Uhhh, a quickie trip to Vegas has me beat. We left Liv with her Grandma this time and pulled a crazy all-nighter with Aimee at the Palms.
I am not a fan of the Strip on a Friday night...chaos
BFFs are Awesome!
Aimee was stoked to play the Michael Jackson slots
My high roller!
Crazy old people
I'm feeling guilty about not blogging everyday but life with a 2 year old takes precedence these days. Since we're already in July, let's check out my Summer Bucket List and see my progress.
1. New patio furniture/re-seed the backyard grass *make it pretty again*
2. Celebrate Antz birthday in style *Vegas Suite Life*
3. Attend a concert at the Hollywood Bowl
4. Beach Day
5. Sprinkles Ice Cream *can't wait to go again!*
6. Attend Liv's Pre-school Summer Serenade *Boo, Liv wasn't feeling well so we missed this event*
7. Weekly Farmer's Market
8. Attend Carlos & Stephanie's baby shower *Done*
9. See Brave at the El Capitan Theater *Done*
10. Make cornbread from scratch *Done*
11. Scooter playdate with Kieran *Done*
12. Ride the ferris wheel at Balboa boardwalk
13. Road Trip! *to the Wildlife Learning Center?*
14. Go to the Los Angeles Public Library *and ride Angel's Flight*
15. Summer BBQ
16. Attend a Bonfire
Hmm, 6 out of 16 seem right on track. I bought this Living Social deal for a day at a Wildlife Learning Center which sounds rad. We really need to get our backyard back into shape. Liv is making more effort than we are.
The lone green patch in the yard
Guess what? I passed my stupid stomach bug to Antz *sorry babe* He's handling it much better than I did but I know how crappy he must be feeling. Whoops, I just remembered I didn't post any photos of our 4th of July watching fireworks at Lake Hollywood.
We spotted a deer in the canyon
Liv calls fireworks Peter Pan, gotta love this kid! How's your summer been so far? Any exciting trips, or parties that rocked?
I am back from my deathbed lovelies! I went to the doc yesterday and all is well in my tummy region. I caught a 24 hour bug which is most likely due to starting Liv's new Discovery Program class last Monday *kids = germs* I'm just happy Olivia didn't get sick *she has like a super human immune system, must be all that breastmilk!*
She brought Larry & Harry with her to school
So I have some breaking news....today Liv and I went to the post office and it was a total successful experience. There was noone in line, there was 2 clerks available, I was smart enough to have put Liv in her stroller so I didn't have to fuss with carrying her. I was in and out in less than 5 minutes and I had 4 Etsy orders to ship! I was so expecting disaster to start my weekend and I'm pleasantly surprised of how drama-free things went. Olivia was so well behaved in fact we mosied on down to Baskin Robbins for an afternoon scoop. I feel like I haven't eaten in 3 days *or kept any food down* so my mint & chip ice cream was wonderful. I also discovered there is a Papillon French Bakery in Glendale so I picked up a fresh croissant and made Liv and me the tastiest turkey club sandwich I have ever had.
Say what? Today just keeps getting better, this morning on a whelm I posted a few photos of Liv and Clemmy on Sprinkles Ice Cream facebook page. Well, the staff liked it so much, they featured her photos and sent me a code for 4 free cupcakes!! Awwww yeeeeah!!
SCORE!! So I'm bringing a wheelbarrel of good news today. Tuesday June 2nd our niece Chayanne Michele was born!!! Here's proud Poppa Cayce holding his daughter....what a cutie. I can't wait to go visit her!!! Major congrats to Ann-Marissa & Cayce, you will be amazing parents.
Tuesday also marked Liv turning 25 months old. I didn't post her photo because I had an alien living inside my stomach. So here she is. Happy Weekend lovelies!!!
The day she started her "pre" preschool
She is already fitting her Tussie Mussie skirt from Anthropologie that I bought 2 sizes larger so she could fit it this fall. Aye Curumba!
This term was introduced to me as a cutesy way to describe barfing up my organs. I am beyond miserably sick. Last night I was tossing and turning all night, too hot then too cold. Going to the bathroom every 5 minutes. I feel physically sore and achy. No BBQ and firework shows for me.
Please allow me to be unpatriotic for a moment, I think it was a big mistake on America's part breaking up from England. We would have awesome healthcare, drive on the left side of the road and I would have a bad ass British accent. The 4th of July is my least favorite holiday. It sucks that it falls on a lame Wednesday which also happens to be the dreariest, coldest day of the summer. In Highland Park these fools have been setting off fireworks for the past 4 weeks. Not the awesome pretty sparkly kind but the loud obnoxious enormous dynamite explosion that scare the bejesus out of me and makes every car alarm on our block go off. Boo!
So I'll be celebrating our stupid independence in bed, simaltaneously shivering and sweating. This is what I look like at the moment. Sexy, I know!!
