Work and Play

My 2 last work trips were to LA and Dubai. How great that I could catch up with close friends while I was there! Unfortunately, I was left with only my BB camera.

Liz and Chris took me to Susan Feniger's "Street" in LA for a new twist on street food from around the world. Highly recommended. We spent the weekend shopping and dining in Malibu and checking out a great travel bookstore that Liz has found. Such good hosts and I can't wait to get over there again soon!

Next to Dubai where I could visit with Katia and her adorable kids. We only had 1 night together, but it was sooo sooo nice to catch up. We went for sushi by the Dubai Mall fountains. (Katia is a good friend of mine from my Genoa days)

Hoorah for Girls Weekend!!!

This picture sums it up! Girlfriends meeting up in LA for a weekend for a nice getaway!! We're all friends from UT and each year we do a girls weekend trip. This year our friend Liz (living in LA) invited us to her place to experience the Hollywood Hills and the Boulevards. How lucky we were to have sunshine and warm weather all weekend and a great host to show us around. Here's a short story line.....

After a night of catching up, we head to Moonshadows in Malibu for brunch on the coastWe then head to a local vineyard for some wine tasting and creative pictures courtesty of my friend Katy (www.katysouthern.com) That night we head to Chateau Marmot for a special suprise "Bachelorette" night out- dinner, champagne and a visit to Hotel Rooseveltthe next day.... we couldn't bypass In-n-Out burgers (a west coast treat!)

and a visit to overlook LA and the Hollywood sign
that night was the Golden Globes. We didn't exactly make it to the Red Carpet- so we created our own GG party at BOA- a sleek celebrity dining spot on Sunset Blvd. and "Bachelorette" part 2- Lingerie shower and a night out on the town! These gals are the best. We might not see each other as often as we liked- but when we do- it just picks up from where we left off. Thank You girls for such a great weekend!