Welcome to The Blog Party!

This is exciting and just the beginning of something great.

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I am OBSESSED with this blog world and I want everyone to feel connected, no matter where they are. But I wanted it to be easier for everyone to find each other, to get support, find designers and most importantly...get to meet each other in person!
So why not make it super easy for everyone and create a website that does just that??
Welcome to The Blog Party!
But I need your help, because this would not be anything without you guys. Head on over to the site and fill out the information so we can start getting more people to your site!

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Then spread the word!!!Tweet it,Facebook it,Tell your friends about it over coffee tomorrow morning, just get the word out!

The Girl Behind the Blog- A Little More

That's right. As if you couldn't get enough of my awkward butt in the first video, I get to do it again!But this time I get to join 5-Oh Wifey. Hooray and snaps for Ashley! Thank you so much for making bloggers everywhere get in front of a camera! You will not be sorry about how uncomfortable I am get in front of the camera. 
Hopefully you will all love this as much as a Catalina Wine Mixer. 

sit down for a cup of coffee

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Today I am catching up with Alissa from Rags to Stitches blog.
First I would have to get a triple shot espresso over ice then sweetened with 4 pumps of sugar-free vanilla, then topped with soy milk. Yes, you can already tell it's been one of those weeks. 
I would most likely be wearing jean shorts and a neon tee or lululemon sweats and a neon tee, because that's all I live in on my days off from work. You will definitely feel comfortable around me because I rarely dress up to go out, especially when it's early and I haven't had my coffee yet. 
I would tell you that I am very tired of work and that I loathe sales. I am not competitive and I hate the  pressure of making sure my numbers are up, why I can't close people, and the constant chatter of how I am going to get more clients in the door. It's not fun but in all honesty I never thought it was going to be. 
Then on the conversation of work would then come money. I never had it easy when it comes to money. It still is paycheck to paycheck. I would tell you I am worried about not having enough money and how I want to finally be able to pay all my bills on time and not have to worry. I would say how much I hate student loans and how they are burying me each month. It's not a happy day when I get paid and then it's completely gone in a matter of minutes thanks to bills. 
I would ask how your life is going and then if you are going anywhere this summer that is fun. I love to escape my reality with everyone else's fun plans. 
I would tell you that I am ready to get back into crafting and having fun with painting. Blogging takes over a lot of my free time at home but I want to put down the computer and just relax in my crafting area. But as if I couldn't already have enough items on my plate, I would tell you that I am starting yet another blog. Yes, I am never satisfied with just one project, I have to expand this little blog world I am in. But even to you, on my coffee date, I won't give out too many details. The plans are in the works and I am making sure everything is ready before I announce the big news.
I then would tell you I love talking with my friends and having fun outside of work. Even though 40 hours a week I am at work slaving away behind a boring computer, that is not life. Life begins away from the computer screen. 
Then we grab a morning bun from Starbucks and call it a morning!
Thank you for joining me for coffee, we should meet up again real soon. 

Sunday Social with A Complete Waste of Makeup

What is your all-time favorite song?  
LOL so cheesy but...

Brian Wilson by Barenaked Ladies. In all honestly it's my favorite band too but not desert island band. That would be different as shown below. But screaming/singing on the top of my lungs with my bestie Amy in the car with the sunroof open...that is the best song.. 

What is your favorite singer/band?
 That would HAVE to be the Beatles. 

It's my desert island music, you know, the one you had to listen to for the rest of your life. It would have to be it. I never can get tired, the Beatles just change my mood for the better. Even my outlook on life. I love it. 

What is your theme song/song that best describes your life?

What songs put you in a good mood?
Anything that reminds me of someone or a special memory.
U2, Something Corporate, No Doubt, Blink 182.... LOL all like 90s music for me!!

What is your favorite road-trip music?
Britney Spears!! 
Britney can make an entire road trip fun with all her songs. My favorite??

What song are you embarrassed to admit you love?

UHHH I guess that is embarrassing to like Britney that much....
But I can more embarrassing!



Sometimes I always feel like somebody's watching me!
Do you know how scary it is when you are home alone taking a shower?!
Every little noise I think it's a murderer!!!!


Have a great Sunday everyone!

Fly Away Friday

Hello there, welcome to Friday!

Why can we just work two days a week and have off 5 days?

 I think that would be much better for everyone. 

If you follow me on Twitter, you will know that I went to the dog park with Mochi. But it wasn't the best time because as my dog was sitting in the shade with his ball two Australian Shepherds came over to say hi. 

Then this blonde dog came over and I guess didn't like Mochi and in the blink of an eye, this dog was baring his teeth, barking his head off then Mochi barked back and BOOM

this dog pinned down Mochi and was baring his teeth into his neck.

