Catch Up

I have been so bad at updating my blog so here's a big one....the last time I blogged was about the two Davids being in American Idol finals and I really thought David Archuleta was going to win after their performances but the fans sure pulled through! David Cook was crowned American Idol 2008! WOOHOO! Mark and I waited patiently last Wednesday night for the finale and I gave out a scream when they announced David Cook as the winner. I was so surprised. Can't wait for the album to come out to see what he's got for us.

This section of the blog is for Kris Kishi......I promised her several weeks ago that I would post the contents of my last Studio Calico kit for her to see how it came packaged and I just never got to it so here it is Kris! I'm amazed that they have their own box and everything is neatly packed into their own bags.

Here are a few layouts I worked on a month ago. I have way too many kits that I have not touched so thought I'd bust them open and create some pages with them. I love these kit clubs because it doesn't require me to do too much thinking about what to use when I'm scrapping. My "scrap space" is still the floor of the guest bedroom but hopefully that will change soon =). It's not too bad because all my stuff is in the closet and I can easily get to them. Only thing is I have to scrap sitting on the floor which is a killer on my back.

I will post more updates later on tonight. Going to go try to find some lunch and clean up around the house. Going to my mom's house for dinner tonight.....can't wait....I'm craving some home cooked Chinese food. Still need to go find that rice cooker.....

Finals Baby!

I can't believe next week will be the final week of American Idol. *sigh* It's been a good season and these two really rocked the stage all season. Really loved this performance by David A. Love this song and maybe that's why I liked this so much. I think it was fresh even if some of the judges didn't like it.

David Cook....amazing.....loved loved loved this performance. I really think he's going to win it all. He's got the package that will sell records. It will be very surprising if David Archuleta wins over him. He's also very good but just does not have variety in what he sings. I didn't get to vote tonight but I'm pretty sure the 2 Davids are going to the final round.

Say A Prayer....

Say a prayer for Mark tonight. He's going from Washington DC to Toronto in a car. I have no idea who the driver is and what company this car driver works for. I just know that he has gotten into a car to make a 10 hour drive fro DC to Toronto. This all stemmed from him forgetting to take his Passport with him and United not allowing him to get on his flight to Toronto even though the Canadian Consulate said it was ok. Canada was ok to have him go but the US wouldn't let him. What kind of jacked up system is that? And wouldn't you think the government should have some way of pulling up your Passport if you forgot it or if it got stolen? I don't know how I'm going to sleep tonight.......I'm worried sick.

I pray for Mark's safe arrival to Toronto.....until then.....I can only have faith that God will get him there safely.

Happy Mother's Day

It's late so this will be a short blog. Happy Mother's Day to all you moms out there. Hope you all had a wonderful day with your family. My sister and I took my mom to The Grove and had brunch at The Farm. I've never been and it was quite delicious. I had a Lobster club sandwich and OMG....to die for. Just enough lobster meat combined with avocado and arugala......so delicious together. Next time I'd get it without the bacon. I know....me.....saying I don't want bacon in my meal. It just tainted the taste of the lobster. After lunch we just walked around...there were way too many people there. I was so tired and my feet hurt from my shoes so all I wanted to do was get in the car and go home.

For dinner we went to Hide Sushi....one of our favorite sushi restaurants. The wait is always at least an hour long and today was no exception. We actually had to wait a long while for our food to come out and eventually got a discount on our bill because they messed up in the kitchen and one of our dishes came out uncooked. The sweet Japanese lady was so apologetic....bowing and all. Cracked me up.

Here's a couple of pictures from yesterday. Mark and I went to our very first wedding together. My friend Jennifer got married in Anaheim and it was such a sweet wedding. Simple and nice. Then there's a picture of me and my baby.....she got me a pink Nano for Mother's Day. I love it!

Mark is traveling again this week. He left today and won't be back until Wednesday. I don't like staying home on my own because I'm keenly aware of every noise. Good thing I have Sasha here with me. Ok....more tomorrow. I have to go to bed. I can barely keep my eyes open.

Happy Cinco de Mayo

Happy Cinco de Mayo! Hope everyone had a few drinks today to celebrate. I know I did =) We had a party at work and lets just say my afternoon was a bit of a blur. Gotta love working at an ad agency. I still have a lingering headache so I should head to bed soon. Today was one of those days where I wanted to be left alone. I didn't really want to speak to anyone and everything just annoyed me.

Something did happen today that made me have a bit more faith in God. Not that I lost my faith in him but it confirmed that he is watching over me in some way. I will elaborate more once things fall into place. I just have to say that things have a funny way of working itself out.

