The Fandalorian Pensieve

Faces

2012-02-15T12:58:00.003-07:00

Lennon has many faces. Sometimes I can't believe the expressions that appear on his face. From his poop face to his confused face, I love them all . . . I guess I shouldn't be too surprised that he is so expressive seeing as I myself can't control the expressions that happen upon my own face. Genetics?☝These pictures don't even do his expression's justice. ☺ I sometimes find that my expressive face can be annoying and embarrassing. You see, I have a T.V. face, I've been made aware of it. If I'm watching a drama, I find my face slowly begins to become uglier and heavier or if I'm watching something really happy I can't help but have my mouth open. . . I don't know why it happens, it just does. . . it has a mind of it's own. For example whenever I watch Glee, it's like my mouth wants to be singing with them. . . I find my mouth hangs wide open, actually trying to sing with them and I get all antsy, like I want to get up and dance. I don't even know. It's a work in progress. ☺

Happy Valentine's Day ❤

2012-02-14T12:11:00.001-07:00

Wishing you all a wonderful St. Valentine's Day.

Go out there and hug somebody!

♥

Here's some views of how my Valentine's day started out ☺

(brought to you via my iphone)

. . . don't judge . . . it's a guilty pleasure . . . which my husband feeds. . .

I love him a lot
and I love this baby
❤

❤

2012-02-13T11:35:00.000-07:00

So on Saturday we celebrated our Valentine's day, maybe you did too?

It was a nice evening, we were lucky enough to get a baby sitter on short notice (thanks Aunt Karen!).

We ate dinner at Olive Garden and went to the movies and saw The Vow.

hahahaha, I'm laughing, because I know Eric didn't want to see that movie (he wanted to see Chronicle, which I do too, but you know, it's Valentine's) but he was a really good sport. He even kept his sarcastic comments to himself. I told him he could say whatever he wanted about Channing Tatum because he's not something I fancy or even think is that great but he couldn't say anything about anything else. I just wanted to be girly and enjoy holding my mans hand and "oooo-ing" and "aaaah-ing" to cheesey things. He was nice to me and let me be annoying, haha he even threw in a couple fake cries. Awesome. ☺

So before we went on our date I decided to take a couple pictures of what I was wearing. It's nothing special but I felt confident. To my surprise a couple of the photos didn't turn out so bad (for using my tripod) and I found the above picture and decided it wasn't too bad of a photo. So meet my new headshot! ☝ It's about time I found one, seeing as my old head shot was from when I was in High School.

Hope you guys have a great Valentine's Day tomorrow!

❤♥❤

Tonight!

2012-02-11T12:06:00.002-07:00

Tonight Eric and I will be celebrating our Valentine's day.

It will be simple and quaint. I'm planning it this year and

hopefully it will be a good night to remember.

It'll be our 3rd Valentine's day together. Ah love ❤ haha cheesey I know.

Whenever this day comes around I always think about The Tenth Kingdom,

when Wolf buys Virginia the singing pearl ring in the town of love

(can't remember the name of it). I'm a big fan of that movie.

"How I long to linger on your sweethearts finger."

"You cannot win her, you cannot choose her, you are just a hopeless looser."

I love it.

Happy Valentine's day planning!

Momma who bore me

2012-02-10T14:16:00.002-07:00

Meet my parents, and yes, they are my real parents. Yes, you are right, they don't look a thing like me. (Me = 100% Korean girl, born in Seoul, South Korea!) ☺ Something I never really realized until someone asked me where I came from and why I didn't look like the rest of my family. I think I was about 10. I always knew I was adopted . . . but I guess it never really registered in my brain that I looked different from everybody else. Once that fact finally settled in my brain . . that's when I got insecure. Not only was I the only asian kid in my neighborhood and elementary school, I was the only asian kid I ever knew . . . for a while.

Lots of jokes about my eyes, my nose, my face in general. Jokes about my name. Hye Soo unfortunately rhymes with: poo, moo, goo, shoe. I was short too, so there was the occasional "Low Soo".

I'll admit I had a hard time with it when I was younger, especially being raised in predominantly white neighborhood and school. My mom always wished she had raised us kids in California. Me too. Genealogy is a big thing here but I always hated it because I didn't know how I was really supposed to feel about these people. Back in their day I would've been the help. When we had extended family reunions, my skin was always itching. It was like 100 to 1. Token asian!

I used to not be able to make eye contact with other asian people. . . afraid that I would disappoint them because I wasn't really Korean . . I was American. I remember acting out on my Korean language teacher because I didn't know what I felt about being Korean. It was like I wanted to learn about the language and where I came from, but not really. I didn't know where to relate. . . it was like a coin toss. If there was ever a person that I was the worst to, it was that guy. Poor guy didn't know what he was in for. I remember calling him ugly and making sounds like a chicken because his name was Pocock. Sad but true.

Another time, my friend had a Korean exchange student that was living with her. I'd go over to play with her and I wanted so badly to be able to connect with her, because she looked like me but it was easier said than done. I realized that we were so different culturally that the only thing that really connected us was our skin. I was American through and through.

As I have gotten older I have learned to love that I am different. (I now wish that I had really studied in those Korean lessons, something I truly regret.)

On my journey to loving my Korean/American self, I have to say that my dear friend Tasha had a lot to do with it. Tasha is half Chinese and she taught me a whole lot about loving my asian self and being able to laugh at it along the way.

Amongst all my troubles of finding where I fit in, my parents were always troupers. They always made me feel normal. Like I fit in, like I was genetic. Even my sister, who never picked on me for being asian, only for being annoying. ❤ Thanks to my wonderful family I knew that I inherited my creativity, musicality, theatricality, all of it, from my family. It was definitely meant to be. ❤

The Early Bird

2012-02-09T11:41:00.000-07:00

I have Rebecca Blacks song stuck in my head and it's not even friday . . . curse you. Why is that song so catchy? Well instead of 7 am, it was 8 am here. Waking up to Lennon jabbering away in the room next door. It's so cute to hear him talking, much preferred to the 6 month old morning cries.

This morning I woke up to this. A cute smiling baby with a nest on top. I swear every morning his rats nest gets worse and worse. He must do somersaults in his sleep, maybe he's channeling Kramer or he must be dreaming to some Ray Charles. I've almost given up on detangling the knot or if I do decide to tackle the beast, I usually wait until his nap is over. Maybe I'll just let him grow some nice dreads. Maybe . . . . .

Good Thoughts

2012-02-08T00:30:00.000-07:00

Love. Love. Love.

Tonight my heart and mind have been filled.

Filled with theatre, laughs, good thoughts,

spirit and lots of inspiration.

We went to the Salt Lake Acting Company's production of Red by John Logan.

The text was beautiful. So many wonderful lines,

so many great things to think about.

Go see it. . . better yet, go read it, I'm going to.

Following the play we went to Hatch Family Chocolates. . . yum.

You should go there too.

It's nights like these that make me remember that I'm human.

That I too need to be refueled, not only physically but mentally.

That I can be okay feeling my feelings.

There are people that listen. People who love.

That everything will be okay and that I can keep going.

Lots of love tonight.

I'm okay. ❤

I Spy With My Little Eye . . .

2012-02-07T01:00:00.000-07:00

Something that is furry. . . .

Lennon loves wearing this little hat. It's a shame that his head is getting bigger

because it wont fit on his head in a couple months. He looks so cute in it

(I know he wears it in every picture ☺)

Poor bobble head baby. ❤

Something that is chocolate . . .

I made Muddy Buddies . . . or whatever nick name you have for them.

It was my second time making them and guess what, I ruined them.

Where did I go wrong? Step 1: melt chocolate, Step 2: stir . . . .

Fail.

In all actuality I think it was the fact that I used wheat Chex

instead of the rice ones. . . maybe. . . I'm just going to say that's

the reason why. . . shhhh . . . I'm actually good in the kitchen!

Something that is old . . .

Pat the Bunny, who can go wrong with a classic story like Pat the Bunny.

My Great Aunt Isabelle gives this book to the new babies, it's kind of tradition.

I love this book and so does Lennon. He has it memorized.

He even says "hi" and "bye" to Paul and Judy. So cute.

Heat? No heat!

2012-02-06T01:00:00.000-07:00

I found this easy tutorial on how to curl your hair

without heat (yes another one!) using just an elastic headband!

Check it out!

In the video she sleeps in it to create vintage curls.

(don't you love her accent? I do)

I decided to just wear it for the day because it looked cute!

Also, my headband was a little too tight . . . or my head is little too big. . .

(orange on a toothpick here) so it became a little bit uncomfortable.

So next time I'm going to stretch out my headband so I can wear it longer.

Happy Curling!

❤

Yummy in my Tummy!

2012-02-05T01:00:00.000-07:00

Last night Eric and I went on a date to the movies and saw The Woman in Black, which was really good . . . besides the fact that Daniel looks little. Well we enjoyed our little date and had a good time. The only thing that would have made the night even better, would have been these suckers ☟

When we were living in Texas they had a movie theatre chain called Studio Movie Grill and they served really good food. Chicken Nachos, Frozen Hot Chocolate and of course my favorite Coconut Chicken Tenders. Well, my cousin made them and posted them onto her blog (cookbakeanddecorate) and ever since then I have been craving them. Mouth watering, I think I need to get baking. ☺

Okay

2012-02-04T02:30:00.000-07:00

Another hair do . . . or don't, but in this case I'm thinking it's a do.

I saw it via rockstar diaries I thought it looked so cute, and easy.

Remember? I ❤ lazy hairstyles.

Well it was super quick, which is what I needed today.

The husband slept in and didn't go to class, which meant

. . . . . . . an extra 4 hours to spend together!

So of course I wanted to get ready a.s.a.p. so we could get out that door!

Anyway, this picture isn't the best picture of the actual hairstyle.

It's getting kind of droopy by this hour. ☺

Maybe an extra bobby pin would've helped.

I know I'll be doing this

quick hair style more often.

Well have a wonderful day!

Love and Happy thoughts.

❤

My little super hero

2012-02-03T05:00:00.000-07:00

Whooosh!!!

Today we got Lennon new pajamas . . .

(How do you say pajama? I say puh-jaw-ma)

aka: his cape.

We whooooooosh'd around the room, dodging obstacles and chasing bad guys.

