15 Day Photo Challenge – Day 1

10 Interesting Facts About Me: 1. My left big toe is bigger than my right 2. I was born on the hottest July day on record in Chicago 3. I love to sing 4. I have a half fake front tooth 5. I’m majorly pigeon toed 6. My favorite movie as a toddler was Escape from Alcatraz 7. I had asthma for 10 years…

15 Day Photo Challenge – Day 1

10 Interesting Facts About Me 1. There are only nine interesting facts about me. 2. I went to ten different schools before High School. 3. I was the most introverted extrovert in High School. 4. I only drank one time prior to college. 5. My nose gets more and more crooked every day. 6. I was a college bookie. 7. Not unlike some pregnant…

This blog has moved

But you have to be in the secret club to know where.

Brittany and I decided we would attempt this for your reading pleasure. It won’t be fifteen consecutive days, but we’ll give it a shot.

#8 In progress. As super hero movies go, Thor was pretty good. Britt thought it had a lot of heart.

By Brittany: Yes, I know it’s not the best picture of me, but the fact that my cousins are beating me up makes it good after all. So #20 is still in progress but hopefully i can cross that one off of my list soon 🙂

Devin graced us with his presence on Sunday night for dinner, but I’m pretty sure it was the Potatoes Au Gratin that sealed the deal.

Here we go

By Brittany: So, today’s the day I get to write my first blog post….Yay!  I am going to have to deal with the nagging of “Brittany, when are you going to do a new post?” And my answer will always be “I don’t know”.  Although, I will have to be on top of my game and not quit, I am glad I can finally…

Still Here

By Kenwood: Just when I thought I was out, it pulled me back in. Blogger for life I guess. However, this time I won’t be the only one as Brittany has agreed to join the blogosphere. So, along with the new address and a slightly different look, you’re getting two bloggers for the price of one. Oh, and comments are enabled, so feel free…

The End

Unfortunately a new beginning means the end of this blog in its current form.  To quote Truman Burbank from the Truman Show,  "Good morning, and in case I don’t see ya, good afternoon , good evening, and good night!“

Enjoyed the first game of the year today at Dodger Stadium with Sonia, Georgeanne and my Dad.  To make it even better the Dodgers lost.  P.S. I love my camera.

Scenes From Santa Monica

We spent the day in Santa Monica shopping, walking and eating sushi.  The following is the mini impromptu photo shoot that took place above the PCH.  

#98 in Progress. The perfect app to my scallops. 

Lots more Basically Me went out the door today.

Although we had a couple of customers text us with orders while huddled in their basements, we’re pretty sure we’re about to have a slow month or two.  Enough with the oil spills, floods, hurricanes and tornados.  Why can’t northern girls wear dresses?

Added another piece to my gallery of personal movie inspirations. This is a Tim Doyle original that depicts a scene from Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs.  I rented this movie with my Dad during Chirstmas break of my freshman year of college.  Thirty minutes into the movie I decided that I wanted to pursue writing screenplays. 

Scenes From Palm Springs

Because it was the weekend we were hoping for, there aren’t too many interesting pics to share because we were either in the pool or sleeping by said pool.

#98 In progress. Enjoyed Fanny Bay oysters in Palm Springs. They’re no Kumamotos, but fresh oysters in the desert is nothing to complain about.

#11 in progress.  Saw African Cats. To see them in person is on my lifetime bucket list’s top five.

Number 27 in progress. Escaping the coastal fog that’s been blanketing LA with a trip to Palm Springs.

#2 in progress. Added five more states, but places like Wyoming are going to be tough to crack.

Sonia had four more metal tads screwed into her jawbone in an effort to pull her teeth back a little quicker than they were already moving. Yet another reason getting my teeth fixed is not on this list.

#17 in progress. Guy gets dumped at the alter and travels around the world with his brother for one year. Could’ve been a great travel memoir, but the writing really held it back.

The Final Four game lived up to the hype and went two overtimes without either team scoring a goal.  After losing another starter to an ACL injury, Brit’s teamed limped into the PK shootout and lost 2-1.

Between Games

The Elite 8 game against Laguna Niguel was a physical one. Both teams scored a goal on a penalty kick and the 1-1 tie held until the 75th minute when Brit scored the game winner.  Sherman Oaks Extreme is headed to the Final Four of the California State Cup.

My nephew, Kaden, proved to his sister that he was the faster one.

Sean brought the Fam to Bakersfield to watch Brit compete in the State Cup.

Brit scored all three goals to lead her team to the elite eight with a 3-0 win.

#20 done. Traded in the Ford Edge for the Ford Edge Sport. Lots of bells and whistles, especially the on board computer that does just about everything. 3.7-liter V-6 delivers 305 horsepower and 280 ft.-lb. of torque. 22 inch rims. Paddle shift. 

#58 done. Took one of our favorite clients to Mario Batali’s Osteria Mozza. Really, really good.

#3 done. Celebrated my 38th with my Dad, Georgeanne and Sonia at Hatfield’s. The yellowtail Croquet Madame (pictured) was the perfect appetizer. 

My Birth Day

I didn’t anticipate spending my 38th in San Bernardino, but it was as good as a celebration as any. There are only four things in San Bernardino… An Indian Casino, a prison, an urgent care and… a soccer complex. This is me on my 38th birthday doing one of my favorite things in the world, watching Brit play soccer.  I woke up at 6am…

All eyes were on Brit as she led her team to two wins on day one.  She’s in midseason form.

And we’re back. Time for the first tournament of the season, and probably the most important. The state cup begins today in cold and rainy San Bernardino.  Two games today and one tomorrow. The top two teams from each bracket will move on to play next weekend.

#11 in progress. Somewhere is a small, but interesting character piece. 

March Recap. Other than knocking out #93 with some rattlesnake, March was nothing but one long work day. Sorry, I got nothin’.

Atlanta Recap To sum it up, we have nowhere to go but up.  Sales wise, it was only a tad better than Dallas, but double the cost.  Nevertheless, it was well worth the investment.  Despite little traffic, buyers continue to respond very well to the line.  We should have no problem selling out 80% of our styles by the time we finish production in…

Happy Birthday to my sister-in-law, Kim.

#98 in progress.  Some of the better oysters we’ve eaten. The spicy bloody mary reduction was the kicker.  

Not quite #22, but we participated in the fashion show with this little black number.

Struck with Vertigo.  This should make flying tomorrow a blast.

The Atlanta Breakfast with Designers featured two of our clients that we helped launch. 

We visited one of our best clients with 12 stores after the show on Thursday. Not only was it stocked with about 90% of our purchases, but it is one of the first stores to carry our line, Basically Me. Cool to see it out in the wild.

Getting ready for Atlanta.

A good day.

It’s been a tough go the last few months, but we finally ventured out for a top notch dinner at one of my favorite restaurants, Lucques. Still, it took a business dinner to do it.  I would like to rewind to 2009. 

Dallas Recap. The bad news is that this particular show was very slow. A number of the vendors claimed it was their worst show ever.  We were towards the back, which is never great, but funny enough we were placed next to two of our clients that we produce for. The good news is that when customers came into our booth they usually wrote an…

The days are blending together in Dallas, but we’re not complaining. I’ll give a recap in the next couple of days, but thought I’d post our website so the two of you that asked for it could check out our line.  Click Here. Username: basicallyme  Password: lafashioninsider

The morning after. One day Marquette will learn to play for two halves on the big stage.