Swiss Cheese Wall

I bought some floating shelves a while ago, and after installing them one day, came home later to find everything on the floor...including the shelves. Last week, I took a trip down to the Depot and bought some fancy dancy drywall anchors and thought they'd pop into the wall in a flash. HOWEVER, I had a heck of a time trying to get those little buggers perfectly spaced...in fact, my wall now looks like a slice of swiss cheese - therefore, I can never move.

Three of the four holes on ONE side of the shelf.

The finished product. After TWO HOURS!

The Pursuit of JJ

I previously mentioned here that I am in love with The Pioneer Woman's blog (link in My Friends list on the right). I have read and reread her love story, "Black Heels to Tractor Wheels" roughly 37000 times this week - okay, maybe slight exaggeration. Well, I realized the thing I loved so more about the love story is she is so flawed, and I think I resemble that in so many ways. The other thing I love is how her husband pursued her so much and was so romantic...I realized hey, that's what I want, too! So, on Thursday, I decided that I was done chasing after stupid boys and that I deserved to be pursued too...and guess what happened? I got a few emails on Friday from one of the stupid boys from last year, and a couple more emails on Saturday from another stupid boy. Go figure! Anyway, I decided not to date out of the recycling bin this year due to boredom and I just know God's got my Cowboy out there somewhere and will be patient and positive while I wait to bump into him one day!

Camera Upgrade

Am I thrilled or what?! I had been pondering a camera upgrade from my snazzy Rebel that Santa brought me to the 50D. No, I don't need the fanciest schmanciest just yet, but I did want to think about being money wise...if I really love this new hobby, would I want to upgrade in a couple of years? Probably. Then I'd have to shell out a lot of money on my own...so I went on back to Costco and thanks to their 90-day return policy, I was able to trade up for just a few hundred bucks out of my wallet! I think it's a much smarter decision on my part in the long run. Regardless, I'm SO THANKFUL to my awesome parents for reading my mind and knowing that I wanted a DSLR this year for Christmas. They are so generous and clearly know how to read my mind! Love you guys!!!

Rich Woman Review

I had this idea to start a book club some time ago (November-ish, maybe?!) because I'd heard of the book Rich Woman by Kim Kiyosaki (wife of the Rich Dad, Poor Dad author) and thought it would be great to discuss with a group of women. Well, my invited group of ELEVEN ended up being a group of THREE, because some of the gals who read it, realized that finances were boring. Hmmmm...slightly concerning, but that's a discussion for another time.

One of the women was a no show last night, so it ended up being just Lori and I (which really, was okay seeing as how my dinner was silly and my house wasn't really clean). Because Lori is a good friend, and is married to a good friend, we were really able to have an open and interesting conversation about money, wealth, and how women especially have a hard time making decisions about what we really want.

Kim Kiyosaki writes this book like a conversation amongst friends. At first, I really liked that part about the book, but then it got a little hokey...I think Lori agreed somewhat. It does really simplify money issues, though. She also talks about how most women avoid ever making financial decisions because someday they'll have a husband who will do it for them and how damaging that can be in terms of financial literacy as many women face living alone at somepoint in their lives, or some sort of catastrophe which requires their inside knowledge of their own finances.

Ultimately, the point of the book is not to sit on money, but to make YOUR money work for YOU. Whether you invest money in stocks, or in rental property, or in some other format, an asset is not an asset unless it is bringing some sort of return each month. It's shocking to think of it this way. Now Kiyosaki doesn't recommend going out and buying an apartment complex right away, but rather starting small! So, Lori and I decided to look at tax lien certificates in order to bring in a small return. It's all about learning and we're going to continue to research and apply some of the principles we learned in this book!

New "Friends"

Please take a moment to pop over to the right hand side of your screen and visit two new blogs that I'm currently loving.

The first, Bryson's Blog, if by Carlee's three-year old son. He decided he wanted a camera so he could take pictures then write about them on the computer. He's pretty much a genius. I think you'll find his work captivating and quite deep.

The second is Pioneer Woman. If you haven't heard of her, please go there now and fall in love with her the way I have. She's the real mccoy! She's a city girl who married a rancher and she writes about life in the middle of nowhere, raising children, cooking, photography, and my favorite is her ongoing love story called Black Heels to Tractor Wheels...I hope she writes a book someday!

