Shamanda's Birthday in Culver City

Carlo me and Matt, wine-in it up!

We pretty much never left the white wine station.. Me, Marisa & Stace

Stace, Becks, Shamanda & Mariko


me & the birthday girl

good times!

Amanda did it up right for her big 3-0! We went to all the hot spots in CC, including the awesome self-serve UGO wine bar. very fun! Happy Birthday Girl :)

Playa del Rey Pub Crawl!

Matt, me, Stace & Carlo starting the night out right at Mo's!

Mini French fries at Outlaws, YUM!!

Another fun night brought to you by meetup.com . Thanks for inviting us Matt!

St.Patty's Day

I love my girls!

Growing up

My life so far has followed a very simple pattern. It's all I've ever known, and has worked up until now. Nobody has dared to question what I do or why I do it so I have continued to do the same thing over and over and over and over. I really am not afraid of much... except routine, which I internally translate to boredom. I've said it before, I crave change, and I'll go to great lengths to mix it up. I have trampled many a heart in my life and been basically ok with it.

THIS TIME IT'S DIFFERENT.

I'm growing up - emotionally. This act of actually feeling something is tripping me out. I surprised the hell out of myself this week and am very happy with the outcome. whoa...

It's my life

Over and over again the doors are locked and the windows are broken.

Snowboarding!!!! .. finally.. then Hiking..

Gotta love the fact that mountain high does 2-for-1 wednesdays! Matt & I rolled up the mountain at 6:30am yesterday to catch some good riding and we were not disappointed :). The snow wasn't even that bad for mid-March, but got a little slushie/icee/slurpie/jambajuice in the afternoon. After tons of runs (and cliff bars) we finally made our way down the mountain.... ... and decided it would be a great idea to do the Happy Hour Hike.


Heaven

Carol & Matt on the trail

Me = COLD

Foggy Foundation

Marjon, Matt, Carlo & I jumping in unison

Vanessa, August & Carol huddling to keep warm

yea. Let's make sure we *Really* feel the burn. Actually a sweet hike at 5pm! Still got the sweat and the pain, but without the intense sunlight and heat. AWESOME! There ended up being 8 of us at the top, where they broke out the hummus and pita, string cheese (compliments of Carlo), wine and beer. What a concept. Burn calories on the way up, then replenish them at the top. I love this hike, and it was fantastic once again, especially with the crazy fog we found at the top :)

Photobooth!! at Caplan's - I mean Nuzzalo's Wedding :)

image by hilmersonphotography.com

Went to Julie & Tom's Wedding yesterday at the Ebell in Los Angeles.. completely awesome!! Their vows alone were reason to be there. Both of them are quirky, fun, fantastic people :). I've never been to a Jewish wedding before, so it was interesting to see some of their traditions... Lisa was the planner (Dolores Ann Events), Kurt & Em the photographers, and I got to see a lot of old pals from Pic Tage. Check out Kurt's Blog for more action! They even hooked it up with a photobooth which gave you 2 copies.. one to keep and one to put in the guestbook (SUCH a great idea!). Congrats guys! Best of luck in your life together :)