Wouldn’t You Like to Know w/ Vanessa Gomez

Vanessa is my awesome co-worker! She is adorable and makes me laugh on a daily basis, we have become fast friends! We have a lot in common and equally enjoy life and FOOD! At first Vanessa comes off quiet and reserved but after you get to know her she is a pint-sized ball of fun that is unknowingly hilarious in her own right. She spells out curse words when she is mad but never raises her voice (at least not yet). I don't know how she does it under the conditions we work in most days. One of the things i love most about Vanessa is how truly genuine she is. There is no doubt in my mind that she is always 100% real! I am thankful i got paired with her in my new job to help me laugh through our work days.

~Wouldn’t You Like to Know w/ Vanessa Gomez~

1.      If you could have dinner with anybody, who would you choose?  Frida Kahlo

2.      Coffee or Tea? Coffee

3.      What's your favorite cocktail/wine/mock-tail? Wine-Gazela Vinho Verde,  Cocktail—Rum & diet coke

4.      If you could have any job in the world, apart from your current job, what would you be? Travel/Food show host on the Travel Channel

5.      If you could change your name what would you change it to? Veyonce

6.      Are you a saver or a spender? Both….but more spender

7.      If you could live in any era (i.e. 40s, 60s etc.) which would it be? 20s..I’d be a flapper!!!  Wait that was the 20s right?

8.      What's one place you want to visit before you leave GOD’s green earth? SANTORINI!!!

9.      If you were an animal, what would you be and why? A Mexican spider monkey because they are adorable and cuddly

10.  Name your favorite color?  Purple

11.  Choice Comedian? Melissa McCarthy

12.  What's your favorite blog at the moment? Jen’s!

13.  Words to live by? Let go and let God

14.  Dream Celebrity Spouse? Channing Tatum

15.  Beach or Mountains? Beaaaaaaach

16.  What’s your favorite Rom-Com, Comedy, and Action movie? Is Pretty Woman a rom-com?

17.  Who is your Hollywood Doppelganger? Hmm this is hard.  I used to get eva mendes back in college when my hair was dark but I don’t see it. 

18.  What is the store that gets you in the most trouble spending wise? Does a restaurant count?  Because usually I spend my money on food.

19.  Guilty Pleasure? Ruffles Tapatio & McDonald’s hot fudge sundae…usually on the same night after Pollo Loco if I’m emo.

20.  Who is your style icon? Lady Gaga…nothing like a meat suit to make you feel fresh.  Ok I kid, I kid....J.Lo, Beyonce, Blake Lively, Kerry Washington

21.  What is your life’s current theme song or favorite feel good song? Single Ladies!!  By….Veyonce!

22.  What is something unique about you? I can remember pretty much anything from the age of 3.  And I have horrible freckles from my mama.



diamond gothic.

I haven't been on in so long! My goodness, i missed my little blog that could. So i just have to share with anyone who might be reading this blog my latest obsession! DIAMOND GOTHIC. It's a rotating Internet novel that just captivated me right away. You can find it on Zooey Deshannel's site HelloGiggles.com. If you know me then you know it is no secret at all that I am a big Bethany Joy Lenz fan. I followed her throughout the run of One Tree Hill and I fell in love with her voice when she sang on the show as well. From that i realized how original and unique she was based off her blog and i can proudly say i log onto it everyday to see what she is up to. Another thing about Bethany is her love for anything vintage like myself. But back to my point she is just one of the three authors of Diamond Gothic. Basically her and the other two authors (Abigail Spencer and JC Coccoli) take turns writing each chapter. They never know what will happen next until it's there turn to add to the story. Pretty genius if you ask me! It's like the readers get to be excited with them as the story is created. Its the beautiful collaboration of wonder and improvisation. I just love it! The story is centered around a girl named Annabel Mason and it's set in Savannah, GA in 1929. With three incredibly smart authors behind the project there are no limits as to where this drama/murder mystery will go. I am anxiously awaiting chapter 8!!!! Do yourselves a favor and check it out! I'll be back no doubt with my review of upcoming chapters. Until next time I bid you adieu.


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Currently Listening to: "I Left My Heart In San Francisco" By Tony Bennett

Wouldn't you like to know.