I'm a voracious reader...always have been. Sometimes I read four books in a week, and lately I haven't really read that much. Then I realized I HAVE read that much, but just on blogs. Block stalking for me is the new speed-reading. : )

Kitty Litter Cake

Updated to welcome over friends from Kelly's Korner! This cake was delicious, but more so HILARIOUS and fun!!! Enjoy the read and PLEASE let me know if you try it someday, too!!!

Just like many of you, dear blog readers, I cannot stand email forwards. However, every once in a while, I'll pause and read one, and sometimes, just sometimes, I'll even save one. Last November, my hilarious sister sent me a recipe with a fantastic photo for a kitty litter cake. Naturally, as a cat lover , I have known the joy of cleaning a litter box...even with the most discreet kitty, the process is foul. So, when I saw this cake, I KNEW I had to save it and make it for the right occassion. Well, yesterday was the right occassion!

Amy and Tomas (friends from church) invited me over to their house for a football fiesta via evite. On the evite, attendees were asked to bring a food item to share. As Amy and Tomas happen to have THREE cats, I knew this would be the perfect chance to make the cake.

I'm no baker, but opening a box of mix, adding a few eggs and water, mixing and throwing into the oven is a snap...takes about 30 minutes. Well, I HAD to get this right...so, the fabulous end product shown below took me TWO HOURS to get it just right! But let me tell you, it was worth every second when I saw the responses of the party people! Someone literally climbed over the couch to get a better look! : )

CAKE INGREDIENTS:
1 box chocolate fudge cake mix
1 box of yellow butter cake mix
1 package white sandwich cookies
1 jar of whipped vanilla frosting
1 box of food coloring
1 container of decorating frosting

SERVING "DISHES AND UTENSILS"
1 NEW cat-litter box
1 NEW pooper scooper

1) Prepare and bake cake mixes, according to directions, in any size pan. Crumble cookies in small batches in blender or food processor. Add a few drops of green food coloring to 1 cup of cookie crumbs. Mix with a fork or shake in a jar. In a seperate bowl, mix whipped frosting with a combination of food coloring to appear a light brown. Set aside.
2) When cakes are at room temperature, cut into small pieces and put them into a large bowl. Toss with the now brownish frosting. Place mixture in litter box. Cover contents with cookie crumbs.
3) Mix food coloring and decorating frosting to a darker brown and place in a sandwich bag. Cut off the end of the bag and "decorate" till your heart's content. Sprinkle remaining white cookie crumbs over the mixture, then scatter green crumbs lightly over top.

Wipeout

I love the show Wipeout. Period. It makes me laugh more than anything. Period. I was watching TV last night and they mentioned a Wipeout special during half-time of the Super Bowl, so I checked out the website...and they're currently casting...so I applied. I just got a call and I'm going in for an on-camera interview next week. HOLY CRAP, WHAT HAVE I DONE?!?!

Lovely New York

This weekend, Mom, Missie, and I travelled to NYC for Missie's birthday and MLK weekend. We had a WONDERFUL time...with the exception of me getting violent food poisoning the first night we arrived. Therefore, I have fewer pictures than everyone else because I spent the first day puking my guts out.

We arrived on Thursday night, and as we landed we heard about the Miracle on the Hudson...unbelievable! Praise God that all those people survived! We cabbed to the hotel, got checked in, then headed over to Bobby Van's Steakhouse for a DELICIOUS meal! We also had one of my favorite bottles of wine, Ferrari Carrano Chardonnay. If you have the chance to order it sometime, go for it!

Fast forward to two days later when I'm alive and ready to leave the hotel. We went to Rockafeller Plaza, watched the skaters and had breakfast. Then we went down to Battery Park to see the plane, the Statue of Liberty, and a couple of other sites. Look at the ice in the water...it's amazing those people didn't freeze to death.

Missie made a good Lady Liberty, no? We worked on this photo several times and her final complaint was that I didn't tell her to straighten her arm. Too funny.

We walked around Rockafeller Plaza again. Here's Missie in front of the Today Show window. She's such a cutie!

Oh yeah, it was 12 degrees. Not exactly a warm California winter day, huh?!

That night, we got ready to go to the theater. I'd initially made reservations for the pre-fixe dinner at The Rainbow Room, which I'd been to once before...it was incredible and a NY landmark. However, I got a phone call a couple of weeks ago saying it had closed down. Thankfully, my friend Suzanne gave me some other great restaurant recommendations. We went to Sardi's in the theater district.

