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so its no secret I am utterly beyond obsessed with the entertainment world...movies, tv, hollywood etc. growing up i put on plays constantly. i was always making tv shows, variety shows or dance shows in my garage with my younger sister. of course i was always in charge...i even made my dad film them....i wanted to be an actress so badly....but you know how that goes.

so of course i love award season! and if you don't know its right around the corner...starting off on sunday with the golden globes! however i am particularly excited for The Oscars this year because one of my favorite actors/writers is hosting...the one & only

Seth McFarland

he is one talented man & is exactly what the Oscars need to spruce up the show....the oscars are pretty big around my house & a few years ago I threw an aaamazing oscar party....we really went all out with decorations --- i wanted my guests to feel like they were the celebs going to an after Oscar party...take a look

Red Carpet leading into my house along with a VIP sign out front of our walkway

Inside house decorations - gold, streamers, stars, sparkle, VIP lounge duh

Oscar awards & reserved seating - obvi - its the oscars duh

And the winner is....

Festive table which was eventually filled with tons of food

Champagne served on a fancy tray with rasberries...only the best for celebs.


& it was hilarious because my sister hid outside in the bushes waiting for my friends to arrive so she could take pictures of them & be paparazzi...it was a great night.

 so yesterday they announced the nominees for this year (via The Wall Street Journal) take a look ----

Nominations for the 85th Academy Awards

Performance by an actor in a leading role
Bradley Cooper in “Silver Linings Playbook”
Daniel Day-Lewis in “Lincoln”
Hugh Jackman in “Les Misérables”
Joaquin Phoenix in “The Master”
Denzel Washington in “Flight”

Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Alan Arkin in “Argo”
Robert De Niro in “Silver Linings Playbook”
Philip Seymour Hoffman in “The Master”
Tommy Lee Jones in “Lincoln”
Christoph Waltz in “Django Unchained”

Performance by an actress in a leading role
Jessica Chastain in “Zero Dark Thirty”
Jennifer Lawrence in “Silver Linings Playbook”
Emmanuelle Riva in “Amour”
Quvenzhané Wallis in “Beasts of the Southern Wild”
Naomi Watts in “The Impossible”

Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Amy Adams in “The Master”
Sally Field in “Lincoln”
Anne Hathaway in “Les Misérables”
Helen Hunt in “The Sessions”
Jacki Weaver in “Silver Linings Playbook”

Best animated feature film of the year
“Brave” Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman
“Frankenweenie” Tim Burton
“ParaNorman” Sam Fell and Chris Butler
“The Pirates! Band of Misfits” Peter Lord
“Wreck-It Ralph” Rich Moore

Achievement in directing
“Amour” Michael Haneke
“Beasts of the Southern Wild” Benh Zeitlin
“Life of Pi” Ang Lee
“Lincoln” Steven Spielberg
“Silver Linings Playbook” David O. Russell

CLICK TO SEE THE REST OF THE NOMINATIONS 

 & the big chatter around hollywood is that Ben Affleck got snubbed for Best Director in Argo...what do you think?

ok ok enough about hollywood & the oscars today I have a cool girl for you all to meet who is currently living in LA the land of the stars....she has a fun lifestyle blog documenting her life & adventures in LA....a hello kitty, Britney Spears lover - this is a girl after my own heart...not to mention  she is one smart cookie....so without further ado meet

Hi there! I'm Nicole, and I'm the girl behind the blog Treasure Tromp. My blog started as a way to document my attempts at finding life's hidden treasures ... and as a way to distract myself from my PhD program in psychology.

 When I'm not studying or working on program evaluations, I like to hike and camp around southern California, obsess over hedgehogs, make a mess in the kitchen and work on my photography. Come stop by my blog to say hello - I'm looking forward to meeting you!



If it was your last day on earth what would you do: 
If it were my last day on earth I would indulge in some of the finer things in life, like a delicious sushi dinner (and lunch?) with a top notch bottle of wine. I would also make sure all my loved ones knew exactly how much they mean to me. And of course I'd make sure to spend the entire day with my manfriend.
Whats the story behind your blog name: 
I came up with the name Treasure Tromp while I was sitting in a hotel in Vancouver during last spring in 2012. After a couple of drinks, my boyfriend and I were throwing around a couple of ideas of the name. I knew immediately that I wanted 'treasure' to be included (I have always had a complete obsession with findings little treasures) but it took a while to come up with the rest. After a while, I realized that while I love treasure hunting, I am not always the most graceful when I do - I sort of tromp around. And then Treasure Tromp was born.
On thing we don't know about you but you should: I've got pretty flexible shoulders and can jump rope with my arms.


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Starting next friday - introducing a brand new link up from ME - Kelly of Messy Dirty Hair and Lindsey of Peace Love Sequins!

So What Is Fearless Fashion Fridays?

Fearless Fashion Fridays is a link up where you share a trend via picture ie pinterest that you want to try but are afraid to or you share a trend you have actually tried! We wanted to make it open to both bloggers who brave the outfit posts as well as those who don’t or haven’t tried them yet!

Fearless Fashion Fridays will start next Friday, January 18th! So get your posts ready!

Will you look fear in the face!?  We hope so! Can’t wait to see what you come up with!