I held on tight to his cape so as not to fall off.

He was an excellent flier, as I knew he would be.

I tried to keep up . . . you know being a sidekick is tough work.

We laughed, we cried, we even saved some lives . . .

all in a days work.

After lots of combat fighting and using our Asian skills to our strengths, we settled down to some nice quiet time, reading, refueling and finally some sleeping, but don't worry, we sleep with our eyes open . . .

so those bad guys better watch out.

Check it!

2012-02-02T18:33:00.001-07:00

Last Sunday I was lucky enough to photograph one of my good friends, Shani.

She needed some headshots and while we were shooting, ☝these guys showed up.

It was so beautiful.

They just appeared through these trees

and then pranced up into the rest of mountains.

It was so quick that I only had a few seconds to snap a couple shots.

I love deer. ❤

Check out Shani's Headshots here!!

Little Bird

2012-02-01T18:32:00.001-07:00

little bird, little bird, so curious and bright

watching and learning, playing in the sunlight

your voice is so strong, your spirit immense

loving and caring for you, gives my world sense

❤

I often go walking

2012-01-31T18:02:00.000-07:00

This past week, Lennon and I have been taking long walks together. He is quite fond of them, as am I. He holds my pointer finger and we walk and see the nature and people around us. He loves finding rocks and holding them, all the way until we get home. He also loves holes, he loves sticking his foot down into them, while saying "whoa". Today was an especially nice day. The weather was perfect, the air was brisk, the sun was warm on our faces, it was light and yet not too bright. It was lovely. ❤

Sundance Film Festival

2012-01-29T17:58:00.000-07:00

On Saturday we went with some of our close friends up to Park City for the Sundance Film Festival. It was our first time at the festivities in Park City, so we were all pretty excited. We got up there around 4:00 so it was kind of late in the day and so we didn't really have much time to get on the wait lists to see some of the films we wanted. ☹ Bummer, but we still had a lot of fun.

One of our dear friends looks quite a bit like Zooey Deschanel. So we had fun with it. She even had some passers by do some serious double takes. . . . she really is her long lost twin. . . or clone. Main reason why I can't watch The New Girl.

We got kind of lost along the way. . . but now worries,

we had fun on the shuttles. ☺. . . you know . . .

dancing on poles . . . getting our grooves on.

☝ Zooey . . . incognito . . . . but of course I caught her picture.

We're like best friends now.

Our night ended with us just coming to terms with the fact that we just weren't going to make it to one of the films . . so we went to the dollar theatre and

saw Anonymous. I'm laughing. . . oh Will Shakespeare. . . sigh.

Anyway, fun day, fun people, lots of laughing . . . I'd do it again. ❤

Sunshine on my mind

2012-01-28T10:25:00.000-07:00

Today is a happy day, full of sunshine and smiles.

I love these kind of days.

Love the laughter, love the warmth

of the sun on my cold toes.

I cherish these moments.

They are what get me through

the lull of the cold.

Good Morning . . .

2012-01-27T10:30:00.000-07:00

. . . . Jack Black . . . . . thanks for teaching me how to do the disco, how to eat my carrots and how to make new friends. Lennon sure loves learning from you too. ☺ Although don't be offended if we take a break from you, I'm sure we'll be seeing each other in a couple days.

What are you drinking?

2012-01-26T14:14:00.000-07:00

I'm drinking Celestial Seasoning's Bengal Spice Tea. It's super yummy, especially when you add a pinch of sugar, a dash soy milk and whisk it all together by hand. It's become my new favorite. ❤ But it probably won't replace my other love, green tea.

Today I started my day with substitute teaching. Where I shift into teacher mode. I usually use my stage voice, thanks to my theatre degree. . . . (I'm laughing and crying right now, money well spent ☺) I wear my tallest heels so I look older than them, which is surprisingly hard to do, especially when the 6th graders are as tall or taller than you (what are kids eating these days???) and last but not least I wear make up, so I don't look 16. Not saying that today was a bad day, just a more up on your feet, not being lazy kind of day. So . . . . . .

I'm drinking a nice cup of warm tea, whilst the babe is sleeping. Bliss.

Bantu Knots

2012-01-25T12:38:00.001-07:00

Wanting to try and help your hair by not putting too much heat on it? Well, I did and the result . . . was a bad hair day . . . . or two days . . . ☺ . . . yes, I'm one of those people who don't wash their hair every day. I stand proud.

Well, I found this tutorial via Pinterest, her hair is so pretty! I thought it looked so easy and I love hairstyles that don't take much work. . . . basically, lazy hairstyles are for me.

I think I did something wrong because the result . . was this ☝ a big pouf of a mane. I'm going to try it again, hopefully it'll be a success! Anyway, you should check it out and try it for yourself. ☺

Oh and one more thing, Lennon's first self portrait. ❤ He loves my iphone camera. Happy Knotting!

Cupcakes!

2012-01-24T09:39:00.001-07:00

Yesterday my sister-in-law Cassie and I decided to have a play date and make some cupcakes. It was a much needed play date. Lennon doesn't get to hang around many kids unless it's the monthly family party, so he was really happy about it, and so was I. ☺ It was so fun to watch them gab away at each other and interact. Ah, little humans.

So back to the cupcakes, we made them from scratch. They were yummy, fluffy white cupcakes with vanilla whipped frosting and cute sprinkles ☝ as you can obviously tell from the picture above. So as we were going to leave our play date, I had my cupcakes in hand on a paper plate, so that I could share with the hubby and we could cozy up to a movie or something. Well as we were loading into the car I put the cupcakes on top of my car, so I could get Lennon in and buckled up and then (as it was snowing) I hurried and got into the car and . . . . drove away . . . . I didn't realize what I had done until I got all the way home ☹. Sad day. So last night the street got to enjoy those yummy cupcakes while I sat and thought about how tasty they would have been. . . . sigh.

I guess it's just a good excuse to make another dozen. . . yum.

Have a wonderful day and hopefully eat something yummy. ☺

Breakfast

2012-01-23T12:10:00.000-07:00

This morning I was making breakfast, two poached eggs on toast. Yum. We are really lucky and get fresh eggs from my mother-in-law's chickens. Well this morning as I was cracking my eggs, I noticed Lennon watching and me, and as soon as he saw that I had cracked one egg, he immediately went over to the trash and lifted the lid up for me, so I could throw the shell in it. I thought it was a fluke but then I did the second egg, he did it again. It was so cute and quite helpful. I can't believe how big he is getting and how fast he is quickly learning. I love him. ☺

In other news, I decided to update this place a little bit. So say hello to the new banner. It's a little bit fuzzy . . . which irks me a little bit because the pictures aren't blurry at all. ☹ sigh. So here's my favorite picture that came from our little Sunday drive around the canyon. I know it's up above but hey, I love it.

Hope you all have a wonderful Monday!

Today

2012-01-17T13:29:00.003-07:00

Lennon is laughing.

Climbing stairs and laughing.

I love it.

He has such a cute personality.

He loves to be the center of attention. . . wonder where that comes from? ☺

Hope you have a wonderful day . . . full of laughing.

Tired

2012-01-10T21:19:00.005-07:00

These past two months I have been so exhausted. Maybe it's due to holiday buzz.

Or it could be I've hit the mommy/ wifey blues. Anyone have those times? Bueller?

Or maybe I need more iron. . . .

Well let's just say I don't know if I've been the most pleasant at times. ☹

☝probably how I look by the end of the day . . . not going to lie.

On the upside, my other half spoiled me with a new lens,
camera bag and a couple other gadgets.

Glee!

Now I'm just itching to go out and break them in.

Oh yes and one more thing. I started a new photography blog,
you should check it out. It's still in the works but hopefully
in the next couple of weeks I should have more up!

Well off to watch LOTR with the husband.

Lennon is ONE!

2011-11-03T21:06:00.000-06:00

My little Lennon turned one about two weeks ago.

It's so crazy to think about it.

It scares me to think of how fast time goes by,

I don't want to miss a single thing.

For some reason I was really stressed out about this birthday,

partially because it was a busy month but also because

I felt like it had to be perfect.

I think that I felt that more so about this party because of Pinterest

(sad to admit)

while I love that site, it also makes me think that I need all my

events/party's to look magazine perfect.

While our party wasn't magazine perfect, it was still wonderful.

I made angel food cake.

We played pin-the-tail on the cat. (which I drew!)

Hit a piñata and popped some balloons!

We had great company around us,

and it was just really happy.

☺

I love Lennon so much, sometimes I can't contain myself.

I love getting to know him better and better every day.

Here's to more birthdays to come.

I love you little buddy.

❤

A Price Wedding

2011-10-25T16:46:00.001-06:00

Thank you Jenaye and Daniel for sharing this day with me!

I had such a lovely time and you guys were so wonderful to work with.

Best wishes!

❤

Lauren

2011-10-20T17:09:00.001-06:00

When Lauren visited us in Texas we did a mini photo session.

The pictures turned out beautiful.

She is so photogenic, I didn't have to do a thing.

It was so nice to chat with her and just have a relaxing week,

enjoying the company.

❤

enjoy!

Lily's party

2011-10-19T14:17:00.000-06:00

I know these are way late . . . but it's still a fun a memory to look back on.

These picture were from my cousin's daughter's 2nd birthday party.

This was a couple weeks before we moved back to Utah.

Sigh . . . .

I still miss Texas, but it is so good to be home.

Reason's I miss Texas:

- Barbeque

- Fried Pickles

- Friends

- Hermann Park

- The beach

- Museums

- Lovely Apartment

- Chuy's

My cousin Muriel made cute party favors, labels, food, and decorations. It was really cute.

Here are a few pictures from the party!

As of Late

2011-09-19T22:06:00.002-06:00

Here is my most recent project. My dear friend Shani asked me to create a poster for her husband, Kyle's vocal recital. We shot on BYU campus and the pictures turned out really nice.

So if you live in Utah and are around Provo, you should check it out!

. . . . . .

My life has been going through some changes, good changes. It's been really busy, but a good kind of busy. It has taken a while for my body to get used to being so busy. In Texas I really didn't have any kind of schedule or commitments. It was so relaxing in Texas, I kind of miss it.

Although we have had some great adventures the past couple of weeks.