Then it was off to Wicked! My friend Alli is LITERALLY the star of the show! Girls, you've GOT to get out there to see her perform. Alli, I hope I don't embarrass you when I say I was TRULY proud of you. The moment she came down in her bubble and belted out an incredible song, I was like "that's my friend, that's my friend"...then I started to get engrossed in the show. I saw it two years ago with my family in LA, but we all enjoyed it so much more this time because we were able to focus on the performance, rather than understanding the story! Afterwards, Alli arranged for her dresser to come and get us to take us back stage. We were able to see her cute dressing room, which she's in the process of decorating, then she took us onto the stage and down underneath to see the rigging, etc. I'm sure she thinks it's boring, but to us "office" types, it's just unreal!

On Sunday morning, we met Alli for lunch again and had a nice visit. Alli, I really enjoyed spending time with you and I can't wait to see you again!

Sunday was the day when we did more touristy stuff, including a stop by the Rockettes and Magnolia Bakery. I was trying to explain to my mom that Magnolia started the whole cupcake craze when it was mentioned on Sex and the City. These were really good...but not as good as Vanilla Bake Shop in Santa Monica (just my opinion!).

We had a snack at The Plaza on Sunday, too. What an incredible place that is!!!

Then we ran across the street to the park for a carriage ride!

After a nap, we went back up to Central Park for dinner at Tavern on the Green. We sat in the glass room and watched snow flakes come down and had a nice meal. It was a really picturesque place to be!

Just before we turned in, we took some last photos of Times Square at night. It was so beautiful and I was so glad to go, even though I was so sick. Thankfully, on this vacation, I didn't gain any weight!!! : )

Wedding Gown Shopping with Lisa

Sweet Lisa (from my small group/wine club) invited me to go wedding dress shopping last weekend and while we were heading to the back of the store, she gave me a beautiful gerber daisy and asked me to join her bridal party! Obviously, I was honored and so excited! Lisa and Nate already have their wedding date and just about everything planned for THIS JUNE! It's infectious being around the two of them because they just can't wait to get married!!! I can't wait to see how their engagement progresses and join them in June as they become one.

She didn't know she'd like a dress like this...but knew she was in love when she started sobbing!
When you decide on a dress at David's Bridal, they make you walk down the aisle. : )

Practicing the bouquet toss to Jenn

The bridal party, minus Beks

The beautiful daisy that Lisa gave me lasted a long time. So pretty!

New York, New York

Missie, Mom, and I head to NYC on Thursday morning for the long weekend and for Missie's 24th birthday. It's going to be cold...and I can't find my coat. Yikes! Off to Nordstrom Rack and ROSS I go at lunchtime! I'm really excited because I get to see my friend Suzanne for lunch on Friday (before she heads to CA, ironically) AND I get to see Alli perform in Wicked on Saturday night! Hopefully, we'll get to have brunch on Sunday again, too, like we did the last time I was there!

In other news, I've been learning all sorts of fun things about the new camera, so I hope I have some killer pics when I get home!

Boot Camp

Clare, Matt, Barbie, and I have all started boot camp this week in the mornings and we've committed to doint it MWF mornings for a month. It started on Wednesday and I couldn't lift my arms over my head to wash my hair and had trouble putting on eyeliner because of the shakes. This morning was a lot of lower body, so we'll see if I'm able to stand up from a chair on my own by the end of the day! Surprisingly, getting up in the morning hasn't been too difficult, but I have been waking up all night long to see if I've missed my alarm. I think the lesson here is to not snooze anymore on Tues and Thurs and maybe I'll get better sleep. Maybe not snoozing is a new resolution! : ) A funny biproduct of the boot camp is I'm eating MUCH better because I don't want to blow away all the hard work I've done in the morning. This may be just what the doctor ordered!

PS - when we started, I insisted that the instuctor NOT use her whistle, because I wasn't paying ANYONE to scream at me. I may have scared her a little bit.

What the heck?!

A coworker today told me that my shoes were "weekend shoes". What the heck! These are flats and are neutral!!! Crazy, huh?

