I spent this last weekend with Alyssa in Santa Monica. It was such a fun weekend. Alyssa and I have known each other since first grade, so forever. I can’t say enough good things about her.

I don’t really feel like writing a travelogue so I’ll just post some of the highlights. In spite of my best intentions I did not take any pictures.

Eating sushi with Alyssa, Jesse and Sarah.

Walking/shopping on Robertson Blvd with Alyssa and Sarah.

Before we started down Robertson we stopped at the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf and I asked for a Lavender Mint Tea Latte (even though I knew they didn’t carry it any more) and the cute kid at the counter said he’d make it. A little Santa Monica miracle. It totally made my day.

Getting to see Pink perform for Howard Zinn’s documentary The People Speak. She performed Dear Mr. President and it was amazing. I’d never heard the song before (maybe I live under a rock???) but I was moved by her performance.

Lunch at Tito’s Tacos.

Attending a reception at Gallery 33 East with Sarah and Alyssa.

Alyssa’s cat Stussy, who did not make me sneeze once. I’m guessing she has magical powers. Another Santa Monica miracle.

Going to Swingers and eating some falafel. Yum. And the poor waiter who ran around trying to find me a matchbook.

Spending Sunday morning with Alyssa, getting some cute accessories at Skyla and stopping for gelato.

I may just need to move to Santa Monica.

Thanks Alyssa, Jesse and Sarah for such a fun weekend! ♥

Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born. – Anaïs Nin

I spent this last weekend with Alyssa in Santa Monica. It was such a fun weekend. Alyssa and I have known each other since first grade, so forever. I can’t say enough good things about her.

I don’t really feel like writing a travelogue so I’ll just post some of the highlights. In spite of my best intentions I did not take any pictures.

Eating sushi with Alyssa, Jesse and Sarah.

Walking/shopping on Robertson Blvd with Alyssa and Sarah.

Before we started down Robertson we stopped at the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf and I asked for a Lavender Mint Tea Latte (even though I knew they didn’t carry it any more) and the cute kid at the counter said he’d make it. A little Santa Monica miracle. It totally made my day.

Getting to see Pink perform for Howard Zinn’s documentary The People Speak. She performed Dear Mr. President and it was amazing. I’d never heard the song before (maybe I live under a rock???) but I was moved by her performance.

Lunch at Tito’s Tacos.

Attending a reception at Gallery 33 East with Sarah and Alyssa.

Alyssa’s cat Stussy, who did not make me sneeze once. I’m guessing she has magical powers. Another Santa Monica miracle.

Going to Swingers and eating some falafel. Yum. And the poor waiter who ran around trying to find me a matchbook.

Spending Sunday morning with Alyssa, getting some cute accessories at Skyla and stopping for gelato.

I may just need to move to Santa Monica.

Thanks Alyssa, Jesse and Sarah for such a fun weekend! ♥

Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born. – Anaïs Nin

I spent this last weekend with Alyssa in Santa Monica. It was such a fun weekend. Alyssa and I have known each other since first grade, so forever. I can’t say enough good things about her.

I don’t really feel like writing a travelogue so I’ll just post some of the highlights. In spite of my best intentions I did not take any pictures.

Eating sushi with Alyssa, Jesse and Sarah.

Walking/shopping on Robertson Blvd with Alyssa and Sarah.

Before we started down Robertson we stopped at the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf and I asked for a Lavender Mint Tea Latte (even though I knew they didn’t carry it any more) and the cute kid at the counter said he’d make it. A little Santa Monica miracle. It totally made my day.

Getting to see Pink perform for Howard Zinn’s documentary The People Speak. She performed Dear Mr. President and it was amazing. I’d never heard the song before (maybe I live under a rock???) but I was moved by her performance.

Lunch at Tito’s Tacos.

Attending a reception at Gallery 33 East with Sarah and Alyssa.

Alyssa’s cat Stussy, who did not make me sneeze once. I’m guessing she has magical powers. Another Santa Monica miracle.

Going to Swingers and eating some falafel. Yum. And the poor waiter who ran around trying to find me a matchbook.

Spending Sunday morning with Alyssa, getting some cute accessories at Skyla and stopping for gelato.

I may just need to move to Santa Monica.

Thanks Alyssa, Jesse and Sarah for such a fun weekend! ♥

Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born. – Anaïs Nin

As I’m sitting here there is a little black and white ball of fluff lying on her side across my foot totally zonked out. The little ball of fur is named Harlow and she’s pretty much the cutest thing ever. I’m not surprised she’s so tired… she spent the last hour barking at herself in my full length mirror, climbing up the spare mattress I had propped against the wall and then sliding back down, and rolling around on the floor trying to chew on her tail. She leads a hard life. I keep looking down at her but I can’t help it… She breathes so cute.

She’s such a fun puppy and so sweet. I love her already! She was so chill in the car all the way home from LA and has been so good since. Her favorite things are:

– My grandmother’s feet. She can’t get enough of them, especially when she’s wearing the fluffy socks she sleeps in.
– Ice. I dropped an ice cube on the floor the other day and she played with it, licked it, pounced on it and barked at it till it was gone. (is ice bad for puppies? I hope not!)
– Having her cute little belly rubbed.
– Chewing on my hand. At least her teeth aren’t very big yet.

She’s now lying against my let flat on her back with her cute little paws up in the air. Yep, I’m totally in love with her.

