tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66557841238050633152024-02-20T05:44:58.264-08:00StyleCakeStyleCake was created to display my love of photography, fashion, food, family, and friends. Welcome to my world.StyleCakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060660042496139959noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655784123805063315.post-14054719203135894242011-11-15T14:20:00.001-08:002011-11-15T14:22:20.994-08:00Tuesday Chronicles<div style="text-align: center;">After much neglect, and deciding to change the focus of my blog, I decided to create a whole new one.<br /><br />I can now be found at <a href="http://www.tuesdaychronicles.com/">Tuesday Chronicles</a><br /><br />Hope to see you there! :-)<br /></div>StyleCakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060660042496139959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655784123805063315.post-18333678096456324752011-07-20T15:46:00.000-07:002011-07-20T15:55:28.253-07:00Uri and Loren: Save the DateUri and Loren are complete geniuses and they're so creative together, so of course, they're Save the Date video had to be a reflection of that. It's so cute and quirky. LOVE.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/19803411?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" frameborder="0" height="425" width="600"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/19803411">Uri and Loren - SAVE THE DATE</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user5993761">uri mangune</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p>StyleCakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060660042496139959noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655784123805063315.post-3652145165207493202011-06-17T18:21:00.000-07:002011-06-17T18:21:00.685-07:00Bruno MarsWent to my first concert last week. Yup. My first concert. I was never a concert going person growing up, but when the opportunity came to see Bruno Mars, I was all over it. I even went out on a WEEKDAY (wednesday) to go to the concert. I really love him what can I say? I also got to see a few USF friends I haven't seen in a while, so it was lovely seeing them.<div><br /></div><div>Anyway, he definitely didn't disappoint. And with my other fave, Janelle Monae opening up, I was so happy, definitely worth the 3 hours of sleep I ended up getting that night. It was all worth it just to hear Bruno sing my favorite song from his album.</div><div><br /></div><div>**Please excuse the drunk talk in the background. SOMEONE couldn't stop singing at the top of his lungs during this song... **</div><br /><iframe width="700" height="500" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/N7xPtrdijtQ?fs=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 530px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1010201.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 500px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1010204.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 500px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1010206.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 550px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1010208.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 550px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1010210.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 420px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1010216.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 450px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1010214.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 450px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1010220.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 450px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1010218.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 450px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1010223.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 450px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1010226.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 450px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1010225.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 450px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1010231.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 450px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1010230.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 450px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1010232.jpg" border="0" alt="" />StyleCakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060660042496139959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655784123805063315.post-48748032174625074512011-06-16T19:10:00.000-07:002011-06-16T19:10:00.544-07:00Memorial WeekendWhat was supposed to be just me and Irwin visiting family, turned into a mini family reunion/Richie's belated Graduation party. It was so much fun catching up with friends and family, especially ones I hadn't seen in a while, and seeing my cousin's baby, Kaelan. Seeing the little ones is always fun, my god daughter Mia is a crazy little girl but I love her to pieces. And of course the food. Pamela took me back to our old stomping grounds from high school, Cortina's. The BEST Italian food ever. I crave it everyday. And at the request of my cousins, I made Richie's graduation cupcakes, Strawberry Cream in either Vanilla or Chocolate. And then with my parent's Filipino breakfast every morning, I probably gained about 10 pounds that weekend. But I ended the vacation with a small bout of food poisoning.. and went back to normal. <div><br />Can't wait to go back! I miss the kiddies already.</div><div><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 966px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1010142.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 466px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_6803.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 1050px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_6807.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 1050px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_6813.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 1050px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_6830.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 1050px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_6842.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 466px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_6840.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 466px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_6844.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 466px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_6843.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 466px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_6852.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 466px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_6848_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 466px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_6821.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 466px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_6826.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 466px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_6880.