Things I LOVE: RESTARTING

Hey Y'all!! I've left you hanging I know ( but please know you can always find me on Facebook, Twitter on Instagram - I'm *Kinda* a social media FREAK!) in any case if you haven't heard I moved to LA!!! HOLLYWOOD. My favorite place in the world & the place I always dreamed of living.
It's been an amazing ride & I keep having to pinch myself that this is my life. Like SERIOUSLY?! But with all the amazingness that I have been enjoying there is still LOTS of pain, loneliness & tears in my new life. I mean I did up-root my life. A life that I had previously spent 28 years working for.
I had a nice little suburban house, I had a cat, I had friends, I had a companion. I made dinner every night & I celebrated every holiday to the fullest.
Starting over from scratch is SCARY and not easy but I'm fully confident that this new path I am on is the one I was destined for and I'm so grateful & THANKFUL for my parents (all three of them), my sister & her roommates for doing all they could to help me through one of the hardest months of my life.
I had lots of plans for my time down here in LA (styling, social media consulting, promoting substitute teaching, selling at the flea market, dancing gigs & to get my blog back to regular posting!! Thank you all for your patience as I re-start my life. Until then here is a quick recap of the past three weeks of my new life since I moved to hollywood!! I've been going to Fashion Events.

That's myself, Talor Jacobson & My new friend Bad Joan!!

I flew up to San Francisco to go on a Banana Republic shopping spree and was invited to walk the red carpet and attend Al Pacino's new Documentary and exclusive after party. THANK YOU BANANA!!

"The highly anticipated exploratory documentary film “Wilde Salome,” directed by and featuring Al Pacino, made its U.S. debut last night in San Francisco at the Castro Theatre.

Actor and director Al Pacino, producer Barry Navidi, Banana Republic President Jack Calhoun, Banana Republic VP of Marketing Chris Nicklo, burlesque actressDita von Teese and designer Jean Paul Gaultier attended the premiere, presented by Banana Republic. The exclusive after party went late into the night at the Fairmont Hotel Penhouse suite, where guests celebrated the film and mingled with Pacino. All proceeds from the event benefited the GLBT Historical Society.

Presented by Banana Republic."

I also attended LA Weekly's 2012 Theater awards where we cheered on my sister's boyfriend Dustin Eastman who was nominated for best comedic performance. DUDE has TALENT!!

I also am having fun being a tourist in my new city!! You know I HEART Marilyn!!

And I've been enjoying time with my friends & family. LIFE IS GOOD!

So good I almost forgot about those fears & feelings of loneliness that I had been feeling...

So who's coming to visit me next?!!

Amber's {Blog Event} Notebook: Banana After 5 Recap

On Thursday I was honored to co host the banana republic after 5 event held at the flagship San Francisco store along with Laura of On The Racks and Aimee of Song of Style. Banana did a fabulous transforming the vibe of the store to a summer party atmosphere. Complete with a ping pong table and sangria, a chance to win a whirlwind trip to West Hollywood was also on the line. Aimee, Laura and I had a blast greeting costumers, sharing our favorite pieces and enjoying the sangria, ping pong and amazing appetizers. Bloggers like Mission Closet, Like Fresh Laundry, ProFreshStyle, Jennie Goes West, Thrift eye and J'adore Couture and came out to show us support {it was SO nice to see you all!}. And some like Jeanne even took advantage of the 25% off that was offered {she picked up the pants version of these foldover shorts -that I love!}.

Thanks again to the Banana Team for asking me to be a part of the fabulous even -- I had an amazing time!

Jeanne and I tweeting

So cool!

Self potrait at the event.

Accessories area. LOVE their Chann Luu collection.

The ping pong was a fun touch.

And a night with Sangria is always amazing.

I hope your week is off to a great start!

Look of the Day: Merci, Gracias, Danke

.t h a n k y o u.

I love blogging. I love reading blogs, getting inspired from blogs and getting a peak into other people's lives. I also love creating, sharing my ideas and meeting new friends through my blogs. I started my blog as a way to record things I did and loved. A place for me to journal pictures I took and the things I did. I never thought anyone would read it, let alone value the things I said. I wanted to thank anyone who has ever stopped by my blog or has become an occasional or loyal reader. Thank you for support, comments and friendships.

I hope that maybe tonight I can meet or catch up with some of you at the Banana Republic event tonight at 5pm in Union Square on Grant street.
Expect cocktails, discounts and a chance to win a Memorial Day Weekend get-away!

Swirling ruffles skirt, Heritage embroidered blouse, studded jacket c/o Banana Republic.

Happy Thursday Lovelies!!
Also be check out my summer faves over on Love, Lipstick and Pearls!

Look of the Day: Banana Republic After 5

I'm very honored to announce that I will be co-hosting the Banana Republic After 5 shopping event at the Union Square store (256 Grant Ave) along with Laura of On the Racks and Aimee of Song of Style on Thursday May 19th. We will be on-hand from 5-7 PM to help style outfits and meet readers & shoppers. I'd really love for you to come and support us. We will also be live tweeting from the event using the hashtag #BRafter5. Everyone is welcome and for coming out you'll receive 25% off your purchase of over $100 and be entered in a raffle to win a trip to LA (4-days, 3-nights stay in LA, flight & hotel ) courtesy of Banana Republic and Virgin America.
I hope to see you there.

Swirling ruffles print skirt and shirt c/o Banana Republic


If you're not located in the Bay Area you can check out similar events hosted by lovelies like Anna of See Jane at stores around the country.

Participating stores:
please contact stores for details

• Seattle (Coliseum Theater Store)
• Dallas (Northpark Mall Store)
• Miami (Aventura Mall Store)
• Washington DC (Tysons Corner Store)
• New York City (Rockefeller Center Store)
• Boston (Copley Place Store)
• Chicago (744 N. Michigan Ave Store)

Amber's {blog event} Notebook: Banana Republic Monogram Event

Thursday night I was so fortunate to be invited to an amazing event in San Francisco put on by the team at Banana Republic. The Banana team revealed their new line of monogram event dress that are the perfect extension of their brand for any formal event you may attend. The event was just amazing with dresses as pretty as the views, and company as sweet as the champagne and macaroons they served. Thanks again to Banana Republic for extending an invitation to me, it was so nice to meet you all and view your new {gorgeous} line!

Happy Saturday!