RIDICULOUS RASAR

A Lot Has Happened

2010-10-12T09:21:00.001-07:00

Whoaaa...I haven't blogged on this blog in a while. I say that because CBS Radio demanded us to start posting blogs on our radio station websites. That has taken up much of my time....hence the lack of info on my personal page. I have done a lot since May...I promise. I got married in June, honeymooned in Jamaica, brought the kids to Disney World and I'm currently learning how to dive.

Some Wedding Pics:

My Beautiful Husband

Wedding Party

My 89 year-old grandmother (Maw Maw) and all of her granddaughters. All of us are bayou bred and crawfish fed straight from Louisiana.

My Dad Walking Me Down The Aisle
We had 22 conch shells from the Bahamas placed down the aisle. In the trees my mother-in-law tied tons of beautiful little shells to the sea grape branches. The shells blew delicately in the wind as the tiki torches flickered in the sun set.

My Wedding Shoes....jellies

My Family At The Rehearsal Dinner

Kaylee Hanging With Our Best Man Sean At The Rehearsal Dinner

That's all for now :)

Jay Z and Taylor Swift

2010-03-08T05:23:00.000-08:00

I have been to two shows recently that were very special to me and I have to tell you about them. The first show was Jay-Z....Jeremy's favorite. I bought him super awesome tickets that were 5Th row side stage. I have never bought tickets to a concert before and I was shocked at how expensive they were.....well worth it though! I also learned that you want to be on the right side of the stage if you want to see famous people in attendance. We saw A-ROD and P. Diddy watching the show in front of us.

JAY-Z

JAY-Z WAS THE 'ISH!

P. Diddy hiding his face from our cameras. Whatever PUFFY!

TAYLOR SWIFT

Kaylee, our 4 1/2 year old attended her very first concert and it was amazing. I will admit that I had tears in my eyes when I saw the wonderment on her face. You could see her looking around taking everything in...glow sticks, little screaming girls, lights, music, cokes/popcorn, t-shirt vendors, and TAYLOR!

The look on her face was priceless until she got very tired and asked if we could go home. She is only four so we expected that even though she had a looooong nap before we left.

KAYLEE IN HER NEW PINK COWGIRL HAT @ TAY TAY

Taylor Swift came to our section and sang right in front of us...WHAT? Taylor is in the bottom right hand corner.

Swift moved to the bottom of our section to sing another song and I got a great pic of Kiki.

Kaylee could not believe how many people were there.

Kaylee passed out right when we got in the car. Here's what she wanted to wear/bring: Sketcher twinkle toe shoes, lots of bracelets, a pink hat, a stuffed dog, and a new Taylor Swift T-shirt that we bought before the concert.

NEW Love. Angel. Music. Baby. PURSE!!!!

2010-02-12T07:58:00.000-08:00

MY NEW L.A.M.B. PURSE

I'm addicted to anything in the L.A.M.B. clothing line which is designed by Gwen Stefani. She has been my favorite female artist since her NO DOUBT days. I had the chance to actually meet her last year when NO DOUBT toured though West Palm. It was pretty exciting!

Today is my birthday....Loper got me a new purse and I'm in love with it. I love love love it and I'm always shocked by his gift giving skills. He seriously is the best gift buyer!

LOOK AT THIS PRISON LOAF

2010-02-11T06:26:00.000-08:00

PRISON LOAF

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MIXING THE YUMMY INGREDIENTS

(baddog.com)

This is hilarious because I will never have to eat it! A certain type of prison food is offered to unruly inmates and it looks disgusting. It's supposed to look like real meat-loaf and a Florida Senator actually tasted it to determine if it was offensive. I really don't care if it tastes bad because we pay for it with our tax payer money.

Slate.com reports, that inmates are upset and suing over this loaf.

Prisoners in Illinois, Maryland, Nebraska, New York, Pennsylvania, Washington, and West Virginia, among other states, have sued over Nutraloaf or its equivalent. The latest court to hear a Nutraloaf case is the Vermont Supreme Court, where prisoners argued that Vermont's use of the loaf violated their due process rights. (In Vermont, the punishment is one loaf, served at normal meal times, for up to a week.) Oral arguments (MP3) were heard in March, and a decision is expected to come down by the end of the year. But it doesn't look good for the prisoners. The lawyer representing the prisoners noted that "Nutraloaf has been found to be uniformly unappetizing to everyone who has been served it." To which one justice replied: "Counsel, I've eaten Nutraloaf. And it isn't tasty. But many things I've eaten aren't tasty."

RAINBOW BRIGHT is back......and I have proof.

2010-02-10T06:06:00.000-08:00

RAINBOW BRIGHT

I was in target yesterday with my 4 year-old and she spotted something super cool...RAINBOW BRIGHT. Kaylee had no idea what she had discovered she just thought the doll was pretty and colorful. I had to buy it since she was so interested...ok, I really wanted it. Kaylee has never even seen the cartoon, but I can't wait for her to get into the story.

Rainbow Bright was introduced in 1984 and by 1986 she had her own cartoon.

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Rainbow Bright brought color back into the world where color was lost. She also had 2 companions, a horse called Starlite and a sprite called Twink. Plus she had 7 other friends called, Color Kids who represented each color of the rainbow. Each Color Kid had their own Sprite too. It sounds confusing but I promise it's not! By the way...SPRITES are my favorite and their adorable.

