To Do: Shake It!

I am loving this song. I heard it this morning in the car and was jamming out!

PS - I am also loving Mob Wives on VH1

News Flash:

Yesterday:

I tried Stand Up Paddle-boarding yesterday and rocked it for an hour! I am so proud of myself for trying something new and sticking to it. I can't wait to do it again.

I cut fresh strawberries and made some yummy treats.

I also made some delicious steak for dinner and reviewed the Matchbook Magazine Tumblr Archives. So fun and inspiring.

Today:

I spent two hours at the beach today reading. It was 80 degrees and wonderful.

I am headed to Barnes & Noble this afternoon to peruse around.

Also, next week I am going to try and take the train to Sacramento. How fun... a TRAIN RIDE!

To Do: Prep for Easter

Let's just chalk this one up to "getting in the Easter spirit."

Quit judging...

To Do: Learn to Stand Up Paddle-board

link

For the record, I have wanted to do this for the longest time, but living so close to the beach makes me want to learn how to stand up paddle-board like ASAP.

I just found out that Camp Pendleton's Marina does $10 rentals! Holla! (But learning this sport in my bathing suit in front of a ton of Marines doesn't excite me.)

I am gonna do it (with his help!)

Starting Over: Welcome to California

Hello friends!

So I moved from Washington DC to Oceanside CA.

This is my new town and I love it.

Things I have been loving about California so far:

*fresh strawberries

*living a few blocks from the beach

*cheap/delicious mexican food

*old fashion cars

*my super cute little cottage

Its not all fun&games here in Cali though. Its been hard to adjust to a new area where I don't know a lot of people. But I am always up for a challenge.

Keep shinning.

Goodbye DC... Helloo Cali

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Hello friends,

I have been laying low in the blogosphere, but I have big news to share with you all.

I am leaving our Nation's Capitol and heading out west to enjoy some sun in beautiful Southern California.

I plan on blogging more and I have some fun ideas up my sleeve. So stay tuned.

To Do: Love

I find love so amusing. I watch it and I study it. I love to read about it and dissect it. If I could find someone who loved me as much as Danny loved Annie, I would be happy camper.

You must watch this video.

Its the love story of a Brooklyn couple and their 27 years together - from their first date to terminal cancer.

You will cry tho. But it is worth it.

(from A Cup of Jo)

Danny & Annie from StoryCorps on Vimeo.

Things I am currently loving:

... trying to look more like a Kardashian

... eating like a European

... hydrating like a pacificer

... falling in love with new hair products

... smelling like an angel

... and finally having some money to do it all (thanks to working my butt off!)

Guess what I am doing?

this.

and you are all getting it for Christmas. :)

I am currently in love...

with this little betty.

I think I should by two.

Well Hello...

Its me. Your old blogging friend.

You might have asked yourself... "I wonder why This One doesn't blog anymore." Well, if you did then I have the answer to that question for you... right here...

BECAUSE I HAVE LOST IT! I must have gone crazy at some point this summer in this humid DC weather because I have decided to fill up my schedule. Well, we are nearing an overflow, I guess.

Not only am I still working as an event planner for the Marine Cops, but I now find myself with four jobs. Four. Who does this? Me, I guess. In an effort to whored away money, I have picked up a second job working at World Market. Which I love, and I thought one day, "Hey, it would be fun to work here." And then it happened. Meanwhile, I also found a gig as a personal assistant for a busy executive and thought, "Hey, this would be fun." And it happened. And I have been a puppy sitter on the weekends for over a year now. So life as I once knew it is gone.

And I love it.

I feel that I have had to teach myself responsibility with all of this extra workload. Instead of coming home and doing nothing, I have to get certain things done and I force myself to do them. So I actually find myself more productive now.

In addition, I have decided that to start exercising a lot more. I have no excuse anymore and I just want to feel better. I have a fabulous free gym at work and a nice free gym down the street so why the heck not. So, now I workout after work and take yoga on Thursdays (at 6-frickin-o'clock in the morning) and do workout videos as well.

This is a great way to learn how to juggle... life.

And now, for my final trick... I am going to return to blogging!! :)

(heck, what is one more thing to juggle?)

The best day of the year:

Happy Fourth of July!!!

This is my most favorite holiday!

I am so thankful to live in America and I am so thankful to live in DC.

This year though, I will be busy with this! I better be able to see the fireworks!

Currently Coveting...

from target

Black & White, and everything nice...

here

so pretty!!

To Do: Listen

I have Black Betty stuck in my head and I don't know why.

Listen and love.

To Do: Gold Rush!

Not too long ago I found this beautiful and simple dining set at an antique store in the middle of Nowhere, Virginia. I feel in love.

But you can't use "silver"ware with gold plates, so I am searching for some gold flatware...

Then I spotted these from Target in an old magazine. What do we think?

To Do: Hot Air Balloon

Light, shadows, mist and balloons., originally uploaded by BurgundyMT (slow).

I know this sounds weird, but I want to go on a hot air balloon ride so bad that it hurts. :)

Happy Valentine's Day!

I Heart Christmas Lights, originally uploaded by roflute.

This is my favorite holiday! I hope that you all have a wonderful day!

Spreading the love...

To Do: Go Nude!!

Speaking of EmersonMade (which does not pay me to advertise for them)...

This pictures...

makes me want to try these on

To Do: Read/See/Buy

I am currently reading Dear John by Nicholas Sparks, (which so so far away from the last few books I have read, here, here and here) but I really love it.

I can't wait to see the movie, but... oh yeah... I am snowed in.

The characters in the end of the book keep reminding me out my favorite peeps over at EmersonMade.