZf8-WvA1zJj2CgR0E8OuAbAEd9tTcSVAcLTV-c5V5QNHeKFCyY2zYWK7TzpIq9kj1aMWorUzg6g-MXHCUXDF2rX9K/s1600/IMG_0060.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK8xN8ZLeLRZ0lDWdWntXP5aZE-fP6JK6b-2wM6G33Xq8Z7yqRYZwZf8-WvA1zJj2CgR0E8OuAbAEd9tTcSVAcLTV-c5V5QNHeKFCyY2zYWK7TzpIq9kj1aMWorUzg6g-MXHCUXDF2rX9K/s400/IMG_0060.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2p6qH5wreXB4KsQjwxXohCq2y6jEFwLWNhe9gyLLZm8KCzQUzAGkyF6JkG1sCiwk833NsTzloNCeaF0WMJdeu67BRzeKIyQmZsd3arxk6l9xrPzjUyuC_Cs8WWCCjVnwM_w_yWS4q63wA/s1600/IMG_0064.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2p6qH5wreXB4KsQjwxXohCq2y6jEFwLWNhe9gyLLZm8KCzQUzAGkyF6JkG1sCiwk833NsTzloNCeaF0WMJdeu67BRzeKIyQmZsd3arxk6l9xrPzjUyuC_Cs8WWCCjVnwM_w_yWS4q63wA/s400/IMG_0064.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
A few of my friends from high school moved to New York to pursue their dream of opening up a restaurant/bar.. It's been opened for about a year now and highly coveted in the New York restaurant scene.. I'm not even kidding when I say the food was some of the best I've had.. It's called <a href="http://hudsonclearwater.com/">Hudson Clearwater</a> and it's behind this little inconspicuous door which first enters into a garden like area.. up the steps is the cutest intimate restaurant.. I'm so proud of them and rave about their food.. and drinks.. Reunion!!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGbWVo6PkQl1-vpmXgGUSotQ7xd0HOMtklOMnXX8hskYG2n3DmY5cZjdgDy_3Tn66OSeI2YKqfRwolfnhQKYXFMC7xiGlw9xETQj1OjHarX2LfdIKLfPlzuyUVuCeCALtgHd3ky1yp75kP/s1600/IMG_0070.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGbWVo6PkQl1-vpmXgGUSotQ7xd0HOMtklOMnXX8hskYG2n3DmY5cZjdgDy_3Tn66OSeI2YKqfRwolfnhQKYXFMC7xiGlw9xETQj1OjHarX2LfdIKLfPlzuyUVuCeCALtgHd3ky1yp75kP/s400/IMG_0070.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
That night they introduced us to a true speakeasy-like bar.. During the day it literally dubs as a barber shop... but at night through the door which is actually the entire wall that moves to the side, you enter into the hot spot... So insane!! I present the <a href="http://www.blindbarber.com/">Blind Barber</a>...</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSsgzx2K14Tzs8RC5fHE-8dScOLt1RXUL96Qu9iOg3vkYGTfoy4NFfeq11Fdf-pGOjjr2iaUP9AQQdB9ul5Gi_dZIAB-iPJBJLT3ci9AoO8AABZZouG1IJU2_L-UttKLwuceVeSFse2wFr/s1600/IMG_0072.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSsgzx2K14Tzs8RC5fHE-8dScOLt1RXUL96Qu9iOg3vkYGTfoy4NFfeq11Fdf-pGOjjr2iaUP9AQQdB9ul5Gi_dZIAB-iPJBJLT3ci9AoO8AABZZouG1IJU2_L-UttKLwuceVeSFse2wFr/s400/IMG_0072.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOv3O0TwsGvY4zKQWfseDqNC5OaFO47Qjysx9LESRSC6D6k7lpm14SG9YchpP3IIVXAbioujWuaPLzyLXxjki4l-GeljKysPeX5_xetk8NeuGMOn51fpPPAP6cqX7nQtoyMnDkK9nDQRYL/s1600/IMG_0074.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOv3O0TwsGvY4zKQWfseDqNC5OaFO47Qjysx9LESRSC6D6k7lpm14SG9YchpP3IIVXAbioujWuaPLzyLXxjki4l-GeljKysPeX5_xetk8NeuGMOn51fpPPAP6cqX7nQtoyMnDkK9nDQRYL/s400/IMG_0074.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZK69Acw-7R530nTUTY5RrywAV-1z3IPPYrkbc0bxzR4GpKMiNBjCKiooT5yHrBGAXyh8t-ff6mPz8Vu2A55AyY-1aPbKdJw8f3oUQQAayJaQv55sU0vxSpHbhdDMp8U4p1itrqxknGEt4/s1600/IMG_0076.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZK69Acw-7R530nTUTY5RrywAV-1z3IPPYrkbc0bxzR4GpKMiNBjCKiooT5yHrBGAXyh8t-ff6mPz8Vu2A55AyY-1aPbKdJw8f3oUQQAayJaQv55sU0vxSpHbhdDMp8U4p1itrqxknGEt4/s400/IMG_0076.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
He thought he closed his eyes...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH90bUxeztWlfC53iHuBAp1d1o5L4fVyNykJbE788-6y3sCK5NKjk18a1PJ7j-V2orcB_2FuZgkS_7EP2gnADQK7Csx6cJH45W80BeJIZ_73ybRUavs76yk5pPOB3ac4fmjBFnVTolPOzR/s1600/IMG_0079.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH90bUxeztWlfC53iHuBAp1d1o5L4fVyNykJbE788-6y3sCK5NKjk18a1PJ7j-V2orcB_2FuZgkS_7EP2gnADQK7Csx6cJH45W80BeJIZ_73ybRUavs76yk5pPOB3ac4fmjBFnVTolPOzR/s400/IMG_0079.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
Late night taxi cab confessions...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlG31BrKjhrhjfI7fRU-Z6vkN2_sRZvtjURHCkZzCWOIDP8ai8A3QTHGfj7h2sE3sd5eeRvsf_gZRglHeLt4qxaH2MU6gRKp0PMhY7Q45Lry1tAiZtz7qzbZan0_gNlklk5U9E7oIsz3eX/s1600/IMG_0080.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlG31BrKjhrhjfI7fRU-Z6vkN2_sRZvtjURHCkZzCWOIDP8ai8A3QTHGfj7h2sE3sd5eeRvsf_gZRglHeLt4qxaH2MU6gRKp0PMhY7Q45Lry1tAiZtz7qzbZan0_gNlklk5U9E7oIsz3eX/s400/IMG_0080.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
For our first official brunch, I made reservations weeks in advance for the <a href="http://www.brasseriebeaumarchais.com/">Beaumarchais</a> in the meat packing district on the recommendation of a friend of mine.. Here's a hint if you decide to go.. around 3pm the shades are drawn and bubbly is flowing.. the Beaumarchais turns into a day club! It's cruise ship french themed.. Pretty awesome is what it is...</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7uP8AdteCeiUBRqcD2WU7fX_u3E06fnYF8tJyRMBCtPARZ3IVQFCWm3hhr-0doBWnYMdqWoBOEd1LGK9XZ09xudLb3qfdV4jn0INxokaud5_xybxgvDngBav0LsMjwz44aTH3Snalaq2Y/s1600/IMG_0097.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7uP8AdteCeiUBRqcD2WU7fX_u3E06fnYF8tJyRMBCtPARZ3IVQFCWm3hhr-0doBWnYMdqWoBOEd1LGK9XZ09xudLb3qfdV4jn0INxokaud5_xybxgvDngBav0LsMjwz44aTH3Snalaq2Y/s400/IMG_0097.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyVyvVtcdMZU_jIHU-1XYTLHg3MxxFRmiRhfpJbNXTYPH6aqlU5vS618S45xY0OeIMZr4IG4x9srd36TZNhNsqpWoypod7h5n9pKAwbXt_kO5-XAvwQoKT4H1vPJZl9wMLe4-BrL4VeGkl/s1600/IMG_0086.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyVyvVtcdMZU_jIHU-1XYTLHg3MxxFRmiRhfpJbNXTYPH6aqlU5vS618S45xY0OeIMZr4IG4x9srd36TZNhNsqpWoypod7h5n9pKAwbXt_kO5-XAvwQoKT4H1vPJZl9wMLe4-BrL4VeGkl/s400/IMG_0086.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04zZexY_h97CW1y2sGHeeQDsHsdK-AqL8_lVlA_QHPqne7M4mV21WyFY5jCIGa8pDqkkrLFVTur73bqIw-v326RN2ARFGtjF_I-tAxqvMQ4-XUzFiMCgqg9bM70TjTq8BaMG0tU45ZuR7/s1600/IMG_0089.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04zZexY_h97CW1y2sGHeeQDsHsdK-AqL8_lVlA_QHPqne7M4mV21WyFY5jCIGa8pDqkkrLFVTur73bqIw-v326RN2ARFGtjF_I-tAxqvMQ4-XUzFiMCgqg9bM70TjTq8BaMG0tU45ZuR7/s400/IMG_0089.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTxLfEyEro2E9-fDjjX2zHjT55vdGC8qfeJb-EgZXrekn3_apmV2oREu_C2uhpTO2UygrZ-JdHJBG3oL5HK3EM5Hi61DD4HwfgPlwdb0A8MGco2M1hjlFAZfbaDl2mAoF0b7aQ2OUOhKPb/s1600/IMG_0090.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTxLfEyEro2E9-fDjjX2zHjT55vdGC8qfeJb-EgZXrekn3_apmV2oREu_C2uhpTO2UygrZ-JdHJBG3oL5HK3EM5Hi61DD4HwfgPlwdb0A8MGco2M1hjlFAZfbaDl2mAoF0b7aQ2OUOhKPb/s400/IMG_0090.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
I decided the $5000 La Debauche was a little more my taste...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwyNyR6ytp2JFwRNFc3qDzbCd__cGdX7YHZjd6XdI7P-ZrFTs-CLW2aqhKwyceK-gj0RhJ4pxxvyeG-DpGt6gzX2zlq8JOrrEW0F5EbTyTFmsckZKcTE0nW69OufLlf7ClH0Lq9OAcAJO0/s1600/IMG_0091.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwyNyR6ytp2JFwRNFc3qDzbCd__cGdX7YHZjd6XdI7P-ZrFTs-CLW2aqhKwyceK-gj0RhJ4pxxvyeG-DpGt6gzX2zlq8JOrrEW0F5EbTyTFmsckZKcTE0nW69OufLlf7ClH0Lq9OAcAJO0/s400/IMG_0091.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk03Ydq__s4wUrbxxvCcFVgE6Qn8ZqPTzYsqamtVl-CVSm7mJYX9oNCHY-cXeMeWRqwK2LkW9yKgZvTgIlV-QktdQrrClsncTXLuPYWL_RaMXq3Dow8sDKyl7AOjJDBrDZnvoQXQAOhkgz/s1600/IMG_0096.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk03Ydq__s4wUrbxxvCcFVgE6Qn8ZqPTzYsqamtVl-CVSm7mJYX9oNCHY-cXeMeWRqwK2LkW9yKgZvTgIlV-QktdQrrClsncTXLuPYWL_RaMXq3Dow8sDKyl7AOjJDBrDZnvoQXQAOhkgz/s400/IMG_0096.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Taking a stroll through the meat packing district... In style of course...</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCNh4iECiPQytKWXTXl_q2hJiVVBrQQPbF7XQdY9LcwsBKBjAVr113k7UV3FlrogjlW_IStzre-xk3XekRncFLoWQd9PPzmfkJrTnhFLM8K45YHsQJcy-ATzcSd507cbnUjUDOsxlxJgTx/s1600/IMG_0082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCNh4iECiPQytKWXTXl_q2hJiVVBrQQPbF7XQdY9LcwsBKBjAVr113k7UV3FlrogjlW_IStzre-xk3XekRncFLoWQd9PPzmfkJrTnhFLM8K45YHsQJcy-ATzcSd507cbnUjUDOsxlxJgTx/s400/IMG_0082.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3T_OxS5y-WHT0e_arpYmImFRfeLUqqIRbLsQtRp0sX8EGjAe2daIN9a5YfByPF7rDPq71zI32Cv8ozykjAlwEUXUJsmOgHT4NWImCD7U5IDM8kX1fqxbbPqRv8s3vCnqq2_vqu7KbKacm/s1600/IMG_0084.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3T_OxS5y-WHT0e_arpYmImFRfeLUqqIRbLsQtRp0sX8EGjAe2daIN9a5YfByPF7rDPq71zI32Cv8ozykjAlwEUXUJsmOgHT4NWImCD7U5IDM8kX1fqxbbPqRv8s3vCnqq2_vqu7KbKacm/s400/IMG_0084.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
We happened to stumble upon... Times Square!!!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhMAf3uCdj2ST0gjAWfVFaWpXhxBTND45KB2HUpNxtk9Ei4hZW57Pyc-atO9GeYrGVQ1Sf2Y3HTZhuiYTMVXa9ebsQEK8mVaAKUXSZS9NUJ8vcQr7ZESVp6R16u3fs0-py1rSCm4fOPheI/s1600/IMG_0107.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhMAf3uCdj2ST0gjAWfVFaWpXhxBTND45KB2HUpNxtk9Ei4hZW57Pyc-atO9GeYrGVQ1Sf2Y3HTZhuiYTMVXa9ebsQEK8mVaAKUXSZS9NUJ8vcQr7ZESVp6R16u3fs0-py1rSCm4fOPheI/s400/IMG_0107.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHBomTXqcz67Ct7RW70N8w6cFK6AzV8hBggh3zX3mKLA6oyQCqs-B-BArqGH_yhrEZgX3Q7PniXjq205w-kCWvbAhswrumcDjkeYpmJAztFIjTiN1Y3WU6ah_OTF_prPJmlWup2Pz8hGqD/s1600/IMG_0105.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHBomTXqcz67Ct7RW70N8w6cFK6AzV8hBggh3zX3mKLA6oyQCqs-B-BArqGH_yhrEZgX3Q7PniXjq205w-kCWvbAhswrumcDjkeYpmJAztFIjTiN1Y3WU6ah_OTF_prPJmlWup2Pz8hGqD/s400/IMG_0105.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOcmiR-8-DzY32ILDIJTr7U9PnSqQ2zp30JDABnN1oOwRx2o1JkXdvfmjP54_WBfvM637ZsG_ElUurEa-vq1pEahpbr7xFWJjuip2Zjf6VKvD7-vrefWGqpJSoelq3fPj1s8VPASrLvEb9/s1600/IMG_0111.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOcmiR-8-DzY32ILDIJTr7U9PnSqQ2zp30JDABnN1oOwRx2o1JkXdvfmjP54_WBfvM637ZsG_ElUurEa-vq1pEahpbr7xFWJjuip2Zjf6VKvD7-vrefWGqpJSoelq3fPj1s8VPASrLvEb9/s400/IMG_0111.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
Chris surprised me with one of my Birthday presents to a Broadway show!!! WICKED!!! It was AMAZING!! I highly recommend this show if you are in New York.. All I can say is "toss, toss".. you'll get it when you see it...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ7co71-bQcqm7-kSx7-h1eBX_jdXCvrs-HRqh6Yclxm6UY-QPUBteXiOTCdghZ_pLeFfnVXia_whoSsaeGWJ8s_kxSKeF6Mp2Y2ymGDyohc3FaiJf4BdqYobz1peeSBww6ZUtQr9NoMNg/s1600/IMG_0112.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ7co71-bQcqm7-kSx7-h1eBX_jdXCvrs-HRqh6Yclxm6UY-QPUBteXiOTCdghZ_pLeFfnVXia_whoSsaeGWJ8s_kxSKeF6Mp2Y2ymGDyohc3FaiJf4BdqYobz1peeSBww6ZUtQr9NoMNg/s400/IMG_0112.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1S5kR_oajTHNaoeFqegwBkBBi4QdvOrkYYRYKtJrlSEuxgQWq7Gw1SvogG6avnQrVnv4EkUPZX3e_MAxXz-iAR3HKc_xwSEjNp7UKrXT-CE8mDd6pqjhG3D8clAKdZkG2zcAdx_sv5ce-/s1600/IMG_0115.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1S5kR_oajTHNaoeFqegwBkBBi4QdvOrkYYRYKtJrlSEuxgQWq7Gw1SvogG6avnQrVnv4EkUPZX3e_MAxXz-iAR3HKc_xwSEjNp7UKrXT-CE8mDd6pqjhG3D8clAKdZkG2zcAdx_sv5ce-/s400/IMG_0115.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
Looks like Chris found the Cosmo issue he was in!! Check out the reaction from the dude in the back.. NOT amused...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVbMgPamETZ9Kluypux_KSUMxqDUaTlV4bF_H2vUrf_yrubo3IdNDnUSb1AYSALixDwsYSRORWGYgKVsUWJY7WxBpeCqaJb2NHwMhOLEK-fR_NA3HmjD0XJIaWdaQf2HIKMhrS3h2u0Prf/s1600/IMG_0116.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVbMgPamETZ9Kluypux_KSUMxqDUaTlV4bF_H2vUrf_yrubo3IdNDnUSb1AYSALixDwsYSRORWGYgKVsUWJY7WxBpeCqaJb2NHwMhOLEK-fR_NA3HmjD0XJIaWdaQf2HIKMhrS3h2u0Prf/s400/IMG_0116.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz04Gh9BP0EWK0qokBfnNAVleU4pAQkreSL9Ae1UQH7YEBXSsnHE-ND31S7FL0q6MxI0g-WYCXfCGw81G7iKf3Pxk-k7KkDlrALjWOJ2-yTRR-PdNo4b-AV8ATp3nL3iXbOW1N4rHAxFOJ/s1600/IMG_0117.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz04Gh9BP0EWK0qokBfnNAVleU4pAQkreSL9Ae1UQH7YEBXSsnHE-ND31S7FL0q6MxI0g-WYCXfCGw81G7iKf3Pxk-k7KkDlrALjWOJ2-yTRR-PdNo4b-AV8ATp3nL3iXbOW1N4rHAxFOJ/s400/IMG_0117.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYpAnP5RaKg2r-6nulArviQz-Aq5WY4NxGUD-mPGwwQfQQvHtAqo-U0Q4i59Yt4igGvcu2wPXOIACMWlrVMGxN5oEpGsROevFuYXlNQ7Dt13fu8ZeQ_wvNUuD6IOOkHPUq9udSWDMefuaY/s1600/IMG_0120.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYpAnP5RaKg2r-6nulArviQz-Aq5WY4NxGUD-mPGwwQfQQvHtAqo-U0Q4i59Yt4igGvcu2wPXOIACMWlrVMGxN5oEpGsROevFuYXlNQ7Dt13fu8ZeQ_wvNUuD6IOOkHPUq9udSWDMefuaY/s400/IMG_0120.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXQTXksgF2oRur1_HtU8S1wuD3APAUN1LhUnlfhXAV0TD93kUmlKzvol-QxNgl628qYmlN7xZgsTRfTajQS2lPjjpSgQWk-jKsgcZP5QdRcMRSoojk22OGooPxcWO5E8QUCxVQErcrPKAJ/s1600/IMG_0121.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXQTXksgF2oRur1_HtU8S1wuD3APAUN1LhUnlfhXAV0TD93kUmlKzvol-QxNgl628qYmlN7xZgsTRfTajQS2lPjjpSgQWk-jKsgcZP5QdRcMRSoojk22OGooPxcWO5E8QUCxVQErcrPKAJ/s400/IMG_0121.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
Soooooo... for my other Birthday present, these were all secrets kept until last minute by the way, we headed to Brooklyn..<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgetCeGBvEhXOrc0sa9P-e5gA3sTwsx9eXPvbAOgXLQKmrRMJpY975kqBJNDDVtYy21g-CSBlIbyL6cfqdUidPRE_mccT4e6xREUDxVvzaBSMw2ZS-ebzHYCbDnGsMxnPxLa4LSN5JzJ3di/s1600/IMG_0125.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgetCeGBvEhXOrc0sa9P-e5gA3sTwsx9eXPvbAOgXLQKmrRMJpY975kqBJNDDVtYy21g-CSBlIbyL6cfqdUidPRE_mccT4e6xREUDxVvzaBSMw2ZS-ebzHYCbDnGsMxnPxLa4LSN5JzJ3di/s400/IMG_0125.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
So much creative artwork along the way to see...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1k3k2TPAkF745hN6S9UE1Mague1faksY_1m7Kuc1QPJlhcyippx70aM3RgMfEtvptFRTxaLuXHFsHVjucHxfybg3XX9TTSwMQKldbmlFaUobgtINOGx00e0ra5AMzvBeWNJkZt4G5BOFh/s1600/IMG_0126.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1k3k2TPAkF745hN6S9UE1Mague1faksY_1m7Kuc1QPJlhcyippx70aM3RgMfEtvptFRTxaLuXHFsHVjucHxfybg3XX9TTSwMQKldbmlFaUobgtINOGx00e0ra5AMzvBeWNJkZt4G5BOFh/s400/IMG_0126.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyFm8pRaRWCsaSpst7Ly9CgYSy8kJGLK7zjcVkqjuk2OLqw-bTaw-0KdkvJZe9y6DRPsI0aAfBh7eS_c8JDT2TmW8HDWs6HnYPpQ2Fpc4zyg0yRdUOfKbRIvGQVvH5QOGmeH8RmJcBasCI/s1600/IMG_0165.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyFm8pRaRWCsaSpst7Ly9CgYSy8kJGLK7zjcVkqjuk2OLqw-bTaw-0KdkvJZe9y6DRPsI0aAfBh7eS_c8JDT2TmW8HDWs6HnYPpQ2Fpc4zyg0yRdUOfKbRIvGQVvH5QOGmeH8RmJcBasCI/s400/IMG_0165.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
The River Cafe!!! I actually had never heard of this restaurant before but Chris used his research skills and found a restaurant "with a view" as he said... He did good.. I repeat.. he did good...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpPNZO_RQUzCw3oYB_OX6n5Cl7lxAXdIszbyGT_p6st8Z68-Z7rk2AgZ197ueWWJwMAJ-vBTErPA3K1-2lHhzRsENs1H56g82ulXdVZdoicyIBCZoGntLWIM8_FrpoLZIrBK1LyQvM0GBw/s1600/IMG_0144.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpPNZO_RQUzCw3oYB_OX6n5Cl7lxAXdIszbyGT_p6st8Z68-Z7rk2AgZ197ueWWJwMAJ-vBTErPA3K1-2lHhzRsENs1H56g82ulXdVZdoicyIBCZoGntLWIM8_FrpoLZIrBK1LyQvM0GBw/s400/IMG_0144.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDstb54VVtwSX8PqeDGORGbDQ-aPe5hMF7HVc_CFrz2_Tj-GHJnkMn0kx0UFPUF3FAKkylsBEDGp4xn_EDwbpmm0xgwaE3c3144YBSuRHlKkDEmrHTqb6H-E8L_dK8RS_tMdrvdwVkAWMb/s1600/IMG_0132.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDstb54VVtwSX8PqeDGORGbDQ-aPe5hMF7HVc_CFrz2_Tj-GHJnkMn0kx0UFPUF3FAKkylsBEDGp4xn_EDwbpmm0xgwaE3c3144YBSuRHlKkDEmrHTqb6H-E8L_dK8RS_tMdrvdwVkAWMb/s400/IMG_0132.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Yeah... I'd say that is quite the view.. of NEW YORK CITY!!! Actual view from our table...</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRzQdJ7biMo-y8mFYSQff_uYJMsZZaME1JNbB8RIPMhKUrhYNXRf3SV9qeWgGk3uXtEsOLJ-vNt7qiMKSZOhjcT4AxOWHXUuHpVRc-_exIig3KDoSUWZB7QVGRBoUakixIz7UR_0Xfp6DU/s1600/IMG_0130.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRzQdJ7biMo-y8mFYSQff_uYJMsZZaME1JNbB8RIPMhKUrhYNXRf3SV9qeWgGk3uXtEsOLJ-vNt7qiMKSZOhjcT4AxOWHXUuHpVRc-_exIig3KDoSUWZB7QVGRBoUakixIz7UR_0Xfp6DU/s400/IMG_0130.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
The Brooklyn Bridge dessert...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL3Euc2dI2ErVfynEhxpNRc76OoMp-OPl9BSffKykx9dDR88jm26NC5iFwGSq3uxifa8MLapHpIqsQ2LJnU9X7Y-T5wABMOCKjwQp-3XgHyTWSSE2uem9p_7uoLTlgoSfC9SV7TQz0T-YD/s1600/IMG_0137.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL3Euc2dI2ErVfynEhxpNRc76OoMp-OPl9BSffKykx9dDR88jm26NC5iFwGSq3uxifa8MLapHpIqsQ2LJnU9X7Y-T5wABMOCKjwQp-3XgHyTWSSE2uem9p_7uoLTlgoSfC9SV7TQz0T-YD/s400/IMG_0137.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRnXOhFDEND0s4EsPKQDjBApKXwE8rRbXFXwdvLwxVl8e4EmVrgYUzanDwypRI51SWsm76OUOaOQCKKpAuwdLJ5nGzDvlCHr1OOeEuczbEGAqRG7p98YazeFPQnvskDtaCLw1wK2m4YN8i/s1600/IMG_0147.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRnXOhFDEND0s4EsPKQDjBApKXwE8rRbXFXwdvLwxVl8e4EmVrgYUzanDwypRI51SWsm76OUOaOQCKKpAuwdLJ5nGzDvlCHr1OOeEuczbEGAqRG7p98YazeFPQnvskDtaCLw1wK2m4YN8i/s400/IMG_0147.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAVzKxPPfzSlAEpcZB-6zExpW2pnRSGkkJyTMADQ6w4W4uKkEvr2v9X2D_5uo63Td8I1_b4I6dG9MzjVnn1UHokO4p6gXzQGxwz3mwH6KYzZtkWaFI8SLY-vLoq2xyGoTtwczewyd4K3Zz/s1600/IMG_0149.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAVzKxPPfzSlAEpcZB-6zExpW2pnRSGkkJyTMADQ6w4W4uKkEvr2v9X2D_5uo63Td8I1_b4I6dG9MzjVnn1UHokO4p6gXzQGxwz3mwH6KYzZtkWaFI8SLY-vLoq2xyGoTtwczewyd4K3Zz/s400/IMG_0149.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
Artsy picture taking...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVO_ngwmDXLGQDspy94bs90SdDehS68CPQ5kxt0GMFPWacIS2mMW5MZYLenozw9KskR8lzLoSBzZER8V6CmFlY6VbtEI9u4nUAWQz9aIdep0jwX2Rj0qUTG73MAF_HTxhNv5ZUpo7p0W5O/s1600/IMG_0154.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVO_ngwmDXLGQDspy94bs90SdDehS68CPQ5kxt0GMFPWacIS2mMW5MZYLenozw9KskR8lzLoSBzZER8V6CmFlY6VbtEI9u4nUAWQz9aIdep0jwX2Rj0qUTG73MAF_HTxhNv5ZUpo7p0W5O/s400/IMG_0154.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjNSdix8Wv_kkY6jRYdFtAuZsC3yP_w_93swIvsG-pzoMQaQwUCdlbearltZf3jk0-tSuet06bqDHRuOUXT-yADoC6gAgRD9ExrIIymw2NkNK-IyANAyzsWFFp6ztkaFAc0j13oCv60jGM/s1600/IMG_0158.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjNSdix8Wv_kkY6jRYdFtAuZsC3yP_w_93swIvsG-pzoMQaQwUCdlbearltZf3jk0-tSuet06bqDHRuOUXT-yADoC6gAgRD9ExrIIymw2NkNK-IyANAyzsWFFp6ztkaFAc0j13oCv60jGM/s400/IMG_0158.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZt3WdHJktzOQCakgl2iurwc4wXjpgXL9THQJUNDfscNOSFMSgrnkvnaSWUvUKY4XEeSLgcXb6tlHK8jEnbn4yIhN8BFYKNCyZfOXK6jr_UhFE9w5c_g6q8u6bUre5iG6VsagJZ4mz12_j/s1600/IMG_0164.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZt3WdHJktzOQCakgl2iurwc4wXjpgXL9THQJUNDfscNOSFMSgrnkvnaSWUvUKY4XEeSLgcXb6tlHK8jEnbn4yIhN8BFYKNCyZfOXK6jr_UhFE9w5c_g6q8u6bUre5iG6VsagJZ4mz12_j/s400/IMG_0164.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
With all the walking we did, I tried bringing flats with me everywhere and then switch into my heels once we got to where ever we were going...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeOy-n9aXXOxqQ3u6J46LISAlOnNiPmxQFgJUxafBsTpE-jDBPvnk_e-oOSp_iVrQOdesZkLj2qTCJRZtzvLK9xU2c71S0gOVQeFuJONjolxH66VkFxzYjhgx7rU0Mj_VLRgJF2bEbSfze/s1600/IMG_0170.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeOy-n9aXXOxqQ3u6J46LISAlOnNiPmxQFgJUxafBsTpE-jDBPvnk_e-oOSp_iVrQOdesZkLj2qTCJRZtzvLK9xU2c71S0gOVQeFuJONjolxH66VkFxzYjhgx7rU0Mj_VLRgJF2bEbSfze/s400/IMG_0170.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ZpaTZLm0xGfduhQxVcchfGX_VZqt5_HUf7O_vvUwxMEO5cfgHwZruxyGwvnbyfG_LO7RM5aqUsc1KMG8B2tvNWAouEsO8rfrGykj0-inzy0AykQ-g2ffEuRqUB9BP7Tw6W6m5EaVHCdP/s1600/IMG_0173.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ZpaTZLm0xGfduhQxVcchfGX_VZqt5_HUf7O_vvUwxMEO5cfgHwZruxyGwvnbyfG_LO7RM5aqUsc1KMG8B2tvNWAouEsO8rfrGykj0-inzy0AykQ-g2ffEuRqUB9BP7Tw6W6m5EaVHCdP/s400/IMG_0173.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
