Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Corno



Corno is one of my favorite artists, her paintings are so sensual. I found out about her through a BFF on Splendora.com. It's something about her art that makes me feel so sensual and exotic! I would love to get a self portrait from her.

You can check out Corno's art here in Los Angeles area:

Left Coast Galleries
12324 Ventura Boulevard
Studio City, CA 91604
818-760-7010

www.akagallery.com

Monday, March 10, 2008

What is Ideeli?

I just joined this fabulous members-only shopping community for trendsetting young women called Ideeli. They offer authentic luxury items for 50 to 90% off their original price, plus give-aways each week. Membership is by invitation only. If you are interested, please send me your email address to mavensociety@gmail.com and I will send you an invitation code.

www.idelli.com

Happy Shopping!

Sunday, March 09, 2008

What a Saturday!

Yesterday was Saturday, day 11 of my "Relocation to Atlanta" adventure. While my husband is in Long Beach working and preparing to sell our old home, I am at my mom's home in Columbus, Georgia living in limbo. While our son, Isaiah, has been pretty resilient about the move, he has moments when he just wants to go home and see his daddy. I have tried to acknowledge his feelings, as well as mine, but still focus on the wonderful new life that's ahead of us. Most of the time, we ride out the emotion until it passes.

The plan for yesterday was to hang out with our friend Alonzo, who has lived in California and currently resides in Union City, Georgia. I looked forward to this expedition although the only goal was to get to know the city better. The morning started with some clouds and a little sun. I was amazed to see what looked like tiny bits of semi-tranparent paper sprinkling down from the sky. I became even more excited when I realized they were snow flurries. Because this is the closest I've been to actual snow, I watched with fascination for over 10 minutes. Isaiah, who was awake but still in bed, joined me in gazing out the window as the flurries fell and dissappeared on the warm grass. I wondered how could it be could enough for snow flurries when the high the day before was at least 60 degrees?

Because of our distraction by the weather, we were late meeting Alonzo, which was a 90 minute drive by itself. Still, courtesy of our tour guide Alonzo, I had the opportunity to see more of the greater Atlanta area. We stopped at the very busy Cumberland Mall, had lunch, then went to Target and picked up a few items. With no real itnerary, we also drove around Marietta, Midtown Atlanta, and finally Decatur. Of all the places we saw, I really like Decatur. It had the charm of a small town, but one filled with hip, young residents. There were a number of small shops and restuarants that made up the downtown area. And, I noticed a good mix of people walking along the streets. I will definitely put this area on my list of neighborhoods to revisit.

After dropping off Alonzo in Union City at 4:30 p.m., I hopped on the 85 South headed back to Columbus. I wanted to be home before dark. While I was in the Columbus city limits by the time the sky turned gray, I thank God that there would be an extra hour in the day starting Sunday. I have yet to get used to how dark it gets here.