Street Team

So my current challenge is building a street team. I'm sooooo starting from square one. Have no idea what I'm doing. Thank you God for Google.


(Isn't it funny that when I googled 'street team' this is what came up in images?)

Life as an Intern

::Lauren Conrad::

So as I mentioned last week I just started my internship at 790 The Zone, the top sports radio station in Atlanta. I'm in promotions and marketing, so basically any event that goes on...I have a lot of planning to do. Like the AFC/NFC championship game we're planning for 1500 people this Sunday...I'll be working from 9a to midnight on Sunday. Life as intern. I won't lie though, this is one the best companies to work for and I wouldn't trade it for the world. I wanted to this SO BAD.

Life as an intern isn't exactly how Lauren's life was on 'The Hills' but hey I'll take it.

Q-Tip, Janelle Monae and The Cool Kids

So last night, I checked out the Q-Tip, Janelle Monae and The Cool Kids show at the Loft here in Atlanta. Absotootlelutely fantabulous! (It was so good I had make up some words - so what? I like it, I'm running with it...)


Janelle Monae's voice is CRAZY. It's so beautiful and she's so small but do not get it twisted. She's a little ball of energy. She threw water on us and jumped into the crowd. She even came into crowd and was grooving. (She made this one kid's night.) But I have been anticipating seeing her live for quite some time now and I was IMPRESSED to say the least.


I really enjoyed The Cool Kids as well. Out of the three acts I probably listened to them the least but they have now made me a bonafide fan. They're probably the reason why my ears were ringing...their music has lots of 808 in it - which I LOVE! And they arguably have one of the hottest hooks in music right now (I'm Mikey...I rock) but I'm anxiously waiting for their album to drop now.


Of course, Q-tip was a delight. He just gives you everything he has when's on stage. I swear he wasn't even on the second yet and he was dripping in sweat. His stage performance is on point. He took me back with "Bonita Applebaum" and I swear I lost it when he performed "We Fight, We Love" and "Vivrant Thing" along with everyone else.


I was exhausted by the end of the show but it was so worth it! Here are my two fave moments (and pics) of the night). When Janelle (she's the little one in the middle) danced in the crowd and when Q-tip first hit the stage with mad energy (his face is priceless).

Kodak Moment: Family Potrait

::Daddy, me, Maya and Mom::

So on Sunday my parents and sister were in town. While my mom was at a meeting for my aunt's wedding, Daddy and Maya (my sis) came over. It was my dad's first visit to my apartment, so naturally I was a little nervous.

All went well...in fact he (my dad) invited the rest of the family over. Which was fine, except we live in a one bedroom apartment. Anyways, per usual my dad couldn't resist the photo op of family being together and he started snapping away. Here, the fiance captured the four of us (which at the time seemed corny because it was so staged) but now that I look at it, this is one of those pictures I'll cherish forever.

Thanks, Daddy.

Video: At the 'Brides About Town' Event

'Brides About Town' Trunk Show from Mattie Elious on Vimeo.

Earlier tonight at Aiko for the 'Brides About Town' event hosted by Brides magazine.

'Brides About Town' Trunk Show

::[Dress] Gap [Tights] Target [Shoes] Nine West "Gordon"::

So I just got back from the 'Brides About Town' Trunk hosted by Brides magazine. It was at the chic Aiko Restaurant and Lounge here in Atlanta (Buckhead). As I said earlier, I wasn't quite in the full bride mode yet but tonight help me get there.

First of all, what I love about events like this is that everything is FREE. (That doesn't make me cheap, just human.) Anyways, the event was also sponsored by Waterford Crystal and Anne Barge Atelier.

::My second favorite dress of the evening. Isn't it gorgeous?::

::Gown from the Anne Barge collection::

::Anne Barge and Mischka Badgley collaboration for Anne Barge Atelier::

Let me just say that the Anne Barge collection is absolutely beautiful. I may be over exaggerating but I think I may have found my hero dress. It was, white, sparkly, A line silhouette (not poofy) and AWESOME. The designer herself was there showing pieces from her line. She's seriously the cutest little thing.

I don't have a house yet, but Waterford Crystal (and the fine china) is remarkable. I'll have to remember that once I'm Susie Homemaker.

Wedding, Wedding and More Wedding

Me looking through a wedding magazine trying to find myself as a bride.

As the girly girl I am, I'm very surprised that my life has not converted to all things wedding especially with the big day being less than 10 months away. I'm just not there though. Don't get me wrong, I want to get married and I'm so excited about all the cute stuff I get to do as a bride. And I literally have purchased every single wedding magazine published for last month. As it gets closer though, I'm sure I'll get into the mood. I'm also throwing an engagement party next month. Maybe that'll do it...

When's the last time you played Scrabble?

So, because I enjoy games and the joy that they bring when I win them, the fiance and I busted out the old Scrabble board. Let's just say I gave him the business!!!!! (at the game that is...) However, I did pick every single 'i' there was. (Supposedly, there are nine but I swear to you we came across 15.) It was tough, but I came out victorious. Lucky for him, because I'm a pretty sore loser.

It's The Rock!

It's The Rock! from Mattie Elious on Vimeo.

Me and my thoughts on my engagement ring, the hiatus I took last week and the blog doing better than it's ever done.

The Search for The Hero Dress

So, remember in SATC: The Movie they considered Carrie's Vivienne Westwood wedding gown "The Hero Dress"? Well, I'm in search of mine.

As I mentioned earlier I'm getting married and sure the wedding isn't for another 355 days but can you really be too prepared for a wedding? I'm trying to get any and every decision that I can make out of the way as soon as possible to have less of a headache when the big day does arrive.

No matter how perfect the day is, if I don't have a dress that takes everyone's breath away then I might as well get married at the court house.

