Asta la Vista....

It's the official end of summer. The beaches will be bare tomorrow, not as if they weren't today. I spent my final summer weekend at my friends beach house in San Clemente, unfortunately so did the clouds and rain drops. Did they not get the memo that we were entitled to one last weekend?

We had a mellow and relaxing weekend sans sun and sand. This morning I awoke early to watch the sunrise on the beach and feel the spray of the waves. I realized this was my 6th weekend in a row of being away from home. Apparently I have a problem with where I live... no surprise to me! After packing up from the beach house, I took my girl and we headed up PCH for a drive. We stopped for a quick bite to eat, and later on met some friends to chat. It was obvious I was delaying our drive to return home. I can't wait to get out of this town, luckily I am nearly a third of the way through my real estate school. Thanks to the help of my dear friend Jeff!

This week should be a short and quick one for me. Tomorrow we begin filming at our second location. This one happens to be an actual residence that only needs some de-cluttering and major space planning. Not too much of our budget will be going into this shoot. I plan to get up early, get my girl to school, head off to work for a brief bit and then head to the location and get to work. Luckily this is only a one day shoot as opposed to the last one that lasted 3 days.

Thursday I am headed to Toronto for a trade show for Blingstar. I am excited to visit Canada, even if it is only Toronto for a few days. It is always nice to get away and just sell. It happens to be something I am very good at.

Friday and Saturday I was busy with "art direction". Friday was our first day of filming and for the most part all went well. Saturday I had to redress the set and focus on the continuity of the props. I am beginning to recognize this stuff in the shows I watch now. After filming I headed to the race track with my dear friend. It has been years since I have been to the track. This is something I completely relate to my ex. His family has been into horse racing forever. In fact at one point, he and I owned our very own race horse. I managed to get into a few areas of the track as an "owner". I forgot how much I missed this sport, the atmosphere and the people.

I am beginning to notice how much I am longing for two particular individuals. I wonder how much time must pass before they aren't in my thoughts. Mr. P and Mr. D have set the bar high for the next guy. Mr. D actually took Mr. P out of the equation for awhile... but with Mr. D moving into the "friend" category and our infrequent chats... Mr. P is in my thoughts again. For now I will continue to focus on my work... luckily I have plenty to keep me preoccupied. And when the time is right... the next one will present himself to me.

Casting Call

Rise and shine.... Today is an early day for me. We have our first scenes being shoot today. Lucky for me this is the easiest set. It is an exterior warehouse scene which requires minimum dressing. This scene however, is where I make a cameo appearance as a caterer. So I am off early to set the props, next head over to hair and makeup, and then make my acting debut!

I am loving this new area of design. It is no comparison to anything I have done before. With regular design and event planning, generally I am working with new items. With this particular project I don't believe we have purchased anything new. We have shopped craigslist and every thrift store in our area. In fact, yesterday as we were heading home from delivering a load of furniture to one of the locations we grabbed a sofa off the side of the road! The sets being designed consist of a governors office, a warehouse reception office, the interior and exterior of a warehouse, and two "crash" pads. Also their is an actual residence being filmed one night and a press conference scene. All in all very random, messy and for the most part cluttered rooms that can't look new!

Hopefully I will have tons more to share tonight after filming. For now its off to the set.... and "ACTION"

PCH... aka Pacific Coast Highway

Two weeks ago my dear friend Jeff asked me to write my goals down. His assignment for me, was to figure out my 1 year, 3 year, 5 year and 10 year plan. He even gave me the "single option and with a companion option"! He says I am focusing and living on to short of goals... basically he didn't like my 6 month forecasting! I was to determine how much money I wanted to make in those time frames, where I wanted to live and what I anticipated to be doing. So yesterday... since I am at the beach, I took a drive before I hit the sand!

I know I don't want to live in suburbia inland. I have known this for quite some time now, but have been reluctant to get the hell out of there for many reasons. I no longer fit the mold for the area, and honestly don't need to be there anymore. I need a different vibe! So yesterday I started in Newport Beach and drove PCH south to San Clemente. I so miss the coast, the small shops, the busy streets, and people walking everywhere! Ideally I would love to be in Corona del Mar... realistically I'll end up in Costa Mesa... which for me is perfect, as long as it's east side. I stopped at a juice bar... got a healthy blend, went to the french bakery... grabbed a few baguettes... opened my sunroof... cranked my music up... and headed south. Since then I've been searching online for houses!

