ladies and gentlemen: Kerli

so my aunt bought these tickets to this show because the artist is estonian and she is sweet and thought of me. i had never heard of her, but was game for a night of family fun! so out comes this teeny, tiny adorable blondie blonde in well, nothing short of a wedding gown. nii armas! tahtsin nii vaga raakida temaga eesti keeles aga ei saanud. phew! who knows what i actually said right there- the estonian is real rusty, real, real rusty. anyway good time out- and a shout out to amber for letting me drag her along and wait in line for an hour to meet kerli which inevitably did not happen.

this is what research does to me

i want to pull out my hair and stomp my feet, but never NEVER go without mascara.

Carnival World Buffet, that is...

The Rio, my friends...in all of it's glory.
Third and final night in Vegas: BUFFET!


Thanks sister and brother in law and baby.

i like to take baby to the strip

day two in vegas: we went to Caesar's Palace and watched some of the weird fountain statue shows, then we went to the Bellagio and watched their Ocean's Eleven water show- which was quite impressive. then i lost a dollar in a slot machine.

two toned pink suede...hello lover!

first day in vegas:
prada
too bad they stayed in vegas.

because allison is a really good friend and i love her and she tagged me and really you can't leave a friend hangin'

Here are the rules: I have to answer the following questions with one word answers and one word only!

1. Where is your cell phone? floor
2. Where is your significant other? seriously
3. Your hair color? blonde
4. Your mother? mommy
5. Your father? kid
6. Your favorite thing? obsessing
7. Your dream last night? therapy
8. Your dream/goal? hero
9. The room you're in? bedroom
10. Your hobby? blogging
11. Your fear? cockroach
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? city
13. Where were you last night? bed
14. What you're not? content
15. One of your wish-list items? love
16. Where you grew up? phoenix
17. The last thing you ate? sushi
18. What are you wearing? lotion
19. Your TV? small
20. Your pet? mimi
21. Your computer? black
22. Your mood? tired
23. Missing someone? e
24. Your car? honda
25. Something you're not wearing? clothes
26. Favorite store? marc jacobs
27. Your summer? long
28. Love someone? yes
29. Your favorite color? green
30. When is the last time you laughed? today
31. Last time you cried? today

thom you always make me happy, always

and thanks for doing justice to a beautiful portishead song

saturday

yesterday sher and i went to see body worlds. i remember when it was at LACMA and i was curious, but not quite as enthusiastic about going. this time i felt like i really shouldn't pass up the chance. we waited an hour and half before even getting into the exhibit. but we entertained ourselves fairly well. i have to say it was really quite amazing. it honestly made me appreciate my body- which is always a good thing since i have such a strained, weird something going on with that relationship. i am so lucky that everything works as it should considering how little effort i put into the workings of my body. this above image was my favorite. a little girl asked her mom why they were in that position, the mom seemed exasperated and said i don't know. i wanted to say, because look how beautiful it is. look.

hangin' in hurricane (pronounced hurricun)

this is hurricane, ut.
this is where i spent my weekend.
with my family.
i made chicken and pancetta with penne in a garlic cream sauce.
i also made chicken mole with my mexican rice and lime black beans.
i hung out with baby aidan.
i went shopping with my sis and my cuz.
it was a great weekend.
just what i needed.