Birthday Dinner at House of Blues

Hi everyone! I realized that I haven't finished my birthday story, actually this is the last part of it. After spending all day at Disneyland, I went back to the car to change into my birthday dress. Then I met up with some of my friends at House of Blues in Downtown Disney. Funny thing, I was actually going to make my 21st birthday there. Here are some pics that my two photographer friends took, enjoy!

NSV: A First Time S6

Happy weekend!!! Update on my weight loss journey! By the way, NSV means non scale victory. I finally got my self into a size 6 pair of jeans!!! This is the smallest size I have ever been! Well maybe since I was like in 9th grade... Yea I know, I was big already. The thing is, when I was little, I was really skinny. To the point where you can see my rib cage.

SD Comic Con 2012 Part 3: True Blood

Happy Friday!!! Phewww... Finally, part 3! Right after the Vampire Diaries panel, it was time for True Blood. There was another small break and this time Mr. M stayed in our seats so I could look for one closer. But still no luck, because I think the people in the front has been there all day. So I went back to our seats feeling defeated. But then I thought, it's only my first time there and I go to see the mail panels, so I guess it's alright.

SD Comic Con 2012 Part 2: The Vampire Diaries

Good morning! Ready to read all about part 2 of my first time at SDCC? After Mr.M and I parted ways with N & G, we headed over to ballroom 20, where they usually have panels for the really popular movies and TV shows. What I really wanted to do at Comic Con was to watch the Vampire Diaries and True Blood panels. Because these are the main panels, my friend suggested that  we wait 2-3 hours before hand. Since the Vampire Diaries panel was at 3:30PM, I thought going around 1PM should give us enough time. But since we were finished with shopping at 10:45AM, we decided to go early anyway, just in case. Wow, that was a smart move. The line was so long I didn't know if we were gonna be able to go in there in time. While waiting in line, the girl in front of us dressed us as Kitana from Mortal Kombat, and she got a lot of picture requests. Then N & G called us to let us know that they were going to wait for another big panel. It was for WB's showings of their 5 upcoming movies and the Iron Man 3 Panel. We finally got in at around 3PM and got to watch the last half of the American Dad panel with Seth MacFarlane and the rest of the cast. They were extremely funny. Sorry if the pictures are bad quality, I had to zoom from my seat ><

The American Dad Panel

SD Comic Con 2012 Part 1: Exhibition

Hi every one! So on Saturday, Mr. M and I along with our two friends N & G, made the trip out to San Diego for the 2012 Comic Con. I'm a nerd at heart, so I've wanted to go for a long time, just haven't found any body to go with. I grew up reading lots of comic books, mostly Japanese love stories, Doraemon, and of course, Sailor Moon. Also I'm a big Anime fan. But I've noticed that over the years, Comic Con showed a lot of popular movies and TV shows, including my absolute favorite, Twilight, True Blood, and The Vampire Diaries. So I was excited to read that the cast were going to be there. It was a long day! So I'm going to have to divide it in 3 parts. First up, the exhibition!

What time is it???

Balenciaga Birthday Present

Good Morning! I wanted to give a big thank you to my awesome friends who got me this beautiful Balenciaga Double Tour bracelet in Rose Thulian with Silver Hardware. I love it!!! And what a coincidence! I've been wanting one in pink too ^^

Pins & Premier

Hi every one! How's your weekend going? Today I am off to San Diego for Comic-Con. I've always wanted to go but heard that the tickets always sells out quickly. But this year I got the chance to go. I'll tell you more about it later.

Last Saturday Mr. M and I went to Disneyland to celebrate my birthday again, since we will be having dinner with some friends later on at night. We tried to be there when CA Adventure opens so that we could get a fast pass for Radiator Springs Racers and then ride it, but we ended up being 30 min late. As a result, the fast pass for the whole day, yes the WHOLE day, ran out, and by then, the wait for the ride was already 3 hours long... -.- major fail... It's alright though, we got a relaxing Disney day. Just walked around, had wine, and I got some new pins.

My absolute favorite pins

21 Going on 24

Happy Friday!!! See, we got through the week! It wasn't so bad was it? So I just realized that I did the exact same thing for my 21st birthday and my 24th. Mr. M took me to Disneyland. We were already passholders back then, and actually that was when Disney gave out free tickets if you go exactly on your birthday, but if you have a pass, then they'll give you a gift card that's the same amount as the tickets. I got a really nice pink and grey sweatshirt that I still love to this day out of that free gift card.

Anyway since I've just turned 21, Mr. M got me my first glass of wine and we sipped it out on the patio at California Adventure. Coincidentally, that's what we did this past weekend to celebrate my 24th birthday. Here's the picture to proof it LOL.

