the
art of style presents a summer fashion show:
Every year, Kendra Leonard puts on this fabulous fashion show for charity benefiting the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Traditionally, it was done in conjunction with Banana Republic and Jack used to be one of the runway models for the show. This year, Kendra has opened up her own boutique called the
art of style 
And the fashion show was nothing less than amazing!
Now instead of being a model, Jack, along with Nate and myself did behind the scenes work for the show. It was a fabulous time for a great cause! Hosted at the Cottages at Briercreek, the fashion show was put on over the pool and featured a 70 foot runway, a fire dancer, wine tasting, catered food, and a live auction by one of those guys that speaks super fast and entertains all. I look forward to it every year, although I'm not gonna lie- next year, I am opting out of operating the spotlights... The benefit raised over 6000 dollars by the time we had left and the silent auction wasn't quite over. Hopefully, Kendra met her goal of raising 7000 dollars for the fight against blood cancers! She truly is an inspiration and I do wish there were more people like her in the world.
If you want to "
find yourself giving back", please visit www.lls.org
If you want to see photographs from the event, please visit www.dajuanjones.com
Now, here's how my day went:
Weight: 150.3
Variance: -9.3
3/4 Cocoa Krispies
1/2 cup milk
granola bar
3 slices pepperoni pizza
3 pieces dark meat chicken
16 oz. Dr Pepper
2 tbsp hummus
5 pita chips
5 grapes
1 12 oz. Sprite
Total: 1856 Calories, 259g CHO, 88g Pro
Obviously, the pizza buffet at Milton's got me. :) But I knew the night would be long and calories would be burned, so I wasn't too terribly worried. I'm closing in on a week of watching what I eat and working toward my goals, so stay tuned!
