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The Calm Before The Storm

in Lifestyle, Travel on 02/15/13

Just joining me?  Here’s a re-cap of my latest fabulous adventure!!  The last few days have been a rollercoaster and I have so much to tell you!! Where to start?  Well back at the beginning of course!!  Last Friday we battled a snow storm that shut down Southwestern Ontario, and left us stranded an extra day in Toronto.  We re-booked flights in a panic, changed car arrangements, cancelled a much coveted and needed spa day, but eventually we made it to LA. 

My SassyHubby and I arrived in California at about midnight on Saturday, grabbed our bags off the luggage carrousel and dragged our weary butts to our hotel.  I quickly unpacked my dress for the GRAMMYs and SassyHubby assessed the damage to his suit.  Suits stuck in a suitcase for two extra days get a wee bit wrinkly.  We finally crashed about 2am.  This of course is when I made the fatal error of doing math; counting the hours until I had to get up and be presentable for the world again.  When I realized the answer was five, I may have cried a little. 

The alarm clock rang and I was up, jumping!  It was GRAMMY day!  After a quick shower and a look in the mirror I sent up a little prayer; please send me some magical hair and make-up artists today, this exhausted Mama needed help.  Melanie and Melissa arrived with a burst of enthusiasm and energy that was contagious, they wasted no time and got right to work. 

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Perhaps my luck of the past few days had finally changed because these girls were fabulous!  They were fun, professional and helped me create a look that would last the entire night!  Melissa even took a moment to give the SassyHubbys hair a little love! 

The ladies packed their magic bags, gave me a hug and ran out the door to save their next client.  I quickly slid into my dress and heels and was ready, as ready as I was ever going to be, to take the Red Carpet by storm!

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Think I make through 12 hours in those shoes?  You will have to wait and see!  Many more Grammy Posts to come!

*A shout out to Melanie Manson Artist in Makeup, and Melissa Vega @stylebyvega  Thanks ladies for all the love!  Dress by LM Mignon JuniperDress

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    Comments

    1. Jacki says

      February 15, 2013 at 9:59 pm

      LOVE the pics! So surreal:) Can’t wait to hear more!!!!

    2. ~she~ says

      February 15, 2013 at 9:28 pm

      How glamorous!

    3. marie says

      February 15, 2013 at 9:03 pm

      Wow, you look smokin hot!!! I let my kids see the first few minutes, Taylor Swift’s performance, she did AMAZING!!! I would love to take the girls to see her in concert.

    4. ChiTown Girl says

      February 15, 2013 at 8:19 pm

      I just hope that when you’re a big star, with her own television show, you’ll remember us little people.

      xoxox

    5. Marie says

      February 15, 2013 at 8:06 pm

      You look AMAZING! But, you always do.

    6. Mom vs. the boys says

      February 15, 2013 at 7:33 pm

      travel can be so stressful! I feel so bad for you that the trip started out like that! I would have needed a team of pros to get me out of bed and looking that good after all of that!

    7. Rossana says

      February 15, 2013 at 7:01 pm

      Well, if you were weary, you certainly couldn’t tell! You looked fabulous, love the hair!

    8. Buttons says

      February 15, 2013 at 7:00 pm

      Wow magic ladies but they had an easy job there.You could pull rollers and slippers off.
      You look good in the heels I do hope you can stay in them:) B

    9. Optimistic Existentialist says

      February 15, 2013 at 5:34 pm

      I look forward to reading the rest of your adventure 🙂

    10. Good Girl Gone Green says

      February 15, 2013 at 5:23 pm

      Love your dress! And the hair and make-up is well…amazing!

    11. Rebecca S. says

      February 15, 2013 at 5:14 pm

      Looking forward to hearing more. I didn’t realize you would be given hair and makeup people. I thought you were going to be blogging – does this mean you were on TV? I missed the GRAMMY’s due to a birthday dinner party.

    12. Tricia says

      February 15, 2013 at 5:06 pm

      Girl, this is crazy exciting!! Wow!! Ok, so jealous of all the hair and make-up people around you. 🙂 What an experience. You look fabulous!!!

    13. Busy Bee Suz says

      February 15, 2013 at 2:21 pm

      Woot woot…..you are rocking sister! I imagine the lack of sleep was worth all the fun with your sweetheart.
      XO

    14. Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell says

      February 15, 2013 at 2:00 pm

      Wowza, girlie! You clean up nicely, although you always look pretty when I see you. What a cool adventure!

    15. Tammy inRdream says

      February 15, 2013 at 12:09 pm

      You looked stunning! Cannot wait for more details of your journey.

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