It's Been A While

It's been a while since I've had the time and/or energy to write anything. SOOOO much has happened and there have been some major changes in my life and lots of adjustments have had to be made. I think I'm past the worst of it and the chaos has finally calmed down, so I feel up to posting a little something tonight.

Eventually I'll get around to talking about all of the changes, namely moving from the apartment complex where we lived for three years to a much bigger condo and also getting a new car! There's also been a ton of other major events I've been dealing with- some good, some sad, some fun - but I probably won't write about those since they're not fully my stories to tell.

But tonight's entry is all about Sacramento Fashion Week. The boutique I work for was a part of the showing last Sunday and I had the privilege of helping them out at the show. Yes, I worked the merch booth, but I also got to schmooze with people, eat some tasty snacks, and imbibe free booze too! Oh yeah, and did I mention sitting front row VIP for the show?? My job is the coolest sometimes.

Below are a smattering of pictures from the show. It was a lot of fun and our boutique, French Cuff Consignment, went first down the runway. My bosses even booked a live singer instead of boring old trance runway music. :) I also got some self-esteem boosts because everywhere I went people asked me who I was walking for and I even got a modeling gig offer!

This hat was something else. Just huge and feathery!

One of the models from our show. Notice the singer in the background. :)

Crooning away.

The singer also had some smooth dance moves.

This was a sneak peek of the designers who would be showing full collections at a later date and time. 

That's a pretty awesome strappy bathing suit, although I know I have seen similar ones before. 

I'd model if I always got to wear outfits like this! Black and sheer and heels!

Me and my boss taking selfies before the show started.

Cheers! The champagne was free!

You can see me off to the right side of the photo…all that blonde hair. 

Me having a good time being front row in the VIP section.

A last silly pic of me and my boss, Mama Darcy. :-P I got a ton of compliments on my spiked headband.

Until next time!

The Black Dahlia Murder, Chelsea Grin, and Alterbeast at Ace of Spades

Saturday night The Black Dahlia Murder and Chelsea Grin played at Ace of Spades along with one of my girlfriend's boyfriend's band called Alterbeast (yes, that sentence was awkward, but it's my blog, so I don't care).

Some friends of ours from high school also came from our home town to watch the show, so it ended up being a super late night.

Alterbeast. They just got back from touring and played Knotfest with Slipknot. Super brutal local metal band. A pleasure to watch.

This is my friend Brittany's dude. He's the guitarist in Alterbeast. We were enjoying the show but also happy to support our friends. 

Alterbeast was my favorite band of the night to watch. I'm not super into death metal like Black Dahlia Murder or Chelsea Grin, so it always helps to know the people you're cheering for.

Chelsea Grin from the back of the room.

A closer, albeit blurry pic of Chelsea Grin.

I learned that it's super hard to catch a picture of death metal bands mainly due to the fact that the members NEVER stop moving.

"Heartburn."

A very small picture of me and a new friend. I don't make friends easily, so I was pleasantly surprised to meet someone without a formal introduction. Not to mention that the Sacramento metal scene is so small that it's rare to meet someone you have something in common with after going to the same venues for so long. Also, the photo is really small because it was stolen off of Facebook and when it's enlarged, the quality suffers. 

My next posts should be about a week or two away as I'll be on vacation this weekend/mid-week. Kyle and I are heading to LA for Halloween Horror Nights, Comikaze (possibly), Disneyland, and a Danny Elfman/Tim Burton concert!

Until next time…

It's Finally October!

Yesterday was the first day of October! The weather was beautiful and it was a very pleasant day to work in midtown Sacramento.

Not only was the weather great, our next door neighbor, who owns a gym, got a new pitbull-mix puppy that she brought over to visit. So cute! I'm jealous.

Crop top - Lip Service; Mini skirt - Serious L.A.; Boots - New Rock

Started off the morning with a coconut water. Yum! Made me miss Hawaii.

We stream French radio at the store, and this song plays frequently. It's a French rap song and they sing so fast! Look it up and listen to it if you're at all curious. I think you'll get a good laugh out of it if nothing else.

My boss Darcy and the baby from next door. 

Her name is McKenzie. 

The trees are so green and there was such a delightful breeze. This photo shows what midtown is like and also gives a good example of why Sacramento is called "The City of Trees."

Until next time!

Sunday Brunch and "Tusk"

Sunday was our good friend Zach's birthday. We met up with a bunch of friends at a restaurant in downtown called Capitol Garage. They're known for their brunch specials and cocktails.

