Geronimo Confetti Surprise

I mentioned on Instagram that our Thanksgiving morning was pretty rad. Last week I got a text from my friend Jihan from Geronimo Balloons inviting us to a secret event.

She mentioned to wear clothes that can get dirty so my mind was swimming with messy scenarios: a massive food fight, paintball or even a secret graffiti party a là my hero Banksy! We arrived under a bridge in a part of downtown that I've never been before. We introduced ourselves to everyone and made our guesses at what was happening next. We all got in our cars and followed Jihan down a dark, scary tunnel (very dramatic) what happened next was pretty amazing...

What awaits us down this tunnel?

I've never been up close to the magnificent Los Angeles river

I love the architecture of this bridge

Jihan divided us into teams to compete Hunger Games style to fight to the death

First game; Pom Pom Passing, pretty hilarious (looks so pervvy)

My yellow team crushed the blue team 6 - 4!

Next up was some firecracker races (I didn't get any photos) and Lastly was the main event... a fantastic confetti war!

We sprayed out ponchos with glue to ensure confetti insanity

Let's say I was a confetti casualty

So glad we drove Antz truck

I kinda want to have a confetti fight everyday!

Confetti angel

It was really difficult to get Liv out of the confetti zone!

The "river" is surprisingly clean!

We then toasted our victory with lox, bagels and water

Merci Jihan, for unknowingly making one of my dreams come true!

Huzzah! What a great way to start the day. I can't wait to find out what this incredible lady comes up with next.


PS Please don't have a cow, the event was permitted by the city and we took care of cleaning!

My Aspiration List

Now that Olivia is flourishing in her French school and we have taken our dream vacation, I'm ready to set some new goals for myself for the new year. I have a long list of rad things I'd like to accomplish but it always seems like there are dumb obstacles like money, poor timing, or being afraid of failure. I am no longer going to make excuses for not reaching for my goals.

My Aspiration List
Practicing / French every Thursday with my tutor Fanny and the art of PATIENCE!
Mastering / icing a cake and being on time
Eating / more fresh fruit, less fast food and I really want to eat at Ba restaurant
Drinking / spa water, no more soda for me
Learning / to listen more than I speak, drive a stick shift and to stop procrastinating
Trying / to make my big, amazing dream come true next year (fingers crossed!)
Playing / Nintendo Wii with Olivia
Finishing / all the projects I start and Liv's baby book (ahem, stop procrastinating!!)
Reading / Not That Kind of Girl and Pride & Prejudice & Zombies
Watching / American Horror Story: Freakshow, Broad City and this Banksy documentary
Listening / Sia's Chandelier and Phantogram
Remembering / to water our plants

our fig fiddle plant is doing so well

Wearing / white dresses, my new shoes and French braids in my hair
Cooking / everything in my crock pot
Working / on getting Olivia more modeling jobs and joining Pop Physique
Traveling / our next road trip to Portland and hopefully we'll visit Evelyn & Dion in New York
Wanting / to say yes to new things, color my hair and to get Invisalign braces
Shopping / for new bedroom curtains, this print and a new camera (bought one on sale last week!)

On Thanksgiving we participated in a secret confetti fight

What are your goals/dreams/aspirations? You have any big New Year plans? I have a huge one but I going to wait to share it. Bonne Chance!

Halloween 2014

Liv rocked her Rainbow Dash My Little Pony costume. This year was a rad one!

I bought the Rainbow Dash hoodie, socks and rainbow tutu from Amazon. The t-shirt is from Target. I am so happy she didn't go as Elsa, there was at least 15 of them at her school!

I wanted to do something easy, comfy and pretty this year. I found this incredible make up tutorial and used my floral crown from Le Diner en Blanc. Easy Peasy!

Before

I didn't do my makeup as elaborate because I knew I was going to have a long day with many events so the minimal look worked best.

Oh Deer!

I went to pick up Antz Mom and her sister so they could come to Liv's Halloween party at her school. I stopped by Starbucks for a caffeine fix and look who I happily bumped into...

Monsieur Patton Oswalt!

She was so excited to see them!

I made apple slices dipped in caramel for the party

This guy was a hit with the kids. I passed out Halloween stickers and the kids were equally terrified and thrilled by it.

Next stop with Antz company party which never disappoints.

Kim wins as Bob Ross "Happy Little trees guy"

Stupid Flanders

My favorite costume of the day!!

We dropped off Liv's Grandma and Aunt and headed over to Carroll Avenue to trick or treat. Wouldn't you know after months of a severe drought, it rained all night. We went to as many houses as we could before the downpour.

What a perfect and fun Halloween! Je suis tellement heureux, il a finalement plu.