CHILL Returns to The Queen Mary!

(While I was so excited to be invited out to CHILL at The Queen Mary, I was unable to make it so I sent one of my favorite bloggers, Ann from Ann About Town, to check it out! Thanks, Ann & I hope you enjoy […]

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Wine, Cheese & Beer Pairing at Brix at the Shore

We all know I have a life long love for Long Beach’s Belmont Shore. I grew up going down to the water as my Aunt lived at ‘The Shore’, I have lived there, spent wonderful times with family & friends on their main drag, 2nd […]

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10 Survival Tips for the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach!

It’s funny the way life works out sometimes. When I was considering a move to Long Beach back in 2009 (how can that be  8 years ago now??), I was planning a visit to see my grandma in the area that April and stumbled upon […]

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Moving Day….

After a long search process since earlier this year, I’m finally moving from Long Beach. Did you know that is where I have lived since I moved out on my own for the first time, from my parents up on The Central Coast? Yep. For […]

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Summertime Changes….

Everything is suddenly falling into place. I got approved today for my new apartment & will be in LA officially beginning this July. My Internship with The Hollywood Fringe is underway & reminding me just how much I love the theatre & my appetite for creativity […]

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Wordless Wednesday: First Beach Trip…

Last week while my friend, Helen (Whom I affectionately call ‘Hel-Belle’ & she calls me ‘Mary Faery’) was in town with her lil angel, Evan, I got to share 2 wonderful firsts with him; his first time at Disneyland & the beach. Below are some […]

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Disney on Ice!

Last week, Jamie invited Erin & me to see Disney on Ice: Dare to Dream at The Long Beach Arena! As you might gather from previous posts, I do love seeing ice skating shows & as a Disney lover, an evening of some of the most […]

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They say its your Birthday…

Today is October 26th…my birthday! I made it another year, woo hoo!;) I always feel a little DEPRESSED on my date of birth, but isn’t that normal? Or am I just depressed?? (Oy!). I am grateful of another year because my theory is…well, if you are […]

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Looking for Love in All the Wrong Faces!

You probably think this is going to be a rant ‘n rave on dating a la past posts of mine but…nope! The headline above is actually the tagline for a new indy film I would like to tell you more about, called Halloween Party. Little did […]

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Its JUNE!

Is it me, or is 2012 really flying by?! Not that I mind, since I love the summertime…longer, lighter days, sundresses, ice cream, movies on the water, trips, fun in the sun, summer fruit, concerts & plays in the park, reading lists, flip flops & […]

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A Day at The Races (38th Annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach!)

2009 marked real changes in my life; the biggest being I moved out of my parents from Solvang, CA, down to sunny SoCal in the Fall. But, prior to that, in Spring of that year, I was down here visiting my Grandma & attended my […]

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