It's All About Me

Occupation: full time stay at home wife/soon-to-be Mum and part time Hairstylist/Make up Artist

my Mom in the 1960s

Heroes: Drew Barrymore, My Mommy, my dear friend Leslie, Barack Obama *sorry, I know it's cliche*


Fantasy: being able to travel the world, never having to worry about money or bills again, selling this house and buying the house in Atwater Village, doing hair and makeup for A-list celebrities, and giving my kid the happiest childhood ever and she grows up to be an awesome person who makes us proud!

Björk

Music: björk, april march, tom waits, johanna newsom, ghostigital, belle & sebastian, radiohead, billie holiday, elliott smith, royksopp, francoise hardy, gossip, nick cave, peaches, pink martini, blonde redhead, lily allen, mos def, portishead, freezepop, jon brion, oingo boingo, die antwoord, lana del rey, beach house, oh land, bright eyes, kimya dawson, inxs, mia, nancy sinatra, mark motherbaugh, astrud gilberto, the bird & the bee, fiona apple and ennio morricone

The Shining

Films: the shining, rosemary's baby, shaun of the dead, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, lolita (1962 & 1997) amelie, rushmore, the bad seed, inglourious basterds, the royal tenebaums, carrie, pulp fiction, 16 candles, life aquatic with steve zissou, donnie darko, away we go, the birds, kill bill (1 & 2), alice in wonderland & marie antoinette

Mad Men

Telly: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, SYTYCD, Mad Men, The Twilight Zone, The Soup, Louie, The Venture Brothers, Project Runway, 30 Rock, Adventure Time, the Amazing Race, Big Love, 360 with Anderson Cooper, the Office UK


Alcohol: Moscato wine, champagne, apple martini, malibu pineapple, strawberry margaritas pretty much anything fruity

The Saguaro Hotel Palm Springs

My Idea of a Good Time: nice restaurants, staying at a 5-star hotel, open houses, long drives with my ipod, hanging with my friends, concerts, swimming in the ocean, laying in my hammock on a sunny day, finishing a great book, the completion of a DIY project & laughing until I cry with my husband

She wins at freckles

Into: interior design, 1920's Bungalow houses, home renovation blogs, hello kitty, baby clothing, scarves, stationary, crochet, vintage posters, David Sedaris novels, Stanley Kubrick, freckles, farmer's markets, Europe, etsy, pugs, my husband's art, scruffy beards, Anthropologie, dlisted, Disneyland, NARS makeup, ballet, bookstores, Pippi Longstocking *Inger Nilssen*, photography, wishlists, pom juice, attention, anything French


Not Into: republicans, Indian food, mainstream music, celebrities who are famous for nothing, bad parenting, Fox news, rollercoasters, short haircuts on guys, incense, drugs, beer, Lady Caca, douchebags, gas guzzling cars, cold weather & major league sports, muffintops, being cold, over powering awful cologne, my neighbors across the street, Walmart, stupid commercials *free credit report.com*

Makes Me Happy: my husband making me laugh, my Mommy's hugs, mon amis, björk, my dog snoring, Liz Lemon, when my bangs are perfect, when my cat snuggles with me, this tumblr, my itunes playlist, being unique, pretty fonts, playing volleyball, comments from you lovelies, camel toe, enormous balloons, Jon Stewart, Sprinkles cupcakes, shopping, Disneyland, this bebe growing in my belly!

Makes Me Sad: the many repairs needed to my house that I can't afford, animal cruelty, heels that hurt my toesies, I haven't traveled internationally since 2003, my obnoxious neighbors, illness, when I don't win a contest, not getting my way, bad hair color and global warming


5 Things I Can't Live Without: aquafina, my husband/daughter, my iphone, music and my Mum

Vices: Hersheys cookies & cream bars, my credit card/online shopping, facebook, valet parking, etsy, heated seats in my car, magazines, dvr, my makeup

I Spend Most of my Free Time: reading blogs, looking at bebe stuff online, starting crochet and never finishing it, hanging out with my hubby, playing Animal Crossing for Wii, talking to my Mom *either on the phone or aim*, eating pomergrantes, planning vacations & wishing I could speak French

Brrr and Grrr

Be careful what you ask for. I was actually complaining last week about the Indian Summer heat Los Angeles had. Now it seems fall has taken over and we are starting to fight over the comforter at night. Even my cat, Lola is nestling herself under the blankets at night. So, chilliness has started and we need to find a way to keep the house warm and insulated, the windows are very drafty. I dispise cold weather!

As for the grrr, I am completely frustrated because almost all of our friends with houses has remodeled and done beautiful improvements to their homes, we have been here for 3 long years and haven't so much as changed a light bulb since we moved in. I know it's because we spent our life savings (and a loan from Antz 401k) on IVF treatments, surgeries and meds. It's just really unfair that what's free to everyone else cost us over $20,000. That money could have easily paid for a kitchen remodel and replacing our 86 year old galvanized pipes to copper. We also had the misfortune of having our main pipe burst and it cost $2500 to repair which doesn't even improve our pathetic water pressure. I would love to start small weekend projects, like painting, installing tile floor in the bathroom or even peeling the horrid popcorn ceiling in Antz office (soon-to-be nursery). However our house has a bad foundation. The weight of our goregous but not-working fireplace/chimney is pulling our house to the right. Even the front stairs are starting to crack and shift like a pop-up book. Antz is constantly reminding me that any improvements we make may be in vain because of the moving foundation. I do see his point, we can't replace our pipes when the plumbers can't even access the kitchen pipes due to the uneven crawl space under the house. We received $15,000 for repairs in closing costs when we bought the place but I really can not see how we spent that entire amount on furniture and appliances. The estimates to repair the foundation and rebuild a new chimney are close to $40,000. I really don't think this house (or neighborhood) is worth the investment. We desperately need a new stove and hood.