Here are some highlights from September:

* Cedar City Trip

* Family Reunion

* Coaching Shakespeare at Meggan's High School

* Auditioning/ Callbacks/ Casting for Macbeth

* Wedding Photo-shoot in Price

* Camping with the Buddies

* Greek Festival with Ellesse

. . . .Just to name a few . . .

It really has been so nice to be back, to be with friends and family.

Although we will miss our little life in Texas.

Here's to new adventures! Onward and upward!

P.S. Wedding photos from Price, soon to come!

Laughing

2011-07-05T18:25:00.002-06:00

Jenna & Hunter

These two are always laughing and smiling.

It's contagious. ❤

They're their own kind of Juno & Bleeker.

Lately

2011-06-28T21:30:00.000-06:00

I have been a terrible blogger.

To be truthful I haven't even thought that much about it.

I've been caught up in mommy world.

My creative gear was set to automatic. . .

I have now decided to take control and set my gears to manual.

I am going to make a goal to be less lazy (just being honest)

I am going to release my stresses through a creative outlet. . . .

and not on innocent by standers (or at least I'll try)

I need to remember who I am.

I need to not loose myself in unimportant things.

I need to let myself be.

So day number one, my creative outlet for the day . . .

taking pictures of this adorable boy.

He is 8 months old and he is my little love.

He is currently my favorite model, my muse.

I love him.

Anniversary

2011-05-11T12:10:00.000-06:00

In the Beginning:

Our love did not start out like most. It was junior high. He was the flirtatious boy that I used to poke with sticks behind stage, the boy I thought was a "player". I was the small asian girl with glasses that didn't fit her nose right. Shorter than most everyone else and slightly uncoordinated. I had crushes on boys I thought would never in their lifetime like me. It was in high school that we began to know each other, the good, the bad and the ugly. I was an emotional drama kid who tried too hard to be perfect, he was the popular/ social kid who didn't really care what people thought. He could do sports and theatre.

Back then I liked the quiet mis-understood type. The starving artists.

Turns out that two of the same don't always make a good match.

I made fun of him out of insecurities but secretly, I liked him. I would try and flirt by saying "Hi", yeah, I know, I dream big. Other girls would flirt by slapping his butt or giving massages in class.

I screamed at him, cried at him, directed a play with him, acted, talked, hung-out and kissed him but never dated him. I thought we butted heads. We did butt heads.

Now:

I look back and laugh, thinking how funny it all is. How ironic.

Today our love is strong and beautiful. We still butt heads but I think it's healthy. He is the boy that loves me and supports me, I am the girl that feels so blessed. I still cry at him, yell at him, act with him, talk with him, hang-out with him, kiss him and I can definitely say I date him and luckily enough, I married him.

Our love is always growing, always learning.

He balances me out, he has enough for both of us in the places I lack and vice versa. Turns out he was my yang and I was his yin.

I love him.

He is my best friend. Through thick and thin. ❤

Happy Anniversary.

View from the tallest building in Houston

Delicious sushi

Us ❤

Take me out to the ball game . . .

2011-04-30T19:34:00.000-06:00

Last night ended with a ball game, my first to be exact.

It was the Astros vs. Brewers at Minute Maid Park!

We went with my cousin and her husband.

You see it started out as a boys night out but we decided to make it a party.

☺

It wasn't how I thought it was going to be. It wasn't as tense and as involved as a basketball game,

yet it still had it's moments of oooooo's and ahhhhhh's.

I enjoyed it and I think Lennon did too.

Not to mention, they had especially good hot dogs.

Overly priced? Yes! Was it worth it? Definitely!

A good time was had by all!

Helmet Day

2011-04-28T11:33:00.003-06:00

Lennon has been helmeted. . . .

The day finally came and I don't know how I feel.

I feel glad that it's finally being taken care of but I also feel that maybe he would of been fine with out it??

I feel bad because it's a little bit heavier than I thought it would be and it causes his poor little head to get all sweaty and red.

But I have to remind myself that it's for the better.

Anyway. . .

He has been so funny when he wears the helmet.

He keeps touching it and slapping it.

I can just see him thinking "what the heck is on my head". Poor guy.

When I look at Lennon in his helmet, this picture comes to mind.

At least he looks cute in it. ☺

The Moby Wrap

2011-04-19T23:00:00.000-06:00

The other day I decided to take the usual

walk to the park with Lennon . . . only,

instead of taking the stroller, I thought

it'd be fun to wrap him up in the Moby.

If you don't know what a Moby Wrap is,

it's a long piece of 100% cotton fabric

that you wrap around your body in order to carry your child.

Example ☟

. . . So. . .

I thought, "Hey this'll be fun and easy, I won't have to pack a bunch of stuff or push anything and he won't be bored because he'll get to look around and touch the plants and stuff" blah blah blah

I was wrong.

It wasn't fun. It was trying.

Luckily I was accompanied by my friend Jenna, who helped tremendously with carrying Lennon half way. ☺ She's awesome.

At first Lennon loved it, he did, because he usually does. . . but that's at short intervals and not in the hot, humid heat.

By the end of the walk I was sweaty, Lennon was even more sweaty and as we came to the door of our apartment he decided to vomit all over me, the moby, my cell phone and keys. . . . . Sigh . . . . .

So! Note to self.

Moby is thick, so don't use it on long walks in the hot, humid heat!

Other than that, I love my Moby Wrap. It's so comfortable and so handy, even better than all that, Lennon loves it!

Here's a video I took of us the other day.

In other news . . . we bought Lennon his first high chair!! Woot!

Happy days. ☺

Spicy Pickle

2011-04-17T00:01:00.018-06:00

Yes that's right, I'll take one spicy pickle. ☺

While driving around in Houston we've been

seeing this restaurant called Spicy Pickle.

At first when I saw it I thought it sounded disgusting

and all I could think of was a pickle taco with hot sauce.

So we finally decided to give the place a change and hey!!!

Guess what? . . . We liked it.

Eric got the Adobe Panini with a side Caesar Salad

and I got the Bandido Panini with the vegetable soup.

Oh yeah and don't forget the spicy pickle,

which was very spicy but not too spicy.

It reminds me a lot of Zupas, except instead of strawberry

dipped in chocolate, they give you a spicy pickle.

For us, the Panini's were the best thing. They were so yummy. I especially loved the sun dried tomatoes that came in my sandwich. It complimented the Pepper Jack Cheese quite nicely.

So this just goes to show you. . . don't judge a book by it's cover

. . . or a restaurant by it's name.

That is unless it's name is The Feed Sack. . . believe me I've seen it

. . . well . . . you be the judge.

6 Months

2011-04-16T07:59:00.001-06:00

Last Thursday our little Lennon turned 6 months old!

I know how everyone says "time flies so fast!!" and I was always like, "yeah . . . it does. . . "

but really they were right. . . . times flies by so fast!!!

I find myself spending hours just looking at "old" photos of Lennon and thinking "oh!!! he was sooo tiny and cute!!" and then I stop and think . . . "oh wait . . he still is soooo little and cute" ☺

Every day that I spend with Lennon I cherish and feel so lucky to have him, but that's not to say that I don't experience the "I'm going to rip my hair out" mood everyday . . . because no, no, I definitely do.

Well for Lennon's 6 month birthday I decided to do a little

photo-shoot in our living room. ☺

Here's a little sample:

After the photo-shoot we took Lennon in to see the doctor for his head scan, where he got measured for his helmet. The helmet is for his Plagiocephaly aka flat head syndrome. The helmet will allow part of his head to catch up with the rest of it and thus forming a round head. Now, I don't know how I feel about the helmet. I know it's purely cosmetic and that usually babies' heads round out by the time they reach a year but Lennon's head is pretty lopsided and I feel/ the doctor feels that it's the best thing. With how uneven it is they said that usually helmets speed up the process of rounding out the head, but in some severe cases aka Lennon's case, the head needs an extra boost other wise it'll always be uneven and can cause TMJ. . . . la la la.

So, for Lennon's birthday he gets a very expensive "hat". ☺

I love that he is wearing his Yoda shirt. Truly he is a Jedi in training.

We now have to wait until April 27th to receive the helmet and have it fitted . . . until then. . . . we will enjoy the nice breeze

blowing through his sparse head of hairs. . . .

. . . it's the little things people . . . . the little things.

I'm back.

2011-04-15T14:08:00.000-06:00

I have been a terrible blogger lately, I've been so busy with moving, cleaning, cooking, sorting out phone services and internet, Lennon's helmet (future post soon to come) and well to be honest, busy just being lazy. ☹

You see, down here in Texas we were in a one bedroom apartment and it was perfectly nice and cozy but it wasn't so nice when it came down to actually sleeping. It was very cramped and while we were so happy with it, we knew we'd be even happier in a two bedroom. So when the opportunity arose to move, we gladly said yes.

☺ Wouldn't you?

Anyway, the two bedroom is so much nicer and yet, still cozy. Although it wasn't that way when we first moved in. Let me tell you. It was disgusting. There were 4 older men living in it and let's just say they must of been gorillas. No offense. I don't know how they managed to do it but I think they shed about every pubic and leg hair they had. Not to mention they created lovely pee art on the toilet seats and beer paintings on the walls. So I decided what the hell, I'll just tackle it . . and I did . . . for the first part . . . until my OCD took over me and I had a mini-melt down. Thankfully enough Eric came to the rescue and scrubbed what I could not bring myself to scrub. . . even thinking of it now makes me itch and makes me want some hand-sanitizer

. . . . ew. . . let's think of something else. . . .

Now everything is nice and clean and my mouth will forever taste of bleach. . . Yummy.

Moving on. . . .

So, in my nice clean kitchen I decided to make something scrumptious!!!

Well I at least hoped it would be and to my surprise . . . it was!

Thai peanut sauce with shredded chicken . . . meet bell pepper,

"hello" . . . . "hello". . . .

Well let me just say the two together were a hit, it was so yummy.

The husband was pleased, I was pleased and so were our taste-buds.

Just Keep Swimming . . .

2011-04-07T20:48:00.000-06:00

We took Lennon out for his first swim and by swim I mean . . . dab.

You see while it is hot and humid in Houston,

the water in our pool, is freezing.

Which will be great once it gets even more hot.

Although right now, not so hot. (pun intended)

While we've been adventuring off the park and to the pool we've also been feasting on some yummy food and by yummy I mean fattening. ☺

I'm sure by the end of this summer I'm going to be tired of BBQ, well mainly ribs.

