Life... And Angela

Hey Guys!
     I have to say before I start talking about Miami Swim Week that Latch and Rude are two of my favorite songs right now. Latch, by Sam Smith, and Rude, by Magic, are just so freaking intoxicating! Latch just captures you and drags you to this place of consciousness. Right from the beginning he's describing these feelings that I'm sure most people feel but can't express it in such a way that's so graphic. I'm talking in the present tense because I'm actually listening to it as we speak. It's that good.  The lines "I'm latching on babe, now I know what I have found" or
Most people wouldn't say any of these words if there wasn't an amazing new pop beat behind it because most people would be to afraid to sound like they're crazy and clingy. That's the truth. That's why I'm latching on to Latch, haha. When I listen to it I feel like I'm swimming in surreal truth.
     When I listen to music I REALLY listen to music. Maybe not in great detail like the pros but as much as I can knowing what I know about writing, stories and music. That is also why I like Rude too! I don't listen Rude for the deep lyrics but more for the funny experience that's being unfolded as the each lyric is told. I won't put the lyrics to it because I can't just give you one part of the story it just wouldn't be right so go and check it out on Spotify. I don't want to spoil anything for anyone but he's asking someone for someone else's hand in marriage. You might enjoy it, I laughed the first time I listened to it completely, unless you've been in that situation in which case you should be like Kevin Hart and laugh at your pain. Thank you I'm here all night, haha. He got rich for it, so it is what you make it.




A trade fair (trade show, trade exhibition or expo) is an exhibition organized so that companies in a specific industry can showcase and demonstrate their latest products, service, study activities of rivals and examine recent market trends and opportunities. In contrast to consumer fairs, only some trade fairs are open to the public, while others can only be attended by company representatives (members of the trade, e.g. professionals) and members of the press, therefore trade shows are classified as either "Public" or "Trade Only".


I worked at what seemed to be a "trade only" show because it was really only for buying from companies that sold swimwear. Every day people wouldn't have been able to go in because none of the products are in stores yet. That is, unfortunately, the reason I could not take pictures of the booths and products that were there. Because child I am not tryin' to get sued.
There were so many brands, here are just a few I can remember.
-Lucky Brand
-Billabong
-Cynthia Rowley
-Pembroke
-Magicsuit
-Miraclesuit (This is the company I dressed for) Their suits were made to suck that extra unwanted fat in. They got me this really cute pack of lip glosses from Stila Cosmetics for working for them. Everyone was incredibly nice.
-Aqua Green (an Eco friendly company) I got a really cute aqua green wooden picture frame from them.
There were so many booths that were set up like the perfect destination or one stop shop for each brand and their products. Aqua Green was set up as if you were walking out of a beach house into a backyard that started in sand and even though you didn't see it you knew it would end in an ocean view. Most of them were really cool fantasy spots.

     As a dresser my job was to simply dress the models. When dealing with traditional fashion shows you have a line-up of what the model is wearing and after it shows once on the runway it's done. You put it back on a hanger and then that goes back into a garment bag and the dresser doesn't have to worry about it again. The buyers presentation was much different. Instead of showing for a large group of people once there were four shows a day each group by appointment. So that just made my job a tad bit more difficult and stressful, it's a toss up between the two.
     I was assigned to dress two model who each had about 8- 10 looks each. Some looks were one piece bathing suits, some two piece tankinis, some looks had cover-ups and others had tying closures.
     What made it somewhat stressful in the moment is that I had to do all of that which was totally fine but I also had to keep the looks in order for both models because they had to do that show every 2 hour until the last show of the day for the entirety of Miami Swim Week. So now on top of dressing my assigned models fast enough so they could go out on stage in time I'm also making sure the last look they wore  is making it's way back onto the hanger in the right order. Talk about stressfuuuulll. It's not as easy as it may sound, especially when the last look ends up on the ground in another models section or thrown behind you rack of clothes. BUT I always had about an hour break in between so it was cool. What I would do though, is right after one showing I would make sure everything was in it's correct order that way when the next show started there was no problems.
     Of course it wouldn't be a fashion show without some wardrobe malfunction happening backstage that the audience would never even realized ever happened. There were situations where my fashion degree came in hand!. I had to clean make-up stains off of garment pieces because c'mon they can't look worn in no matter how many times they've showed already. One of my models swimsuit popped right before she had to walk on stage. As soon as that happened we (me and other dressers) temporarily pinned the strap. Right after that showing I put my hand sewing skills to work! It was like nothing ever happened by the next presentation.