Since we were on California time we couldn't sleep at a normal time.. So after dinner we tried going to the 9-11 Memorial.. Apparently you have to make reservations.. during daylight hours to visit.. Whoops.. maybe next time.. at least we tried!!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ENaDvoHzzoz-qAdD9He34DAEiLOW45ohSlUdYiNfIbmNRLqiQ8rv5HY3j-FMBbHzgAaG6NbT4SeP7NHRG5bVBJyWINc9DTig-IbFLBnx2sBNB1z-MofdyfY4hGznnVH-bJ1J6rOxKH3-/s1600/IMG_0174.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ENaDvoHzzoz-qAdD9He34DAEiLOW45ohSlUdYiNfIbmNRLqiQ8rv5HY3j-FMBbHzgAaG6NbT4SeP7NHRG5bVBJyWINc9DTig-IbFLBnx2sBNB1z-MofdyfY4hGznnVH-bJ1J6rOxKH3-/s400/IMG_0174.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4hCnnfVD6L-XyX23cS56C0Vn7h3DKDQuW7kfoXgBCkM78k6bGEWW_ljUb-BXWv7OnGtxQN_sH-1ZKzpb5t4MpGAgHHUEaFQkqPs7qpj2a-hyYqc4DIuzlkMv1CmDBOmydS8FBWfEq995/s1600/IMG_0176.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4hCnnfVD6L-XyX23cS56C0Vn7h3DKDQuW7kfoXgBCkM78k6bGEWW_ljUb-BXWv7OnGtxQN_sH-1ZKzpb5t4MpGAgHHUEaFQkqPs7qpj2a-hyYqc4DIuzlkMv1CmDBOmydS8FBWfEq995/s400/IMG_0176.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
Blends right into the New York life..<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCAlQHBs_fLOop53jP9wjD3Rv9cury1bO11WVDognlPAt2hx-SoXaZ0jdq-1xxPMGjfNEeW1AeLUOlhI_tUaiP9M7VUNi8sapv0lRHhczE0OXUm6RTg9tNrLtOfNh7NY3vI0ZGYS9UQ0SS/s1600/IMG_0177.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCAlQHBs_fLOop53jP9wjD3Rv9cury1bO11WVDognlPAt2hx-SoXaZ0jdq-1xxPMGjfNEeW1AeLUOlhI_tUaiP9M7VUNi8sapv0lRHhczE0OXUm6RTg9tNrLtOfNh7NY3vI0ZGYS9UQ0SS/s400/IMG_0177.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG216FvAE7mOSdYP1ihJyNNxjOyS09TABRpdnon8lk_u3SRlAd5frSVbfnuKRtIhX6pwkq8JwJ1_-njfsDgN3J7yYf_zmBlz5gKySP7vM1PADC48QB-ypFpKq64eN2ZHT8WvcP7BbyUmiG/s1600/IMG_0180.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG216FvAE7mOSdYP1ihJyNNxjOyS09TABRpdnon8lk_u3SRlAd5frSVbfnuKRtIhX6pwkq8JwJ1_-njfsDgN3J7yYf_zmBlz5gKySP7vM1PADC48QB-ypFpKq64eN2ZHT8WvcP7BbyUmiG/s400/IMG_0180.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
Columbus Circle..<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCiCDcpz5gmopEj5NbBeu572px7YblxlaVNoOHSfFPnxAt1dqwKj2JcH98OXlOJgiEXM9pgbFhQ_P9EBmOpLtw9oeCO8pPFBOp4mQ6vVxCtEJ2zMogE_aLG6PFQDA1VrRyruwNIB5tiKab/s1600/IMG_0181.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCiCDcpz5gmopEj5NbBeu572px7YblxlaVNoOHSfFPnxAt1dqwKj2JcH98OXlOJgiEXM9pgbFhQ_P9EBmOpLtw9oeCO8pPFBOp4mQ6vVxCtEJ2zMogE_aLG6PFQDA1VrRyruwNIB5tiKab/s400/IMG_0181.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuzYDzM0mPX1UmEzqci8uyFX4IPh7whD8Hcv_ewOv2Rb7s-laUCf1NdobjQHKJKo-fzQT3H_8tzGXV3irHIF9S9nvdE9tqABylV2SdSkz6SUhvOM0grAsS8yjcIvk_kB4pB4gqkSIplevx/s1600/IMG_0184.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuzYDzM0mPX1UmEzqci8uyFX4IPh7whD8Hcv_ewOv2Rb7s-laUCf1NdobjQHKJKo-fzQT3H_8tzGXV3irHIF9S9nvdE9tqABylV2SdSkz6SUhvOM0grAsS8yjcIvk_kB4pB4gqkSIplevx/s400/IMG_0184.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
Carnegie Hall...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEzFvg2x14AVzpyh1_JQQelNRPCV4duOf6n_I_x3ivREoRMb4rCnA1V5xv_qtwGBPR0XAY-j4VKzo4MpMyJ9URP7bWD5P38dZ2VW_n2RpA-kpizrePD-H2i4zF0N5ImuFICPleDk0WAJ2k/s1600/IMG_0186.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEzFvg2x14AVzpyh1_JQQelNRPCV4duOf6n_I_x3ivREoRMb4rCnA1V5xv_qtwGBPR0XAY-j4VKzo4MpMyJ9URP7bWD5P38dZ2VW_n2RpA-kpizrePD-H2i4zF0N5ImuFICPleDk0WAJ2k/s400/IMG_0186.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
Central Park...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_OqXReTXHe4eUK3BAAHStuy8vgbxfK-M6k9xvpLz0q_URKnrZjRgNDhZcWWeSSFSz48AZhowCcONAoXqGvY1e_FnEvuVlqUHhCP2kjCgar9GnaNpKYgWuFYpaS7AucTv3xEGmCra8eNg0/s1600/IMG_0191.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_OqXReTXHe4eUK3BAAHStuy8vgbxfK-M6k9xvpLz0q_URKnrZjRgNDhZcWWeSSFSz48AZhowCcONAoXqGvY1e_FnEvuVlqUHhCP2kjCgar9GnaNpKYgWuFYpaS7AucTv3xEGmCra8eNg0/s400/IMG_0191.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
I loved this view.. so iconic from so many movies...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKJX78Ph87W_SG-x8QN9hOv5-3yMZXDxVXATgRc1ZCnJq8EaKXCG7LFz7830t7B09nfAZn_UbSw2Toz4b5cFyCCQc8ZgQPDc_HNbGpMdsAogOSAgEAVcSDAq7l7dh_YDDHrD008JjmqfDm/s1600/IMG_0195_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKJX78Ph87W_SG-x8QN9hOv5-3yMZXDxVXATgRc1ZCnJq8EaKXCG7LFz7830t7B09nfAZn_UbSw2Toz4b5cFyCCQc8ZgQPDc_HNbGpMdsAogOSAgEAVcSDAq7l7dh_YDDHrD008JjmqfDm/s400/IMG_0195_2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
Just hanging out.. on our very own rock.. Prime real estate in the park...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53vJfBlw6JZkzrQvoGsBQ-MXgv9gSA6KDC5omRjOWI7pLYv1yprCUcfV62kH3LcG1E7J6ouvVVpROt8IHC8Ed9-u9TJzMJRq_ISafAyXcrZdEYW-nRxbZ1x_8xPi-aGzs3tJvLgF9DlzX/s1600/IMG_0195-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53vJfBlw6JZkzrQvoGsBQ-MXgv9gSA6KDC5omRjOWI7pLYv1yprCUcfV62kH3LcG1E7J6ouvVVpROt8IHC8Ed9-u9TJzMJRq_ISafAyXcrZdEYW-nRxbZ1x_8xPi-aGzs3tJvLgF9DlzX/s400/IMG_0195-1.jpg" width="298" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo7SN61uwxKMOmGOWRp5lHRRr8RJS7-Met4AmJSIL7f1BCYZtL63Me0A4zTOV3thjVfLyRfyGkD416D-S6nTmmoehtQDjUQ1qzdlH2VHRnroozMPQvAIVqKm7BoBVBGmMFyZSYMoGr2UDE/s1600/IMG_0195.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo7SN61uwxKMOmGOWRp5lHRRr8RJS7-Met4AmJSIL7f1BCYZtL63Me0A4zTOV3thjVfLyRfyGkD416D-S6nTmmoehtQDjUQ1qzdlH2VHRnroozMPQvAIVqKm7BoBVBGmMFyZSYMoGr2UDE/s400/IMG_0195.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYrfk-cCzaqPK8ikoFMcQ51NS4OVtKGwtQcyBqPOQPKyGWxWip2qTZKLxks1gThPdSeROBuTS4emgxGuvkngg1K3o3eOYrBtjne5Lec3SyIVkDRwh8WIERx0K18-SEWnapx2FeHZ7e1w5k/s1600/IMG_0197.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYrfk-cCzaqPK8ikoFMcQ51NS4OVtKGwtQcyBqPOQPKyGWxWip2qTZKLxks1gThPdSeROBuTS4emgxGuvkngg1K3o3eOYrBtjne5Lec3SyIVkDRwh8WIERx0K18-SEWnapx2FeHZ7e1w5k/s400/IMG_0197.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN3ok4mkEcClupdACTrfeQ0oBmLR5YXomN3m9kWC9EIGoZWiU0nmRlgVdPSXpzo3ScYqq_UOh__poHdEs-dti1L5Wiwx2tZzIkCNQKBDhBlwe6WQXGuOQTo4SmgiJPGSvDg1p6wr7kB5AM/s1600/IMG_0199.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN3ok4mkEcClupdACTrfeQ0oBmLR5YXomN3m9kWC9EIGoZWiU0nmRlgVdPSXpzo3ScYqq_UOh__poHdEs-dti1L5Wiwx2tZzIkCNQKBDhBlwe6WQXGuOQTo4SmgiJPGSvDg1p6wr7kB5AM/s400/IMG_0199.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXltldJPE6i65W_ftYObEgc1chnGIjzj54wpqB1vHhmMN_GWiKbJz2EzflTPS5uZ1jwkUXBPbQs0uaq5fK0FtpWEtEF5pgcAgO4iURHQE96eRrI9xTYmPAc2bsWReol3ccdkODXQFEPpAv/s1600/IMG_0202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXltldJPE6i65W_ftYObEgc1chnGIjzj54wpqB1vHhmMN_GWiKbJz2EzflTPS5uZ1jwkUXBPbQs0uaq5fK0FtpWEtEF5pgcAgO4iURHQE96eRrI9xTYmPAc2bsWReol3ccdkODXQFEPpAv/s400/IMG_0202.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
My Mom worked for Elizabeth Arden for years when I was younger.. Seeing this made me think of her and the opportunities she put aside to raise my brother and I instead.. sighhhhh.... <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX5QVNiQy_CxdxvxWdZU0nN6MeFvVoyZv8HyhXBLu_Q-f76BPQP0_rqm0XjXun8WpIF9VMZ-TuZMoZYV1E92kHAOEkUBOXrsU03Hj2JbLKZnvJSxTigNqgDvhu43_UyNPHqAw_tSnyLVgD/s1600/IMG_0203.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX5QVNiQy_CxdxvxWdZU0nN6MeFvVoyZv8HyhXBLu_Q-f76BPQP0_rqm0XjXun8WpIF9VMZ-TuZMoZYV1E92kHAOEkUBOXrsU03Hj2JbLKZnvJSxTigNqgDvhu43_UyNPHqAw_tSnyLVgD/s400/IMG_0203.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ33q3IeyYKxnfw_ppnt6-rig_zKbMDXAAvEgA1hCCkELeI766WxDPU2zIFy-sw4WVZUFnIW3BcaEO2Tr8qCE7upJiqUabiHzG9eDZUKs5LzswRSnBe5LOSvF6c97dEuqynj-xCi5v0Lr5/s1600/IMG_0206.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ33q3IeyYKxnfw_ppnt6-rig_zKbMDXAAvEgA1hCCkELeI766WxDPU2zIFy-sw4WVZUFnIW3BcaEO2Tr8qCE7upJiqUabiHzG9eDZUKs5LzswRSnBe5LOSvF6c97dEuqynj-xCi5v0Lr5/s400/IMG_0206.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
This illy espresso shot was so necessary during my stroll through Soho... Geared up for some shopping!! It was the last day in New York and I had to get in some shopping and one of kind "anything".. I did a little damage.. kind of a pro at that.. I'm not proud.. ok, yes I am...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie1Z4INaDTWjSgWypDhA6iN2oNejFYJ6aUpSsgUb1QcV_bBzabwoQ31UdN_1nEznDS-ciESaWITEN56zRiELRfy3Z6clgRvyRLnSrpgJsd9dTnV7Q2f0yM2Iih0ts82PYFh9y1MrO1SrSW/s1600/IMG_0209.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie1Z4INaDTWjSgWypDhA6iN2oNejFYJ6aUpSsgUb1QcV_bBzabwoQ31UdN_1nEznDS-ciESaWITEN56zRiELRfy3Z6clgRvyRLnSrpgJsd9dTnV7Q2f0yM2Iih0ts82PYFh9y1MrO1SrSW/s400/IMG_0209.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1SrR5mG-u1mdKSo8ie_9wlScgzd2IpAZK4N9eNdOJMw_NPmmYAe93bN3Pklf67c2CM16G8O9IEXGsLUsNGQ5cYDYX0SxnrGDaIeeahvLxWuwhzPMIq3hbdEtuohhKy16LmsVTEpPdl_sl/s1600/IMG_0210.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1SrR5mG-u1mdKSo8ie_9wlScgzd2IpAZK4N9eNdOJMw_NPmmYAe93bN3Pklf67c2CM16G8O9IEXGsLUsNGQ5cYDYX0SxnrGDaIeeahvLxWuwhzPMIq3hbdEtuohhKy16LmsVTEpPdl_sl/s400/IMG_0210.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLhKFZ5ULvIgJeLAEefYlGKz2mLoQhiFbq5E4263wG3V-f0DxdSLTCjcByF1OpmlxrshN1sFeNvx8sQByQVE939Bi_FVmqFclpwikRai69lG29i6lH9_CNALRhX-HrYyxuEfXxBNJULkCZ/s1600/IMG_0211.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLhKFZ5ULvIgJeLAEefYlGKz2mLoQhiFbq5E4263wG3V-f0DxdSLTCjcByF1OpmlxrshN1sFeNvx8sQByQVE939Bi_FVmqFclpwikRai69lG29i6lH9_CNALRhX-HrYyxuEfXxBNJULkCZ/s400/IMG_0211.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
So blog post number 2 will have to wait for now but let's just say our last night in New York did not disappoint...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD1-Ktw5isHFA2RN95zRHHhC4Cye8taX0Zzpjc_KCF6VtJpPptgFtO2nYa83G8gMii-f-c-80bRi5_41WTji5wPVAo8TJDqDUVP4Vie8Kbr6ADd5yG2q3AdkmCDHtp-ew-qq3WDgePBGJp/s1600/IMG_0322.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD1-Ktw5isHFA2RN95zRHHhC4Cye8taX0Zzpjc_KCF6VtJpPptgFtO2nYa83G8gMii-f-c-80bRi5_41WTji5wPVAo8TJDqDUVP4Vie8Kbr6ADd5yG2q3AdkmCDHtp-ew-qq3WDgePBGJp/s400/IMG_0322.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
These were the repercussions from our last night in the city... yeah.. just wait till I post about that..<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha5J_18_MYJ_VMzaqFrKkf-_uTpdH5u9w1dFpE7pCNO9VJX4-KpcgtTQ46rtFjNDyt29PDUugU6gzmhK7sqqlm_8thjACcviR5_CZERZq0s2P3QAo8qicP0f0c0y3WOzKuGxthPfImGXps/s1600/IMG_0323.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha5J_18_MYJ_VMzaqFrKkf-_uTpdH5u9w1dFpE7pCNO9VJX4-KpcgtTQ46rtFjNDyt29PDUugU6gzmhK7sqqlm_8thjACcviR5_CZERZq0s2P3QAo8qicP0f0c0y3WOzKuGxthPfImGXps/s400/IMG_0323.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
....the travels we add to the miles on our lives....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>Brigitte Pattonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11106972500637726487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759115053061175228.post-67865669554578329622012-01-09T22:58:00.000-08:002012-01-10T21:58:54.112-08:00Body Coral.. If Swimwear could say Aloha....I met Gina through a casting she was doing for her own company called <a href="http://www.bodycoral.com/">Body Coral</a>. She's originally from Hawaii so we instantly had a common bond.. she's the one of the nicest people I know, truly beautiful inside and out and passionate about her new company and it's future. She told me a little about the company and what her envision was for the shoot.. turns out she was still looking for a makeup artist and BOOM, I told her I would ask a friend of mine who might be interested.. By the end of the casting she told me she would love to have me be part of Body Coral; I was totally ecstatic to work with her! About a month or so later, the shoot took place in Carlsbad, CA at this amazing house with a pool and jacuzzi backdrop... My friend <a href="http://www.redhotredheadstyle.com/">Tara</a> (hair and MUA) had her hands full... 10 models.. hair.. makeup.. plus changes..<br />
<br />
The goods..<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlv10NfNicL5Ze9Qj_NeryReecNSEd7QqZv0YTM9Jjqfi9EH9kx-oZJDM1Imx-OsxxtUlmfn3SfMEhFJAX79XQ3IANP8-Qalw4el6kjeqbmS9iV22jpqYAeDYiOK5Av67ClpB7-ieuPR76/s1600/DSC05073.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlv10NfNicL5Ze9Qj_NeryReecNSEd7QqZv0YTM9Jjqfi9EH9kx-oZJDM1Imx-OsxxtUlmfn3SfMEhFJAX79XQ3IANP8-Qalw4el6kjeqbmS9iV22jpqYAeDYiOK5Av67ClpB7-ieuPR76/s400/DSC05073.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIcIB6-Ncqp3QJh_K6k8KVEZA5B5g4L4v_ivw3NGfrlyQReILrq7A2gqR30LNR-Qh1ZY0NeGyst7grvZQznO8MXRzSaZRwAJzPwNBm_9dT2Mvz0QAz5JFpRqjgjzTVnJ5Rcso0EYV6urB1/s1600/DSC05080.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIcIB6-Ncqp3QJh_K6k8KVEZA5B5g4L4v_ivw3NGfrlyQReILrq7A2gqR30LNR-Qh1ZY0NeGyst7grvZQznO8MXRzSaZRwAJzPwNBm_9dT2Mvz0QAz5JFpRqjgjzTVnJ5Rcso0EYV6urB1/s400/DSC05080.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Behind the scenes action.. Tara working her magic:</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizZU75gX3RhOkoMZV3iFxKwYy_7rgKocC86v_hsM5fjc8CFxEbbQ2MTHeMxs3R-YSDTwKRPEzlIJkYyMgrlcVrKWzNYzpEp4VtltYb5p7q7W6OeDGY-EN78Rgvnapo5q-jk3DM7wfptXjq/s1600/DSC05075.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizZU75gX3RhOkoMZV3iFxKwYy_7rgKocC86v_hsM5fjc8CFxEbbQ2MTHeMxs3R-YSDTwKRPEzlIJkYyMgrlcVrKWzNYzpEp4VtltYb5p7q7W6OeDGY-EN78Rgvnapo5q-jk3DM7wfptXjq/s400/DSC05075.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglRbWhkWbPZ6v7-SOyncD4qxowVGKZOeqSkp75NS8BS-TdFJx1D04fIB8jIhGEuPphXLkN0BedILaGIHlmtdNd3Kbp8nkOEn8H7bVMcPjoPk4OU5rs1UFYp8ecV_vG2yLVaPsjlAH5j7jx/s1600/DSC05095.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglRbWhkWbPZ6v7-SOyncD4qxowVGKZOeqSkp75NS8BS-TdFJx1D04fIB8jIhGEuPphXLkN0BedILaGIHlmtdNd3Kbp8nkOEn8H7bVMcPjoPk4OU5rs1UFYp8ecV_vG2yLVaPsjlAH5j7jx/s400/DSC05095.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcsKWEskF1ftl2ebuYIVW0YEivvUKCD-m4iJZeFj7ttLbEfG0hcJxLyNjj79j_UoRKdhQ600TTxjDHadQYEcK1ihuyPNqxzG2AQQQlB1CzGV0OcBz5Vx-GcqcIgiYOyLppRB7JCEcAM0ze/s1600/DSC05104.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcsKWEskF1ftl2ebuYIVW0YEivvUKCD-m4iJZeFj7ttLbEfG0hcJxLyNjj79j_UoRKdhQ600TTxjDHadQYEcK1ihuyPNqxzG2AQQQlB1CzGV0OcBz5Vx-GcqcIgiYOyLppRB7JCEcAM0ze/s400/DSC05104.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrghSDAojjvRv3XZqyBXa8CpdYyX7stJB4w1fg22uUDjp-_eXWbyfc-foUFb1_TYSDBsK3AJ-AHhSaZvyFewOppIdAtoK520D3SPZu3sWsuB1K4v52nHuInNvnyulH7hr7zyUkLrTK5ftZ/s1600/DSC05106.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrghSDAojjvRv3XZqyBXa8CpdYyX7stJB4w1fg22uUDjp-_eXWbyfc-foUFb1_TYSDBsK3AJ-AHhSaZvyFewOppIdAtoK520D3SPZu3sWsuB1K4v52nHuInNvnyulH7hr7zyUkLrTK5ftZ/s400/DSC05106.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The shoot location... dog and all.. he made it into some of the shots.. SO FLUFFY!!:</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh04zCP1TKE6tU4RxLZJzWE9YymojlgWDCl3p5TwWoPDQzsz-uBipvodr-xqEIb7wOXdO8XCz62B64nwUwixBJ_RBRp_cCy5Qqrhh6Lz2mafd06yzkcCf35JcqTPER7lwMkDioWfsvXis5m/s1600/DSC05084.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh04zCP1TKE6tU4RxLZJzWE9YymojlgWDCl3p5TwWoPDQzsz-uBipvodr-xqEIb7wOXdO8XCz62B64nwUwixBJ_RBRp_cCy5Qqrhh6Lz2mafd06yzkcCf35JcqTPER7lwMkDioWfsvXis5m/s320/DSC05084.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Brazilian bikini number 1:</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYracwah7AC9fEKeKyS_3bLsvs-cpWrb0l10fXFOiUraQ0PEbTgmRJB89leUxiftwMqKNU4ROiF92p38x8l2gH8A4zdbPq-lQvYK-SilIQpw9roeiB3Mxs4yIMFQon8Vj4WJ7-jf7Egvpv/s1600/293324_264084296968178_100000998303986_760802_645462383_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYracwah7AC9fEKeKyS_3bLsvs-cpWrb0l10fXFOiUraQ0PEbTgmRJB89leUxiftwMqKNU4ROiF92p38x8l2gH8A4zdbPq-lQvYK-SilIQpw9roeiB3Mxs4yIMFQon8Vj4WJ7-jf7Egvpv/s400/293324_264084296968178_100000998303986_760802_645462383_n.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOXVnhad7ur-VrKu9XT6ueh5KmexP9o4Xk0I_vapLDwgq14-diLGr4DnFo5Rybacx8EAJSrmMMu2tpjNsxtjF53JRsQr_oWObZZRhQDE0g-bcelMO1BMueqQ0d58491lXgNkFEC6OKS1k0/s1600/308927_264084096968198_100000998303986_760797_522037454_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOXVnhad7ur-VrKu9XT6ueh5KmexP9o4Xk0I_vapLDwgq14-diLGr4DnFo5Rybacx8EAJSrmMMu2tpjNsxtjF53JRsQr_oWObZZRhQDE0g-bcelMO1BMueqQ0d58491lXgNkFEC6OKS1k0/s400/308927_264084096968198_100000998303986_760797_522037454_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdkcvW0FINPad3mpq47G37_Z1RVwUgeLHUmvvfGlqUbxmOlBl4L0YgY1Mur-SWzbzuBsu8A_KoI6A7S-R8HpgiXKtyFFSbXsroeTOWQExHMaNFgBsr7Hwq8nUqJQOvMW014iC_pZeaHoDQ/s1600/314553_264084406968167_100000998303986_760804_1350079120_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdkcvW0FINPad3mpq47G37_Z1RVwUgeLHUmvvfGlqUbxmOlBl4L0YgY1Mur-SWzbzuBsu8A_KoI6A7S-R8HpgiXKtyFFSbXsroeTOWQExHMaNFgBsr7Hwq8nUqJQOvMW014iC_pZeaHoDQ/s400/314553_264084406968167_100000998303986_760804_1350079120_n.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPkCj8UfrG0Rl1wIxLap1dQXNjFkAA9L4Lf1gg3RgN6D0kFv-YuzoMwsX4ST6BSIL6FGO2i3gyFZWLIHhPipNv78y3NpsVujE775eIuOHSqGo__2dFS5Lg1F9dfovTKE9rvIZ-ZwaNb4ki/s1600/317846_264084676968140_100000998303986_760809_1600246274_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPkCj8UfrG0Rl1wIxLap1dQXNjFkAA9L4Lf1gg3RgN6D0kFv-YuzoMwsX4ST6BSIL6FGO2i3gyFZWLIHhPipNv78y3NpsVujE775eIuOHSqGo__2dFS5Lg1F9dfovTKE9rvIZ-ZwaNb4ki/s400/317846_264084676968140_100000998303986_760809_1600246274_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYxik1lQkpH-sZQEyYvSRR4Jmzu8fA7fqBUfOwY1bcBazCHX2q4mADXgBncr9F9W7XeCbKHemD3oQVZZobh3EOHGVkBOl7ywxYwUtjbwIGCrzN0pEVtsxK9OR93To8MssPdZgrSCiI5EDJ/s1600/316459_2505915727147_1230641621_3064937_1201578074_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYxik1lQkpH-sZQEyYvSRR4Jmzu8fA7fqBUfOwY1bcBazCHX2q4mADXgBncr9F9W7XeCbKHemD3oQVZZobh3EOHGVkBOl7ywxYwUtjbwIGCrzN0pEVtsxK9OR93To8MssPdZgrSCiI5EDJ/s400/316459_2505915727147_1230641621_3064937_1201578074_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Brazilian bikini number 2:</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgucIO3yxYmzLyXs0aF9ivy3SgtU0jgaKpIPdUqiFkUke49qBKc-gv9cKRxRqhJMV3mQ6CzNfeZ_hVt00wufic4B-U5Phc6fu8yZW-Hww2iOTU1LPxgf_s5F-s_wcJUatWnzugJNURrsOvx/s1600/306343_264098416966766_100000998303986_760903_615905228_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgucIO3yxYmzLyXs0aF9ivy3SgtU0jgaKpIPdUqiFkUke49qBKc-gv9cKRxRqhJMV3mQ6CzNfeZ_hVt00wufic4B-U5Phc6fu8yZW-Hww2iOTU1LPxgf_s5F-s_wcJUatWnzugJNURrsOvx/s400/306343_264098416966766_100000998303986_760903_615905228_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0I_RJlnGBNFnd2XaAUq0pQVp6hBPyxI5pQCaOF01JinLCY7yv8bb7sowD4r-soMNcr-XWwb7ihwwrb92mc4vajlvrpPKlGDkUdVChrdNYMAN9b3eruaz87ltccS4aufGgDElZDkgpKzUC/s1600/IMG_7226_grande.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0I_RJlnGBNFnd2XaAUq0pQVp6hBPyxI5pQCaOF01JinLCY7yv8bb7sowD4r-soMNcr-XWwb7ihwwrb92mc4vajlvrpPKlGDkUdVChrdNYMAN9b3eruaz87ltccS4aufGgDElZDkgpKzUC/s400/IMG_7226_grande.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Brazilian bikini number 3.. giddy up:</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGREPLrQoptfHriy3W1dPykPhgWr2OZnOepnQqN3E1f-PW2vI4GB-TrAR80UT0C2QH7fORZt465nBRYVgTA5CB2W_eV5lJspXMrHikQHWNnrHZKlJxfOCggqZFkVbJSUiFyWY89h1lhNsO/s1600/300004_264085446968063_100000998303986_760826_529733971_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGREPLrQoptfHriy3W1dPykPhgWr2OZnOepnQqN3E1f-PW2vI4GB-TrAR80UT0C2QH7fORZt465nBRYVgTA5CB2W_eV5lJspXMrHikQHWNnrHZKlJxfOCggqZFkVbJSUiFyWY89h1lhNsO/s400/300004_264085446968063_100000998303986_760826_529733971_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNpfm1ayq6M_gOYTk5rt4GuxAOr6ekIkv9K1kaR7FN5XhvsCCdB4IqJzSB7FOIAdtzdkBZUS5C2QSGoWGAUeXW_JiuxrL6WkWA7G1UYBb8nxLEBVaCSgwg4mroKlDHwD9M3XNqLLC_OcyV/s1600/302274_264096280300313_100000998303986_760852_269040058_n-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNpfm1ayq6M_gOYTk5rt4GuxAOr6ekIkv9K1kaR7FN5XhvsCCdB4IqJzSB7FOIAdtzdkBZUS5C2QSGoWGAUeXW_JiuxrL6WkWA7G1UYBb8nxLEBVaCSgwg4mroKlDHwD9M3XNqLLC_OcyV/s400/302274_264096280300313_100000998303986_760852_269040058_n-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Last picture of the night with uberfab <a href="http://www.redhotredheadstyle.com/">Tara (Gray) Lee</a> and Gina!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuo3Jf8yih5agj3HP8F_9MkIAfa0oqnsIGQxqQLoic1zngh3OuXsiYroEDjbEPeqjSxHZ4vBaDIJW2FtJply5veOTNxNcmfwbJSUG_bLCr20vWoVuFFee-7rW_Ac7SfxUUNfwy1rVbFVfH/s1600/DSC05129.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuo3Jf8yih5agj3HP8F_9MkIAfa0oqnsIGQxqQLoic1zngh3OuXsiYroEDjbEPeqjSxHZ4vBaDIJW2FtJply5veOTNxNcmfwbJSUG_bLCr20vWoVuFFee-7rW_Ac7SfxUUNfwy1rVbFVfH/s400/DSC05129.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The final product!! On newsstands out NOW (January-June)!! Get the 2 page spread in WSSM Magazine found in ALL Hollister's to include international locations, Barnes and Noble, and Books*A*Million!! DO IT! </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMkV6whTpJEBqQ4iaRp9vUraxBUrW1jUmOl4InJGoUv2Y-p626m5oC0qH3s08CgJ3_8n6N6Mtw6FrHZP6IT_a0ykcEiO6LB_UrfKTKU-ANfgjYSmVnSDA_24AKZiaiLvIe5yFrjA-60rgx/s1600/BodyCoral_MagAD2%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMkV6whTpJEBqQ4iaRp9vUraxBUrW1jUmOl4InJGoUv2Y-p626m5oC0qH3s08CgJ3_8n6N6Mtw6FrHZP6IT_a0ykcEiO6LB_UrfKTKU-ANfgjYSmVnSDA_24AKZiaiLvIe5yFrjA-60rgx/s400/BodyCoral_MagAD2%25281%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Not only does <a href="http://www.bodycoral.com/">Body Coral</a> specialize in hot little bikini's, they also have cute clothes! Check out their website!!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