Awww look at younger me... Chose a D'Asti back then

Birthday Dinner at Napa Rose

Hi guys! So guess who's birthday it was last week? Yours truly! ^^ Since my actual birthday was on a work day, the boyfriend and I, let's just call him Mr. M from now on, celebrated it on the 4th of July. Something about Mr. M that you should know is that he cannot keep a secret or surprise to safe his life. So two weeks prior, he blurted out "Arghhh! I can't keep it in anymore! We're going to Napa Rose on the 4th to celebrate your birthday!!!" Hahaha! And something you should know about me? I don't care much for surprises unless it is executed perfectly, so of course I was thrilled! Napa Rose is a fine dining restaurant inside the Grand Californian Hotel. Mr. M actually took me here for the first time on my 21st birthday, so this place holds a special place in my heart.

Friends of ours came here last month and actually did the Chef's Counter. It is when you sit in or next to the kitchen, the Chef will ask you if you have any food allergies or anything you don't particularly like, and will surprise you with dishes of his or her choice! It sounded so exciting so I told Mr. M to please take me there for my birthday, but at the time he didn't say anything. So I guess it was kind of a surprise... Here are our six course journey through Napa Rose's Chef's Counter. Enjoy!

The Chef

Even the bread was good haha

World of Color: Glow With the Show

Hi every one! How's your week going so far? I know it's only Tuesday, but before you know it it'll be Friday! so hang in there!

So after the delicious dinner at Carthay Circle Restaurant, some friends and I headed over to Mickey's Fun Wheel to wait for the special showing of World of Color that's exclusively for passholders that have registered for it. Each passholders also gets these new Glow With The Show Mickey ear hats! Don't you just love free stuff??? hahaha. So Disney has this new hats with lighted up ears that syncs up with other ears, Mad T Party, and the World of Color show. Not only that it just lights up, when I saw syncs, I meant it glowed with the show! the ears were the colors of the fountain and it also goes with the song! It was truly amazing... Especially being around every one that's also wearing the ears, because not every one is going to have the ears on a regular showing. So thanks for my Mickey ear hat Disney!!!

A Disney 4th of July

Hello hello! I know it may seem weird that I haven't written in a while and then BAM! Post dump! I think I'm going to write quick posts from now on so that I can write more frequently.

So last week was the 4th of July holiday and it was right in the middle of the week, a Wednesday. Some people were complaining why it couldn't be on either a Monday or a Friday, and although that is ideal so that we could have a 3 day weekend, I though it was kinda nice. Tuesday felt like a Friday so it gave the illusion that it was a really short working week, and Wednesday the 4th, felt like a Saturday. Although it was a little bit of a drag coming to work the next day, I realized that it was a Thursday and that the weekend will come in no time.

Anyway, the boyfriend and I spent the 4th at Disneyland, surprise surprise, lol. We can't help it, we have Disney fever! Well, more than before anyway...  I was a little bit bummed that the weather was really cloudy and chilly for a Summer. We started by taking a look at the Castle exhibition, then we had lunch at the Carnation Cafe, and it was our first time there. It's a pretty small restaurant on Main St. and it has just recently been renovated. When we were waiting for our food, the Chef greeted us. Chef Oscar is the current oldest cast member, since 1956!!! Here are some pictures from our day.

Red, White, & Blue!

Carthay Circle Restaurant

Happy Monday every one!!! Yea, I know Mondays can be a drag. You've just recovered from the weekend and the last thing you wanna do is be cooped up in an office or a classroom. But look at it this way, you know how every new years its like your slate being wiped clean and the new year comes with new opportunities and new chances? I see it that way now and it makes facing the new week so much easier. Embrace your challenges and before you know it, its Friday! =]

Anyway, I just wanted to do a quick post about my recent foodie trip to the Carthay Circle Restaurant inside Disney California Adventure. It is the new restaurant on Buena Vista Street that is a replica of the Carthay Circle Theater in Los Angeles where Walt Disney had the premier of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs back in 1937. When you enter the building you will find yourself in the waiting area until you can be seated and on the right side is the lounge area. Throughout the whole building there's black and white pictures of Walt and his family and at the premier of Snow White. The whole place has a 1920s feel to it and its amazing. The restaurant section of the building is actually on the second floor. There are outdoor and indoor seating and in the middle of the room is a huge mural of Snow White.

I'm so sad that I didn't take pictures of the surrounding, but I didn't want to bother people having dinner with my flashes haha. Warning, the food pictures will make you hungry!