Another unexpected night at the Grove!

Seriously y'all...the Grove is the place to go to see some celebs! I was kind of discouraged at first because I hadn't seen any yet, but then we sat down to eat at Morels and got to people watch for about two hours!

First celeb spotting: I saw a man trip, so I glanced over at him. Yep...it was Big from Sex and the City! He was with his wife and son. So crazy!

We continued eating after getting our heart rates up when we saw Big, and then I saw Toby from Pretty Little Liars! Woot woot...I had a good eye last night.

But the best and most exciting celeb spotting of all... I saw a tall guy wearing a hoodie, so I thought - he must be trying to hide or something. It ended up being Austin Nichols with Sophia Bush. I think they were heading to the movies. We were talking to our waitress at the time, and I literally interrupted the conversation saying their names over and over. It was my favorite celeb spotting yet! One Tree Hill is like my all time favorite show!!

The last one of the night...we were in Nordstrom and I saw a familiar face. It was the new Irish guy from Glee!

What a fun night! I'm never good at spotting celebs, but I was on point last night haha! So much fun!

Who knows what will happen next?


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I still say wahoowa...just not in all CAPS!

Well...the rivalry game between UVA and VT was a bummer to say the least. I don't even know what to say really.

But, the UVA alumni group got together to watch the game at a really fun bar in Santa Monica. I love how our school has crazy UVA pride no matter what haha! The bar was called SOUTH and it served authentic Southern food! Talk about good stuff...I had me some fried pickles!! :)

We had a blast eating good food and watching the game! It definitely reminded me of home, and it's so cool to hang out with a bunch of people that all have UVA in common!

Even though we lost in football, it's a good thing that UVA is awesome at everything else! There's always next year...


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A night at The Roxbury

Last night was such a fun night!

One of my sorority sisters came in from New York for Thanksgiving and we got to celebrate her birthday - Hollywood style!!

We went to Katsuya for dinner. I shared the Rock Shrimp Tempura Roll and the Crispy Rice with Spicy Tuna. Talk about yummy!! Oh...and the White Grapefruit Cosmo was to die for!! Katsuya is definitely a Hollywood hotspot, and I know I'll definitely be going back!!

After dinner we made our way over to the famous Roxbury club. And we had a fun night at the Roxbury ;). We danced and mingled and had a great night all around!

Definitely want a repeat of that birthday celebration!!


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Thankful for family, friends and food!! :)

I hope y'all had a YUMMY Thanksgiving! I know I sure did. Although I didn't get to spend it with my family in Virginia, I enjoyed spending time with my LA family this year! It's always nice to have people to be thankful for all over the country!

We had SO much food yesterday. And I loved it all so much, that I have to tell y'all all about it...

My Thanksgiving meal consisted of turkey, sweet potato casserole (with marshmallows on top), mashed potatoes, two types of mac and cheese, stuffing and dressing, rolls, green bean casserole (that I helped make woohoo), and of course lots and lots of gravy! We followed that up with pumpkin, apple and pecan pies! Whoa! So much food I literally couldn't move.

There was great conversation and lots of laughter at my Thanksgiving table. I felt so blessed to be surrounded by great friends who so kindly took me in as one of their own for the day.

After the food coma set in, I somehow managed to make even more new friends. Everywhere I went...these two followed! And they fought over who got the most attention. I don't know what it was...maybe I smelled like food haha?!

Here are my Thanksgiving pals (these are the only two pics I managed to get without them on top of me!):

How sweet!!

My Thanksgiving was definitely a success, and I hope yours was too! I'd love to hear what some of y'all did this year.

And, I will forever be thankful that I am so blessed to have an amazing support group in my life.

Happy Thanksgiving y'all! And now it's time to shop ;)


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When a parent visits...we EAT! :)

My roommate's (Bianka's) mom came into town for Thanksgiving. Somehow we managed to make it a tradition that the parents who visit take us out to dinner - talk about a good tradition! ;)

Since we don't have a lot of money, we get to go all out and eat somewhere really nice that we couldn't afford on our own!