Rebekah Got Married! - photos added

My dear friend Rebekah got married on NYE and the day couldn't have been more fun. We started with manis and pedis, then went on to get beautified with hair and makeup, then got dressed, did pictures, got them married, and PAR-TAYed...all while drinking copious amounts of champagne. ; )

I'll post photos tonight, but in the meantime, check out pics from the wedding photographer, the talented Sarah Frenzel. She is a friend of my cousin, Sara-Britt, and I met her at her wedding. I've booked her for my parents anniversary shoot, and referred her to Beks...and I'm so glad I did! She does amazing work! She was down for anything and when I showed Beks some fun photobooth wedding pics (that I'd found while blog-stalking), she loved the idea and Sarah did, too! http://www.sfphoto.wordpress.com/.

Rebekah and Brett, enjoy married life and come back to CA soon! Until then, keep smiling at each other like you did all day on Wednesday! XOXO!

Look at that smile...somebody is enjoying her rehearsal!

Let's get this party started!
Bridal party getting ready

All dressed up for picture time!!!

GORGEOUS

It was coooooold

Grace made the cake and it was so cute how excited she was to see them cut it!

The newlyweds!!!

These two kids got engaged over Christmas, too! I played with this pic in Photoshop...love it!

Amy and Tomas had to meet up for a dance when they heard their wedding song. Also played with this in photoshop...love how smokey it looks.

Josh and Christy shared a smooch during fun with sparklers. Naturally, I staged this shot. : )

First Day of School!

I'm nervous...but excited; tonight is the first night of photography class. Yippee!

35 Years and Counting

My parents celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary yesterday, which is AMAZING! Really, there's not too many things you can say when you look at a marriage that is successful these days...and it's not just that my parents are still together after all this time, but they still love and even more importantly LIKE each other. : )

I'm so in awe of my parents...they show each other love and have never sacrificed their relationship with one another for something of this world. In the tough times, they have trogged along and made each other their priority. I'm not going to lie, as wonderful as they are, it's intimidating to be around at times. I wonder if I'll ever be as forgiving and as loving as the two of them are. I certainly have started paying attention to them over the last couple of years in the ways they relate to one another in hopes that someday I'll show as much love and grace to my future husband.

Not many love stories begin in high school between a football player and a songleader that end in an everlasting love. In fact, as a former high school leader at church, I often teased girls who said they were "in love". Teenagers don't know what love is, I'd rationalize to myself (probably a defense mechanism for this old gal who hasn't figured it out, yet). I do know one thing, though, that my parents wonderful marriage - that began as kids - was founded on their love for the Lord and has remained that way through the trials and tribulations (3 kids!) of life.

Thanks Mom and Dad for being such a perfect example of marriage and for showing us kids God's love through your lives. I love you!

Santa was VERY good to me!

I am such a happy girl because Santa knows how to read my mind...or my blog! You may remember me talking about my goal of learning to shoot great pictures and how I've finally signed up for classes beginning next week. I have an old film rebel, and NOW have an EOS Rebel XSi!!! I fear I've already become obnoxious, but I don't care! I'm really excited and soon hope to be posting great new pics on this old blog! Hope Santa was really good to all of you, too!

Merry Christmas!!!

The Christmas eat-a-thon began weeks ago with the occasional cookie delivery at work, then the bigger baskets of treats, then the company party, friends get-togethers, etc. And it isn't ending any time soon! Last night, I invited a slew of friends to the Christmas Eve Eve service at my church, then invited them over for an open house/dinner. It was SO FUN! I spent a lot of time decorating the house to be pretty and special and I cooked (and by cooked, I mean ordered from Honeybaked Ham) some delicious Swedish meatballs and had an array of goodies, and many of my friends brought yummy things as well. The party ended up being fun, too, because the TCU bowl game was on and they won at the last second by 1 point -- GO HORNED FROGS!!!

As I was sitting there, drinking good wine and enjoying the company of my friends and family, I took a moment to realize how very thankful I am for the blessings in my life. At church last night, there was a brief message about the prodigal son, the older brother, and the father. There was emphasis placed on the older brother who had done everything right and was ticked off that he never had a party thrown for him, and I realized that I'm too often like him. I don't want to focus on the fact that I've "done everything right" and still don't I have X, Y, or Z! I want to focus more on the things I DO have and celebrate the wonderful life I've been given and be thankful to the Lord for all the blessings in my life!

So, if you're reading this post, it's likely because you're a friend of part of my family, so let me take a moment to say THANK YOU for the role you've played in my life! Merry Christmas to you and yours and I pray that the Lord blesses you richly in 2009!!!

