hi! so we are back. we got in late last night. i hope that everyone enjoyed having my fab friend jen guest blog! i think she did a great job… and yes i will complete my homework assignment she gave me. lol. i figured i would intermingle survey answers with pictures from our time in california. so here it goes….
Four jobs I have had in my life:

1. rodale press - book division
2. the lehigh group - human resources
3. the emmaus library
4. milford camp

the day that we got into los angeles we went to the santa monica pier… we walked around and then went for a ride on the ferris wheel. it was a lot of fun…

Four movies I would watch over and over again:

1. you’ve got mail
2. good will hunting
3. overboard
4. juno

Four places I have lived:

1. pittsburgh
2. macungie
3. bethlehem
4. allentown

our rental car was a ford mustang… geoff loved driving it and i loved not having to drive for a week.

Four TV shows that I watch:

1. eli stone (my most favorite show ever)
2. project runway
3. top chef
4. the olympics (well up until sunday night)

we stayed in marina del rey… this is the view from our room during sunset…

and the view at night….

Four places I have visited:

1. london
2. paris
3. germany
4. holland

while in hollywood we had a really yummy meal at a japanese restaurant.

Four people who e-mail me most:

1. jen
2. uncle rusty
3. stacy
4. aunt cheri

we had so much fun people watching while in hollywood. that is where we saw jeff lewis and jenny running around… plus i sat next to a group of paparazzi… i just listened to them talk shop. its amazing what you can see and hear when you just stand still and listen!

Four favorite things to eat:

1. anything with maple in it
2. garlic bread (although geoff says i can eat a clove of garlic whole… i say.. im sicilian what do you expect?)
3. olives
4. pizza

when we got to santa barbara we went fishing off of the peir. i would like to say that i caught 2 fish…

Bonus round:

Four fun things I did in CA:

1. saw wicked for the second time in la
2. went sailing in santa barbara
3. went to a dodgers game
4. walked on hendry’s beach and watched the sun set

while we were in santa barbara we drove out to solvang. we watched the locals hang up signs for todd rogers who won the gold in beach volleyball. its a cute little town.

Four celebs I spotted while on the west coast:

1. marcus camby
2. jeff lewis and jenny (we were people watching in hollywood and we saw them running around the mall… he was yelling at jenny… geoff and i followed them like little kids watching as they ran to louis vuitton and then out to valet their car…)
3. chelsea handler
4. margaret cho

geoff and i were married at the top of the courthouse in sb. so here are a few pics of us in front of the building.

we went for 3 hour walk on hendry’s beach. it is not one that many tourists go to so it was quiet and calm. it also has the best view of sunset in the area. there was a family there with a little girl running back and forth from the water to the beach where she was building a sand castle…

Four reasons I am glad to be back home:

1. jonas & moses
2. jonas & moses
3. jonas & moses
4. jonas & moses

we had an amazing time. today we are spoiling jo & mo… so tomorrow is back to work for us.

*** oh and i want to add… that we flew on frontier airlines and had a fantastic experience!  ***

Well, I’m sad to say this will be my last day of guest blogging here at Alison Conklin (dot com). I’ve enjoyed posting for you this week, but luckily, you’ll have Al back early next week! Yay!

This morning I opened up my e-mail only to see a survey from not one, but two of my friends (the same one). Some people scoff at surveys; but I personally love them. You could know someone years and years and years and never know things about them until you read little questions about their life & you learn some pretty cool junk you never knew!

So, now I’ll turn the tables on Al (you hear me Al… homework assignment)! I’m going to post this lovely little survey for her to reply to, via blog, upon her return (and I’ll throw in some CA questions too so she can fill in some extra tid-bits about her trip)!

So.. let’s get started..

Four jobs I have had in my life:

1. __________
2. __________
3. __________
4. __________ 

Four movies I would watch over and over again:

1. __________
2. __________
3. __________
4. __________ 

Four places I have lived: 

1. __________
2. __________
3. __________
4. __________ 

Four TV shows that I watch:

1. __________
2. __________
3. __________
4. __________ 

Four places I have visited:

1. __________
2. __________
3. __________
4. __________ 

Four people who e-mail me most:

1. __________
2. __________
3. __________
4. __________

Four favorite things to eat:

1. __________
2. __________
3. __________
4. __________ 

Four places I would rather be right now:

1. __________
2. __________
3. __________
4. __________ 

Bonus round: 

Four fun things I did in CA:

1. __________
2. __________
3. __________
4. __________ 

Four celebs I spotted while on the west coast:

1. __________
2. __________
3. __________
4. __________ 

Four reasons I am glad to be back home:

1. __________
2. __________
3. __________
4. __________

Well, that about wraps up my week here!

I’ve enjoyed your comments (ahem ahem Mike). So, I hope you have a fabulous weekend and a fabulous next week and a super fabulous Friday (that’s three).

And PS)

Bonjour!

