Staycations & Cookies

I've never understood Staycations. I haven't ever wanted to spend money just to stay around and relax. Couldnt i do that for free at my own house?

Well I have learned to love them. Working or not.

New Years eve was Malibu and this weekend is Palm Springs.

 been relaxing poolside with some good reads and tunes

 can't beat this view. My brother and my dad would die and go to heaven. 

 One of my new years resolutions deals with changing the small things in my life that will in the end make a big difference in who I am, so I am no longer going to be watching R rated movies. Which stinks because they have screeners....but since I have already seen Bridemaids, I may watch it with everyone tonight. Last night I watched Moneyball and was bored to death. And we all know there is no way I will ever sit through the Iron lady. I watched the Artist last week and turned it off after 45 minutes because i need audial stimulation, i guess. BORED.

 Today will involve some swimming and sunbathing...I was only here for a few hours yesterday and i already got a little bit of color on my face. YESSSSSSS.

 I have a testimony of gel nails. Of course the salon I went to was janky and had like 10 colors and most were nasty, so I ended up with this pink color but i dont hate it cause they are so soft and not chipping and i love it.

Golfing anyone? I guess the course we are staying on is a good one. PGA tour played here? Thats what my brother says. Inidian Ridge Country Club Arroyo Course.

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Until then, please make a cookie order through my sister. 

She has this company, Well Mixed....and her cookies are SO DANG GOOD. 

Not just to look at, but they taste amazing...

...and she really can do ANYTHING you might want.

if your order now, maybe she will be able to squeeze you in for some Valentine's cookies.

 tell her that I sent you.

2012 Lezzie List

A few years ago I wrote this post about my 2008 girl crushes. 

I still have a thing for blonde's but I would probably change it up some, cause Elizabeth from the View sort of drives me insane now. Oh how things change.

Well lets see my 2012 Lezzie list.

Erin Foster. 

She has a hilarious blog and twitter feed.

I think that if we met we would basically be best friends.

And maybe I am delusional but i think we have similar hair, we could braid each others.

I saw her at UCB and she killed me and then a couple days later came out with this viral video. 

its a gem

Elizabeth Olson

Mary-Kate and Ashley's younger sister.

Insanely talented actress

and honestly she couldn't be prettier.

Nicole Richie

House of Harlow and Winter Kate? I want it all.

when Paula and I were at the UCB Hello Higgles show, we were asked to move so that someone else could sit in my seat. Truth be told I was ANNOYED. The seats weren't saved, and we got their early so we could have a good seat. Turns out we were asked to move so that Nicole Richie could sit in my seat. Doesn't make it ok, and I am still mad, but if she gifted me a pair of House of Harlow cat eyed sunglasses, i would probably get over it.

I just love blondes. I guess I should probably dye my hair now.

BYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Honorable mentions: Rachel McAdams, Elizabeth Banks,

and John Hunstamans daughter that looks like Celine Dion

(the brunette is real pretty too but this is about blondes)

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totally unrelated, but I just saw a commercial for the new Real World/Road Rules challenge show so thats exciting!

new FAVE show

its a BRAD BRAD world 

i just love him.

...and love all this leopard, obviously. 

One question though, why is his boyfriend so old? Hes old enough to be his dad. 

It doesn't really bother me so much as it just confuses me.

Happy New Year

Its a little after 3am on New Years eve, and I cannot, for the life of me, sleep.

I am exhausted. My eyes are twitching.

I have 2 tylenol PMs and 2 melatonin in my system.

What the heck?!?!?!

So here i am, blogging.

I am, at the moment and for the next few days, in Malibu....

Malibu is where its at, folks.

 Except for this weird bedroom that I'm sleeping in. I cant get over the black and gold chair.

It has sarcophagus's on it.

I took the time to do my hair this morning, and I needed to document it.

My hair hasn't looked this good in probably weeks.

And this is the end of day, and I still liked it so I took a picture. 

I'm a nerd.

This house we are staying in is AMAZING.

It is just about 7,000 square feet of the most beautifully early 90's decor.

Lots of statues and lots of marble and light oak. 

This house, in its prime, was INSANE.

I mean, dont get me wrong, its still pretty rad.

I'll take some photos tomorrow...but for now its time to get back to my "happy new years" banner.

Its 3:15am so it only makes sense, right?

Polyg hair

Just looked in the mirror and noticed i look like a Sister Wife.

Yup

I was just on facebook when a girl i went to highschool with 

posted a link to look at her sisters marternity photos (which are never a good idea) 

and i clicked out of curiosity.

this is real.  

Here is her facebook link to prove its real.

My favorite is the aquarium resting on the pedestal. 

I laughed so hard i almost cried.

Its only $422.99 on sale!

you guys, this is real.

whats with her gimpy arm? atleast do the "hand on hip" to create some sort of shape

Was originally 995.

You could buy 844 jack in the box tacos for the same price.

I would rather do that. 

Christmas's of years past

I just have to share these ridiculous Christmas photos.

They are too good.

guessing this is Christmas 1991? I was in 3rd grade and had sweet bangs. 

We had a dog, which is weird and didnt last long.

Jordan has Bieber hair. 

Megan is in jeans on Christmas morning which is also weird.

Erin looks like a mess, but still has on her hoop earrings...which is normal...