     Since I did end up having some pretty long breaks I did some sketches . I hope you enjoy. :)

Hey Guys!


      How are things? I hope all is well!
      I have been super busy this week filled with a rainbow of chaos. I've had some great things going on because I was a dresser back stage at Miami Swim Week 2014 trade show. It was also my birthday week which was great. Since there is waaaay to much to tell you I will be breaking this flock of post into three. (You'll have to excuse me I was trying to be punny to go with this picture below. Get it pun and funny) Moooving on haha.

 The sections will be as follows:
- My birthday!!
-Working at the show and some sketches I did during a few of my breaks (A little dabble in some doodling)
- And the outfits I wore working back stage.
They won't necessarily be in that order though so keep an eye out for the different post.


The pictures that aren't of me are all from pinterest.com because I'm a crazy pinner! And if you are too or want to start you can follow my boards here at this link!  http://www.pinterest.com/angelluv203/

Hey Guys!

     Have you ever thought someone was leaving you? Do you remember what it felt like?
     It was Sunday morning, I was asleep on my bed, and all I heard was a voice saying "see you later". Immediately my heart started racing, and I tried to do all I could to get her back. I didn't want her to leave without me. My body felt somewhat paralyzed because I was half asleep so I couldn't jump out of bed and run after her. I screamed her name, "Ma, Ma", as the sound of her sandals click, clack, click, clack started to fade away....
     I thought I did all I could to keep her from leaving but I heard the hollow door slam from the front door. She still left....... so I thought.
     Suddenly, my room door bursts open "what are you calling me like a mad woman for?!" A sigh of relief came upon me. Then I started breathing slower thinking, "what was I getting so anxious about? She wouldn't just leave me with no warning. No note by the T.V or dresser.

     That incident made me think about my nieces, 2 and 13 months. Whenever someone they truly trust, like their mom or grandma, steps out of the room they seem to immediately go into a deep depression as if they were leaving them forever. And it's not even like we leave them alone because someone is always with them. Then when their mom or grandma steps back into the room they run to them and give them the tightest hug. As if telling them in their own way to never leave them again since they don't really know how to speak yet.

     At that moment I realized no mater what age you are there is someone that you feel that way about. Someone that you don't want to leave your life. Whether you're 1, 20 or 99.

Leave a comment below and let me know who you couldn't live without and why?

     Other than that anxious moment I had that morning my Sunday turned out to be really great! I went to church, they had a dating seminar, hmmm hmmm haha. I also went to Marshalls again and hung out with the family. I wore a super duper cute and comfy outfit and the details are below.
The Charcoal Grey Sweater- I believe it's from Nordstrom Rack but on the tag it says RD style research and design so if that helps you find it great!
Black shoes- Lucky Brand from DSW (you already know haha)
Blue and White Paisley Print- Marshalls (cheap and sweet)
Glasses and Necklace- Anthropologie Store
Big Ring- Beya
Small Ring- Nordstrom (I have a lot of stuff from Nordstrom who knew)
It doesn't matter the store or price what matters is the style and quality.

Hey Guys!


What is up? I've had a pretty chill day. I've been inside all day but I went out to do some window shopping and it was faaaaaanntastic! Really the only shop my mom and I made it to was DSW, Designer Shoe Warehouse. I mean come on it's shoes, haha.

When we opened the glass door and a rush of cold air slapped us in the face. Immediately we exuded happiness because we knew within the next few seconds we would be drowning in a ocean of luxurious shoes. Row by row, tall, flat, thick, thin, dotted, striped, wedges, pumps, rain boots, sneakers. There were so many its no wonder that's the only store we made it to, haha.
Some of the shoes that I happened to fancy were really quite simple. For me that day it was more the the detail of them that really caught my eye.
After we were in DSW for hours we decided that it was best to go get some Cuban Chop- Chop from Chicken Kitchen and head home to Netflix. I got brown rice, grilled chopped chicken, black beans, chopped lettuce and tomatoes and to top it off half a pita bread. Sooo good and so healthy. I hope.