LOOK AT THE CUTE COLOR KIDS BELOW...awww

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KING CAKES and other NOLA stuff

2010-02-08T06:24:00.001-08:00

It has come to my attention that many South Florida residents have no idea that they are missing out on KING CAKES.

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It's a large baked cinnamon circle with Mardi Gras colored icing dripping down the sides. A plastic baby is hidden inside the cake which brings you good luck if you pick the highly prized slice.

You can also get fruit or chocolate fillings, but the original is the best and it's what I grew up on.

The cream cheese KING CAKE is a close second though :)

This is where my family gets our KING CAKES from:

http://www.randazzokingcake.com/

I grew up in Mandeville, Louisiana, but was actually born in a charity hospital in the heart of New Orleans....Independence, Louisiana. I was bayou bred and crawfish fed at an early age. My parents would invite their friends over for crawfish/crab boils and at the age of 5 I could out-peel anyone. We have our own way of life and since we won the Super Bowl I feel like people would like to know more about the place I call home.

Most Famous New Orleans Bar: Pat O' Briens

They have a famous red drink called "Hurricane" and people chug it down like it's kool-aid. It's so famous that they even sell the mix on their website.
www.Patobriens.com/patobriens/

BEST MUFFULETTA IN NOLA: Hands down, CENTRAL GROCERY on Decatur St. If you love green olives, this sandwich was made for you. Order your muffuletta to go with a Barq's root beer and you will thank me :)

They don't have a website so here's their phone number: 504-523-1620

(virtualtourist.com)

BARQ'S ROOT BEER: Established in 1890 in the New Orleans French Quarter.

Most Famous Cafe: Cafe Du Monde was established in 1862 in the New Orleans French Market. They serve the best BEIGNETS, the powdered sugar choking you as you inhale your first bite. The Acadians introduced these sugary sweet fried golden squares to Louisiana.

HERE'S THE SITE:
http://www.cafedumonde.com/

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ACADIANS: They were French settlers exiled from Canada who moved to Louisiana. My mom was born and grew up in the heart of Acadiana.....HOUMA, LOUISIANA. Only 22 Parishes (NOT counties) make up the "REAL" Cajun people.

MARDI GRAS is just not one day! We celebrate for about 2 1/2 weeks all the way up to FAT TUESDAY which is when we end our celebrations. That day is the craziest of them all....a day to go overboard and get carried away with eating, drinking, and partying because ASH WEDNESDAY is the next day. If you see people with black markings on their forehead on Ash Wednesday, don't be alarmed...they are Catholic.

PARADES: In Louisiana, we hold elaborate productions called parades. The floats are sometimes 2 to 3 stories high and have been worked on for months. You shout, "Throw me something mister" at all the floats and hope you make a catch. I have caught plastic cups, beads, doubloons, panties, stuffed animals, moon pies, coconuts (only at the ZULU parade), fake guns and spears, and random toys.

I JUMPED AGAIN....SKYDIVING RULES

2010-02-01T05:19:00.001-08:00

LOPER SMITTY AND RANDI AT SKYDIVE ADVENTURES

Me before the jump getting super nervous.

It's crazy looking out of the plane at 16,000 feet and knowing you're about to fall. I always change my mind at the last minute...my brain kicks in and freaks out. Both times I was jumping tandem so I had no choice but to jump when my instructor did..haha. We fell for 2 miles before our shoot opened and it was AMAZING!! During our first mile of free falling we did tons of flips because my 1st jump was mild since it was my first time. I wanted a crazy ride this time and damn did I get one.

Loper's cousin/my friend Sean...we have jumped together twice!!

BELOW ARE SOME PICS OF THE FIRST TIME I JUMPED IN 2009

KAYLEE PICKED OUT HER........

2010-01-31T16:36:00.000-08:00

FLOWER GIRL DRESS

Kaylee kissing daddy in her flower girl dress and Dora socks..haha. She was so excited to try them on and was dancing all around while modeling in the mirrors.

I think her tiny shoulder blades are adorable. The little yellow ribbon adds a cute touch and matches the bridesmaids dresses. I think she will wear ballet slippers on the sand....I hear little ones trip and have a hard time in flip flops while concentrating. Should I dye the slippers butter yellow?

Kaylee will be throwing light yellow rose petals down the aisle mixed with baby seashells. She will also have a flower crown for her hair. We are looking through magazines for the perfect example to give our flower lady, Darines from Simply Flowers.

Darines is awesome and can do anything. Here's her number and link if your looking for someone to help you with flowers: 561-630-4478 http://www.simplyflowerspalmbeachgardens.com/ .

You can order flowers 24/7 from her site just for you slackers out there. OH and don't forget Valentine's Day is next week.

Jersey Whore --Ronnie Gets With Other Woman

2010-01-22T07:37:00.000-08:00

OMG...just got off the phone with JWOW from the "Jersey Shore" and she broke some news to us. Ronni apparently cheated on Sammie sweetheart on Tuesday night at a club in Long Island.
JWOW said, "Hurry go to TMZ and look at the pics. I just got a text from Sammi and she is so upset, she loves that kid."

I attached the link to TMZ so you can see the pics for yourself. Loper and I think the pics look old.....Ronni looks younger to us. What do you think?

Jersey Whore -- Ronnie Gets With Other Woman

CONFIRMED.....CONAN LEAVES NBC

2010-01-21T06:36:00.000-08:00

Pic: chicagonow.com

His last show is this Friday and Conan makes out even better than we thought!! He's reached a $45 million settlement with NBC. Conan will get 32.5 million severance even if he gets another job on another network. His "Tonight Show" staff will get 7.5 million to split and his executive producer gets 4.5 million!