1. If you could have dinner with anybody, who would you choose?  Hmmm..... John Wayne. Is that weird? He reminds me of my grandpa and he worked in film in one of the most amazing eras! Back when people still referred to Hollywood as Tinseltown.....aww.....sigh.

2. What's your favourite cocktail/wine/mocktail? Asti! or Midori Sours...yum!

3. If you could have any job in the world, apart from your current job, what would you be? An actress, naturally.

4. If you could change your name what would you change it to? Julia or Julianne. I have always wanted to be called Jewls. It might have something to do with my slight obsession with Julia Roberts or maybe the way it sounded when Dermot Mulroney called her that in My Best Friends Wedding. 

5. Are you a summer or winter person? Between the two choices I would say winter but my all time favorite season is fall.  

6. Are you a saver or a spender? A spender with regrets and returns.

7. If you could live in any era (i.e. 40s, 60s etc)? Late 40's or early 50's.

8. What's one place you want to visit before you die? Disneyworld, yeah that's right.

9. If you were an animal, what would you be and why? A bald eagle. Um hello... you could fly! And know one would kill you because your an endangered animal!

10. Name your favourite colour. Purple

11. What's your favourite blog at the moment? Spricket24 on YouTube, I LOVE her audio blog.

Joey and Zooey.

Can you be kidding! Oh my damn! I adore this little musical snack brought to us from the  adorably talented Zooey Deschanel & the extremely sexy Joseph Gordon-Levitt! Pure magic! Can they please just fall in love and make my life complete already?

Happy New Year! Enjoy!

Virtual Mixed Tape.

Ok, so I have a few core songs that I hear on the radio and I just loose it. I'm talking dancing while driving rocking out sessions. And every great once in a while you come across a really great radio station or Pandora playlist that plays all your favorites back to back. Anyone who knows me or that has been in a car with me knows I always have Rascal Flatts, Frank Sinatra, Michael Buble, and Renee Olstead in my car cd player. And there they will always stay. But I listen to all different types of music depending on the occasion or my mood. Here's a few of my favorites...

Dancing In The Car Mix

1. King of Anything by Sara Bareilles

2. Not Over You by Gavin Degraw

3. Mr. Know It All by Kelly Clarkson (The instrumental track of this song instantly shoots me back to Starship's "Nothings Gunna Stop Us Now" mixed with a little Donna Lewis vibe. Hey, I can't be the only one who rewound the movie Mannequin over and over again at the end to re-watch their wedding in the store window can I?)

4. Pretty much anything Bruno Mars (He's kind of a big deal.)

I love these favorites to chill out to on the way home after a very long day.

Mellow Mode Mix

1. Summertime by Brianna Taylor (Yes, from The Real World Hollywood. Don't judge me! Good music is good music!)

2. Moonriver by Andy Williams (There's just nothing quite like it.)

3. Come Away With Me by Nora Jones

4. To Make You Feel My Love by Adele

5. Winter Song by Sara Bareilles and Ingrid Michelson

6. She Is Love by Parachute

7. Warm Whispers by Holly Brook

8. One and Only by Teitur

9. Just Tonight (acoustic version) by Pretty Reckless

10. You Belong To Me by The Duprees

Stole it. Nail's of the season.

Courtesy of thebeatydepartment.com .....I saw this and I just had to share! This is such a great idea! We are so busy around this time of year that we completely forget about our nails! Don't forget to get festive with those too ladies! I don't think I am brave enough to try this on myself just yet but my 9 year old might be the perfect ginny pig. Or my toes.... hmmmm.

Santa baby.

So we took the little munchkins to see Santa yesterday. It was a very good looking Santa but that was about it. He did nothing special and he didn't even say one word! Riley jumped on his lap willingly but then it came time for Dakota. She didn't cry but boy did she give him the stink eye! She gazed at him for a minute and then has hard as she could she yanked his beard. He then resulted in turning her sideways and holding her half way upside down. I quickly ran and grabbed her thinking what the heck is wrong with this Santa! You can't just go around dangling babies, you crazy man! He made a pissed off face prompting Dakota to be totally and completely over it. The look on her face was like who on earth is this grumpy old man! We then had to put Kody on Riley's lap for her to even be ok to take the picture. All and all we got a shot with no tears. It wasn't a full of smiles shot but it also wasn't as bad as it could have been.

I mean..... it wouldn't have killed him to smile! After all dude you are SANTA! Just saying.