Pierre's 8th Annual Christmas Party

Ever since I go back into the swing of things at the Gym life has seemed better.I have more energy, eat more and got to meet a really cool instructor/trainer, Pierre Pasa. I tried out his kick boxing at the Brea Community Center on a whim and I'm hooked.

I cant wait to go again, hopefully I can make it tomorrow after work and burn off some calories before Christmas food starts to make it's way onto my plate.

A few weeks ago Pierre had his 8th annual Christmas party, my first time attending. I'm so happy I was able to go. I got to meet lot's of friendly and fit people that night. I took so many shots of everyone and got in some practice with my new camera.

Here are some photo's of what went on through the night!

-There was

-A roasted Pig

-Live Dj's

-Lot's of dancing

-And toned gym rats

Photos by Maggy Slater

Christmas In SoCal

Just because it doesn't snow or get really really really ridiculously cold in Orange County California doesn't mean we that don't know how to do Christmas right!

Let me show you one of the most well-known and talked about Christmas light neighborhoods in North O.C. that I have been trolling for years. The whole neighborhood is lit up and can probably be seen from space.

Take a look at the photos and enjoy these (doesn't do them justice) photos I just had to share with the world. At the end of the post I will tell you the location so you can check this crazy neighborhood out in person!

P.S. One of the homes I visited has a snow machine and a tour of their home which is decked beyond the halls with holly and lots of other Santa's workshop/northpole crazy type trinkets!

Ok time to put on the shades!

And proceed with caution!

Merry Christmas

Directions: The neighborhood is off of Starflower And Birch Street in Brea, CA

Take 57 Hwy Exit Imperial go EAST go LEFT on Kraemer Blvd.

Go RIGHT on E. Birch St.

On the FIRST street you make a LEFT Starflower

What happened to the old me?

Let's play house

Now you never have to grow up and pay for bills like rent or a mortgage. Instead you can live in one of these custom childlike playhouse homes for far less than you would in a huge ass house. But why? I guess if you lived on your own and really like having everything within 84 SQ ft of you than you're going to be ok. Me on the other hand ehh these kind of creep me out to think of having to live in 24/7. I would feel like a peter pan wannabe. However, they are really cute cause they are small like cute kittens.

Do you think you could stand to live in this house?

I think I'm too claustrophobic for it personally.

One Last Hoorah

Today I took one last look through the lens of my sad and broken (since like May) camera. Taking photos is like breathing, I don't have to think about it really. I'm the unofficial photographer for my life I have felt lost with out a fully working camera. You see the last moment I took a photo with flash seems like light years ago. And I remember every moment of it. To cool to do the whole hand above head shot and not cool enough to keep the camera from falling over and breaking.

Sad sad sad :(

So instead of feeling like I have a pin hole shoe bow for a camera( well its like almost always blurry shots now) I will be going out and purchasing a new one tomorrow! You can expect way more photos and better quality.

Before I go I took a few last photos on my camera today with my favorite kitty models and the best backdrop for a camera with no flash, the sunshine and the great outdoors! The sun really helps out and alos the fact that the cats were standing still. Hope you love it.

~Peace~Love~Pictures~

Almost perfect

As an admirer of Gwen Stefani I wonder what's her secret to ageless beauty? I have no clue.

Did she run into the devil before touring back in the 90s?

Did she stumble into a fountain of youth?

Is she an alien in disguise?

Seriously...she is 41, looks amazing and has a crazy lifestyle how does she do it and look so great?

The Great Dickens Christmas Fair & Victorian Holiday Party

Last year I had the pleasure of attending the famous Christmas Dickens Fair in San Francisco's Cow Palace while visiting friends. I was taken by surprise from the attention to detail, the costumes, food, alcohol, entertainment and design were overwhelming wonderful. I usually walk away from these types of events un-impressed but this was an awesome experience. It really felt like I walked into another time and place. If you are in the Northern California Area or visiting CA in the next few weeks please check out this once a yearly event.

The Great Dickens Christmas Fair:

A holiday adventure into Victorian London, partying with hundreds of costumed players in over 120,000 square feet of theatrically-lit music halls, pubs, dance parties and Christmas shops on winding lanes. It's a twilight evening in Charles Dickens' London Town - a city filled with lively and colorful characters from both literature and history. Enticing aromas of roasted chestnuts and hearty foods fill the air. Cries of street vendors hawking their wares ring out above the bustling crowd. Dozens of lamplit shops are filled to overflowing with Christmas presents.

Tickets are only 25 well spent dollars!

Here are lots of photos and a sneak peek of what to expect and see when inside the dickens fair!

And here is the official website for the Dickens Fair.