Bianka and I made a bucket list of restaurants we want to try eventually. So, after glancing over the list we decided to try Villa Blanca on Wednesday night. Now...if you've ever watched The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, then you know Villa Blanca is one of Lisa Vanderpump's restaurants. Being the avid housewives viewers that we are, we thought we might as well try out her restaurant. And who knows...maybe we'll even see some people from the show?

And that we did! Lisa's daughter Pandora and her new husband Jason were working there that night. Who would have thought?! Overall, the meal was excellent. I loved the bread with the olive tapenade, and every dish I tried (the seared tuna and the lamb chops) I loved!! So yummy!

After dinner we drove down Rodeo Drive to get a glimpse of the holiday decorated stores. Gorgeous!

So thank you Bianka's mom for treating us to such a lovely dinner and memorable night! Maybe one day, we'll be able to repay our parents for everything they've done for us over the years - I definitely see some nice dinners in our future haha!


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Clear eyes, full hearts

I finally watched the final season of Friday Night Lights - my all-time favorite show!

It was AMAZING!!! The show deserved more Emmy awards that's for sure...

If you've never watched it, then you're definitely missing out. It brings you back to your high school days and centers around football games that the entire town goes to every Friday night. I can promise you I laughed out loud, cried, got frustrated (so many emotions!) while watching this show. You really feel a connection to it - especially if you're from a small, Southern town like me!

I just felt inspired after watching the show. You truly connect with the characters and their growth throughout the series. It gives an honest portrayal of real life struggles, changes and experiences. So relatable!

And...best news ever! Looks like there's going to be a movie hopefully in 2012. So I suggest you catch up on the five seasons so you're ready for the best movie ever! Good to know that the show isn't completely over yet...

CLEAR EYES, FULL HEARTS!!! Love love love Friday Night Lights!


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23...the year for me!

I had the most amazing birthday ever!! I can't believe I'm already 23. Time flies!

My friends and I definitely celebrated in style. We met up for lunch at Toast, a really yummy LA cafe and had great sandwiches. Nina pretended she had to call her agent and came back with these:

Sneaky woman!! So sweet! And they definitely got me a lot of attention walking around in Beverly Hills haha! I also got a surprise cupcake at Toast and got to make my first wish of the night! Of course, I can't tell y'all that or it won't come true ;)

Talk about a good start to my day! Then we went to the famous Sprinkles cupcakes! Yep...after already getting a cupcake at Toast, we got more. And we definitely ended up in a sugar coma. Don't these look SO yummy?? Red velvet, pumpkin, black and white and chocolate marshmallow ahhh!

I don't know how we managed, but we went home and changed and made our way to Beso for dinner. Beso is such a good restaurant. It's the one that Eva Longoria started! We got some free goodies at dinner too. Birthdays definitely have their perks! After dinner we met up with a bunch of other people and had a great rest of the night!

I've decided that 23 is the year for me (nice catchphrase huh?). I can already tell it's going to be a great year with a bunch of new experiences, changes and opportunities. I'm definitely excited to see how 23 turns out.

Thanks to everybody who wished me a happy birthday and was a part of my special day! I am truly blessed!! :)


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I just had to share this!

I read my daily devotional today and had to share it with y'all.

To everything there is a season, and a time for every matter or purpose under heaven.
-Ecclesiastes 3:1

The devotional was about how we always seem to be in a hurry to make our dreams come true. What we really need to practice is patience. Things will happen according to God's plan and that should make us all feel less anxious.

I know this devotional really spoke to me, especially when I'm searching for jobs and following my dream to become a host. I definitely need to practice patience and have faith that my dreams will come true at the right place and right time.

Hope this helped some of y'all!

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What a sweet surprise!

Hi y'all!! I hope everybody's having an amazing day! It's almost the weekend and my birthday ahh!!!

I had to write a blog today because I got the best surprise last night at hosting class! When I got to class, there was a surprise cake and card for me! I couldn't believe it! Such an awesome surprise. It just made my day!

