Sitting on a dock in the bay...

Allow me to tell you about my dear friend/Coworker Miss Emily Knudsen. Not only is she a compassionate and loving Care Coordinator but she also shadows as a new and upcoming photographer. In an effort to build up her portfolio we had a photo shoot on the dock in the back yard of our fellow CC Mari.

(It was all very Dawson's Creek like~which you know I love).

We had a blast taking the pictures and frolicking around on the dock and canoe. For more pictures of yours truly and other great shots taken by miss Knudsen feel free to click HERE.

She is talented and fun... Hire her for your next event.

ps... those are not my boots but I am pretty sure I need to get me some galoshes. How adorable are they right?

Wise Words

"Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment."

--Ben Franklin

**There is no story behind this. I just read this quote and liked it.**

SAY IT LOUD... I'M WHITE AND I'M PROUD

So a friend of mine was reading my blog and sent me this link in response to my love of scarves.

It turns out I AM in fact Caucasian

and like some of the same things that other white people like.

Por Ejemplo:

I would love to take a year off.

I will probably never not have bangs again.

Ummm...return of the mack?

St. Patricks Day is my favorite holiday.

The list could go on...

So here I am... with my bangs and my scarf... being as white as ever...

But hey...

if you need a scarf (or a beanie) knitted or crocheted for you this winter I'm your girl.

Because it turns out that not only am I white but I'm a grandma too.

3 things i love today

1. Scarves

2. PEAS

3. This song

Just dance

The SYTYCD finale was this week and I couldn't be more pleased with the winner. (which I will leave nameless for those who haven't quite caught up on their TIVO list yet). The finale was awesome but my favorite part was when they re-did this little number...

I could probably watch that over and over. I think Kupono does an INSANE job of playing this role. I love to watch talented people.

Speaking of talent....

...the sadness of SYTYCD only will last a few days because ABDC starts this sunday and I can't wait to see what the crews have in store for us this season. Here is a little reminder of what we saw last season.

::Friends, Fun, and Fair::

A couple of weekends ago my trusty AZ friends decided to escape the crazy heat and take a last minute trip out to the C-A to visit yours truly.

Its always so much fun to have them here and this was no exception.

We started the weekend off by putting our stunna shades on and heading to the beach to watch the huge waves in HB.

Then we headed back to back bay to rent ourselves some fun.

We put our super color life jackets on

and hit the water...

After working up an appetite we came home and had the ultimate summer time bar-b-que including pasta salad, watermelon salsa, and fruit pizza.

After our bellies were all filled up and happy we headed out to the fair.

Okay.... So normally I super hate the fair.

There is something about it that I just hate. Maybe its the crowds, or maybe it is the outrageously priced deathly foods that everyone pretends to like but really goes home wishing they didn't eat, or maybe its the caliber of people the fair attracts.

Regardless... I normally hate the fair.

BUT

I have to say that I went to the fair and

I LOVED it.

We went and watched the demolition derby. It was AMAZING. It was the prefect length of time and exciting the whole way through. I couldn't stop myself from joining the white trash of orange county yelling for the car of choice. It was a blast!

After the demo derby we headed over to take a ride on my long lost friend... the GRAVITRON. I hadn't been on this ride since the Bret Harte (my middle school) carnival days. At first I was super skeptical about going on a ride that spins you right round but I took my chances... and like most risks... it was SO worth it.

It is the best ride ever.

I haven't laughed that hard in forever.

So I have a new love and respect for the fair and have decided that I will go to the fair once a year... on demolition derby night. I will watch the derby, ride the gravitron, and watch the hypnotist. And I will leave one happy girl.

Who knows maybe next year I will even try the deep fried smore.

One year down...

Happy Birthday Micah!

Today we celebrated the birthday of my favorite one year old.

He is smily, he is cuddly (when he's not squirmy) and has the cutest cheeks in the whole world.

I just love this little buddy to pieces.