In other news T-minus 7 days, till Lennon goes in for a helmet. Sigh. . .

My Little Lennon

2011-04-05T19:44:00.002-06:00

♥♥♥

Feed the birds . . .

2011-03-31T11:16:00.002-06:00

The past couple of days have been full of boxes,

bags, garbage, Target and other needed things.

So I finally got out of the apartment for some fresh air

and went on a couple walks to Hermann Park.

It is such a beautiful park. Seriously awesome.

There is so much to do and it's with in walking distance.

There is the zoo, golfing, paddling boats, a trolley,

fish, ducks, geese, weird rodents, fountains and much more.

Here are some pictures from my day.

These ducks are crazy . . . and they're not alone.

Don't even get me started on the squirrels.

They come so close to you and swarm you,

even if you don't have food.

They are addicted.

Lennon, meet duck, duck meet Lennon.

This is the weird rodent creature I mentioned up above. I thought it was a cute beaver or something. . . . low and behold I was wrong. ☹

Behold . . . the rodent. . . and his ugly orange teeth. Who knows what those things have been chompin' on. . . .

All is well in Houston, we are alive and happy.

What more do we need???

I know, some good old Julie Andrews.

I spy with my little eye . . .

2011-03-28T15:38:00.000-06:00

Sigh, We're Here!

2011-03-27T10:15:00.000-06:00

Hello, Hello!! Can you hear me?

We finally made it and I'm so happy!

Yay!

(insert embarrassing dance move here)

Yesterday we finished unpacking and finished most of our shopping needs. We dropped of the Uhaul . . . thank goodness, that thing was like a tumor on our car. So far the car worked really good, but the air conditioning is now making a little funny noise when we idle. . . sigh. Don't worry, we'll take Desmond in to get some TLC. ☺

We really like our apartment. Very cute and nice. The only problem is Eric and I don't get any cell phone reception and it's not just in our apartment. It's the whole complex.

☹ sigh.

This has created some problems. We hope to figure this out soon. Fingers crossed.

While out and about we found a Super Target and a Wal-mart. Although, we have come to find out Wal-mart isn't as big of a thing out here as it is in Utah. Figures. So on our search to Wal-mart we got hit by a truck. . . . . . (insert bad word) . . . . luckily it was just a minor scratch and we were able to continue on our way. It was quite a day.

Lennon is still getting adjusted. He has been super fussy. I can't tell if it's because of his teeth, or if he is sick, or maybe he is just wigging out because he is in a new place?? I hope it's just a phase that will soon pass. I feel like a crazy person sometimes.

Also in Texas they have a lots of cockroaches. So I'm told. . . . I'm anxiously waiting for my first meeting with one. . .

Well that's all for now.

Stay happy and healthy!

Texas tales via my iPhone

2011-03-25T12:53:00.003-06:00

I am currently blogging from the I-45 to Houston. I am sitting next to my little Lennon, who is sound asleep .... thankfully .... the hubby is driving, and rocking out to Glee.

Thoughts so far:
•Texas is flat
•What's Whataburger??????
•Why did the turtle cross the street?
•Why would there even be a turtle in the street!?
•Lennon will never want to go into his car seat again.
•So many cows that are going to be slaughtered. Makes me consider being a vegetarian ... again.

Happenings so far:
•Our car Desmond is really living up to his name.
•Couple of Hye Soo freak outs or as I'd like to refer to them as wig-outs. I'm going crazy!!! Such a long drive. Tiny car. Big baby.
•Almost running over a turtle. Sad day, he's probably dead. R.I.P.
•Reading "ASUWISH" and saying Auschwitz. Eric: shakes heads.... "As you wish!!! Why would anyone want that as their license plate?!" Me: "maybe they're a nazi?????" sigh ...
•Eating a Texas shaped waffle then Eric over hearing Germans talking about how waffles are the reason why Americas fat. We ate them anyway.
•Being told "Howdy!" and smiling when I hear really thick accents.

Well that's it so far. Come on Houston!!! Can't wait to get out and be free. Ah just thinking of stretching makes me happy.

Sigh. Lennon is awake and crying/ screaming.

Happy trails.

German Pancakes

2011-03-21T19:59:00.000-06:00

These are delicious. My absolute favorite. I have attempted to make some as good as these, but I failed.

These knock out any store bought recipe. Don't all family recipes?

My husband is the German Pancake maker.

He learned from his mother.

What a good son. ☺

I dream about these pancakes.

Yum.

Shoes, Shoes, Shoes.

2011-03-20T00:01:00.001-06:00

I've been weeding today, in my shoe garden.

I have a beautiful shoe garden, mind you.

It's my brings me joy and fond memories.

You see my feet haven't grown since 8th grade.

Add that with my tendency to hoard and you get, my beautiful garden of shoes.

☺

I'm sure there are plenty of you out there like me.

I just can't seem to get rid of a good pair of shoes,

even if I haven't worn them in a year or two.

I keep thinking, what if?

Well, no more "what ifs", it's time to plant some

new seeds and that's exactly what I did.

I bought a lovely new pair of shoes today . . well my husband did . . from Target.

I love Target. They are cute and inexpensive.

They make my feet happy.

I love shoes.

If I had the money, I'd be a shoe whore.

Hope you're showing your feet some love, I did!

127 Hours

2011-03-19T01:32:00.000-06:00

Tonight via the Zune app on Xbox live we watched 127 Hours.

I had kept saying that I wanted to watch it, seeing how it was nominated for several Academy Awards, but I don't think I was quite prepared.

Not that it was bad or anything, just intense. I think I was more in a Disney mood rather than a cut-your-own-arm-off mood. . . so, we watched it a second time and everything seemed to settle in and I really liked it.

Danny Boyle, whew, I really like his work. Slumdog Millionare, 28 Days Later, some of my favorites. This one can go up there too. I love how creative he is, he really knows his craft. I love how he tells a story, making us call on our senses. He is really unique. I'd love to work with him . . . . so uh, Danny . . . (can I call you Danny?) if you're reading this . . eh . . who am I kidding.

Anyway!!!

Such a good movie, go out and see it, I think it's still in theatres? It was a great solo show, I loved how it was edited.

Also,

Did I mention that I love A.R. Rahman? He did the music for this movie and Slumdog Millionare. I love his music, it moves my body and my soul. Love it!

You probably know him for this song, Jai Ho! Not the Pussycat Dolls version . . . ☹

Also love this one . . .

I love how in the movie Aron via James Franco, says the line about how everything in his life has lead up to this/ was leading up to this rock. I just connected with that line, because I feel that we all have our own "rocks" and everything that we do, all our choices, lead up to that "rock" and it's up to us to decide what to do when it comes. Do we just give up or do we get trek through it, even if it's painful, even if it changes things, do we do it? We might learn something if we do, we might change for the better.

I also found this video clip of some of his real footage when he was stuck in the canyon.

Incredible.

Bombay House, Craving = Satisfied.

2011-03-18T13:42:00.000-06:00

Last night Eric had his first Indian food, so I figured if he was going to have his first bite of Indian food, it had to be Bombay House. It's a family favorite due to my sisters love for this place, unfortunately, she's in Arizona. ☹

We got the Peshawari Naan, Garlic Naan, Chicken Tikka Masala, Bollywood Chicken and Chicken Saag. Sooooooooooo good. I also got the Mango Lassi!!!

I highly recommend eating here. I love the atmosphere and the food is so good, I always leave feeling full and happy.

Now don't get me wrong, Thai food is still my favorite but Indian food, especially Bombay House's Indian food is high up there.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

2011-03-17T14:21:00.001-06:00

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

Today I decided to do a little photoshoot with Lennon.

He was a little grumpy but luckily enough I got these cute photos.

He wouldn't take his fingers out of his mouth! Little bugger!

Have a great day!

Growing Up/ Being a "Homemaker"

2011-03-17T00:29:00.002-06:00

Growing up. . . . .

I sometime wish I could run off to Never Never Land and join Peter and the Lost Boys.

sigh . . .

I feel like a 35 year old in a 22 year old body.

Oh joy.

My back aches. . . I blame it on the scoliosis. ☺

Plus I have a hunch, which will one day
make people call me Richard (III)

Most people my age are off pursuing their careers. Going on road trips and having crazy adventures.

Me?

I'm a homemaker.

I have a love/ hate relationship with this word.

When the tax man asked me my occupation, he said, "homemaker?" I hesitantly said "yes", but inside I was screaming, "I'm more than just a homemaker, I'm an actor and an educated one at that!"

sigh . . .

I mean I went to college, finished, got my bachelors. I'm educated! (not that homemakers aren't, but sometimes I feel like people around here perceive it that way) So I have this weird longing to prove myself, to make some good use out this degree and not have it be just a piece of paper.

Yet . .

At that same time, the thought of going out and having a full time, let alone part time job, kind of kills me. I keep thinking, no, I want to be able to raise Lennon and be there for those important milestones. I want to be his caretaker, I don't want someone else to be that.

Maybe I have some weird attachment issues that I picked up from being adopted or from being in an orphanage?? Who knows??

I know that when I have gone to go substitute teaching, I feel like I'm abandoning him or something, and crying, I'm a sucker when it comes to him crying. I immediately pick him up when he cries and coddle him . . which is probably creating a bad habit/ creating a spoiled child.

Maybe I've just always had attention/ attachment issues? Not that I'd like to admit that. Who would?

Anyway, thankfully enough Eric has let me stay home and be a "homemaker". I am so thankful for that, I know many mothers who would love to stay home with their children but due to financial situations are not able to. I just need to find a balance. Where I can satisfy my crave/ need to pursue my career and yet still strive to be the mother I wish to be.

Everyone says, "You can do both!" Like it's so easy.

I don't believe it, well at least not for me. Not yet anyway.

I believe that you have to start out slow, handle one at first that slowly integrate the other and then take on the task of juggling both.

To those who do both, more props to you, teach me how!!

Granted it probably helps when your children get older and hopefully for me that'll make things easier.

I love Lennon and wouldn't trade him for anything in the world.

I just feel that in order to be a good mother, I need take care of myself, as well as him.

I hope that I will NEVER turn into one of those moms that drag their children around to fulfill their own dreams, rather than focusing on their children's needs. Where their children grow up to resent them for their unstable childhood.