Little Tree by e.e. cummings

little tree
little silent Christmas tree
you are so little
you are more like a flower

who found you in the green forest
and were you very sorry to come away?
see i will comfort you
because you smell so sweetly

i will kiss your cool bark
and hug you safe and tight
just as your mother would,
only don't be afraid

look the spangles
that sleep all the year in a dark box
dreaming of being taken out and allowed to shine,t
he balls the chains red and gold the fluffy threads,

put up your little arms
and i'll give them all to you to hold
every finger shall have its ring
and there won't a single place dark or unhappy

then when you're quite dressed
you'll stand in the window for everyone to see
and how they'll stare!
oh but you'll be very proud

and my little sister and i will take hands
and looking up at our beautiful tree
we'll dance and sing
"Noel Noel"

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens...

This year, I did custom Christmas cards, based on the theme of "my favorite things", but as soon as I clicked ORDER, I started thinking of other fun things...be not alarmed if you have not received a card yet, the order came wrong TWICE, so alas, while I was totally on the ball, my cards will be arriving a bit tardy.

Additions to My Favorite Things list:

• George Clooney
• Girls Just Want to Have Fun (the 80s movie starring Sarah Jessica Parker)
• Poneytails
• Having friends over for dinner parties
• Apples to Apples, the game
• My house
• Trashy romance novels
• Facebook!
• Creme brulee
• http://www.someecards.com/
• Amstel Light (thanks, Ang!)
• Temecula
• 80s music (how on EARTH could I have forgotten this?!?!)
• Christmas trees that don't dry out (unfortunately, this is not the case at my house this year)
• YouTube - please see below:

Please watch for updates and additions throughout the week! : )

Company Christmas Party

Well, another great company Christmas party has passed and I have funny stories to share. First of all, even in a "down economy", my friends are WLC know how to party like rock stars. Ha! We arrived in Newport to get on the boat and naturally the first thing that happens is we are handed a glass of champagne while stepping on...actually it was more like this: man in uniform asks me "would you care for a glass of champagne" to which my response is something like "DUH!" HA! I actually didn't say that, but I was certainly thinking it! ; )

The downstairs part of the boat was set up with yummy food and some gambling tables...I didn't spend much time there because...there was a dance floor. A couple of glasses of Veuve Clicquot and a dance floor, equal Dancing Machine JJ! But I digress...

During dinner, which was delish, there were light Christmas-y jazz songs playing, which quickly transitioned into some R&B. No one really payed attention until I realized that the DJ was playing "Sexual Healing"...my table (filled with the bad kids), naturally thought this was hilarious and that someone must have requested it, which led to us getting up and requesting random shout outs to other coworkers like "She's Like the Wind" and "November Rain." Then, as the dancing got started, we gave a shoutout to a coworker who HATES the song "September" and that made us all jump up onto the dance floor. I honestly didn't sit down once for the next three hours...I even danced with my assistant to some random ritmo latino song that she loved. ; ) My boss said to me on Monday that she was worried about me driving home. I guess when you dance all night, people assume you are tanked...but I, as a trained professional in the art of drinking, know when to cut it off and drink diet cokes for the rest of the night!

I took my camera with every intention of taking fun photos with coworkers, but alas, I did not. I did find the creepiest Santa statue EVER downstairs by the buffet and had one of the boat workers snap my photo with him, which cracks me up just to look at!

The other funny thing about the night was that I was sitting with my General Counsel and Director of HR, so you'd think that I'd be at the stuffy table, but noooooooo! When I got home and looked through my camera, I found roughly 10 pics of my butt. Yes, my HR director, one of the most inappropriate people on staff, stole my camera and took some lovely and LARGE photos. Gotta love it!!!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...at my house!

I've been busy around here at the 761 sq. ft. chateau decorating for the holidays! I've found some fun new goodies at Target and Michaels! While I should say that I spent this afternoon watching White Christmas or some other holiday movie while I decorated and wrapped presents, the truth is I watched Sex and the City. Ha!

On Christmas Eve Eve, I'd begun a tradition of going to church, then gathering with friends. This year, I'm holding an open house after the 5pm service, so if you're in the area, stop on by! I'm making (ordering from Honeybaked Ham) Swedish Meatballs and serving yummy toddies, or "toots" as my Aunt Candy calls them. : )

Don't worry, the Merry Christmas isn't permanent...it's a vinyl transfer from Target. Too cute, huh?!

