Another year added for lily-loo

This has been a gorgeous weekend. This weather is my absolute favorite...not too hot but sunny sunny sunny. Saturday, I ran in the McGuire's race. I always say I wish my best friends would come down and run it one year and I never remember until race day. People dress crazy...and I mean crazy. How can you run with a pot of gold attached to you? I did see Superman or Batman leaning over about to puke at about mile 2. One superhero...down. I bet he felt awesome. I ran it in 28:30 which wasn't what I wanted but I felt like I had to stop every 10 feet to go around someone or jump up on the curb to keep moving forward. There seemed to be way many more walkers this year...the party at the end is what entices most people. I had to leave right after to get ready for Lily's 4th birthday party. She had it at Funplex in Gulf Breeze. It is a gymnastics training facility. They had the trampoline, bouncy floors, awesome pit, swinging rope. I am considering having my 33rd birthday party there since I had so much fun. Be aware...those pits are way harder to get out of than you would imagine. especially after running in a race. But, worth every dive. Thanks for a fun party Lily...so fun watching you grow into a little lady.













Dad thought it looked fun...until he couldn't get out by himself.





Me and my Boo...

And the winner is.........

The Whitest Kids You Know... (I was just to the right)

Kelli and I had to take a looksie...

This was the fabulous Anais that got us into Skybar...her fab bro "not pictured"


Pictures were forbidden...but I thought I would sneak one of Elton's way...cant miss that hair


Kelli! Kel was the winner of my heart last week. That gal has always been the wazzle, but she overdid it for me this time. I was fortunate enough to go visit Kelli in LA and work at the 25th anniversary Independent Spirit Awards. Most people have asked me what they are? Basically, a mini version of the oscars lately since many of these indie films are "making it big" such as Precious, Crazy Heart, Last STation, etc. Rememeber Juno? Those are all fine examples. I want to give a run down of my trip since everyone has been asking, plus...I don't want to ever forget it! Thank you Kelli for a magnificent visit to sunny cali and for enabling me to rub the elbow of the fab Stepmom, Susan Surandon.
I arrived Wednesday in a nauseated state from the plane ride...I felt as if I had been to the fair for 5 hours and sat in the teacups the entire time. Rough feeling. However, after being on ground for a couple of hours, I was up to par. We had our meeting about the award show and given our assignments. Mine: The Whitest Kids You Know...Who are they, you might ask. They are a comedy troupe that performs sketch comedy on IFC (Indie Film Channel). Kelli had Marisa Tomei...too fun. Others had presenters like Ryan Reynolds, Jodi Foster, Ben Stiller, Ethan Hawke, Matt Dillon...the list goes on. We left the meeting all excited about our peeps. That night, Kelli and a friend of hers (and his sister) took us to Skybar and to the Roger Room afterwards. It was a fantastic little place and we walked right by Mr. David Spade himself.
Thursday, Kelli had to work. I had a wonderful time shopping at The Grove, sipping Coffee Bean, and had lunch with my long lost friend Gabe from Pelham! We ate at Santa Monica and I had delicious fish tacos. Yumsie. Now, for a big moment...Kelli tells me that we are going to Susan Surandon's pre-oscar party at SkyBar that was a ping pong event. There, I literally rubbed elbows with my favorite Stepmom, cut a rug with her daughter, and chatted a moment with Pauly Shore. Kelli snatched Jamie Fox's ping pong ball and we also saw the cast from Big Bang Theory there. I am sure there were many more that we missed, but we had a blast! One funny story: this guy kept staring at me and finally came and stood next to me and said "hello. you are an actress". When I smiled and said "no", he took off. Wow...those some shallow folks.
Friday, we did a little more shopping after sleeping in and enjoying the laziness. That night we headed for the award show. It was amazing. I have never enjoyed people watching that much. There were way too many stars to list that I saw. However, these were my highlights: Jodi Foster, Lenny Kravitz, Marisa Tomei, Pierce Brosnan (James Bond), Helen Mirren, Elton John, Mariah Carey, Collin Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds (um, hello), Ethan Hawke (i use to have his poster on my wall...Mystery DAte and Reality Bites were some favs), Matt Dillon (hello..Singles), the list goes on. James Bond was pretty cool...and doesnt everyone remember Remington Steele? It was amazing. My guys were very nice, but seemed a little preoccupied. I think they thought I was a stalker because I couldn't take my eyes off of them. Just doing my job. Seriously, they were cool peeps. The red carpet (actually blue) was fun and a little overwhelming. I did get a great gift bag with some goodies and gift certificates. I highly recommend that job!!! The afterparty was fun as well. I did have someone ask if they could take my picture. :) How fun is that?
The next day we went shopping and then hung out with some of Kelli's friends. It was truly wonderful. I had some incredible sleep and many wow moments. I can't wait to do another one!

