January is already half way over and I haven't even posted! I thought I would be better about this in 2012 and I'm already off to a bad start. Well... Lets get the ball rolling and hope that this leads to more posts!
Unfotunatly the beau had to work on New Years Eve and got off around 10pm. We made the most of it tho and we took off and headed for my parents vacation home in the desert after he got off work. We did our own coutdown in the car on the ride and got to the house a little after midnight. It was so beautiful out there. We spent a couple days with my parents, my brother and his girlfriend. It was a nice relaxing weekend with perfect weather.
After new years I went into panic mode. Usually I have my birthday (which is the 13th) all planned out by New Years but I just had so much going on, I hadn't planned anything! Luckily one of my very best girlfriends helped me put a night out in a duffy together.
Thanks girl!
So I got a group of ten girls together and took the duffy to a wonderful dinner at my usual birthday spot (Tantalum in Long Beach).
(excuse my akward stance, I didn't know whether to stand or kneel. haha.)
Drinks and wonderful people, a perfect birthday.
My best girls <3
The infamous "Sister Wife" Haha.
It was such a wonderful night. I have such great friends and I'm glad they all could make it. I am quite a lucky girl :)
Friday morning the beau and I took off for the happiest place on earth, Disneyland :)
He was my favorite part of my birthday :)
We had a great time (as always) I even ran into some old co-workers and my cousin while we were there! It's fun wearing the birthday pin and having everyone tell you "Happy Birthday" :)
We headed home and got ready for dinner.
We had ANOTHER dinner at Tantalum (I told you it was my favorite birthday spot haha) with my parents, my brother, his girlfriend, Danica, Stefana and my sweetie of course :)
And lastly, we ended up at my go-to Tracy's Bar & Grill where the beau and I took this ever-so-romantic pic. Haha.
It was a great way to spend my birthday festivities. I got to spend time with all of my favorite people BUT... the weekend wasn't over!
On Sunday Danica's episode of "My Fair Wedding" with David Tutera aired!
Here are a couple of sneak peeks if you missed them.
We all watched at Danica and Bryan's house. It was a lot of fun. Such a fun group. It really is SO bizarre to see yourself on TV. We have been waiting for the episode since her wedding in JULY!
An experience that I will truly never forget.
(Dont forget to check out her blog here to see all of her personal experience.)
THERE! Now we're all caught up on 2012! Haha. Hopefully I don't let as much time go by between posts :)
So, as I posted here my best friend is going to be on this season of David Tutera's "My Fair Wedding". We're still not sure when the episode is airing, they told her possibly some time in January or February but the season itself starts THIS SUNDAY!
First of all, I'm excited just for the season because I love the show, but, OBVIOUSLY I'm even MORE excited because HER episode will be airing. The craziest part is, there are already previews on TV for it!
First, we saw this preview for the season:
Danica made several appearances in the season preview which is so exciting because I think they have something like EIGHTEEN brides this season. But then, last week, we heard that there was a preview that was EXCLUSIVELY Danica and what do you know, after hours of DVRing pretty much every wedding based show on the WE channel, we found it! (Keep in mind this was filmed on my camera off of the TV so it's not the greatest quality, but its good enough).
*because this is a link from my videos on my facebook page you might need to be signed into facebook to see it and, more specifically, you might need to be my friend to see it. I'll look into posting a different one that isn't from facebook soon.
It's us! We're ACTUALLY going to be on TV! Danica and I have this conversation pretty much every day asking ourselves "Are we REALLY going to be on TV?". Well, this definitely makes it that much more real. I can't wait for the episode to air, although I have a flood of nervous feelings as well.
On another note, it's NOVEMBER! When did this happen? When did summer come and go? The year is almost OVER?! Gosh, so much has been happening this year it has just flown by!
Something about a new year approaching always gets me really excited (although I'm not excited for the extra year older that I will inevitably be, haha), there's something refreshing about turning that calendar page to read January that feels like a clean slate, a fresh start. I'm excited for it.
But first, the yummiest holiday of all is right around the corner, Thanksgiving! This is my first holiday season with the new beau and I'm looking forward to it. I love time spent with family, it gives you a feeling that you really can't describe, a feeling that is really only felt during this time of the year, I get giddy just thinking about it!
Well, happy November! I'm going to try to find time to be as domestic and crafty as possibly this holiday season. Stay tuned to see how that goes. haha. :)
This post should have been done AGES ago. I went to blog about the AWESOME event I went to Tuesday for the season premier of "My Fair Wedding" but I realized, I needed to first, tell the backstory about HOW I got there before I could tell about the event itself so, here goes...
For those of you who don't know, way back in February (the day after her engagement) I nominated my best friend and (at the time) roommate Danica for the show "My Fair Wedding". Generally speaking, the bride herself applies for the show. Danica and I watched the show religiously and I knew that she probably wouldn't apply herself so, unbenounced to her, I sent this e-mail (with a few things changed for privacy purposes).
Hi My Fair Wedding!
