Brea Car Show with Dad

What dad's t-bird was modeled after.


It was orange... need i say more?


Old cars rule


This one's for my brother. Freakin' DeLorean Yo!


Dad loves Corvettes :)


ehhh? EHHHH???


Dad's t-bird (2002)

For Father's Day dad wanted to go to yet another car show.. Which I LOVE!! There just happened to be one in downtown Brea, his new home :) We checked out all of the super cool old cars and dad pointed out his favorites, the ones he used to have when he was young, the ones his dad had.. etc. Good times. I think sometimes he treats me like a son, and I'm ok with that!

Em's Bridal Shower

Thanks for the great images, Tine!!

Emily has never heard of the concept of a bridal shower, let alone been to one! So, we weren't quite sure what she was expecting... hopefully it exceeded those expectations. We had a blast preparing for it and throwing it, and we hope everyone enjoyed themselves. Thanks to all of the mommas who helped out, we couldn't have done it without you! Congrats Em!!

POPPIES!

I planted these poppies in my backyard in Monrovia about 3 years ago... I'm not there anymore, but my legacy lives on! Thanks for the photo, Kelly!

Marketing/Community Department

kinda funny.. to me anyways. This is our contact page on the website. hehehehe..

Backpacking with Kelly!

llama plant


YEEAAAAAHH!


Night one, Mt. Lowe trail camp


at Inspiration Point!










This is all Kelly could do after our second grueling day of hiking :)


Dinner, night two.


Sunrise in the Forest


Some early morning reading..


We took the bus back to Monrovia when we were down the mountain!



Kelly had the most amazing idea last week... let's go backpacking!! Of course i had to say 'I'm in!'
We hiked up into the Angeles Forest above Pasadena for 3 days, carrying our 40 lb packs on our soon to be sore backs. ;) The views were amazing, the quiet was intense, the nights were dark, the inclines were strenuous... every muscle in our bodies was in searing pain! But the payoff was way worth it. I love getting out of the city and into nature. It's my only escape and I cherish the times I'm able to get away. Thanks Kelly for a beautiful weekend!! More pics here...

Carbon Canyon

I took my dad's dog Jewel for a hike/walk through Carbon Canyon a couple weekends ago. Couldn't resist the intense sky and the sullen mood it projected on the park.

practicing our golf swing

One of our weekly activities has been going to the driving range. I'm definitely not getting better, even while wearing my new pink batting gloves... Good times with Henry!

Pirate's Adventure!

What a sweet show!! Henry and i were seated in the rowdy gangstah east LA high schooler section :) which made it all the more entertaining. This show is - I'm gonna say it - probably better than any dinner/show I've been to. (doesn't say much, since i've only seen the cowboy one and Medieval times, but still!) We cheered all night for the red pirate - Jack, and today i've got a sore throat, but it was well worth it. I had a fabulous time, thanks Henry :) How are we gonna top this one??

so, i'm pretty happy right now...

just wanted to say that... I've been single for quite a while, and have gotten pretty used to it. My life has consisted of a string of meaningless flings (save a couple of long term relationships), but it's possible... just maybe.... that I'm capable of more. Lately my heart has been doing cartwheels and I'm not sure what to make of it.

work!

Just wanted to share the product of my hard work for the past 4 months. This is the new promo piece for my company. My job was to brainstorm for ideas, gather the talent, help with scripts, arrange for filming, assist with production... pretty much everything except actually film this stuff. Whew!! I'm so happy with how it came out :)

again

I'm getting to that point in my life. the older i get, the more people i will lose. A few months ago my good friend Beth lost her father to cancer. It was and continues to be rough for her and her mother. You expect and can accept the death of a grandparent once they've reached a certain age, but when parents start passing away it's a lot harder.

My friend Kelly's father just passed away a few days ago... again, complications stemming from cancer. It seems unfair that with all of the technological advances we've seen, cancer is still so prevalent. I feel deep sympathy for Kelly and his family, as they did not see this coming, and definitely did not expect it to happen so suddenly. It seems as though family history has nothing to do with it, not a smoker, etc...

I've begun to think about my own parents. Though my mom seems healthy enough, i worry about my dad. He's never been in the best shape, has adult onset diabetes (just like his father), and doesn't really take care of himself. On one hand, i want him to be happy and not worry about it. But on the other, I don't want to worry about him.. living alone with his dog in the hills. I've never experienced the death of a close friend or family member. My family is all on the east coast and all of my grandparents died before i was 10. I can't help but wonder how i'll deal when this happens to me. **sigh**

I will not be ashamed!

Oh my jesus. this is freaking awesome!!

Bibby

I think he's beautiful and i don't care what you say.

babies

My good pal and coworker Kurt Hilmerson brought his 8 month old daughter, Liv, in to work today. now, we all know that Becky doesn't like kids, but this kid was super chill. I had a blast hanging out with her in the office and during lunch. She wanted to sit at the bar, so we ordered her a margarita and she hung out with the big kids. So much fun! Thanks for bringing her in Kurt :)

Walking tour of Buena Park

Henry and i have a standing date on Thursdays in Buena Park. We've gone to the batting cages, the driving range, movies, dinner, shopping etc.. Time for something new! We ended up walking about 3 miles along Beach Blvd, just hanging out and acting like fools. We had just as much fun as always, topping it off by slamming it up at Denny's. yea, dorks. so what.