I hope to be the best that I can be for Lennon.

I love him so much, I just want to squeeze him!

That's enough of my thoughts for now. I don't mean to be a downer, just thoughts.

Hope all is well in your world and that you're loving life and those in it.

Night!

Growing Edible Sprouts in Jars

2011-03-15T13:04:00.001-06:00

Thanks to my Aunt Cindi, she gave us this cute

sprout growing kit for Christmas.

Unfortunately it has been sitting outside in the garage since then,

and it became long forgotten.

That is until my mother started growing her sprouts a couple days ago and by day 5 they grew into this . . .

After I saw how beautiful these sprouts had become I immediately wanted to start growing my own, but when I told my mother that I had stored them in the garage she told me that they might not grow due to the cold temperatures. ☹

Bummer!

Well I decided, whatever, I'll just try it anyway.

I chose the protein mix seeds. They're bigger than the salad mix seed (as shown above).

You can get these seeds online or a local grocery market should have them.

Now it's day 3 for my sprouts and they have finally begun to sprout! Not all but a good majority!

I thought those seeds were goners for sure but all they needed was a little TLC.

see the little tails?

For those of you who don't know how to grow sprouts in a jar, it's actually quite simple.

All you need is:

- seeds

- a mason jar

- perforated lid (mesh)

- water

then . . .

- pour 2 tablespoons of seeds in the mason jar
- fill the mason jar half way up with water

(or you can use acidic water, which I used)
- go to sleep
- wake up
- rinse the seed a couple of times and

drain the water completely
- let sit for the rest of the day, away from direct sunlight
- repeat this for about 4 to 5 days
- once you feel like your sprouts are finished place them into a big bowl

of water and separate the big seeds from the sprouts

- rinse and drain
- place on a paper towel to dry
- when dry put them in a sealed container in your fridge

and enjoy!

This is such a fun project and anyone can do it.

My parents meet new technology

2011-03-14T16:53:00.003-06:00

I love my parents. I think they are the most unique parents you could meet. . . . maybe just in Utah, or maybe just on our block? Who knows.

Anyway, they make me laugh, think, grow
and they can also make me angry.

All things needed.

__________________________________________

Turquoise+Copper+All things Organic+Healing rods+Pyramids+Fish Oil+Joni Mitchell+Velour

= My mother

Guitars+All things music+100% Chocolate+Garlic+Socks+Brownies+Onion Rings+D.I.

= My dad

Those two put together, and you get my sister and I. . . .

Both equally un-coordinated, musically inclined, jewelry lovers, athletically flawed and yet both afraid of mass amounts of Garlic.

_________________________________________

Well last night we decided to introduce them to the Kinect.

Let's just say I haven't laughed that hard in a while and

I almost peed my pants.

In my mothers defense, she was actually quite good, as was my father.

Yay for good ole family fun.

Love my parents, grateful for them and all they do for me and as much as I'll miss them, it'll be good to be on our own. ☺

Now if we can only figure out how to get all of our stuff to Texas in our 2 door Hyundai . . . if you see a tiny car towing a uhaul . . . it's us.

........

Crazy and probably damaging to our car? Probably.

Will we still do it? Most likely.

Why not rent a truck? Too much money for us poor folk.

To life! To life! Lahium!

LOST! Spoilers!

2011-03-13T00:54:00.001-07:00

WE DID IT!!

We finally finished LOST. I feel like we just finished a marathon . . .

oh wait . . . ☺

I have mixed feelings about some of the seasons and even more mixed feelings about the final episode.

I think I was expecting something epic and something full of action and surprise. . . because that's what most of the episodes were, they had me going "what the heck" and "really????" and also things like "No!!!!!!!!!! Don't do it!!"

soooooooooooooooooo . . . . . I feel strange.

I guess I wanted more of a reward, or maybe I was rewarded and I just don't know it . . . and maybe it'll hit me in a week and I'll say, "oh now I get it". . . I feel uneducated . . . can a show make you feel that way? I guess so.

huh.

. . . maybe I should watch Alias. . .

A friend told us to watch this video. . . . I just wish someone could answer the unanswered . . .

or at least what do you think? Did they die on the island when the plane crashed? Did the people on the plane make it back home? OR, was it just showing that everyone "made it"/ "died" at different times, based on when they themselves let go of all their hang ups???? AH! I'm calm. Thoughts?

on a positive note . . .

I think my favorite season was the first season and my favorite character would have to be Locke. The good not possessed Locke. I also loved Sun and Jin. . . . good ole Koreans. ☺ Although my favorite character overall would have to be Desmond.

sigh.

Houston, Texas

2011-03-12T13:35:00.002-07:00

We are moving to Texas!!

I know, I know,

kind of random and fast and impulsive, but hey, it's a new adventure and I think it'll be great.

Although that's not to say that I'm not extremely nervous but I am excited.

We'll only be out there for a few months and at tops up until August.

I'm really hoping this will be good for us.

Fingers crossed.

Now, I've never been to Texas before and honestly I never thought that I would go to Texas.

Nothing against the state or the people . . . just I never saw myself there.

. . . although I have met some awesome people who hail from the state.

When I think of Texas, I think of this:

Image: EJ Hersom via fosters.com

via vacations.com

Image: patito via pixdaus.com

via theinsanityreport.com

I know kind of stereotypical . . .

maybe once I leave there I'll see it differently. ☺

Wish me luck! I'm off to get packing!

eeeek!

Daniel Radcliffe singing "I believe in you"

2011-03-08T23:42:00.001-07:00

oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh

I have to seeeeeee this!

Daniel Radcliffe in a musical! He actually doesn't sound that bad . . . I wonder.

I will be your Cho Chang . . .

On a side note . . . sigh, so many other actors who are probably much more talented and qualified get left in the dust and continue to be struggling actors, when celebrities get to do what they want simply by being famous and saying "hey that sounds like fun, why not" . . . i.e. Ashley Simpson in London's Chicago . . . and various others.

but I support the theatre in anyway possible, so more power to you D-Rad.

Really want to see this, mostly because he is the boy who lived. . .

my dear friend Carrie saw him in Equus and she said he was quite good.

and look he can make fun of himself . . and he's singing!

I believe in you Daniel Radcliffe.

. . . . should've been Cho Chang . . . curse my American accent.

King Lear

2011-03-06T16:07:00.001-07:00

Last night we were lucky enough to see a production of
King Lear directed by Michael Grandage.

It was soooo good. It was a live production that was broadcasted from London,
starring Derek Jacobi as Lear.

He was wonderful as Lear. A couple of my other favorites were Gina McKee as Goneril, Gwilym Lee as Edgar, Michael Hadley as Kent and Paul Jesson as Gloucester. They were fantastic. I loved Gina McKee's vocal quality. She brought such a smoothness to Goneril, rather than playing the evil.

She was refreshing.

Also the set was so simple yet striking. I loved how the lighting came from the cracks of the boards and how they used the light to create hallways and different spaces, it was so cool.

It was simplistic and I liked it, it let us focus on the words and the characters rather than all the gaudy things.

It was so great to be among friends talking about theatre. I've missed the theatre. I feel like my mind gets lost in mommy world that I forget how to hold a normal conversation, so when I get a chance to escape and actually have a stimulating conversation it feels sooooooo goooooood. It needs to happen more because I find that I'm becoming less social in social situations,

I'm probably kind of awkward. . . . oh dear ☹

We ended the night with dinner at Tony Caputo's. It was delicious!! I've never eaten there before but I've been to the market once. Eric had the Muffaletta and I had the Mushroom ravioli. Yum!

I highly suggest you go eat there.

Kinect and birthdays!

2011-03-05T12:36:00.002-07:00

This past week has been eventful, tons of get-togethers and what not and mainly birthdays.

Last night we had a little party with some buddies where we played Kinect sports and Kinect dance central. It was pretty entertaining. ☺ Luckily, the above video never happened to us. . . thank goodness.

I decided to be a good wifey and make a yummy cake thing. He'd been craving these banana bars so I made them with a homemade cream cheese frosting on top! Yum!

It was great being with friends and chatting, it makes me miss Cedar City, but like all the buddies have realized, it's not the same Cedar City these days because the buddies are gone and the times are changed. What we really miss are the people and the memories.

Like they say, a home really isn't a home, home is where your family is.

. . . ah, cheesy but true.

There were also family parties that were had.

His . . .

and hers . . .

Also on Eric's birthday his little brother Aaron left on a mission to Argentina! So exciting.

Happy Birthday?!?!??

brothers!

For our own celebrations we went to the movies and saw True Grit. I know we are a little late in seeing this, but let me tell you, it was really good. I'm not big into westerns but I had to see it, seeing how they were nominated. It was intense and adorable.

We also went bowling. ☺

He won . . . . I let him . . . just kidding.

I love bowling shoes, did I mention that?

Well that was our week so far, a little bit of cuteness, sadness,

excitement and love . . .

all things sweet and happy, so here's a little ugly for your entertainment or horror.

from me

him

to you,

Have a good day ☺

Jazz vs. Nuggets!!

2011-03-04T01:40:00.000-07:00

Wooooot!! Tonight was my first professional basketball game!!!

It was pretty fun actually and that's coming from the girl who is afraid of sports and afraid of anything that flies towards her face. We got awesome seats via twitter promotion and we went with Eric's sister Carrie and brother-in-law Tyler.

weird lighting ☹

I surprised myself . . . I screamed, I boo-ed, ah-ed and made noise. I mean sometimes I didn't know why I was supposed to make noise or why I was saying "aaaaahhhhhhh!!!" but Eric filled me in. ☺

I think I might be partially deaf and my voice feels like it just went to Disneyland but it was worth it. It was intense and awesome and I even wished that it did go into over time, but only partially wished.

Thanks honey! It was fun and I'll try to work on my vocabulary,

half time is not intermission

practice is not rehearsal

try-outs are not auditions

and a game is not called a performance.

but hey one thing is the same, we all are players. ☺

oh and the Jazz bear still scares me.

Jumperoo!

