Dream Catchers Made By Me

All dream catchers can be purchased on my Etsy site. You will find more images of each dream catcher on my Etsy site as well. Thank you all!

Orange Dream Catcher:

Hula Hoop Dream Catcher:

Twiggy Dream Catcher:

Criss Cross Dream Catcher:

50 Shades of Blue Dream Catcher: 

Pretty In Pink Dream Catcher:

Sticky Heart Dream Catcher:

Black & Neon Dream Catcher:

Winter Blues Dream Catcher:

Midnight Dream Catcher:

Nature Dream Catcher:

Watermelon Dream Catcher:

Mini Dream Catchers:

Exploring LA LA Land

Towards the end of my stay in Los Angeles,  I wanted to explore the city more.  So that's exactly what Billy, some friends, and I did. We would go from place to place laughing and enjoying life on the way. Many of the spots we visited, I've already been to, but it was a different experience to go at night. The lights and the warm LA nights were a wonderfully exciting and romantic mix.

1. Urban Lights - We went to the LACMA and recreated a scene from No Strings Attached.

2. 500 Days of Summer bench - We took a ride to DTLA where we took pictures at the bench featured in this rom-com. 

3. In DTLA they also had the Angels Flight Railway. A single old fashioned train car that brought you up a steep hill. It cost 50 cents each way to ride & it was well worth it. 

4. We paid a visit to the Sprinkle's Cupcake ATM, maybe one of LA's coolest places. After waiting on the incredibly long and slow line, you were able to select the type of cupcake you wanted from the touch screen. After you paid about $3.50 with your credit card, the machine grabbed the cupcake and deposited it on the bottom of the ATM. You received your cupcake in an adorable Sprinkle's container completely perfect and delicious. 

5. Hollywood Bowl Lookout Point - We drove up a pretty steep mountain to the Hollywood Bowl Lookout Point where we got a had a great view of all of Los Angeles. 

6. Beverly Hills Sign - If you watch any television shows filmed in LA, you'll frequently see a shot of this sign. We all took pictures sitting on the letters of this sign. It was nice to go a night because we were able to take pictures and enjoy it without being rushed away by other tourists taking pictures.

7. Marilyn Monroe's Grave - I didn't know this until the bitter end of my trip but my apartment was walking distance from the cemetery where Marilyn Monroe was buried. All these years later she still gets flowers and balloons delivered to her grave.

Always Look Lovely

A Year in Instagram Photos

Here's the past year in instagram photos, it's my insta-year.

(R to L):
1. Urban Lights, LA
2. LAX
3. Hollywood Blvd with Teen
4. Griffith Observatory with Teen
5. Paddle Boarding in Malibu with Chels & Laur
6. Easter in San Diego
7. Diddy Riese (Most amazing ice cream place ever)
8. Six Flags California with Billy, Michael, Burack
9. Angel Flight Railway in DTLA, does up a steep mountain
10. Pink Taco during work
11. Brandy Melville at Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica
12. The Getty with Billy, Michael, and Michiel
13. Billy & I at The Getty
14. Beers at O'Hara's, we went every Tuesday night
15. 800 Degrees Pizza in Westwood (Ah-mazing)
16. Late night trips to Rodeo Drive with Billy

1. Boba Loca, Westwood

2. Jersey Shore trip with Lauren & Grace

3. Cafe Habana, NYC with Billy

4. John & Erinn's wedding

5 . Amanda & I with the bride, Erinn

6. Yankee's Game with Debbie

7. Bronx Zoo with Deb & Nick

8. Dream catchers I've made

9. Cruise with Deb, Nick, Joann + Family

10. Hurricane Sandy destroys apt building in NYC

11. Christmas in NYC

12. Billy & I in NYC

13. Billy's Christmas present - Flying lessons

14. Best fortune cookie I've ever received - 'You will be hungry again in one hour'

15. Valentine's Day Party at Deutsch NY

16. View from Deutsch NY office of Freedom Tower

California

I want to move back to Cali.

That is all.

xo

Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close

I'm starting to get back into reading again, I used to read so much but over the past few months that has drawn to a halt. My mind is too consumed with other thoughts to take on a novel, but this reason alone is why I decided to start reading again. I'm currently reading Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer. I have been refusing to watch the movie, as much as I've been intrigued to, until I finish the book. I am really enjoying it; it is written unlike any other book I have ever read. A quote stood out to me while I was reading today and I really feel like I can relate to it. I've edited it into a picture from my recent trip to Antwerp, Beligum.

Goodnight xo

Loni

New York

Well, it's been almost a year since I've written on this blog. Since then, I've moved back to New York to be closer to friends and family. As much as I loved LA and partially regret moving back, I am content in New York for right now. I miss LA, but know that we may be reunited again in the future.

In New York, I work at Deutsch, an advertising agency that is known for some of the most memorable Super Bowl commercials. I work with some of the top executives and with the Corporate Communications team. I do everything from updating the social media sites, to working on the company's website, to collecting press mentions, among many other things. I am really enjoying it so far and have meet some really awesome people.

I did bring one part of LA with me, my boyfriend, Billy. He lived in the apartment beneath me and we met towards the end of my stay. We became best friends immediately and there was no stopping a relationship from forming. In July, we were faced with the question of what to do when he had to move back to Holland, where he is originally from. With much discussion and trial and error, we decided that the only thing that would work is to just do it. It's been very difficult but we've made it almost a year already. He came to visit me, I've been to Holland, and this summer he is planning to be here for a few months. Although we spend more time apart than together, it makes the first time we see each other at whichever airport it may be, wherever in the world it may be, like the first time we met. It's crazy, but it works.

Squeezing all the events that take place in a whole year into a few pictures is tough, but here's my best effort -

The first night Billy and I hung out. 

As friends, a few of us went to Six Flags California.

Chelsea and Lauren came to visit me in LA in March. 

More friends came in May to visit. 

Grace and I reenacted the scene from The OC.

We spent Cinco de Mayo in Hermosa Beach. 

Climbed up to the Hollywood Sign (for the 5th time).

Billy and I reenacted some more scenes from movies - "No Strings Attached"

 and "500 Days of Summer"

We visited Santa Monica Pier, The Getty, and Griffith Observatory together.

After I left LA, Billy came to visit in July.

 Celebrated the wedding of two of my good friends, John & Erinn.

Met Gerard Butler in NYC.

Deutsch holiday party at Chelsea Piers, NY.

Billy came to visit for a few weeks for Christmas.

xo
Loni