"JERSEY SHORE" SEASON 2......

2010-01-21T04:27:00.000-08:00

BITCHES!!!!!(THE CAST)

My future husband and I are obsessed with MTV's latest ratings success, the "Jersey Shore." I have already proved to him why we must watch "The Hills" and now MTV has something that trumps Audrina, Heidi, and Kristen!

The Guidos and Guidette's attracted 3.6 Million viewers and placed first among 12-34 year-olds. More people are tuning in every week...it's up 9% this week from previous record breaking ratings.

I have read so many websites and blogs saying the "Jersey Shore" SEASON 2 IS ON!! All signs point to YES, but, I'm still waiting for MTV to confirm it. Tonight is the season finale @ 10 P.M. on MTV.

(THE JERSEY SHORE PIER)

I just found an article breaking down what each cast member makes per appearance at a night club. The cast as a whole makes $30,000 per appearance. Some members making more than others.....Mike "The Situation", Pauly D, and Snooki get $7,500 per appearance. Ronnie and Sammie go together as a package deal for $3,000 and Vinny gets $3,500.

JADE....West Palm Beach

2009-12-21T03:19:00.000-08:00

We discovered JADE, a new restaurant in Northwood Villiage. I can't believe that we have never stopped to look at the artsy street before. There is a great salon that sells my favorite Kerastase products, 3 0r 4 restaurants, 2 antiques/consignment shops, old school flower shop, and an old school post office.

Jade had some really great dishes and a very friendly staff. We started off with watermelon lemonade...topped off with mint leaves. The boys got an appetizer that they raved about....I don't really like raw fish so I didn't partake. They enjoyed their fresh salmon on latkes and then we moved into some main courses. During the evening the owners little girl put on roller skates and served customers herself.

Don't hate...It's a Kardashian post

2009-12-18T04:03:00.000-08:00

This is a wedding picture from the youngest Kardasian sis, Khloe tying the knot. She just got married to L.A. Lakers forward Lamar Odom.

The 4Th season premiere of "Keeping up with the Kardashians" happened last Sunday night and yes, we watched it. Loper loves the ladies and I love all the dumb stuff they do. I really enjoy looking at pictures of famous female celebrities and I found some of the Kardashian family that are pretty cute.

THE REST OF THE PICS ARE FROM NEW/OLD CHRISTMAS CARDS

The Kardashian sister's stepfather (Bruce Jenner) and their mother have two children together. They are cute little girls named, Kylie and Kendall. Here's what they looked like when the show started 4 seasons ago.

Now they are 12 and 14 years old and following in the footsteps of their famous sisters.

Kendall just did her first shoot for Forever 21 and signed with modeling agency, Wilhelmina.

She's already 5 foot 9' and her older half-sister Khloe is 5 foot 10'.

NASCAR WEEKEND

2009-11-24T07:58:00.000-08:00

We went to the Miami-Homestead Speedway this past weekend for the races. We met some super famous race car drivers. Kyle Bush, who won Saturday nights race was nice enough to pose with Loper and I post race. He was still sweaty and couldn't wait to celebrate!

Here is a pic of the MORNING BUZZ breaking Nascar rules. Apparently you are not allowed to stand anywhere near the speedway fence. We climbed a huge hill to get this bad ass video!!

The cars were so loud....that's why I'm covering my ears.

MY FAVORITE HOODIE OF ALL TIME.....

2009-11-24T06:19:00.000-08:00

I got my cozy cashmere zip hoodie from my mom two Christmas's ago. It's from Banana Republic and I'm pretty sure they don't make them anymore. I begged and begged for another one last Christmas and all my mom could find is one from JCREW. It's defiantly not as comfy and I still will only wear my original grey hoodie.

Look at the sad pictures of my hoodie. I'm known to snag my dang sweater on anything it comes across. I look ridiculous when it happens too.

I wear it every single day.....so much that listeners even joke about it.

I LOVE LAMB......

2009-11-20T05:53:00.000-08:00

and Gewn Stefani just came out with new L.A.M.B. computer goods. I'm a sucker for anything Gweny and this time she has something I actually need. I really love the multi colored LAMB case. You can get all these styles from http://www.apple.com/ ranging from 99 bucks to 199.95

COATED CANVAS SLEEVE

ULTRAVIOLET LEATHER SLEEVE

COMES IN: NERO(BLACK) OR ABSINTHE(LIME GREEN)

Wedding Colors...SUPER SUMMER

2009-11-19T04:42:00.000-08:00

We picked pool blue and buttery yellow with a hint of lime. I think those colors scream summer and look great together. Lemon yellow is just too intense and looks neon on bridesmaid dresses. I hate that every yellow I see is a different shade...AGGHHHH!!

(HOUSE OF BLUES @ PLEASURE ISLAND)

We are still deciding on a rehearsal dinner place...we thought we had a location but they don't except reservations. WHAT??? How can you offer wedding receptions and rehearsal dinners and not take reservations? Now we are looking at the place where Kenny Chesney filmed his music videos. It's on the water but we have to get it catered, hopefully from one of my favorite seafood places.

(You can see the famous Jupiter Lighthouse across the intercoastal.)

My mom wants a photo booth that will print out as many pictures as our guests want in color. It can have Jeremy and Randi and/or just the date. I'm still thinking about that. I hate when people put their names on stuff that I'm supposed to keep. Like koozies and picture frames with other peoples names...don't like. Candy and flower seeds with names I understand....because you will eventually dispose of them.