Surprise, she's X5!

Mamaw Rollins had a surprise party tonight for her 75th. Whohoo. She doesn't look a day over 45. I got a nice shot of her when she first spotted us at Bonefish. Lovely evening.

It's Friday! That has got to be one of my favorite quotes. Tomorrow is a shopping day for mommy. I am heading to Mobile to find some actual selections of fabric that has been sewn into fabulous designs. Pensacola is not numero uno at that little activity. Then, we head to daddy's track meet. I hope it is pretty like it was today. It was a little chilly but GORGEOUS! I hate working on a gorgeous day.

On another note, "losing" is not usually a good thing and "13" is typically viewed as a bad number. However, I love them both!!! Because when it comes to lbs., i'll take them both. That's right, 13...outta my life. finally. we are on a roll.

Weekend and countdown!

A few pictures from Kade's valentine's day party. So precious watching them all hand out valentines.





This past weekend was fantastic, as usual. I'm so in love with weekends that it's really annoying. I am "whipped" indeed. Friday night was fun with the cousins. Chad and Lindsay took a vacation away on an FCA Trip so Granna and Papaw had their chics. We went over for pizza on friday night. Saturday, we had the best time at Reed's 2 year old birthday party. He is in Kade's class and had it at Triple Play...a hidden indoor treasure! So fun and age appropriate. Most of his classmates attended and 3 of his teachers. It was cute. Here's some cute pics.



This was taken sunday at church.



This is the 3 stooges at grannas watching...Babyboost(greatest or worst creation ever...I haven't decided)


Birthday boy with my Kade!




The countdown is for my trip to L.A.!!! A week and a half it is. I am so excited...a little anxious about the flight (nothing a little anti-anxiety pill won't cure...along with prayer of course). However, the blonde highlights have doubled just thinking about it...well, and a trip to Style. Thanks Sarah...ahh blonde, how I have missed thee. Isn't it amazing what a little color can do for a girl? Love it.

Boo is 2 and 3 old hates that brightened my weekend

This weekend has been wonderful. My little boy turned 2 today. I can hardly believe it. We had a great little party with mostly fam. We started at the park. I was a little worried because of snow 2 days earlier but it turned out to be gorgeous. We stayed for about 30 minutes and then headed to the house for cake. Now, I must start by saying I hate theme birthday parties. BUT, I gave in because of my whole family's love for Mickey. Also because it required bright colors which makes me happy. I made Kade's precious little outfit that he wore...fabulous royal blue cords. I also hate turtle necks (on me, on kade or anyone for that matter), but it's been so bitterly cold...I gave in again. It couldn't have been cuter. Kade got way too many gifts, of course and we had delicious cake from Publix..highly recommended. So affordable and so cute and so yummy. Well, the party was short but very sweet. Today, my one true valentine gave me heart earrings with diamonds in the middle. Now, I know this post has a lot of hates....I have always hated heart jewelry. Normally, I would have said something smart like "is it really the thought that counts when i've said I hate heart jewelry my whole life?" but once my little valentine was born on this wonderful holiday...hearts became my world. I love them and welcome them in any form. And, my new bling bling is gorge! Thanks to my wonderful hub for decorating my ears and decorating my life. My two special K's are the best accessories. Well, enjoy some pics from the party. Tonight, we head to see Marti Mc...belt it out. Much love, mickey, turtlenecks and hearts to all!!!!