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Out Like a Light.

05/10/2010 in Camp Twin Lakes, PSAs, Random Musings, Tricks of the Trade, What we're Listening To by Lindsay | No comments

May is always a busy month for me – workwise + socially.  (August is even worse, but more on that later…) 

When I get home some evenings, it’s after 11:00 p.m. and I’m torn between going straight to bed in hopes of stealing some beauty zzzzzzzzz’s before my groundhog-day-of-a-month starts again at 7:00 a.m. sharp and staying up to do laundry, return calls + clear off some of my TiVo…  I can’t even BEGIN to tell you how far behind I am on the Vampire Diaries! 

If I’m feeling too wired to go to bed, I grab a cup of my beloved SleepyTime tea that I brag-logged about a few weeks ago + turn on this amazing device at full blast:

Behold the HoMedics Sound SPA Relaxation Sound Machine from Target.  This baby costs you only a mere $24.99, but really pays off in the sleep department.  Its settings are: Ocean (I listen to it every night), Summer Night, Rain (sounds like white noise), Rain Forest (the birds kind of freak me out) and Heartbeat (don’t. do. ittttt.).  I swear by the Ocean setting – and even Slick has jumped on the sound machine bandwagon.  He’s WAY worse than me in the winding down department after a long day of work/ play…

We are happily training ourselves to go to bed ala Pavlov’s Dog’s Classic Conditioning, and it’s working.   (Don’t worry…we don’t drool when a bell rings, only training ourselves to sleep better…) Benadryl may work for some, but this sound machine doesn’t leave you with a hangover in the mornings.  I love it and it’s certainly helping me to sleep better.  Check it out!

P.S. Here are my two favorite pictures from Camp Twin Lakes’ Camp Dance this weekend @ the Atlanta Zoo!  (Couldn’t resist…)

What a killer party!  Can’t wait until next year to do it all over again!

xx, L

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CAMP DANCE is SATURDAY! (do you have your ticket?)

05/03/2010 in Camp Twin Lakes, Events! by Lauren | 1 comment

Yes.  I am re-posting.  It’s just that important to us.

Lindsay, Christine, and I* officially invite ALL of you to CAMP DANCE 2010!

Invitations designed by our very own Mark Wolfe of Wolfepack Creative!

What is Camp Dance, you may ask? Um, it’s only my favorite event of the WHOLE YEAR!

Camp Dance Preparty 2009

Camp Dance Preparty 2007

Camp Dance Preparty 2007

Camp Dance 2008

Camp Dance 2006

Camp Dance 2007 (nothing ever changes)

Camp Dance 2009

Besides being just an amazing event, Camp Dance benefits Camp Twin Lakes, a fabulous camp for children facing serious illnesses and other physical, emotional and life challenges will be held on May 8th, 2010. For more information on Camp Twin Lakes click here.

Christine, Stacey and I hard at work at the CTL Service Day a few weeks ago:
Here’s the Q+DD on Camp Dance:

Remember when Color War was your favorite activity?
When Bug Repellent was the preferred scent?
And when hand-written letters were the only form of outside communication?

Well pull out your favorite camp photos,
Re-read those cherished camp letters
and put on your favorite camp attire

‘Cause It’s Back!
Camp Dance 2010
presented by Camp Twin Lakes’ Junior Board
Saturday, May 8th
6:30pm-11:00pm at Zoo Atlanta

A Night Amongst the Animals

6:30pm-8:00pm
Sip, Watch, Gasp
Enjoy some complimentary spiked bug juice while you observe the pandas, orangutans, gorillas, and other animals during feeding time
(Animal viewing only during this time)

8:00pm-11:00pm
Eat, Drink, Party
Enjoy complimentary camp-style finger foods, beer, and wine
while you dance the night away to hot jams from Band X.

Cocktail Bar
Each admission ticket includes 2 free drink tickets to the cocktail bar.
Additional drink tickets may be purchased by cash at the event.
Beer and wine are complimentary all night.

Tickets $65 in advance – $75 at the door

Attire is Camp Casual
Guests Must Be 21 or older to attend.

THE EVENT SOLD OUT LAST YEAR and I had NO strings to pull, so get your tickets TODAY by clicking here and click here to see the event on Facebook.

I JUST CAN’T WAIT!

xx, L (+L + C!)
*actually, you are invited by the three of us, plus the entire Junior Board of Camp Twin Lakes and all the fabulous people on the host committee, which I am lucky enough to chair. For a complete list of hosts, click here.

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Camp Dance 2010: GET YOUR TICKETS!

04/23/2010 in Camp Twin Lakes, Events!, PSAs, Parties by Lauren | No comments

Camp Dance is the BEST party of the year!  Ticket prices increase April 30th so get yours TODAY!