(HOSTING @ FINZ IN DELRAY)

(RACHELS STEAK HOUSE in WPB)

New Sunglasses....

2009-11-03T07:13:00.000-08:00

I love the new Dior ones that have cool stones on the sides. I went with the ones above.

I wanted the black ones with a blue stone but I opted for brown ones because they looked better.

Before I decided on the Dior ones I was into the new Gucci's with gold hearts on the side. The Gucci's didn't look as good on my face either.

My conchs are bigger than yours.....

2009-11-03T06:47:00.000-08:00

We want to line our wedding aisle with big gorgeous conch shells and we have had a hard time finding the ones we want in Florida. The Florida conchs are smaller, not pink, and cost 20 bucks a piece in the KEYS. (Look in the post before this one for a pic of the Florida style conchs)

When we saw these in the Bahamas we had to have them.....22 of them at $5 bucks a piece. WTF???? They are PINK and I love them.

It was hilarious carrying that many to the cruise ship... Amazing Race style. We had 30 minutes to get off the ship,buy them, and get back on the boat with super heavy conch.

We did run into some problems at the U.S. border...we were detained for over an hour.

We had too many and it was considered intent to sell. They were tired of looking at us an had bigger "smuggling" concerns at the time.

So we have the shells and a great story to tell.

We have decided on the KEYS

2009-10-20T07:49:00.000-07:00

Loper and I went to the KEYS this weekend to check out some wedding locations. Although we have not made our official choice, below is one of the ballrooms that I loved. I will share more when we make our minds up. If you have any suggestions for locations in KEY LARGO...email me at Randi@buzz103.com

I FOUND MOUNDS OF SHELLS AND BUOYS IN THE KEYS AND HAD TO SHARE.

80's kids...do you remember......

2009-10-07T04:35:00.000-07:00

McDonald's Happy meal toys in OCTOBER?? My sister and I couldn't wait to get our hands on one of the three rotating pails. They were highly coveted in the Rasar household and still would be if they made them. It all happened in 1986...I was 5 and already begging for my first McBoo pail.

Every year they would make minor changes to the 3 pails Micky D's offered. At first all three buckets were jack-o-lanterns with different faces. Then they decided to substitute two jack-o-lanterns with a ghost and a witch. I was excited by the change, but not as excited as when I got my little hands on the very first glow in the dark ghost pail. Sadly they made their last Halloween appearance in 2003.....tear. Now my kids will never know the happiness of the McBoo Pail.

For the complete history of the Halloween pails check out this random person's website: SydLexia

JAILBAIT

2009-09-29T05:29:00.000-07:00

I feel like this guy is begging to be arrested in Palm Beach County! I drive by this guys house all the time and he's always surprising me with new signage. Today there were 2 signs. Dang...2 signs?? He also spray painted a similar message on his wooden fence and then underlined it today. The same guy has a lawn chair and a gas can on his roof. WTF?
I'll make sure to update my blog with his bizarre signage.

UPDATE: Here is one he wrote on a light pole.UPDATE: The fence signage I promised....WTF?

My new favorite hobby......

2009-09-24T05:15:00.000-07:00

SNORKELING......
Swimming with hundreds of tropical fish while they dart all around your body is an amazing feeling.
I have seen so many cool underwater sights! I was snorkeling near Peanut Island when I saw a huge dark mass coming towards me. My natural reaction...SHARK!!! It turned out to be one of the biggest/sweetest manatee's I've ever seen.

I learned how to pet a jellyfish while it was swimming by my face. I actually touched a few and never got stung. Then I was picking up hermit crabs and starfish and playing with them underwater too.

I'm so into snorkeling that I purchased a $100 dollar mask and a $40 dollar snorkel tube. I always borrowed or rented equipment when I went under the sea.....but swapping spit with everyone who rented them was FREAKING SICK!!

BEST SNORKELING SPOTS IN SOUTH FLORIDA
HERE IS THE LINK:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/travel/sfl-bestsnorkel,0,5248749.story

Bob Saget

2009-08-08T21:32:00.000-07:00

DANNY TANNER...was the coolest. He gets a bad rap in the comedic world,but I really enjoyed it.He was in the studio for a few hours on Friday and then I saw him at the Palm Beach Improv on Sat. He was a lot different at his show....we have a lil' something lame called the FCC.

Oh yeah, I made Bob give me some dirt on his upcoming guest role on "Entourage." This will be his second appearance on the HBO hit. "E"(Kevin Conally) is vying for the chance to sign him at his new agency. E IS NOT WORKING WITH OR FOR ARI GOLD.......I asked him. Anyway,Bob Saget walks into a business meeting with a Russian hooker or two.

Below is a clip of our show......Bob wanted to call his BFF, John Stamos. Why would we say no to that?

Getting Married?

2009-07-23T05:07:00.000-07:00

My best friend's mom handmade her wedding garter(s). Yes, she made two beautiful garters..one to keep and one to throw. I took a look at those gorgeous thigh bracelets and said..."No way can you let some drunk guy at your wedding keep it."When I decide to get married I want her (Donna Thomsen) to make my garters! She can make them in all sorts of colors and textures....lace...satin...silk. Plus your initials....beads...small bows..and any other details you want. IF YOU WANT ONE.....email Donna here: dthomsen19@yahoo.com

HYPERCOLOR IS BACK BITCHES!!