*Photos by Ginger Rabe</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
...showing off your best assets in the cutest bikini's possible.. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>Brigitte Pattonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11106972500637726487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759115053061175228.post-58928648819538081352011-12-25T00:10:00.001-08:002011-12-25T00:14:01.318-08:00Christmas Time in ALASKA!!It's Christmas Eve and we just got home from running last minute errands and attending church... We headed north.. FAR north to Fairbanks, Alaska. My family lives here and this is our third Christmas in Santa's home state (North Pole is about 10 minutes down the road where he lives).. since it's Christmas Eve and I want to spend time with my family BUT I realize I'm way behind on postings (I have yet to put up a Thanksgiving post) and I wanted to put up a quick picture of little Coconut and wish you all a Merry Christmas!! Stay warm and eat LOTS!! It's -22 degrees outside and I'm trying to stay toasty inside!!<br />
<br />
Coconut's first Alaskan Christmas!!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl7I-Zkcf1CBWaMRAbbc7DQ_qsqIKIl27iCuq7bXRSB8mQBdNAgsEb1xjzPncQ8kMxg6R5X-9LRFZPzMyPFFi8EvoR0LjEmwTj8YVEvzmxtw8ZcIjgIZizNglApjg7yJoOkll1S5punkum/s1600/IMG_1005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl7I-Zkcf1CBWaMRAbbc7DQ_qsqIKIl27iCuq7bXRSB8mQBdNAgsEb1xjzPncQ8kMxg6R5X-9LRFZPzMyPFFi8EvoR0LjEmwTj8YVEvzmxtw8ZcIjgIZizNglApjg7yJoOkll1S5punkum/s400/IMG_1005.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
...Mele Kalikimaka to you and your family...Brigitte Pattonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11106972500637726487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759115053061175228.post-57643853811792364092011-12-07T23:08:00.000-08:002011-12-08T08:05:28.988-08:00Exhibit Ambush.. Part 2..A few blog posts back I mentioned I was in the <a href="http://brigittepatton.blogspot.com/2011/10/exhibit-ambush-fashion-show-part-1.html">Exhibit Ambush</a> fashion show that took place on October 22.. Pictures kept pouring in from various photographers and I wanted to make sure I got all of them and could sift through before posting on the blog.. It was a crazy show!! Three days straight of rehearsals to include a few dress rehearsals. Since there were so many models and designers, they wanted to make sure everything went as smoothly as possible! Exhibit Ambush lived up to all the hype! I got to get a sneak peek of the Michael Jackson impersonator and his Smooth Criminal was on point.. Part of me always wants to sit in the audience and watch the show but when I'm watching the show I want to be <em>in</em> the show.. BUT the good thing is there were some videographers that helped capture the night so those of us on stage got to see some of the action we were missing hanging backstage! It was such a fun time and I got to meet a ton of San Diego's elite models who definitely take the runway by storm.. I walked in 5 of the 9 designers shows which were all back to back! Talk about nonstop adrenaline for a straight 45 minutes at least! Some of the designers had to change into two outfits! It was madness backstage with clothing and accessories everywhere but on stage it flowed like elegance and sometimes a straight party!! After it was all said and done I was glad to be part of such a good group of people who helped to put this crazy show on and for it to go to a good cause!! <br /><br />PICTURE TIME!!<br /><br />Behind the scenes foolishness and snapshots of the artwork on display..<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPwcqKtNjIbfebTU-iJAgwxazT4IhdyanwQwFmUAWX62DHLZFqzdoPUCreZaCSwHtztvsz0OSzyTIzgOsesUmfk8ZrZOcky6po2QmHnSPZRNqm6K6D0-pvAfPBSaU4HCcMANuyKBsXiBav/s1600/IMG_0324.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPwcqKtNjIbfebTU-iJAgwxazT4IhdyanwQwFmUAWX62DHLZFqzdoPUCreZaCSwHtztvsz0OSzyTIzgOsesUmfk8ZrZOcky6po2QmHnSPZRNqm6K6D0-pvAfPBSaU4HCcMANuyKBsXiBav/s400/IMG_0324.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683633651133182818" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbAsG4Fafw7WaDuvNmwlK0EvbPlPcxnyacZe_dlb4SITA9Ky74TJK9RcxvrpITnz-SPF5HjEVag3h1d8x-fpRy1SGsCeVl9ayUwtKwStJXvz1yMbLBovLb0c2MeQlsg0zC7J-IblcmBRo0/s1600/IMG_0331.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbAsG4Fafw7WaDuvNmwlK0EvbPlPcxnyacZe_dlb4SITA9Ky74TJK9RcxvrpITnz-SPF5HjEVag3h1d8x-fpRy1SGsCeVl9ayUwtKwStJXvz1yMbLBovLb0c2MeQlsg0zC7J-IblcmBRo0/s400/IMG_0331.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683633652548034898" /></a><br /><br />The hair and makeup for the first show..<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYn6OUjhoI1Ru-VdABIvhN-PzgbeIHckxUReH5KuF2gIq-bh5WChAS0egrhh4HIJPDgsXr5RxfD5E1TbF0FZKEALVsCBfKdgRTgvOFmCjgo4Cc-haRp9R6q5B_3yMS2D8kscB6Z0Px_OPR/s1600/IMG_0326.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYn6OUjhoI1Ru-VdABIvhN-PzgbeIHckxUReH5KuF2gIq-bh5WChAS0egrhh4HIJPDgsXr5RxfD5E1TbF0FZKEALVsCBfKdgRTgvOFmCjgo4Cc-haRp9R6q5B_3yMS2D8kscB6Z0Px_OPR/s400/IMG_0326.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683633644817809490" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif7Dc8twkXfn2EO7hJ0rFV5W5xnEmjn8_pl2UjAgCOzldY0iWzMbnVSGSCfh44Q5Q3CWd-h3X3dUdH8-4e0HXZCG_l3kpMn6_rJL1H18yUI2iGXuwFjmRUj-0ZhIGRQ_MkjN1VsahdRbiF/s1600/IMG_0328.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif7Dc8twkXfn2EO7hJ0rFV5W5xnEmjn8_pl2UjAgCOzldY0iWzMbnVSGSCfh44Q5Q3CWd-h3X3dUdH8-4e0HXZCG_l3kpMn6_rJL1H18yUI2iGXuwFjmRUj-0ZhIGRQ_MkjN1VsahdRbiF/s400/IMG_0328.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683633636644928130" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqaouaJ11tspYcZsaP3Ga6gPo18YSoRd-XpsXHOjyc7tiGgWt-6K3-3RD234YLZO1w6kCduB_qmy3JGc0t53FLQtyVGNHOAYOdIn_-zzhiet1bVyR8xCZVSZDUxUC8NyLbrSQwKT0GynEk/s1600/IMG_0345.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqaouaJ11tspYcZsaP3Ga6gPo18YSoRd-XpsXHOjyc7tiGgWt-6K3-3RD234YLZO1w6kCduB_qmy3JGc0t53FLQtyVGNHOAYOdIn_-zzhiet1bVyR8xCZVSZDUxUC8NyLbrSQwKT0GynEk/s400/IMG_0345.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683633629401526674" /></a><br /><br />You wanted mysterious in plastic?? Fine... (with fellow model Cynthia Adams!!)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtZJmHHNy4_G719QHItpqHzir46Pa8ElzZKW885MudhUFctvOX4azvSDKif6mN97MyeIR_xs-NtWNOwO6VGuKt-YQtCFczGbWHLUI57Y4ZJkSGjtrKbfQT4vo3OpnrcSFT0_hM_NWZxq1d/s1600/IMG_0348.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtZJmHHNy4_G719QHItpqHzir46Pa8ElzZKW885MudhUFctvOX4azvSDKif6mN97MyeIR_xs-NtWNOwO6VGuKt-YQtCFczGbWHLUI57Y4ZJkSGjtrKbfQT4vo3OpnrcSFT0_hM_NWZxq1d/s400/IMG_0348.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683634517969473042" /></a><br /><br />Some of the artwork during the exhibit and crowd images..<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiexaZbRaVJfh-JC394JI4SNcbMatOzuKb-8YPE2EIx_1WgfEpue8zGIwMSCEsIqTKMu52mpU-9fYq8fKmT09GmhipBMz15xFc64ew54qChjoW-IPwpLmwdF__KFJ2lbFqNmkpVBDuCJR1q/s1600/IMG_0333.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiexaZbRaVJfh-JC394JI4SNcbMatOzuKb-8YPE2EIx_1WgfEpue8zGIwMSCEsIqTKMu52mpU-9fYq8fKmT09GmhipBMz15xFc64ew54qChjoW-IPwpLmwdF__KFJ2lbFqNmkpVBDuCJR1q/s400/IMG_0333.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683635044996455618" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgubQWqOkQjM31ayiEB_YoyLDtXbXOgYyJ7mSrHp-f_7cdUW04vA_tJfnXh1_Nuw-HoRwgjnRdV301D7bUAHFphuMjQkV3BIAVIxVfeWhW2EPSUYSCK4S5e_z9rjlyvQu2EY1HgJjSdmmEX/s1600/IMG_0336.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgubQWqOkQjM31ayiEB_YoyLDtXbXOgYyJ7mSrHp-f_7cdUW04vA_tJfnXh1_Nuw-HoRwgjnRdV301D7bUAHFphuMjQkV3BIAVIxVfeWhW2EPSUYSCK4S5e_z9rjlyvQu2EY1HgJjSdmmEX/s400/IMG_0336.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683635038973699010" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7kJVBfq9bifO5bVu3VyL3QLMRyaRHhbt4lfhrXp33pJNSd1yGCC0ksQG8wCwJtYq_-uDV3uSzlYeJo_Bw9-aEK1KgzHtHqL3BqVgzm-hEDkADMJYs91HQ9BxbHu1SBSDYFIjoYYCD7qrX/s1600/IMG_0334.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7kJVBfq9bifO5bVu3VyL3QLMRyaRHhbt4lfhrXp33pJNSd1yGCC0ksQG8wCwJtYq_-uDV3uSzlYeJo_Bw9-aEK1KgzHtHqL3BqVgzm-hEDkADMJYs91HQ9BxbHu1SBSDYFIjoYYCD7qrX/s400/IMG_0334.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683635033886113618" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSGOwxMa4rSoc-mt01G1ZdA9b-1PPJSAWIZHw8tCP7mYk9eMlmK-ZO_L7oIftXRf4yeRmAkdmPhLwMOMdKLnY1FhAoRmQltNg9iCMxLy9VldjmT50TzOXl5xNsTh5FrKcegfTiXioNEJJw/s1600/IMG_0340.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSGOwxMa4rSoc-mt01G1ZdA9b-1PPJSAWIZHw8tCP7mYk9eMlmK-ZO_L7oIftXRf4yeRmAkdmPhLwMOMdKLnY1FhAoRmQltNg9iCMxLy9VldjmT50TzOXl5xNsTh5FrKcegfTiXioNEJJw/s400/IMG_0340.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683635031925497970" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFz5EPuQSG3oEjpFZTHTKTVUZ0kvMENgF3bbiTJ7ifRdiMmCmzSLsbM0ZQfIHYKw1sRxMnfe7eKZAeth34D78mNczR7Ogu9vqtFySFjtaiXVexGqc0dddu6ucvUTbNWgtrRCTnDWzWpdDo/s1600/IMG_0343.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFz5EPuQSG3oEjpFZTHTKTVUZ0kvMENgF3bbiTJ7ifRdiMmCmzSLsbM0ZQfIHYKw1sRxMnfe7eKZAeth34D78mNczR7Ogu9vqtFySFjtaiXVexGqc0dddu6ucvUTbNWgtrRCTnDWzWpdDo/s400/IMG_0343.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683635026012502866" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7y9DCjnsO2n4q71AhsasJSNpUP89Dm5hVpAty8938aOOqZQNB8dc10nU9xLqV0C6kiM5BfcskB9JtoZG9LOAf9JVOFdJ9WagOM5V_d_vja6-jskD0zEFT7U2l4fbKXgH8Bs0v2wtL2MTl/s1600/IMG_0341.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7y9DCjnsO2n4q71AhsasJSNpUP89Dm5hVpAty8938aOOqZQNB8dc10nU9xLqV0C6kiM5BfcskB9JtoZG9LOAf9JVOFdJ9WagOM5V_d_vja6-jskD0zEFT7U2l4fbKXgH8Bs0v2wtL2MTl/s400/IMG_0341.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683635497668886322" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij1BLy2nO-ewg8MiOrcE5dcZ3uiwp9bvTu03bOlxVkYPqcYkWnkIyMsYLQ0gdQ8RoFOtYWnmh7WzGYVYtPPRjY18Snvagw566mlpMnpzL3whzQkgT4poCK-XhWBRzuiEfeG3brxRYBzQeD/s1600/IMG_0337.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij1BLy2nO-ewg8MiOrcE5dcZ3uiwp9bvTu03bOlxVkYPqcYkWnkIyMsYLQ0gdQ8RoFOtYWnmh7WzGYVYtPPRjY18Snvagw566mlpMnpzL3whzQkgT4poCK-XhWBRzuiEfeG3brxRYBzQeD/s400/IMG_0337.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683635496459117874" /></a><br /><br />The calm before the storm..<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTQxwu3BZo5i1TyREhbpNgLMFEHnMAU8KuCJ8pkjaEyX2mY6dZzLY8J2IgAEsu-z-0O1vKl2qr1NOjz-ZjBJXTjBDkSGTuDHAxFIni_c-H8jpcxHnUunMmSq5PdbRXRewwSfRUrMF9BbA8/s1600/IMG_0339.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTQxwu3BZo5i1TyREhbpNgLMFEHnMAU8KuCJ8pkjaEyX2mY6dZzLY8J2IgAEsu-z-0O1vKl2qr1NOjz-ZjBJXTjBDkSGTuDHAxFIni_c-H8jpcxHnUunMmSq5PdbRXRewwSfRUrMF9BbA8/s400/IMG_0339.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683635629092409986" /></a><br /><br />SHOWTIME!!!<br /><br />Host: Yara Sophia<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh891gVz3AyiXbtBgbuyZEDAw0SBPO_LN1je58NJ-yZytcxra1E9-FoLhhWRuglx7VhsIC26u6tt_SVK6AQF6F0VZDwdHFeju0U7vR8WGvs2VEmhfm3BneICUHJ7I_i30wBdGnQcBY0K0J_/s1600/DSC_0300.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh891gVz3AyiXbtBgbuyZEDAw0SBPO_LN1je58NJ-yZytcxra1E9-FoLhhWRuglx7VhsIC26u6tt_SVK6AQF6F0VZDwdHFeju0U7vR8WGvs2VEmhfm3BneICUHJ7I_i30wBdGnQcBY0K0J_/s400/DSC_0300.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683642625359162994" /></a><br /><br />WARNING!! There a ton of pictures.. with walking in 5 of the 9 designers, came a lot of changes and various "walks"..<br /><br />Designer: Annalynn Luu<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi658_Vt8qh2QOjCbFxU65j6yXYBM0NHWKmE3-p15rK6MmPJn49ys88uhfI5TYJ7zpWcJJ590sJxgKQUAdKHvqvu5xelZBrWCGlN7YddkAyIdgGSAynrwhGjuR6_n940m-bqiO2J_v93Za7/s1600/IMG_0834.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi658_Vt8qh2QOjCbFxU65j6yXYBM0NHWKmE3-p15rK6MmPJn49ys88uhfI5TYJ7zpWcJJ590sJxgKQUAdKHvqvu5xelZBrWCGlN7YddkAyIdgGSAynrwhGjuR6_n940m-bqiO2J_v93Za7/s400/IMG_0834.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683641699591592322" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbitqTNgRX9cqnOH6TpbnJdFWhVO_OXOT2TnJWrOM3TASzs_2Z92LMI0jpH7WNQfaYCTjyXCWqb8Y0_zdHvgS-EbYnnkvYCMjL9qaqs78_268fidBgVr4aUG1E4jmJ2wJ4RdipmTBay1Uc/s1600/DSC_0409.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbitqTNgRX9cqnOH6TpbnJdFWhVO_OXOT2TnJWrOM3TASzs_2Z92LMI0jpH7WNQfaYCTjyXCWqb8Y0_zdHvgS-EbYnnkvYCMjL9qaqs78_268fidBgVr4aUG1E4jmJ2wJ4RdipmTBay1Uc/s400/DSC_0409.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683641288241360642" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg9gZWYLUchhHE9jFXAHzCWdXbOX7QfNYLHadzGrHaSQVDSGkWKrPSIyRsfVcmRA3Xz30jUpCgF8dDhnhuE9N_lmVo9gnqX-tDdqDNcxq2l2bKDN11u8C8JA7sCBHyK0WYY4D3m-5aZY3Y/s1600/298298_2581125850224_1316775804_3027465_636395295_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg9gZWYLUchhHE9jFXAHzCWdXbOX7QfNYLHadzGrHaSQVDSGkWKrPSIyRsfVcmRA3Xz30jUpCgF8dDhnhuE9N_lmVo9gnqX-tDdqDNcxq2l2bKDN11u8C8JA7sCBHyK0WYY4D3m-5aZY3Y/s400/298298_2581125850224_1316775804_3027465_636395295_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683641294527404018" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg48gN8IqXh9xJMeh-pEOI1OLWsf6IyAzLsngxbVOniqorDfBTBSY62zMgCKaFiktdK1EHq1xgcM9NsB_gb2I3YpFcL4P3_FfpgIMpI-H175OxGMDE0zoMbQAmH4WsN6m5mvPckqtnC2Ous/s1600/IMG_0840.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg48gN8IqXh9xJMeh-pEOI1OLWsf6IyAzLsngxbVOniqorDfBTBSY62zMgCKaFiktdK1EHq1xgcM9NsB_gb2I3YpFcL4P3_FfpgIMpI-H175OxGMDE0zoMbQAmH4WsN6m5mvPckqtnC2Ous/s400/IMG_0840.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683641293505780354" /></a><br /><br /><br />Designer: Tea Ninkovic<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgznTXSF9OPVHbvnQ0j7wFhLqY5y85uvXt3brIk_XmRhRc3f-4nAMbRPAW73-9FCBDi_YP49guUwfrETSLLVG9DC52rqMxyLno__1Yi36TWYfUSMhOQ1vEnCfy6K4GoLo4uR8m9gCeNtoFh/s1600/328003_2581174691445_1316775804_3027544_346527978_o.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgznTXSF9OPVHbvnQ0j7wFhLqY5y85uvXt3brIk_XmRhRc3f-4nAMbRPAW73-9FCBDi_YP49guUwfrETSLLVG9DC52rqMxyLno__1Yi36TWYfUSMhOQ1vEnCfy6K4GoLo4uR8m9gCeNtoFh/s400/328003_2581174691445_1316775804_3027544_346527978_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683642296128990050" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLuqexqkCRq1xxKvL8SxRRPb0nIZIEnT0WfH-6-zmXdmVbaiU9vComWFWLLwesQ_VygBftwYo221ubMHyvJrQNVgGHjE9-kf9AeN3pbXvbtKhiWg6onIl_83WexjHkEVW0i93YVtFTPOI/s1600/308422_10150372631593879_44021618878_8320156_2122449229_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLuqexqkCRq1xxKvL8SxRRPb0nIZIEnT0WfH-6-zmXdmVbaiU9vComWFWLLwesQ_VygBftwYo221ubMHyvJrQNVgGHjE9-kf9AeN3pbXvbtKhiWg6onIl_83WexjHkEVW0i93YVtFTPOI/s400/308422_10150372631593879_44021618878_8320156_2122449229_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683642299478803714" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIJHD_1IyxWHKHx4a-FFkiqihNzh90dhwbo0qAknRD4cOtZuIBJahA0iMH2XItm_SNLN0ORSDF_MlZ1DaUy8JM7L4vO0tSOntlWirpYaUygT7XbNk3CAaKz9r8lg8aSRESuok1K6soidUa/s1600/IMG_1023.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIJHD_1IyxWHKHx4a-FFkiqihNzh90dhwbo0qAknRD4cOtZuIBJahA0iMH2XItm_SNLN0ORSDF_MlZ1DaUy8JM7L4vO0tSOntlWirpYaUygT7XbNk3CAaKz9r8lg8aSRESuok1K6soidUa/s400/IMG_1023.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683642295315424530" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJjYHsBP-fzAYT126ToEVevCh__YNg5ERDWd8YHOiTughPaHweTLOCzS3OVLEwMvMFQACb9s5Wg6yBRRu9xE0xY_-T9Y23o23CT-pJstl6Jd1PgjPr9wT8vOUBbq1VR3uXt82GKW1g3-OG/s1600/331767_2581175891475_1316775804_3027545_289494150_o.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJjYHsBP-fzAYT126ToEVevCh__YNg5ERDWd8YHOiTughPaHweTLOCzS3OVLEwMvMFQACb9s5Wg6yBRRu9xE0xY_-T9Y23o23CT-pJstl6Jd1PgjPr9wT8vOUBbq1VR3uXt82GKW1g3-OG/s400/331767_2581175891475_1316775804_3027545_289494150_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683642294864648370" /></a><br /><br />Designer: Karelle Levy (Showcasing Disc Glo... aka Party time)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvXU7cKjwgVN8vZ0AaltA-5CmyEt1bVkgHG_g9i87XfX7lGbr9HGmJ82xk2v_Zi5gS1IrMMD935ow28R8wWwsfxEv-C3XqR4PiZ2Jj3xglKbI3_iqmXJSJR3QJjlV5sLQNagtHdhE-IdrS/s1600/IMG_1279.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvXU7cKjwgVN8vZ0AaltA-5CmyEt1bVkgHG_g9i87XfX7lGbr9HGmJ82xk2v_Zi5gS1IrMMD935ow28R8wWwsfxEv-C3XqR4PiZ2Jj3xglKbI3_iqmXJSJR3QJjlV5sLQNagtHdhE-IdrS/s400/IMG_1279.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683643427813758050" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR37Hu3uCU-weAnil7X2E2KQ9h4knzbZf2FgPdZo7BP6fyEOBQrXHqjwhGftRjJ_D6wGni8-m6GLDmNKRI92BNpmtRTFbx8Gn8FPJbw__EbHLEl7rJ97g9IarnfHxIB26wSdxVbkuRnyjN/s1600/324284_2581210332336_1316775804_3027600_1008298889_o.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR37Hu3uCU-weAnil7X2E2KQ9h4knzbZf2FgPdZo7BP6fyEOBQrXHqjwhGftRjJ_D6wGni8-m6GLDmNKRI92BNpmtRTFbx8Gn8FPJbw__EbHLEl7rJ97g9IarnfHxIB26wSdxVbkuRnyjN/s400/324284_2581210332336_1316775804_3027600_1008298889_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683643401306513058" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2CKH3s0qEJh7-zMR0Sl_U-M1RL5ox3xVmn2XnlELH9ly0DRM6azbdvwzzu5avbtk0BMLo_7JKfN-R-JYCImOJzWXygI2t_2jp2V9Vt52v3-oo9bI0QkvP2vKWBKTn6BOaat4xE4Xqmlrx/s1600/DSC_0559.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2CKH3s0qEJh7-zMR0Sl_U-M1RL5ox3xVmn2XnlELH9ly0DRM6azbdvwzzu5avbtk0BMLo_7JKfN-R-JYCImOJzWXygI2t_2jp2V9Vt52v3-oo9bI0QkvP2vKWBKTn6BOaat4xE4Xqmlrx/s400/DSC_0559.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683643400719325682" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJU44iHqFX_-ZL3K2N8-WOwiVGbyNrxgKkELNh8x8xMJYyNH0Ba_cT_XSwaReq19T6W1f5Us2jw9Om3inUvfl7M0czmmc-tNC23EjfihJ379q-OgSC0VG6vMy3owxoeQzH6MJUCx5RZH9/s1600/316935_284329084922623_139675069388026_942084_546888708_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJU44iHqFX_-ZL3K2N8-WOwiVGbyNrxgKkELNh8x8xMJYyNH0Ba_cT_XSwaReq19T6W1f5Us2jw9Om3inUvfl7M0czmmc-tNC23EjfihJ379q-OgSC0VG6vMy3owxoeQzH6MJUCx5RZH9/s400/316935_284329084922623_139675069388026_942084_546888708_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683643396164269138" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEharqnkLMBObCjtXI7wXkC3YYA1ZAJKafldywQuR16KLLvqzMxQxiJusZgCn-9n_kFa4Vo5IO1_4qTiBpvQuJU8u89PauChHEqrfWmZj0VKzE_KgnaVVp8dahQJ5WexIfUcuMMpwClK795Z/s1600/IMG_1378.