DC Forever... Heros gone for good

Michelle Williams is positively adorable. She has really grown from her Dawson's Creek days.
I always love her hair and I think she gets prettier every year.Oh and this new do is quite lovely.

Ryan Gosling is not bad either :)



Side Note: Who am I not so found of:
Hayden Panettiere-Why does she want to look 45?


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oh vacation come quickly!

Thursday was my last day of school so TK decided I deserved dinner and a bit of shopping for a job well done.
I bought a new purse and I bought a fedora. I know, a fedora. I have always been on the fence about them but I saw this one and really liked it. One thing I am not on the fence about is too much sun, so I figured it would come in handy this summer.

I wore it all weekend. I woke up on Saturday and put my hat on while I ate breakfast. TK and I did loads of shopping Saturday because I have minimal summer clothes. I wore it everywhere we went. The hat feels like something you would wear while on vacation and that is exactly how it made me feel. While walking through an outside promenade in downtown Tempe, we stopped at Cost Plus and bought a couple Italian sodas. The rest of the day we decided to pretend we were on vacation and found a new restaurant to eat at and said silly things like " Oh look there...it is a Walmart in Italy!" I took my fedora off when I got in bed. I love it.

TK suggested I take it to work so in the event I am way stressed out I can put it on and drift away to a far off land. I put it in my car just in case.

Although I am carrying a heavy load with work right now, taking school off the calendar really makes things feel a whole lot easier. It feels good to know that I have no deadlines keeping me tucked away in the office all weekend while my husband just sits in the living room and forces himself to play video games. I know it is painful for him.

I am looking forward to starting the summer off with a bang!
My dear niece Liela and her sweet mother Brittany will be flying into to PHX Monday evening. She is getting so big and pictures will not suffice one minute longer.oh but just because...

I cannot wait to squeeze those cheeks and give kisses a plenty! My brother will join us Wednesday night as we gear up to attend my sister Kalea's high school graduation. I still am not sure how she grew up so fast. Tears are approaching...stopping now.
I am looking forward to taking some time off for the event and visiting with family coming in from out of town.

Then we head out to Vegas the following Friday with our BFF's (Tim's sister Debbie and her husband Ryan)for a four day get away. I am anxiously awaiting this departure! The Patterson's, as they are also called, hang their hats in good ol' Sacramento California. It just so happened there was a flight out of Sactown to Vegas with a stop in PHX. Fate? yes. This thrilled me almost as much as the trip itself! I have flown a zillion times and I have never had the pleasure of taking a trip with a friend! Maybe that is something only six year old's get giddy over,but I am pleased :)

counting down the days...

Prom and Pom-Poms...

A couple of weeks ago my sister Kalea said to me

"I think we might go to Applebee's before Prom"

I said "Applebee's huh? Why don't I set something up for you and your friends at my house?"

My sister, who is always down for anything, said "Okay. Sure"

For one, I did not want Applebee's to be a part of my sisters prom memories. There is nothing wrong with Applebees's. I enjoy 1/2 off appetizers just as much as the next person, but for prom?? I just wanted to her to have something a bit more special. Also, I love any reason to decorate for a party.

The day was pretty hectic and I was definitely on a time crunch. My cousin Keelie, who attends the same high school as my sister therefore was also attending prom, called me around 11 asking if I could please do her make-up as well as her two friends. I obliged, even though I knew it probably did not fit in my schedule. WE WILL MAKE IT WORK! was my moto for the day. They came over, I painted on the eye-shadow, they looked beautiful (esp. my cousin, no bias, I swear... okay fine) and they went on their way.

I needed to be at my sister’s house to help her get ready plus do hair for two of her friends. I jumped in the shower, threw on whatever, and made the long trek around the block to my mom's house. Thankfully she only lives around the corner because I forgot the hairspray, and those do's were not going to stay up without a little something.

Three hours and about a hundred curls later, they looked gorgeous, my back was killing me, and I raced back to my house with my mom to set-up. My mom is pro at the party thing, so we got everything done in about a half hour.

Everything looked great as the girls arrived. They all looked really pretty and I was so happy all of them wore classy, ladylike dresses without any leopard or zebra print. After all, being a lady never goes out of style!
The night went great and according to my sister they all really enjoyed themselves. Success! I was happy to be able to make my sisters night just a bit more special and that group of girls could not have been any sweeter.

PS...I love you

Sigh.... Do you think since this Proenza Schouler satchel comes with a mini detachable bag, so that is basically two for the price of one, I could justify spending almost twice my mortgage payment to purchase it?

You do not have to answer.