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 466px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_6879_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 533px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1010176_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></div>StyleCakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060660042496139959noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655784123805063315.post-43949122667194412382011-06-15T18:59:00.000-07:002011-06-15T18:59:00.419-07:00Richie Graduates<div>Little Doofus graduated from college!!! I can't believe it. He's all growed up and graduating and working.. But he'll always be the Doofus I know and love. I was so happy to be home too, seeing the fam, the dogs, and of course, my date to the grad, my Tweedle Kat. LOVE seeing this girl, and I loved that my shoes enabled me to be at eye level with her. It was so good to catch up with her while the boring speakers were up at the podium. The only interesting speaker was Tommy Lasorda - his speech was truly inspirational (video below), and he was the only one to wake up our whole sleeping row.</div><div><br /></div><div>And what started as a gloomy Saturday, turned into a fairly warm afternoon. The sun managed to be present when Richie finally walked to his seat. I had to resist the tears welling up as I saw him walk in his cap and gown... flashback of the times I'd play mean tricks on him when we were kids... his teenage years.. and here he is. All grown up. ::sniff::</div><div><br /></div><div>Congratulations Doofus!! So proud of you!!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 466px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_6745.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 466px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_6743-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 1050px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_6778.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 700px; height: 1050px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_6779.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 700px; height: 1050px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_6781.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 700px; height: 1050px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_6785.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 700px; height: 1050px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_6784.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 700px; height: 1050px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_6789.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 700px; height: 500px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1010169.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><br /><iframe width="700" height="500" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/MdnHo6MyxR8?fs=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>StyleCakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060660042496139959noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655784123805063315.post-40155028344874149762011-04-13T13:37:00.000-07:002011-04-13T13:53:00.504-07:00Business CasualMy friend Kat recently decided to start "dressing up" for work. Over the past week or so, I've seen her transformation (and her shopping lists lol) and it's amazing! Not to say that she looked terrible in the beginning, but I love how stylish she's been looking lately, and yesterday I was so impressed (and in love with her shoes) that I had to take a picture. Especially since I've been too lazy to put up any of my own outfit posts.<br /><br />It's amazing what some heels - or in this case wedges - and a blazer can do. Blazers have already been my go-to article of clothing lately, because I like the way they make any outfit look a little more polished, and scarves.. well, I ALWAYS have a scarf with me. They can always add a bit of color to any outfit and its just practical to have one especially in the Bay Area (where the weather is completely unpredictable). But I love how Kat dressed down what could have been a potentially boring, semi-suit outfit with cuffed, stone wash semi-ripped jeans. Love love LOVE.<br /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align: bottom; width: 600px; height: 800px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/photo-3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align: bottom; width: 600px; height: 800px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/photo2-2.jpg" alt="" border="0" />StyleCakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060660042496139959noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655784123805063315.post-88635542867077179552011-04-05T20:08:00.000-07:002011-04-05T20:31:52.422-07:00Cheering for the Baby Faced AssassinOne of the many things Ai and I agreed to do while she was here, was to get a sandwich from AK Meats, dessert at Creations (best Sago spot), and see the Warriors play (mainly to see Steph Curry and Monta Ellis). Nothing beats great conversations with her and Irwin, and their endless bickering, over delicious sandwiches and dessert. Fast forward to the Warriors game and the fun continued. Warriors won by about 30 points - pretty ridiculous. Naturally, we took loads of pictures and stuffed our faces. It's a good thing Irwin can tune out our stupidity while we giggle over a cute baby sitting next to us, and photos galore. A typical night out with the bff. <div><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 600px; height: 800px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1010072.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 600px; height: 500px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/photo5-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 600px; height: 800px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/photo4-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 600px; height: 450px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_1056.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 600px; height: 450px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_1040.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 600px; height: 450px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1010073.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 600px; height: 450px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1010084.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 600px; height: 800px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1010075.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 600px; height: 450px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1010082.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 600px; height: 450px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1010085.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 600px; height: 450px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1010081.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 600px; height: 450px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1010089.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 600px; height: 450px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1010080.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 600px; height: 450px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1010093.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 600px; height: 440px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/photo6-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 600px; height: 440px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_1068.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 600px; height: 740px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_1074.