I Can Be Your Hero, Baby.

Last week I received a very random invitation in my inbox.

TARGET and ENRIQUE IGLESIAS

Cordially Invite You and A Guest to "Enrique's House"

In Celebration of Enrique's much anticipated New CD entitled "EUPHORIA"

Please join TARGET and Enrique for an evening of musical rhythms, mouth watering cuisine and summer cocktails.

I hadn’t the slightest inkling why or how I got this invitation, so I was confused/intrigued. (I am not really an Enrique fan necessarily, but like I said in a previous post, “when dressing up, an open bar, yummy hor d'ourves, and endlessly entertaining people watching are involved, you can't go wrong”).  Fortunately, my friend Christina (who worked with me at the Academy) solved the mystery a few days later. She now works at a big entertainment PR agency.  She sent me a message saying she was in charge of handling the Enrique Iglesias party and had added me to the guest list. Holla!  Now that the mystery was solved, two more questions needed to be answered: who to bring and what to wear?

I decided to ask my fun friend Blair, and she gladly accepted.  (Some people say we look like sisters…what do you think?) We got to MyHouse Tuesday evening around 9.  There was a red carpet, many photographers, and a semi-large crowd of people out front, but we got in with ease after getting checked off the guest list.  I said a quick ‘hi!’ and ‘thank you!!’ to Christina and we headed inside the extremely cool venue. Upon entering we were immediately given a Grey Goose/Ginger Beer beverage of sorts that was de-lish.  (“Every club should give you a Grey Goose cocktail as soon as you walk in…seriously!”—Blair).  We sat on comfy couches with decorative Enrique pillows (pictured above), enjoyed the amazing cocktails/hor dourves, and danced to the music from DJ Tony Touch.  As we were dancing, I noticed that Enrique had walked in and he was a few feet away from us.

“There’s Enrique…” I said apparently so nonchalantly that it was unbelievable because Blair completely thought I was kidding.

“Umm…okay. Riiiight,” she said as she continued dancing.

“No really… there he is!”

And THERE. HE.  WAS. As previously mentioned, I was never the hugest Enrique fan before this night, but holy hotness, he was GORGEOUS. I was truly a bit dumbfounded at how extremely attractive he was. Blair and I somehow got into his special VIP section (“I think this area is like him, his family…and us.”—me), so we were mere feet away from him for a good portion of time. I think we both had to physically make ourselves stop gawking at his sheer and utter beauty.  Yowza!  Even though we were inexplicably in this VIP section, it was totally a “so close, yet so far away” situation.  Enrique was constantly surrounded and we could never really close enough to talk to him. (Blair did snap the lovely above photo with her iphone though…) 

Overall, such a fun night! We got his new cd as a parting gift (which is convenient since I am obviously a newly converted fan of this sultry Spaniard now). 

 Enrique, you can be my hero ANYTIME. ;-)

(Unrelated sidenote: there was a 5.9 magnitude earthquake yesterday and it was terrifying! I haaaate earthquakes. They come with absolutely no warning whatsoever, and I am so afraid that it might be ‘the big one’…eeeeek. It probably doesn’t help at all that I was on the 8th floor of a huge building. Give me tornadoes any day of the week instead of earthquakes…yowza!) 


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Food Trucks and Yoga and Red Carpets, Oh My.

Food trucks are all the rage in LA these days. Hungry patrons follow their favorite trucks on Twitter or blogs and flock to their ever-changing locations. There is probably at least one truck for almost any kind of food you could possibly want... from Korean BBQ to banana pudding to grilled cheese to cupcakes, etc, etc, etc. 


Last Sunday, my amazing church held a preview service of its new downtown location followed by a launch party. Much to my extreme excitement and joy, this party was catered by the In-n-Out truck!  (For those who haven't had the privilege of experiencing In-n-Out Burger, it is a famous California hamburger restaurant that is simply wonderful and loved by all. For those of you who live in the Dallas area, count your lucky stars because this traditionally solely West Coast chain is coming your way soon). 

There is just something inexplicably appealing about lining up and being served delicious food out of a large truck with dear friends. Appealing to so many, in fact, that on July 24th, LA will be holding a Street Food Festival . $45 to go sample food from all the amazing LA food trucks. I'm getting hungry just thinking about it...who wants to go with me?!


One positive thing about job searching is that you get to try out new exciting things during the weekdays that you never would have an opportunity to do while you're working. One of the cool things I've recently discovered is free daily outdoor yoga classes at Runyon Canyon. 

I've gone a few times and it's really great. While certain variables are a bit distracting (like the time a little gopher thing that was popping up and staring at me during my downward facing dogs), it really is a peaceful and cool experience to do yoga under the beautiful blue sky in nature. (Please pardon the crazy California hippie talk... it comes out on occasion). ;-) 

"Are you free tonight for a possible event at Industry? Not sure if I have a plus-one or not. Starts at 7. It's a charity thing with cast from Twilight."  I randomly received this text message from my dear friend and former co-worker, Lorrin, on Monday.  Turns out she did get a plus-one, so I shuffled around some plans and got dressed up for this mystery charity event. Lorrin and I have both been to our fair share of events like this that make grandiose claims that huge A-list stars will be in attendance, and oftentimes these claims do not come to be, so we were highly skeptical we would be partying with vampires that evening. We arrived at Industry  (SBE's newest nightlife venture; formerly Area) to find a crowd of paparazzi, reporters, and a small red carpet.  Maybe someone legit was going to show up after all?  We made our way inside and to the open bar. As we spent the next hour or so catching up, it became apparent that our suspicions were correct and T. Laut and R.Patt weren't showing up any time soon. The gradiose claims weren't a COMPLETE crock, though. These lovely Twilight cast members hosted the night and graced us all with their presence: 

 

Overall, a fun night. When dressing up, an open bar, yummy hor d'ourves, and endlessly entertaining people watching are involved, you can't go wrong. Thanks for the last minute invite, Lorrin. (If only there had been a food truck there...)  ;-) 

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