(...for Christmas morning, shes not normally a mess.)

My mom made us holiday sweatshirts. Obviously the boy wears blue. (PUFFPAINT)

My guess for this picture is probably Christmas '87

I just love this picture because it basically shows our personalities to a T.

Erin is still always STYLING and has all the accessories bases covered.

Megan is clearly laughing at how funny I am, which is still the case.

I'm just DARLING and the camera loves me (still true)

and Jordan still hasn't learned how to smile for photos.

1988?

Jordan's sweater is kind of hip. We look like a couple of hipsters.

OBVIOUSLY, My finest year. Guessing its 1992.

It appears I got a Sega Genesis and girl cow slippers.

And i know that forest green thermal henley is new and probably the scrunchy...

...but the sass is not new and I am clearly telling my Granny to GIVE ME A MINUTE. I'M PLAYING SONIC!

Happy December. 

Scott the Vigilante

If I were a polygamist, I would want to be Kaisa's sister wife so I could be around for Scotts stories.

Thankfully he videotaped this one. 

How many of you have single handedly taken down a drunk driver? 

THIS ONLY HAPPENS TO SCOTT BAILEY. 

I swear.

SO awesome. 

And at one point you can see that hes got his very own copy of the Work and the Glory DVD so you know hes like super righteous.

I should be sleeping but instead i am watching this video over and over.

So proud to know Scott. Such a good guy.

(Scott and Kaisa are not polygamists, and if they are and didnt tell me i am going to be so mad)

4 eyes

The time has come.

Somebody got glasses.

They are vintage Oliver People and I love them. For now.
Probably like how a young kid thinks braces are cool and they are excited to have them.
I will probably realize soon that they aren't that cool to have, but for now....
Call me 4 eyes.

thanks for the bad vision, mom!

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i cant stop watching this. 

IM CRYING.

You're welcome.

Set your DVR!

Movie Madness

When I moved to Los Angeles, I became friends with a bunch of movie snobs. 

It seemed like all we did was see movies (they call them films).

I have always loved going to the movies, but now I think I appreciate it in a different way.

I've seen a lot of movies lately &

here are a few thoughts..

Muppets is a MUST SEE. 

I didn't know what to expect, but I knew a bunch of my friends whom I trust, loved it.

So with two movie snobs, Greg and Kenny, I went to the Grove to see it.

It did not dissapoint.

Plus, Jeremiah from Rachel Zoe was there 

so that was fun and hes just as darling in real life.

I saw the preview for Like Crazy when Ingrid Michaelson tweeted about her song

being played in it. 

I instantly knew i wanted to see it.

Visually its a beauty, the story is really sweet at times, and i liked it....

but not, LIKE CRAZY.

My friend Peter told me about this movie last January when he saw it at Sundance.

It was one of his faves and I usually agree with him on movies.

I had no idea what this movie was about, just that it was crazy town.

Christine and I saw it, and well...it was INSANE.

Totally disturbing and i left feeling confused and a little bit anxious.

I have loved Michelle Williams since Dawson's Creek.

When i heard she was playing Marilyn Monroe in My Week With Marilyn, I was a little skeptical.

She is a great actress but is she a Marilyn?

Turns out...Yes. Yes she is.

Her romance with a young boy is pretty boring and slow, but shes great.

And the young boy is so darling.

I would give the movie a B-.

It helm my attention but hardly.

Everytime one of these Twilight movies comes out I say I'm not seeing it.

I could care less about this series, but my girlfriends love it.

I went with Chelsie and Legacy to see Breaking Dawn and I laughed the whole time.

Kristen Stewart looks like a meth head and shes a bad actress.

The Descendants was great.

I loved everything about this movie.

George Clooney is such a good, sexy, actor.

The daughters were so believable.

Hawaii is pretty.

The relationships seemed real and human and I would see this again.

And the Muppets.

Defenitely seeing the Muppets again.

How to make Chocolate Covered Apple Bites - Yum!

I love everything mini (so does everyone).

And a caramel apple is a little bit too sweet and HUGE for my taste, and duh, I love Chocolate.

Tonight I made these. I've made them before and posted about it years ago but I still get asked how to do it and so here is a step by step. Its not hard, and it totally is a crowd pleaser.

Move over cake pops (barf).

----What you will need to make (roughly) 3 dozen apple bites----

-4 apples (i did 2 of green and 2 of red cause I am FESTIVE and cute)

-a melon baller

-dipping chocolate (i like to use milk chocolate)

-lollipop sticks

-toppings (this time i did cinnamon and sugar, graham crackers and mini semi sweet chips)

Ok so lets get started!

First you have to cut the lollipop sticks in half, slanted so they are pointy, little, paper, knives.

Next, after washing your apples of course, get out your melon baller and start going to town

let the apples dry up a bit on a paper towel so that the chocolate will stick better

Melt your chocolate

Stick each lollipop stick into each apple piece, skin side...obviously. (Not pictured)

Dip each apple into your chocolate and then immediately spoon on your topping (dont dip or they will look bunk, like the ones pictured...i forgot at first)

Let them sit in the fridge for 15 minutes to totally harden

Pack em up and ship them out!

Because if you don't you will eat them all.

Don't try to be a hero and do caramel, cause it WILL NOT STICK.

And don't say I didn't warn you when you decide to try it anyway like a total dummy.