Well, Hello There!

I thought it would be fun to join A Blonde Ambition in this little blog introduction! Especially since this bloggie is just a young, weeee one! So without further a-du!

My name is Corrine, late twenties engaged young lady, and I am from Southern California! Raised in the beautiful city of Huntington Beach and currently reside in a small town south of Long Beach and north of Huntington Beach... Gold star, if you can figure it out!

My hometown! 

My current city... hehehe
(I live like 20 minutes away from the girls from Tone it up (Toned Up on Bravo)

I live with my adorable, sexy, handsome, funny, charming, intelligent.... oh well, you got it... fiance! We have an adorable bully child named Sir Champsky Williams....

Oh your photographer didn't tell you your shoe was falling off? Oh, because mine obviously never told me. That's another blog post! 

I graduated from both Cal State Fullerton and University of Southern California with a bachelors and masters... Phew I am done! 

I currently work in human trafficking for the one of the largest government human trafficking task forces in the nation... government, scary work... yes that is what I do! 

I truly love my family and friends. My fiance and I are always doing crazy fun activities or traveling... Last year we flew on 58 flights, 6 countries and 10 states ... Well, now we are on a "traveling no more" routine until after the wedding. Apparently, weddings are crazy expensive and traveling that much just doesn't fit into our budget! Ha! 

New York this Christmas! 

If you're from OC, then you go to Ducks games... Sidenote: As a figure skater, I performed during the Ducks intermission in front of 40,000 people. No bigs.... errrr Yes bigs! It was very fun! 

In the Caribbean Spring 2013... Amazing vacation... Ridiculous water! 

One of my best friends, Skye, got married and her bachelorette party in Vegas was fabulous! So many girls and lots and lots of fun!!! 

We went to Milwaukee and Chicago for baseball and good food. My fiance is obsessed with baseball. and the Brewers... You would again, think Padres because of SoCal... but not my man... 

Brewers... I don't understand... lol

Chicago at the Sears Tower, I think like 106 stories up or something insane.

Oh, and I am midly in love with  (adore, thinks she's the bees knees) about Taylor Swift. ;) 

And of course, Fall football at my alma mater! Go Trojans! (apologies for the random finger in the photo!)

Oh and I started blogging because I read daily amazing, awesome, funny blogs about girls just like me and I decided to join in and document this exciting year towards marriage and the road ahead! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

lovelovelove! 

Corrine 

Let's Talk Wedding Makeup

Well, I have been researching on what kind of makeup I want for the wedding and so forth. I would consider myself middle of the road when it comes to make up. Sometimes, I want a day of just moisturizer and nothing else and other days bring on the va-va-voom! But I understand this is the "big day" and I want to look my best.  I have been looking into makeup for my bridesmaids as well. I think I will leave it up to them to take care of their makeup. I trust my girls!

Below are a few wedding day make up inspiration... Well, I guess my inspiration style would definitely be Mrs. Carrie Underwood-Fisher... Those lashes!

This is a little more natural look that I like too.... 

I have no clue exactly what I want... haha! Decision, decisions!

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Lets talk wedding... shall we?

213 days according to The Knot... until we get hitched. Wedding Palooza 2014 in full swing.

To say I am a tad bit overwhelmed would be an understatement. Last night was one of those nights that you secretly know is coming, but truly do not want to face the emotions in the pit of your stomach. I had an emotional melt down over all of the stress of planning and executing a wedding... tears, snot, the hiccuped breathing... all of it. (sexy, I know!) but my boo was right there to wipe the tears (and snot) and tell me that we'd be ok and make it through just fine.

I knew going in to this wedding planning that it would be an over the top experience no matter how I tried to make it as mellow and easy going as possible... It was in inevitable... But even though we are 6 months away, I already feel this huge lump in my throat possibly due to my OCD anal retentiveness or seeing the amounts owed on a few of our venders. Don't get me wrong, I love this whole process, I am looking forward to promising my forever to my absolute my favorite hunk in the whole world.... but is it scary growing up? You 'betcha! I also understand eloping and why it would be a viable options for many people... so brides, wives, elders.... please tell me that it will be all worth it!

Without this post sounds too terribly depressing... Here's a glimpse of what the wedding planning looks like for us!

If you would like to check out our wedding website go here!

That's all.

lovelovelove

Weekend Recap!

I will be honest, lately, the weekends have just been flying by... Wasn't it just Christmas and Thanksgiving like a few days ago? Or not...

Here we are...in  the middle of January! Wedding stat check-in states that we have 7 months and 2 weeks till our wedding day! I have a feeling the next few months are going to fly by!

Friday - I ended going to dinner with my parents to a restaurant called Fish Camp (so delicious and one of my favorites!) It was so nice catching up with my parents while my fiance was at work. We missed him though!

Saturday - We ended waking up at a decent hour, went paddleboarding! I wanted to take pictures because it was so beautiful, but I didn't have faith in my skills enough to not drop my phone in the water. It was just beautiful out, mellow waters and sun shining! Great workout as well! Then we headed to run errands and swing by the mall. Picked up a few things and hung out with my mom and her friend in the food court for fro yo (they were shopping as well).

We headed home and I napped for a few hours. We ended up going to a concert for a band called The White Buffalo. They were really rustic folk kinda blues-y sounding... They record a lot of the songs for the tv show Sons of Anarchy.