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEharqnkLMBObCjtXI7wXkC3YYA1ZAJKafldywQuR16KLLvqzMxQxiJusZgCn-9n_kFa4Vo5IO1_4qTiBpvQuJU8u89PauChHEqrfWmZj0VKzE_KgnaVVp8dahQJ5WexIfUcuMMpwClK795Z/s400/IMG_1378.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683643840240344930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBWtF1L9TER4b_0DiPVNrnF4Q4Yt_LH2zZZ3gesIinyGe2wVspYgqZzmM0JJKSJTQMgmkWf0_W3SftLni5W78m5BogfGJA928KkBHydXykD27DJews0kL7mwQej9qaDKvbAABhw2caAV1U/s1600/211009_2581285614218_1316775804_3027648_1015119814_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBWtF1L9TER4b_0DiPVNrnF4Q4Yt_LH2zZZ3gesIinyGe2wVspYgqZzmM0JJKSJTQMgmkWf0_W3SftLni5W78m5BogfGJA928KkBHydXykD27DJews0kL7mwQej9qaDKvbAABhw2caAV1U/s400/211009_2581285614218_1316775804_3027648_1015119814_o.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683643837469039570" /></a><br /><br />Designer: Whitney Francis (Creative Fashionista)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirieqgBnLLPe6zomOGdQoSj20HPYW416LaoYg89wKpTvcVQawCBbmvvg_mta9syvgAejFb_q6_MGWL4wADCgeIJpzr4JJFs8cGUrVzEG-fHUmBYwgsdmUgX3oN6mg8zMJ_m7nrIy3Dbq03/s1600/304002_10150372634008879_44021618878_8320223_2142941103_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 277px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirieqgBnLLPe6zomOGdQoSj20HPYW416LaoYg89wKpTvcVQawCBbmvvg_mta9syvgAejFb_q6_MGWL4wADCgeIJpzr4JJFs8cGUrVzEG-fHUmBYwgsdmUgX3oN6mg8zMJ_m7nrIy3Dbq03/s400/304002_10150372634008879_44021618878_8320223_2142941103_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683644448542492882" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjncfutlMssvRqNBSPAv891Hgoz80EXD_ME0cvsNjsfZCrcJ6LwJCMZ98ZblIDqpl2m3bSU1xijwl6bFxKCLFFvsse98lccmX-wFZorxfNJSkrMwQU3yWQQv8HCojgI1Xx1qRMoniGATbdl/s1600/290612_2581287734271_1316775804_3027650_837524692_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjncfutlMssvRqNBSPAv891Hgoz80EXD_ME0cvsNjsfZCrcJ6LwJCMZ98ZblIDqpl2m3bSU1xijwl6bFxKCLFFvsse98lccmX-wFZorxfNJSkrMwQU3yWQQv8HCojgI1Xx1qRMoniGATbdl/s400/290612_2581287734271_1316775804_3027650_837524692_o.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683644443939165682" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZmwFU_H0CxWxPlpywYpTQ4-bnnywpBKpJeAHvTjpwRl6aO-XQD4GPo7ZPX2knyWtgxKqpWqieyMQWcCl3fhtanh1ypUXIxGsGdERzAMQ2mlInuDf6q_vNwmLBFtdwAkGbEkGLTpsTqUVl/s1600/DSC_0633.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZmwFU_H0CxWxPlpywYpTQ4-bnnywpBKpJeAHvTjpwRl6aO-XQD4GPo7ZPX2knyWtgxKqpWqieyMQWcCl3fhtanh1ypUXIxGsGdERzAMQ2mlInuDf6q_vNwmLBFtdwAkGbEkGLTpsTqUVl/s400/DSC_0633.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683644446376486226" /></a><br /><br />Designer: Suzzette Baltazar (Love Material Girl)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwhLZ86Y7QP2WbtIxQRpBvo62TYzn5EZ9cTYADFiUVYxm-LvC12By5WYO7iHlZNlgxSO6U2u0UF5ttucLWL0dSaMLU4IUsJDGqoVqfzKztaAdbld2tg5VDrY-vopDc1gGRD6QSIZXZB7zW/s1600/DSC_0703.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwhLZ86Y7QP2WbtIxQRpBvo62TYzn5EZ9cTYADFiUVYxm-LvC12By5WYO7iHlZNlgxSO6U2u0UF5ttucLWL0dSaMLU4IUsJDGqoVqfzKztaAdbld2tg5VDrY-vopDc1gGRD6QSIZXZB7zW/s400/DSC_0703.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683644904096887554" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjzOzysy-sS31f8c2haWoArzFdMFDpDSLJgL8U6bZ7MJMr-0PLUz6Qs1g3vvMSXatt_P109tlgZhnDg7O4kuuXCeOhgYyN-91PNk_vGpjT9t0T3E0uKuVbLs2EZwqPvEiwqDAIqSYwuVPq/s1600/DSC_0706.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjzOzysy-sS31f8c2haWoArzFdMFDpDSLJgL8U6bZ7MJMr-0PLUz6Qs1g3vvMSXatt_P109tlgZhnDg7O4kuuXCeOhgYyN-91PNk_vGpjT9t0T3E0uKuVbLs2EZwqPvEiwqDAIqSYwuVPq/s400/DSC_0706.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683644896350861410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3cAjfcm_eYSeZRZeEsbLEmsbaH8oeRnNeoi6kvAhN6eoNoTW8pDPeZKsC8S4wXx7M4H5msRAlN2e0QTyHB06bxDpx5_M7x4_evPHrtDWVJBVJvZHTiYGTnxsqeylOGtjmMFjyOzcVBCNf/s1600/336980_2581303174657_1316775804_3027673_1364856675_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3cAjfcm_eYSeZRZeEsbLEmsbaH8oeRnNeoi6kvAhN6eoNoTW8pDPeZKsC8S4wXx7M4H5msRAlN2e0QTyHB06bxDpx5_M7x4_evPHrtDWVJBVJvZHTiYGTnxsqeylOGtjmMFjyOzcVBCNf/s400/336980_2581303174657_1316775804_3027673_1364856675_o.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683644890295976706" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihg7C3mPbdWtuBlhXe7uY9cAjEdojLAJhM0jTByNlP9im7wPJwwbtpzwFC4G6hwRJ47-36sjJlihyhuI6IxB4nsbgkokQh4r8yRLTwz-NL4hvEquOWLKlzA_uVUXNJ83g_GXYKLZ7334T-/s1600/DSC_0726.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihg7C3mPbdWtuBlhXe7uY9cAjEdojLAJhM0jTByNlP9im7wPJwwbtpzwFC4G6hwRJ47-36sjJlihyhuI6IxB4nsbgkokQh4r8yRLTwz-NL4hvEquOWLKlzA_uVUXNJ83g_GXYKLZ7334T-/s400/DSC_0726.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683644887428359362" /></a><br /><br />My cheering squad for the night..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyqWs80U12E1uyIth1ttvXJSvPY2XBCJO9pbu_flpc79HEN3ZA_yPw2GZ3O89M6UfIjpHKvgcQvcNkMXhVE1TWmo5pEsd2Cjy9LPNZEhkCzStJA9uBt0JAMYQokHsEy8V_hhoxF7TJXqTq/s1600/IMG_0351.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyqWs80U12E1uyIth1ttvXJSvPY2XBCJO9pbu_flpc79HEN3ZA_yPw2GZ3O89M6UfIjpHKvgcQvcNkMXhVE1TWmo5pEsd2Cjy9LPNZEhkCzStJA9uBt0JAMYQokHsEy8V_hhoxF7TJXqTq/s400/IMG_0351.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683646830355684658" /></a><br /><br />Photos not enough? Here's some visual stimulation.. <br /><br />One of our many practice sessions prior to the show..<br /><iframe width="500" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/P0mqxfU6hKM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Exhibit Ambush official video.. See if you can find me.. (here's a hint for one of my cameo's.. I'm at the very end where they rewind me..)<br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/32468094?color=ffffff" width="500" height="345" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/32468094">Exhibit Ambush 2011</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/eqculture">EQ Culture</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><br /><br />Phew!! That was a lot of pictures... But to show the extent of the night in a picture or two would not have done it justice.. Congratulation to the whole Exhibit Ambush team!! <br /><br />...get creative to do something for charity...Brigitte Pattonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11106972500637726487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759115053061175228.post-28586711694242955692011-11-18T06:37:00.000-08:002011-11-18T09:52:39.558-08:00Band: Minus the Bear.. Indie Rock Out...<a href="http://www.minusthebear.com">Minus the Bear</a> is an amazing band and I don't think they get enough credit from the music world.. or enough radio love for that matter.. They've been together for 10 years and have created some of the most noteworthy songs that I can continue to rock out to years to come... My friend is the drummer and a good one at that and told me about their show they had at <a href="http://www.somasandiego.com">SOMA</a> in San Diego. I only saw them play in Hawaii and was excited to see one of their full on productions.. During their 10 year tour almost all shows were sold out or pretty close to maximum capacity.. Soma was no exception.. If you've never heard of them or maybe slightly familiar, I highly suggest downloading some of their songs and giving them a chance. They're good to throw on almost all the time for any occasion.. DO IT!!<br /><br />My concert dates Cynthia and Hollie!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTu0rTHJWObrTin0P0i8aw1eXDQaZ18X-Em8TEB8taa-bmEk8ePcWrhMz0aSSasUqO-BS5JcqFT4DpLILHLdeLZT2yDBGZ8P_5I1U2Q2HxjbeZcJkuTqyYMTe0Cf6Am15-9ylkmANiiwv_/s1600/IMG_0409.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTu0rTHJWObrTin0P0i8aw1eXDQaZ18X-Em8TEB8taa-bmEk8ePcWrhMz0aSSasUqO-BS5JcqFT4DpLILHLdeLZT2yDBGZ8P_5I1U2Q2HxjbeZcJkuTqyYMTe0Cf6Am15-9ylkmANiiwv_/s400/IMG_0409.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676392997012209778" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ujgOmV7I2e_xqYy-aIWK9OA_lMHpkikLhZ82xkW_wIwg-Eevlw7OZvPzaPYbenm4mNYHXyxjvWZ3kyVabSfVeNsAF9Ie0zkfcCuh1h_sxjVtMOZKth_WmtBm0gAjJbzguAxQPgHz-L8Z/s1600/IMG_0416.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ujgOmV7I2e_xqYy-aIWK9OA_lMHpkikLhZ82xkW_wIwg-Eevlw7OZvPzaPYbenm4mNYHXyxjvWZ3kyVabSfVeNsAF9Ie0zkfcCuh1h_sxjVtMOZKth_WmtBm0gAjJbzguAxQPgHz-L8Z/s400/IMG_0416.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676393000628391826" /></a><br /><br />And the music begins... But first a word of advice..<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9IfdEH-M_C1GE4TPiNIl0Xcu2VpJ59yxYqB6dw48HIt9reL9L95N2PjT43xXIKn0WJURZqVEzm4-rHi6nm-L0etSxB_hyphenhyphenzzxh0DYlkMVWgiDlxz4lhmEeNVOJvfiyy-IezQkFLlPyNb7U/s1600/IMG_0428.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9IfdEH-M_C1GE4TPiNIl0Xcu2VpJ59yxYqB6dw48HIt9reL9L95N2PjT43xXIKn0WJURZqVEzm4-rHi6nm-L0etSxB_hyphenhyphenzzxh0DYlkMVWgiDlxz4lhmEeNVOJvfiyy-IezQkFLlPyNb7U/s400/IMG_0428.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676393414191866338" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4exIgulMJ8cmp8HtgjmLS_emYtHO7igy3NqbDDPtW84eSnesjdg5u5Jn4GoT-Mnlcy9OKWnyTNLxgYwicViNWFPY4sq14VVMXytI7rHASebuhs3fJ8yA9IuOIUGBtG1tdb33YVJCzoVT3/s1600/IMG_0413.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4exIgulMJ8cmp8HtgjmLS_emYtHO7igy3NqbDDPtW84eSnesjdg5u5Jn4GoT-Mnlcy9OKWnyTNLxgYwicViNWFPY4sq14VVMXytI7rHASebuhs3fJ8yA9IuOIUGBtG1tdb33YVJCzoVT3/s400/IMG_0413.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676393405653116546" /></a><br /><br />He's so fast! And it was Erin's Birthday!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj21D-ReRLUSlMfQLVD0C8UuxC8hhsPwccfaqQgRCaW1vCguEq-iLENY0ssHtSOWzFBCDjFGmjOxP0RwMBoQq3mBxoK2y2im1o2Mk2V1zVJZvSARRQouDPu7cxytOJ_CtT6KDO62WNI_WGV/s1600/IMG_0419.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj21D-ReRLUSlMfQLVD0C8UuxC8hhsPwccfaqQgRCaW1vCguEq-iLENY0ssHtSOWzFBCDjFGmjOxP0RwMBoQq3mBxoK2y2im1o2Mk2V1zVJZvSARRQouDPu7cxytOJ_CtT6KDO62WNI_WGV/s400/IMG_0419.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676393392611409106" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ok1DZjToT2sp6uMAXYWPKosY3XwBxiTiLORpD_K5Nj8I499zeivjR1lZeFctnUj19pG3pdMABDb_DRteJ8SVf4fc60bbfpq0t6_iFlRiWTXJwbxxuhWxEo__OxCgIpCdUuE4-nufHx3V/s1600/IMG_0425.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ok1DZjToT2sp6uMAXYWPKosY3XwBxiTiLORpD_K5Nj8I499zeivjR1lZeFctnUj19pG3pdMABDb_DRteJ8SVf4fc60bbfpq0t6_iFlRiWTXJwbxxuhWxEo__OxCgIpCdUuE4-nufHx3V/s400/IMG_0425.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676393393321254962" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_4wJamqreZMBALuIoOcEDo3dc9YLlzXI0XhgM8lTvvftv-Strjx_uUc44KpgZkPXD92wLMDDN1Zms2KZGYWWwFvkA7CDbze3qDCoouvh4hLcb50wVTJPE679wxWf9O5tp7okLjWEp-5V/s1600/IMG_0433.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_4wJamqreZMBALuIoOcEDo3dc9YLlzXI0XhgM8lTvvftv-Strjx_uUc44KpgZkPXD92wLMDDN1Zms2KZGYWWwFvkA7CDbze3qDCoouvh4hLcb50wVTJPE679wxWf9O5tp7okLjWEp-5V/s400/IMG_0433.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676393387421651186" /></a><br /><br />Throw your hands up!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCc-5WSRStNz6MYL3K3pOsXAnRwZM6yImAX_xZdxlYBG0UsObpYd0FO8MCSFzoEt6WfLsn7K6_ihl9LX11qs-wc7JcMLYsJOgDcwSOGd91aSbR3Hv-VJmxl4OwMfywAmDRW4U24CkgHaeD/s1600/IMG_0437.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCc-5WSRStNz6MYL3K3pOsXAnRwZM6yImAX_xZdxlYBG0UsObpYd0FO8MCSFzoEt6WfLsn7K6_ihl9LX11qs-wc7JcMLYsJOgDcwSOGd91aSbR3Hv-VJmxl4OwMfywAmDRW4U24CkgHaeD/s400/IMG_0437.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676394098704107506" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrRJ_XI8htKB_NeArshpbpcKe5Nyil3lCeCwEQB0GNsYWwj_BCHIj3dQx-gc6gWKiACAPYACmzIhvQzutZ0XwyMaLh_zsrtGpbFfqxKePHR5xwfsbZiomQ7N26ww7XhW-Y2XxmKttEPkS6/s1600/IMG_0439.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrRJ_XI8htKB_NeArshpbpcKe5Nyil3lCeCwEQB0GNsYWwj_BCHIj3dQx-gc6gWKiACAPYACmzIhvQzutZ0XwyMaLh_zsrtGpbFfqxKePHR5xwfsbZiomQ7N26ww7XhW-Y2XxmKttEPkS6/s400/IMG_0439.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676394090203536898" /></a><br /><br />I got a little artsy with my picture taking...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0d-z7mMmwZYxjKjlmIYW_iWR3r8_jEpiizhEeUBivj-ihyphenhyphen5E7M4vNlkqk1BQclkssQFFceEEDfTNffM_2ZdKXcmOznoOaDJpL9RcOurxCFb70UnJlsYY7jVoImw0jLRmSrRTpHY5la_5n/s1600/IMG_0441.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0d-z7mMmwZYxjKjlmIYW_iWR3r8_jEpiizhEeUBivj-ihyphenhyphen5E7M4vNlkqk1BQclkssQFFceEEDfTNffM_2ZdKXcmOznoOaDJpL9RcOurxCFb70UnJlsYY7jVoImw0jLRmSrRTpHY5la_5n/s400/IMG_0441.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676394085958690978" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9wlDWoKquVSaq3G1ef_eSDOlAwloaxnR7ngV69lBMmQuhlDnO1A4Evp4ojIbZjAbCbqJUAVWvegARE_OjFGeSW0QAtN1DuwNd_XHYdhXC6_oOu6mHdabACV30vn9OEQ88yzwBRQ7ZYt7c/s1600/IMG_0445.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9wlDWoKquVSaq3G1ef_eSDOlAwloaxnR7ngV69lBMmQuhlDnO1A4Evp4ojIbZjAbCbqJUAVWvegARE_OjFGeSW0QAtN1DuwNd_XHYdhXC6_oOu6mHdabACV30vn9OEQ88yzwBRQ7ZYt7c/s400/IMG_0445.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676394072174378402" /></a><br /><br />Post show poses..<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqbj0nPxckQAEdmacTQFBu3V_ZpsaKEIze-77mEtUtgvyBCWVa_pZ_x-pP2SK3MwZsnRh85ZXhOeet1CRxO9tuM64XlWj-jg8sW6suuXK-tI-Vt4rirW0KL7T4KugY623vbs4kUkTi5HUJ/s1600/IMG_0449.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqbj0nPxckQAEdmacTQFBu3V_ZpsaKEIze-77mEtUtgvyBCWVa_pZ_x-pP2SK3MwZsnRh85ZXhOeet1CRxO9tuM64XlWj-jg8sW6suuXK-tI-Vt4rirW0KL7T4KugY623vbs4kUkTi5HUJ/s400/IMG_0449.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676394067274421650" /></a><br /><br />..nothing like watching a good band, having a drink, and hanging with good people..Brigitte Pattonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11106972500637726487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759115053061175228.post-84473075379428219662011-11-10T06:35:00.000-08:002011-11-10T08:05:42.253-08:00Featured Photographer: Bernie de Belles of De Belles Images...On a recent trip to New York (which I still need to blog about) I scheduled a photo shoot with a photographer whose work I stumbled upon via a blog from someone in Hawaii, I can't remember whose now, but then I found more pictures by the same photographer who happened to shoot with a couple friends of mine. The best way I can describe his work in one word is "bendy".. if you can contort your body to do crazy things without breaking your neck or arm, you're in good shape.. All about trying to get creative with your body.. I couldn't find much information on him so I kinda just left it at that. Then via the book of face I saw a makeup artist friend of mine tagged in one of his photos and I put two and two together that it was the same person because of his style of photography! He currently lives in New York and will often travel to do shoots which is why a few of my friends in Hawaii had shot with him awhile back. Eureka!! I contacted him and asked if he'd like to shoot while I was in town.. our schedules matched up one evening and that's when awesomeness ensued.. He took some digital pictures but he took a ton of polaroid pictures from old school cameras and one was even a polaroid used by dentists to get extreme closeups.. I couldn't believe the pretty pictures that came from that night.. Polaroids are so unpredictable, but that's what makes them so perfect..<br /><br />Check my latest photoshoot with Bernie de Belles of <a href="http://www.debellesimages.com">De Belles Images</a>:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcUDxkZS62RtO8rb4zNBFzB6NF-mwOZM6TEDlKNCdEPAZvD47Ptl5KCgjnGUc7xHsFv3WqETPq31bHloCc0MXYGIjlHfLW29pep8PAJwrUvsRCImMNU12n1UM_6j715HlYKqJ4EXBwFjY0/s1600/_7876726553.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 326px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcUDxkZS62RtO8rb4zNBFzB6NF-mwOZM6TEDlKNCdEPAZvD47Ptl5KCgjnGUc7xHsFv3WqETPq31bHloCc0MXYGIjlHfLW29pep8PAJwrUvsRCImMNU12n1UM_6j715HlYKqJ4EXBwFjY0/s400/_7876726553.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673395469296496498" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh11e0ly6A6U70eI-U_tqGcXbvNnaKBTY87IdyHE8qjMO8mjNXmdlZbWx2InEDkzbE4_NNDRdWySNN38JtE2v53HOsUfFRy2dFyOKSSY5L21bzhsCqbIFJTpUulFVBoTJhqC2ZdNaLPSicv/s1600/_6788398938.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh11e0ly6A6U70eI-U_tqGcXbvNnaKBTY87IdyHE8qjMO8mjNXmdlZbWx2InEDkzbE4_NNDRdWySNN38JtE2v53HOsUfFRy2dFyOKSSY5L21bzhsCqbIFJTpUulFVBoTJhqC2ZdNaLPSicv/s400/_6788398938.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673395488955462562" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_614Y27RaUA0wzzFhODyjWAOmrWUI6PpRczHu1367079j6w5eJpq8Q2NptDaQYUhjH2Kpz6KFAg96hqnZBw1a3GQufqRZu17eJtv1DFbVepURHjiJS6MUJjVZl1xQ6yBU1Gey7IjFratu/s1600/_1130243203.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 322px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_614Y27RaUA0wzzFhODyjWAOmrWUI6PpRczHu1367079j6w5eJpq8Q2NptDaQYUhjH2Kpz6KFAg96hqnZBw1a3GQufqRZu17eJtv1DFbVepURHjiJS6MUJjVZl1xQ6yBU1Gey7IjFratu/s400/_1130243203.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673395474040224370" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw52RXlOpCJCcYgAoM_nkD3NdiUtb0ohXEmT_xahfkn29ioACfVcRB6NrVVRQg_ac1iOkMKzmAYpxwSNRVUfL8ZVCWrkkWDRCmkGgiM0cFrOOcOHBujh0F2FaSyupfE69xoVCQwHJW7B_P/s1600/_9545578857.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 379px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw52RXlOpCJCcYgAoM_nkD3NdiUtb0ohXEmT_xahfkn29ioACfVcRB6NrVVRQg_ac1iOkMKzmAYpxwSNRVUfL8ZVCWrkkWDRCmkGgiM0cFrOOcOHBujh0F2FaSyupfE69xoVCQwHJW7B_P/s400/_9545578857.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673395705809917170" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-qLGYp60OGVYJQ0kAMz9WMUB80_f4rnsLXhi3ivo2v4GO1ztgUouNdkHmGl49dVl_Nooz3dLhaI1yd2rL5KBcu4vv9ZbOuTMEhFvUra_mipDgh_4JLmSeEmPqq1xtyePxAo5DAF79GyCE/s1600/_5411042040.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 382px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-qLGYp60OGVYJQ0kAMz9WMUB80_f4rnsLXhi3ivo2v4GO1ztgUouNdkHmGl49dVl_Nooz3dLhaI1yd2rL5KBcu4vv9ZbOuTMEhFvUra_mipDgh_4JLmSeEmPqq1xtyePxAo5DAF79GyCE/s400/_5411042040.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673395492381316434" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLgKjygu80Lp1Hbbxjs1gnayhqCUrqbbHPqus6QiWyqwti-XHjaSssCne6gZZFDwDqdTBBuCiF3WHqRPXmMWa-UgTR0Vn3GkXT51rmBauWD-_CAeLzlgE8oDdrDs6tVqldyD75jGxVk7X/s1600/_5788851696.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 397px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLgKjygu80Lp1Hbbxjs1gnayhqCUrqbbHPqus6QiWyqwti-XHjaSssCne6gZZFDwDqdTBBuCiF3WHqRPXmMWa-UgTR0Vn3GkXT51rmBauWD-_CAeLzlgE8oDdrDs6tVqldyD75jGxVk7X/s400/_5788851696.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673395490707753186" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghu8uB0KoYXRaKK6rD1vNiW_4-EcHmhSyd7BhssfswHipLKHcC2Eg28E0YWa8trvbU6JW-fn0xxsflRulXKdLCbjLIycQqM0OeX1uJryTxgagPpPpWZzcwP1FLrBp1BEPa5fBsZ9isBE5D/s1600/_6969582765.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 380px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghu8uB0KoYXRaKK6rD1vNiW_4-EcHmhSyd7BhssfswHipLKHcC2Eg28E0YWa8trvbU6JW-fn0xxsflRulXKdLCbjLIycQqM0OeX1uJryTxgagPpPpWZzcwP1FLrBp1BEPa5fBsZ9isBE5D/s400/_6969582765.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673395701028718578" /></a><br /><br />I needed a massage after these photo sesh.. pretty sure I still have scratches on my back from that wall... I'd do it all over again for these pictures..