Vienna Diary is a short series about my weekend at Life Ball. Now that the big awesome online package for The Huffington Post is complete, thought I’d share with you all the extra tidbits of glamour and glitz that didn’t make it in. {Red carpet entrance to Life Ball’s opening ceremony} I’m baaaaaaack! Going to [...]

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My coverage of Life Ball for The Huffington Post was published this morning. Woohoo! Check out the article and the slideshow by clicking on the photo or here. Dios me, what a whirlwind these last two weeks have been!

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Yikes! Sorry for the lack of updates for a nearly a week now. I’ve been running around Southern California with my rather extensive family who is in town for a last-minute reunion. My grandfather died a month ago in the Philippines and unfortunately many of us were spread across the U.S. and couldn’t make it [...]

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Every year hundreds of volunteers put on Pageant of the Masters in Laguna Beach where museum masterpieces are recreated for the stage with real people filling in for the painted or sculpted subjects. It’s been a tradition in the cozy beach town since a vaudeville actress dressed local residents in costume for the first show [...]

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What a weekend! I baked up a storm Saturday night to make my first cake from scratch. Not to shabby eh? I found Martha Stewart’s recipe for Flag Sheet Cake, and changed it up a little by substituting strawberries for raspberries. The light, fluffy texture of the cake was a hit with my family. I [...]

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Did you miss this? I know it’s like a game of “Where’s Waldo” in a sea of images but my face is on the front of The Huffington Post’s Style Section! Please take some time and vote for me today (and on through Wednesday at noon) to cover the Life Ball in Vienna. For me [...]

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So, BIG NEWS, I’m one of finalists in the running to cover the 18th annual Vienna Life Ball for The Huffington Post’s style section! I still can’t believe it… Now it’s up to YOU!  Please vote (as much as you can through Wednesday, July 7) and tell your friends and the rest of the digital [...]

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With summer officially here, thought I’d share with you some absolute essentials that I bring with me whether I’m heading to the beach, a brief weekend getaway or that big summer vacation. Linen Panama Hat, H&M, $12 It’s light, easy to wear and versatile. What more can you ask of a hat? Picked this one [...]

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