Looking forward to the rest of the week because I should be getting a few packages in the mail with some new scrapbook goodies. Like I need anymore stuff....but who can resist a good deal right? I just like knowing that I have stuff coming because it always brightens my day at work.

Almost 1AM...wish I could stay home tomorrow to scrapbook.

Weekend Recap

Can you believe the weekend is already coming to and end? It's Sunday night and I'm waiting for the pizza delivery man to show up. We usually order pizza and wings from this pizza place across from our community but I wanted to try something different. I found a place called Beach Pizza that had some good reviews....we'll see how good it really is.

It was a busy weekend for us but I feel like we spent some really good quality time together. Saturday we went to Lexus Santa Monica to pick up Mark's new car that had to be redone with a few things. The car looks really good now with the new window tinting and the spoiler. We did notice a couple of bubbles on the front window tint and may take the car back tomorrow to get them to redo it. They're minor things but come on...it's Lexus....they can do a better job than that. After going to the dealership, we took Sasha to have breakfast with us at Bread and Porridge. They have outside seating so we were able to take her with us. I had the CA omelette and was a bit disappointed with it....think I'll stick with the pancakes next time.

We took Sasha to 3rd Street Promenade after breakfast and as usual, she loved it. She gets so much attention at the Promenade. People keep coming up to her to pet her and take photos with her. Sometimes I think she gets annoyed with all these people wanting to pet her. After the Promenade, we took her to Venice beach to Cold Stone's for some ice cream. Mark got her a vanilla ice cream and boy...did she love it. We didn't give her the whole thing but she loved what she had.

Mark took me to dinner Saturday night because it was our 9 month anniversary. We went to Ivy by the Shore and I had their special Linguini with Lobster. It was delicious! I highly recommend getting that dish if you are ever there and they have that special again. Here's a few pictures from Saturday.

Today we went to dim sum with my mom and sister. My mom took us to a new dim sum place where they don't wheel the carts around for you. They give you a menu and check list and you mark down what you want and they bring it out for you. I still like the place where they wheel the carts around. It's just not the same without the carts. This place was very popular though...we had to wait a good 40 minutes before sitting down to eat. After dim sum, we went to 99 Ranch market for some much needed shopping of good old Chinese snacks and food. I told Mark I was shrinking inside from the lack of Chinese food I've been getting lately. I actually wanted to buy a rice cooker while I was there but couldn't find one I really like. Maybe I'll check out the Japanese market.

Mark was getting really tired by the afternoon but he was a good sport about driving my mom to open houses around the neighborhood. He's a good guy.....can't ask for a better boyfriend. He's also a talented musician so if you're looking for new music...check this out.

Ok...off to do some laundry. Here's a few pictures from our morning walk with Sasha. It was such a nice day today. When we walked her again in the afternoon, Mark let her off her leash. She did quite well. She wandered off on her own but always came back to us or stayed close when we called out to her. I'm always afraid she'll run off when she sees other dogs but I think she enjoys the freedom. We'll have to let her off the leash more often and see how she does.

The Purple Guy

This is Purple Guy....Sasha's favorite toy. This is the first toy I ever bought her and she loves him so much. She has a basket full of toys right now but for some reason, she always goes to him first. Her routine when we get home from work/daycare is she waits for her leash to be taken off...then she runs upstairs and picks up a toy to play with. 9 out of 10 times it's Purple Guy. She runs back and forth between the bedroom and hallway carrying Purple Guy in her mouth waiting for you to play fetch with her. It's really quite cute. She's learned to make the best of her play area and this girl can cut corners like no other dog.

I had a hair appointment after work today and didn't get to pick up her at daycare until about 10PM. I felt bad for her because I knew she was waiting for me. She's used to being picked up at a certain time. Luckily there were other dogs around to keep her company. She was quite happy to have the mum come get her.

Mark is coming home tomorrow from a week of traveling. Yippee! We are both very happy because it's just not the same without dad here. We're looking forward to spending some quality time with dad this weekend. Dad has promised to do whatever we want to do this weekend.

I'm still a little bit depressed about my car....I know it's an old car and it's inevitable that things will break but still! I hope it has a few more years left in it before it completely dies on me. It's never easy to have to dish out so much money all at once but it is what it is.

It's late and I better get to bed. Thank God it's Friday tomorrow. I'm so looking forward to the weekend. Want to do a little bit of scrapbooking while the creative juices are still flowing. So inspired by all these layouts. Hopefully I'll get my Studio Calico kit before the weekend but I doubt it.

Before I leave I just have to share this photo of Mark & Sasha with Jay Leno. We saw him on Rodeo Drive over Christmas break and he was kind enough to stop by and take a picture with them. Good thing I had my camera on me!