<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbrOn3DWidhqPvvbaDhNhOWE-UHFyimALrC4qr8ZqZ2EDkMWZzvlPZri2ObNXkjyMjrLn2KdQrteJUpZPeOUNJA60g14cCANCWQT8VkNqsOjpUZWQqnDJtSc_a793mY8m59ifTsdD4oQsR/s1600/_1730211105.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbrOn3DWidhqPvvbaDhNhOWE-UHFyimALrC4qr8ZqZ2EDkMWZzvlPZri2ObNXkjyMjrLn2KdQrteJUpZPeOUNJA60g14cCANCWQT8VkNqsOjpUZWQqnDJtSc_a793mY8m59ifTsdD4oQsR/s400/_1730211105.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673395967813632418" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeshRe4EZapaECn9zmKgwrELhRw2Hn2x9-9Byoa7KG-rdvWidQreThDvNwHOTx9MEhT7EfhTlqnGCgML8SC0Lx6FpW9U2eR-x7h-4s7EhZeWAJUu6A5n0i6weSp8hKAuybgLt2w2BVrAFY/s1600/_5908775653.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeshRe4EZapaECn9zmKgwrELhRw2Hn2x9-9Byoa7KG-rdvWidQreThDvNwHOTx9MEhT7EfhTlqnGCgML8SC0Lx6FpW9U2eR-x7h-4s7EhZeWAJUu6A5n0i6weSp8hKAuybgLt2w2BVrAFY/s400/_5908775653.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673395966185280722" /></a><br /><br />...take a chance and get out of your comfort zone and do something you wouldn't ever think you'd do...Brigitte Pattonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11106972500637726487noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759115053061175228.post-60153311108993627262011-10-31T20:50:00.000-07:002011-10-31T20:50:48.538-07:00Halloweeny Time!!Reason number 2904820332 to love October.. HALLOWEEN!! It happened again.. I thought all year about what I wanted to be for Halloween and 2 days before celebrating I'm still scouring around looking for a costume.. I had a couple ideas in my head where I perused online and at various costume shops, even while in New York last week and couldn't find anything I liked! I think I'll literally just have to make my costume next year and start early to avoid waiting in line for 30 minutes to purchase a knife from the Halloween super store.. (yeah that happened).. I finally settled on being a pirate which came together nicely last minute.. We headed downtown to officially celebrate <a href="http://www.sandiegomonsterbash.com">Monster Bash</a>.. I've never been in San Diego for Halloween (went to the Playboy Mansion last year) and wanted to see how San Diegans do it.. Despite minor gliches with cabby's that night, we made it and had a ball!!<br /><br />Maverick flew in for the night...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIf3E0Gi2gb77CudjgJ5QNFRJUouuEpdIP4uDxGg-2z-Bz9cNBphHGk47Vev1quenjJYZQwHX5Zl0pDZAQAnJ2zSXsRQwEr3kvZN2-Dbb8A2gjWfnUqssOCXBmVA_o74TKbKUroh6lgkJj/s1600/296550_10150900098630263_893980262_21489085_1546480574_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIf3E0Gi2gb77CudjgJ5QNFRJUouuEpdIP4uDxGg-2z-Bz9cNBphHGk47Vev1quenjJYZQwHX5Zl0pDZAQAnJ2zSXsRQwEr3kvZN2-Dbb8A2gjWfnUqssOCXBmVA_o74TKbKUroh6lgkJj/s400/296550_10150900098630263_893980262_21489085_1546480574_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669866386504377410" /></a><br /><br />Arrrgghhhhhhhhhhhhhh....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2auX-XUe0Y_7igcmILx_SQ5MpH1NhnZ52mfazc9H1DHOjTcxPtvtpHd6dk_qirPWiiMbqnbM4oggeEh1W7gNezJVZY2mjNsoeV1Rp5orndFK7dDh6zVBcDkm_LaJcNdxTkwtCzmnKx4X3/s1600/320099_10150900098365263_893980262_21489082_107604164_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2auX-XUe0Y_7igcmILx_SQ5MpH1NhnZ52mfazc9H1DHOjTcxPtvtpHd6dk_qirPWiiMbqnbM4oggeEh1W7gNezJVZY2mjNsoeV1Rp5orndFK7dDh6zVBcDkm_LaJcNdxTkwtCzmnKx4X3/s400/320099_10150900098365263_893980262_21489082_107604164_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669866073500994034" /></a><br /><br />Downtown chaos at its finest.. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL3eAb4xll29KpkpGoueaTEo9wGjO-FRk8i0knWx6lWxDRXM3Ucx_BNQInWG7hBO_b17Ar1MLTjNNT1ILHEtRlrT7ABa92KjVtpFLGrFIDD_k-v4LpyuHiqth3OwMPk_9RFeLuO2HDkgj4/s1600/IMG_0361.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL3eAb4xll29KpkpGoueaTEo9wGjO-FRk8i0knWx6lWxDRXM3Ucx_BNQInWG7hBO_b17Ar1MLTjNNT1ILHEtRlrT7ABa92KjVtpFLGrFIDD_k-v4LpyuHiqth3OwMPk_9RFeLuO2HDkgj4/s400/IMG_0361.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669868099601671922" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9LaxKK3drzKz43WKtsKJhyAfcE7vLh9KkwRwobqSIYG51R6nwsUGFe42-FJV__U3yGE82bTJyBJJ2SuKbxmpwoPWpAibAkItynkaQoQ0LgbRO91Ij4dwbBc2R8djpkxxV2ZwSCRNL-Tac/s1600/IMG_0375.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9LaxKK3drzKz43WKtsKJhyAfcE7vLh9KkwRwobqSIYG51R6nwsUGFe42-FJV__U3yGE82bTJyBJJ2SuKbxmpwoPWpAibAkItynkaQoQ0LgbRO91Ij4dwbBc2R8djpkxxV2ZwSCRNL-Tac/s400/IMG_0375.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669868102225102546" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJkyl7aDqd564gLqKm30A5JWxzt4k_bas89_j_ijt3m90YctgV9HGAEVZAvAAye2HmwXGPAziKk-8uWBtc6m9y0ff_XWq1qYuu-6wn1Xdxc8R70ZVKb3GoKzVfL9ir2U2DkLXO7q9LQVGp/s1600/IMG_0365.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJkyl7aDqd564gLqKm30A5JWxzt4k_bas89_j_ijt3m90YctgV9HGAEVZAvAAye2HmwXGPAziKk-8uWBtc6m9y0ff_XWq1qYuu-6wn1Xdxc8R70ZVKb3GoKzVfL9ir2U2DkLXO7q9LQVGp/s400/IMG_0365.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669868116524412562" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEzuxDBilrBg0kkzor1DsQO1uZjnYOc-gfBodqZKL0-9ryooPbH7g1jKWhjPDcO8gH2mDKYtWFpkATVZlhbaidJOyNq3CorzBQUZcose5VWTJqSbZNK1nZ-msIgdRu7d30WnjzrxId52IH/s1600/IMG_0368.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEzuxDBilrBg0kkzor1DsQO1uZjnYOc-gfBodqZKL0-9ryooPbH7g1jKWhjPDcO8gH2mDKYtWFpkATVZlhbaidJOyNq3CorzBQUZcose5VWTJqSbZNK1nZ-msIgdRu7d30WnjzrxId52IH/s400/IMG_0368.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669868115295388850" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinGLF31TZJ_wg-ycZ2Ekr_IF0qjWpnvtfBw__ZCB3Mtf-sezH6oAWie_K3r1840qRIY6edArv4usvEHSH202bxjKGmornNQyDLxOSSCujSTtsYi8cKApMO69Kg6z5IKr8HCeJ2oowXGSkQ/s1600/IMG_0364.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinGLF31TZJ_wg-ycZ2Ekr_IF0qjWpnvtfBw__ZCB3Mtf-sezH6oAWie_K3r1840qRIY6edArv4usvEHSH202bxjKGmornNQyDLxOSSCujSTtsYi8cKApMO69Kg6z5IKr8HCeJ2oowXGSkQ/s400/IMG_0364.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669868103833996946" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihOEd_k-P6QkdwNWBigyIqMD8z5q46TEvQbQ_H6HBNGyHiAgdOs7mU4mYYNas1kv-pxiL_zzvV46ZN58kbvUJs7osoPtNT_SZSUV2184OVKAXxCNBjHOCgjKpyrRVRsTIH8c78KfEdOmg/s1600/IMG_0383.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihOEd_k-P6QkdwNWBigyIqMD8z5q46TEvQbQ_H6HBNGyHiAgdOs7mU4mYYNas1kv-pxiL_zzvV46ZN58kbvUJs7osoPtNT_SZSUV2184OVKAXxCNBjHOCgjKpyrRVRsTIH8c78KfEdOmg/s400/IMG_0383.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669868689197015810" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglPksL4MlVmLWk0KTDmPKnLlLI7_zzsoTrFNzAyicHztCB7Ih27nDtryli8WhVMBcg6vXW52VcWjPoz2x7dcBBx-UWtWshHvGM6MSTkI0f7QZ6AuEiEagQZfsfbdTuG2SZ233BLpqR0lLt/s1600/IMG_0373.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglPksL4MlVmLWk0KTDmPKnLlLI7_zzsoTrFNzAyicHztCB7Ih27nDtryli8WhVMBcg6vXW52VcWjPoz2x7dcBBx-UWtWshHvGM6MSTkI0f7QZ6AuEiEagQZfsfbdTuG2SZ233BLpqR0lLt/s400/IMG_0373.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669868688659213730" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDhA4t88vm-AS7IDOCWKex7ORDNqVy1z8Skmjyhe9Ruon6uWGAjy-Rf_Jq18B3IFSPgD3HtiNVTva5DC7sQu25V5QUZy-7ObvHQrX7lmKBD8fNFA20nkScxNHQReoveB9cOieIxN5H7dya/s1600/IMG_0372.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDhA4t88vm-AS7IDOCWKex7ORDNqVy1z8Skmjyhe9Ruon6uWGAjy-Rf_Jq18B3IFSPgD3HtiNVTva5DC7sQu25V5QUZy-7ObvHQrX7lmKBD8fNFA20nkScxNHQReoveB9cOieIxN5H7dya/s400/IMG_0372.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669868677674443218" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-NYshRFHSXdOmtdK_Fo45SLVN1n0LgHFgyqIEIu2Og-njN2xlwfqTFr1ydxXvgXhTpTcyYV1u4JpYopsYbB4_MEXJhmzTfDKVWEfTFHZebht6UjIgmXcZbsTpfZhIgWWysnLLMTW_Vbc/s1600/IMG_0369.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-NYshRFHSXdOmtdK_Fo45SLVN1n0LgHFgyqIEIu2Og-njN2xlwfqTFr1ydxXvgXhTpTcyYV1u4JpYopsYbB4_MEXJhmzTfDKVWEfTFHZebht6UjIgmXcZbsTpfZhIgWWysnLLMTW_Vbc/s400/IMG_0369.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669868676726906066" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4BqfbsK0THofxQI91oZfYjzQ6XlXOTCreP_exgB_QNvJFlZKtnkmzFs6EDvx8GNaLyHbrOx-__tEDnLItjdnhCXOBQBxeL1SRxImHYZSE5d31w5EvTkQ1ACEXdudvS1bl2eQUQTz9hES4/s1600/IMG_0360.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4BqfbsK0THofxQI91oZfYjzQ6XlXOTCreP_exgB_QNvJFlZKtnkmzFs6EDvx8GNaLyHbrOx-__tEDnLItjdnhCXOBQBxeL1SRxImHYZSE5d31w5EvTkQ1ACEXdudvS1bl2eQUQTz9hES4/s400/IMG_0360.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669868678455105634" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoGeJSSvt_mPQDW1B3qTIQHjtqCPLzB-zb3Q_CNIxsdZnswcNT0fhWyLheBW8IG34NdKcMneBHXC6lCiEBtOMVBXfdN4rz058Z4eA-Vi_98LhRUILmsNJhjTwEusMp5yf4NMC_Q9BKCzNr/s1600/IMG_0384.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoGeJSSvt_mPQDW1B3qTIQHjtqCPLzB-zb3Q_CNIxsdZnswcNT0fhWyLheBW8IG34NdKcMneBHXC6lCiEBtOMVBXfdN4rz058Z4eA-Vi_98LhRUILmsNJhjTwEusMp5yf4NMC_Q9BKCzNr/s400/IMG_0384.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669868821765203298" /></a><br /><br />I'm not sure what's going on here..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEkWpi3QOXCYUkVzizTk6rWWExoT4UMYHtsJfC97xn9eAxZNKfNm6mluXoXunLsiP39bZFvkvGbh78fty-xM32O-7BtZcmzydjOrya7FUluUKQD4ZElCHZAGxzNu8aw86jmF6d9rSaFzzK/s1600/IMG_0390.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEkWpi3QOXCYUkVzizTk6rWWExoT4UMYHtsJfC97xn9eAxZNKfNm6mluXoXunLsiP39bZFvkvGbh78fty-xM32O-7BtZcmzydjOrya7FUluUKQD4ZElCHZAGxzNu8aw86jmF6d9rSaFzzK/s400/IMG_0390.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669868942321560626" /></a><br /><br />Robotic Love..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyqCp_DviySvc5fny4GqENfBz6qbq3zzIb7OT79gUGKcay-8RuTF9KFEULg4cjmXn_LVgNved7mNkP0fzp1u9HvARyv53O64w7GcE6hcor_AZTrSAGbbKGduT2Uki20Vz2AmPh9qqdVIT5/s1600/IMG_0393.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyqCp_DviySvc5fny4GqENfBz6qbq3zzIb7OT79gUGKcay-8RuTF9KFEULg4cjmXn_LVgNved7mNkP0fzp1u9HvARyv53O64w7GcE6hcor_AZTrSAGbbKGduT2Uki20Vz2AmPh9qqdVIT5/s400/IMG_0393.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669869065485945954" /></a><br /><br />Little Coconut got in on the action and turned in her Westie fur for bunny fur!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTUdjPCd8W1UrEvanNbDoydTFJdpMOUxr5Mj_qrLYBpM5OepYKHQkMc61xc7Z4cPeYeTZkWgI-GxqbJqKsudGzalynOxgIPnPeKJCef5mWU-JfnrjIWJIWXaXtsCKtVU1_SZDTgAqoyoO_/s1600/IMG_0399.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTUdjPCd8W1UrEvanNbDoydTFJdpMOUxr5Mj_qrLYBpM5OepYKHQkMc61xc7Z4cPeYeTZkWgI-GxqbJqKsudGzalynOxgIPnPeKJCef5mWU-JfnrjIWJIWXaXtsCKtVU1_SZDTgAqoyoO_/s400/IMG_0399.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669869199755405570" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_18rX5g-BgdRa9nNSkzNAiIXCk1Re-UrX7HPh-_4JGta_vyUzvJ5PajpdWArmgR3ATucJyFiP-1jraGP3QbokYSlHlSCR1Rc5XCGnJ-Y_bF_DLWDqjEgiD0OEtKSUEMyCtVbQdiR2UhX/s1600/IMG_0400.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 388px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_18rX5g-BgdRa9nNSkzNAiIXCk1Re-UrX7HPh-_4JGta_vyUzvJ5PajpdWArmgR3ATucJyFiP-1jraGP3QbokYSlHlSCR1Rc5XCGnJ-Y_bF_DLWDqjEgiD0OEtKSUEMyCtVbQdiR2UhX/s400/IMG_0400.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669869202462751794" /></a><br /><br /><br />...the one night a year it's acceptable to be someone different...<strong></strong><strong></strong>Brigitte Pattonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11106972500637726487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759115053061175228.post-30126423523591891392011-10-25T22:01:00.000-07:002011-10-25T22:01:43.785-07:00Thread Show... Indie Galore...I attended the Thread show which took place in the Horton Plaza Event Space... It's basically to showcase local indie designers whether it's clothes, jewelry, accessories or artwork.. I missed it last year and I was determined to go this year.. I purchased my VIP pass to score extra time to peruse the goodies and enjoy a glass of champagne before the rush.. I almost didn't know where to start because the space is so large and it was the first time I had ever been there.. Overwhelmed at first but the champagne kicked in and shopping mode ensued.. <br /><br />Here are some pics from my phone so the quality isn't the greatest, but you get the vibe..<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlcJZgpAxj6ropU261R2mnNyfOYCWOtrCG9D2o7C48zXIZhsPhWB09lvpcc4rdVZaVYqSsluH-x-ILcNtNXy4Aj-SAp8I8_4S8t7J46LrW04SS4NBIuXNLDqbyN3JCYyeeEbrrViDFDNhB/s1600/IMG765.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlcJZgpAxj6ropU261R2mnNyfOYCWOtrCG9D2o7C48zXIZhsPhWB09lvpcc4rdVZaVYqSsluH-x-ILcNtNXy4Aj-SAp8I8_4S8t7J46LrW04SS4NBIuXNLDqbyN3JCYyeeEbrrViDFDNhB/s400/IMG765.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667204845285303890" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGDFEtkfH0VFAIC5fRC14LrRWrPLqZlCNjBQ_QghOzjVSgS9zg7SsnuE4IRRkNOy3rdz284gK9Kd4C0SewBuleOmDTIQWeh2tEuP_equV6g2mMD8AxTe60FwF_2c46Yljx3ya8jhROtuY8/s1600/IMG766.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGDFEtkfH0VFAIC5fRC14LrRWrPLqZlCNjBQ_QghOzjVSgS9zg7SsnuE4IRRkNOy3rdz284gK9Kd4C0SewBuleOmDTIQWeh2tEuP_equV6g2mMD8AxTe60FwF_2c46Yljx3ya8jhROtuY8/s400/IMG766.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667204840789276274" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWQIwtFQ6_9DWd-L0M4LTnfKgvn31POz8Bkg6Q8O65YGMH_NZjvPYvi7M7NJVdMziQIUagynf3_gk_vJ0fMf6jHD2N6yR8lfQrYQCY6zclKBzxZYLrk2VNXhmQ5j8aBmS47xLSOYheu9kg/s1600/IMG767.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWQIwtFQ6_9DWd-L0M4LTnfKgvn31POz8Bkg6Q8O65YGMH_NZjvPYvi7M7NJVdMziQIUagynf3_gk_vJ0fMf6jHD2N6yR8lfQrYQCY6zclKBzxZYLrk2VNXhmQ5j8aBmS47xLSOYheu9kg/s400/IMG767.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667204836672001202" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6MEpBTYp6bJsu2TqBRNeJ1lBEyQ8cPDf2wntr-ByC1FB4TjZYnFkpP58aY0IlQmsP7lLSuKv6O7r8781nEC79ULtH1RzlRBEE7_4IVqDbWq6llYEepgP0wqceT5ovPbzPEBS66qbcIZXC/s1600/IMG768.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6MEpBTYp6bJsu2TqBRNeJ1lBEyQ8cPDf2wntr-ByC1FB4TjZYnFkpP58aY0IlQmsP7lLSuKv6O7r8781nEC79ULtH1RzlRBEE7_4IVqDbWq6llYEepgP0wqceT5ovPbzPEBS66qbcIZXC/s400/IMG768.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667204824476004546" /></a><br /><br />Feathers seemed to be all the rage..<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ-WKlsCW-tCfym_-msdnZTTQGbdMO36fdq6ARyr5IPLEO0hlfhWf5oVVQz75mPu1eKF67Rb9I_-sLHXm3NHFEmnj2LchLO5g68w7j-HoylfmdcZ5V37US9D8Ar2vUd9l8h6k_3hatsUC4/s1600/IMG769.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ-WKlsCW-tCfym_-msdnZTTQGbdMO36fdq6ARyr5IPLEO0hlfhWf5oVVQz75mPu1eKF67Rb9I_-sLHXm3NHFEmnj2LchLO5g68w7j-HoylfmdcZ5V37US9D8Ar2vUd9l8h6k_3hatsUC4/s400/IMG769.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667204820249716434" /></a><br /><br />And how cute is the Pop Chips girl?!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehIsaivvqsdLNqCENAUHAXca6v3UlNpPTOoiD2mX4nrH9cPEmRHkexuGnbswHRoI21JJXeZALoidV_Pe0QnUXVsSdaESbfFBUOL_yGWhchkSnlQNN75OVsjjzwAjj_nYg7ZIvZ-lTTzVX/s1600/IMG770.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehIsaivvqsdLNqCENAUHAXca6v3UlNpPTOoiD2mX4nrH9cPEmRHkexuGnbswHRoI21JJXeZALoidV_Pe0QnUXVsSdaESbfFBUOL_yGWhchkSnlQNN75OVsjjzwAjj_nYg7ZIvZ-lTTzVX/s400/IMG770.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667205142204744674" /></a><br /><br />They had a little photobooth with a twist... <a href="http://www.facebook.com/ScottTrentoPhotography">Scott Trento </a>was the photog representing <a href="http://www.discoversd.com">DiscoverSD</a>.. take a look at our sweet pic.. "Aloha in the SD".. Legs anyone??<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF3n50SXsDRELkX9uv5uW2k6ferPPuwkeDDX8NWNO2LJqu9scxyxraUOXypDJnxYcqQgevrei00TZlMWPGqgSlU6VsGREOD8wxOqfxRPmcLRFvgefSoWAh4m3bmjN1r-MjhyphenhyphenYVoYOeUALM/s1600/Thread+show.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF3n50SXsDRELkX9uv5uW2k6ferPPuwkeDDX8NWNO2LJqu9scxyxraUOXypDJnxYcqQgevrei00TZlMWPGqgSlU6VsGREOD8wxOqfxRPmcLRFvgefSoWAh4m3bmjN1r-MjhyphenhyphenYVoYOeUALM/s400/Thread+show.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667205474638166658" /></a><br /><br />I purchased probably the coolest piece of jewelry ever.. it's this ring/bracelet concoction..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAuSq7yfy8H1jkWxM4RO5inC8hPLeKFhxkO4lUo9BA73Nb4rEYmlmvnScduopEpnw7s5j1szqa8YMMloKv4QE0XOCE_LAkJY4XaVF6pOtCLdrouuHB2qwgQq7rxbm1NKrhsst21Yawl2IY/s1600/IMG_0356.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAuSq7yfy8H1jkWxM4RO5inC8hPLeKFhxkO4lUo9BA73Nb4rEYmlmvnScduopEpnw7s5j1szqa8YMMloKv4QE0XOCE_LAkJY4XaVF6pOtCLdrouuHB2qwgQq7rxbm1NKrhsst21Yawl2IY/s400/IMG_0356.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667661122474082914" /></a><br /><a href=""></a><br /><br /><br />...finding the most unique prettiness in everything I see...Brigitte Pattonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11106972500637726487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759115053061175228.post-4971057627023322102011-10-21T06:15:00.000-07:002011-10-21T10:32:05.540-07:00Exhibit Ambush Fashion Show.. Part 1...If you're into charities and being a do-gooder AND into fashion and art.. this event is for you!! I'll be walking in this year's Exhibit Ambush Fashion Show on October 22nd located at the Horton Plaza Event Space.. Check the deets below:<br /><br />This 2011 Fall Season; <a href="http://www.ambushevents.com">Exhibit Ambush </a>is transforming the runway into an extravaganza. Think of an avant-garde show with a twist. We will be highlighting the oeuvre of awesome fashion and accessory lines that haven't been seen. Our contemporary artists and graphic designers relish in taking risks and will leave you in awe when you see their work. Our staff draws most of their inspiration from their surroundings, social networking, street fashions, research, and the classic underdogs. Fashion and art are an integral part of our culture and lifestyle. This event will give the artists the creative freedom to express themselves. From the moment you walk out of your car; there will be a story unfolding as your enter the venue. All talent will simultaneously be interacting with each other. The fashion industry is constantly changing, and therefore it's important for our designers to keep up with the status quo. The garments in this show will have that shock value that will leave you wanting more.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRPy6YbpA7v034rLq3KD8kKpxh6Wym1cTrrqjl1RtI4wYgIWlIikXmVxPdwsYmO-oBw0F5sP9pcHTN24lxYbj06kaQBM9heZMBUEBw-VBDovp-9gJsy6rZmjLQ-0EODP-UIWxtDyrRcPEs/s1600/ExAm.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 184px; height: 184px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRPy6YbpA7v034rLq3KD8kKpxh6Wym1cTrrqjl1RtI4wYgIWlIikXmVxPdwsYmO-oBw0F5sP9pcHTN24lxYbj06kaQBM9heZMBUEBw-VBDovp-9gJsy6rZmjLQ-0EODP-UIWxtDyrRcPEs/s400/ExAm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665998376733164306" /></a><br /><br />The event is hosted by <a href="http://www.yarasofia.com">Yara Sofia </a>from Ru Paul's Drag Race and will feature <a href="http://www.ambushevents.com/designers.html">Jesus Estrada from Project Runway </a>among many other talented designers from San Diego and others flying in for the show... Get your tickets on www.wantickets.com... I heard they're limited, so get yours ASAP!!<br /><br />Here's a sneak peek of one of the designers clothing.. This show won't disappoint!! I'm already excited!