June 13, 2010 by Miss

Sunday meant swimming and seeing family visiting from Iowa. Which then equals no energy for posting.

Hope everyone had a good weekend!

June 8, 2010 by Miss

I’ve tried, and failed at, the 365 project twice before. Both those times, I tried doing it with only pictures of myself. Both times, I ran out of ideas on how to keep it interesting. I considered doing the project with just pictures of my son but he isn’t consistently with me every day of the year so that would have been impossible. So I decided to open the project up more and just take a photo a day of anything, regardless of what it is.

I love it. I can look back on my project and know what I was doing that day. For every single day this year. I’m learning more about my camera and loving the photos I’m taking, even if they are of dead leaves sometimes.

5 months in and I haven’t missed a day. I’m proud of myself so I thought I would share.

January

February

March - Being mine, my mom and my son’s birthday month, all the pics are of us with a few exceptions.

April

May

Like I said, this has been fun so far. I’m pretty sure that’s why I haven’t given it up yet. I’d really suggest it to anyone looking to sharpen their photography skills, regardless of what kind of camera you have.

You can see the whole set here.

June 5, 2010 by Miss

Or, alternatively titled, I always do what Nic tells me.

Yeah. She tagged me. That’s like sending a chain email these days right? I’m just kidding! She’s actually helping since he forced asked us to do NaBloPoMo with him this month and its only the first week and wow, everyone is struggling. I don’t know why she asked me, our lists are going to be so similar because we share a brain.

So here are Ten Things That Make Me Happy:

10: Good food. No, I don’t eat my feelings. I just love good food. Cheese, soft bread, a good steak, chicken, Pop chips, all the candy Nic and her boyfriend bring me from England, Chicago mix popcorn… I could go on and on.

9. Big beautiful clouds. That might sound weird but it’s true. I like to have the window seat on airplanes because I can watch the clouds for hours. I can also take a ton of pictures of them that no one ever cares to see because they are just clouds to them. People even twitpic beautiful skies for me.

8. My computer and my phone. Both of these things have the internet on them. And you ought to know by now that I need it to communicate with my boyfriend in NY. And of course all the awesome people I love so dearly.

7. My Nikon. It’s with me pretty much ALWAYS. I have a huge purse so it’s always on hand. I’ve taken on the 365 project (again) since the beginning of the year and I haven’t given it up yet. I love my camera and the pictures I take with it. They aren’t perfect or professional but they are mine.

6. My son having his own room. He’s 9 so that might be weird to some but he just got it in March. We cleared out a spare room and made it his, which means that he is no longer sleeping in my bed. Which is just awesome.

5. My Old Navy skirts. I have one in black, navy blue, purple, and grey. I love them. They are the perfect length, incredibly comfortable and easy to wash. I pair them with t-shirts or tanks or even nice tops. They are easy to travel with too, which came in handy in Chicago last July and will come in handy in August when I go to New York.  The reviews on Old Navy’s website say the material is too thin on them but mine are fine. I’d suggest going into Old Navy and checking them out versus buying them online. I love skirts in general but these are by far my favorite.

4. Living in California. Hearing about weather on twitter, and from my boyfriend and how terrible it is outside of California makes me grateful to live here. 90% humidity? What the fuckity fuck? Just no. Huge thunderstorms and blizzards? Passsss. I’m sure I’ll be kicking myself once I eventually move out of California but for now, I’m going to embrace what we think is crazy weather (which totally is NOT).

3.  Baseball. Specifically:

It’s just a way of life around here. I’m very excited because my son has just started getting more and more into the team and the game.

2. Him. What can I say? I’m in love. I fell for his accent the first time we spoke on the phone and I’ve just fallen harder and harder every day since. I can be myself with him, we make each other happy. I mean come on, miss out on this?

I don’t think so.

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I’m not sure what else to say. He is a character and even when I’m mad at him, he can still make me laugh and smile. I love that he’s taken on learning so much about baseball, especially more about the players and their positions and STATS. Brings a tear to my eye. He pretty much rocks as a son.

So there it is. Ten Things That Make Me Happy. I’m not tagging anyone but this was a fun post to write! Let me know if you decide to do it too!

