We'll be gone until Monday....

Gabrielle and I will be out of town for the rest of the week. We are attending the San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival with our family and some friends. If any of you will be there, don't be afraid to come up and say hello! We would love to meet you. =) Until next week.

~Ashley

p.s.
When we come back will have pictures of our formals we have been sewing for this event. =)

California Trip 2010 - All the days in one post.

To make this go faster, I decided to just post the rest of my pictures on flickr. I have provided information about each day and links to the pictures below.  =)

Day  6 (Hollywood) - On day six we visited the Warner Brothers Studio. We took a tour of their studio - which was so much fun! I saw costumes from Casablanca and the piano that Sam plays! This was the highlight of the whole WB costume museum, that I don't remember much else of what was there. Plus, you couldn't take any pictures of the costumes. =(

After the WB tour we visited Hollywood and saw the footprints outside Grauman's Chinese Theater.

You can see pictures from day six here.

Day 7 (Shopping Day) - On day seven we first visited FIDM and saw some lovely costumes on display- including costumes from Return to Cranford and the new Alice in Wonderland movie. =) What bliss. As you can not take pictures of the costumes, you will have to look at FIDM's flickr page. =) And don't worry, they have pictures of all the costumes on display.  Alice in Wonderland pictures here. And Costumes from TV Shows here. 

After FIDM we headed over to the Fashion District to shop at Michael Levine Fabric. They had some amazing knits for only $3 yard! I only bought some brown knit, 3 yards, and now I wished I had bought more in different colors and patterns. As it is so easy to work with. =) Next time I'm in LA I will be buying tons of knit fabric. Well, maybe not tons, but you get the idea. =)

Next we headed over to The Way We Wore a vintage clothing store. This is were I bought my first vintage dress! Oh happy me.

We ended the day by walking on Rodeo Drive and window shopping at all the designer stores. =)






Day 8 (Costume College Day 1) - See this post.

Day 9 (Costume College Day 2) - Post coming up. =)

Day 10 (Costume College Day 3) - Post coming up. =)  You can see pictures from Costume College 2010 here. 

Day 11 (Highway 1 & San Francisco) - We drove up the coast on highway 1 to San Francisco. Saw the Golden Gate Bridge. Oh, while we were in San Fran, we froze as it was so cold! I felt like winter was coming! Oh my!


Pictures are here.



















Day 12 (Yosemite)  - Walked and drove all around Yosemite. Pictures here.













Day 14 (Grand Canyon) - On our way back home we stopped at the Grand Canyon again. =) This time the weather was perfect. We even got to walked down a little bit on the Bright Angel Trail. Pictures from today are here.

~Ashley

California Trip 2010 - Day 5 (Ronald Reagan Library & Hollywood Bowl)

On day five our trip we visited the Ronald Reagan Library and attend a concert at the Hollywood Bowl.

We arrived an hour before the Reagan Library opened, so we explored the grounds. And look what we found!? A rabbit!

Gabrielle

Me

Recreation of President Reagan's Oval Office.  Did you know that Ronald Reagan loved jelly beans? We saw them everywhere!

Air Force One

 Piece of the Berlin Wall

Dress of Nancy Reagan's

Table set for a State Dinner

Roses

President Ronald Reagan's Grave

Hollywood Bowl Sign

The Hollywood Bowl

While I was waiting for the concert to start I took a picture of the Hollywood sign.

The Grand Piano 

The Orchestra tuning up.  

In case you were wondering what we saw and heard, we saw Dudamel conducts Gershwin and Bernstein. You can visit the site here, to see the selections. I will have you know that it was wonderful and so much fun! 

~Ashley

California Trip 2010 - Day 4 (Arrived in LA)

On day 4 we arrived in LA. We visited Long Beach first. Why? This is were I was born and I wanted to see where I lived the first few weeks of my life, before we moved to the Midwest. Afterward we walked around at two beaches, before heading to our hotel across town.

Mountains of Califorina

Pacific Ocean

The pier at Seal Beach.

The hospital I was born at.

Welcome to traffic jam city! =)

The hotel we stayed at while in LA.

~Ashley

California Trip 2010 - Day 3 (Grand Canyon)

Here are pictures from day 3 when we visited the Grand Canyon. Our visit to the canyon was so cloudy, rainy, and foggy that we came back on our way home. =)

The Grand Canyon on a cloudy, foggy, rainy day. =) 

What I'm Wearing - Jeans {J.C. Penny} - Jean Jacket {J.C. Penny} - Plaid Shirt {Kohl's} - Pearl Earrings {Gift} - Black Purse {Gift/Kohl's} - Tennis Shoes {Easy Spirit} - Cream Cardigan {Gap Outlet}

Waiting for our carryout from Chili's before our drive through the California desert that night. 

~Ashley

California Trip 2010 - Day 2 (Petrified Forest & Painted Desert)

Ready for pictures from our trip? Well, here you go. =)

Driving through Texas.

The Painted Desert in Northern Arizona.

Painted Desert

An old car marking old "Route 66".

Indian pictographs found in the Petrified Forest.

Petrified Log Bridge.

My outfit for the day - Patchwork Skirt {Made by me} - White Tee {Kohl's} - Jean Jacket {J.C. Penny} - Sandals {Steve Madden} - Pearl Earrings {Gift} 

A Raven

Petrified Wood

Petrified Wood

Petrified Wood

 Gabrielle

 Petrified Wood

Petrified Wood

 ~Ashley