Starting brunch off right with an alcoholic horchata! 

A tofu curry scramble for breakfast - all vegan. It was damn good! 

There were like 12 of us altogether! What a large group. The birthday boy is the one on the right wearing a black beanie and stuffing food in his face. 

After some great conversations and delicious food, we headed to the movies to see Kevin Smith's new horror film, Tusk. Kyle and I are pretty big Kevin Smith fans and listen to all his podcasts, so we've been following all the Tusk news eagerly and waiting impatiently for the movie to come out. It did not disappoint!

Love this poster. 

All these cool people all in black. And no, it wasn't planned. That's just how our crew rolls. Hahaha. Also, we went full walrus in this picture. #walrusyes

The movie was awesome. It was everything you would expect from a Kevin Smith film (in the best possible way) and since we had been following it so closely, we were delighted to find out that it actually stayed very true to the original podcast that it was based off of. The makeup and special effects carried the film, but the actors' performances were also stellar. It was no surprise that Michael Parks made a great evil Walrus scientist/doctor, but who woulda guessed that Justin Long could pull off such an amazing walrus? All of the references to the SModCo podcasts were hilarious and the movie managed to find that perfect balance between weird, horrific, and terribly amusing. Go Kevin Smith. Please keep making movies of this caliber.

Until next time!

A Fashion Show at District 30

Last night I got all gussied up for a fashion show at a local club called District 30. We didn't end up seeing the fashion show or staying out super late because all my friends (and Kyle) had work the next morning, but it was still fun.

This is the interior of District 30. It's set up very strange for a club (in my opinion) because it's basically one long hallway of a venue. Here I am scratching my face and not paying attention to Kyle taking a picture. For some reason, there's a speck of light at just the proper place to make it look like my finger is radiating sparkles or something. Also, it looks like I'm flipping him off, but I'm not, I promise. 

Here we are outside on the patio having fun. I was already three drinks in at this point, so yeah….

Outfit front view. Loving the high-low hems right now. 

Crop top  - Rue 21; Chiffon high-low tank - Heavenly Couture; Boots - Demonia

After I drank three cocktails (did I mention the drinks were FREE??) I was pretty tipsy and Kyle was also ready to head home, so even though it was only 11:30 and the fashion show had not even started, we called it a night.

Until next time!

A Belated Post About an Anniversary Dinner

Kyle and I celebrated fourteen years (yes, you read that correctly - FOURTEEN years ) of being together on September 12th. We've only been married for four years, but we celebrate our dating anniversary too because that's how it's always been and that's the way we like it. Who doesn't like a fancy occasion to spend time with their significant other? *wink wink*

We headed out to downtown Sacramento to The Melting Pot, a fondue restaurant we had both never been to before. Hey, I know it's a chain, but Sacramento Yelp said it was one of the top-ranked romantic things to do in Sac, so yeah….

We started things off with cocktails. Well, I guess I should say, I started things off with a cocktail. Kyle had a glass of red wine.

My cocktail was a martini that tasted like chocolate ice cream! 

What a fun design for a cocktail. In case you're curious, it had kahlua, vanilla vodka, ice cream, and chocolate shavings. Yum!

Because it was our anniversary, they seated us in our own private little nook. It was a tiny little "room" all separated from the rest of the diners. So private! 

Before all the food came and cluttered up the table

Opening course was cheese fondue. It was a blend of white cheeses with shallots, green onion, and white sherry. 

Nom nom nom

Because neither of us was familiar with how a main course at a fondue restaurant worked, we ordered entrees. In retrospect, we would've skipped this pricy course because you actually cook it at your own table in a broth. They bring you raw meat or veggies and you boil them in the broth, which makes for some bland eating in my book. I prefer the cheese and chocolate dips.

Kyle ordered duck which turned out to be an awful choice considering that boiling duck pretty much murders all the flavor, texture, and fats that you get from cooking a duck properly. As I said, had we known this, we both wouldn't have ordered entrees. 

My smorgasbord of veggies to boil.

The best part of the experience was dessert of course. Dipping a variety of fruits and sweet cakes into melted chocolate was not only fun, but memorable. They even brought us special anniversary strawberries.

Smores-flavored chocolate with graham cracker topping!

Brownies, marshmallows, bananas, strawberries, and poundcake to dip!

Check out our special little anniversary strawberries. :)

 It sure was a pricey dinner and we had planned to see a movie at the drive-in theater afterwards, but we were both so stuffed that we just went home and Netflixed some "Once Upon a Time." We've gotten into that show recently.

Until next time!