I'm not actually the bride myself but my best friend and roommate is the most deserving person and deserves the ultimate wedding that I KNOW David Tutera could give her. She actually got engaged last night, so I'm jumping the gun a little but we watch "My Fair Wedding" religiously and as soon as that ring was on her finger I knew that I had to contact you guys.
Here is a little bit about my nominee:
• NAME: Danica
• BRIEF BIO: Danica and I have been friends for over ten years. I love her like a sister and couldn't imagine my life without her. She is one of the most genuine and kind people that I have ever had the honor of knowing.
Several years ago she lost her mom to a long and painful battle with breast cancer. It was extraordinarily hard on her because her and her mother were very close. Things went from bad to worse when Danica's father immediately began dating and remarried. Danica and her father now have an estranged relationship and the close family that she once had no longer exists.
Luckily, she has a great family unit outside of her immediate family with her grandparents, her aunt, uncle and cousins. My family has also stepped up and treated Danica no different than they would treat me. However, without the financial support of parents, I know that Danica won't be able to afford the wedding that she truly deserves.
Danica and Bryan met last year on her birthday and I couldn't have chosen a better guy for her. He's a firefighter and a genuinely sweet, kind, and caring person. I'm so excited for them to start their lives together. All they need is their dream wedding.
I hope that you can help me give the ultimate David Tutera wedding to my very best friend because I can't think of a more deserving person.
Thank you,
Shea
And what do you know, SHE WAS CHOSEN! She had planned on spending a year engaged and getting married February of 2012. The show, however, asked how she felt about a July 2011 wedding. That's quite a difference. After a lot of talking and consideration, Danica and her fiancé decided to go for it!
The process itself was incredible. It all happened in the course of only THREE WEEKS. One day a week for three weeks were filming days, then, on the third week, that Saturday was the WEDDING! I still can't believe it has already come and gone. The experience was so incredible.
The first day of filming consisted of:
-Meeting the bride and groom, getting to know them a little better.
-The Couple meeting David! (which really IS genuine. He makes sure that you don't interact until the ACTUAL first meeting)
-The bride showing David her "swag" table and introducing her theme to him, which was a "country picnic" theme. Surprisingly, David actually liked the theme! We knew that he would turn her theme into something beyond incredible.
-Showing David the Bridesmaids dresses which, again, he surprisingly LOVED. (Generally this is also when David sees the Bride's gown but, Danica didn't have one.)
The second day of filming consisted of:
-Wedding dress shopping, where we all surprised her at a bridal shop
-Another surprise of a Bridal Shower at Sonya Dakar Skin Clinic in Beverly Hills!
The third and finally day of filming (before the wedding) consisted of:
-A fun outing for Danica and her fiancé
-Danica and David trying some pies (Danica's cake alternative)
And then, a couple days later, WEDDING TIME!
The location was kept a secret until the VERY last minute. Danica's guests knew where the venue was before she did! We arrived at a gorgeous little white church which was actually the church that they filmed "7th Heaven" in! We were beyond pampered, getting our hair and make-up done. The ceremony was perfect. The reception was on a Western Themed Universal Studios back lot. It was the PERFECT place for the PERFECT wedding that Danica was given. We were all asked to not share any photos until the show airs sometime this season, so I'm respecting that. But, once we're allowed to, you better believe I will be putting some up. Haha ;) I'm actually not sure exactly how much I'm allowed to say even in this blog but, they're already showing previews for the season (including Danica's wedding) so, I guess most of it isn't too much of a surprise. Here's the commercial if you haven't already seen it.
The whole thing was such an incredible experience. I'm so glad that Danica was chosen, she really did deserve it. I can't wait for the episode to air although, of course, I'm a little nervous for dumb things I may have said or done. Haha. I guess only time will tell.
It's been almost two months since my last blog post (thats beginning to seem pretty standard). There has been so much going on. Like I mentioned in a previous post I have been working full time which has, unfortunately left very little time for my other "job", my baby clothing line. I miss being out in my garage, or "craft cave" as my roommates have so lovingly renamed it. I've missed being out there with the sound of my ipod being drowned out by the sound of my sewing machine. I miss having burns on my hands from my hot glue gun. I miss letting my creative juices flow for hours on end watching it go from day to night without even realizing it.
I recently had a discussion with my roommate telling her how I'm interested in making Not So Cli-Shéa more than just a baby clothing line, but rather a creative boutique of sorts really encompassing the full range of creative passions that I have and love. So, that's been something that has been being tossed around in my head lately.
On top of my busy work schedule I have been helping my best friend and roommate Danica plan her wedding. I have the honor of being her maid of honor which means the world to me. She recently got chosen to be a bride on the WEtv reality show My Fair Wedding! We were SO excited when we found out that she was chosen! The day after she got engaged I actually applied them for the show because I KNEW that she'd be the PERFECT bride for the show and what do you know... I WAS RIGHT! :) We started filming last Thursday and it was SO much fun. The crew were great and David Tutera was just as incredible as I had imagined. I'm SO excited to see what he's going to do with this wedding because I KNOW it will be amazing.
Hopefully I'll have time to write more about everything later. I just wanted to write SOMETHING to let people know I'm still alive! haha.
