Wordless Wednesday-Carmel By the Sea: A Day at the Beach

Carmel By the Sea: A Day at the Beach

By Erin

With spring break this week, it has me really wanting to take a beach day and just get out of town for a few days. Since I am still working with other things and cannot do that as much as I’d love to, this will have to do for now. A beach day is in order soon! Check out Carmel By The Sea for more info on this beautiful beach and city. I hope to return here soon!

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 Toes in the sand…

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Surfers in the distance…

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A very dog friendly place!Carmel-By-The-Sea

Beach Days. 🙂

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Day Dreaming of Hawaii #Travel #TBT

Day Dreaming of Hawaii

By Erin

With the time change the other week,  putting in extra long hours of work, having a fall out with a friend that was dear to me just the other day, but obviously I meant nothing to them, and now having some major car trouble, I have been day dreaming of greener pastures; relaxing on a nice tropical beach to just de-stress, relax, and get away from it all.

Hawaii would be nice! What do you think? These were from a past trip I took to Hawaii, I am very long overdue for a return trip though! 😉

I want to go into more detail a little bit later about a lot of fun places to visit and hang out in Hawaii, but for now, I just need to veg out and clear my head and just enjoy these peaceful and beautiful pictures. Aloha! 🙂 <3

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Enjoying the view from up high at one of the parks in Oahu.

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No matter where you go, you have a gorgeous view of something in Hawaii!

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The flowers and plant life in Hawaii is a garden lovers paradise.

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Our breathtaking view from our hotel room at the Royal Hawaiian. I seriously could live in that place, it’s so nice. Who would want to leave this??? I can still imagine hearing the ocean waves lulling in the background as I fall asleep. So peaceful and relaxing.

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The sunsets in Hawaii…. they speak for themselves.

 

 

 

Palisades Elementary Charter School Opens its Online Auction

Palisades Elementary Charter School Opens its Online Auction

By Erin

I’ve been in hundreds of classrooms. No matter what grade, across the board from Kindergarten through Grade 12, if you ask any kid what they like about school, you are probably not going to hear Reading, Writing or Arithmetic. Most likely, the child will talk about computer lab, art class, music class, or time spent in their school’s garden…the FUN stuff that integrates their core curriculum into real life experiences, and enriches their education and learning ability. Just like most public charter schools in LAUSD, Palisades Elementary is highly resource constrained. Without fundraiser events like the school’s Online Auction, Palisades Elementary students would not have access to any of the FUN, enriching programs that kids love and remember, and help to prepare them for the changing world. This year, the school’s Auction has more than 800 items. It ends tomorrow, on March 16th, so get your bids in now to support a great cause!! 🙂

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At a school garden in California.

Categories for the Palisades Elementary Online Auction range from Worldwide Travel; to Fitness & Fashion; to Children’s Classes, Camps, and Parties. Opportunities include Seven Nights in a Luxurious Private Villa at the Amanpuri in Phuket, Thailand; Two VIP tickets to Taylor Swift’s August concert at the Staples Center; VIP Behind-the-Scenes Experience for Two to the NFL on Fox; and a Limited Edition Lithograph “A Sky Full of Stars” signed by Coldplay are all fair game to the highest bidder. A “Buy It Now” option will be available for many items.

In addition to Auction items, raffle tickets will be available for purchase online at www.paligala.com. This year’s raffle offers three amazing prizes:

*One-of-a-kind 61 carat Tourmaline Necklace by Jaimie Geller ($10,500)

Designed by Jaimie and Michael Geller it truly is a unique, one of a kind.  A gorgeous 61.44 carat tourmaline is surrounded by .78 carats of pave diamonds, with a setting and chain made of brilliant 18 carat white gold. Perfect for any occasion!

*Four Night Stay at the Grand Wailea, Maui ($2,800)

A Waldorf Astoria Hotel, the Grand Wailea is situated on 40 lush acres, captivates the senses, and boasts some of the best pools and water activities in Maui.

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A beautiful sunset in Hawaii. This could be you! 😉

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