January 2011
38 posts
things i needed to do today but didn’t:
wake up early and go to the gym
things i didn’t need to do today but did:
partake in ice cream sundae party at work
today i'm loving...
Going to Torrey Pines Golf Course to try to catch a glimpse of Tiger
Getting a free oil change because the mechanic “has a soft spot for girls from Massachusetts” (Whaaa?)
Discussing my love for Hall & Oates with anyone who will listen
Happy Saturday!
“She doesn’t say ‘I love you’ like a normal person. Instead she’ll laugh, shake...”
– How I Met Your Mother
Anonymous asked: carmex is for cold sores, not chapped lips. they are actually counter-productive in the treatment of chappy lips. if yr using it at all, that may be one reason.
smear on some vitamin e oil on your pout at nite.
smear on some vitamin e oil on your pout at nite.
artonkels asked: Hi!! I love how most of your pictures are so bright! Do you edit them with a certian program or is it your camera that makes the pictures turn out that way? Just wondering because whatever it is, I want to try it out on my pictures! Thanks! :)
This weekend was for
Consuming copious amounts of the standard house Pinot Grigio in a short glass on the rocks and rocking a recently purchased shirt
Realizing that doing the Dougie ‘just one more time’ usually means it’s time to go home
Making new friends by asking them if they would like to be featured on a blog
and ending with Shauvon “my implant...
today i'm loving...
It’s already Thursday!
Sara Bareilles, Gravity
Alba Bath & Shower Gel in Sparkling Mint (so good it’s blogworthy)
My new scarf
How to have a successful day off
Start with a little retail therapy
Followed by soaking up the sun by the bay
And wrap it up with a sushi date
With this guy
This happened. I guess it’s sort of prophetic with all my iPhone talk as of late. I was on the phone with Dad when my beloved Blackberry decided it wasn’t going down without a fight, fingers crossed I can pull another month out of her.
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where...”
– Martin Luther King, Jr.
My favorite line of the entire speech. Happy day MLK.
I was out for lunch minding my own business enjoying a strawberry mimosa on Sunday morning (I have Monday off Mom) when I had extreme bicycle envy after spotting a super cute girl on a bright yellow beach cruiser. Upon further investigation I realized it was in fact Ali from The Bachelorette, and the kicker, she had Roberto in tow!
The two of them are totally as gorgeous as you think they...
Smile Friday: The sandwiched between two babes in the back of a cab Edition.
(also known as The why is my head two times the size of everybody else’s Edition)
today i'm loving...
Off-site meetings making the day go by super quickly
Pending three day weekend (and it’s forecast)
Hall & Oates, Sarah Smile
In related news
today i’m not loving…
Missing this epic snow storm back home
In jumping on the bandwagon with the football theme this week, can we just talk for a second about my really intense almost obscene crush on John Harbaugh? I am apparently a new found Baltimore Ravens fan and am hoping that (if the Patriots don’t) they will make it to the Superbowl so I can increase face time with this babe.
If my husband is even half as cute as him I will be a lucky,...
Anonymous asked: hey new tumblr buddy!
HAPPY 2011! i am super excited to start sending you fun things :-)
have a great day!
xoxo
HAPPY 2011! i am super excited to start sending you fun things :-)
have a great day!
xoxo
Email from a client:
Not a stalker, but loving the blog ☺
Monday for the win!
First iPad appearance! (oh how glamorous)
(photo via text)
The wine tasting on Saturday was a complete and utter success!
Upon arrival, we were greeted by a 30 foot steel wine bottle and I immediately knew the place was my mecca.
I could not believe how saucy you get! For all the other rookies like me out there, you’re given a card with five tabs on it and they lay out a list of about 20 different wines that you can select from. Chris is a...
Smile Friday: The giraffe is learning well edition.
“Joanna, I honestly miss you so much. Not to sound like an estranged ex...”
– unbelievably thoughtful text from an amazingly wonderful best friend of mine
If you are thinking about someone, tell them! This text brought the biggest smile to my face at a time when I was feeling unbearably homesick and just all around down in the dumps. It was just what the doctor ordered.
So one of my biggest accomplishments of the short year and pretty much my life thus far is that I ran my first 5k on New Year’s Day!
Here’s a peek at my swinging pony wagging in the breeze. Lucky number 80.
My official time was 30 minutes and 30 seconds and I honestly am so proud of myself!
I had never run any sort of official race before and frankly I never thought I could. It...
After living in Southern California for over two years I am embarrassed to admit that I still have yet to be wine tasting…
Well things are looking up!
This wonderful gentleman invited me to go to the Wilson Creek Winery in Temecula this Saturday!
The website boasts about their famous “oh my gosh” Almond Champagne (doesn’t that sound heavenly) and the winery might as well...
I’m not a huge New Year’s Eve person and I wasn’t feeling the typical get really dressed up and pay too much money for open bar and then not be able to find a cab home night this year. With no bittie to smooch at midnight I really just wanted to have a low key night with my mom. Last minute we decided to head down to the Cape house for a few days during the New Year’s...
'Hand of Hope' →
I know some of us have only just met (hi!) and this picture is really graphic but the story gave me goosebumps all over and I thought it needed to be shared.
The photograph captures this amazing event with perfect clarity. The editors titled the picture, “Hand of Hope.” The text explaining the picture begins, “The tiny hand of 21-week-old fetus Samuel Alexander Armas emerges from the mother’s...
Gratuitous Picture of Yourself Wednesday: The this-is-usually-what-I-look-like-while-I’m-blogging Edition
“Please for the love of God stop buying things with hoods.”
– Words of wisdom from Mama Freed
No but seriously, when?
Usually for me New Year’s Resolutions are forgotten by the time Valentine’s Day rolls around but since the latter half of 2010 was a time of self reflection and progress for yours truly, I have a good feeling about these declarations.
Resolutions for 2011
Run more races.
Get better at blogging.
Eat cleaner foods and take a closer look the ingredients label.
Stop watching Teen...