I started screaming for help to get these dogs off each other all while panicking that my dog was going to be injured all because I wanted to treat him to an afternoon at the park. 

Luckily Mochi is okay and I was covered in dirt and scratches to get this dog off, so needless to say I am over the dog park and irresponsible dog owners. 

But each day is a new one so I am going to escape and head off to Sonoma with Nicole from 

Treasure Tromp!

Enjoy!

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Hi there Pink On The Cheek readers! 

I'm Nicole, the gal responsible for the happenings over at Treasure Tromp. 

Thanks to Lauren for letting me show you around the most beautiful town in the Bay Area - Sonoma.

Although I've been living in Southern California for the last 7 years (wow!) my heart still belongs to my hometown of Sonoma in Northern California.

Sonoma may be known for wine, 

but it also holds a lot of California State history that few people know about. 

For example, the original California Bear Flag first flew in Sonoma, which served as the capital during the short period of the California Republic (when the state first declared independence from Mexico). 

Yeah, pretty rad. 

Sonoma is also home to the last of the Californian Missions - all those from CA are probably familiar with the missions via 3rd grade mission recreation assignments.

Alright, enough with the history lesson, on to the good stuff. 

Downtown Sonoma has the cutest little plaza you will ever see, 

complete with duck pond (with the elusive mohawk duck), 

little stage for concerts, 

and the town famous Tuesday night Farmer's Market. 

Along the plaza there are a ton of great shops, cafes, wine tasting rooms (like every other shop), 

and wonderful restaurants. 

If you head over to Sonoma make sure that you stop by the Basque Boulangerie Cafe, 

which will serve you the best french bread you will ever taste. Seriously. 

And check out that Caesar salad as well.

Yeah it looks good, huh? 

If you're in town and looking for a good place for a drink / live music / trivial night, 

I would highly recommend taking a trip to Murphy's Irish Pub.

Also, if you're grabbing brunch or lunch some where on the square, don't be afraid to order a glass of wine with your meal anytime after 11:00am 

(please note that I have both a glass of wine and a cup of coffee in the above picture). 

Seriously, you walk around town and everyone is holding a glass of vino. 

Even small cafes have a selection of wine to choose from.

Another great aspect of Sonoma is that it is so close to some of the Bay's larger cities like San Francisco and Oakland, making them the perfect location for a short day trip.

And finally we arrive at the I know you're really interested in - WINE!

Although I have spent most of my life in Sonoma Valley,

 I admittedly know very little about wine beyond the fact that I like to drink a lot of it.

Sonoma Valley has a ton of wonderful wineries both in the city and in the surrounding areas. 

I recently wrote about one of my favorite wineries, Gundlach Bundschu, here, but I would also recommend visiting Chateau St. Jean, Kunde, and BR Cohn (also they make AMAZING olive oil).

If you love wine as much as I do, make sure to join me for On Wednesdays We Drink Wine.

Hope that you enjoyed the quick tour of Sonoma. 

Let me know if you make a trip to Sonoma and I'll send you more recommendations! 

Thanks again to Lauren for making this Fly Away to Sonoma possible!

Thanks Nicole!

Now I will wait patiently for 11:00am to roll around so I can grab a glass of vino.

Friday's Letters

That tongue gets me every time. What a goob. 

This post will reach you first and then stay tuned because Fly Away Friday is getting posted next!Come back to see where you are visiting today!
Ashley is amazing to put this on, week after week, even through all her travels. I am so jealous she was tooling around Seattle. It's like #1 on my travel list. I just love gloomy foggy weather, coffee and rain boots. I think Seattle is the perfect city for me. Thanks to a BIG payout from Abercrombie's lawsuit, I just might have the moolah to get up to the city for a weekend, holla! Plus Bubba was a one time manager at the company as well so he gets some money back too!!Great day all around.
So first off, Dear Abercrombie for not paying your employees overtime like you should have, I know have money coming back to me. It's like Christmas in July!
Dear St. Tropez Spray Tan- you my friend are working wonders on my pasty skin. Now I don't have to be embarrassed when I wear skirts or dresses to work! Or have my co-workers ask if "my legs are that pale or am I wearing nylons." Hallelujah.
Dear Netflix- thank goodness you are finally getting some good shows on your "service". No I did not want to watch Biodome with Pauly Shore or Monster Shark vs. Giant Octopus. Now with shows that are relevant like Mad Men and Pretty Little Liars, I never have to leave the house again. 
Dear Harry Potter on Kindle- THANK GOODNESS!! Now I can finally read the books like a normal person without squinting at the screen like a crazy person because I "downloaded" a PDF version of all the books. Now I can enlarge the screen! YAY!!!!
Dear new readers- Thanks for visiting POTC today and I hope that you stay and come back for more fun. I really appreciate all my readers and I remember not so long ago that I had like 5 followers...yeah.So if you want to hang out some more and follow me through GFC, I would love to have you. Heck, put a comment down below and let me know how your friday is going. Because I will be at work reading your emails and it will make my day. LOVE YOU ALL!!