My shiny and sparkly tree. It might be overkill, but I love sparkles!

Operation Teddy Bear

I know I complain about my job as much as the next guy, but I really DO get to do a lot of fun things, too! Every year, WLC sponsors Operation Teddy Bear, which is put on by the Volunteer Center of Long Beach. Low income 1st grade classrooms are selected throughout the South Bay for this special treat, where volunteers go and read to them, then give them backpacks full of educational toys and books. This morning I read to students in Carson and instead of sitting in the teacher chair, I got down on the floor and read a SpongeBob story. The kids did a lot of ooh-ing and ah-ing and I just loved the opportunity to do something difference and bring a smile to their faces.

I did it!

I posted here a few months ago that I really wanted to take a photography class at some point and I gave myself a year to actually stop stalling and do something about it! Well, I did it! I found a class at the Irvine Fine Arts Center that begins on January 5 and runs through March. I'm pretty excited and proud of myself for actually following through on something. Hopefully by next year, I'll be able to use one of my own pretty pictures for my Christmas card!!!

Australia review

Clare and I saw Australia on Saturday night and I have to say...it was AMAZING! I was kinda dragging my feet to see it, and really only went because I felt like I was being sucked into my couch on Saturday afternoon. I was SO pleasantly surprised by this film.

It was cinematically gorgeous. There were sweeping views, wide shots of the outback, really authentic sets, and great historical relevence. The story was incredible, too.

I was expecting some sappy love story, but really, that was a minor part of the film. There is a great "coyboy" story about cattle and land wars, an awesome story about a child and his relationships with the adults around him, and let's not forget the huge World War II thread. The movie lasted 2 hours and 45 minutes, but I was pulled into it the entire time...and I don't even particularly LIKE Nicole Kidman. Ha! I highly recommend this movie for women AND men. Go see it!

Say it with me now, AWESOME!

The Fire

I was stuck on the 91 on Saturday trying to get home for SIX hours. The fire was terrible and tragic...and made me want to pull out my hair because I literally couldn't get home. My parent's home is fine - just smells like a camp fire - and Grandma was temporarily evacuated, but she's home now. I don't know anyone who lost a home, but I have heard of friends of friends situations who have. So sad. Here's a pic from my car when I was at the 91/71 interchange for two hours without moving. They sent all traffic up the 71, and then there was a terrible accident there. Idiots...

Christmas tunes

We had a little friends Thanksgiving dinner at Clare and Matt's house that Jennifer actually planned, but because of the ashes and fires, had to be moved from her house. It was delicious and fun to be surrounded by a large group of friends. I made some soup, which was a disaster...tasted like hot apple sauce and not the squash/apple soup concoction that I copied off of someone else's blog! Ha!

While we were all hanging out (me with gorgeous little Jackson on my lap), Jennifer asked us all what our favorite Christmas songs were. I couldn't think of a favorite carol, but there are two songs that I LOVE to hear at Christmas time and keep in the rotation on my iPod. Enjoy!

Christmas Song, by Dave Matthews

Point of Grace, When Love Came Down (don't mind the cheesy video)

The holidays will be here soon...

...which means it's totally FINE to bring out the Christmas movies! Here's a clip from a newer favorite. Enjoy!

Call me crazy...

...but I love to read the weird news of the day. Below you'll find today's favorite:

Man's coffin kills wife on way to cemetery
A traffic accident hurls coffin against the back of woman's neck

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Police say a woman has died on the way to a cemetery when a traffic accident hurled her husband's coffin against the back of her neck.

Police said 67-year-old Marciana Silva Barcelos was in the front passenger seat of the hearse when the accident occurred Monday in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul.

Barcelos died instantly.

Her 76-year-old husband, Josi Silveira Coimbra, died Sunday of a heart attack while dancing at a party.

The driver of the hearse and Barcelos' son suffered minor injuries.

Centrevol Show

My cousin Pete's (Sara-Britt's husband) band had their CD launch party and show on Friday night in Long Beach. Missie, Emily Shuler, and I met up at SB's apartment for a little pre-party action, then we all went to the show together. Pete is really talented and you can tell the guy just LOVES making music. I was really proud of their performance and the turnout. We had a lot of fun! Check out http://www.centrevol.com/ for more info on the band and get their CD, Beggars and Thieves!

Missie and I goofing off with Bryan

Shuler, Missie, Bryan, and I

Pete rockin out