June 3, 2010 by Miss

June 2, 2010 by Miss

A girls weekend away to you might mean dancing, dressing up in heels, spa treatments, and drinks.

To me, it means princess gowns, the sound of plastic heels click clacking on hard floors, giggles, and lots of cuddles.

Since my life is consumed with all things 9 year old boy, any time I get to go and be an Auntie to my two favorite Princess’, I do it. It helps that they belong to Nic and Kel because that means I get to have fun with them too. This also usually means good food, a new movie (this month’s was Sex and the City 2)(LOVED IT!) and lots of wine and laughter.

Even though we filled a lifetime’s worth of talking about poop and vomit this past weekend (you really don’t want to know), we all still had a really great time AND we managed to get some work done.

These are some of my people and I wouldn’t trade them for anything.

January 27, 2010 by Miss

At Disneyland of all places…

Wordless Wednesdays

November 26, 2009 by Miss

Happy Thanksgiving y’all. I hope more than anything, that you had love in your life today. I have so much to be thankful for, for the lessons I’ve learned in the last year, for the changes that have happened for me, for the people in my life.

It can only continue to get better. I have faith in that now.

Thank you.

November 19, 2009 by Miss

… somewhere only we know.

September 17, 2009 by Miss

You are beauty defined.

I truely believe that it was nothing short of fate that made our paths cross. We were both at a crossroads, both dealing with relationship problems, and trying to figure out if maybe we were sisters somehow because our parents ended up on the same cruise. (I am STILL convinced they were on the same boat.)

We went from talking every day (wait, we still do that), to meeting up for Mexican food and margaritas, to coffee at Barnes and Noble, to you welcoming me into your home, even if I was there to steal all your money. You introduced me to the best cheeburgers I’ve ever had and split more bottles of wine with me than I’d care to admit to. Your parents treat me and my son like we are family and I love them as much as I love my own parents. Your daughter is one of my favorite kids in the world and her smile can cheer me up in a heartbeat.

I love you for so many reasons. You’ve always been there for me. I’ve never once, not for a second, doubted our friendship or how long it would last. You’ve talked me thru so many problems and you’ve been my biggest cheerleader because you always want to see me be my best. You recognized the best parts of me that I didn’t even realize existed. You’ve taught me so much about how to be a better person and I can only hope to one day show as much grace and humility as you are able to. You are beauty, inside and out and those of us lucky enough to know you, know just how lucky we are.

I love that we met with similar problems, hurting because of the men boys in our lives. I love even more so that we are both in SUCH better places, that we both are on the path to getting that “happily ever after”. You’ve shown me that I deserve that and you know how much you deserve it too. Thank you for swooning when I first used “we”. Thank you for always asking after him, and making sure that we are doing well. Thank you for being excited about my upcoming trip and for helping me get past my fears and insecurities.

I can’t wait until we are neighbors and then I wont have to travel 2 hours to split a bottle of wine with you. Not that I mind, I’d drive 10 times as far to spend time with you, my friend.

Happy Birthday love. I hope that you enjoy this wonderful day and embrace it.

Thank you for loving me so much.

September 14, 2009 by Miss

What happens when QueenofSpain has a shitty month?

ErinPalooza 2009.

Rumor has it that Erin just wanted to have a little get together. She says that she wanted to BBQ and invite a few people over. But as most things do, anything Erin does, she does all the way. So a Facebook event was made. She announced it to her 15,000+ followers on twitter. And… as they say… “If you build it, they will come.”

Or, in this case, if you offer up sandwiches, a pool, and a keg, they will come:

Drink cups will be made by the only one of us talented enough to be creative:

So much Patron will be drank, that another trip to BevMo becomes necessary:

People will come from far and wide, from San Diego, the San Gabriel Valley, coastal towns, and even as far as Canada, just to experience ErinPalooza.

Food will be brought and shared amongst friends:

You know the night was a good one when all the party people are pool side, feet in the water, some pushed in, some thrown in, and some… naked.

Now that I have no photos of. Sorry. If you want to see naked ass, I guess you better come to next years ErinPalooza.

There’s going to be a next year right Erin? Please say yes.

This party was a blast. I got to meet new fun bloggers, and see good friends again, too many to list. The whole Flickr set is here if you are interested. And you know you are.