Click here to buy tickets now

Click here to join the Facebook invitation

Click here for more information on Camp Twin Lakes

See you at the ZOO on May 8, 2010!

xx, L

PS for more information, please refer to my previous post here.

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CAMP DANCE 2010: 05.08.10

04/02/2010 in Camp Twin Lakes, Events! by Lauren | 1 comment

Lindsay, Christine, and I* officially invite ALL of you to CAMP DANCE 2010!

Invitations designed by our very own Mark Wolfe of Wolfepack Creative!

What is Camp Dance, you may ask? Um, it’s only my favorite event of the WHOLE YEAR!

 

Camp Dance Preparty 2009

 

Camp Dance Preparty 2007

Camp Dance Preparty 2007

Camp Dance 2008

 

Camp Dance 2006

Camp Dance 2007 (nothing ever changes)

Camp Dance 2009

Besides being just an amazing event, Camp Dance benefits Camp Twin Lakes, a fabulous camp for children facing serious illnesses and other physical, emotional and life challenges will be held on May 8th, 2010. For more information on Camp Twin Lakes click here.

Christine, Stacey and I hard at work at the CTL Service Day a few weeks ago:
Here’s the Q+DD on Camp Dance:

Remember when Color War was your favorite activity?
When Bug Repellent was the preferred scent?
And when hand-written letters were the only form of outside communication?

Well pull out your favorite camp photos,
Re-read those cherished camp letters
and put on your favorite camp attire

‘Cause It’s Back!
Camp Dance 2010
presented by Camp Twin Lakes’ Junior Board
Saturday, May 8th
6:30pm-11:00pm at Zoo Atlanta

A Night Amongst the Animals

6:30pm-8:00pm
Sip, Watch, Gasp
Enjoy some complimentary spiked bug juice while you observe the pandas, orangutans, gorillas, and other animals during feeding time
(Animal viewing only during this time)

8:00pm-11:00pm
Eat, Drink, Party
Enjoy complimentary camp-style finger foods, beer, and wine
while you dance the night away to hot jams from Band X.

Cocktail Bar
Each admission ticket includes 2 free drink tickets to the cocktail bar.
Additional drink tickets may be purchased by cash at the event.
Beer and wine are complimentary all night.

Tickets:
$55 through April 4
$65 through April 30
$75 through May 8th

Attire is Camp Casual
Guests Must Be 21 or older to attend.

THE EVENT SOLD OUT LAST YEAR and I had NO strings to pull, PLUS ticket prices increase on Sunday, so get your tickets TODAY by clicking here and click here to see the event on Facebook.

I JUST CAN’T WAIT!

xx, L  (+L + C!)
*actually, you are invited by the three of us, plus the entire Junior Board of Camp Twin Lakes and all the fabulous people on the host committee, which I am lucky enough to chair. For a complete list of hosts, click here.

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Best of Atlanta: Our Night in Pictures

02/25/2010 in Camp Twin Lakes, Events!, What we're Watching, Where we're Eating by Lauren | 3 comments

Monday night was Atlanta Magazine’s BEST OF ATLANTA party and you better believe Christine, Lindsay and I were in attendance. The Q+DD on BoA is this: zillions of superawesome Atlanta restaurants serving miniature plates of signature dishes + wine, beer, and liquor companies with samples to share + silent auction + live music…and all the proceeds go to Camp Twin Lakes. If you’ve never been, I highly recommend.

Here is our night…in pictures!

First things first. We made a beeline for Holeman and Finch…duh. They were dishing up miniature versions of their FAMOUS burg! Of course, they weren’t quite as good as the full-sized version…but they were pretty darn close. After a cocktail at the Ciroc vodka stand we dashed over to the Infinity VIP lounge to fulfill our volunteer duties greeting VIP guests:

Brian: "we're here to welcome you to VIP. As less important people, we welcome you!"

We schmoozed and sipped wine and and were entertained by local magician, Joe Turner. (Who, incidentally, was not employed by Camp Twin Lakes, Room and Board, OR Infinity. Just a really nice magic dude!) After we were sprung, we proceeded to consume…121957249581 calories in both food and alcohol and made lots of new and interesting friends!

Witness:

"all night long! all night long!"

(we love bacon, too.)

Our favorites included tacos from Nuevo Laredo, cookies and crème cupcakes and peanut butter truffles from Highland Bakery, sushi from Nori Nori, bacon and maple popcorn from the Porter, experimental pizzas from Mellow Mushroom, and we all went back for seconds at Sublime Donuts. To. Die. For.
Buckhead Life, though? Fail. The emperor has no food!

Kyma Fail.

Fish Market Fail.

Buckhead Diner Fail.

The biggest laugh I had all night was we walked by the GA Aquarium booth and Lindsay said she hoped they weren’t serving fish…

Sushi?

We had a BLAST, everyone did! Can’t wait for next year!

xx, L

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