10 things i've learned about Las Vegas men:

pretty friends out for a vegas brunch

1. even without a wedding ring, there is a 90% chance the guy flirting with you is married or engaged with an unsuspecting lady at home. 
2. you should hold onto your drink-even water- at all times. 
3. if they throw money around & talk about it, chances are, they don't have a lot. 
4. if they don't talk about money and are evasive about what they do for a living, chances are, they are loaded...or in the mafia.
5. men in their 40's & 50's wear a uniform: embellished jeans (vim), flowery shirts with contrasting cuffs (think "cam's" wardrobe from modern family) and pointy or square toe'd boots. you can spot a bad divorce from a mile away...
6. the men you wish would talk to you can generally never get to you because inevitably, the strangest guy in the joint will try to monopolize your attention the second you walk in the room. 
7. it's a good idea to keep mints/gum on hand... most LV male breath smells like a garlic brothel. 
8. a man who makes (in his estimation) a lot of money, automatically believes that you will be interested in him...... even if he's 20 + yrs older and borderline disgusting. 
9. the only men you'd want to meet are just in for the weekend- conventions, bachelor parties, etc....
10. they never let you pay for anything- BUENO!! 

SIMON

 i've told you before, but we're crazy about
simon restaurant at the palms. - there's also a Simon in LA!

the food is outrageous, and every time we've gone, i've met wildly entertaining men.

 Chef Kerry Simon sent us this insane bucket of cotton candy-
if any of you are familiar with the real housewives of beverly hills, you'll remember that this is the site of Taylor's sexual cotton candy eating.......

evidently, i have different ideas about playing with my food....

we adore chef Kerry. he's become a fun friend.

 and the view from the Palm's ghost bar isn't bad either....

viva las vegas.

Vegas is for girls weekends | part one

mom & her 2 sisters had a little girls weekend a few weeks ago.

no husbands/ kids (except for me- do i count?)

and a lot of hilarity. 

on day one, we didn't have time to go home  

so they made the palazzo garage their dressing room....

we keep it low maintenance... 

 sister love/ encouraging peg that these shades look amazing on her...

 took them to simon for brunch.... best. brunch. in. vegas.

 & went to PURE FOOT SPA for awesome foot massages (twice...)

 it's amazing what happens when competent women are without responsibility...
every single one of them lost their cell phones at least once or twice...
thankfully we found them.

had such a great time with these amazing women.
so proud to have their blood.

Hero Tree

this is such an incredible organization
 (founded by my amazing, giving, hilarious, generous high school bestie,
LaRee & her amazing superstar basketball husband, Travis Hansen)
where i'll be giving this year.

i know we'd all love it if you did too...

more information about the little heroes foundation { here }

did you see this???

never before and never again will these classes be 40% off (including new classes!)
you may see me in one or two... (i promise i'll do my homework, alma...)

visit nicole's classes for more info.

shabby apple sale!

wheeee!!!

who needs to fight the black friday lines!?
and today it's actually 25% off!!! yessssss

i'm doing my shopping at the shabby apple SALE!

what's on you list?

thanks and ever thanks

. Q. me . nikka . 

quite a feast!

{ happy thanksgiving }


we had a show tonight
(nothing like wearing a bra top & tight hip huggers in the opening number
after thanksgiving dinner...)
so i wasn't able to go home.
but, i had a really great day.
started in bed watching the parade
(and crying because i was so happy for my friends
who performed & because seeing my city made me extremely homesick)

then had thanksgiving dinner with nikka @ simon's 
(which was great fun, delicious, and hilarious)

this year,
i'm thankful for

dad's health & optimism
mom's strength and pragmatism
my sisters and their antics
my brothers-in-law and their humor and love
my evie for pretending like she's excited to see me every time i walk into the room
stella for star and her new-found love of snuggling
my nyc friends who pretend they haven't forgotten me yet
my las vegas bestie who has taught me so much about charity
my awesome job & new jersey boys friends
you-thanks for being my friend
&
the knowledge that i'm right where i'm supposed to be.

i have been so blessed this year.

i hope your belly and your hearts are full from an abundant thanksgiving .

what are you thankful for?

a jersey girl meets the thunderbirds

 the jersey boys (and girls) were asked by major general bill hyatt to
sing the national anthem at nellis air force base for their amazing air show.
m.g. hyatt is a big fan of the show and we're a big fan of his. he's a great man and his sweet wife, becky, is a star.

i've sung the anthem for MLB, NBA, Nascar, college football games, Olympic torch lighting ceremony, etc....
but singing the anthem for people who are currently serving is a real thrill...
one that makes you get the lump and chokes your voice.
i'm a USAF grand daughter and have major pride for our flying men.