2011-03-03T10:28:00.000-07:00

A couple days ago we bought Lennon his first jumper! It's the Fisher Price Precious Planet Jumperoo. It's the blue sky one, I wanted the khaki sands because it had neutral colors but oh well, he wouldn't know the difference. We like it and I think Lennon likes it, he better. ☺ Right now he's a little too light for it so his toes barely touch the floor but he can still do some bouncing. I'm sure he'll be more into it in a month or two. It's pretty cool and I love that some of the toys light up and there's a toy that he can chew/ suck on. How convenient.

I feel like no matter what toy/ entertainment thing I buy for Lennon, it becomes a one hit wonder. It's like he finds joy in it for about a day or so and then he just cries. . . sigh. . . like watching my money get eaten by a baby, a cute slobbery cheeky baby.

Hopefully this one sticks!

Happy Birthday!

2011-03-02T09:48:00.000-07:00

Today is my lover/ best friend/ husband/ babies daddy/ zaichka/ my own personal brand of heroin! . . . you get the picture.

Well, it's his BIRTHDAY!

I love you honey!

. . . I'm glad that you were born . . .

To my husband, you are everything to me.

You were that kid I used to poke with sticks and who used to anger me so,

now you're the love of my life!

Thanks so much for all the hard work you put in for our little family

for all the smiles you give and laughs we've shared

for all the kisses in the morning while I'm sleepy.

I'm glad we get to grow old together.

I hope you have a wonderful day!!

Love, your wife, your sweetheart.

83rd Academy Awards

2011-02-27T22:24:00.001-07:00

Highlights:

Actor-Colin Firth, he's so charming, who am I kidding, he's Mr. Darcy.

Director -Tom Hooper

Screenplay- David Seidler

Kings Speech Win!!!

Cate Blanchett stating that clip for Wolfman was gross right after I said "ew"

Annette Bening's husband Warren Beatty getting teary eyed about how great a wife and mother she is.

Lowlights:

Anne Hathaway trying to be funny

Supporting Actor- Christian Bale, sorry batman

James Franco looking slightly stoned . . . or in awe of actually being at the Oscars??

Anne Hathaway changing dresses so many times

Anne Hathaway being overly giggly and cheesy

The hosts . . . . who I like as actors

Musical numbers, were they cut short?? Or was that just me?

. . . . I'm sorry, she bugged me tonight, sorry Anne Hathaway fans, I usually like her.

Things that were missing:

Buddies

Bubbly

and

Snacks

Abravanel Hall & A Midsummer Night's Dream

2011-02-27T11:25:00.000-07:00

Last night began with family pictures for Eric's side of the family, it was quite eventful especially when it came to the grandchildren picture. It was pure chaos, babies crying and then more babies crying. I couldn't stop laughing, I was crying. It was just so sad, cute and funny all at once. Finally they took the picture after too long of waiting time and we moved on to Mi Ranchito. . . . . I do not like Mi Ranchito, it was my first time and Eric's second, it was mediocre food but the service was terrible, granted we did have a very large group but still, such a cramped space. ☹

Moving on, our dear friend Ellesse, formerly known as "Smellesse" got us tickets to Abravanel Hall's A Midsummer Night's Dream. It was such a lovely event. The symphony was so beautiful, it was sooo relaxing and stimulating. I love music. It was Mendelssohn and in between they had different monologues and scenes from Shakespeare's A Midsummer . . . The actors were from The Utah Shakespearean Festival down in Cedar City, so that made it all the more fun to see them perform and to say hello. They also had the Women's Chorus and two guest vocalists. It was so much fun.

Ellesse pretty much summed up the evening in this sentence

"I would have Ivers babies".

. . . it's true, David Ivers was so great.

Here are some pictures of the evening, taken on my crummy phone camera.

At the end of the night we drove Ellesse home and had a good conversation about starting our own theatre. We all miss the stage and want to get back up on it as soon as possible, but in these days with all these other struggling artists it's so hard so why sit around an wait for someone else when we can take hold of our own careers and make something for ourselves.

Back when I was in New York, so many people would say to us,

"create your own opportunities".

That's exactly what we want to do, I know it'll take a lot of commitment and a lot of . . . everything! I just hope we can actually do something, we all want it, so why not?

Oh food, wonderful food, marvelous food, glorious food!!!

2011-02-25T14:42:00.000-07:00

I'm so rumbly in my tumbly . . .

cheesy garlic biscuits

fresh red peppers and zucchini

Time to munch an early luncheon . . .

thai peanut chicken

rhubarb spice cake

time for something sweet!

I'm a Korean girl with a fat kid wanting out!

. . . and no, that doesn't mean I'm pregnant . . . mom.

I'm hungry!

Yesterday in pictures

2011-02-24T14:30:00.001-07:00

Click on them for a larger, better picture. ☺

Yummy German Pancakes!

Skipping rocks . . .

3 hops!

Geeeeese!! They were so loud!

Here comes the sun, do, do, do, do!

There were several of these cool bird nests around the river.

beautiful . . .

Ellesse! Pay attention!

over stimulated . . .

Oh look, it's Dex and Deb!

3rd Grade

2011-02-22T17:03:00.000-07:00

Today I just finished sub-ing my first elementary school class. . . . whew! I'm glad it's over. I swear every time I'm done with a job I feel my body just hang, it's like my muscles are melting off my bones. I don't know how full time teachers do it. They must be soooo exhausted.

Now I know that me talking about my melting body and my aches and pains make it sound like it was a bad day, but it was not. It went pretty well and I'm pretty pleased with myself.

At first I was super nervous because I just kept thinking about being stuck in a room with the same 8 year old children for 7 ish hours. Daunting? No? Yes? Maybe? Well I'm glad to say that it did not feel that way, it was actually fun and I felt really good about the job I did. It was interesting to go back to 3rd grade, tons of memories rushed back into my mind. Memories humiliation and joy. Joy that a cute boy liked me even though I had Chuckie Finster glasses and floods that showed my mis-matched socks. Humiliation when kids made fun of me for being the only Asian and for having a "pig nose". Remembering the days when times tables and division charts made my head hurt and made me think I was dumb.

I feel bad because there are always going to be those kids that get picked on in grade school and they'll always remember it, I know I do. So today there was a boy who was getting his feelings hurt because he didn't understand how to play some weird basketball game and he started crying because he thought they were picking on him when really they were just saying that he was out because he lost. I felt so bad when he burst into tears but I didn't know what to do. So while he was crying to me I almost started getting teary eyed . . . . yeah. . . . . I'm a little embarrassed. Whatever, I talked to him and helped him cheer up and he smiled, that's all that matters.

Over all it was awesome. I mean I still can't believe how much information they can give those little kids but they're pretty smart. Luckily they were impressed by my mad reading skills and my theatricality!! WOOT!! Go Theatre!! I guess I'm using my degree in little ways.

Kids are cute and annoying and all sorts of adjectives. . . . I hope Lennon's a good one. I love him. Good to be home with a little one who just coos and ahhhs at me. :D You know?

Photobooth fun

Hope all your daily lives are going well and keeping you entertained. :D

Katy Perry . . . thanks Tasha

2011-02-21T18:48:00.000-07:00

I have this friend Tasha . . .

Here we are backstage for the show Shakespeare's Ladies
"Shakes ladies bring all the boys to the yard and their like we quote the bard . . ."
we thought we were funny . . .

Here are a few things about her:

- she's an amazing actress

- great comedic timing

- awesome gamer

- half chinese

- "rock" collector (only shiny ones)

- Christina Yang's other half

and ...... most importantly

currently ADDICTED to KATY PERRY

Yes Tasha is currently obsessed, just a little, at first I thought it was funny, and then it got a little worse . . . and I was questioning it and then more and more videos came popping up on my feed and so I was like okay, so I took a listen to them and now I am slightly addicted. I feel embarrassed to admit it, but yes, I like Katy Perry. . . and Russell Brand. . . . sigh.

I actually really like her, I think she's really talented and I love her voice and not to mention I love what she's wearing in this video. I want!

Does anyone else think she looks a little bit like Zooey Deschanel ?

Well, I do.

Week in Review

2011-02-19T20:12:00.000-07:00

This past week was crazy busy and full of new adventures. This Valentines day Lennon turned 4 months old. I can't believe how fast time flies by. At his 4 month check up the doctor said he was as big as most 8 month old babies. Crazy! He said he was doing well and that we could start feeding him solids, starting out with rice. Although there was a down side to the visit. He said that since he still has a bump he wants us to go see a specialist to see if he will need to wear a helmet to reshape his skull. sigh. . . . .

Our Valentines this year was nice and simple. I decided to surprise Eric, so while he was sleeping I decorated our room in Valentine garb. It was my inexpensive way of saying "I love you", he liked it.

Then Eric took me out to this nice restaurant called Harvest Restaurant at Thanksgiving Point. The food there was delicious. I highly recommend it. Yum. These pictures don't do the food justice, they were taken on my phone camera, the vegetables were so fresh and juicy and the pesto sauce was so good.

My Valentine mini roses.

Recently I was able to take my first substitute teaching job. It was . . . many things. I was really nervous to even accept a job and the job I chose to accept was math. . . don't ask me why. Anyway, it was for two days at a middle school teaching algebra and pre-algebra. I thought that maybe it would just be a simple lesson where I show the notes and give them homework. I was wrong. I got there and in the lesson plan I was supposed to review them for their test the next day which I was to give out. I had to also teach them on how to find the rate of the integer and change and the slope. Let's just say that I was pretty shaky until 4th period and after that I felt pretty confident in my math skills. Luckily the second day went much better. Overall I thought it was a pretty good first experience.

Things I have learned:

- I am really short

- I should warm up my voice before teaching

- 12 & 13 year olds have iphones

- I have small feet

- Middle school is an awkward time for kids

There was some things that gave me warm fuzzies inside and made me think I might want to be a teacher. Things like, kids saying I'm pretty, that I'm skinny, that I was cool and that I helped them understand how to do a math problem. Also finding this note on the white board when I came back for the second day.

Yes, I am Mrs. Dixon

Today . . .

2011-02-09T14:22:00.000-07:00

Today could already be a bad day . . . you see there is teething Lennon, biting on my hands and giving me hickeys, constantly wanting to be held, pooping and spitting up on me and the fact that I haven't showered in ___ days. The messy rooms that need cleaning, the clothes that need to be washed, the constant feeling of never having enough money and my runny nose with a head ache on top.