The cake was SO yummy! Jenna @jennatimetweets brought it from Nothing Bundt Cakes and it was a lemon poundcake with cream cheese frosting...so good! Look at it! But beware...you're going to want a bite! :)

It was just such a sweet and unexpected gesture that I had to post it. What a great way to start celebrating my birthday! I love my hosting class!!! :)


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We were just shopping at the Grove...

Last night my friends and I went to the Grove to look around and shop a little bit. Who would have thought it would have been such an eventful night!

Once we parked and made our way to shop, we saw the gorgeous and huge Christmas tree all lit up! So beautiful!

It really gets you in the holiday spirit! And while we were walking around, fake snow started falling and Christmas music started playing. It was magical!!

Look at the snow and the sleigh with reindeer! So fun!

So the Christmas tree already got us excited while we were shopping, but then we found out that Kris Jenner was at Barnes and Noble signing for her new book. We made our way to the top of the store to try to catch a glimpse. Might as well, right? We had nothing to lose. We weren't buying her book, so we snuck around the ropes that were stopping us from seeing her. As Nina said, "Where there's a will, there's a way!" HAHA! Here's a pic of her...drinking her water. We literally couldn't get any picture without that water bottle in her hand!

So we left Barnes and Noble to go to different stores and we saw one of the guys from The OC waiting for a table at the Cheesecake Factory! So crazy! Most people probably wouldn't recognize him, but he was Ryan's ex-girlfriend's fiancé, Eddie! Real name: Eric Balfour. Kinda cool!

But it didn't stop there! On our way out...I almost freaked out. I noticed a cute guy in a white t-shirt eating dinner, and I made my friends turn around and sit and stare for a few minutes! It was Tristan MacManus from Dancing with the Stars! Such a cutie. And he definitely knew what we were doing because on the way out I smiled and he smiled back at us three girls flat out staring at him haha.

What an unexpected night! Tuesday's must be the best days for celeb spotting...you just never know! It's so cool to be walking around and see the most random people! Until next time...

Always have faith!!

Fun day at Fox Studios!

Hi y'all!

Yesterday was such a blast! My friend Nina and I went to meet my roommate Bianka for lunch at Fox Studios and we got to tour the lot. I love going to studios because you get to see what goes on behind the scenes for a bunch of different shows! Here's a Modern Family truck (my favorite)!!

Last summer when I was here, I met with a UVA alum at Paramount for lunch and also got to tour that lot!

It's really interesting because there was a lot in common between the two studios. They both had all of the different sets spread across a huge lot and they both had a New York street! Check it out!

I actually felt like I was in NYC even though I'm across the country! And there was even a subway entrance!

The cool thing about these different studios is that you feel like you're a part of a smaller community. There are cafeterias and people know each other. It's kind of like a school! Any studio would definitely be a great place to work - there's always something cool going on and lots of people to meet!

Well...I've got to stop writing and start watching the CMA's! I missed them because of hosting class (we got to use the teleprompter this week :)), and I heard the show was amazing! Love me some country music!


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Can't sleep...so blog! My cold weather favorites!

I don't know what's wrong with me, but I woke up at 6:30am this morning! Ahhh I never do this unless I absolutely have to haha!

I'm blaming it on the change in weather out here in LA. It's SO cold...we even had to turn on our heat! I thought LA was supposed to be warm all year long... :(

When the weather gets cold, you have to get creative about finding fun things to do so you're not outside freezing your booty off. Here are a few of my cold weather favorites:

1. Bring on the warm and yummy Starbucks drinks! I guess when it gets cold outside, you know the holidays are near. And when Starbucks debuts its holiday red cups, I get so excited!! A few of my Starbucks favorites - skinny vanilla latte, white chocolate mocha and of course the signature hot chocolate!

2. I'm all about going to the movies when it's cold outside. At least that gets you out of the house, but in a warm movie theatre with friends and entertainment! My roommate and I just went to see Moneyball with Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill! And boy am I all about the baseball players haha. We went to the famous Arclight Cinemas in Hollywood. Definitely glad we went, but it cost us both $17.50 to park and see a movie! Shew...don't they know some of us are still unemployed! The alternative...have a fun movie night at home with your friends. Then you can sit around in sweats and veg out all night!