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg58VlKKuq8p-OO3xHEIv-3BnfEY06kMMyPlAoInQ0Z_cNNPtew5heb1PqCu9kmptFLe6ZHjZbKGUtD30KrLx1_lSFpwd-b3xT3twvoID8aVjO0Mu7dAwS0G_loAbFRcmSmJ5LZGN1-6Nhi/s1600/krelwear_exhibitambush1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg58VlKKuq8p-OO3xHEIv-3BnfEY06kMMyPlAoInQ0Z_cNNPtew5heb1PqCu9kmptFLe6ZHjZbKGUtD30KrLx1_lSFpwd-b3xT3twvoID8aVjO0Mu7dAwS0G_loAbFRcmSmJ5LZGN1-6Nhi/s400/krelwear_exhibitambush1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665998713052375794" /></a><br /><br />Here's the do-gooder part.. Proceeds go to the Amazon Foundation!!<br /><br />...no matter where you live, fashion is part of each of our lives...Brigitte Pattonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11106972500637726487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759115053061175228.post-6543924381163402332011-10-10T20:53:00.000-07:002011-10-10T21:21:43.258-07:00Happiest Place on Earth... DISNEYLAND!!A couple weeks ago we decided to head to Disneyland aka The Happiest Place on Earth to take part in their Halloween festivities!! Ghosts, Goblins, Villains, the most awesome best!! I love October for not only the fact that it's my Birthday month but also for the fact that it's Halloween!! My favorite of all time!! I feel like I spend all year long trying to figure out a costume and the day before Halloween gets here, I'm completely lost! I had a smile on my face the whole time we were at the Princesses Castle... Check the pics..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1hAJpRf-GEnyGQjWZ8Oe4BLPGJwjq4-Ma12fQVzWd2Ev2Tgj0x7aCfmNJbqP2yb794ZkIaKYBvZC7py8ORAVuZGoWe1iLA9qiVOElpeR-FB4IsATZuWdNLxw8fL5__ZdRKI2efH02HW_r/s1600/DSC05034.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1hAJpRf-GEnyGQjWZ8Oe4BLPGJwjq4-Ma12fQVzWd2Ev2Tgj0x7aCfmNJbqP2yb794ZkIaKYBvZC7py8ORAVuZGoWe1iLA9qiVOElpeR-FB4IsATZuWdNLxw8fL5__ZdRKI2efH02HW_r/s400/DSC05034.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662082614041870226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7RaPCcNfWLMtE_kW0yEE90GgmI-WiO6mQDxlPgQNwlBy1L4rJ2kMo4NozXZnnY87Yu2v_5HQk-usW3PrCcXGiy-YsHe-o4AQqaLIomBrLbZohCGvWFK0vPGXKMq0G9-4nxLK3H2xDSIk-/s1600/DSC05036.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7RaPCcNfWLMtE_kW0yEE90GgmI-WiO6mQDxlPgQNwlBy1L4rJ2kMo4NozXZnnY87Yu2v_5HQk-usW3PrCcXGiy-YsHe-o4AQqaLIomBrLbZohCGvWFK0vPGXKMq0G9-4nxLK3H2xDSIk-/s400/DSC05036.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662082611278818066" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTvEIdPHJODBFMEeBCC2Ux6rxSvRXakB_F5wTO4UW2V0rQrQoiMGYTNsfhN4h5CwxA0GjCYoO-1LUSNJGFRG-uLZfle2sw8IUxa2katBbwhqleiIWP4V8fRANKZl2xMDUi1ZTLaRDctlkA/s1600/DSC05037.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTvEIdPHJODBFMEeBCC2Ux6rxSvRXakB_F5wTO4UW2V0rQrQoiMGYTNsfhN4h5CwxA0GjCYoO-1LUSNJGFRG-uLZfle2sw8IUxa2katBbwhqleiIWP4V8fRANKZl2xMDUi1ZTLaRDctlkA/s400/DSC05037.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662082600342952402" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOxIuIxACW8RNDghRbDbO_OvM889OqOq8FBU_U0FhCwm8B6eD26MvpK6j1Rpo9zFo_dgO5bXqwQuSLLdDO8Ym1qSIkck4v-gc0btdG1fdNpBN4RFqQxTC5hWYtaUF0JODpVdRr15WZqea2/s1600/DSC05038.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOxIuIxACW8RNDghRbDbO_OvM889OqOq8FBU_U0FhCwm8B6eD26MvpK6j1Rpo9zFo_dgO5bXqwQuSLLdDO8Ym1qSIkck4v-gc0btdG1fdNpBN4RFqQxTC5hWYtaUF0JODpVdRr15WZqea2/s400/DSC05038.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662082600187026290" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEhTllA8eFJHkVR7T9V84UQNyz-4KXuz6EZSbouZmkYfunjyNPORVr1fi3FqWWPnRWrFBwagU3JDvR32bKQ70HnYmcOprZ7Vp7omhsHn-RhNtjPfwz7ykpxICR0U9-VgE6QWBuer2Svx9H/s1600/DSC05039.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEhTllA8eFJHkVR7T9V84UQNyz-4KXuz6EZSbouZmkYfunjyNPORVr1fi3FqWWPnRWrFBwagU3JDvR32bKQ70HnYmcOprZ7Vp7omhsHn-RhNtjPfwz7ykpxICR0U9-VgE6QWBuer2Svx9H/s400/DSC05039.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662082596745609346" /></a><br /><a href="http://"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1R5zT1_X5O4DPk0oIic5E0xVuOLo2H9Q1XreZrpxn9WIddrvPcjKFZ98WjOUIUk9Ipz2L5ErpWlyl6r_JWnRGZ8OG_PzvLMqaZwYFpWmDIbROY1OOClJshuPK4hWEddFrqEtN3xKHUzTg/s1600/DSC05041.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1R5zT1_X5O4DPk0oIic5E0xVuOLo2H9Q1XreZrpxn9WIddrvPcjKFZ98WjOUIUk9Ipz2L5ErpWlyl6r_JWnRGZ8OG_PzvLMqaZwYFpWmDIbROY1OOClJshuPK4hWEddFrqEtN3xKHUzTg/s400/DSC05041.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662082850632801490" /></a><br /><br />The obligatory hat pictures... We sorta thought we were pirates..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUI9ZpM6sxdnYWvzsWTsZ_gMDMQS-l9eAAS1Jq5c0__Iam4KF6V7Mr56SeOni1COKXwRIN-GVB9v07MNINWogF41v4BkpXu-Re5l78yXskj10-3mGzEwbDJcpRLccDkV9LtQrPUv5fh743/s1600/DSC05042.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUI9ZpM6sxdnYWvzsWTsZ_gMDMQS-l9eAAS1Jq5c0__Iam4KF6V7Mr56SeOni1COKXwRIN-GVB9v07MNINWogF41v4BkpXu-Re5l78yXskj10-3mGzEwbDJcpRLccDkV9LtQrPUv5fh743/s400/DSC05042.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662083226468547170" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY3qeXzhUwxLzKuh_3voHEc5sM5v5ndluCLnpFiJX0yFQTsElzN33rcNlNg4qHuo7IgcOEPoE0jbOqtsj4DC3gZdSW1xN_w70Tsq4zO1lAEE203EFGTVQaMEPoGaghQFgkxevyt7mwQses/s1600/DSC05046.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY3qeXzhUwxLzKuh_3voHEc5sM5v5ndluCLnpFiJX0yFQTsElzN33rcNlNg4qHuo7IgcOEPoE0jbOqtsj4DC3gZdSW1xN_w70Tsq4zO1lAEE203EFGTVQaMEPoGaghQFgkxevyt7mwQses/s400/DSC05046.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662083214345629570" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Newjsc8SQrnDBEUYKKzAL_0PSq8hXVe4Oyz_7AR7TdTA34X69SVgZ1t503vRM5gFYpQ4TLmlX4SOOZnbGw3qUu7oXrJ6NPJxYOPOqmdt_3b6gh464toqQ54WFuZhx16R7T_9zPtReldD/s1600/DSC05045.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Newjsc8SQrnDBEUYKKzAL_0PSq8hXVe4Oyz_7AR7TdTA34X69SVgZ1t503vRM5gFYpQ4TLmlX4SOOZnbGw3qUu7oXrJ6NPJxYOPOqmdt_3b6gh464toqQ54WFuZhx16R7T_9zPtReldD/s400/DSC05045.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662083210086672690" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD6d976BVRuv5JvnIem_roUAGKG-2eanT8hFkMpQcLZBP5-eTjZRer21XktfZWE8dk-wnOGoN5N-W80O-STGNSNrKAzJqKhyphenhyphen6f7FCSjALIbF7TL3lxckorbsG4yFFI3Up8Cyas94kwwMfw/s1600/DSC05043.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD6d976BVRuv5JvnIem_roUAGKG-2eanT8hFkMpQcLZBP5-eTjZRer21XktfZWE8dk-wnOGoN5N-W80O-STGNSNrKAzJqKhyphenhyphen6f7FCSjALIbF7TL3lxckorbsG4yFFI3Up8Cyas94kwwMfw/s400/DSC05043.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662083215631958898" /></a><br /><br />You can't see it, but the sign to the far left says no stroller parking... apparently nobody can read.. Oh and also "It's a Small World"...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyYV7OTcc1Fpq48skfky_1AGHSlZiE6gDyf1_BNVvXPZSh4qwXtVDQNxDPitf0nYQ4Vay3Flm_PAuRO-9-0p1kSaAdu36pT3fy86q_slzoaJbojqRm-QSslerLrRrUb2hgeqh4ImAacO_-/s1600/DSC05048.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyYV7OTcc1Fpq48skfky_1AGHSlZiE6gDyf1_BNVvXPZSh4qwXtVDQNxDPitf0nYQ4Vay3Flm_PAuRO-9-0p1kSaAdu36pT3fy86q_slzoaJbojqRm-QSslerLrRrUb2hgeqh4ImAacO_-/s400/DSC05048.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662083433952561282" /></a><br /><br />Me and Jessie from Toy Story go way back.. I mean I was born in Texas..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvU8aktd-McYBXJXyuQBB__RDwECNkid0K53piCgS9RjOs9Eqg8rgb8ZP083IhAR7-w8zHGGyv1vi-gi9oyVGLk118eLuI3ZbfQuXwPfjTQvSmUYGhRZr5_EEqJlJ4Ze1vO_NS93DIYxXD/s1600/DSC05049.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvU8aktd-McYBXJXyuQBB__RDwECNkid0K53piCgS9RjOs9Eqg8rgb8ZP083IhAR7-w8zHGGyv1vi-gi9oyVGLk118eLuI3ZbfQuXwPfjTQvSmUYGhRZr5_EEqJlJ4Ze1vO_NS93DIYxXD/s400/DSC05049.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662084007226133026" /></a><br /><br />I didn't get to meet the Princesses THIS time, but I did visit their castle..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX1qlAA4odOWjp1sduMpkIpyMwOx1CWvTWcXBCTkQIdcnfivAAH9SSokQvYyyhrrVTYLAZpUuRcJaQiPPDuK62KL__pxx4wOZzMks6uUHkWu0fFEG9X7f74GmBJ-JcDXh-tKue-9isg5cS/s1600/DSC05051.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX1qlAA4odOWjp1sduMpkIpyMwOx1CWvTWcXBCTkQIdcnfivAAH9SSokQvYyyhrrVTYLAZpUuRcJaQiPPDuK62KL__pxx4wOZzMks6uUHkWu0fFEG9X7f74GmBJ-JcDXh-tKue-9isg5cS/s400/DSC05051.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662084214190691442" /></a><br /><br />I mean I was seriously excited for the overall day... BEST. PICTURE. EVER..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo4-1pA-HWfLqTTmRMbS6UWJ4vWE7i9BO0OHpsyH9HoFzFcJHfFTu_Yqu1LaSAIX7tx3h59gAVwEcoA-gq_nnjtMGS2bPfDJBRE3nT7m4t28ohj2CM_My7DxSGSa5pgpEYvg-4svN-bNfk/s1600/DSC05052.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo4-1pA-HWfLqTTmRMbS6UWJ4vWE7i9BO0OHpsyH9HoFzFcJHfFTu_Yqu1LaSAIX7tx3h59gAVwEcoA-gq_nnjtMGS2bPfDJBRE3nT7m4t28ohj2CM_My7DxSGSa5pgpEYvg-4svN-bNfk/s400/DSC05052.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662084378444121618" /></a><br /><br />...sometimes you just have to take the leap to find happiness...Brigitte Pattonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11106972500637726487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759115053061175228.post-83790217668459232662011-10-03T06:22:00.000-07:002011-10-04T13:48:20.443-07:00Cosmopolitan Magazine.. Bachelor of the Year Announcements!!The nationwide magazine <a href="http://www.cosmopolitan.com">Cosmopolitan</a>, just announced the 2011 bachelors of the year by state and someone very dear to me won for the state of HAWAII!! Each contestant must be nominated by someone.. ahem.. I may have nominated the winner for Hawaii.. ok, yes, yes I did.. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu3FGWD3yAxzIGbKVMFnnxesVI1Lwl7gh8DhVR7PRJscRZmwQitZ02APmKBYik-ka5UUsmpxh1YXSiAy3SKpN2BZs2hr1W6JDMhDz3dwhytUZQ633SCWnOgOMhR_2AVw82gznCC5OG6VDQ/s1600/cos-hawaii-2011-bachelors-mdn-47308405.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu3FGWD3yAxzIGbKVMFnnxesVI1Lwl7gh8DhVR7PRJscRZmwQitZ02APmKBYik-ka5UUsmpxh1YXSiAy3SKpN2BZs2hr1W6JDMhDz3dwhytUZQ633SCWnOgOMhR_2AVw82gznCC5OG6VDQ/s400/cos-hawaii-2011-bachelors-mdn-47308405.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659334520755165602" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/bachelors-2011/bachelors-2011-hawaii">Chris Pemberton </a>is Hawaii's Cosmopolitan Bachelor of the Year! He's in the running to be the official Bachelor of the Year for the magazine and needs your vote!! They just put up the pictures and voting starts TODAY.. Official media announcements won't be until 5 October.. You can vote ONLY ONCE between now and October 16th.. PLEASE DO THIS AND PASS ON TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS!!!<br /> <br />You can read his mini profile online and click the link to vote.. it'll ask for your name/address info but you don't have to purchase anything, it's to know you're only voting once and a legitimate vote.. Ok.. what are you waiting for?? Vote now!! :)<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/bachelors-2011/bachelors-2011-hawaii">http://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/bachelors-2011/bachelors-2011-hawaii</a><br /><br />The winner will be announced in the November issue of Cosmopolitan magazine!!!<br /> <br />LET'S REPRESENT HAWAII!!Brigitte Pattonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11106972500637726487noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759115053061175228.post-75705573915713273272011-09-20T22:53:00.000-07:002011-09-20T23:07:31.475-07:00Coconut's High Five..Our little puppy Coconut is one smart pooch.. she learned a new trick.. the high five.. She'll be 6 months old on September 24th! Time flies by.. we got her when she was only 3 months.. She just got a haircut too and looking like a typical Westie now.. ADORABLE!!<br /><br />Before and after pictures after the groomers...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCnbmZIo9e8lGgCbudLMKgspUp64VT01uBB_tc9AhTuK-qVIeqvIJz_HigxDJ1bfv2ShhZLmnSPXsjbp8Yk1azExac9NBVWgmoTzL8VOOYM17DQGX7zZ3X-IltDCV0Ilw2x00FT1rNeDEC/s1600/1316312636928.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 315px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCnbmZIo9e8lGgCbudLMKgspUp64VT01uBB_tc9AhTuK-qVIeqvIJz_HigxDJ1bfv2ShhZLmnSPXsjbp8Yk1azExac9NBVWgmoTzL8VOOYM17DQGX7zZ3X-IltDCV0Ilw2x00FT1rNeDEC/s400/1316312636928.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654689268934292082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVNM0wgydZv5mGDIqM3orM8QaCTzyYNq6AqwxCPKkXhHPawMPguNUcpb6S3Kwcf-343XvsgwUPQw6nVvBjx63uZ796ykbafloFox2cWWv8ftCUggv778lS-t2ECPsk4nQgrC6JyfU7su18/s1600/IMG696.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVNM0wgydZv5mGDIqM3orM8QaCTzyYNq6AqwxCPKkXhHPawMPguNUcpb6S3Kwcf-343XvsgwUPQw6nVvBjx63uZ796ykbafloFox2cWWv8ftCUggv778lS-t2ECPsk4nQgrC6JyfU7su18/s400/IMG696.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654689273549076226" /></a><br /><br /><br />Little Coconut:<br /><br /><iframe width="500" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/id3GyJygw7M" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Brigitte Pattonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11106972500637726487noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759115053061175228.post-70953383206552509142011-09-13T06:06:00.000-07:002011-09-13T15:20:08.661-07:00Missoni's Magic...So San Diego decided to have a blackout on the same exact night of Fashion's Night Out.. what. a. total. bummer. Literally the whole county and surrounding areas went completely dead around 3:30pm on 8 September.. Power didn't come back on until about 10:30pm for us in Mission Valley, thus completely missing all of FNO.. I'm still upset over it.. whatever.. fashion is everyday right?!<br /><br />I think today, 13 September 2011, should go down in history as one of the biggest designer sales at Target... What a shopping frenzy it created across the US and worldwide for that matter.. I'm not sure if <a href="http://www.target.com">Target.com </a>delivers internationally, but let me tell you, it took a good hour to even log on to the website this morning.. I was greeted with a "Woof" and message that they were so popular that their site was down but to wait my place and the page would constantly refresh and I would get my chance to peruse the website.. Was I in a "virtual line"?? A website is making me wait my turn to shop?! Seriously?? I went into semi panic mode because all hopes of getting my Missoni luggage I had been pining for was slipping through my keyboard tapping fingers.. I couldn't do anything.. helpless if you will.. Just had to wait out the virtual line and possibly go to the nearest Target on my lunch break to see what was left. <br /><br />Isn't the ad just beautiful.. kinda makes you smile right??<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTT6P3ibqPRVuXwoY31d-yOrnmaD7O2yH-I6J3DI7wt8MIuWyFUx_mmRCUzSZiVsUMEbAVtSvfvx1OWYXCOCgoF3Ff9pM7VVcqbb_jZYhRp92k5gCKy1ScEeX4yRNljgVJrNDzTRsPLi0D/s1600/missoni-for-target-ad.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTT6P3ibqPRVuXwoY31d-yOrnmaD7O2yH-I6J3DI7wt8MIuWyFUx_mmRCUzSZiVsUMEbAVtSvfvx1OWYXCOCgoF3Ff9pM7VVcqbb_jZYhRp92k5gCKy1ScEeX4yRNljgVJrNDzTRsPLi0D/s400/missoni-for-target-ad.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651939922365007282" /></a><br /><br />After about an hour or so I was let into the website which was running pretty slow. I navigated through the pages looking at everything, sometimes re-looking at the items.. Sadly all the luggage items I wanted were beyond sold out.. I did score a couple things that caught my eye...<br /><br />I'm the newest owner of the following <a href="http://www.target.com/c/Missoni/-/N-5ouwb">Missoni for Target </a>items.. Officially sometime between 19-24 September when my shipment comes in.. <br /><br />The Missoni black and white zigzag sweater jacket:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1gSRmLyMwfZfNAATGCHXRZid0vr-gRPAC02T1H3sPQGhwsptcWObXuJ6SGIK3CDxR-VPd7JW66vUIIJXxlHhSg_MilQirgmliWQ8P9TEONg7uocWREVUr39pA-XKFVHuOoctrMxX-h-6e/s1600/missoni+jacket.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 317px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1gSRmLyMwfZfNAATGCHXRZid0vr-gRPAC02T1H3sPQGhwsptcWObXuJ6SGIK3CDxR-VPd7JW66vUIIJXxlHhSg_MilQirgmliWQ8P9TEONg7uocWREVUr39pA-XKFVHuOoctrMxX-h-6e/s400/missoni+jacket.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651939771310158018" /></a><br /><br />The zigzag brown gloves.. sorry about the small picture:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIXQNqMxm1IFtpIDaWsdlZ2upLj22nHDPmf9pog1bEaphPQppTS_5vUvod9TfksAHbi34jsWFafL4GYawR40eDVD8uL2s21D3M2BUeFDM545NfSNQn5jSppAQFzanRme09umhg4zlkPFMu/s1600/gloves.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 106px; height: 106px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIXQNqMxm1IFtpIDaWsdlZ2upLj22nHDPmf9pog1bEaphPQppTS_5vUvod9TfksAHbi34jsWFafL4GYawR40eDVD8uL2s21D3M2BUeFDM545NfSNQn5jSppAQFzanRme09umhg4zlkPFMu/s400/gloves.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651940298165290002" /></a><br /><br />I documented the sad empty shelves at Target.. I figured I'd give it a shot, but 3.5 hours after opening its doors, this is what it looked like.. ransacked.. totally ransacked..<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMpcDvNyT0euj3XLanjG9DdzLCtToFGlwtIAJdAFLVwOehsO82SrEUY659qeoKCHVT_NPEwoBH2zU1Usxyz_iW0zC7BVlWCyQv7Xe0h14ti9LoQIjtvXhjQIIFPP1rC_JUe9jbm3yqPaJ/s1600/shelf2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMpcDvNyT0euj3XLanjG9DdzLCtToFGlwtIAJdAFLVwOehsO82SrEUY659qeoKCHVT_NPEwoBH2zU1Usxyz_iW0zC7BVlWCyQv7Xe0h14ti9LoQIjtvXhjQIIFPP1rC_JUe9jbm3yqPaJ/s400/shelf2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651971053920433234" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_mSYA-jYMYMS8ab44bgVr23VNOcav3AXle34fIyrYRmxm6FVOtYNUoIF_2__ZNYCeSFr1qux5wdmEILJ4M9orWM0SbwH3f4-dCuZoVFuhG5JHrYB4xebwc0UbBFpp1pa9vdyuBluPr7T3/s1600/shelf1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_mSYA-jYMYMS8ab44bgVr23VNOcav3AXle34fIyrYRmxm6FVOtYNUoIF_2__ZNYCeSFr1qux5wdmEILJ4M9orWM0SbwH3f4-dCuZoVFuhG5JHrYB4xebwc0UbBFpp1pa9vdyuBluPr7T3/s400/shelf1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651971049543996146" /></a><br /><br /><br />I was texting a friend of mine, <a href="http://www.evonny50.blogspot.com">Yvonne</a>, and informed her the website was up and down.. she headed to the Target store in Hawaii and said it was just as bad.. women with shopping carts filled with Missoni and fully grown women trying to shimmy themselves into the children's wear.. Luckily she snagged the rainboots.. we both can only hope that they restock the website and shelves so we can get our little fingers on our "Missoni Must Have" list.. <br /><br />I'm still hoping I can get the carry-on swivel luggage (as seen in the picture below - right).. or maybe the 28" larger one available only online.. hmmm decisions, decisions...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge_YvnEJSyCznUGN2IUuodimUM8KRjCFdtJsY5OBkJwwGJ-6R1ho4M77o2BksOLQcK0ycTNZLXVbFWS4nSQPDl3dbN2AaaXRBFJFCOAkiTusQkAHX0y6BBQC16OjYbNLKhkozj7k-GOPS_/s1600/missoni+luggage.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge_YvnEJSyCznUGN2IUuodimUM8KRjCFdtJsY5OBkJwwGJ-6R1ho4M77o2BksOLQcK0ycTNZLXVbFWS4nSQPDl3dbN2AaaXRBFJFCOAkiTusQkAHX0y6BBQC16OjYbNLKhkozj7k-GOPS_/s400/missoni+luggage.