2009-07-15T07:06:00.000-07:00

OMG!!!! Remember HYPER-COLOR shirts? (picture found @ http://www.nostalgiaholic.com/)

They would change colors when your body temperature would heat up. Mine was pink and it would change to white when I played outside in the 80's.

I looked all over the web and found out they contained a thermochromic (temperature sensitive) pigment made by Matsui Shikiso Chemical of Japan, that changed between two colors–one when cold, one when warm. The shirts were produced with several color change choices from the late 1980s until the early 1990s.- source: Wikipedia

I LIKE THIS GUY:

Mr. Kenji Matsui had a keen eye for color and used that talent in the manufacturing of raw materials for the paint industry. In 1923 Mr. Matsui founded Matsui Shikiso Chemical LTD. His fascination with color and his passion for development soon resulted in expansion into the manufacturing of crayons in 1948 and ultimately led to the manufacturing of pigments and dyes for the textile industry in 1950. -source: http://www.unimarkusa.com/

I thought it was the coolest thing and it was another fad in HISTORY...until I saw something similar on the AMERICAN APPAREL website.

Here's what they say about the shirts on their website:

Our ultralight Sheer Jersey T-shirt, made with a temperature sensitive pigment that changes between two colors - one when cold, one when warm. They come in 5 different shades and only cost 28 bucks!

What they look like:

(picture found: www.notcot.com)

The link to the cool "new" shirt @ American Apparel: http://store.americanapparel.net/rsa6407tcw.html

Real Willy Wonka kid......

2009-07-09T03:13:00.000-07:00

Remember when Augustus Gloop fell into the Chocolate River? Well, a 29 year old did the same thing yesterday and we finally found out what happens when you drown in chocolate...you die.

Those aren't nuts in your Hershey's bar....that's Vincent Smith the II!!

Here's the story from cnn.com:

An employee at a New Jersey chocolate processing plant died Wednesday after falling into a vat of hot chocolate, according to a spokesman for the Camden County Prosecutor's office.
Vincent Smith II, 29, was dumping raw chocolate into the vat for melting when he fell in from a nine-foot high platform. He suffered a fatal blow to the head from the vat's agitator, a paddle-like mechanism used for stirring the chocolate.
According to the Camden County prosecutor's office, three other people were on the platform at the time. One was able to shut the machinery off quickly, but it was too late to save Smith.
The facility, owned by Cocoa Services Inc., is managed and operated by by Lyons and Sons.
The rectangular vat, which was 8 feet deep, 14 feet long and 6 feet wide, was churning a batch of chocolate for Hershey's when the accident occurred, the prosecutor's office said.

Wedding gift idea

2009-06-24T18:52:00.000-07:00

I attended my best friend's wedding this weekend and it was awesome...I can't wait to blog about the details.
I was debating for months what to get that special duo in my life, but I think I came up with a pretty good gift. I didn't want to get the couple anything normal...A.K.A. what they wanted. I wanted them to be surprised and get something fun to play with. The bride is my best friend, Lauren and I know she likes grown-up toys. So I found a pretty cool waterproof camera/camcorder that they could take on their honeymoon.

They also love to travel so I thought cool Passport covers were in order....with a traveler's check of course. Dub likes natural mellow colors and Lauren loves bright exciting colors.....thank goodness I found something for both.

PINK & TENN

2009-06-24T18:43:00.000-07:00

I was shocked to see these PINK University Of Tennessee pj's. Especially in Florida! The lady told me they were sent to West Palm Beach by mistake.....cool!
It's the new collegiate PINK line.

They offer many schools in Florida too:

Florida State

FAMU

University of Florida

University of Miami

University of South Florida

University of Central Florida

Did you know Juicy Couture tried suing Victoria Secret in 2008 for having similar marketing on the seat of their sweatpants?

Did you know Juicy Couture is a Liz Claiborne company?

KEY LARGO

2009-06-18T05:42:00.000-07:00

I went to the Keys this past weekend because it's only two hours away. Well, Key Largo that is. Key West was 3 more hours away so I decided to stay in Key Largo. Plus, the awesome song by the Beach Boys, "Kokomo" states that Key Largo is one of the many tropical places you can get away from it all.

Key Largo at sunset!!
The key's rule because you can see the sunrise on the East and then at night walk over to the West and see the sunset.

I found some great places while I was there and some items too!!

The seahorse necklace was a really cool find at a local consignment shop. It was handcrafted for someone special in the keys, Sterling silver, & it's the only one on earth! I bought the necklace for 20 bucks and could not believe it. It was such a great deal and unique too! The same store had even more amazing things.....pucci bathing suits, prada sunglasses, tons of vintage clothing, jewelry,and furniture.

PINK JUNKTIQUE

Phone# 305-853-2620

98275 Overseas Highway

Key Largo, Florida 3303

Mr. C's Gourmet Italian was the best tasting ICE I have ever had. The flavors were tropical and very fresh. I went with the strawberry/mango and went back the next day for another!!

This is me as an average ice cream cone. I didn't try one of these waffle ice cream concoctions....have you ever seen this?

BEST BREAKFAST IN TOWN:
I kept passing the little diner below and every time I did I was more intrigued to find out what was inside. I found Real Olen Mills family pics hanging on the walls, family keepsakes, talkative locals, & breakfast smells all day long. They have been in business for 27 years sering locals and visitors delicious meals.