Those are just two of my favorites when it's cold outside...I'm sure I'll come up with many more this season! Cold weather makes you get creative. It's not always fun to go out when it's freezing, so sometimes a fun game night with friends is just what you need!

What are some of y'alls favorites when...baby it's cold outside? ;)

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So I tried a juice cleanse...

The latest LA trend - a juice cleanse! Yeah...maybe not the smartest idea, but I must say, I did feel cleansed and refreshed after it was finally over!!

Too much In N Out led me to want to clean up my diet, so I did a lot of research to find a good way to "start over." I found a bunch of different companies online that actually deliver fresh juices to your door. A normal cleanse could last anywhere from 3 to 7 days...but I just did it for two days - another day and I would have gone crazy! And I made sure it was healthy because I didn't want my body to think I was starving it. The cleanse I chose gave me about 1200 calories a day filled in six different juices!

Some of the juices I actually loved and would drink again like the pineapple, apple and melon juice. But let me tell you...the green juice with romaine, spinach, kale, green apple, celery, parsley and lemon was yuck! Never again haha!

You basically drink six juices each day and drink one every couple of hours, so you actually don't feel hungry. The hard part is that it's just liquid, so the first day I was dying to have real food to chew. The second day was a lot easier though...probably because I knew I was almost done.

The cleanse really did make me want to start eating healthier though! Overall, I'm glad I tried it once, but I probably wouldn't do it again. Oh well!

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I had this dream...

Well it's a rainy day here in LA...and all I want to do is stay in bed! My new bed by the way...it just got delivered today! Look!

So while I'm being lazy, I've been trying to figure out exactly what it is that I'm meant to do with my life. I know I love hosting - we practiced red carpet interviewing at my class on Wednesday night, and that was a lot of fun! Hosting would definitely be my dream job! I feel so much like myself when I'm interviewing and speaking in front of people. But I've been so confused about what my next step should be...just like a lot of people my age probably are. We're all wondering what the future holds...

But it was so weird! I woke up this morning with an idea! Maybe it was me thinking about hosting right before I went to bed, but I came up with a cool hosting idea in my sleep. I want to start a web series where I interview different people and talk about their goals and dreams for the future. I could interview people who have been through their "turbulent twenties" and get advice for people my age who are trying to figure out what steps to take. And I can interview people my age who talk about why they are where they are at the moment and what their goals and dreams are for the future...

I've always loved learning about different people and how they end up where they are; and it's always inspiring to share dreams and goals with other people. Maybe this web show idea could be a great way to demonstrate how things happen for a reason... And it would be a great way to highlight the different stages in life that eventually lead you down the path you're meant to take.

The idea kind of reminds me of a country song (haha of course)! It's called This by Darius Rucker. Check it out!

So what do you think about my idea?? I feel like learning about the stages of life and different people's paths would be a really cool show. I know I could definitely benefit from other people's advice!

Anyways...I'll keep you posted on my show idea. Hopefully I can start interviewing people soon!


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The Best of Me...you just have to read it!

Hi y'all! And happy hump day!

So I just finished reading Nicholas Sparks' new book The Best of Me and I just have to write about it! If you are a romantic at all...you're going to LOVE this book!

It's about first loves being reunited for a mutual friend/mentor's funeral. Since the two loves, Dawson and Amanda, haven't spoken to each other sense they broke up after high school, the couple must face the past and the challenges that go along with loving and losing your first love. 

The story takes many turns, with family members getting in the way and causing issues as well as accidents that unexpectedly affect the entire plot of the book.

All I can say is that I definitely shed my fair share of tears. Nicholas Sparks has a way of making me even more of a romantic than I already am!

So if you love love, then definitely check out this book!

Hope y'all have an amazing rest of your Wednesday! I'm off to my third hosting class soon!

And remember...always have faith!!