nye.

Thanks to my 2nd family for making 2009 end with a bang! [and even a split rib...]

xx

2010.

Are we really in a new decade? Madness. Last night could not have been any more amazing than it was. I'm such a lucky girl and after a really crazy year it ended on such a high note. Pictures will be posted as soon as they start popping up on FB. Until then...

Happy New Year kids!

unwrapped.

I feel pretty lucky this xmas because I got a few things that really meant something to me. They weren't just things...


My own mug at Hollingshead.


Best mix cd I've ever heard. I've been playing it non-stop since I got it.


And a Harry Potter Oyster Card holder. Now if I can just get back to london.

This was probably the best xmas I've ever had. It ended with my SA family, some new faces and some old. Those people are really the best present I could get all year.

I'm trying now to figure out plans for New Years. I'm sure I'll end up at Memphis since I can walk there and everyone is pretty much going to be there. But I'm pining for an adventure and I have a few days off around that time. We'll see what happens. Everything always ends up turning into an adventure anyway.

xx

xmas.

Merry Christmas kiddies!

A little Dave Brubeck never hurt anyone, especially during the holidays. I'm not a huge fan of the holidays, but it was nice to wake up at my parents house this morning. We're cooking breakfast and watching terrible tv. And I'm getting to play with their pup Sadie [gosh she makes me want a dog].

I'm heading back to Santa Ana tonight though to hang out with my other family. We're hitting up a dive bar and just doing what we do best [drink, smoke, be amazing]. I'm extra excited also because I get to hopefully hang out with someone awesome before they head back up to SF. [Yeah, it's making me smile a lot.]

Hope everyone has a great holiday! I didn't have high hopes for today, but it's nice to see that the end of this year has taken a turn for the better!

xx

december.

Hello December! When did you decide to show your lovely face? And why is it still hot and sunny outside? Damn you California.

I need things like calendars otherwise I'll never know what's going on in my world. And so far December looks pretty good and pretty busy. Lots of art plans [Santa Ana Art Walk this Saturday + Box Gallery opening on the 9th], Nicci's birthday, and then of course Christmas nonsense. I'm just looking forward to my two weeks off from the school district at the end of the month. Hooray for winter breaks!

As an early xmas present to myself I'm thinking about getting a 160g ipod. My little 8g isn't cutting it for me, but I figure I'll hang onto it for when I go to the gym, unless I can find someone that wants to take it off my hands for a fair price. So right now I'm uploading all of my amazingly bad taste in music onto my itunes so I can be prepared when I get it either today or tomorrow. How awesome will it be to go from Elliott Smith to the Spice Girls to Beethoven in one click of a button. 40,000 songs is a little much, but what the hell, it gives me room for improvement.

I'm really looking forward to this weekends art walk because CH and a bunch of other amazing people Downtown put together one of the craziest art projects I've seen. And I'm so happy that it will be running the whole month, because I have a feeling if I'm ever a little down I could just walk 2 blocks and see this and be happy...

555 KUBIK | facade projection | from urbanscreen on Vimeo.

I'll be sure to take a video of the one down here on Saturday and post it because they customize it specifically for the building it's being projected it.

Off to my 2nd job soon, but at least I have the morning off to sleep in and hopefully go run on the treadmill or something.

xx

thanks.

It's Thanksgiving for a little bit longer, and even though I'm not really keen on holidays, this one was pretty good. I saw family that I haven't seen in years, ate a lot of great food, and still get to sleep in tomorrow morning.

So in the spirit of things, here's a few things that I'm pretty thankful for from this past year...


Great new friends... BBF came outta no where in my life and I'm really happy that we somehow clicked right off the bat. It's nice to have someone that I can talk to about anything, get in stupid fights with, and still know that at the end of the day he'll be there to make me laugh. And get me drunk [even when he's 400+ miles away].


CH! CHCHCH! Thank goodness for yelp and the stylenetwork. I'm so thankful that this guy is in my life. I'm thankful for him pushing me to start lush pastries and giving me my first big job, for talking me into moving to downtown, and for even little things like letting me crash & having 7am balcony conversations. I'm a lucky gal to have such an awesome friend.


Gotta love the lush pastries bunker!


Nicole not only is the amazing fixer of my hair, but she is also one of my dearest friends. She always know how to make me smile, especially with awesome bbq adventures and frozen yogurt runs. She will forever be my crazy jager sister + 3am dance party partner in crime.


Patio on my patio! Patty seriously had me at hello. Or at least after a late night at Memphis on her first night working. MISE EN PLACE 4 LIFE!


My Johnny love! Thanks for showing me that I am a fucking star... because I am... and so are you!


I'm so in love with David. Like so in love. He gives me the best advice [which I really should listen to], pours me shots of vodka at 1pm on Wednesdays, and will always let me gossip about my stupid life problems. And the whiskey tastings are a good perk as well! Let's have another Goat Hill adventure and play some more epically long games of pool.


UH-MAZING FOOD!!! I've eaten so many good things this year thanks to food adventures. Oh goodness... thank goodness I'm not a crazy picky eater anymore. Special trips to San Diego just to eat a Nacho Cheese Burger might be the greatest thing ever.




And really good beer! Lots of it. Too much sometimes. Thanks for all the foggy memories.

Hope everyone had a fantastic holiday. I'm looking forward to hanging out with my brother and my amazing friends in downtown tomorrow. This is going to be a good weekend. Especially since Saturday is both Brian's Post Turkey Day party + an amazing birthday party. It's gonna be fun and fat, my two favorite things.

xx