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 600px; height: 740px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_1073.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 600px; height: 740px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_1077-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 600px; height: 500px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1010086.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><div><br /></div></div>StyleCakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060660042496139959noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655784123805063315.post-43941842737942257342011-04-05T19:22:00.000-07:002011-04-05T20:31:20.395-07:00FateFate must've heard me complaining about how much I was missing my two bff's because they both happened to be in the city at the same time on ONE day only: Ai coming from a scary time in Japan, and Uri coming from, well, Sin City. So I HAD to spend the day with them, shopping, eating.. and mostly eating. Running through the rain, watching Uri open/break her umbrella, realizing we were the only minorities in the breakfast spot we went to in the Marina, and ending it with the best games ever: Telestrations and Apples to Apples. I lost my voice the next day, but it was totally worth it. I miss them so much already.<br /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 530px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1010056.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 530px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1010061.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 530px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1010060.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 530px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1010065.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 530px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1010071.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 530px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1010068.jpg" border="0" alt="" />StyleCakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060660042496139959noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655784123805063315.post-66091481463128707982011-03-13T18:48:00.000-07:002011-03-13T20:27:45.194-07:00The Bodies Exhibit: San Jose Tech Museum<img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align: bottom; width: 700px; height: 966px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_1323.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align: bottom; width: 700px; height: 533px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_1326.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align: bottom; width: 700px; height: 533px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_1321.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align: bottom; width: 700px; height: 966px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_1315-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align: bottom; width: 700px; height: 533px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_1329-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align: bottom; width: 700px; height: 520px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/thermalimagetechmuseum.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><br />On Saturday Irwin and I went to the San Jose Tech Museum to check out the Bodies Exhibit. I was really excited to see the various displays of the human body, and not in a form that I'm used to seeing. These were actual body parts, donated to the exhibit for the purpose of being displayed. It kinda made me not want to eat beef jerky again, but it also scared me away from ever smoking, eating anything that will increase my cholesterol/clog my arteries, and just make my insides look black or clogged. It was pretty interesting, but we weren't allowed to take pictures in that exhibit. So afterwards we went exploring and playing with all the cool little gadgets they had throughout the museum. Even got a robot to spell out our names... (although it could never get Irwin's name right, spelling it with a "b" instead of an "r". But all in all, awesome day date!<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/nbdLxt1vO0A" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" width="640"></iframe>StyleCakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060660042496139959noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655784123805063315.post-21586194414797233162011-03-13T18:28:00.001-07:002011-03-13T18:47:14.300-07:00Greenhearts Family Farm<img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 466px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_6656.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 466px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_6664.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 466px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_6658.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><br /><div>A friend at work was telling me about becoming a CSA member (community support of agriculture), which basically entails signing up to support a farm, and in return, the farm will send you fresh produce straight from their farm and deliver it to your door. After researching some farms near me, I decided to go with <a href="http://www.greenheartsfamilyfarm.com/">Greenhearts Family Farm</a>. I was so excited to open my first package, it was like Christmas Day. The vegetables are great, and the fruit was sweet. Plus, I'm not ingesting any pesticides, and since it's coming direct from the farm, I'm not losing the nutrients that are somewhat lacking in store bought veggies (that are often shipped from far away). Greenhearts family also has a set up at the Ferry Building Farmers Market, but since I hardly wake up early enough to go, this is a great alternative. It forces me to eat my vegetables and also to try some that I never would have chosen. </div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for the tip Tina!</div>StyleCakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060660042496139959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655784123805063315.post-67733432955907920262011-03-13T18:11:00.000-07:002011-03-13T18:22:31.927-07:00Messy Side Braid Pony Thing<img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 1050px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_6628.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 1050px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_6651.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i>H&M trench and jeans, Banana Republic sweater</i></span></div><div><br />Wore this outfit on Wednesday. I had almost forgotten about these boots, but this on/off rainy weather reminded me to use them. My hair is also semi long enough to put in a weird, messy, side braid/ponytail thing. I liked it. The boyfriend did too. Sometimes I get lucky when I play around with my hair in the morning. </div>StyleCakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060660042496139959noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655784123805063315.post-9090220498428205412011-03-07T08:56:00.000-08:002011-03-07T08:56:00.193-08:00Rattle Pops for Baby JacobI made these back in January for another baby shower for a friend. Red Velvet, and now I wish I had taken pictures of the way they were displayed for the shower because it was so cute. Red Velvet as requested by the parents-to-be. <br /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 466px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_6497.