B(-elated) Bahareh-day post

Jelsen planned a special little excursion for me on my bday, so I put a cupcake on my head and together with Rodney and Lisa we followed Jelsen's tracks all the way to Long Island.

Final destination proved to be the Belmont horse tracks, where we spent an entire day

eating

draaaanking

betting.

Birthday girl then went ahead and won 8 out of 10 races. That's just how I roll....

(If only I had bet more than 2 bucks at a time.)

Here's to a new year, my buddies across the world (wide web). Start stretching for my 30th extravaganza next year.

-bahareh

Moods of MTV

Friday night Lisa and I were invited to an exclusive MTV party followed by front row seats at the closing show of Fashion week. The night started with me stating that I wasn't gonna drink much, to which replied "Good luck hanging out with these guys then" and literally ended with me sliding down the hood of a strangers car very very ungracefully with my head first. Anders from MTV was the best host/drinking buddy ever and created a really entertaining night for us together with his beautiful baby's mama, Destina. There were bottles of champagne waiting for us wherever we went...and I think I managed to drink out of every single bottle popped. Bad idea it turned out right about the time I landed face down in the snow filled streets of Oslo, but I like to believe I learned a lesson. Not sure what it is yet, cuz I'm still a little drunk and can't think straight yet so I'll have to get back to you on that. But hey, look! I won an MTV award and it's true what they say, it's really heavy!

The fashion show was by Moods of Norway and probably the best organized event I've ever been to! Their theme this year was "travel" and they covered ALL areas of it. It was just perfectly tied in to everything from the sled dogs that greeted us, to the airport body scanners we walked through, to the food served to the perfect little goodie bags we got at the end (I love pajamas!). Just amazing and highly entertaining. Their business idea is followed through in all aspects of their events and designs. Check out the label in their suits (made by really really pretty blond girls) and their logo (a tractor) and their site for more goodies. Great end to Oslo Fashion Week.

(ok, this is not even halfway through the night and already I am molesting bears)

-bahareh

Our family is growing

Meet Jebidiah, our new pet. She was Jelsens xmas gift from me and will be living with a family in Sudan where she'll help feed and cloth them for the years to come. The family she'll move in with have written under a contract that they will give her first born kid as a gift to their neighbor - and in that way spread the wealth in their community. The neighbors that receive the first kid of Jebidiah will have to do the same for their neighbors and so on and so forth. Before you know it, Jelsen will "own" an entire herd of goats. And I'll be starting my very own Chévre factory. 

-bahareh

Last Week's Interestings // 22

- jelsen

Elise in Thailand

My big sister Elise has been in Thailand for just about 3 weeks now teaching english (the american variety) to school kids.

She's set to be there for 6 weeks and has been loving her host family. Here are some pics she sent:

miss you sis,
- jelsen

Allison + Jelsen // April 17, 2008

Allison's not only entertaining but also a cat person. She's actually more than just a cat person - she's a cat survivor. Her poor paw lost its life and Allison's making sure her legacy lives on.

Godspeed

- jelsen