This is The White Buffalo

Sunday, we ended up walking to get breakfast by our house and I attempted to make a Valentines Day wreath. I think it turned out alright. I liked the ombre ribbon that I used. This was actually the same wreath I used for fall but I just took off the fall colored flowers and replaced them with pink ones and tada! I wanted to go to Hobby Lobby, but had to settle on Michaels, due to Hobby Lobby being closed on Sundays. Boo! 

Then we headed to our friends house to watch the Chargers and Broncos game. It was fun, but by the end of the game, I was pooped and ready to head home. 

Sad day, the chargers lost, but it was still so much fun! 

Now off to tackle this Monday.... 

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New Years Eve 2014!

There is something about New Years that I just love... The excitement of a new year and new beginnings... the bittersweetness of a year passed by...The reflection of the personal growths over time... Realizing that someone (me!) is getting married this year!  Or it may be the sparkly beautiful dresses and an excuse to get silly with your fiance and girlfriends. Yes, probably more the latter... 

To a beautiful new year...

We did not plan on all wearing a cream or white of some sort... but I loved it!

We ended up at Michael's Pizzeria....delicious.

Mikey, Skye's husband, was a doll and brought New Years favors for everyone! 

My favorite man

My favorite drag queen of the night! Ha!

Silly girls.

The best part of New Years... Getting a movie star kiss from the sweetest, sexiest man I know. 

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girrrrrl friends....

I am quite a fan of having lots of lady friends to keep you sane and grounded. Don't get me wrong, my fiance is quite the studly, smart, sweet, handsome, best bestie ever... but sometimes, you just need your girls. Well this video was a over the past year... of my personal accomplishments as well as moments with my best girls.

I love you all. Ladies, keep your girlfriends close, or develop new friendships... it's so important! I wouldn't be the woman I am today without these lovely ladies.

girrrrls 2013 from corrine stthomas on Vimeo.




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After 8 years. I still just love her.

I love this acoustic version of T. Swift.


Happy Birthday Dad as well!

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recap 2013

For documentation purposes: and entertainment! :)

This year what preeeeetttty darn amazing. If living to the fullest was ever demonstrated through a particular year, for me, so far it would definitely be 2013.

Let's get started shall we?

January:

• Presented a training to military police at Camp Pendleton on Human Trafficking
• Attend a wedding in San Diego with Andy

February

• Presented trainings in Sonoma.
• Skye's Bridal Shower
• Lucy/Jaxx Birthday party!

March

• Flew to Puerto Rico - Visited St. Kitts, St. Lucia, Barbados, St. Marten, St. Thomas (amazing carribbean trip!)
• Celebrated St. Patricks day in Puerto Rico at a war memorial site
• Andy's Softball tournament

April (big month!)

• Traveled to St. Louis, Missouri to Washington University for the Clinton Global Initiative. It was here that I met President William H Jefferson Clinton
• Andy completed his Baker to Vegas run and we visited his partner out in Barstow
• Skye's Bachelorette Party in Vegas! So fun!
• Skye and Mikey's Wedding!!!!
• Human Trafficking training in S. Lake Tahoe

May

• Tough month for our relationship (but we came out of it, together)
• Graduated from the University of Southern California with a Master of Social Work degree.
• Memorial Day was spent in Palm Springs with Champsky!

June

• Spent a weekend in the mountains at Lake Gregory!
• Saw Tim Mcgraw in San Bernardino
• Spent the day lounging by the Andy's mom's pool!
• Celebrated my mom's birthday!
• Left for Milwaukee and Chicago to catch baseball and hang out!

July

• 4th of July at Skye's parents house
• Spent time with Cody and Evan in Monterey and Santa Cruz
• July 9th - got engaged!!!!!!!!!!
• More softball tourney's in Palm Springs! Hot as heck but they won the whole thing!
• Kenny Chesney Concert! 
• Moved in with Andy into Seal Beach home :) :) 

August

• Celebrated our one year anniversary 
• Huntington Library - horseback riding through Griffith Park
• Traveled to Seattle, Washington to visit Andy's dad and stepmom, hike in Olympic National Park
• Taylor Swift concert with Michelle!!!!

September

• Birthday!! 80's Roller Party

October

• Traveled to the East Coast for Fall foliage - Maine, New Hamsphire, Massachusettes - cool places like Kennebunkport, Portland, Salem and Boston
• Celebrated Halloween with friends and pumpkin carving parties
• Celebrated Besties birthday!

November

• Thanksgiving!
• slept
• ate - haha!
• Black Friday Shopping

December

• New York!!!!!
• ice skating at Rockefeller Center
• Empire State Building
• shopping in Soho
• Ate at the 1st pizza place in the United States
• Saw a sing - a - long at Walt Disney Concert Hall
• Bought and decorated our christmas tree
• Lost and found engagement ring (!!!!!!)
• got insurance and resized engagement ring
• Celebrated Christmas with mom, dad, brother and extended family and with my future mother in laws
• and finally celebrated New Years Eve with our good friends Skye and Mikey and the gang! 

Whatta year!!!! I cannot wait to see what we accomplish in 2014 - including getting MARRIED and starting a new job!!!! Phew! 

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