Yes, that's how I really feel.

Here are a few choices that I've come up with...

PLEASE...I beg for you insight, input and any opinions to help me narrow the choice down!












The search begins...

The Hostess with the Mostest

So, I’m not sure if I mentioned it but I’m selling Mary Kay and I love it! Any excuse to play in make up, learn about skin care and enjoy the company of other fabulous women while making money is fine by me.

Anyways, yesterday I had my Mary Kay debut at my house and there were 6 of us and as you see here I had food enough for forty.

What can I say? I tend to overcompensate.

Above were just the pinwheel wraps…not to mention the shrimp cocktail, chocolate chip cookies and fruit bowl. This just goes to show that when I have a party: you eat good.

Dear World...

...I'm engaged.
(Since last Sunday - I know I'm late.)



Isn't it a beauty? More details in a little bit.

And I need help planning the most fantastic wedding EVER!

Accessories!

[A necklace I purchased from XXI.]



(This post is a few days late.)

So as I was watching 'The Rachel Zoe Project' this week (last week) on Bravo, I discovered that besides a really good dress or shoes...accessories truly add to your fabulosity. That being said I recognized the lack of necklaces and rings (I don't own one) I had and finally did something about today. The new forever 21 at perimeter had its grand opening today and I got in my happy place (I haven't shopped for a month!) and got some (...many accessories). What I like about Forever 21's accessories is that they're inexpensive without looking cheap...(that's the worst.) However, besides the progress that I've made I have got to invest in some key (...real) pieces of jewelry. It's hard because as much as I like stuff I've just never been into jewelry. I'm probably one of the few women who don't like Tiffany's...unless it's diamonds of course.


(And trust me, I'm working on it.)

My apologies...

I'm sorry folks. Between work, my other blog, starting my Mary Kay business, sleeping and eating I've become a horrible blogger within the past week. (Since I haven't post anything...) I will do whatever I humanly can to make sure I at least put up one post a day. Of course, I will try to do more. Like now.


It's 1:27 am.


The life of blogger. Gotta love it.

My Weekend

I apologize people for the lack of the blogging Friday thru Monday. I sorta had a hectic weekend. Between work and writing I couldn't bring myself to blog.

As a random tidbit because I had it on Friday morning...nothing starts your day off like a chicken biscuit from Chik-Fil-A and some good ole OJ.


After working all day Friday, I had an interview with Kameron Corvet, an Atlanta based artist who was playing at Grape in Atlantic Station. He was great and mean on the guitar. My favorite songs are "Spelman Girl" and "Kiss and Make Up" (from his upcoming album Korporate Rockstar.) For more on Kameron check out his myspace...


It was pretty funny while I was interviewing Kameron because we got interrupted like 3 times. Apparently, I don't look important enough to interview someone. Because this picture was definitely during my interview. But I get it. They really wanted their autograph...

Then I worked Saturday...and apparently wasted the rest of the day now that I think about it.
(UPDATE: As it turns out, I did blog this weekend. Oops...I completely lost track.)

Sunday I had the day off and went to the boyfriend's parents' house. Next up, I saw the play 'For Colored Girls Who Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf' at the 14th Street Playhouse. It was PHENOMENAL! Jasmine Guy directed it and it was truly an inspirational piece that revealed the untold story of women of color. I wrote an article on the play being the directorial debut of Ms. Guy for Savoy Professional magazine which will officially make that my first published article.


Tired? Yes, but it was all worth it and this is the face I ended the weekend with.

The Weekend

This weekend was kind of full. I worked Friday thru Sunday and had a full agenda on my plate.

First, Friday was my cousin Jennifer’s birthday so we headed to Copeland’s Cheesecake Bistro with some friends and family. I usually get the big plate of fried shrimp but I switched it up and got the salmon instead.


Absolutely delish! It was good times…aside from Jennifer being my cousin she’s one of my closest friends and I had a ball laughing and reminiscing with her.


On Saturday, I worked all day and then had to go grocery shopping. I was also supposed to clean but I failed miserably at that once I fell asleep on the couch. At work though, a lady by the name of Ms. Turner came in looking for a pair shoes. She had just found out earlier that day that she would be speaking at her church for women’s day and needed some shoes to match her hat. Seriously, this hat turned my life upside down! It was fabulous and made Ms. Turner one of my favorite people ever! Black people…I love us!


Next, I was on my way to the good ole job again on Sunday. Afterwards, I met some friends and co workers at Geisha House in Atlantic Station – where apparently I spent my entire weekend. Unfortunately, our server sucked and after an hour and a half I still hadn’t been served my food.

Dah, well. I still had a good time with the gals and headed home for some spaghetti. Yum!

Fun with ME...

Me at the carnival...

Toys R Us!

So I went to Toy R Us because after having a thorough conversation about it earlier this week, I've realized it's one of the funnest places ever. It's seriously one of those places where you go and instantly feel good about EVERYTHING. However, as I walked through the aisles of board games, I noticed how things have really changed. I noticed a game called "Cootie" and I'm not too excited about that. Is that something I really want my child to be playing? I mean I'm not a parent but really though when do you we draw the line? When children start playing the completely harmless game called "Dildo"? Sure, you laugh but it's all fun and games until some kid tries to stick his finger in some other kid's "cootie"...you see, not so cute anymore is it?

Anyways, I loads of fun discovering how much I miss Play Doh and how interesting oversized crayons can be. Okay so not really interesting but they're great props to take pictures with.

I did good. I didn't buy anything...I brought myself to a point of complete and utter self control...

...but I can't promise that next time :)

I Hate When...

...I gag while I'm brushing my teeth. Actually, I hate gagging period.

Top 20 Quotes from NYC...

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