My Lobster...

Wow, I can hardly believe that I have been married for 18 months!! Time has flown by, and I have enjoyed every minute of it. In lieu of this milestone, Brett and I took a quick weekend away to Santa Barbara to celebrate.

I forgot my camera…and my phone charger, so my pictures are limited and mostly nonexistant…but it was a great trip! Between our stay at the Canary Hotel, wonderful dinners on State Street, cupcake tasting (yum), delicious goodies in Solvang and all the beautiful landscape that surrounded us, it was truly one of the best weekends of my life.

The best part, by far, was that I got to spend it with my wonderful husband! I am extremely grateful to have him in my life. He’s my lobster!!

CON-gratulations!! (said like Rachel on FRIENDS)

I would just like to say Congrats to my wonderful husband. He passed the Series 7 test today with a 95%!! I'm so proud of you!!

I'm thankful for...

As Thanksgiving has come and gone, I have had much time to think about what I am grateful for this year. I am, of course, thankful for my job, friends, a roof over my head and a car that just keeps on runnin’, but this Thanksgiving, I am most thankful for my family.

Living in Los Angeles hasn’t exactly been the easiest thing for me. I often find myself missing out on many family activities, and if it wasn’t for my amazing husband, I think it would be a lot harder to deal with. Luckily, my family and Brett’s family have taken many opportunities to visit us over the past year, and I’ve loved every minute of it.

So, thank you to all of my family out there. I love and miss you all!

Summer has arrived!!

Woot woot!! Summer is finally here...in November. Better late than never though!! Brett and I took advantage of the warm weather last night and decided to take a drive to Dockweiler Beach to make a little fire, watch the sunset and roast some mallows and Starbursts.


There is something magical about having a fire on the beach...or just being at the beach, really. Brett says that feeling is the continent exhaling and, after living in California for a year now, I have to say I agree. Well, I agree someone is exhaling...I definitely exhale and relax when I look at the ocean. :)

Writers Block

Do you ever have a moment where you feel like you are completely and utterly stupid? Where you mind goes completely blank and is in disarray all at the same time? I seem to be having one of those days.

You see, Brett and I were asked to speak in church tomorrow, but I can't manage to make my talk make sense. No matter how hard I try, it just gets more and more scattered. And I am getting more and more frustrated...

How is it that all my years spent in school becoming an English major are forgotten? Sigh...I have a feeling I will be very sick tomorrow. Problem solved!!

Birthday Weekend!!!

Last Friday was my 24th birthday, and boy oh boy was it a fun one!  I have had some great birthdays over the years, but this one was awesome!  I have Brett, my family and friends to thank for that!!

The fun started on Wednesday.  I came home from work to find a new laptop waiting for me!!  My old computer had been dying for quite some time…and now I have a brand new one that works perfectly!!  I am now the proud owner of a Sony Vaio (sp) and I am loving it!  I haven’t quite figured out all the great things it does just yet, so I’m constantly amazed at some of the stuff I can do.

Brett’s parents were in town for the week, so we all went out to dinner on Thursday night. We ate at a small Italian place in Santa Monica.  “La Botte” was the perfect place to spend a birthday dinner.  The food was great, and the service was even better! 

On Friday, I was supposed to meet up with Amanda for a mani/pedi then lunch…after a little spill of green nail polish at the salon, we decided to skip the nails and go straight to lunch…

Friday night Brett and I headed down to Laguna Beach to stay at the St. Regis.  Words cannot express how amazing the hotel was.  It reminded me of our time spent in Hawaii for our honeymoon.  Ok, Hawaii has one up on Laguna…but still, it was beautiful! 

Saturday, Brett and I spent the day lounging at the beach.  We explored tide pools, got a little sun and rewarded ourselves with some yummy gelato.  Then, that night we had dinner with friends at El Cholo (one of my favorite Mexican restaurants here…).

I am so lucky to have such wonderful people in my life!  Definitely one of my best birthdays yet! 

No, Dad...

Yesterday, Brett and I decided to go to Venice Beach to play a little basketball. Now when I say “play basketball,” I really mean just shoot around…and when I say “shoot around,” I really mean Brett shoots and I rebound, watch, and sometimes…if I’m feeling courageous…shoot.

Anyway, we were at Venice shooting around, and this little boy comes and stands on the court with us. Brett stops, and asks him if he wants to shoot with “us.” The boy, of course, says yes, and they started taking turns shooting. This went on for a while, until a man (we assume it was the boy’s father) came over and started talking to the little boy.

While the boy was distracted by his father, Brett kept shooting. He had moved out to the 3-point line and was sinking 3 pointers one after another. Every single shot he put up went in. It was like magic! The little boy, his father and I all stood there watching Brett shoot. Suddenly, the little boy yelled out, “Wow! He must play for the NBA!!” The boy’s dad laughed a little, and told his son, “This man (Brett) didn’t play for the NBA, but he did spend a lot of time practicing to get that good.” I couldn’t help but smile as the little boy argued with his dad about whether or not Brett played for the NBA. He kept insisting that no one, except a NBA player, could make that many shots in a row.

It was cute watching that boy admire Brett for his talent, and I am sure Brett will forever be thankful to that little boy for letting him fulfill his lifelong dream of playing in the NBA.