Guess Who's Coming To California!

It's going to be a fun weekend! My big sister Pam, her husband Kevin and my precious niece Reese are flying to California tomorrow! Uncle Bryan and I are going to pick them up from LAX Friday morning & then we  are going on a road trip to San Francisco, where Kevin's brother & his family lives!  

I love my family, miss them everyday and am looking forward to quality family time! 

John Milstead to perform on ‘Today’

Milstead to perform on ‘Today’:

OMG CONGRATS to my best friend's hubby, John Milstead! Everyone tune in to Kathy Lee and Hoda tomorrow morning at 10am!!!!!!

WHOOOO HOOOO!!!!!

Milstead is in the running for the Today Show's "The Voice"

Donna "DJ" Maddox Lowther..I adore you

Dear my Darling DJ,
You are wonderful "mama"....
You are the most amazing woman I have ever met. You have been the best role model, friend, mother, and amazing lady throughout my 28 years I have known you. You have raised me, taken care of me, been there for me and amazed me since I can remember. My darling DJ, I love you and adore you more than you know. Thank you for believing in me, encouraging me, supporting me, loving me, understanding me and teaching me everything it takes it to make it in this world. You have been nothing but an example of a true, godly proverbs woman and I only pray that I can one day be half the mother you are to me. I love you. I adore you.
"I love you forever, I'll like you for always, as long as I'm living...my mommy you'll be" 
Happy Mother's Day.
Love, Teresa

Family Game Night Casting Call

FAMILY GAME NIGHT SEASON 2: Now Casting California Families! 

Test out your skills on “Family Game Night;” a live-action, original game show in which kids and their parents compete against other families for big cash and prizes! In each hour-long episode, families get to play a variety of classic games including CRANIUM, BOP-IT! and CONNECT4, where families are challenged with strategy, creativity and pure luck. See if your family can take it to the TOP! 

Produced by Hasbro Studios. This one-hour series airs Fridays at 7 PM EST. 

UPCOMING CASTING CALLS:

LOS ANGELES April-May (by appointment only)

ORANGE COUNTY OPEN CASTING CALL
Saturday April 30th 2011  
Time: 12-4pm

Location: BOOMERS! IRVINE

3405 Michelson Drive

Irvine, CA 92612

*Families auditioning for Family Game Night receive a DISCOUNTED PLAY PASS
 go to www.boomersparks.com

SAN DIMAS CASTING CALL

Date:  Saturday, May 21st

Time:  12noon – 4pm

Location:RAGING WATERS

111 Raging Waters Drive

San Dimas, CA  91733

To schedule an appointment to meet with us in LA OR 

to get a VIP PASS for one of our open casting calls, submit the following info: 

 1.Parents Full Names  

2. Full Names and Ages of Children 

3. Cell/Home Number 

4. Email 

5. Family Photo (optional) 

6. Location/City 

Contact: Teresa Mason, Family Game Night Casting

Email: Teresamlowther@gmail.com

REQUIREMENTS:  

1) Must be 18 or older to apply.

2) Both kids (appearing on shows) are between the age of 8-15

3) At least one adult must be a legal guardian of the kids applying.

4) Can provide copies of birth, adoption and/or guardianship paperwork for both kids in relation to both parents

5) Have no affiliations with Hasbro, The Hub, Zoo Productions

Chic Easter Party Ideas

Tomorrow after church we are going to Griffith Park to have a picnic with Bryan's sister Anna, their cousin Jacey, her husband Armen and their baby, Clark Kassabian. Instead of just a regular picnic, I thought, what a perfect opportunity to get creative and use some of these adorable ideas for our "Easter" picnic! 

These are some ideas I found from www.hostessblog.com and other party planning sites! Adorable right? 

HAPPY EASTER TO EVERYONE! 

Work & Play

Hey friends! It's been a while since I stopped by my blog so I thought I would say hello to catch up! I went to Switzerland in March..(see previous blog with a slideshow of the trip!) it was amaaaaazing as always! Since then here's what I've been up to the past couple of months!

Work: I've been blessed to have gotten to work doing casting for a few fun projects in the world of Television! I also feel very blessed that I enjoy what I do...I think that is most important!

I've been working with dLt Casting & Productions  on a new game show for the The Hub Network, called The Game of Life. Once that show ended, I began casting for Season 2 of  Family Game Night , also on the HUB. I went to see the TV studio set the last day of taping and it happened to be the day that Reuben Klamer board game designer & original creator of the Game Of Life, was there as a special guest on the show! He was so sweet and also gave me an autographed 50th anniversary board game. It was such a pleasure to meet him. It really made me feel a sense of accomplishment when he told me that he loved the kids that I was bringing in to be on the show, and to "keep up the good work." Thanks Rueben!

Rueben Klamer, Game of Life Board Game Creator
I also kept busy working with one of my favorite Casting Directors and mentors, Nick Chiodini, creator of People Farm, Inc.  casting a couple of Pilots for The Disney Channel!
I love what I do. I love to work hard, and I love to play hard!  

I just got back from a weekend get-away to Vegas with my B! We had a blast! It's always fun to come to Vegas since it's so close to LA. (It would be like going from Dallas to Houston for the weekend)We like to hang out in the House of Blues Foundation Room, which has the best view in Vegas!

Another one of our favorite things we love is the House of Blues Gospel Brunch, which has a Sunday southern style brunch along with amazing live gospel entertainment! Cheese grits, biscuits & gravy, shrimp, red beans and rice...it's good ole' Southern comfort food to die for!
if you haven't gone, you should check it out any Sunday at any House of Blues Venue!