 i was also THRILLED to meet major general (that's a 2 star general) jerry fitzgerald who piloted the second to last freedom flight out of saigon. he's like a real life CHRIS !! he had his wife were so sweet with me and taught me so much about the air force that i was so happy to have them as our guests at our show that night. they loved it.

 aviators & popcorn = air show necessities.
i was also super relieved that i was in the distinguished guests suite because i forgot my wallet.... dummy.....free food is the best!

 m. g. hyatt invited a few of us watch the famous thunderbirds from their control center RIGHT on the tarmac. it was so cool- i got to listen to all six pilots chat with each other and sing their commands-- i have NO idea how they even speak with those intense forces & upside downs...

 with thunderbirds #5 & #6.... notice how 5's number is upside down? that's because he spends the majority of his tricks in the upside down position.... SO COOL.

and don't you love a man in uniform?! sadly, all the thunderbirds are married... don't thing mg hyatt & his wife weren't all over finding an AF man for me.....

with #7 & travis (frankie) ... he and his wife loved our show.

 straight up top gun. sexy.

some gals have boyfriends or beiber on their dressing mirrors.... i have my favorite thunderbird's trading cards.

i hope your veteren's day was reflective.
i'm so grateful for the dedication and legacy of all of our armed forces.

thank you and thank you to your families for all of your sacrifices.

have you ever seen the thunderbirds?! outrageous, right?

move over, neti pot.

because i'm obsessed with my neilmed sinus rinse kit.
you can get it online or find it in any drug store.
it's easier to use/clean/travel... i can't tell you how many netipots i've broken in transit.
this is saving my poor dry vegas nose.

now that the weather has changed, are you crazy dry?

the apple sisters

our insanely talented swing/captain of the dance, Sarah Lowe is not only
RUBY KEELER's grand daughter (can you imagine?!),
but is one third of the apple sisters-
a hilarious musical comedy trio set on a 1943 radio sound stage.

i saw their thanksgiving show tonight in vegas and literally
cry/laughed thru the entire thing.
the harmonies, the comedic timing, the improv...

it was comedy heaven.

definitely check out their videos

and LA! see them on monday night!
schedule { here }

go. pretty sure you'll see a celebrity or two...
they have really famous fans.

enjoy their smash hit "pink wine"

this one time... i flew in a private plane.

 if i ever act like that's a totally normal thing to say, smack me across the head...

stellie and i took our first private flight a few weeks ago.
i can't tell you how outrageously amazing it was to show up at the airport a hot second before we took off with unlimited liquid items on hand!

 nuggetron wanted to lay on the leather seats. look for that little tongue.

 maybe we had a celebrity pilot.....
just another vegas performer... no big deal...

 the views were outrageous...

and now we're spoiled.....

i'm gonna have to work a lot harder to earn my own plane. 

just so you don't think i only post pretty pics of myself...

move over, babs.....

i'm looking more and more like 

sondra huxtable 

when i go makeup-free

and brush out my curls.....

poor sondra.... she was always away at college....

you people are drivin' me NUTS!

for halloween, i was Mackenzie from Toddlers & Tiaras.
i'm borderline obsessed with her video- have you seen it?

thankfully, i have an amazing team of talented people who work for me- thanks to daryl for styling & providing my enormous and hilarious wig & karen for blinging out my Ni-Ni.

initially, i wanted to find a perfect glitz pageant dress but i
1. hate halloween
&
2. would rather spend that moolah on clothes i'll actually wear...

so i wore diva day-wear- a glitzy sweatshirt & uggs like her mom, juana....

finally, i get to use my drag queen lashes & velma von tussle hairspray lip gloss

modeling the ni-ni in my finale glitz dress while lori holds my enormous bra in the background.

can you even believe this amazing drag  glinda?!

jersey girls as a butterfly, katy perry, & mackenzie

everybody wants my ni-ni. 

hope you had a happy halloween! i'm still in a sugar coma!

still in breakup hibernation

so i fled to utah to see my little evie nugget- always a good cure for heartache-
.... oh, and the rest of those people who live there.

i was lucky enough to see a few former boyfriends (FBs), a few new twitter friends (we met on the internet...) and a few of my friends and their sweet trick-or-treating babies.

i'll post soon about my sweet halloween costume...

what did you wear?

mim's closet

hi dolls!

just added some gorgeous pieces to my ebay shop! 

i have access to a pretty deep closet. 

there will be LOADS of designer deals to come!

bid { here }