The kitchen floor needs refinishing. I would love to paint the cabinets however there are coats of years of grease and terrible previous paint jobs. I also don't know if the hinges would survive been taken off which means we would most likely have to buy new doors.

Our garage roof leaks and the windows need caulking to stop leaks. I have no idea how to design the nursery/office. The space is so small as it is and I don't have any inspiration for that room until we get rid of the popcorn ceiling and fix the electrical in the closet. Antz thinks there is popcorn in his office and the living room to hid cracks from the house shifting. He doesn't want to get rid of it and have to deal with cracks or having to replace the entire ceiling. Grrr! I have 9 months to get this house bebe-ready. I played around with photoshop to get an idea of what to do with the nursery but now I am second guessing my choices. Here's the current office and this is the nursery furniture.

Buying Guide

Oeuf Crib and Changing Table

Garden Crib Bedding

Chock-a-Block Aqua Atomic Bedding

http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=880024&catId=HOME-RUGS&pushId=HOME-RUGS&popId=HOME&sortProperties=&navCount=115&navAction=top&fromCategoryPage=true&selectedProductSize=&selectedProductSize1=&color=mul&colorName=MULTI&isSubcategory=true&isProduct=true

http://www.potterybarnkids.com/products/5513015/index.cfm?clg=55&orderid=0&skus=5513015&cm%5Fsrc=E%3AB%3Aslipcovered%2Dupholstered%2Dchairs&action=editpip&shipto=You&showsku=5513015&lineid=2

http://www.potterybarnkids.com/products/6184998/index.cfm?clg=55&orderid=0&skus=6184998&cm%5Fsrc=E%3AB%3Ababy%2Dessentials&action=editpip&shipto=You&showsku=6184998&lineid=9

http://www.zacandzoe.com/playroom/fmalfi.html

Mandy Sutcliffe Eskimo Kisses

Kartell componibili system

We already own the ihome speakers. We are keeping the desk and Antz toys.

Our First Ultrasound

We had our first ultrasound this morning. We got to see our little nugget. Disappointedly, we couldn't see the fetal pole or the heartbeat yet. We did see the amniotic sac and my numbers are movin' on up. Not seeing the heartbeat is mega lame but the doc says we'll see it next week.

OUR BEBE!

We gave out our expecting cards last week. They turned out fabulous! I can't wait to start designing the bebe shower invites.

Our friend's Natalie and Vinny's wedding is this weekend. Really looking forward to it and I already have something to wear. My shoes may be a problem being that even when I wasn't preggo they murdered my feet. I am having dinner on Sunday with my old friends from Starbucks. We haven't seen each other in years. Sucks we are going to a great sushi restaurant and I can't have any. Today I went to Whole Foods to pick up some bebe-friendly food. I only got a box of spinach, salmon and apples. Antz cooked the salmon and I had a huge salad for dinner. Problem is I am still starving and craving french fries. I'm trying to be good.

So I found this incredible venue in downtown LA for the bebe shower. I got an email with the pricing and brace yourself, they want $4k just for Sunday. That's not including catering! It is an amazing space

http://www.marvimon.com/

It's more reasonable to stick with the orginal plan of having it at the W Westwood. It's $4500 but that includes caterings, tables and chairs, AV use. The way our finances have been looking we will be having the party in good ole Highland Park. Yeah I know it sounds like a wedding budget but this is the last huge party I will be throwing for 18 years-well, 30 years if you count when our kid gets married.

Paranoid Andriod

Yesterday was absolute torture. We went for a blood test to check my numbers have doubled. I waited for hours to get the results which turned out to be perfectly fine. I have yet to have one symptom so that's why I was so nervous. Antz played volleyball last night and I went to watch. A few people asked why I wasn't playing so I could spill the beans. We are making Expecting cards to give to all our friends and family. I wanted to buy these but they only have 4 available and Antz assured me he can make them for free!

Antz Version

We will work on them over the weekend. I am not sure what paper to use. Antz wants to go to Michaels but I don't think they will have the cardstock I want. I really want them embossed but we are on a budget *I dispise that word* and most people will most likely throw the cards away

Our first official ultrasound is next Tuesday. I hope we get a pic. Speaking of pics, this is the sweetest pic of Lola ever

We are having dinner with Antz sister, Debra tonight. Friday we are going to Paramount to see Capitalism: A Love Story.

This is Halloween

Antz Mom's birthday was this weekend and she had a get together at her house on Saturday. It was much fun, she made tacos and I ate 6! We framed a photo of her and Antz Dad and she cried when she opened it. We gave her a card that said Happy Birthday Love Antz, Liz and the Baby. She was so surprised, all of Antz family was there and everyone screamed and cried. It was awesome, I've never seen everyone so happy. I'm sure this was a long anticipated event as Antz is the youngest of 5 and the only one that hasn't had children yet. Antz sister got Mommy a sweet flat screen, her old TV was like vintage 1900's so she's pretty stoked. Not feeling any symptoms yet but not expecting any morning sickness until the 30th. YAY!

My favorite holiday is approaching. I have no idea what costume to be this year. We have been having ridiculous heat this week so we cooked while we decorated the house. We went to Target to pick up some new items but this year was quite disappointing. We only got a tombstone but last year we got some really awesome stuff. Here's the front of the house