baby, you're a firework

I'm a yankee doodle dandy. Truly, born on the 4th of July. It's a great day to have a birthday. Always a party, always explosives.



*I promise I'm not aging that rapidly. My eyes are bloodshot from lots of marco-polo in the pool.



It was another good birthday. This year there were several bbq's, prezzies (presents), and time with friends and family who I love. And not to mention spending a week on the beach in an amazing house a few weeks before my actual bday. 29 is gonna be a hard one to beat.

free

"Cause you're going home
You're running free
As only you would be if you never owed them anything
And now you've found your way out
In the trust you've seen your path on home" coheed & cambria



There aren't enough grains of sand or stretches of boardwalk to explain how happy San Diego makes me. Thank you for the bike rides, shopping, the zoo, sunburns, parks, slurpees, ocean breezes, sandcastles, and a calm within my soul like only anesthesia can deliver. San Diego is my haven. It is where I should live. Come to think of it, when my time comes, bury me on it's sandy shores.

it's my party

My birthday is fast approaching and here is all I want this year:

This home (or one similar) in San Diego. This is my new 3 year plan- RELOCATION

On a smaller scale, these are next up on the list:
TOMS, red or grey, size 8-8 1/2
Old Navy, size XS or S
Old Navy, size 8
Gap, size 2
F21, black or white, size S
Payless (don't hate), size 8Nikon 35-70mm f/2.8D AF Zoom

hope for now

"But what would it take to live
As if I would not another day"



This is one of my favorite singer/songwriters. The new album is the jackpot.

mantra

"LIFE IS MEANT TO BE ENJOYED, NOT ENDURED"
Gordon B. Hinckley

Heard this quote at a church meeting the other night and it has been in the forefront of my mind ever since. That kid definitely enjoys life, think I'll take a cue.

wish i may wish i might

Things I am wishing/wanting for:

-A potty-training fairy to come do the dirty work for me. Haven't given potty-training a solid try yet because a.) Sawyer totally doesn't get it yet, and b.) I totally don't want to clean any business out the briefcase, if ya know whatimsayin'.

-A pool in my backyard so I can be tan and lazy and cool all summer long.

-Peace on earth.

-Teleportation to be invented already. Cmon' Star Trek geeks, figure that out.

-Longer hair. I had a dream that it was long. Like, Kardashian Sisters long.

-Justin Bieber to be my little brother and/or nephew. Have you seen Never Say Never? I love him (not like that, ew) and I don't care who knows it.

-A cure for grief, cause it is a killer.

-To have a job making soundtracks to people's lives. That could be a real job, right?

mothers day is every day

me and Mom, July 2006

"But there's a story behind everything. How a picture got on a wall. How a scar got on your face. Sometimes the stories are simple, and sometimes they are hard and heartbreaking. But behind all your stories is always your mother's story, because hers is where yours begin."
— Mitch Albom, For One More Day