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651952131936136466" /></a><br /><br /><br />...it was like Missoni had performed a magic show and displayed how fast the fashion house was able to make their items disappear..Brigitte Pattonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11106972500637726487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759115053061175228.post-61835735229671694712011-09-06T06:19:00.000-07:002011-09-06T22:25:53.945-07:00Fashion's Night Out 2011...I can remember last year's <a href="http://www.fashionsnightout.com">Fashion Night Out </a>like it just happened! Check last year's blog post <a href="http://brigittepatton.blogspot.com/2010/09/fashion-night-out-september-10-2010.html">here</a>.. It's the time of year again to truly appreciate the world of fashion.. I'm missing the runway for this year's FNO, BUT have no fear, future fashion show coming up on October 1st.. I'll post more information as it becomes available.. Do you crave fashion and can't wait for your next issue of Lucky to come in the mail? Sometimes this is how I feel.. spending hours rummaging through fashion blogs to get inspired or window shopping to see how the designers want you to wear their outfits.. I always try to put my own take in each outfit I create.. kind of my own personal runway if you will. I work a desk job during the week and I still try to get "dressed up".. When you're confident in what you're wearing it gives you a sense of confidence in your own personality.. hold your head a little higher when you take pride in the way you look like.. I know beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but what's wrong with looking beautiful INSIDE and OUT?? Will you be attending this year's Fashion Night Out?? <a href="http://www.simon.com/mall/?id=765">Fashion Valley Mall </a>in San Diego will be hosting their version on Thursday September 8th.. I'll be there front and center watching the runway shows and grabbing my swag bag!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQdfwdh1ShSzFEKCF2MeiXbcKk5UKdoNmx03BBFrg1JjssTNkJSj8gBnLoZBvUlBMAEqom7VU29xEUoutBa6jQJDwA95BXVsRkAmfZmqUWe0dOdQTvtzzm-Avpg2ydoo580U1bZbMtVe31/s1600/FNO.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 258px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQdfwdh1ShSzFEKCF2MeiXbcKk5UKdoNmx03BBFrg1JjssTNkJSj8gBnLoZBvUlBMAEqom7VU29xEUoutBa6jQJDwA95BXVsRkAmfZmqUWe0dOdQTvtzzm-Avpg2ydoo580U1bZbMtVe31/s400/FNO.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649360582304718306" /></a><br /><br />...be creative and maybe even jump off the deep end when it comes to putting your wardrobe together...Brigitte Pattonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11106972500637726487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759115053061175228.post-14153225302642839322011-09-05T18:40:00.000-07:002011-09-05T19:48:57.367-07:00Fun at the Fair...My brother and his girlfriend Jennifer came to visit San Diego and we went EVERYWHERE... I've been bad about posting the random stuff we did, but I just went through all the fun pictures and I realized that I have a few postings worth out of all the places we went to.. So much fun! I don't get to see my family too often, usually only once a year during the holidays, but now that I live on the mainland, kind of makes it a little easier. I'm trying to convince the bro to move to SD so we were sure to show them all the cool places and fun things to do in the new town as well as some of the nearby towns (future blog posts to follow). On one of the days we headed to the Del Mar Fair.. errrr <a href="http://www.sdfair.com">San Diego County Fair</a>? Whatever the heck they call it now... The day we went I put all "dieting" aside.. I was looking forward to the fried Snickers! I had never had one before and the thought of it was intriguing.. Probably one of the best things I'd ever had... I don't regret one calorie!!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSMuvx5BTiQBS_Xg9Ldps3LJmtpvVPLULjDhh9JDlJM8bntkOo3mIPOeRyeT81WcJPk7JeQq9xXyZ8n8WdafdFWaWiC9b8BU9rCz_3dESsXJL8X2ht8aAFCK5At7gsXdxZmm7efGiteU3Y/s1600/DSC04517.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSMuvx5BTiQBS_Xg9Ldps3LJmtpvVPLULjDhh9JDlJM8bntkOo3mIPOeRyeT81WcJPk7JeQq9xXyZ8n8WdafdFWaWiC9b8BU9rCz_3dESsXJL8X2ht8aAFCK5At7gsXdxZmm7efGiteU3Y/s400/DSC04517.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649068048226331842" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjgnAXu02nNRUuKKxfRSJEVF8PCkfH39TL4GJvPjbTE0PKU7mdRkHQyDg8ODhSoEF4xFDpadLnzQ-NEfR9ZORi8vat3nW154aCMGC7hrokkA9MTpBgnIWQ8WGRQ0Wq5bq7z32qFyEh6DbP/s1600/DSC04524.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjgnAXu02nNRUuKKxfRSJEVF8PCkfH39TL4GJvPjbTE0PKU7mdRkHQyDg8ODhSoEF4xFDpadLnzQ-NEfR9ZORi8vat3nW154aCMGC7hrokkA9MTpBgnIWQ8WGRQ0Wq5bq7z32qFyEh6DbP/s400/DSC04524.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649068043785977650" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdX2Ti6awyV3PDAXKXQ_7Sf6HNvG0sNiGlIzTX_EqaSx28hJfkdXpdqGVN1YFbqlrhWFGCwMEDW1kfotS9c0KuNddY1fAaijVyyPcWNVAoASe39B0kPt-by8yag-Eh9-1cW-FCJvgE15_s/s1600/DSC04518.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdX2Ti6awyV3PDAXKXQ_7Sf6HNvG0sNiGlIzTX_EqaSx28hJfkdXpdqGVN1YFbqlrhWFGCwMEDW1kfotS9c0KuNddY1fAaijVyyPcWNVAoASe39B0kPt-by8yag-Eh9-1cW-FCJvgE15_s/s400/DSC04518.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649068043112381970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4018PqHRj-AbNwTbt8Nxmd0hAqjR_SO2YJe_EVfTuxViNgCxvHmbN0IV1g101v3gB9rotQ71sG79bfDw-YQ04Frj4fQcMfN7hYt72tsk8vUzF-QpDIn_Hcbh0BaeD4N1PMGfdt89aKgQ8/s1600/DSC04527.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4018PqHRj-AbNwTbt8Nxmd0hAqjR_SO2YJe_EVfTuxViNgCxvHmbN0IV1g101v3gB9rotQ71sG79bfDw-YQ04Frj4fQcMfN7hYt72tsk8vUzF-QpDIn_Hcbh0BaeD4N1PMGfdt89aKgQ8/s400/DSC04527.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649068039970410498" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixoCJ8ikU66yOlGpYRo048ix6JAxc7mxtbDvBSzJFmVhDfm9yaRg34FqtqaUh5mmBq4fBYDjIA_kIAxigz6o0nCHGSVhC45DV6OsdZxSzk25OV5FHJjoGVlIIt_pv7uLs8oTw4nlf_W-3b/s1600/DSC04543.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixoCJ8ikU66yOlGpYRo048ix6JAxc7mxtbDvBSzJFmVhDfm9yaRg34FqtqaUh5mmBq4fBYDjIA_kIAxigz6o0nCHGSVhC45DV6OsdZxSzk25OV5FHJjoGVlIIt_pv7uLs8oTw4nlf_W-3b/s400/DSC04543.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649068035607050818" /></a><br /><br />Oh and the games... We didn't win any of the big prizes.. but I wasn't too sad.. I don't have any place to put a bigger than life size monkey..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx7Mk9DlfW-V_2-pxMcULXpxxsOgnvubfjVgSa-hsxx1nUTwwqAVENN_pS8GhdfyFcn7Hg3nvKMVmEGuyqGrxEnpN61t5bQRmikotcyS4qOYcg5tRqDS1KNu54wmRua7aeQWR1uk2KIJE4/s1600/DSC04529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx7Mk9DlfW-V_2-pxMcULXpxxsOgnvubfjVgSa-hsxx1nUTwwqAVENN_pS8GhdfyFcn7Hg3nvKMVmEGuyqGrxEnpN61t5bQRmikotcyS4qOYcg5tRqDS1KNu54wmRua7aeQWR1uk2KIJE4/s400/DSC04529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649068528596285266" /></a><br /><br />The rides were pre-ty sweet.. Definitely like the fair rides because it borders that "dangerous" side with all the creaks.. and we definitely rode the ferris wheel.. an absolute must!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicIE9aRBLLz9gzqRlhxsR6-Ym8VVT_wTh3c-Q7xnsoDYRJtNWEW9QuZqpwBngDFRXi736CAKCKH2e6qQBbGLIQTxk9hgMOcDztohL03HWi-JTZpcefCelUH5wk8ntODpSYBn360vJpNazh/s1600/DSC04531.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicIE9aRBLLz9gzqRlhxsR6-Ym8VVT_wTh3c-Q7xnsoDYRJtNWEW9QuZqpwBngDFRXi736CAKCKH2e6qQBbGLIQTxk9hgMOcDztohL03HWi-JTZpcefCelUH5wk8ntODpSYBn360vJpNazh/s400/DSC04531.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649069013396823842" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAKN8AroO1GNIimXBr7I-wPC11DVUSouewmhVqIu8gxEjNDIH6EBw4cbUH2XVQ-mzNuGjVLY1BQkU7dcknyUM5zegISyAk5V3IK7CdPkJQG2cLlG1zYDWy75l6v3NHpfTJ517528WRlwfu/s1600/DSC04534.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAKN8AroO1GNIimXBr7I-wPC11DVUSouewmhVqIu8gxEjNDIH6EBw4cbUH2XVQ-mzNuGjVLY1BQkU7dcknyUM5zegISyAk5V3IK7CdPkJQG2cLlG1zYDWy75l6v3NHpfTJ517528WRlwfu/s400/DSC04534.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649069009625978802" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1iEhjz3qg5LucOjCuQ40Yv6yhMO2B8AdawNe3fbQEfZBiDNH7CCWsy9gRA0o_MytGUVc3KsOSVxt59lwk4I2MFJFLKhNygAuFR5N3Z75YjErSXN_rqu-oaWGahdYpg7xZ_g1uYmysl51c/s1600/DSC04551.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1iEhjz3qg5LucOjCuQ40Yv6yhMO2B8AdawNe3fbQEfZBiDNH7CCWsy9gRA0o_MytGUVc3KsOSVxt59lwk4I2MFJFLKhNygAuFR5N3Z75YjErSXN_rqu-oaWGahdYpg7xZ_g1uYmysl51c/s400/DSC04551.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649069008551781778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEodNaAQJw_ufCKAhSzC-iSW9aN5vnXUFfQZ3ou326RjnxDxJAl9TZa3eKA5_cXlr3aErOnSDSGitKm-Gz6us8n_FXAQd2ujWQkXQ2f6FDU3M-8QCxCHby577TjTSVO8JgZD4hVmdCxAg1/s1600/DSC04549.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEodNaAQJw_ufCKAhSzC-iSW9aN5vnXUFfQZ3ou326RjnxDxJAl9TZa3eKA5_cXlr3aErOnSDSGitKm-Gz6us8n_FXAQd2ujWQkXQ2f6FDU3M-8QCxCHby577TjTSVO8JgZD4hVmdCxAg1/s400/DSC04549.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649069006697603122" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi615TKk3jI2JdO-KihXUU8EuiIRtVWCyrSwoz-SanrMembUCJ3pktJwFE8pW5rC6-USXTg6-eplhXTZzyHLu5tHnrH9rpLINaM5ImoWvp2nk_l-M8aLOs8bUl1Qp0bLb-uAgBvFIB75LTL/s1600/DSC04546.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi615TKk3jI2JdO-KihXUU8EuiIRtVWCyrSwoz-SanrMembUCJ3pktJwFE8pW5rC6-USXTg6-eplhXTZzyHLu5tHnrH9rpLINaM5ImoWvp2nk_l-M8aLOs8bUl1Qp0bLb-uAgBvFIB75LTL/s400/DSC04546.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649069299300161026" /></a><br /><br />Tarot reading anyone?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHQeeH3pR44pYy3rFvoT1z0vR2w2BpbkQvQdoH6RvorjOoLOhqiE5CTgkaiuRpkqViQ98lUG4CS4sENemWipb37sPoUwNn5sjjNWb-o1LyLHUp8oOlt7lpVPjPpiINC8fHBU5EwY-e8ERO/s1600/DSC04535.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHQeeH3pR44pYy3rFvoT1z0vR2w2BpbkQvQdoH6RvorjOoLOhqiE5CTgkaiuRpkqViQ98lUG4CS4sENemWipb37sPoUwNn5sjjNWb-o1LyLHUp8oOlt7lpVPjPpiINC8fHBU5EwY-e8ERO/s400/DSC04535.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649069471457641858" /></a><br /><br />I brought along my Holga camera.. check out the vintage pics.. Corn on the cob... duh..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTz4xgQ4dOsm6jfk9WNBnPLVy3lXij5bHmPhRI3OzG5Qt4AehfCNDmI_lKsVqmwMpHaozTORfiI5EnY42kE78jBDt454b92_KLz3n6vxCKhDvDd7AWzH_si-IZTt3FZK33ClabSwtnSvkn/s1600/Scan+111760006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 396px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTz4xgQ4dOsm6jfk9WNBnPLVy3lXij5bHmPhRI3OzG5Qt4AehfCNDmI_lKsVqmwMpHaozTORfiI5EnY42kE78jBDt454b92_KLz3n6vxCKhDvDd7AWzH_si-IZTt3FZK33ClabSwtnSvkn/s400/Scan+111760006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649071216994215442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1lGuKBkcIdCbY1WyPyLloIFJ_tNx7-a2kGFsl-AEy8J7bMxxnt-z7ZOKUdVGz7_c39PXR3CTfcWquUVyXHWlZTvyI7ldBnufSMKI_JzJizjB396d1DkUMvOBef2qH3GFwRqPBvlJ3u2ZJ/s1600/Scan+111760004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 396px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1lGuKBkcIdCbY1WyPyLloIFJ_tNx7-a2kGFsl-AEy8J7bMxxnt-z7ZOKUdVGz7_c39PXR3CTfcWquUVyXHWlZTvyI7ldBnufSMKI_JzJizjB396d1DkUMvOBef2qH3GFwRqPBvlJ3u2ZJ/s400/Scan+111760004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649071213965428114" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZkqULnYHxh4bDBXEYxNnvjVlfAwoC_yqKBIqU2fuxYQu9yTRU4jBDcm3ScRPTCKV8W3OeCdUzDtBhhDFqwRFCEDwcJmUUaPdpb6ZfXv2shEx2unyj4XkV7xgp9vfC2xpX8ImMrQJ-P7Em/s1600/Scan+111760005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 397px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZkqULnYHxh4bDBXEYxNnvjVlfAwoC_yqKBIqU2fuxYQu9yTRU4jBDcm3ScRPTCKV8W3OeCdUzDtBhhDFqwRFCEDwcJmUUaPdpb6ZfXv2shEx2unyj4XkV7xgp9vfC2xpX8ImMrQJ-P7Em/s400/Scan+111760005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649071212506486338" /></a><br /><br />...pretending to be a little kid is sometimes so necessary...Brigitte Pattonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11106972500637726487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759115053061175228.post-32745369359412592802011-08-31T06:27:00.000-07:002011-08-31T14:30:44.664-07:00Lovin' Lanvin.. Prepping for Fashion Night Out..In preparation for this year's Fashion Night Out and all things fashionably awesome.. this video just got me in the mood to be more creative..
<br />
<br />What do you think the casting call was for this job?? Must be 5'9" or taller, pale skin, runway look for high end designer.. Oh and must be able to dance.. somewhat..
<br />
<br />The Lanvin Fall 2011 Campaign Video.. pure awesomeness:
<br />
<br /><iframe width="500" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/S3N8QZTsZic" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
<br />
<br />...fashion is not for the faint of heart.. Brigitte Pattonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11106972500637726487noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759115053061175228.post-4551409056286042592011-08-28T09:44:00.000-07:002011-08-28T10:09:44.463-07:00Photos by the Sea... Featured Photographer: Mark Ramelb..A photographer friend of mine, <a href="http://web.me.com/mrphotog/Mark_Ramelb_Photography/Welcome.html">Mark Ramelb</a>, has been shooting pictures for quite some time.. He's such a loyal friend and photographer that whenever there is an event, Birthday party, get together, you name it, he is right there with his trusty camera(s).. He has gotten some great visual documentation of me and my friends being silly and some that are definitely frame-worthy. You can always count on Marky Mark!!
<br />
<br />On one of my last visits to Hawaii we did a quick shoot at <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/kakaako-beach-park-honolulu">Kaka'ako State Beach</a>.. Since it feels like forever since I had been in front of a camera, I was excited to take these pictures and work with Mark officially for the first time professional wise! If you're looking to get some pictures done, call Mark and set up an appointment.. He is super nice and you may even make a friend out of it!
<br />
<br />Let me just say that I did need help walking on those rocks with my wedges.. NOT EASY!!
<br />
<br />Picture time!!
<br />
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwQIPGJ27ZoWBd_lQtfURLUm37IU-2pME5JOxCT6dkLWF2i-Kn4pkHuUtrLxc6GYvYDIJgOUNLJekWr-ZMj1rzHmeWa_iIjaRuEYs6hN_a1YXlTz5fgcQRCnixjF1ocmYPACpH3Gx4tkC/s1600/_DSC5054.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwQIPGJ27ZoWBd_lQtfURLUm37IU-2pME5JOxCT6dkLWF2i-Kn4pkHuUtrLxc6GYvYDIJgOUNLJekWr-ZMj1rzHmeWa_iIjaRuEYs6hN_a1YXlTz5fgcQRCnixjF1ocmYPACpH3Gx4tkC/s400/_DSC5054.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645952518835678306" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb4BdpNGy8pLOKx2N8Ur_yb9roe7YUM8YuIGN1st94BSIsoF-QxwOMCIJHCUYQkcbgOlBuRjxnIwkqPuvxS-QKOHOuMaJyXfJkxrFAYIWwuDsoOXK5fjWqdn-_sEY3yQKKJ1Tq6Uzms53u/s1600/_DSC5637.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb4BdpNGy8pLOKx2N8Ur_yb9roe7YUM8YuIGN1st94BSIsoF-QxwOMCIJHCUYQkcbgOlBuRjxnIwkqPuvxS-QKOHOuMaJyXfJkxrFAYIWwuDsoOXK5fjWqdn-_sEY3yQKKJ1Tq6Uzms53u/s400/_DSC5637.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645952512768090210" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPk6y73abPH_nhWwkrYIXzb5SgVGxwJM-9CY8eyfIS7dckVnZtBZ2F2lEB1pSHb2hZdEINma2jk9mkI3dD__zhTZpw3ofSJJKyRHEAP4vCSS4Pc1nO_-Y_ZwCl_FbC3_pbBY3EMb9zWLbv/s1600/_DSC5742.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPk6y73abPH_nhWwkrYIXzb5SgVGxwJM-9CY8eyfIS7dckVnZtBZ2F2lEB1pSHb2hZdEINma2jk9mkI3dD__zhTZpw3ofSJJKyRHEAP4vCSS4Pc1nO_-Y_ZwCl_FbC3_pbBY3EMb9zWLbv/s400/_DSC5742.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645952509935112354" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5U93yezA0oNf3D7o0R2rpcg6c_aNI5w6aKG_tMgw1QIokmKVobWTNdDqQO-WVT3NPSyJSvM199iGy2zBI6rn3IbZuyWwZJZVPzefLFIYJ_Fvj01SNwtfd4JbPkfcZ2p6juj0PDkNGajrH/s1600/_DSC6027.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5U93yezA0oNf3D7o0R2rpcg6c_aNI5w6aKG_tMgw1QIokmKVobWTNdDqQO-WVT3NPSyJSvM199iGy2zBI6rn3IbZuyWwZJZVPzefLFIYJ_Fvj01SNwtfd4JbPkfcZ2p6juj0PDkNGajrH/s400/_DSC6027.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645952509580800690" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFy-t8lOKt7xKFoNwCymFuLjtz4HidFC0aaKQqeCX0z1VhOXw4FH1-aTH5LY1DuVpz17kutKscXiMDA9g5PMwXCNX6f4hJ3BAS_LrOgyeU7RtCbgRcS_7QgONUZmTp0mjQmOcJxEY2XDQy/s1600/_DSC5247.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFy-t8lOKt7xKFoNwCymFuLjtz4HidFC0aaKQqeCX0z1VhOXw4FH1-aTH5LY1DuVpz17kutKscXiMDA9g5PMwXCNX6f4hJ3BAS_LrOgyeU7RtCbgRcS_7QgONUZmTp0mjQmOcJxEY2XDQy/s400/_DSC5247.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645952732899526226" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjofHbRBNFit0G7PeU_KfpG2w3Cb_tU-QseHDUDCPMSZ1YokWqKS7dEMkPjqL0VfkRkzAjj_HqDlHUv8vpHXkXgMOvkVJ4Kx1hE9zt7n96SAepI7S1SZQBVlKjtgi0lcePW6xXp85FQI7tl/s1600/_DSC5325.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjofHbRBNFit0G7PeU_KfpG2w3Cb_tU-QseHDUDCPMSZ1YokWqKS7dEMkPjqL0VfkRkzAjj_HqDlHUv8vpHXkXgMOvkVJ4Kx1hE9zt7n96SAepI7S1SZQBVlKjtgi0lcePW6xXp85FQI7tl/s400/_DSC5325.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645952726419946882" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhRa5vzfA9Kd99fc3lb8lyWRsObp2zgyT0SfWhnWnWOAakN0Ga2FlzGB_unahxK5ziNtBEUHXRigA6BiYARi7g5_aAuIRHyb6gSUky-TsI2uh6-stODmdv3Rmkw1X4x0QxMhKN35ZkzZ9a/s1600/_DSC5114.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhRa5vzfA9Kd99fc3lb8lyWRsObp2zgyT0SfWhnWnWOAakN0Ga2FlzGB_unahxK5ziNtBEUHXRigA6BiYARi7g5_aAuIRHyb6gSUky-TsI2uh6-stODmdv3Rmkw1X4x0QxMhKN35ZkzZ9a/s400/_DSC5114.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645952725178150498" /></a>
<br />
<br />...photos by the sea and sunshine in my eyes..
<br />
<br />Brigitte Pattonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11106972500637726487noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759115053061175228.post-86433531684503195532011-08-17T21:24:00.000-07:002011-08-17T22:01:32.939-07:00Destination: Palm Springs, CA...Finally, a travel post! Feels like forever since I've had a vacation or even a mini vacation.. You'd think after moving to the mainland I'd be gone every single weekend at the pace I was going living in Hawaii.. I had to go out to 29 Palms, CA for a work assignment but the nights are mine when the work is finished... We opted to stay in Palm Springs since 29 Palms didn't exactly have a whole lot of options as far as hotels go. GREAT IDEA!! I had never been to Palm Springs and was excited because we got to stay at the ever so infamous <a href="http://www.acehotel.com/palmsprings">Ace Hotel and Swim Club</a>!! This made the trek from San Diego to 29 Palms all worth it! That's a three hour drive... phew! Far for this girl where you could drive to the furthest point of the island in about 45 minutes..
<br />
<br />On the way to Palm Springs, we passed a million windmills.. they seem to go on forever.. so cool..
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj09UCeU4Skq81sBqJEIIcmOw91At4M8S5UabOeAWwgiMzsIdj2-KnjgRjRocJ7w-J7HdCvrbYe-Xu8_F7uxa-xFs9RKvsUtabmkGQdgTwIoMm_HLiArF_Rlga2VIKlmH8QsEBOcrZx8Dtm/s1600/DSC04870.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj09UCeU4Skq81sBqJEIIcmOw91At4M8S5UabOeAWwgiMzsIdj2-KnjgRjRocJ7w-J7HdCvrbYe-Xu8_F7uxa-xFs9RKvsUtabmkGQdgTwIoMm_HLiArF_Rlga2VIKlmH8QsEBOcrZx8Dtm/s400/DSC04870.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642048677704400306" /></a>
<br />
<br />The streets of Palm Springs...
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiScZl7bsZSeEOtnaqQzHlgBSpqSw2v4aeCToiu6KofINqPt3ybSAf5I8B_7V4VaMjm3TeL5H_7UR_6sMUn1ph6ILGoszouVdy3nW2ZgPEI9ACQjWSneMGE5B5GlZQ3OTLGyTjonpIlG-4L/s1600/IMG575.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiScZl7bsZSeEOtnaqQzHlgBSpqSw2v4aeCToiu6KofINqPt3ybSAf5I8B_7V4VaMjm3TeL5H_7UR_6sMUn1ph6ILGoszouVdy3nW2ZgPEI9ACQjWSneMGE5B5GlZQ3OTLGyTjonpIlG-4L/s400/IMG575.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642049019560521634" /></a>
<br />
<br />Upon check in, I already knew what to kind of expect from other bloggers and fashion editorials that have shot at the Ace Hotel.. I can't explain how excited I was just to see the rope display in the lobby.. AND a photo booth?! Take a gander..