Bryan also took me to a fabulous show at the Mirage to see The Beatles LOVE Cirque du Soleil show It was amazing! We also went to a sold out show at the House of Blues music hall to see Brandon Flowers. (lead singer of the Killers)

 Oh, and did I mention that I met Cee Lo Green? Very nice man. :)

Royally Mad

My friend Holly Passalaqua is about to be HUGE! Check out ROYALLY MAD on BBC America! 

Can't wait to see your debut, even if you are a crazy, kate & will fanatic who is obsessed with all things royal, hence the name..Royally Mad! YEAH! Congrats to you Holly!

Time for 'The Hour' at BBC America - Entertainment News, TV News, Media - Variety

"Royally Mad," a reality show following five Americans obsessed with the royal family, will air on BBC America in April ahead of the wedding.

Home Sweet Suisse Home

 I adore my family. I love spending time with them, no matter the location, when we are all together in the same place, I cherish every moment! This past week I flew from LA to NYC to meet up with my family (who flew in from Texas) and then we flew 8 more hours en route to Geneva,  Switzerland!

I adore all things Suisse now that I have gotten a chance to go three times now! It is one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen! I hope you enjoy the photos from our family trip last week! We had a blast skiing/hiking in the Suisse mountains, shopping in Geneva, Montreaux & other charming areas, riding the trains, attempting to speak french, dining, etc! Here are few of the memories made last week! 

Family Game Show Casting Call

A NEW FAMILY GAME SHOW for Hub TV is now SEEKING FAMILIES who live in SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA to compete for BIG PRIZES!  Does your family love the thrill of competition? If you are ready to compete in a new game show that brings a classic board game to life,  we want to see YOU!  NOW CASTING FAMILY TEAMS OF 3!

For more information, go to HubWorld.com/GameShow or dLtcasting OPEN CASTING CALL: Ventura, CA This Weekend

Family teams should consist of parents, grandparents or other adult family member / guardian and preferably two children, ages 8-14, although we will consider teams with only one child. No children under the age of 8, please.  ALL FAMILY MEMBERS MUST BE LEGALLY RELATED.

"Idol" Celeb Sighting

It's a rainy day in Los Angeles today...so I decided to go browse one of my fav shops, H&M located on Sunset Blvd in West Hollywood.

They have really trendy, fun clothes at a reasonable price. Even A-list celebs have been wearing H&M duds! So you can shop with the stars  without having to spend like them! 

The H&M clothes have collaborators such as top designers such as Karl Lagerfeld, Stella McCartney, Viktor & Rolf, Roberto Cavalli, Comme des Garçons, Mathew Williamson, Jimmy Choo and Sonia Rykiel. 

Anyway back to my story...it was just me and a couple other customers browsing the store when in comes last year's American Idol winner, Lee DeWyze.

I totally recognized him the second he came in! 

He looked the exact same in person, but he was really short! Like half my size! lol.

I guess I never noticed his height on TV! 

He was trying on hoodies and beanies, then he talked to me about a hoodie I was picking out for B...he was very friendly and seemed like he wanted to be noticed!

I didn't want to be "that girl" so I didn't say anything but when I saw him come in the store, I had to tweet it and post a facebook status update to keep you in the know! 

Most people are SO obvious when they see a celeb! (I'm prob one of them!) 

I always get (secretly) excited, but if you want to meet them or just not be such a dork, the key is to be cool and act like you don't really know "who" they are. 

It confuses them and then they WANT to talk to you since you didn't freak out! 

I admit I have lost my cool a few, especially when I meet someone that my little brother is a huge fan of (in that case I am a total nerd and whip out a camera to take a snapshot for my bro!) 

One of the perks of living in this city of dreams is that you run into all types of A-listers, kind of fun, right?

Reporting live from Hollywood, this is Teresa Mason with the latest scoop, celeb sightings & stars who are just like us! (except famous!)  

Mac Nerd

Macs, Iphones, Ipads oh my!

I love gadgets, technology, cool gizmos, you name it! I'm a Mac dork! 

The minute I start browsing the App store on my iphone or Mac, my to-do list 

goes out the window! I love finding cool apps to download and play with... 

Of course I do not like Angry birds or other dumb games, (except Words 

with Friends of course!) I tend to like the creative apps that are either under

the Business, Productivity, Photography and Graphic Design categories.

(if you didn't know already, now there's a Mac software update that provides 

an "apple store" for your desktop with tons of apps you can download...

just like the iphone apps)

So here is my latest waste my time project, I made a collage using an app

called Photo Poster Maker! What are your favorite Apps?

 

Celebrating One Year

Bryan and I celebrated our one year anniversary this past week with lots of activities! First we went out to celebrate on our actual anniversary day (2/13) to Boa Steakhouse in West Hollywood for a romantic dinner! Then we decided to continue to celebrate our one year by taking a trip to Northern California to hang out in San Fran, Napa and Sonoma. B is so romantic...we were strolling around San Fran and we went to the exact spot where he proposed to me almost 2 years ago! Then he pulled out a tiffany's box and said, "Happy Anniversary!" After spending time in San Fran we drove to Napa and stopped at Domaine Carneros Winery for some wine tasting! Then we headed to the Sonoma coast for a night at The Bodega Bay Resort. It was truly a relaxing weekend celebrating our amazing first year of marriage together! 

One Year Anniversary Dinner at Boa Steakhouse in LA 

Wine Tasting in Napa

Domain Carneros Winery 

strolling around San Fran in the rain! 

Cafe Mason in San Fran! 

it was a little rainy in San Fran but we made the best of it! 

Wine Tasting in Sonoma

Bodego Bay