HARRIETTE'S

305-852-8689Some of the nicest ladies ever and they'll cook your bacon with love. I swear I could taste the love in my bacon! Wait.....is that Big Roger cooking?

I met my GWENY!!

2009-06-16T04:21:00.000-07:00

No Doubt played West Palm Beach July 3rd and I was lucky enough to meet them. It was such a cool show and I never thought I would get the chance to see them preform. I have been a huge fan since I bought my little sister the "Tragic Kingdom" cassette tape for her birthday. Lauren and I loved and identified with their hit song, "I'm Just a girl" for obvious reasons. My dad is a huge fan too.... it's a family affair.

"HELLA GOOD"

I did manage to get in trouble at the No Doubt concert....shocking I know. I was instructed not to take any pictures of Gwen and the boys. Of course I could not contain myself and the minute I saw her my paparazzi skills kicked in. I took one picture before being reprimanded by her wranglers. The over sized dude said the band would get mad at him because he didn't warn me. So the minute I got to talk to them I told Gwen that the over sized dude did tell me but I couldn't resist. She was cool and we started talking about her L.A.M.B. clothing line and she told me she had the same sunglasses as me. Right on Gweny!!!
She made two outfit changes during the show and I was very happy Gwen opened wearing her tomboy attire. She wore her infamous wife beater, lime green bra, and of course a pair of pants 3 sizes too big for her.
Below is the second outfit and I'm in love with it!! It reminds me of her L.A.M.B. clothing line which I adore.

Cool rain shoes

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TORY JELLIES..................These are a way better option than crocs.....because I think crocs are ugly. They have ventilation holes for rain showers and your footsies won't stink. I love the molded jelly Tory Burch logo and the bold candy colors they come in. I'm thinking of the yellow pair and they are perfect for South Florida's tropical weather. Yeah....bring on those daily 3:00pm rain clouds!

I love my......

2009-05-28T19:00:00.001-07:00

SUNGLASSES
I just picked up a copy of US magazine and saw their list of "summer sunglasses". My Prada Butterfly glasses made the list.....although, I've had them for a while. I got my pair locally at my friend Alan's shop...Shades of Time. Check it out online: http://www.shadesoftimeonline.com/
You can also get them at www.Nordstroms.com

Picture @ http://www.chicintuition.com/?p=2474

Biggest Treat

2009-05-26T15:25:00.000-07:00

This is the biggest Rice Krispy Treat Ive ever seen!! You can buy them for parties and cut them up like you made them from scratch. Is that evil? They are called Treat Sheats and I found them at a local candy store.

Locally in West Palm Beach:
Sloans website: http://www.sloansonline.com/
It's kinda lame right now.....just states locations.
Online:
http://www.amazon.com/ They have them in a big-ass 2 pack for $22.68
The delicious buttery treat was invented in the 1930's by Mildred Day and other staff members at Kellogg Co. They concocted it originally for a fund-raising event geared towards a girls camp fire group.
Too bad SMORES = CAMPFIRE TREATS Kelloggs.
I will take a Rice Krispy Treat any day and enjoy every bite! Fact.
I WANT ONE NOW!!!

Watch yourself

2009-05-16T20:05:00.000-07:00

I WANT A YELLOW OR GREEN ONE...OR MAYBE A WHITE ONE.

I was watch shopping for my friend's (Loper) birthday when I found these in Nordstroms. It was like a colorful carnival in the jewelry case.....I wanted to take them all home with me. They come in six stellar colors and only cost $60 bucks. I was on a Birthday present mission and had to slap myself just to walk away from the counter. I know they are colorful like candy but I'm thinking equally addictive too. I just need motivation to walk back into the mall for something else I really don't need.....just want badly.

Get the watch here.... www.nordstroms.com

picture: thisislavie.com

UPDATE: I found more options than the colors above when I was looking around online.

Brazilets

2009-05-16T13:31:00.000-07:00

BRAZILETS.......I have spotted them on two Laurens' so far....my 24-year-old sister and Lauren Conrad (The Hills). Dang, I have LC gossip @ the end of this post.

The bracelets only cost $5 bucks and the money helps preserve the Brazilian rain forests.

My sister said that you wrap it around your wrist twice and have someone tie it on using 3 knots. Each knot represents a wish...you get 3.I know you can get them here..... www.shopintuition.com

THE HILLS......just in case you keep up:

Kristin Cavallari is replacing Lauren Conrad on The Hills.

COLDPLAY

2009-05-16T11:17:00.000-07:00

The Coldplay tour, "VIVA LA VIDA" kicked off last night in West Palm Beach. This was the British band's third tour for their fourth album, "Viva La Vida." It was the coolest concert I have ever witnessed because it was full of visual effects. They dropped paper butterflies all over the audience and big yellow balloons filled with confetti started to float into the crowd.
Check out the video I took below. Chris pops a confetti balloon at the end and it's pretty rad.

LEGO SUNGLASSES

2009-05-13T05:42:00.000-07:00

Yeah, it's true......they made actual LEGO sunglasses.

Lynx Optique (a French optical firm) and LEGO teamed up to create some really crazy looking sunglasses. I personally LOVE LEGOS and remember building all sorts of creative objects that would stay intact for....... like, a day. My mom would make us destroy all of our boldly stacked creations and return them to their infamous red bucket.

JUNK-DRIVE's.......that's what I call them!

Look at this Lego USB Flash drive with 2GB or 4GB. It retails for $25-$35 bucks and comes in 3 different colors.