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 466px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_6499.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 466px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_6504.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 466px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_6510.jpg" border="0" alt="" />StyleCakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060660042496139959noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655784123805063315.post-64005833415592953892011-03-06T14:56:00.000-08:002011-03-06T14:25:44.294-08:00Christmas 2010 (3 months later)After sorting through what seemed like a thousand pictures, I finally was able to upload all my favorites. Warning: lengthy picture post!<br /><br /><div><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/0NjHcTJCEWs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5jgTa7zNvL4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/g7S3MqhuXeA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 466px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_6380.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 466px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_6394.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 466px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_6391.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 466px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_6458.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 466px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_6465.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 466px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_6477-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 533px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1000803.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 533px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1000804.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 466px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_6486-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 466px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_6488-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 466px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_6495.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 533px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1000686.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 533px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1000677.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 950px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1000709.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 950px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1000710.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 533px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1000717.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 950px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1000753.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 533px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1000747.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 950px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1000755.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 533px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1000765.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 533px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1000768.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 533px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1000780.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 533px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1000775.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 533px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1000783.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 533px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/P1000784.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /></div>StyleCakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060660042496139959noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655784123805063315.post-41503873171525625162011-03-06T12:57:00.001-08:002011-03-06T13:42:47.533-08:00Christmas Cake PopsI cranked out about 100 Christmas Cake Pops within the span of 12 days, just before Christmas. I had to get Irwin to help me make these because there was no way I could have done them all by myself. All red velvet. All came out perfect. <br /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 466px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_6353.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 466px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_6375.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 466px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_6378.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 466px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_6376.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 466px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_6377.jpg" border="0" alt="" />StyleCakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060660042496139959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655784123805063315.post-19338426598362433272011-02-21T07:47:00.000-08:002011-02-21T07:56:37.986-08:00365 Photo Project<img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align: bottom; width: 800px; height: 643px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/Stylecake365Tumblr-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://stylecake365.tumblr.com/">StyleCake365</a></div><br />On my birthday, I decided it would be a good time to start my year long photo project, a picture a day until my next birthday. I've always wanted to do it but I waited for the "appropriate" time, and decided that the year I entered my late 20's would be as good a time as any to start this project. I'm loving it so far, and it's surprisingly easy (with the help of my iPhone). It'll be interesting to see how these images progress, or just see how random they get...<br /><br /><a href="http://stylecake365.tumblr.com/"><br /></a>StyleCakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060660042496139959noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655784123805063315.post-62468132916392927172011-02-15T08:05:00.000-08:002011-02-15T08:18:10.068-08:00Love<div>The day after my birthday, Irwin told me to pack for the weekend because we were going to leave right after work. I was excited and anxious, anxious because I had no idea what to pack. All he had said was to pack something nice and just regular clothes. I managed to throw all sorts of outfits into my overnight bag to only use one. We get to the airport, and as we're in line for security, he hands me my boarding pass: VEGAS??!! I was extremely excited because that meant I would be able to see my bff, Uri. If that were the sole reason we were there, I would have been just as happy. </div><div><br /></div><div>It turns out he had one more surprise up his sleeve: The Beatles "Love" show. </div><div><br /></div><div>Did I ever mention I'm a Beatles fan? Well I am. I LOOOOOOOOOVE them. And Irwin picked the show and decided it was perfect to fulfill my Beatlemania-ness and complete his Valentine's Day "requirement".