BUT

I am going to make today a great day . . . . because you see I have this cute little Lennon and he is all mine, all the time, everyday and one day I'll look back and miss these days and say "my how time flies". I can shower if I want to but if I don't, I know Eric will tell me that I'm still beautiful and yes, I am glad that there is something known as the grunge look. The messy rooms and clothes will take only a couple minutes to clean (but hey I'm no Mary Poppins) and even though I feel like there is never enough money, I know that we have enough to get by and that's alright by me, I don't need to keep up with the Kardashians and in the end my nose will stop running and my head ache can be cured by a little pill called Ibuprofen.

So yes, today is a good day. . . .

and to make it even better I have these,

Homemade sugar cookies with cream cheese frosting, Yum!

From me to you, I hope you also have a great day because we all know, each of us deserves a good day.

Cedar City

2011-02-07T12:14:00.000-07:00

This past weekend our little family was able to make a quick visit to Cedar City! It was so nice to get away for the weekend and see some theatre and good buddies. While we were down there we were able to see The Glass Menagerie starring our good friend Kristen Henley. . . who will be famous one day, I'm sure of it. She was Laura Wingfield and she was excellent, the role was perfect for her. We also made a stop by the adams for a little photo-shoot. It was Lennon's first time on a stage and of course it had to be the Adams Shakespearean Theatre.

He's bound for greatness!

I love this theatre

The last time my husband or I was on this stage was over a year ago during SUU's production of Macbeth.

Overall it was so much fun and it was so good to see our Cedar friends. It made me miss theatre and performing. Hopefully I'll be able to perform in the near future. They say that becoming a mother and experiencing bringing life into the world will make a person a better actor, you know the more experiences you have in life the more you have to pull from. . . hopefully that's my case. Now back to the daily life.

Days like these . . .

2011-02-02T23:11:00.000-07:00

You know those days when you feel like you are stuck in your house?

Well I am literally stuck in my house. It's not that bad but having one car will do that to you, although now that have been living at my parents I have the ability to borrow their cars if needed. However I usually end up staying at home until Eric comes around. I try and make good use of my time and I try to get ready for the day, although it's hard to have the motivation to get ready when I'm not going anywhere. So when my skin is really itching to get out, Eric, Lennon and I will go out and about on little adventures.

These adventures consist of walking, driving, eating, looking, laughing and lots of love.

I love our adventures, even the simple ones. Like last week we went driving. We drove around to the nice neighborhoods by the mountains, looking at all of the expensive houses. Kind of like our own Parade of Homes, except we can't go in . . . . unless we want to get arrested. . . anyway, we saw many beautiful houses and also came upon some weird ones, for example, there was this house with a statue of Charlie Brown as Julius Caesar.

As we continued driving closer to the mountains we ran into these guys . . .

It was such a beautiful day. We ended our drive with a stop at Kneaders and I had a delicious bread bowl with portobello and artichoke soup and Eric had a french dip on baget. Yum!

Just recently we took a trip to Cabela's. Now we aren't the hunting type. You see every time I see Buffalo or Elk heads or anything of that nature it makes me feel all wobbly at my knees and I get itchy but on the other hand, I do love camping and other outdoor stuff. We had fun looking around the store and seeing everything they had in there. I haven't been in there for a long time so everything was like new to me. We got to see them feed the trout and look at some old hand and shot guns. We also went into there little food store where they sell fudge and jerky. They were selling some mango-lime salsa that looked delicious.

Now I'm just waiting for summer so we can go camping! Here are a couple pictures from our day.

Love my men

From us to you, hope you have/had a great day! Vivre la vie!

These are a few of my favorite things

2011-02-02T01:21:00.001-07:00

I was going through some of my past photos and I these are some that I just love. If you click on the photos they enlarge.

Jett at Thanksgiving Point

New York City

I took this photograph when I was staying in Chelsea for a 6 week internship. I loved exploring the city of New York and finding the beauty in the architecture. I think this is Columbus Circle.

Life Without Parole

This photograph was a promotional shot for a play. My friend Anatasha produced it and she came up with the concept for this shoot. Love it.

My Loverly sister Georgia

This was my first time playing with my camera. My sister is a great photographer, I have a lot to learn from her.

ANTM

So there was this one time when my friend Kristen and I decided to audition for America's Next Top Model. It was the season where the models could be under 5' 7''. We needed some photographs of us, a head shot, a full body and also one in a bathing suit. . . let's just say it was quite the experience and it was also so much fun, that could also be because we made a stop to Disneyland as well.

I also might add that Kristen should just be a model. She's really photogenic and she should just be a model.

My handsome husband

I love him. That's all.

Beautiful Jen

I always look at this photo and think, "this should be in a healthy living magazine" don't you think?

Connecticut

I love this beach. I took this last summer. My family and I would visit this beach every time we visited my grandparents. It's such a fond memory. I probably won't be visiting this place that much anymore.

Shakespeare's Ladies

This photo was part of a set for my photography final. It was showing life before the stage, before the lights come on and before the characters come to life.

Jeune Fille

another image from Shakespeare's Ladies

I love photography. It's another way to tell a story, that's what I love doing. Sharing, creating and connecting. For me it's another form of theatre, it's my print performance.

Maybe this is why I have cavities.

2011-01-31T22:28:00.001-07:00

Angel Food Cake with dark chocolate drizzle

This past weekend has been a sweet-fest. I have made so many desserts, you'd think it was that time of the month or something. Eric has loved it and I'm not going to lie, I have too. I think it's the most desserts I've ever cooked for him. I've been in a baking mode, it's like I'm dreaming of cakes and so every morning I wake up programmed to bake.

Lovely fluffiness, it was so delicious.

This past weekend I've made this cake, banana bars with a cream cheese frosting, your classic chocolate chip cookies and last week it was sweet potato cake with ganache frosting and the basic box mix of Funfetti cake and Funfetti frosting. If I keep going on like this I'll never get back into shape but it does make me feel nice and cozy.

Speaking of cooking and baking, my cousin Muriel started a blog where you can find yummy recipes and cute decorating ideas. Check it out!

From all of my sugar cravings and my soft teeth, I now have to get 3 cavities filled. Oy vey.

Knitting

2011-01-29T00:42:00.000-07:00

I love knitting. I find it a great way to relax and focus my mind elsewhere. Now I'm not the most refined knitter, but I'd like to think I'm pretty good. Here's a couple of scarves I made last year.

Both of them are the same pattern: K2, P2

pretty simple.

Although I do need to work on my flowers.

Lately I've been trying to work on this scarf. It's taken me a little bit longer than usual. This is partially due to my own laziness and partially my scattered-brain. Anyway, my aunt Karen taught me this pattern. I love it. I want to make several scarves with this pattern. Now all I have to do it finish this scarf and move onto my two other post-pone scarves. Sigh. . . . I need more hands.

Here is the pattern:

Cast On: 15

3 Rows - Knit 3, Purl 3 to end

1 Row - Purl 3, Knit 3 to end

then back to 3 Rows - Knit 3, Purl 3 to end

continue until you have reached your desired length.

My next Knitting venture will be a felted scarf. . . . right after I finish the un-finished.

Bumbo

2011-01-26T22:07:00.004-07:00

My little Lennon has begun drooling . . . a lot. Among drooling there have been a couple of other milestones, such as grabbing and holding onto things, laughing and talking so much more.

I don't know for sure but I think he might be teething? I'm no expert but he has been much more fussy and the drooling is like a little water fall. Plus he sucks away at his hand like no other. He also has begun to have more neck control.

Which leads to this. . . . . the Bumbo . . . .

I really don't know how I feel about the Bumbo. I think it's a love hate kind of thing. I love that he can practice sitting up and practice holding up his head. I don't like that he looks so uncomfortable every time I put him it (see picture above). Also after a couple of minutes in the Bumbo

he ends up looking more like this . . .

Now I know you should never leave the room while your child is sitting in the Bumbo but if I even look away for a couple of minutes I find him hunched over. I usually read a lot of reviews on products before I buy them but I didn't read any about the Bumbo, it was more of an impulse buy. Well when I finally did read some of the reviews I found a ton that said their babies fell out of the Bumbo because of arching their backs and some even ended up in the hospital. Also lots of babies got bruises on their legs due to the contour of the leg holes.

sigh. . .

Now I know not every product is perfect but I don't know whether or not to take this product back.

None the less, he looks super cute in it.

On a side note, I have been literally pooped on two days in a row. Every time I sit him on my lap, he poops! You'd think gravity would be my friend . . . nope. . . his poop some how defies gravity.

Lovely, isn't it.

Just Feel Like Dancing

2011-01-25T21:02:00.000-07:00

Today I was looking at some old pictures and I found this lovely video. This was back when my friends and I were creating a play called Origins: A source, a beginning. We used to have really late rehearsals due to everyones busy schedules. We would usually finish around midnight and for some reason we still had enough energy to dance. It was a great way to deal with things that were troubling us and just a great way to release some emotion. After all the play we were putting on was us baring our souls in front of everyone. I loved our late night dance parties. I hope you find this some what entertaining. Enjoy!

"Hi"

2011-01-24T18:19:00.001-07:00

These days Lennon has a new best friend. His name is Aslan.

They get along quite nicely.

Lennon talks and Aslan listens.

Lennon drools and Aslan is there to catch it.

Lennon gives french kisses and Aslan happily receives them.

See, it's the perfect friendship.

Last night we were watching Avatar (the extended edition). The added scenes weren't all that special. I think that the theatrical version is better, but that's just me. I mean I love movies that have extended editions. I mean Lord of The Rings. . . awesome. Not to mention I want to buy the Harry Potter special extended edition movies. Anyway, the only plus to buying Avatar the extended edition would be for the behind the scenes things.

....Speaking of added scenes, I hate added scenes in Disney movies. I was watching Beauty and the Beast and I did not like the scenes that they added. I don't know why they do that. The movie was perfect as it was and plus when they add the new scenes the animation is a little different. The other Disney movie that I did not like the added scenes was Pocahontas, which by the way is one of my favorites. I don't care if John Smith didn't have a song before, there's a reason why.

Back to the story . . .