I think this is a better alternative for me because I can use it everyday at work. I'm constantly saving audio files and my last junk-drive is in shambles. It was a real eraser and it was really cool at first...but, erasers crumble away.

OUR NEW COMMERCIAL

2009-05-11T07:57:00.000-07:00

Filming a commercial looks really easy, right?
NOT when it involves 3 DIVAS, a BAT with a lawnmower, and some pancakes! haha
Check it out:

THE MORNING BUZZ.....LOPER, SMITTY, & RANDI

NINJA TOUR 2009

2009-05-09T09:55:00.000-07:00

THE NINJA TOUR KICKED OFF IN WEST PALM LAST NIGHT.

Apparently NIN & Jane's Addiction switch as headliners at each venue.
Jane's Addiction was our headliner and it made sense because Perry Ferrell went to high school in Miami. He attended North Miami Beach High School under the name; Perry Bernstein.
I loved Perry Farrell's tight black glitter pants!
Guy-liner extremist, Dave Navarro rocking his white guitar.

Jane's Addiction was in town the entire week soaking up the sun and surfing. Perry was telling the crowd that he saw lots of dudes with big muscles on the beaches and it didn't bother him. It's kinda funny.......watch. Oh and then he goes bananas at the end...FREAKING EXCITING.

How could I end this blog without an appearance from Nine Inch Nails? Check out the video of them rocking out in West Palm Beach last night:

"Head Like a Hole"

My favorite quote.

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"Everything is a miracle. It is a miracle that one does not dissolve in one's bath like a lump of sugar."

-Pablo Picasso
Spanish painter who co-founded Cubism (the other dude was..Georges Braque). He lived in Paris when Germany occupied the city and the Nazi's hated his work...GO FIGURE..ha. He was not allowed to show his work anywhere so he just sat in his studio and painted every day.

He died at his home in France entertaining friends and his final last words were:

“Drink to me, drink to my health, you know I can’t drink any more.”

Another Spanish artist I really adore: Salvador Dali

His work is bizarre and surreal and he loved getting any sort of attention. He was infamous for living in luxury and made more of an impact just showing up with his art work rather than displaying it.

Crazy Cat & Narcissistic Salvador Dali

I know you all enjoyed that freaking cat too.

Backyard pics and PBI facts.

2009-04-16T08:07:00.000-07:00

MY BACKYARD.......

I love my view as much as I love my job!

The reason? My view and my job are different every single day. I never know what to expect and that keeps me very interested....which is a hard job. I have the attention span of a monkey in a hat, talking on a banana phone.

I took the picture below yesterday during one of our common afternoon storms. Check out the rainbow.......it's super faint. Also, check out Palm Beach Island!

Another pic from yesterday.....a storm was rolling through!

Close up of the backyard with Lauren

I love when 5 shades of blue make up the intercoastal. Oh, and another one of our afternoon storms skimming Palm Beach Island.

PBI was established by Henry Flagler who was also the founder of standard oil. Palm Beach Island is a barrier island, it's 16 miles long, and has had some crazy residents.

Residents (past and present) include:

Donald Trump, Jimmy Buffett, Kennedy family, Rush Limbaugh, Horace Dodge (Dodge automotive family), Rod Stewart, Vera Wang, and sooo many freaking more! Funny ones too..like the creator of Slim Fast. haha. Not sure why that's funny to me?

OMG...it gets foggy out there too!

At night the water is not much of a view.....but the city rocks!
WEST PALM BEACH

I find art everywhere...

2009-04-10T21:24:00.000-07:00

MY CHERRY COKE
MY JUMBO JELLY BEANS

3 Favorites

2009-04-10T20:08:00.000-07:00

FAVORITE HAIR PRODUCT:
OLEO RELAX

I have to have this hair product every time I step out of the shower. There are a couple of similar looking products by kerastase...so don't get tricked. This particular one is kerastase, oleo relax. It makes my hair super soft and manageable . I have long, thick, & wavy hair and I always seem to go back to this golden bottle.FAVORITE VIDEO GAME:

GUITAR HERO

It's pretty rad and I think it's my new school fav.

Halo is my old new school fav.

Really old school faves include, but are not limited too:

All Mario Bros games ,Wizards and Warriors, Adventure Island, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Tetris, The Simpsons, & Disney's Aladdin.

FAVORITE MEMORY TODAY:

TGIF

It's Friday night and all this video game chatter makes me think of my Friday night ritual growing up. My mom would take my sister and me to rent some movies and video games. My sister Lauren always wanted to rent "Drop Dead Fred" and I would agree if I could choose the 2 video games. We would race to our playroom and play video games until the most anticipated hour of the evening rolled around. TGI freaking F! Full House, Family Matters, Step By Step, Mr. Belvedere, Dinosaurs, Perfect Strangers, Boy Meets World, Sabrina the Teenage Witch. All of those shows made a run on ABC starting in 1988-2000. I owe a lot to TGIF.....2 hours of entertainment every Friday night. If nothing else, you could count on that!

"DROP DEAD FRED" TRAILER (1991)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgh27gCgiQw

Pretty funny video.

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My friends dancing....enough said.

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PIZZA LUNA

The joint is located on Clematis St. in West Palm Beach. I'm a huge fan of their tasty pizza around 1 AM or on lazy Sunday afternoons. The aroma of spices, glistening pepperoni, warm red sauce, hot melted cheese, garlic, and parm pour onto the street. It's a buy it by the slice kinda place and I love that since I can't ever decide what type of pie I'm craving. I'm a traditional pepperoni/cheese lover but I can get down with Hawaiian. I like that dang tropical pineapple! In my older years I have been liking pizza with vegetables on it....yeah, real veggies!

