Last year I had the opportunity to work with and interview a lot of celebs. I must say it was a great experience. The one that stood out the most to me this year was Jay Leno when I was invited out to the NBC studios holiday party. He was the most genuine guy I’d ever met! We talked over eating at the buffet table and I asked him for a quick picture but after he was done eating and he was just the sweetest guy!
He is VERY handsome in person too! It was a great year to interview a lot of celebrities as well! I really enjoyed chatting with Sanaa Lathan about her movie she was in called, Contagious. We laughed and she even showed me how to work my recorder on my black berry! I had no clue I even had that feature, thanks Sanaa! Sinbad was a riot and I met his whole family, very nice people!
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Ludacris always invites me out to his events and its always nice to run into him as well other locals Monica,Big Boi and Neyo! Monica had me come out to her charity event and we talked about cooking,makeup, and wigs lol. Check out some of the pics and I would like to give all of them a very special thank you for interviews, sound bites, their opinions, re-tweets and more that made my job so much fun!
BEST Of 2011 Andra Hall's(Cami Cake owner) Holiday Gift Exchange!
At the end of every year I like to post some of the “Best Of ” from 2011. It’s fun to go down memory lane and look through my archives of all the events I covered, invited out to or simply just went to hang out. This year I was recognized in my community, awarded several times and more! It has been a crazy year, I must say! I learned to pin on Pinterest, grow my followers on twitter and use tumblr! I have met some fabulous people and some folks that I was not too happy to meet. I have gained some true friends and comment stalkers as well lol. I feel as though I have grown a lot with my ventures. I got a chance to travel to Jamaica! The very first time I had EVER been out of the country! I not only visited Jamaica once but twice in a month, they loved me lol.
Trip to Jamaica
Pinterest Meet & Greet at West Elm
Newest Cast Member (Atl Housewives) Marlo Hampton's Viewing Party
Reginae Carter's Cinderella Ball
Dreamer's Academy Brunch with Mickey
S.T.E.P.S Events 15th Anniversary Party
Girls Night Out Atlanta Marriott Marquis
Soul Train Awards 2011
Top 25 Women of Atlanta
Haute Travels Presents...Sam Fine
Nubia Clothing Soft Launch & Jay Z,Kanye West Concert!
T.I.'s A King Of Oneself” Brunch
135th St. Agency 5th Annual BBQ
Meet & Greet At Louis Vuitton with NFL Girls
FrankSki's Grand Opening
Launch party of the Playboy series on NBC hosted by Rolling Out Mag
Ludaweekend always fun!
Kandi's sex toy launch party, lawd!
Jeffrey Cares Fashion Show featuring Jason Wu
Zip lining across N.Georgia
Bronner Bros Hair show
Denim Deshields slumber party
Cymias signing party with Young Money
Attack The Block Movie Meet & Greet/ Luncheon
sister 2 sister girls night out
Bloggers Night Out Williams-Sonoma
Jacob Lattimore's meet & greet at Metro Pcs
Meet & Greet with the cast of The Help
Glam it Up event hosted by Marlo Hampton
Goodwill Hunting,I love Thrifting event
Vibe Mag Ultimate Blogger Event hosted by winner Kodak Boi
Cynthia Bailey grand opening of The Bailey Agency
Girls Night Out Canvas By U
Girls Night Out, The Terrace Hotel
Segway'n through Atlanta
Devyne Stephen's 40th bday
The body shop makeover day
Purple Ribbon Kidz Launch party
Great Food Truck Race Food Network in Atlanta Hodge Podge from Cleveland my hometown!
Strength of Nature dinner
My 43rd Birthday party on Lake Lanier
Creekland Middle School Career Day
Garden of Eden Fashion Show hosted By Cynthia Bailey
Manolo Blahnik launches at Saks at Phipps
Actress Victoria Rowell Benefit Luncheon
Eagles Island
Hello Stiletto shoe party
Media Dinner for Jumping The Broom with Pooch Hall & Meagan Good
Layfayette 148 fashion show at Saks
Braxton's meet & greet
Female Success Factor
Annual Local Legends Scholarship Luncheon
Fun Day at the State CapitalFun Day at the State Capital
Essence Magazine Launch Party for The Next R&B Star
5th Annual Fine Art & Fashion to Benefit NBAF
House of Guerlain at Disney’s Epcot French Pavilion at Disney
Wild Africa Trek at Disney
Wedding Soiree Book Launch Party
Macy’s,Ebony,and Fashion Fair Cosmetics Honor Eunice W. Johnson
The Root presents…Young,Fabulous & Female in Atlanta
I enjoy my job and meeting new people, it makes me really happy! It makes my job so worth wild! People still ask me today what do you do actually? It’s hard to say but I work in media, I’m a fashion and beauty editor of a few magazines,blogger,red carpet correspondent and I’m all things social media, how about that lol. I have seen me look at hot mess and really nice and in between! My weight has fluctuated between a 12 and 14, I see it in my pics lol.All in all i must say its been a learning experience and I wouldn’t change anything in the world. I hope that my life,family and friends stay safe going into the new year! I love you guys and thanks so much for reading and hanging in there with me from the beginning of my lil blog five years ago! Take care and look at these photos I found! I can’t believe this year is over this weekend, it went by so fast! Enjoy! xoxo
Trumpet Awards 2011
Victoria’s Secret private viewing of the V-Day Collection
On Saturday evening Lisa Wu and I headed over to Stankonia Studios for a fun Halloween Bash with Big Boi and the whole crew! This Halloween party was to benefit the Big Kidz Foundation. This was the first year I didn’t get all dressed up because Lisa and I came directly from the Jay Z and Kanye concert and there was just no time to change in between.
When we got there, we were greeted with friendly smiles and hugs from Jennifer Lester(Director at Big Kidz Foundation) and other staff members. Jen told us what to expect and was a bit disappointed we girls didn’t get all dressed up. We quickly apologized but she understood the situation. I told her I couldn’t miss Big Boi’s Halloween bash because it was my 5th year attending.
There was plenty of fun costumes we laughed at and snapped along the way down the dark hall of the huge studio. It was lined with bar stations, dance floor full of Halloween characters and tents outback with catered food and yummy desserts. I heard blaring music from inside this closed in glass booth. Thats when realized the mummy painted face inside was Big Boi, bouncing his head to the beat with onlookers saying, yeah that sounds hott! He was conducting a mini listening session with some friends. As we entered, he looked up and said, it’s Talking with Tami! I thought you weren’t going to make it, where yo pink? I responded, “I know but see I still made it after all” aren’t you glad to see me!”.
It was a ghoulish affair and I want to thank Jennifer Lester and Big Boi for the personal invite! My favorite costumes of the evening were fashion designer Mycheal Knight’s karate outfit and the old lady with the walker, hilarious! I also liked Big Boi’s wife Sharlita’s Wonder Woman outfit with matching boots, hotness! Enjoy the pics and Happy Halloween!
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