Sorry about the lack of posts yesterday! It was one of those tiring, long days and I couldn’t even muster up enough energy to blog or guest blog for that matter. But, I’m BACK today; are you excited… pumped up to the max? Oh, I’m sure you are   

I do have a really juicy post for all you TV lovers today.  I know Al and I share a love for really good (but oh sooo bad) reality TV. And, come fall, there are going to be a lot of new kids on the block. New shows, new drama. I love it, I love it.

Since I do have an affinity for all things clothing related.. I am really excited about these two shows in particular:

1. The Rachel Zoe Project (9/8) 

2. Stylista (10/22)

I have a feeling there will be lots of yelling, screaming, fighting & name-calling and mostly it will be full episodes of people getting bossed around (which makes for FUN TV)!

Click on the links above to see previews for both shows.

But the fall season premiers don’t stop there; below are two other great shows kicking off in the next month. Set your Tivo!

3. The Office (9/25)

4. Gossip Girl (9/1)

I’ll post my last guest blog tomorrow (for Al). I had come up with a few more ideas of things to talk about while she was away; but it was just finding the time to execute the posts! The weeks, days.. and time in general.. just fly by!

Have a lovely day- more tomorrow!

xo- Jen

Hi everyone! 

It’s your guest blogger o’ the week, back again! 

Today I decided to put together a fun outfit post for your viewing pleasure! For any of you who may know me; you certainly know I am a complete clothing-a-holic (and love dishing and talking about clothing any chance I get). But, in order to relate this directly to Al’s blog; I’ve decided to post some photographer work-friendly outfits. 

I’m sure you’ve heard, but beginning in the next few months Al will be jet setting to several destination weddings & shooting all over the world! So, below I’m going to post some great outfit ideas for those who travel for work, or even would hope to travel to destinations that I’ll list below and need a few “business creative” outfit ideas! 

Hope you enjoy! 

A photographer’s “on the go” outfit choices:

[Sidenote] 

Did everyone see “The Hills” last night? I’m officially perturbed with Audrina. I’m soooo not a fan. Team “Lo”.. anyone .. anyone.. yes? 

As many of you may know, your friend and mine, Alison (Al, as I call her).. is on VACATION! I hope to be entertaining you a bit while she’s gone with little smidgens of things I enjoy or think you’ll enjoy. I don’t have near as much talent as my lovely friend, but I’ll try to keep those who drop in satisfied with some daily posts while Al is out of town! So, check back this week if you can!

Oh, and how rude of me; I hadn’t even introduced myself! Hello everyone, my name is Jen! I’ve been friends with Al since… well.. forever. She’s a dear friend of mine.. and I just love her to pieces. Oh and… so.. nice to meet you.

So, since today is Monday (ugh Monday) .. I thought everyone could use a music pick me up. Music is the best medicine right? It calms your nerves, gets your feet tapping and can sometimes even give you tingles. I have a wide range of music taste; but the “genre” I typically fit in is the indie/folk category. If you’re also an indie lover, today is your lucky day. I’m going to share my top 10 all time indie favorites!

If you get the chance, check the tracks out on Itunes! I hate to admit that I planned on linking all the band names so you could easy follow their work and album list to either myspace or youtube; but shamefully I’m in full “Hills” countdown mode. The new season starts in t-minus 80 minutes (yes, I said 80 minutes and .. yes… I’m really counting down). So, you want to get to it?? Let’s!

Top 10 “most played” songs in my Ituens:

1. Pogo, Digitalism
2. Nothing Changes Round Here, The Thrills
3. No One’s Gonna Love You, Band Of Horses
4. What’s A Girl To Do, Bat For Lashes
5. Electric Feel, MGMT
6. Be Gentle With Me, The Boy Least Likely To
7. Lake Michigan, Rogue Wave
8. Saturdays, Cut Copy
9. To The East, Electrelane
10. Rich Girls, The Virgins

And a BONUS new band find

1. Ghost On A Hill, Tenlons Fort

So, I hope you like some of my favorites! I also hope you are having a great week!

I promise Al will be back in all her fabulousness next week! Until then, you’ll be hearing from me again soon! Enjoy your Hills premier night! If you feel up to it; let me know your feedback on the first episode! Comments are always loved so very very much!

xo!

catie & bryan had a beautiful day yesterday! it was such an honor to be part of it…. their slideshow is up!

thanks to everyone who waited so patiently for their slideshow! it is now up!! enjoy!

i was completely excited for today’s photo shoot with jesse of the jesse b collection. her work is beautiful and funky and watching her style the beautiful shennon was so much fun. i love jesse’s vintage style and i am not the only one… her handbags have been featured all over - one of which is lucky magazine. she also has a huge feature coming up that is top secret….

here are a few of my favorites from the shoot… the images are featuring her newest edition of clutches and bags.

i am now the proud owner of this purse… i fell in love with it as soon as i saw it!

all of the purses here are available for purchase on jesse’s website!