This is the dough rising in the afternoon at PIZZA LUNA.
I'm chilling with an amazing slice that's as big as my head. Notice I took a bite before I could pose....I'm a fatty like that!

Gifts for the bachelorette party

2009-04-08T06:47:00.000-07:00

GIFTS FOR THE GIRLS
Look at the cute beachy themed gift I gave the girls at the bachelorette party. I love, love, love, coral and think it's an amazing natural art form. That's why I incorporated coral into my wedding and fell in love with the sugar/creamer set below. Lauren usually loves everything I love, which makes it super easy to buy her gifts. I'm sure she loves that quality in me.
When I picked Lauren up at the PBI airport I had cute little pink flowers for her. When we got home she saw the tropical flowers and roses I ordered her too. Plus all the chips, cokes, and her favorite....PETIT FOURS. Those are the small bite sized cakes...usually found at classy joints, like my condo! haha. No, really, I had to explain what petit fours were to every guy I mentioned them in front of. THEY HAVE NO CLUE!!!

LAUREN'S WEEKEND

2009-04-06T08:46:00.000-07:00

LAUREN's PARTY

The girls flew into West Palm Beach to celebrate Lauren Thomsen getting hitched in June. I had the best weekend with the girls and I was sad to see them leave on Sunday...tear! Below is a pic of us on Clematis St tearing up the floor at MONARCHY. D.J. Scribble from MTV owns part of the club and can be found spinning there from time to time.

ME, ASHLEY C., LAUREN, ASHLEY B.

I PROMISE LAUREN HAD A GREAT TIME THAT NIGHT....haha

SEE, ASHLEY C. AGREES......Lauren is having a great time.
OH, and LOOK, ASHLEY B loves watching Lauren dance.

I'm alerting the authorities about all the fun going on.....by yelling and clapping!
We decided to leave the intense festivities and end the night with a romantic bike ride for four! Lauren had no idea either....the bike was waiting for us outside the club when we left.

It was so fun to ride around downtown, Cityplace, and along the intercoastal at one in the morning. We could yell and point at anyone and had the best photo opportunities along the way.

Cokes in my fridge

2009-03-31T03:58:00.000-07:00

A SOUTHERN CLASSIC
My favorite drink in the whole world is Coca-Cola Classic! I'm lucky I found a friend who shares the same love of the dark mysterious highly addictive carbonated beverage. I love when you pop the cap, expose the dark liquid, and the smokey mist lingers until you take that first sip. I might have a COKE problem.....ha.

My fridge is full of these delightful bottles because the friend I mentioned above is coming in town this week. It would be a shame if I didn't greet my guests with their number one request.

Coca-Cola produces almost 400 brands in more than 200 countries.

An Atlanta pharmacist, John Styth Pemberton, invented COKE in 1886.

The Coke logo is the most recognized trademark in the world. It's recognized by 94% of the worlds population.

Ugly Butt Shoes

2009-03-30T04:44:00.000-07:00

MY NEW FITFLOPS
Yeah, I know my new shoes are super ugly! My mom told me about them...she has a pair called EARTH SHOES and she loves them. I'm still on the fence though....I can't tell if they are working. I love that they don't give me a sore feeling, like I just worked out for 5 hours. They are called Fitflops and I got them this weekend at Macy's. They were around 50 bucks and I promise I got the prettiest pair they had...haha. You know what sold me?....while I was trying the shoes on other customers were coming up to me and telling me how great they are.

Hosting my BFF's Bachelorette Party

2009-03-29T16:06:00.000-07:00

LAUREN FRANCES THOMSEN
She is getting married in June...aww, shes a June Bride! She loves the beach as much as I do and since I live here it's perfect for her party. I'm pretty excited and I'm having a great time getting everything ready for their arrival. Lauren, Ashley Burns, & Ashley Compton are coming in town on Thursday. Yes, I'm going to work on Friday so I'm probably not going to be that entertaining if you tune into the Buzz.

Ashley Burns, Me, and Lauren on New Years Eve 2009 Ashley Compton at dinner with Lauren and Will.

Another pic of Lauren and I when she was visiting me in Columbus, Ohio.

MANATEES in my backyard.

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Backyard!
I freaking love where I live in West Palm Beach. Currently my backyard is pure water. This is the view from my condo and the view changes every hour depending on the weather. I will post more backyard pics later....I just want you to scroll further down and see the MANATEES!

Most people have squirrels and raccoons sneak into their yards.....I have SNEAKY SEA COWS.

They are freaking adorable and I have learned so many fun facts about them. They can live in fresh water or salt water but they need fresh water to survive. You can see many Floridians feeding the Manatees with a garden hose from their docks...even though it's against the law.
There are around 3000 MANATEES left in the United States and I'm lucky to have 30 of them living in my backyard.
Watching them slurp the water is hilarious!

Favorite blog position?

2009-03-26T09:06:00.000-07:00

BLOGGY STYLE.......

Whatever...it's my 1st post and I like it!

Now, you all know....I have the worst jokes.

Why did the little girl flush the pencil down the toilet?
Because it was a #2 pencil

Yeah, I told you they got worse.

I will have tons of pics on here because I'm a visual learner....that's how I roll....VISUALLY!
I'm RANDOM
I love radio
I love Coca-Cola Classic in a glass bottle.