As I’m sitting here there is a little black and white ball of fluff lying on her side across my foot totally zonked out. The little ball of fur is named Harlow and she’s pretty much the cutest thing ever. I’m not surprised she’s so tired… she spent the last hour barking at herself in my full length mirror, climbing up the spare mattress I had propped against the wall and then sliding back down, and rolling around on the floor trying to chew on her tail. She leads a hard life. I keep looking down at her but I can’t help it… She breathes so cute.

She’s such a fun puppy and so sweet. I love her already! She was so chill in the car all the way home from LA and has been so good since. Her favorite things are:

– My grandmother’s feet. She can’t get enough of them, especially when she’s wearing the fluffy socks she sleeps in.
– Ice. I dropped an ice cube on the floor the other day and she played with it, licked it, pounced on it and barked at it till it was gone. (is ice bad for puppies? I hope not!)
– Having her cute little belly rubbed.
– Chewing on my hand. At least her teeth aren’t very big yet.

She’s now lying against my let flat on her back with her cute little paws up in the air. Yep, I’m totally in love with her.

I’ve decided that my blogging strength lies in making lists. Lots and lots of lists. So here are some things that made me happy (and not so happy) over the last week.

+ Having lunch with Kate.
+ Lots and lots of sunshine.
– Kim stealing a box of pens out of my desk.
+ Kim’s admission that she did, indeed, steal a whole box of pens out of my desk.(This included several minutes of denial, followed by a very loud and almost hysterical admission of guilt. Ha! This included her getting getting louder and louder, while laughing and throwing in a lot of “holla”‘s. Such is the joy of Kim. Some days it’s entertaining. Some days it’s not.)
+ Spending the better part of one day with my contacts in the wrong eyes. It’s an old perscription so it’s hard to tell sometimes.
– Putting some kind of bug “bait” all around the house… not fun.
+ Having a bug free house.
+ Getting back in touch with old friends. (Thank you Facebook)
+ Being half way done with my book so I can start on the next one.

Take the Quiz here!

I had a feeling I would be either Lizzy or Elinor Dashwood. I am just not quite the romantic that Marianne Dashwood is and I hope I’m not as meddling as Emma Woodhouse or a prig like Fanny Price.

Do you think it’s possible to simultaneously have insomnia and narcolepsy? Because seriously I think that’s what is wrong with me.

Yesterday I got up, had a Mother’s Day breakfast with the fam, and came back home to get ready for church. Honestly I was so tired by the time I got home (at 9 am) I really could have gone back to sleep. I did a few jumping jacks (yes, I really did) and then got ready and headed off. I got home from church at about 1.30 pm and starting packing stuff up (to get ready for the puppy.. yay!) and at about 2pm I decided I’d take a little snooze. I woke up at 4.30 and did whatever till 10pm-ish. I was asleep in minutes. I was awake an hour later. Not just woke-up-cause-I-had-to-pee awake but wide awake, done-with-sleep awake. I was able to fall back asleep awhile later but I woke up another 4 or 5 times during the night. Wide, wide awake. The last time I was up was about 3.30 am and it seemed kind of pointless to try and fall asleep again when I had to be up in an hour but no one should have to be up at 3am. Ever.

And then this is me this morning. Beep beep beep goes my alarm. (actually it’s the radio and unfortunately it was Kelly Clarkson’s Miss Independent- not a pleasant noise when it’s blaring above your head at 4.45 am. But “beep” sounds more alarm-ish) Snooze. As I hit my snooze I am muttering “Hate early. Must kill early.” (Yes, even in a semi-conscious state you will find me quoting Gilmore Girls) Snuggle up tighter under my covers. 10 minutes later. beep beep beep. Snooze. Turn over. Snuggle tighter, head under the pillow. Beep, beep, beep. Fine!

So maybe I couldn’t sleep because of my mid-afternoon nap. Maybe. But I feel like I’m always so tired. Not tired, sleepy. But at night… forget about it.

No sleep does not a pleasant Monday make.

I didn’t see Jessica had tagged me … whoops! I love tags.

(I think this is supposed to be about husbands, but I’ll just make it about me until I find him)

A-ATV of choice? can a jet ski count? cause it’s kinda the same thing
B-Born on? 4/30
C-Cookies or Candy? cookie
D-Date of Choice when you go out? something laid back… walking and talking, or something fun and outdoorsy
E-Essential Item? cell phone
F-Favorite Foods? strawberries, my mom’s cassarole thing that she makes
G-Gas or Diesel vehicle? gas
H-Hobbies? blogging, reading, moving
I-Ice Cream Flavor? mint chip (for the moment)
J-Job? slave
K-Kids? someday
L-Last Vacation as a couple? a couple of what? my last was to utah
M-Morning person or night owl? night owl
N-Number of Siblings? a younger brother and a younger sister
O-OCD or sloppy? sloppy. sometimes i wish i had a little ocd
P-Pet Peeves? people chewing with their mouth open
Q-Quiet or Loud? yes
R-Restaurant? canela in covent garden
S-Sports? football (soccer)
T-Tight wad or spender? spender… but i’m getting better
U-Unknown Fact about [me]? i… um… hate bugs
V-Vegetables? artichokes, green olives (not sure if this counts), snap peas, corn… lots
W-Worst Habit? procrastinating
X-Xtra Curricular activities in high school? drama and choir
Y-Your favorite things about [me]? I am sometimes funny, sometimes hardworking, and sometimes a good friend.
Z-Zodiac Sign? Taurus

Happy Mother’s Day
♥