Category Archives: Do
Colorful Collecting
A few months ago I decided that I wanted to start a collection of mid-sized vintage cups in various colors and styles. I had seen a massive collection like this once at a blogging event, it looked like this: I … Continue reading
2013 Color Run
Doing these short 5k fun runs with my family and friends is becoming my new favorite past time. We did the Color Run at the Irvine Great Park last weekend and had a blast. Our team name was “The Color … Continue reading
Jam Packed Weekend Fun
This weekend is bananas. Which is kind of what I need to keep my mind off the events of this week. Work is cray cray too. Here is what’s on tap: Hubby flies out to meet Miles our Nephew. THE … Continue reading
New Orleans
Wow, finding time to blog lately has been tough. The NOLA trip was completely fantastic, I’m smitten with everything about that place. The food was made for me (Southern meets French) and there was literally music everywhere I went…real, good … Continue reading
Off to New Orleans!!
With my big trip to France on the horizon I was not going to go on this “Let’s celebrate turning 30″ trip with my girlfriends to New Orleans. After a little convincing from my BFF Misha I decided it would … Continue reading
Trip to Las Vegas
I got to take a trip for a whopping 5 days to Las Vegas last week. It was a work trip where we got to play most of the time. Jon was able to join me and my boss and … Continue reading
Have you heard of Mega Bus?
I was listening to the radio last week and this girl started talking about how she took a “Mega Bus” from Los Angeles to San Fran for only $18. The trip only took her an hour longer than it would … Continue reading
Ladiespalooza 2013
I just scored such a rad house for this years Ladiespalooza trip in Palm Springs! You can check out the house here: http://www.shakennotstirred.info/ But here are a few pics:
Buy This Book
There are so many good reasons to order this book, besides the amazing eats stored inside you get to support Jennie and her two little girls. I’ve been following Jennie’s blog for about 18 months, ever since I baked a … Continue reading
A Little V-day Design Project
I whipped up a little something special to insert in Jon’s V-day card this year. I took the lyrics to our wedding song (which was actually “our song” for many years prior to getting married) and monogrammed it with our … Continue reading
Trip of my life
This summer I get to travel to France on business. It has been my life’s dream to go to France, I never thought I would be able to afford to go until I was older. It is unbelievably exciting to … Continue reading
Lady Gaga
I am a HUGE Lady Gaga Fan. So is my boss. And since he is nicest person EVER he took a bunch of us to go see her show and I got to gift a ticket to my sister for … Continue reading
The Color Run – San Diego
Pre-race Post-race I highly recommend doing this.
My Pumpkins
Got a little crafty over the weekend with my pumpkins. I opted to avoid the mess and just paint them this year. First up Chalkboard Paint Pumpkin [Tips:I used Martha Stewart brand paint and I dipped the chalk in water … Continue reading
Laker Game
Jon’s parents treated us to a Laker Game a few weeks ago as a pre-birthday gift for my hubby. We went with Jon’s brother Jason and wife Nina, Jon’s cousin Marissa and Jon’s Mom Karen. We had fantastic seats and … Continue reading
A day in the life
Friends and family close to me always comment on how busy I am, sometimes with annoyance but usually with a kind of “how do you do it?” tone. The truth is I think I have some kind of disorder, where … Continue reading
Miramar Airshow
Attended the airshow last week with work, it was AMAZING to see all the aircraft and mingle with some of our clients. I particularly enjoyed the simulated war display they put on, very realistic and interesting.
New house time
Jon and I are super excited because last week we finally got our home loan approved and started house hunting. We found an amazing agent (if you need one and are local hit me up) who is totally type A, … Continue reading
Operations Shower
I have been following Operations Shower now for about a year, and anxiously awaiting their next event in S. CA so I could volunteer. Operation Shower is about celebrating and honoring military families. Operation Shower is a non-profit organization that provides … Continue reading



