Seriously gotta get moving :)

Off to the beach....

Lucky me... as my last free weekend rolls around before my complete craziness starts, my dearest friends have offered me their beach house for my enjoyment. They sensed my disappointment in the weeks activities with Mr. D and knew I just needed to get away. So in a few moments I will be heading coastal. The car will be packed with cheese, baguettes and wine... what else does a girl need to mend her wounds and clear her head. I plan to read a little and lay a lot.. on the beach of course!

A bit of solitude should do me some good... :)

The time has come...

So my blog has become increasingly boring... or rather non existent, and for that I do apologize. Life has been a bit hectic these last few weeks of summer and now that school has started, it has taken me some time to get back in the swing of things. All in all life is moving along.

My situation with Mr. D was chugging along perfectly, that is until today... today it came to a screeching halt. Why is it I finally am interested in someone, and whatever the cosmic forces that be, just wont let it happen. It became more and more difficult to see one another with our lives schedules. The timing was off and we both sensed it. Sad thing is, it seemed as if we both wanted it to work out so much... everything seemed perfect, but neither of us was 100% in. He is very dedicated to his current work and projects, and rightfully so. I on the other hand was still putting the pieces of my heart back together and wanting so much for this to be the one. It didn't help that he is so darn attractive... and great at music and cooking! Instead a great friendship has been created and wonderful memories made. For now I am going to take some time from looking for Mr. Right... eventually (fingers crossed) he finds me.

I've got a great opportunity ahead of me with my latest venture... I have been hired on as an art director...aka set designer for a TV pilot. I am so thrilled to be working with this group of actors and directors. This is a completely new concept of design for me and one with which I have jumped right in. I will be EXTREMELY busy these next few weeks with our cram packed film schedule... and honestly I can't wait. Finally something to keep me too busy to realize I am still single! For now I have 5 sets to design, 4 of which are completely blank canvases, one of which is a residence that just needs minor space planning and accessorizing. I hope to post pictures in the next few weeks of the completed rooms and maybe some scenes of the filming.

For now the goal is to keep busy... Focus on the current projects at hand, which include the television pilot, the real estate school, and Kayden! Not to mention my day job at Blingstar... which by the way is shipping me off to Canada in the next two weeks. Keep busy who am I kidding... I am going to be gasping for air... bring it!

Going Back to Cali'

I'm home, and boy does it feel good! I had a great time in Texas, but nothing beats home. My family there is so wonderful to me and I treasured all of the time we got to spend together. The trade show was successful and the growth of my company continues... All in all it was ten days well spent.

Texas

I guess since there is no longer a countdown, I'm not real sure what I should be titling my posts. For now I am just going to go with the topic at hand...

Currently I am on my annual vacation/work trip to Texas. I have done this for the past few years, with last year being my most memorable. You see, it was this trip last year where Mr. P, asked me to experience the year and for me to explore my options. It was supposed to work out that once the year was over... he intended to sell his business and move to California where we could be together and start a relationship... Or so I thought back then. Silly Amber! Here I sit a year later... and NO Mr. P. In fact I have not, and will not be seeing him during this trip at all. The last time we saw one another was in November, and I think it has been at least 6 months if not more since we spoke on a phone. I did send him a text stating I was in town and we opted to not see one another. We briefly said our goodbyes via text, and I then promptly deleted his contact information from my phone. Crazy how it ended... at one point I truly thought I had a fairy tale in the making, or at least a killer Meg Ryan movie! Strange how life ends up taking its course and changing things.

I am not going to say it's been easy... because it has not! I am only two exits away from what was his office. I pass the Starbucks we used to meet at daily... and I have already visited the darn shopping complex where we would lunch twice! To be honest, the only time Mr. P has not been on my mind were the few days I spent in Austin. Which by the way were wonderful!

I needed the closure and have gotten it... maybe not in the manner with which I would have wanted, but none the less it's done. He no longer even lives here... since I've been here he has packed up and moved to Seattle...

Wonder if someone else is "sleepless in Seattle"... darn Meg Ryan movies!