So we were watching Avatar and during the movie my husband was holding Lennon on his lap and talking to him. Well my husband kept saying "hi" to him, we always say "hi!" to him, well this time after saying "hi" Lennon looked at him and said "hi!" right back! It was the most startling thing. It was so clear, Eric turned to me and said "tell me you heard that" and yes I definitely did. Now I know Lennon doesn't understand the meaning of "Hi" but he did say "Hi". It was so crazy, it made me get the chills.

Babies are incredible.

I love babies. Not that I'll be having anymore any time soon, but Lennon is so worth it. I love watching him grow and learn.

I now understand the satisfaction of being a mom.

This Girl

2011-01-23T03:24:00.000-07:00

(She might hate me for posting this)

I love this girl, her name is Ellesse. She is the funniest person. I love spending time with her, she is so easy to talk to. I never feel awkward or out of place and if we do happen to come upon an awkward moment, it's so easy to relish in it and just laugh. Plus we both share a love for Twilight...shhhh.....I mean the movies do have great music.....mmm Muse.
I love friendships like that, don't you?

Tonight's activities included:

Zupas
Coaxing Lennon
Coraline...enter the other mother aka Ellesse
LOTR discussions i.e. "who would we cast as gollum?"
Hot Chocolate!!
Trying to watch Brief Interviews...
Xbox live not connecting
Navajo Indian's and electricity...
12 tribes of Israel discussion i.e. "... it was red and yellow and green and brown ..."
2 against 1, sorry Miranda Otto
Miranda Kerr nursing
Xbox live still not connecting
CD Mix. . . Death Cab for Cutie, I don't think it fits me? One more try . . .
us leaving and Xbox live connecting, of course.

As my father would say, "A good time was had by all".

(us, while Lennon was still cooking)

3 months

2011-01-22T16:43:00.001-07:00

Lennon Love

My Little Lennon. Today I decided to pull out my camera and take a couple of pictures for my mother. She insisted on having a nice picture of him to hang on her wall, right next to Jett (Lennon's cousin) who is wearing the same outfit. My crafty mother made this cute little sailors outfit.

Enjoy!

My little Lennon

2010-11-02T14:44:00.001-06:00

Ode to a belly

2010-08-07T22:15:00.001-06:00

I am 29 weeks pregnant! On the "How big is baby" chart, my belly/ little guy is now officially a squash . . . . I don't know how that makes me feel. . . I just keep thinking . . . . holy cow a squash, really? I find, when I go to the market and I'm in the produce aisle and I see a squash, papaya or eggplant. . . I just keep imagining it in place of my belly . . . I don't know if I should be proud . . or hungry? I'll go with proud. . .

Also my belly moves . . . I really like it. It's kind of comforting. Comforting in the fact that I'm not alone and in the fact that he's alive and I'll be able to meet the little guy soon. I like it when he's moving, it makes me smile. Although, sometimes it reminds me of that zombie movie where the pregnant lady gets infected and she's going into labor and she has a zombie baby eat it's way out of her stomach . . . yeah.

Random thoughts aside, I am very excited and loving this little boy that's in my belly.

To my unborn child, with no name,

you are loved.

Bag Lady on wheels

2010-07-29T21:29:00.004-06:00

Since I've been here in New York, my eyes have been opened to many things that I want, but will never have unless I somehow come up with millions of dollars. . . . I don't see that happening anytime soon. Nevertheless I can still eye these wonderful things that I wish I could afford. Mostly these things have been baby products. Who knew baby accessories could be so stylish.

Diaper Bags. . . I find myself looking up the many designer diaper bags . . . I know I don't need one, but I really want one. I find that if the description and the pictures of the bag are really detailed and really drive home the selling point of being functional/stylish and having lots of pockets that I end up wanting the bag. sigh . . . These are the two bags that I would love to own. The first is Timi & Leslie and the second is JJ Cole.

Now onto bigger things . . . strollers. Strollers out here in New York are like cars. . . really. They are very stylish and some even look futuristic. I want one of them, but I probably wouldn't need one since I live in Utah and I would only use it if I went to the zoo, the mall or around the block . . . unlike here in the city where they use their strollers everyday and yes their strollers are a definite fashion statement. Did I mention how functional they are? Oh, AND stylish. :D I think Crystal and I looked at strollers for a good amount of our day and tried out all the features on these strollers. We got a little stroller happy . . . and then we looked at the price. . . sigh.

This is the Bugaboo Cameleon. . .probably my favorite. It can grow with your baby. You can customize what colors you want for the material, it also comes with a mosquito net and rain cover. Also you can get the optional sun umbrella. Look it up . . it's the BMW/ Volkswagen of strollers.

The Stokke Xplory stroller . . . Let's just call this the Audi or Lexus of strollers. It is seriously the coolest stroller. It also grows with your baby and lets you customize what colors you want. It's just so sleek. Oh and this was Crystal's favorite. :)

Lastly the Orbit stroller. . . this one is kind of crazy. It rotates 360 degrees. . . and the bottom carrying pouch can double as your purse, you can take it off and it has shoulder straps. . . kind of weird. Also this system grows with your child and it can come in a travel system for your car . . . so your baby can spin 360 degrees . . .while you drive . . . safe. It probably is, I think it locks. . Interesting, no?

New York Day: 5

2010-07-06T16:40:00.002-06:00

New York City!! I've been in the City for about 5 almost 6 days and so far it's been rough. Being pregnant is rough all by itself so this made things just that much more uncomfortable. Luckily I have wonderful friends and Crystalynn and Matt who have been living here for 6 months have been so good to me and have been making it easier. I don't know how local pregnant women can handle the summers here, maybe I'm just a weakling.

(The view a couple blocks down from where I live, also Conway is down that way, good old high school memories)

(Manhattan from Governors Island, creepy little island with not much shade and creepy buildings)

(Ferry to Governors Island which had the longest line I've ever waited in and we missed She & Him but we still saw Zooey Deschanel and heard her! )

(Brooklyn Bridge)

(4th of July fireworks, right outside my Apartment)

I must say however that today was a good day. It was the first day of workshops and seminars, which is probably why it was a better day. It made me focus on theatre and why I was here instead of moping about being homesick and weepy. I also was able to mingle more with others and met some really awesome people. Most of the people here are from California State University-Fullerton. Which is a school that I have always admired and wanted to go to. If I had to go to a school on the west side of the U.S. I would chose Fullerton to get my Masters. They have awesome facilities and every production I've seen has been well done and not to mention all the people are very friendly.

Today's workshop was on Devised Theatre. Awesome. I was so excited because I didn't know that was something we would be focusing on and as you may know Devised Theatre is something I have come to love and respect. It was a good class. It was taught by Mary B. Robinson, she heads the directing program at Playwright's Horizon's Theatre at NYU. Our first task is to take on a character, a real person from some newspaper clippings. What we will be doing is we will be putting on this character and working in the space and developing scenes. Our assignment is to keep developing the characters and to observe people in the city who are similar to our characters and to their stories. I'm very excited to see what's to come. Later on I was able to go to The Drama Book Shop. I was in awe of all the plays and books about Theatre and the arts. Every city should have this book shop. Then we headed off to our first guest seminar which was with David Auburn. His most famous work is the play Proof, he also wrote the screen play for The Lake House, you should just Wikipedia him, he's pretty cool. In the seminar he gave some really good feedback. Here are some things I jotted down:

"Produce yourself, you can ALWAYS put on a play"

"seize your own destiny"

"Keep yourself active, nothing comes from nothing"

and the advice he's most valued that someone gave to him was "Give it a decade" before you'll find success/ make it.

He talked about a lot of other things, like how we should be in a community because in any community you can build and find people to start something. Also go where you're friends/connections are, that way you can build from something. He also talked about his favorite writer which is Chekhov and how he dislikes narratives in new works, he feels like it can be a cop-out. I thought that was really interesting.

Over all it was a really cool despite the heat and the dizziness that followed from walking around but thankfully Susan Merson (the director of the program) gave me her little fan that she got at some zen party. I've been using it and have been very thankful for the nice breeze it gives me. Maybe being pregnant does have it's perks. . . a girl I met here keeps telling me that everybody loves a pregnant lady, I hope this is true in my case, only 40 more days till I see my hubby who I miss terribly. :D

Hope all is well where ever you may be.

Vegas

2010-06-10T19:48:00.000-06:00

I'm a little late posting these pictures and a little behind in blogging, but I thought I'd put them up anyway. We went to Vegas for our Honeymoon, it was so much fun. I had never been before, so it was very entertaining in many ways. We stayed right on the strip thanks to Eric's sister and brother-in-law. We were able to see the Lion King, went up into the Stratosphere and went into a lot of shops and Hotels/Casinos.

Married life is really good. Although I do miss my buddies and miss the craziness that is college but I'm excited to start a new chapter of my life! So far things I've discovered being married: Ikea is awesome, I need to be a better cook, Eric is funny, I want a kitty, I get bored way too easily, I need close girlfriends, Xbox 360 can be my friend and then quickly backstab me and simply going on an evening stroll/ going to see the animal shelter kitties and puppies can remedy my bad mood.

And onto bigger and better news . . . I'm pregnant with a baby boy! We are so excited and nervous but can't wait for the little guy.

Hope all is well in your world. :D

Looking towards a better tomorrow

2010-04-06T19:19:00.000-06:00

Have you heard the saying "There are people who do nice things, and then there are nice people" . . .

I've been thinking about this saying and I've been observing people and what I've seen is that they are either one or the other. The question is, which one are you?

Do you do or say things with the appearance of being nice just to win people over and get the personal gratification. Do you create a mask so people think of how "nice" you are because they can only see the act and not the selfish motive behind it, or are you one of those genuine people that are sincere and honest. The ones who do/say their acts of kindness for others and not for themselves. I feel that those people don't get recognized enough.

I don't know which one I am or which one you are, but I'd like to work towards being true and genuine. I want to be a better person than yesterday. That's the only way that we can truly be happy is if we are striving to be best we can be.

I know I have meet many genuinely nice people and to them I am truly grateful for their selflessness and hope one day I can return that act of kindness.

“We are formed and molded by our thoughts. Those whose minds are shaped by selfless thoughts give joy when they speak or act. Joy follows them like a shadow that never leaves them.” - Buddha

Take a listen . . . now, isn't that nice.

2010-03-18T14:14:00.002-06:00

When I'm feeling blue . . .

2010-03-13T20:38:00.002-07:00

Here are a couple videos that lift my spirits right up . . .