This year, my soft New Year’s resolution is to update my blog more often. Sometimes I get caught up in thinking that my everyday life isn’t interesting to others, but I am trying to wipe that thought out of my head. So, I apologize in advance for whatever posts the future may hold. Now to the real post…



Meet Nacho: a Chihuahua dog that belongs to one of our friends. Nacho’s owners were going out of town for the holidays and she needed a place to stay. I, of course, volunteered to watch Nacho for them. I had been raised with dogs my entire life, and missed having them around. I missed having a sweet dog to come home to, and to take walks with and to play with. Having Nacho for a few days would definitely be fun…or so I thought.

Before Nacho was dropped off, I was told that she gets a bad case of separation anxiety and usually refuses to move, eat or drink for numerous days at a time. She is extremely afraid of all people because she was a rescue dog, and she barks like crazy. On top of all that, Nacho will refuse to go to the bathroom…Except for when it comes to your house… then, she pees on anything soft that is on the floor…including carpet. Oh, and she is extremely aggressive with other dogs.
Great. My dreams of having a fun dog to play with were suddenly a thing of the past, but it was too late to back out. I picked up Nacho and prepared for the worst.

For the first few days, Nacho was pretty immobile, but she didn’t have any problem eating or going on walks. As the days progressed, and she became more familiar with us, her behavior improved drastically. She became almost playful, snuggled up with Brett and I on the couch, only barked when someone knocked and also became friends with the other dogs in our building. I was shocked! I don’t know why my friend described her dog as an absolute terror, but Nacho is nothing like her description.

Today is our last day with Nacho, and I am sad to see her go. Yes, she had really bad breath…and somehow always forced her way in-between Brett and I wherever we sat, (Brett isn’t her biggest fan) but I will miss her. I guess we will just have to get our own dog now!

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!