I can't believe it's almost time for my beloved Summer Olympics. This is the only time I actually care about sports. I could care less about basketball, baseball or football but when it comes to the summer Olympics, I'm hardcore. I'll shed one tear for cancelling our trip to London next month but I swear I'll go to the Olympics one day. Besides, everything in England is twice as expensive as in the US, so it would have been a $20,000 trip! I need a dishwasher and new kitchen much more than 5 days in chaotic, overcrowded London *which I've already been to*
So, I've already got my faves in the two best categories, swimming and gymnastics. No, I'm not on the Phelps bandwagon. He's awesome, part-fish and a stoner...we get it! Cullen Jones is who I'm cheering for.
Cullen is on the left
Not only is he an excellent swimmer but he's also brave enough to let his junk hang out in a spandex bathing suit *I'm such a perv* On the women's side I have to go with my girl Dara Torres
This Brickhouse of solid muscle is 45 years old and she has a 6 year old daughter. Way to be fucking incredible, Dara! I'm also liking Natalie Coughlin cause she's awesome and will most likely win gold again.
Now let's discuss my favorite event of the summer Olympics...GYMNASTICS! I'm not that into the men because those leggings bother me.
I get uncomfortable when balls go a-flyin'. I have my eye on John Orozco and Jake Dalton *who is gorgeous* Holy Cow, the women! Can I be the first to ask WTH is up with women gymnasts wearing about 50 snap clips in their hair? It's so hard to believe any of them are over 12!
When will someone invent a hair clip that doesn't look like a 4 year old from the early 90's? I already give them a pass on the horrendous makeup they wear *pink or white glittery shadow is never a wise choiceladies* Can we please hire Christian Siriano to make them all over?
The biggest hot tranny mess was my gurl Nastia "Nasty" Liukin. She dated my nemesis Evan Lysacek. What makes him my mortal enemy you say? He stole the gold medal in men's figure skating at the winter olympics from my FABulous homeboy Johnny Weir *I love me some Johnny* She's nasty cause she spits on her hands, unsanitary. YUCK!! My heart stopped when she fell off the uneven bars. I felt really bad for her cause she's retiring now.
I remember rooting for Nastia in Beijing *I told you, I'm an Olympic nerd* I wanted her to win so bad but she has got to lose her I smell shit face.
I don't understand the girls who look absolutely miserable during their routines. Put a smile on your face, dammit! That's why I'm rooting for Gabby Douglas, she can't stop cheesing.
I can't believe how much control this amazing 16 year old has. She has the longest legs I've seen in women's gymnastics! Thank the heavens Gabs didn't use the same boring, old fashioned Eastern European music that all gymnasts use on the floor routine. It's time for a change in the gymnastics world.
My DVR is so full of Liv's shows that it will be hard to record most of the events *plus they all go for like 5 or 6 hours* so I'll be sad if I miss synchronized swimming again this time. I also can't stand it when I watch the Olympics and my DVR cuts it off right before the end of the event.
Am I the only devoted Olympics fan here? Any of you lovelies have favorite athletes? I can't wait for the opening ceremony. Sorry London, there is no way you can come close to topping Beijing's opening ceremony unless Queen Elizabeth comes out in clear heels and pole dances!!
On our way home from Las Vegas we stopped at my Mom's house for a nap. I was looking at some old photos so I decided to bring home my box of family photos to scan to my computer.
Here's my Mom, me and my Grandma in 1986. Are you loving my Mom's sweet Atari jacket and legwarmers?
This is just one of my Mom's photo boxes, I organized it 2 years ago
My Mommy was born on July 24, 1947
Visiting Santa in 1949
My Mom's 1st Communion
My Mom looked fresh to death on her Prom Night
Love her pixie cut
This is one of my favorite photos of my Mom
Holy shit! My Mommy was a hottie. Check out those abs, WAIT, NO! stop looking at my Mom that way!!!
One of my Mom's Gold albums, she played drums on Stevie Wonder's Songs in the Key of Life
My parents smooching...PDA
Preggers with ME!
Here lies the Golden Child
Who doesn't have a photo of their Mom pregnant and holding a rifle?
In her 9th month, March 1977
My Mummy & Me on the day of my christening
Making my debut to our family in my Mom's hometown, Detroit. Check out her giant grin!
Only my Grandma could pull off the caftan look. I am still asking my Mom to find those FABulous glasses, so rad!!
Believe it or not, I was a huge nerd! It took years to shed my Catholic school good girl image.
Hmmm, it appears that I had a twin!
Making the snaggletooth look cool
I'm burned out on scanning for the past 3 hours. I'll add more later. My cheeks are sore from laughing so hard at these photos. Exhibit A...my Mom's glorious 80's mullet!
I've noticed my Mom really enjoys taking photos next to cars.
