How many times this week have you been so nervous that your palms got sweaty, your heart was pumping, you felt hot, you felt cold and your head was up in the clouds?

I love the feeling of being nervous, it makes me feel **ALIVE**.  Today I participated in a flashmob.....you read that right, a flashmob!  What a way to get a nervous high, right? nothing like dancing in front of a whole bunch of unsuspecting strangers who are wondering what is going on.   The idea is to blend into the crowd and wait for the perfect moment to start dancing with a group of people in unison.  It comes as a total surprise to bystanders who are left to wonder what's happening.  The excitement quickly spreads and people can't believe what they see but are happy that they are there to witness it.  Once it's all over, all dancers scatter once again into the crowd and are gone before anyone figures out what just happened.

For me, it was exciting, exhilarating, nerve wracking and I'm looking forward to doing it again.  (I'm the lady wearing the black hat, gray t-shirt and sunglasses).  The group I was dancing with is the award winning, dance group called Poreotics Dance Crew, a very popular and well known all male dance crew in Orange County and throughout the Los Angeles area.  Today, for the first time, I'm sharing a video on this blog, hope you like it! The second and third video are ones I found on YouTube that were taken the same day by other people.  There must have been at least twenty random people filming it, I'm sure there'll be others posted on YouTube.


The Setting:
Downtown Disney ~ Anaheim

Februray 25, 2012

The Theme:
Alice In Wonderland, Mad Hatter



..........Enjoy...........


 YouTube Link

YouTube Link

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Santa Cecilia Orchestra

Hello Bloggers, welcome!

For today's post I'm going to share with you a little piece of heaven located right here in Los Angeles, California.  And I'll do it in two languages, WOWZERS!

I'm bilingual and my second language is Spanish.....Surprise!.   While I speak Spanish really well, writing it is a whole different can of worms.  I'll try my very best and hope not to offend anyone (blushing).

Hola! Bienvenidos a mi blog!
Hoy les contare de un pedacito del cielo aqui en Los Angeles, California.  Y hoy escribire en dos idiomas, que barbara! Soy bilingue y mi segundo idioma es Espanol.  El Espanol lo hablo sin problemas pero para escribirlo? nel pastel, ahi cambia totalmente el panorama. Pero lo hare lo mas vien que pueda y perdon por lo mal escrito, espero no ofender.  

If you have been reading my posts, you know that I'm a lover of classical music.  Music from genius composers like; Brahms, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Wagner, Haydn, Tchaikovsky, to name a few, just fills my spirit with magic.  It takes me to the highest cloud and wraps me in an endless wondrous trance giving me enormous pleasure.

Si han estado leyendo mis publicaciones, usted sabra que amo la musica clasica.  Musica de compositores genios como; Brahms, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Wagner,  Haydn, Tchaikovsky, para nombrar algunos, me llenan el espiritu de magia.  Me llevan a la nuve mas alta y me envuelven en un trance sin fin dandome enorme placer.  
 
I was recently contacted by a representative from the Santa Cecilia Orchestra and asked to attend one of their concertos and write a review.  I was so excited, this was right up my alley, how did they know I love classical music? hhhmmm??

Recientemente me invitaron a un concierto de la Orquesta Santa Cecilia.  Estaba tan feliz con la invitacion, como se dieron cuenta que amo la musica clasica? hhhmmmm?? 

Unfortunately, I couldn't attend on the night of the show.  However, I was happy that I had found out about Santa Cecilia Orchestra because I had not heard of them before.  I did a little research and decided to spread the news.  I cannot wait to attend their concerts and get to know them a little better.

Desafortunadamente, no podia asistir la noche de la presentacion.  Pero estaba contenta con solo de escuchar de la Orquesta Santa Cecilia por primera ves.   Despues de buscar mas informacion sobre la Orquesta, decidi promover la noticia.

The Santa Cecilia Orchestra was founded in 1992.  They have an educational and outreach program called, Discovering Music. The program has reached over 40,000 students in over 35 different schools.  They have free violin lessons and a mentorship program.  What a great way to give back to the community, I truly admire them for that.

La Orchesta Santa Cecilia comenzo en 1992.  Ofrecen un programa educativo para alcanzar a estudiantes que se llama, Descubriendo Musica.  El programa ha alcanzado a mas de 40,000 estudiantes en mas de 35 escuelas diferentes.  Tanbien ofrecen lecciones gratis de violin y tienen un programa de tutoria para estudiantes.  Que gran manera de invertir en el futuro de la comunidad.  Los admiro y respeto por esa inversion. 

If you would like to know more about them and check out their calendar, here's their website:

Santa Cecilia Orchestra .

Haga clic en el enlace de arriva si desea visitar a la Orquesta Santa Cecilia y informarce de conciertos en el calendario.

 Thanks for coming by, hope you have a magical day!

Gracias por visitar mi blog, espero que tengan un dia magico!

A Valentine Table

This week is Valentine's day, a day made just for love and romance. I hear people say all the time that they don't celebrate it because love should be celebrated everyday. While I agree with the last statement, I don't agree that this special day should not be celebrated and recognized as a day for love and romance.

Maybe it's because I'm a hopeless romantic and a rebel without a cause, you mix those two and you get someone who's very passionate about life.  Valentine's day is very important to me, It's a day to tell the people you love how special they are to you.

I've been married for fifteen years to a wonderful man who inspires me and brings out the best in me.  He's funny, courageous, handsome, smart and I love him like a crazy woman.  The night I met him I felt like the world had stopped spinning and I had finally met my match.  Before I knew it, I was crazy in love with him and there was nothing I could do but marry him so I could love him the rest of my life. 

Before I get all mushy smoochy, I'll move on to today's post.....        
  For today's post I want to share with you my Valentine's day table. 

I'm showcasing my newest creation a Beauty And The Beast Inspired rose inside a glass cloche.  You can find the tutorial for this easy to make and under four dollar glass cloche here. 

 

 The dishes are Martha Stewart 

 The flatware is from CSN Stores

Thanks for coming by.  I hope you liked my table. I will also be sharing it with Susan at Between Naps On The Porch. 

I leave you with two of my all time favorite quotes:

"Love makes the wildest spirit tame, and the tamest spirit wild"
~ Alexis Delp

"Si tou ne m'aimes pas, je t'aime, si je taime, prends garde a toi"
 ~La Habanera (Bizet ~Carmen)