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmGKaLxfwiRrOEppGd5UMzlchNlQZrZZRYbSZnemeC94_YzD-NVwSF5TKMhni6sZw4OnBa3jcVUTXBNp3yweO1teh9y3TWS76j7K05khQMADwUarjbvUIZFQJXbDLFbnlHZhP8aIeXdwOJ/s1600/DSC04816.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmGKaLxfwiRrOEppGd5UMzlchNlQZrZZRYbSZnemeC94_YzD-NVwSF5TKMhni6sZw4OnBa3jcVUTXBNp3yweO1teh9y3TWS76j7K05khQMADwUarjbvUIZFQJXbDLFbnlHZhP8aIeXdwOJ/s400/DSC04816.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642049678395984162" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHSanlJO6uphvMw5fq_JuPqCfLu-bKM4m0cRL-SJp1IkNiAPsImjV5PJxgg__a7VPTp8w3YnWxzjEZU69bgTqHGtbT7yrIWY5Ju43qElTzlCBs3eIK8grglnKd-ojlqkk0MkFcfBkVEcbt/s1600/DSC04817.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHSanlJO6uphvMw5fq_JuPqCfLu-bKM4m0cRL-SJp1IkNiAPsImjV5PJxgg__a7VPTp8w3YnWxzjEZU69bgTqHGtbT7yrIWY5Ju43qElTzlCBs3eIK8grglnKd-ojlqkk0MkFcfBkVEcbt/s400/DSC04817.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642049679297097778" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPhrJPRL3giCMXQW9Sz82RqogWmMo8jdfIF8v47YUw1BS3bgzVqkVGurjDVTljEXzzmGoVXv9P9rBTblD_xhRoA7FbTYY5DbZ1IyoxWXafWy-D3uXFuUVBZPoEcxM6BSobMFuwCFFDUz5T/s1600/DSC04810.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPhrJPRL3giCMXQW9Sz82RqogWmMo8jdfIF8v47YUw1BS3bgzVqkVGurjDVTljEXzzmGoVXv9P9rBTblD_xhRoA7FbTYY5DbZ1IyoxWXafWy-D3uXFuUVBZPoEcxM6BSobMFuwCFFDUz5T/s400/DSC04810.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642050010916514130" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyZmRYYN8WE917PUBifGhiqpYEzoHiSWkMPAM3t4kJO2E_SBMni8sZoA0oeDM44ii7GvtYZZEIblhTzL17vZutKRLgyeMxFkMmdWdqFrSUP-pkLFjuQdlg2oDWIih4IKnit9A8V-ttoXXL/s1600/DSC04863.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyZmRYYN8WE917PUBifGhiqpYEzoHiSWkMPAM3t4kJO2E_SBMni8sZoA0oeDM44ii7GvtYZZEIblhTzL17vZutKRLgyeMxFkMmdWdqFrSUP-pkLFjuQdlg2oDWIih4IKnit9A8V-ttoXXL/s400/DSC04863.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642049675485529314" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ZsMm7UsI54s3uldPmsGN1qd9FJ0iTjqXp1ly1BaDRA0CymU9EqSmKC3tpObrdyddlPR3NgxSjWYC9i94TnX2iuuirAXrZQhLLCzKEH6kh6IylvhIaCl38phRzAV2iRPXhRYVA_ba5RTs/s1600/DSC04811.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ZsMm7UsI54s3uldPmsGN1qd9FJ0iTjqXp1ly1BaDRA0CymU9EqSmKC3tpObrdyddlPR3NgxSjWYC9i94TnX2iuuirAXrZQhLLCzKEH6kh6IylvhIaCl38phRzAV2iRPXhRYVA_ba5RTs/s400/DSC04811.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642049671625447698" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaPKyyV4u8qUC55wm9OgRkK00TVSFe2U1JyNa1b_RjzZZs19PMEs3ndR8vIatBDOQZqX1Qy4EmWCQ8wLAwaQvNRtpGZjkKEwsAb8NGGFyloG9pCDa03Ez-skCiR2M8-v5J1J9FkFh48z7M/s1600/DSC04815.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaPKyyV4u8qUC55wm9OgRkK00TVSFe2U1JyNa1b_RjzZZs19PMEs3ndR8vIatBDOQZqX1Qy4EmWCQ8wLAwaQvNRtpGZjkKEwsAb8NGGFyloG9pCDa03Ez-skCiR2M8-v5J1J9FkFh48z7M/s400/DSC04815.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642049672074816946" /></a>
<br />
<br />After such a long day of driving and working, it was nice to finally check out the digs for the night.. All I wanted was to lay by the pool and relax and take in my super micro mini vacation.. Upon walking into the room, music was playing from the Eagle radio station... this was a pleasant surprise.. AND a fully stocked bar?! Too bad I still had to work the next morning..
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieEUErNuhED6JVmwfbrdQHD29GpX4yDfRkMgJdT_C4O3kgcqKoafNUg-U7vruqOvgj3te29x8UCqNybuvEbcJJ8bfESdfmtomdM08YyKPBDStGlXujDbtHkRKBC74pM3fjoZIyoX_svEKQ/s1600/DSC04819.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieEUErNuhED6JVmwfbrdQHD29GpX4yDfRkMgJdT_C4O3kgcqKoafNUg-U7vruqOvgj3te29x8UCqNybuvEbcJJ8bfESdfmtomdM08YyKPBDStGlXujDbtHkRKBC74pM3fjoZIyoX_svEKQ/s400/DSC04819.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642051093437743170" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjovYjZkR5IGXj4bQl2lk5rqL1scanfv8NJhKB-WWuizCMY6ZIq35hnIRT6IiqljjYIdpM-t_seUyEyTgl56FtF11fTYVYaXhKBX0PtM4CqKSNQU7Rh1HaVxTnJ2MR_djyTtfNj8YAs3Ay/s1600/DSC04818.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjovYjZkR5IGXj4bQl2lk5rqL1scanfv8NJhKB-WWuizCMY6ZIq35hnIRT6IiqljjYIdpM-t_seUyEyTgl56FtF11fTYVYaXhKBX0PtM4CqKSNQU7Rh1HaVxTnJ2MR_djyTtfNj8YAs3Ay/s400/DSC04818.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642051089340812898" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPsNkuIephY3-4pIA-adju-0XBOqMrF6mGhNMDSECfjKG5iK8t7G5wqteUOF0NXuY95XGJ13eQUyLZWYf5p-F8wq54ib57RzDHyD2TMciWN8bZnoXbYfF8OlIbWzsUYifX5MYXOQ0ZmtY5/s1600/DSC04820.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPsNkuIephY3-4pIA-adju-0XBOqMrF6mGhNMDSECfjKG5iK8t7G5wqteUOF0NXuY95XGJ13eQUyLZWYf5p-F8wq54ib57RzDHyD2TMciWN8bZnoXbYfF8OlIbWzsUYifX5MYXOQ0ZmtY5/s400/DSC04820.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642051084576485346" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2X8MXeq8tIIL5qM8b4YscWa5n6_dInSWyYmhjT432I1W7Zt8Zsgp3vwAbLgyCiB3wvI2dW8m72PdG5cuZD6HmVMGhW205AmI_P6zDytDZ57dgCzTwpg-MrzzkvgyFNfdPhpKe-Lfl0yOb/s1600/DSC04821.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2X8MXeq8tIIL5qM8b4YscWa5n6_dInSWyYmhjT432I1W7Zt8Zsgp3vwAbLgyCiB3wvI2dW8m72PdG5cuZD6HmVMGhW205AmI_P6zDytDZ57dgCzTwpg-MrzzkvgyFNfdPhpKe-Lfl0yOb/s400/DSC04821.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642051082377584610" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcF9DpVx5AWq9AGl6tWP4obj_mPVIXXXRLh1rf-juIDiCBASNKk3XaTmFs7T7OQ-8AHZ7MI9BfrNmFwTHZ47VyU8wzzShNlkW75VguoPU3sSdq7B9fwvJccqq6QSWjKfVwlvFC2LissrGv/s1600/DSC04822.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcF9DpVx5AWq9AGl6tWP4obj_mPVIXXXRLh1rf-juIDiCBASNKk3XaTmFs7T7OQ-8AHZ7MI9BfrNmFwTHZ47VyU8wzzShNlkW75VguoPU3sSdq7B9fwvJccqq6QSWjKfVwlvFC2LissrGv/s400/DSC04822.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642051080856098194" /></a>
<br />
<br />Pool time...
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtDH55PL92uATdD3xN5hfuW1_ghFNWG_vCazr18z-dnltB_39LySn_6UyuZH8GZshTlnI_H2zJ4kuuK2u7gYlsqjw6V6KARfVh47HS-E0VvePIO4XJQdnPGuKdKID8Ok_RpxE_HEqjVYre/s1600/DSC04823.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtDH55PL92uATdD3xN5hfuW1_ghFNWG_vCazr18z-dnltB_39LySn_6UyuZH8GZshTlnI_H2zJ4kuuK2u7gYlsqjw6V6KARfVh47HS-E0VvePIO4XJQdnPGuKdKID8Ok_RpxE_HEqjVYre/s400/DSC04823.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642051991465756866" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MIPNSa9PG6UTOohyphenhyphenFDxXM0MfuA4zTzWceSwRWF1lvxWfmSwWVA7xhB8qYHLJ-La9UZbQ_OxP7OjDXLa_XQk0Y4qZ0mlZtqr-YNzqkqyETriQX4C5B2RLHSLBkb69BCa4j6j-NwrLWqwQ/s1600/DSC04825.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MIPNSa9PG6UTOohyphenhyphenFDxXM0MfuA4zTzWceSwRWF1lvxWfmSwWVA7xhB8qYHLJ-La9UZbQ_OxP7OjDXLa_XQk0Y4qZ0mlZtqr-YNzqkqyETriQX4C5B2RLHSLBkb69BCa4j6j-NwrLWqwQ/s400/DSC04825.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642051990675468882" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJkjPR-NscogsGo9qlbs5CF46hNUrU6kzWXGDdk0865xz_1nMgaonF1jUL6tt58E5t15V-wTf800OxquGHEedoev1ochqFGHo_zDZjuRlUDQ7nFOY8XM1NtisfV4ColvYMzgYsbCZOGVJ3/s1600/DSC04826.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJkjPR-NscogsGo9qlbs5CF46hNUrU6kzWXGDdk0865xz_1nMgaonF1jUL6tt58E5t15V-wTf800OxquGHEedoev1ochqFGHo_zDZjuRlUDQ7nFOY8XM1NtisfV4ColvYMzgYsbCZOGVJ3/s400/DSC04826.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642051987221794834" /></a>
<br />
<br />Desert sunsets..
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGxIpt-hk8sYsCgaPN0gbRmzzhO7a1bWOjodV3LT1S2UIiOehNNTQ8XTeDt-Ztxnj6Nl5A19aErq-yGyy5oBbEERAYXJrokxTEqhBJhyphenhyphenZGSSaUfReBC_L5PYrgNdqL_d1OLZ-ZvEHKSCx2/s1600/DSC04828.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGxIpt-hk8sYsCgaPN0gbRmzzhO7a1bWOjodV3LT1S2UIiOehNNTQ8XTeDt-Ztxnj6Nl5A19aErq-yGyy5oBbEERAYXJrokxTEqhBJhyphenhyphenZGSSaUfReBC_L5PYrgNdqL_d1OLZ-ZvEHKSCx2/s400/DSC04828.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642052282520961490" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1BJAYGS_8_rh81HEI_91Z9je7PsinC72o6XAVfx3XVCwS2C8laXXzrUvIKHEcbFnAovvFblVk0x7y-3piGjBTVZXlATIv-m3qtzSIHFGcb6HepwODAgLel3xMU-uVu5gs3LbZj7FvEQni/s1600/DSC04829.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1BJAYGS_8_rh81HEI_91Z9je7PsinC72o6XAVfx3XVCwS2C8laXXzrUvIKHEcbFnAovvFblVk0x7y-3piGjBTVZXlATIv-m3qtzSIHFGcb6HepwODAgLel3xMU-uVu5gs3LbZj7FvEQni/s400/DSC04829.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642052282015324562" /></a>
<br />
<br />For dinner we headed to the King's Highway Restaurant.. A place that has a corduroy elephant for an accessory is A.O.K. in my book..
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBrujV20KjJVWypLRobSIo3TW79gXh-1p1Tax6XvzrqGrVUlSNJaSOwJIwhkk9BoCtg_AsDENYhyQVHXiZ0iC_kwc2WFeLOP0159D7v_HDuylHlc43bv6dly_F2dTIKFKS1_VmtEXcJ5yd/s1600/DSC04840.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBrujV20KjJVWypLRobSIo3TW79gXh-1p1Tax6XvzrqGrVUlSNJaSOwJIwhkk9BoCtg_AsDENYhyQVHXiZ0iC_kwc2WFeLOP0159D7v_HDuylHlc43bv6dly_F2dTIKFKS1_VmtEXcJ5yd/s400/DSC04840.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642053098747562674" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-wcnz_4vH7AccyNz1fxWiEIB8WTyNz0tJYTBnVX4UTZTXLeVdtYOYL2Rrq_gmD3IEbS7kB8FyARhyphenhyphenuIxgnOqHhmgBYS0gdn190QLlnoK5N3ZFg_rWuj0NWUebi6pN8K23Wjiqsv7cKRVD/s1600/DSC04849.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-wcnz_4vH7AccyNz1fxWiEIB8WTyNz0tJYTBnVX4UTZTXLeVdtYOYL2Rrq_gmD3IEbS7kB8FyARhyphenhyphenuIxgnOqHhmgBYS0gdn190QLlnoK5N3ZFg_rWuj0NWUebi6pN8K23Wjiqsv7cKRVD/s400/DSC04849.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642053096426267666" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzBCMWyQxB8AX3lV-cDy50V4XeRIB0I3kjoHAlyG-Q1v05nteML7_5zLuigbg4cFfdA7AKelXbddEV9b-nMWnL0uKmbmO6coEpyobHSB3wdHyPgGwOp8A5MNS8gqlZxTDvBhCC3g7pZS_q/s1600/DSC04834.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzBCMWyQxB8AX3lV-cDy50V4XeRIB0I3kjoHAlyG-Q1v05nteML7_5zLuigbg4cFfdA7AKelXbddEV9b-nMWnL0uKmbmO6coEpyobHSB3wdHyPgGwOp8A5MNS8gqlZxTDvBhCC3g7pZS_q/s400/DSC04834.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642053092440692306" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg37u7YeIR6HoNkmNYXAflHb1VbK5URxhNfgTRM-HH02KBFMkgCkG1ECXAQsX7rTPLwjQPZrKD8j2n24krgAmP_k3ODwWrSWbKryXIi6VqhNqVWF9GK9-I62Hmm_pmXQzl_0r0osXZvdPI9/s1600/DSC04835.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg37u7YeIR6HoNkmNYXAflHb1VbK5URxhNfgTRM-HH02KBFMkgCkG1ECXAQsX7rTPLwjQPZrKD8j2n24krgAmP_k3ODwWrSWbKryXIi6VqhNqVWF9GK9-I62Hmm_pmXQzl_0r0osXZvdPI9/s400/DSC04835.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642053090609496290" /></a>
<br />
<br />We wandered around the hotel... basically to find more photo ops and scope out the place.. Vespa to rent anyone??
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhib7q3EE0hF6TTP8rvPYa29cn1o-mbNsJNV-K_zy_b97xEc-oevO4OHqHqR0blCMTmqAp8BafuE7oNmlbw5qMPH5_dN0ssbIfGMwe4gjXQXMTRekkLNF8ZjeBtKpo3axdXxOsoOjn7I6ES/s1600/DSC04859.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhib7q3EE0hF6TTP8rvPYa29cn1o-mbNsJNV-K_zy_b97xEc-oevO4OHqHqR0blCMTmqAp8BafuE7oNmlbw5qMPH5_dN0ssbIfGMwe4gjXQXMTRekkLNF8ZjeBtKpo3axdXxOsoOjn7I6ES/s400/DSC04859.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642053601094952882" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj89Myn-_F5qNR6bdJvqNCd4ijZUhXwJ1pAm90jvVmHQgbLNAStEDVbZY2Z3-tI49Oq7oY1W5_eebkpGUkont5ZJqbxAXdrYzhtVoeF3c_6_2Hta7l9RiPtfFMD6v_srmB1Kw_XNqU3WJHG/s1600/DSC04842.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj89Myn-_F5qNR6bdJvqNCd4ijZUhXwJ1pAm90jvVmHQgbLNAStEDVbZY2Z3-tI49Oq7oY1W5_eebkpGUkont5ZJqbxAXdrYzhtVoeF3c_6_2Hta7l9RiPtfFMD6v_srmB1Kw_XNqU3WJHG/s400/DSC04842.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642053596915629634" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggPe5Z0P1mQ4Di1jeNxIgWGdU_1FX1WegSa-KFjPmlbN0WSLv5eIzBnbb0xMwiFaJ3nwPnZKumoonLsBmnWXb_UckAvD5nIWbyDUAjg8HGQVA7yZiV5nkrD6QBJ3fMd2KVWziS9oqlpM4Q/s1600/DSC04851.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggPe5Z0P1mQ4Di1jeNxIgWGdU_1FX1WegSa-KFjPmlbN0WSLv5eIzBnbb0xMwiFaJ3nwPnZKumoonLsBmnWXb_UckAvD5nIWbyDUAjg8HGQVA7yZiV5nkrD6QBJ3fMd2KVWziS9oqlpM4Q/s400/DSC04851.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642053591814372626" /></a>
<br />
<br />The next morning we grabbed a little breaky at <a href="http://www.kofficoffee.com">Koffi</a> next door.. O.M.G. probably some of the best coffee ever.. and their bagel breakfast sandwiches are the shiz..
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYRIA60uVj7Zxw0FyCwsyQ-reUnBKvHJrUnmxnj-1c7B95PIXdTM5_Z3bKpowDveCBhZrBlcS14s36kabRdnRIhz3_XQI6VyclymA2jGCcHNfPvim-eLaQfWMNW4zgbzFkITc1uEjJsKRy/s1600/DSC04864.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYRIA60uVj7Zxw0FyCwsyQ-reUnBKvHJrUnmxnj-1c7B95PIXdTM5_Z3bKpowDveCBhZrBlcS14s36kabRdnRIhz3_XQI6VyclymA2jGCcHNfPvim-eLaQfWMNW4zgbzFkITc1uEjJsKRy/s400/DSC04864.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642054032596730290" /></a>
<br />
<br />Tried getting a little artsy with my picture taking even though my little Sony Cybershot is pretty much shot.. Someone get me a new camera!!
<br />
<br />...desert rain and desert sunsets are my all time fav...
<br />
<br />Brigitte Pattonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11106972500637726487noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759115053061175228.post-89373679662437958952011-08-14T10:06:00.001-07:002011-08-14T10:20:48.688-07:00Batter Up!!!It's baseball season and with <a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/sd/ballpark/index.jsp">Petco Park</a> so close and a trolley ride away from the apartments, it's hard to not take in a weekday game here and there.. A friend of ours got box seats during the Padres vs. The Nationals game and it was pretty darn awesome.. Hot dog anyone?! Pretty much a tradition at any baseball game I attend... Swing batta batta batta batta!!!
<br />
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg5U4l8uF10PsjGTPslVwjpinVicJZrR-2mW9WFllkHvKBtAmqotiYeiaoN4YhZqCclAawcJPfHsVgrKZEmspUSOq7VL0bPtgTFxQYrhR7na8SV-G6dG_gT-kg_GbZugTRfuHNjWJ0UgWk/s1600/DSC04410.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg5U4l8uF10PsjGTPslVwjpinVicJZrR-2mW9WFllkHvKBtAmqotiYeiaoN4YhZqCclAawcJPfHsVgrKZEmspUSOq7VL0bPtgTFxQYrhR7na8SV-G6dG_gT-kg_GbZugTRfuHNjWJ0UgWk/s400/DSC04410.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640760321596882386" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA9bnRadGMKmxa0KLxGOB5DZkdlUw1F_LzVaxMQubDVTJbBHw2tmJQMtk_JWIrE4I6AAJOL_ifYfAPzaljRM5vchZ9adRfqGrcfD7elAinLtkCXVgFoFfYrefl_t8REUEqOKFWf0qnCn4p/s1600/DSC04412.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA9bnRadGMKmxa0KLxGOB5DZkdlUw1F_LzVaxMQubDVTJbBHw2tmJQMtk_JWIrE4I6AAJOL_ifYfAPzaljRM5vchZ9adRfqGrcfD7elAinLtkCXVgFoFfYrefl_t8REUEqOKFWf0qnCn4p/s400/DSC04412.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640760321711156482" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjawTATd8KJ1ZVXLE0J-5LCxAzAPbWVuwVZw6req46uklvhNVUB1KeMY1MAEOre6qdA-z9TFKfaa0oTVd3InlgUIRRNfX0NMLdc23SvORZuBC5un5MWDDw6oQXo4jHXAB3eCp8P3RN4maAW/s1600/DSC04415.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjawTATd8KJ1ZVXLE0J-5LCxAzAPbWVuwVZw6req46uklvhNVUB1KeMY1MAEOre6qdA-z9TFKfaa0oTVd3InlgUIRRNfX0NMLdc23SvORZuBC5un5MWDDw6oQXo4jHXAB3eCp8P3RN4maAW/s400/DSC04415.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640760318088698850" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ6-_xJ3m4hatdDWGkkgD0xEKCd1iqDgFr_Cik_6MMQ5g8YQ_7vXGkEfw-fb4_WVZkNrA7j4jJhUtLHSC1Ar0qbF15RBVl1jqnOsJe433WsJxsMqn9YO65SnTX1qpNmk8KxXEGRV5QvyBB/s1600/DSC04406.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ6-_xJ3m4hatdDWGkkgD0xEKCd1iqDgFr_Cik_6MMQ5g8YQ_7vXGkEfw-fb4_WVZkNrA7j4jJhUtLHSC1Ar0qbF15RBVl1jqnOsJe433WsJxsMqn9YO65SnTX1qpNmk8KxXEGRV5QvyBB/s400/DSC04406.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640760307408060674" /></a>
<br />
<br />Inside the luxury little suite.. multiple game watching... TV and real life.. So spoiled..
<br />
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1irnw6vCoxZF_09WrmTgpVX9jivkgnPKpx6-ikIesCyz785pm72EdojD6DazA0CgTxIynWwC8b9noqkDMbRENyLB-T5Qcjat3-uLZ6LnCKp-vD5toBG_cEPBvY5wNu0Yu9HgdRhSKekMy/s1600/DSC04417.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1irnw6vCoxZF_09WrmTgpVX9jivkgnPKpx6-ikIesCyz785pm72EdojD6DazA0CgTxIynWwC8b9noqkDMbRENyLB-T5Qcjat3-uLZ6LnCKp-vD5toBG_cEPBvY5wNu0Yu9HgdRhSKekMy/s400/DSC04417.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640760996573256690" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOC0uZxxtdymj5C8lTDFGoTFGXzestcPdXto_CgPCJZsVicc3K4DLvcLEfh9RoHMzIqOGR9UW4zbMWBe6mjkSQXOz42bIE16TLeFaJLiWVRHHT7ksTNGJav6reGsqI_xJlhbAV6Y6zMbQu/s1600/DSC04419.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOC0uZxxtdymj5C8lTDFGoTFGXzestcPdXto_CgPCJZsVicc3K4DLvcLEfh9RoHMzIqOGR9UW4zbMWBe6mjkSQXOz42bIE16TLeFaJLiWVRHHT7ksTNGJav6reGsqI_xJlhbAV6Y6zMbQu/s400/DSC04419.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640760996860979762" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb-QVlJ4kPlU0fRrN3K5HctxNlMvX65TR6Zh8_e8zuyDq23R9eiK0Y7UT06JGvpci8kE40Eh9T0OMIp4fKVoZItGSvpcRkvrn5jCIE_yw5_xxlN8uyRdrM9FSiyKsrd3b7MCBPwDTke9t2/s1600/DSC04418.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb-QVlJ4kPlU0fRrN3K5HctxNlMvX65TR6Zh8_e8zuyDq23R9eiK0Y7UT06JGvpci8kE40Eh9T0OMIp4fKVoZItGSvpcRkvrn5jCIE_yw5_xxlN8uyRdrM9FSiyKsrd3b7MCBPwDTke9t2/s400/DSC04418.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640760990440731602" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFgRFX7iLrx77SuipwsbPihs-G8Cnq89c8YONdtWUxglV2ujKMBeyiEsc7VmoOuIpznA3cOwYR5xWQFFCDjx1datCGY6y4oIVT9mnkkVcYYyqD4-rW0urRPO9_RuVHVvuO9KCxEs5jVe6i/s1600/DSC04420.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFgRFX7iLrx77SuipwsbPihs-G8Cnq89c8YONdtWUxglV2ujKMBeyiEsc7VmoOuIpznA3cOwYR5xWQFFCDjx1datCGY6y4oIVT9mnkkVcYYyqD4-rW0urRPO9_RuVHVvuO9KCxEs5jVe6i/s400/DSC04420.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640760993751358098" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi73pFnafhqC6WYEC7J9XrumbNZwpvkakhDrJKh0bGjCFmh82EtoMq-RCrYDm-MKz73nkQEJ51Lt48CQ331CsuBVdrIuO30k3CH9MvCIzyozS9GEohSuxMdO3i3kcKwzvhVq7YXSZWhFSja/s1600/DSC04424.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi73pFnafhqC6WYEC7J9XrumbNZwpvkakhDrJKh0bGjCFmh82EtoMq-RCrYDm-MKz73nkQEJ51Lt48CQ331CsuBVdrIuO30k3CH9MvCIzyozS9GEohSuxMdO3i3kcKwzvhVq7YXSZWhFSja/s400/DSC04424.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640760989899662578" /></a>
<br />
<br />Oh and now ice cream bigger than my head seems to be a new tradition...
<br />
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDYftGz7n1L-A11p-xERweCdtr5TwZspPTPfsk5QL3roORU76vZ-r9EcChM0KqmsI3c8j4JOIzApagibMqHxnT3ti65z7m23jJqzmqI7bG93X4b1MNP1LgGLhc2sQtvP6_O4rP3IHXiI1_/s1600/DSC04430.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDYftGz7n1L-A11p-xERweCdtr5TwZspPTPfsk5QL3roORU76vZ-r9EcChM0KqmsI3c8j4JOIzApagibMqHxnT3ti65z7m23jJqzmqI7bG93X4b1MNP1LgGLhc2sQtvP6_O4rP3IHXiI1_/s400/DSC04430.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640761183102439666" /></a>
<br />
<br />...re-creating memories from my childhood of watching baseball games in the stands with my family and catching fly balls...
<br />Brigitte Pattonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11106972500637726487noreply@blogger.com0