Hey, It's Ok!

Linking up with A Complete Waste of Makeup today! It's my first It's Ok Thursday, so it might be a rambling of thoughts going on!
It's okay to cave and eat ice cream after you said that you are quitting sugar!

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It's okay to know that the only tan you will get this summer is a spray tan. 

(that's a before picture while the spray tan was setting!)

It's okay to not dye my hair as often as I should! Let's just say my hair is ombre right now!

         

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It's okay to get so wrapped up in 50 shades of Grey

 but then still have 85% left to go and you are kinda bored of it now!

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To not be able to run in the morning because it's more fun to sleep in!

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Blog Conference Sponsors

I was surprised to get a swag bag from the Elevate Blog Conference. Like really surprised!The girls who sponsored were so generous with their items that I had to give them credit in an entire post. One of the items, I was going to even buy myself on Etsy, so I was stoked to find it in my goodie bag!
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Hi, happy Tuesday! 

Just in case you didn't know what day it is...

Hope your weekend was great, in case you wanted to know what I was up to, just check the post below!

I even was outside just a little too long on Saturday and got a lil crispy on my shoulders. I am super fair so I need to be more careful in the sun! 

Today I have Lindsay from Little Mudpies to introduce to you. She's a fantastic momma and makes me feel that I would have just so much fun when I have little ones one day! 

Take a peek at some of the questions Lindsay answered for me:

Hi Pink on the Cheek readers. I'm Lindsay the momma behind the blog, Little Mudpies. 

Over there you will find everything from yummy recipes and crafts. 

I just finished up a week full of kids crafts and activities. 

So if you have kids, are thinking about having kids or know a few kids stop on over and check out how to make sidewalk paint or paint filled eggs. 

Yes. paint filled eggs. 

Lauren asked me to answer a few questions for her, so here it goes!

What does your blog name mean?

Ha. Well when I was little, I was a tomboy. I was an only child and all my neighbors were boys. So I naturally did what they did. They made muddies, so I did too. Now that I have two boys and my life is coming full circle I can't wait to show them how to make the best mudpie. I consider myself a pro at it!

Do you have any blogger idols?

When I first discovered this blogging world, I clicked on a blog called Little Miss Momma. {Maybe you have heard of it! ;) Well it was her blog and her worlds that gave me the confidence to share my stories.

If you could raid any bloggers closet who's would it be?

I have two! Joanna from ModaMama for sure. She has the best style and I love that she isn't afraid. Also Robin from Garage Sales R Us. Robin gets all her clothes second hand! That is just amazing to me!

Do you have any fun summer plans?

The Forth of July is always a big deal around these parts. There is a parade in my hometown that goes right by my grandparents house. We set up our chairs by the street and wait for them to throw us candy. 

Also, Oliver wants to see Niagara Falls. We are lucky that we live only a few minutes from it, so this summer that is definitely one of the things we will be doing! 

Stop by and say hi sometime!!

You can also fine me here 

Facebook & Twitter 

 Thanks for having me Lauren! 

Socializing on Sunday

I don't normally like blogging on the weekend because I have to turn off the computer at some point. But right now we are watching "Chronicle" and it's really boring so I would rather be blogging!
Today I am linking up with Neely from A Complete Waste of Makeup for Sunday Social. Let's get crackin'

This weeks questions: 

Favorite movie of all time? 

That would have to be Ferris Bueller's Day Off OR Singing in the Rain.

Ferris would be the movie I would watch all the time growing up. I could relate to the move because sometimes you just need a day off from the world, especially if it was high school! 

But now that I am getting older, Singing in the Rain is up there on the list. 

I just swoon over Gene Kelly and wish guys were more like him.
Enjoy:

Favorite movie quote? 

That would be from the move "Taken". 

Liam Nieson is a bad-ass in that movie. 

 "I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don't have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills; skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let my daughter go now, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you." 

 Hell Yeah. 

Best movie to watch for a girls night in?

The Holiday, every time.

Best breakup movie?

 500 Days of Summer.
That movie is a classic & if you haven't seen it, I highly recommend you shutting of the computer and watching now. Then come back and tell me how good it was.

Favorite celeb eye candy?

 The entire cast of Magic Mike.
Thank goodness for abs.

Which movie stars closet would you want to raid?
I actually would say Chelsea Handler. She's got great taste in clothing, always looks great on red carpet events but always stays real looking and relatable.

Have a great Sunday and have fun linking up with Neely!