California Wine Festival

At the Laguna Niguel Ritz Carlton this thursday from 6:30-9

I want to go!!

On Thursday night at the elegant Ritz-Carlton Grand Ballroom the future is now! Taste what the future holds for a selection of unfiltered, still-aging barrel samples taken from their resting places in wooden barrels. Delicious sustainable seafood samples will also be featured on this night of 21st century classics. Live music and silent wine auction.

Participating Restaurants:

Costco - Assorted fruits/vegetables

First Cabin - Lobster Bisque

Harbor Grill Restaurant -Freshly Shucked, Sustainably Farmed Oysters from the Carlsbad Aqua Farm with our Maui Onion Salsa.

Kerrygold Cheeses and Butters - Assorted Cheeses

Pascal - Filet of loup de mer with a sea beans nage

Pinot Provence - Ahi tuna, truffle pickled Shemeji mushroom, grilled scallions

Restaurant 162’ - Sushi

Schaffer's Genuine Foods - California Humboldt Fog cheese cake with mandarin marmalade pinot noir gelée, Pt. Reyes bleu cheese, pecan cracker

Stonehill Tavern

The Loft - Coriander scented Dungeness crab, Fuerte avocado and pickled ramps.

The Winery Restaurant

Wildfish Seafood Grille

Things to do with Audra Lyon*...

(*And anyone else who may care to join)

• Take a Cooking Class. Or two...or three...
• Go to South Carolina
• Go to Tahoe
• Go Wine Tasting
• Volunteer!
• See Sex and the City 2 (obvi)
• Go to Vegas
• Go to NAPA!
• HAWAII
• Think of more things to add to this list

I have plans to make plans

I was excited for this weekend and now that its passed I am already getting excited for the next! Earlier today one of my good friends was getting excited for some summer plans we are making, and it was cute how excited she was getting, but I'm realizing how much I too love making plans. How wonderful it is to have something to look forward to. It makes you want to count down the days, like a kid at Christmas time, to the event you've been waiting for.

On a side note- Supposing you have an exciting thing you are planning, wouldn't you want to tell people about it? I'm offended if someone who I am really close with can keep their big plans to themselves, when I am always oozing with excitement to tell that person about my stuff.

Bottom line is: I love looking forward to something! Who doesn't? Now that my fun weekend is over, I'm already making great plans for this evening, and it inspires me to want to do something exciting every day. I realize every day can't always be the most exciting day, and that everyone has to do things like work, and do gross boring things like cleaning toilets and paying bills and things that kill one's buzz. But I'm thinking that I can stay a little high on life if I keep at least one simple pleasure a day. This could be just a meal, like a delicious healthy breakfast, which by the time I'm done with makes me so happy! (*Yes i am a fatty...) Or even just a plan to work out, which to some might feel is an obligation or a chore but to others could see it as an opportunity to try the new exercise dvd they just got. I like looking forward to something, and turning something not usually enjoyable into something I can enjoy. I whole heartedly believe that attitude is everything and if I plan a little something for every day of my life, there will never be an unfulfilling day. So I pity those of you who look down on us planner- types, claiming we have to have all things so structured and we can't fly off the seam of our pants. you are WRONG! we can fly. we just like to pick out which pants to wear!

Let it go

We cannot control the actions of others we can only control ourselves.

Lead by example.

Kindness is love with its work boots on.

There is no E in Ladan

The definition of Laden is to be weighed down with a heavy load

I have been confused for "Laden" before and maybe it is insulting- aside from the person's inability to read.

But I will no longer be weighed down or burdened, nor will I be heavy. So fix your spelling.

And for the people in the world who can only take things at face value, I suggest you start to look further. Don't confuse overly thoughtful people for ridiculous or hypersensitive. Maybe we who dare to look farther possess insight which "normal" people are unable to find without a GPS.

morons

some people you just cant change. some people are so set in there ways they will never open their minds to the possibility that there are more truths than their own. I have to accept that there are people in this world that are just going to be idiots and you can't change them. And you can't let them get to you. You lose a part of yourself to them when you allow them to steal part of your happiness.

About the UNICEF Tap Project

One of the things I'm thinking about volunteering for. Since you can't go a day without hearing about haiti, and this project has an event for haiti coming out in a week-ish

About the UNICEF Tap Project

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Sunday Funday in Huntington Beach

Check out this link about "sunday funday", it is this weekend and it looks fun to me... Wish I wasn't working sunday night so I could get a little buzz on and make this even better.

When: Sun Jan 24, morning-afternoon

Where: Main Street in huntington

What: You and a partner are dressed in funny outfits (not required) and participate in a 5k/other activities in this walk/run event... people will be drinking and having a good time for a good cause:

Cost: $28-33

"The Sunday Funday Adventure benefits the Magic Shoe Foundation which is a Newport Beach, CA non-profit organization that exists to provide shoes for various underprivileged high schools, elementary schools, Boys & Girls Clubs and other local organizations."

Here's one more lil bit that I copied from the website incase you are too lazy to clink the link:

Includes approximately:

1. -3 Miles traveled
   

2. -Run, Walk and Beach Cruise Divisions
   

- Adult beverage(s)

1. -10 Activity Locations
   

2. -Participant T-shirt *
   

3. -Activities will be revealed on event day but they will be fun, surprising and your favorite games. . .with a twist!)
   

4. -Post Event Party at Aloha Grill on Main Street Huntington Beach!
   

Event Schedule:

9:30 am - Aloha Grill Opens for Breakfast

10:30 am - Registration Opens (downstairs from Aloha Grill)

11:45 am - Mandatory meeting

12:00 noon - Start!

12:00 noon - 2 pm - Post Race Party at Aloha Grill

2:00 pm - Awards at Aloha Grill

Volunteermatch.org

-its a really good site to check out if you're interested in volunteer work