14th Annual YHAwards

Last Thursday I had the pleasure of attending the Young Hollywood Awards in Hollywood. It was SO much fun! First off, the handful of bloggers in attendance got to work the red carpet. Dream come true!

In attendance were the who's who of Hollywood's youth including Ginnifer Goodwin and her Once Upon a Time co-star turned real-life beau Josh Dallas (um Snow White dating Prince Charming? Adorable!), Sophia Bush of One Tree Hill, Ashley Greene of Twilight, Alex Pettyfer of Magic Mike, Janel Parish of Pretty Little Liars, January Jones of Mad Men, Nolan Gould and Rico Rodriguez of Modern Family, Aubrey Plaza of Parks and Rec, Miranda Cosgrove of iCarly, Whitney Cummings of Whitney, James Van Der Beek of Don't Trust the B in Apt. 23, and more!

How crazy is this - my place in the press line was right next to CosmoGirl and Glamour. See my name on the top left? I may have had a mini freak out from excitement. I was feet away from the celebrities as they walked the red carpet.

Ginnifer Goodwin - gorgeous. Her skin is like porcelain perfection. And her makeup was flawless. I took some real creepy up close pictures so I could show you all her beauty.

My highlight of the night was Rico Rodriguez on the red carpet. He's the cutest little thing with the biggest personality. He's very much like his character Manny on Modern Family. Adorable!

After the stars has strutted their stuff on the carpet, we hurried to our tables to watch the awards. Sitting right next to us were Ginnifer Goodwin, Josh Dallas, and Whitney Cummings. Ginnifer and Whitney are best friends and Whitney presented the style icon award to Ginnifer. It was too cute.

Once the awards ended we headed to the after party, complete with cocktails, a candy bar, and mingling. I went to the event with my blogging partner in crime, Kate of Nautical By Nature and we always have a blast together! We also had a great time with Jillian of Glitz Glam Mayhem that we met that night.

Of course I had to get a shot of myself on the red carpet to end the magical night!

The Girl With the Blue Bow

Hello, Join The Gossip girls, and boys! That girl up there, in that picture, is me. Who am I? Bond, James Bond... No? Well, my actual name is Christianna and I blog over at "The Girl With The Blue Bow"! I write about a ton of different things like music, movies, books, random fashion and my adventures as a traveler. I get myself into ridiculous situations on a daily basis, which is why I do a link up on Wednesdays called "What The Hell Wednesday". Feel free to stop on by and say hello, or maybe even link up if you feel so inclined!

So, what is in store for you all in today's post? I took inspiration from Leeann's Man Candy Monday, and am bringing you his little sister: Girl Crush Wednesday! Sure those guys are super hunky and great to look at, but there are those girls out there, who inspire us. The funny ones, the goofy ones, the ones with great fashion sense, the smart ones, basically the ones we look up to for one reason or another. The ones who do it their way and encourage us to be awesome, because they are in fact awesome!

Who'd I pick? I went with a girl who's role on TV always has me gut laughing. I mean all the girls on "Parks and Rec" are great, sometimes strange role models. But, I'm talking about my homegirl, April Ludgate, played by the hilarious Aubrey Plaza!

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Sure, Aubrey's not everyone's cup of tea, and I'm not quite sure why that is? I find her dull sense of humor refreshing. Seriously, some of the things she says as April on that show! Her performance is always a little understated, but no less funny then the rest of the talented cast. Plus she was also in "Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World"... pure awesome! Aubrey's been performing improv and sketch comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater since 2004, and has a load of other improv and sketch comedy under her belt!

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Aubrey's just plain quirky and rocks it! Plus she's got a great sense of style. She's reminds me of a quirky (how many times can I use that word), modern version of Audrey Hepburn. Do you see it? Just look! Plus her beauty is unusual, in the best sense of the word! I respect a girl who rocks her unique looks!

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See, she's even talking about one of her own girl crushes in this quote about the first woman stand up comedian that she ever saw preform live! It's cool to know that inspiration can strike at any moment, leading you on the path of who you become! Don't you love those pockets on that dress? I feel like Aubrey would have something funny to say about them!

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You just know that this girl was destined to become a comedian when you learn that she was named after the song "Aubrey" by the band Bread. Yes, she was named after a soft rock song from the 70's, or possibly 80's? I'm not really down with my knowledge of Bread. I just know that my Aunt loved them...

So take a clue from Aubrey and rock your funny, own your quirkiness and make the world smile!

P.S. remember "WTHW" is happening over at my blog, so stop by for some more giggles over there! BOOM!