Old Burlington Train Station- Official OFW After Party

Although my night-life days are are pretty much behind me I couldn't resist stopping by the official OFW after party hosted by the House of Loom @ the old Burlington Train Station. I love old historic buildings and couldn't pass up the chance to go inside and check it out. Sadly the building has fallen into disrepair- and doesn't even have running water any longer. But it was a very cool venue for a unique after party and I was happy to see the original tile floor still intact. After doing some wikipedia research it seems the station was built in 1898 and was "hailed by newspapers around the world for its grand architecture and accommodations." I'm glad it was brought to life again- if only for a night!

Omaha Fashion Week, Day 3: the Rebirth of Leggoons - Omaha.com

Omaha Fashion Week, Day 3: the Rebirth of Leggoons - Omaha.com I was impressed by the very serious re-launch Wednesday night of the original Omaha '80s brand! Check out the Leggoons website: http://leggoons.myshopify.com

Omaha Fashion Week August 2012

http://odc.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=5002&p=3863 Although I didn't show at this fall's Omaha Fashion Week I decided to volunteer to get up-close and involved and I'm sure glad I did! It just keeps getting more exciting every season. I volunteered for the Wednesday, Friday and Saturday shows and got to help out and see some amazing collections, celebrity guests and the re-launch of an Omaha 80's swim line! Omaha World Herald's photo blog above has some nice snaps from Saturday's finale. Even the rain couldn't put a damper on saturday's events. Luckily Ollie the Trolley was on hand to transport attendees and models down the street from Kaneko's VIP pre-party to the tents. The show got off to an amazing start when celebrity guest Traver Rain's (co-founder of the former fashion house Heatherette) line went down the runway! I wish there were photos from this featured in the World Herald blog- it was stunning. The week also saw the appearance of another celebrity gust, Patrick T. Cooper whose full service creative firm specializes in the marketing and branding of fashion, entertainment and lifestyle brands. He was drawn to OFW after hearing about it from Chad Carr (owner of Leggoons brand which saw it's re-launch this past week) on a flight that they happened to be sat next to each other on. All I can say is I'm excited to see what next season brings!

Coral Cactus

I happened upon this Coral Cactus the other day and thought it was the coolest cactus I've ever seen! I love the ocean and find coral and sea life to be so inspiring- so to find this in a cactus I could take home is amazing. And even better is how low maintenance cactus plants are.