You may have seen Boogie Box Fitness on the news or in the paper lately. Its the latest work out to hit Orange County and classes have been popping up everywhere.

Care to burn up to 1100 calories in less than an hour?
“This workout is a high intensity fusion of hip hop & Latin dancing, mixed with kickboxing, plyometric exercises and military drills choreographed in intervals in order to really burn off those calories!”

All I have to say is be ready to sweat. Its not a ladies only class either, so guys head on out!

This Friday is a launch party and free class in the Lake Forest area at 6:30 pm.
Xtreme Dance
26439 Rancho Parkway South #175
Foothill Ranch, CA

I’ll be there, but don’t expect me to be able to hold a conversation once class has started…

I’ll be honest and say I haven’t been exposed to much wildlife ’round these parts. I still get excited when I see rabbits and squirrels. So when we saw deer a couple of weeks ago I couldn’t stop snapping pictures.

We were scoping out Riley Wilderness Park for an engagement photo shoot and I am so happy our photographer pointed this place out. Also known as Wagon Wheel Park it is off of Oso Parkway just before the entrance to Coto de Caza and its awesome. There are short trails to walk on or to ride,wildllife to see and hardly any people the couple times I’ve been.

We must have seen more than 20 deer roaming around. So if it must be 80 degrees in November you might as well make the best of it and head here for a picnic or an early morning walk.

LA Boxing in Lake Forest is offering a free class here!

Classes available are boxing, kickboxing and mixed martial arts and are scheduled throughout the day and evening. There are classes for men, women and children.

Grab a friend and check it out, there will be a bunch of us newbies on Wednesday at 6:30 pm!

Located off the 5 Freeway at El Toro
24320 Swartz Drive
Lake Forest, CA 92630
949-859-4269

For the 6th year OCC will be hosting the Children’s Book Festival. I will totally be going to this festival. It doesn’t matter that I’m 30 years old and don’t have any kids of my own.

There will be authors, illustrators, exhibitors and entertainers. There will also be face painting, a petting zoo and train rides for those not so into books. This will be a book lovers dream… OK a kids book lovers dream.

Sunday, October 4th, 2009
9:30 AM- 4:30 PM

There will be cultural demonstrations, authentic music, hands-on arts and crafts, vendors, performances, story-telling, villages representing the Pacific Islands and of course, good food.

7111 Talbert Avenue,
Huntington Beach, CA.
92648

Did you know that every Tuesday the Fuddrucker’s in Lake Forest (the one on El Toro) has a car show?

I didn’t.  I just happened to be driving by when I saw these gorgeous specimens in the parking lot.

Oh how I love Classic Cars.  They make me daydream, they make me fantasize, they make me coo softly to them. 

I whisper sweet nothings into their grills. 

See more of what made me melt after the jump…

The show starts at 5:00 pm and if you have a baby to bring by come around 4 or 4:30 pm to get situated.

I don’t actually know much about the cars.  I just like them ‘cuz they’re purty to look at.  Oh and the sound of them!  Don’t you love the roar of the engine?!

Tell me you don’t want to sit in this little white wonder.

I can’t even imagine what it takes to keep these in such wonderful condition.

I can’t imagine the trips these trucks have been on, the places these cars have seen.

I want to know about the lives of the owners.  How many people owned and loved this car?

Such power. 

Such class.

Such style.

What is your all-time favorite vehicle?

No matter what your view is on the war(s), my hope is that EVERYONE supports the men and women who fight daily for the safety of our (and others’) country. I personally have several friends who have been/are now overseas, and any little piece of home they can get, they cherish. Well it appears our local Starbucks in Anaheim and Orange (maybe others elsewhere too) are sending them some coffee to remind them of what’s on every corner everywhere in America.

Here’s the deal: You buy 1 pound of coffee to send to the troops, and they will give you a free tall coffee for your trouble! It’s a win-win! So help out the good people trying to do good overseas and do it.

The USS Benholm is docked at the Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station, and tours of the ship will be open to the public.

You can visit on Saturday from 10am to 2pm, and on Sunday from 10am to 1pm.

Entrance is through the Liberty Gate off of Seal Beach Boulevard.

Expect LONG lines and lots of people, so if crowds aren’t your thing, this isn’t the place for you. 

Based on our experience of touring the USS Midway in San Diego (which is great, BTW) it should be really interesting to check out an active-duty ship.

Starting on July 13, you can see some classic movies projected onto the side of the OCPAC, starting with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Don’t worry, it’s the classic version starring Gene Wilder, not the disappointing Johnny Depp one.

Go here to view the official web page and get the lowdown on all the movies that will be shown.

And please don’t hurt me if my French sucks.