E-List Celebs and few Other Non Connected Thoughts

-Since Joel's birthday sort of dominated this weeks posts, I forgot to tell you a hilarious story that went down last Thursday night in Beverly Hills. My bestie Sara was visiting from Chicago and Joel and I decided to take her to dinner at Villa Blanca. It's such a beautiful restaurant and the food is impressively good - so it really has earned  its way on to the short list of our favorite restaurants (LA version).

Plus, it's a likely place to see celebs, so it's a win-win for people who are visiting out. Instantly Sara spotted Duff from Ace of Cakes (who was wearing a cupcake sweatshirt), but the real shocker was our waiter.
Did you watch Real Housewives of Beverly Hills? If not, go on to the next bullet. If you did - our waiter was Jason. As in Pandora's Jason. As in Lisa Vanderpumps, daughter's, husband.

We weren't sure what to make of it - but he was beyond sweet and attentive, and we decided to not bring up the fact that we knew he was "the" Jason. We didn't want to let up our "cool" factor, and I honestly thought it would have embarrassed him, although we couldn't have been the first.

And he asked us if we wanted to try the "Pandora's Salad" which inwardly made me die.
 *also, after some snooping he got his Master's at Pepperdine and is listed as "manager of Villa Blanca on his Linkedin Page*

-Our engagement photo's are scheduled for Saturday, September 8th. Right now I'm focusing on my outfits and I decided to splurge on my very first DVF wrap dress. I'm still on the hunt for my casual look but I'm for a California beachy theme and have been looking for the perfect crocheted blouse that costs under $200 bucks.

-I leave for Chicago next Tuesday. I'm equal parts excited and anxious. I have jam (x3452452) packed days and all I really want to do is stay at my house in Crystal Lake, walk around the neighborhood and visit with my cousins and friends.

-Joel and I dined at Katsuya in Brentwood on Tuesday night for his birthday and we finally blown away by sushi out here. I started the night with their famous Burning Mandarin martini - and damn is it good. Literally everything we had was amazing. It's a scene-y place, so you pay scene-y prices (like $80/pp), but it's definitely going to be on my favorite rotation of spots.

-Want to be totally grossed out? My sister moved in to her sorority house down at University of Kentucky and had a total sorority girl emergency.

She stepped on a curling iron.

It's actually not quite funny because she did have to go to the ER to get it drained and  wrapped, but she's mainly bummed that she can't wear heels for a little bit. So - she will make it!

 And this week's reminder, and for those of you in the know, a powerful one for me and my family...