</div><div><br /></div><div>The weekend was absolute perfection. Irwin scored a huge suite at Thehotel at Mandalay Bay, we honestly could have fit another 2 couples in there, and discovered a second bathroom on the second day. It also had this awesome little "kit" in the snack bar of our room, called "the Love Box". It was an intimacy kit. You can imagine what was in there... Lunch at Hash House a Go Go where I had the best Bloody Mary of my life, possibly because it had bacon in it. Yup. Bacon. And white toast. Trust me, it was delicious. The portion sizes were ridiculous. Apparently this place was on Man vs. Food - to finish a REGULAR sized plate of food. It was completely delicious though. Then shopping galore at the ginormous Forever 21 at Fashion Show Mall - we got lost, and just when we thought the store was ending, we'd walk into another room. Then chilled for a bit, and went to the show. AH-mazing. At one point in the show, the cast walked off into the audience, and lucky me, I had an empty seat near the aisle, and one of the cast members sat there and put his arm around me. Sweeeeet. Now I can't stop listening to the Beatles. </div><div><br /></div><div>I'm so lucky, blessed, thankful, for the most wonderful boyfriend/best friend I could ever have. I was smiles all weekend. I love you my dear, thank you again for the best birthday/Vday ever. </div><div><br /></div><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align: bottom; width: 600px; height: 450px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/MandalaythePad.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align: bottom; width: 600px; height: 800px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/MandalaytheLoveBox.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align: bottom; width: 600px; height: 450px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/MandalaytheLoveBox2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align: bottom; width: 600px; height: 800px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/HMsweater1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align: bottom; width: 600px; height: 450px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/HMsweater2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align: bottom; width: 600px; height: 800px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/HashHouseBMTBloodyMary.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align: bottom; width: 600px; height: 800px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/HashHouseSalmonBenedict.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align: bottom; width: 600px; height: 800px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/HashHouseMangoCoconutPancake.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align: bottom; width: 600px; height: 450px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/HashHouseOriginal2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align: bottom; width: 600px; height: 450px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/HashHouseBananaFrenchToast.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align: bottom; width: 600px; height: 450px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/BeatlesLoveCirqueduSoleil3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align: bottom; width: 600px; height: 450px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/BeatlesLoveCirqueduSoleil1.jpg" alt="" border="0" />StyleCakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060660042496139959noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655784123805063315.post-72360554046330970362011-02-14T07:45:00.000-08:002011-02-14T07:45:00.068-08:00Sweet Heart<img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 466px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/ValentinesHeartCupcake1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 466px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/ValentinesHeartCupcake5.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 466px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/ValentinesHeartCupcake2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 466px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/ValentinesHeartCupcake4.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align:bottom; width: 700px; height: 466px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/ValentinesHeartCupcake3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><br />After only 4 hours of sleep, we came back from my surprise birthday weekend, and rather than go to sleep, I decided I had enough energy to bake some Valentine's cupcakes. Devil's chocolate with strawberry cream, sprinkled with grated dark chocolate and a heart strawberry. I loved the combination of strawberry and chocolate, which was basically a remix of my favorite strawberry cupcake recipe. This also gave me a chance to try out the Oneida two tiered cupcake holder my friend Kat gave me for Christmas. It's pretty damn awesome.<br /><br />On a side note, Happy Valentine's Day! I had the toughest time choosing a card from <a href="http://www.tinyprints.com/">TinyPrints</a>, so I chose 3 that I'm giving le bf throughout the day. He's lucky he can combine my birthday and Vday and knock it all out in one weekend, but I have to say this was the best birthday surprise ever. Amazing birthday weekend ^_^StyleCakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060660042496139959noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655784123805063315.post-86647845072534711702011-02-11T08:17:00.000-08:002011-02-11T08:32:03.805-08:0027<img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align: bottom; width: 700px; height: 466px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/cupcake1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align: bottom; width: 700px; height: 1030px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/cupcake3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align: bottom; width: 700px; height: 466px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/Balloons1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align: bottom; width: 700px; height: 1030px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/balloons3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align: bottom; width: 700px; height: 466px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/balloons2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align: bottom; width: 700px; height: 1030px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/balloons5.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align: bottom; width: 700px; height: 466px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/balloons6.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>Mossimo tee, Forever 21 cardi, Normal Kamali blazer, Jeffrey Campbell Leopard Pixie (corset) wedge, Hostess Cupcake<br /></i></span></div><br />Turned 27 on the 9th, and pranced around in an old park with my balloons and scared away an old man and his dog. Loved my little Hostess Cupcake though. I was dreading my birthday, but it actually turned out nice, really low-key. I've never felt more loved than I did that day. I have the greatest family and friends I could ask for, and apparently I have more to look forward to. I have to say, 26 was a fantastic year, and I can't wait to see what 27 has in store for me.StyleCakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060660042496139959noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655784123805063315.post-7343654831606220252011-02-10T20:48:00.000-08:002011-02-10T20:55:53.219-08:00How to: Messy Top Bun<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="700" height="500" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/bioPJuUd_sE?rel=0&hd=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br /><br /><div>So my friend Zinnia asked me how I did my top bun and found out that I couldn't explain it without showing to her. So hopefully, this helps. The leave-in conditioner I use is from the Body Shop, it smells like blueberries but I don't see it in the store anymore. Kinda sad cuz I'm in love with the smell and how soft it makes my hair. It also helps keep it soft and healthy throughout the day.