A rounded room with a gold chain curtain and small display cases housing Oscars. A small round red velvet couch sits in the center.

Celebrating Movie Magic at the Academy Museum

November 9, 2021, 3 Comments

Over the last few years Hollywood has been working hard in the former May Company building, overhauling it to turn it into the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. Earlier this fall it finally opened, and we visited last weekend. Fair warning, this post includes spoilers of classic films such as Citizen Kane and Psycho. With…

Myself, wearing a sea foam maxi length dress with bell sleeves and white lace detailing, walking through New Orleans Square. Various balconies features green wrought iron, swags of Christmas ornaments hang from balconies.

A Haunting Halloween at Disneyland

November 4, 2021, 2 Comments

For Halloween we spent the first half of the day at Disneyland before returning home to pass out candy to trick or treaters, or rather checking in on our bowl out front, refilling it as necessary. For our visit to the park, I wanted to deviate from the classic orange and black, and opted for…

Christmas Day at Disneyland

December 30, 2016, 3 Comments

Patrick and I went back to back with theme parks this Christmas, with Knott’s Berry Farm Christmas Eve and Disneyland Christmas Day. We enjoyed the beautiful sights and sounds of the holiday season throughout the park, from the garlands to the Dapper Dans, it was a beautiful sun filled Christmas Day. I won’t lie, I…

Are You Ready for Halloween?

September 29, 2013, 9 Comments

The real “goal” of going to Disneyland this go around was to attend one of Mickey’s Halloween Parties, something I’ve never done before. These parties, which take place during select nights during the Halloween season, are the only time when those over the age of nine are permitted to wear costumes, and since I love…

Rock Around the Park

November 16, 2012, 4 Comments

On our last day in the park this visit, I donned my Zero circle skirt and we joined the rockabilly crowd for Rock Around the Park, a day in which a bunch of rockabilly people get together and go to Disneyland. We arrived early, being one of the first people in the park, and when…

Deck the Halls and Give a Cheer

December 27, 2011, 2 Comments

After seeing Brian Setzer, we headed to my dad’s to stay the night and then spend Christmas Eve in Eugene where my mum and brother came over. My first gift was from my dad which happened to be a Dream Pet style hippo! Since my favorite Christmas song is “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas”…

Zero Poodle Skirt – A Halloween Spin on a Vintage Classic

October 5, 2011, 9 Comments

The days are getting shorter, the weather cooler, and the leavers are changing color. It’s my favorite time of year – autumn. Katie and I have been waiting for these colder days for some time, since we can now fully enjoy our felt circle skirts that we’ve been making…and now that it is October, I…

Atomic Redhead

The Nightmare Before Christmas

Celebrating Movie Magic at the Academy Museum

A Haunting Halloween at Disneyland

Christmas Day at Disneyland

Are You Ready for Halloween?

Rock Around the Park

Deck the Halls and Give a Cheer

Zero Poodle Skirt – A Halloween Spin on a Vintage Classic