The Birthday Barrette

I have this lovely little barrette, I've had it for nearly as long as I can remember. It's a rather pretty little thing, slightly dulled with age but still beautiful. It has bright, bold beads attached to a silver barrette, and strung through those beads are heart shaped beads that clickety clack when I move or shake my head. Now, I'm sure I wore it more often than this, but since I was little, I remember always wearing it on my birthday. I fondly call it my birthday barrette, I look forward to clipping it into my hair every year.

Today I snapped it into my hair and smiled at the familiar clickety clack of the heart beads bumping into each other. Today my barrette makes a trip to Disneyland to celebrate 24. It's going to be a great day. :)

Tricks 'n things

I was so excited to finally be posting again and sharing some great pictures of the puppy that I forgot to share all her commands and tricks that she knows!! Of course there are the standard commands - sit, down (lie down), shake, come, stay. She has also learned leave it, take it and drop it. The really cool ones are high five (taught by our trainer), play dead (the bf turned this natural behavior into a command), kisses (yours truly) and crawling...sometimes. We will probably work on getting her to wave, our trainer showed us how to teach it, we just haven't worked on it much yet.

The three of us (the bf, puppy and I) had a fabulous day that started with breakfast at our favorite local coffee shop, followed by a day working in the tasting room at the winery, and then a BaaaaaaaarBQ at a friend's house. (it's International Talk Like a Pirate Day) We were going to have the bbq regardless, but it made a great reason and theme for the evening. Hung out with some friends and made some nice new ones, it was a lovely evening. Tomorrow we're hanging out down at the bf's place. His mom recently had a surgery and is recovering but still sore. We're having a bit of a birthday celebration since she and I share a birthday on Wednesday (the 23rd), and the bf's birthday is 6 days after. It should be a lovely relaxed day. We're up at my parents' next weekend for my brother's birthday party (he turned 13!!!) It will be a happy birthday to me and the bf as well, but the focus will be my brother. I'm making his cakes. I'm making two just to make sure we have enough. I'll tell you more about it later, complete with pictures.

Happiest Birthday Wishes

Wishing a very special and wonderful day to the fabulously talented Kim. I hope you have a wonderful day with your little girls and your husband, I hope he found the perfect gift for you. I can't wait to hear what it is. :) Happy birthday my friend.

Another Year Older...

Does it follow that I'm wiser too? I like to think so. 22 was a big year, lots of learning and growing, and I'm ready for 23. I'll try and do a reflective post later, but mostly I just want to go to bed now because I'm not feeling well. I'm hoping that some extra sleep will make me right as rain. (sidenote: how is one exactly right as rain? where did that come from?)

I had a lovely weekend. Saturday was mostly spent lounging around down at the bf's house watching Bones Season 3 (we're trying to get him caught up to start this season) It was a nice lazy day. Yesterday the bf, Bee and her roommate and I took a pre-birthday Disneyland trip. It was a lot of fun, we had a great time. We saw Ray Romano over on the new Toy Story Mania ride in California Adventure, that was kind of cool. He goes to my uncle's church. The bf also spoiled me and got me the cutest, most comfortable green tinkerbell/pirates lounge pants and sweatshirt. They are SO cute, and I seriously never want to get out of these pants, they are long and soft and comfy. I'm definitely wearing them to bed. I nearly wore them to work today...I did wear the sweatshirt. I'll have to take pictures of how cute these are. I also got the most beautiful card from my grandparents this afternoon, as well as one from my grandparent's friends. I thought it was sweet that the friends remembered my birthday. My grandparents always find the best cards, I absolutely love them.

I hope you all have a great Monday evening. I know it's early, but I'm putting myself to bed now.

Happy Birthday Mom!!!

I know my mom doesn't read my blog, she doesn't even know it exists. But nevertheless, I'd like to wish her a happy birthday here anyways! My mom is one of the best people you will ever meet. She's beyond smart, and has always done so much for me. I couldn't even begin to repay her for all the sacrifices she has made for me over the years. I love her more than words can express, and I'm looking forward to seeing her again soon. (it's been a few weeks)
Sometime this morning she should be getting these flowers:

Aren't they beautiful? I fell in love with the cup and saucer. I figured they were very unique and she would have a nice tea cup and saucer afterwards, rather than another vase to add to her already large collection. Her main birthday present isn't ready yet, but since I'm not getting to see her this weekend, I'm off the hook and have a little extra time to finish it. I'm doing a mini scrapbook/memory book with pictures and fond memories. I'm totally going to make her cry. (in a good way!) Happy Birthday Mom!! I love you SO much!