</div><div><br /></div><div>Sorry for the out of focus/stepping out of the frame/washed out lighting. And the random mark on my shirt. I think it's makeup. Maybe. First time making this kind of video. Enjoy.</div>StyleCakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060660042496139959noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655784123805063315.post-50244969210616784762011-02-08T07:58:00.000-08:002011-02-08T07:58:00.270-08:00Top Bun<img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align: bottom; width: 700px; height: 500px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/photo3-3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Electric sunglasses, vintage earrings, H&M sheer shirt, Bijoux pashmina</span></span><br /></div><br />I've been digging this whole messy high bun lately. Feel kinda ballerina-ish, which reminds me that I'm the only person in the world who hasn't seen Black Swan yet. Anyway, had a fantastic weekend with Irwin's family in San Diego, so much so that it took all of Sunday and today to feel normal again. I really do love it down there, the weather, the people.. maybe one day. And I finally found the cable for my DSLR, so I can upload Xmas pics. Better late than never right?StyleCakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060660042496139959noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655784123805063315.post-74669224423676145452011-02-02T08:15:00.000-08:002011-02-03T15:29:52.468-08:00Work Work Work<img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align: bottom; width: 600px; height: 800px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/WorkOutfit1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align: bottom; width: 600px; height: 800px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/WorkOutfit3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align: bottom; width: 600px; height: 800px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/WorkOutfit2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>H&M blazer and sheer tanks, Gap 1969 jeans, Aldo wedges, Louis Vuitton Neverfull bag</i></span><br /><div><br /><div>I've been really into blazers lately, not sure why. Maybe so I feel like less of a slob when I go to work? This outfit was my favorite so far, mainly because it was perfect for the weird, warm-for-January weather we've been having, and because it was the quickest outfit I pulled out of my closet this year. Work has been crazy busy, and I hope it dies down soon. I'm so drained from work that all I want to do is play Bloons TD4 when I get home - I'm an iPhone addict (help me). I usually save this bag for travelling, but it's been such a great help holding all the useless crap I carry with me all the time: camera, planner, copious amounts of food/candy, <a href="http://www.korwater.com/shop/vessels/one/orchidpink">KOR delta water bottle</a>, basically my whole life. I will definitely be using this when I go to San Diego this weekend for a wedding. I've got 3 weddings to go to this year, not too bad considering, and two of them are in Vegas. Hopefully I can sneak in some time with the nieces while I'm there. </div></div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway. Since today is February 1, and all January I've been pretty much... lazy, I've decided to finalize my New Year's Resolutions:</div><div><br /></div><div>1. Eat healthier - All January I ate marshmallows. I should stop before I start to look like one.</div><div>2. Exercise more - I need to get back into running, my energy level has been so low lately.</div><div>3. Read more - I vow to read (and finish) a book every month. </div><div>4. Improve my baking skills - Cake pops are fun to make, but I think I want to go back to regular cupcakes for now, possibly cakes too, perhaps cookies and macarons? </div><div>5. If I have nothing nice to say, don't say anything at all - I'm a pretty honest and straight forward person, but I've slowly realized that people really just can't handle the truth. Either that, or they just don't want to hear it. So for that reason, my lips are sealed. </div><div><br /></div><div>Okay, gotta go, Bloons is calling me. Happy (really) belated New Year!</div>StyleCakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060660042496139959noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655784123805063315.post-38222569528286910682011-02-01T08:15:00.000-08:002011-02-01T08:15:00.663-08:00Vegas Christmas via iPhone (Part 2)My adorable nieces are addicted to the iPhone and Photobooth on the Mac. I miss them soooo much!<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wFusrh88bL0" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/DV_S1wE4a9U" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/NqiTHcxgRg0" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/hXQDS9IMCmk" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/oE3UilI-xEo" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br />And I got to hang out with Uri and see her gorgeous new apartment - and naturally we went to get ice cream.<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/o6LnOeLX_OI" frameborder="0"></iframe>StyleCakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060660042496139959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655784123805063315.post-82670395181187027222011-01-31T08:18:00.000-08:002011-01-31T08:33:21.437-08:00Vegas Christmas via iPhone (Pt. 1)Finally getting my act together. I've been taking a month long vacation and just relaxing and enjoying the new year. That and I thought my computer died so I couldn't upload pictures and/or blog - but it turns out the computer wasn't broken so I was just enjoying being lazy. I have yet to upload other pictures from Xmas and New Year, but I finally figured out how to download pics from my iphone to my mac.<br /><br />Missing the fam already....<br /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align: bottom; width: 597px; height: 799px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_0960.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 597px; height: 799px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_0979.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 597px; height: 799px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_0978.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 597px; height: 799px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_1032.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 597px; height: 457px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_1041.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 600px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_1048-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 597px; height: 799px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_1063.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 597px; height: 799px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_1062.