Hey Guys!




     I just wanted to tell you, you don't have to be so serious all the time. Which is kind of hard to write when I'm listening to Keisha Song(Her Song) by Kendrick Lamar sooooo I'm just gonna change that for now haha.

Aww yeeeahh that what I'm talking about, now listening to T.O.N.Y by Solange.


 The beats in her songs just lift me up and get me in the groove. By the way let me know what you like to listen to for pick me ups in the comments below.

     Sometimes the hardest thing is to breakout of sadness, regret, hurt/ pain. Sometimes no one will be able to get you out of that funk except you and Jesus. My suggestions.....
1. Make Faces



2. Listen to Uplifting Music like
- Karmin- Hello and Acapella
-Fancy by Iggy Azalea
-And of course Pharrell- Happy( wouldn't be a happy post without it)


3. Watch these videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uw-KuE_feRo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWLbPhOgo6E&list=UUKMqrQHftdwuLPkK1nveVfw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7pU-13xyEU&list=UUKMqrQHftdwuLPkK1nveVfw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CofgRI6Zps&list=PL9EA5B69CFEEA5A55
https://www.youtube.com/user/ThatcherJoe a
Any of ThatcherJoes Impression Videos will do. Any of Caspars too but lets not get sidetracked.


     If any your problem are more then skin deep I strongly suggest that you just talk to the Pro Jesus. He's ALWAYS going to be there standing with his arms wide open waiting for you to just fall into them. He wants to give the peace, love, and happiness he has for you but you have to want to take it. Whether you believe in Him or not he LOVES YOU and wants to help you. What parent who is pure love would want their children to hurt? Exactly. He doesn't. Just give Him a chance. Talk to him like a friend and see joy overflow in you.
If by any chance you think the Jesus thing is not for you, cool. I hope the list above works for you too!
Have an amazing day! Remember you never have to feel alone because Jesus is always with you.

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Hi there!

So I'm sitting here drinking orange spice tea from Biglowe and eating salt and pepper cooked codfish. Thinking about this tweet I read earlier by Caspar Lee, not Casper, Caspar. He's that South African guy who sometimes talks to a camera and uploads the videos to Youtube.

The link of the tweet below.
https://twitter.com/Caspar_Lee/status/485511330544496640

It got me thinking. Is it a good thing? Maybe if you just wanted to relax and have been way to busy to. But if you haven't been doing anything worth knowing what day of the week it is, what does that make you? Does that mean you have more time to do what you want or more time not doing what you wish you were doing?

Let me know which one applies to you. It will be great to read your comments.

Have an amazing day! Remember Jesus loves you and is always with you. You don't ever have to feel alone.

     So, late last night at almost one in the morning I had an adventure! Not your typical thriller but it gave me such a rush of excitement. Why was I up when night had fallen and I should have already been in a deep trans with dreams floating in the still air. If I couldn't fall asleep why didn't I result to counting white curly wool sheep in the gray thought bubble above my head? Why didn't I lay there? Why not just lay there staring into the dark nothingness until sleep finally decided to creep its way in? Well, I'm not normal. So I turned on the television and watched the bright red screen as the white Netflix letters just floated in the middle waiting for me to click it. Wanting me to click. 
"Whenever you're ready," it said.

 After making my decision another world opened up to me. So many different movies just swirled around me. Which one do I watch? Which one is actually good? Click, click, click. Nope I can't imagine myself watching that all the way through. Whoa no that's a really old movie it could never compare to the modern graphics of today's technology. That could be cool. Ahhh a big sigh of disappointment. I'll just pick this three-starred, made in 2003 movie.

    
       I always watch movies imagining myself in them. Silly right? Maybe. Would I be that main character that never realizes the same mistake that she makes over and over? Never knowing what to say and when the right time to say it either. I could never be so oblivious in life, says the girl not doing anything worth getting anything out of life.