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 597px; height: 799px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_1070.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 597px; height: 799px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_1071.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 597px; height: 799px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_1076.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 597px; height: 799px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_1078.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 597px; height: 799px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_1077.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 597px; height: 457px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_1081.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 597px; height: 799px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_1089.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 597px; height: 799px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/IMG_1101.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><div><br /></div><div>landing in LA, Mia, sleeping Mochi, Indian Bella, Bella taking pics of Mia and Caitlyn using Histogram, dericious cupcakes from The Cupcakery in Vegas - courtesy of Katrina, cheerleader Bella, sleeping Mia, our ice cream being made at <a href="http://www.atomicnumber7.com/">Atomic #7</a> - liquid nitrogen was being "poured" into the mixers at this point, Healthy Heart with almond milk and agave sugar with whipped cream, Loren's Atom Split (I think - or it was a Strawberry Shortcake), Uri's Rocky Road (this place was amazing, making everything from scratch and choosing ur own ingredients, down to the sugar and milk, I need to go back there and try all the random ice cream mixes they had like.. Wasabi and Ginger?), me and Mia at Costco, Mia wearing my sunglasses, and the wonderful french braiding by Telley.</div>StyleCakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060660042496139959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655784123805063315.post-43135889030901950662011-01-07T15:52:00.000-08:002011-01-07T16:17:09.259-08:00Say Cheeeeeese!I've been back since Sunday, and I'm STILL trying to adjust to my normal routine. I hadn't even looked at blogs or even Facebook since before Christmas and I finally logged on yesterday to post some pictures. I still have to upload the pics and videos from Xmas/New Year, but for now, I want to post the music video my brother made for his girlfriend for their one year anniversary.<br />Cuz. It's so cute. And kinda cool. haha. love you doofus!<br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/AdlPJbnCECI?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AdlPJbnCECI?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>StyleCakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060660042496139959noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655784123805063315.post-19257170410512413732010-12-22T17:45:00.000-08:002010-12-22T18:37:42.334-08:00Three More Days...till Christmas!<br /><br />I've finally got some down time (i.e. sitting here at the airport) and thought I'd post some new things. It's been fairly hectic since I got back from Disneyland, baking cake pops almost everyday after work, buying White Elephant gifts, last minute (oh shoot I forgot that person) gifts, sending out the cake pops, sending out Christmas cards, and oh yeah, work. I'm glad I'm finally done with everything. Now if my luggage would just get to me in one piece that would be awwwwesome.<br /><br />Being at the airport reminds me how much I hate it. I hate going through security, having to watch my stuff all my time, having my hands full with .. stuff. But here are a few things that help keep me sane when going through security.<br /><br />1. I take off all jewelry, belts, phones, accessories, an put it in my purse or carry-on before getting to the airport, usually in the car so I don't worry about dropping anything and losing it forever.<br />2. I make sure my laptop is accessible - it's usually on the side pocket of my roller, or in my Tumi backpack. Either way, its somewhere where I can easily grab it and put it in the ugly gray bucket.<br />3. And lastly - SHOES!! I make sure I'm wearing shoes that will easily slip on and off and I'll always wear socks. It's gross not to.<br /><br />Simple right? It's amazing how often I'll still see people fiddling with their things as they're trying to get through security.<br /><br /><br />Anyway - here is an update of my life via iPhone (thanks for the idea Uri!)<br /><br /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align: bottom; width: 700px; height: 500px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/photo7.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align: bottom; width: 700px; height: 950px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/photo4.png" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align: bottom; width: 700px; height: 500px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/photo6.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align: bottom; width: 700px; height: 700px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/photo9.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align: bottom; width: 700px; height: 950px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/photo3-1.png" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align: bottom; width: 700px; height: 500px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/photo10.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align: bottom; width: 700px; height: 950px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/photo-2.png" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align: bottom; width: 700px; height: 950px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/photo5.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align: bottom; width: 700px; height: 500px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/photo4-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align: bottom; width: 700px; height: 950px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/photo2-1.png" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align: bottom; width: 700px; height: 950px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/photo3-2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align: bottom; width: 700px; height: 500px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/photo8.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align: bottom; width: 700px; height: 500px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/photo2-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: none; cursor: crosshair; vertical-align: bottom; width: 700px; height: 950px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/matess/photo-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">pictionary at work, cold stone at work, my new nephew Kaelan, first batch of Christmas cake pops, experimenting with glitter gradient designs, "Christmas morning breakfast" at work, Thank You cupcakes from work, tower of Hennessey (not real), real fake tattoo, cake pop bouquet, pop rock chocolate candy, cheese and chocolate fondue at work, hanging out with my love at the airport before leaving<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;">k boarding now... see you soon!</span></span></span><br /></span>StyleCakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060660042496139959noreply@blogger.com0