Just a thought, I need to improve my grammar and make this blog more..Let's say..Possible Future employer friendly?I love to just be free and write. No edits

Baking Halloween funfetti brownies!!! Excited for the husband to come to them! BOO! Q: Why can't witches have babies? A: BC their husbands have HALLO-WEENIES!

How come Chelsea Handler can look SO bad and SO good!? I get so confused by people like that..SJP is another one of those, strikingly beautiful and unfortunate.

evolve.

It's OK for your dreams to change. it is NOT ok for you to not pursue those dreams while you have them. That is my thought of the minute. Really, I always am coming up with new ideas, and pursuits... but acting on them is another story, but the bottom line is... IT IS OK TO CHANGE, EVOLVE, GROW,.. in fact... it is important, we do not have to be astronauts because we wanted to at age 12, but we do however, have to try our best to be something, someone, and make dreams realities.
Like I always say.. Happiness is a choice, well.. as far fetched as some of our dreams may be, making them happen is our choice as well. YES, there are lots of factors sometimes that are out of our hands and control.. but many times, knocking down those doors, chasing those dreams, creating opportunity is really in our hands, not anyone else's... SO GO GET EM'... KEEP DREAMING NEW DREAMS AND TACKLING THEM, AS MANY AS YOU CAN AT A TIME!

Happiness is a choice, attitude is a decision.. and dreams are ours to make believe! QUOTE ME ON THAT ONE.

PUMPKIN PARTY!!!!

I love all things PUMPKIN! always have.. always will. I love when the pumpkin comes to starbucks, I love fall... I love pumpkins as decor, and.. well, I love pumpkin!!!!

Over the weekend I went to a pumpkin patch with friends.. SO CUTE, they even had pony rides, and my friend Melissa is sending PUMPKIN CHOCOLATE CHIP gluten free cookies up with my friend tomorrow, SPECIAL DELIVERY!!! AND... we carved pumpkins too over the weekend, and made pumpkin seeds.. and my friends made homemade pumpkin pies, and I attempted a pumpkin fluff homemade frosting.. next mission: PUMPKIN PANCAKES!!!

I bet my mommy is making Pumpkin Surprise soon!!! 

PUMPKIN DREAMS!

Gone Country..

Well, when I began dating my hubs.. long story short, our song became "god bless the broken road" by Rascal Flatts (which I secretly always found so stupid, SORRY ALEX, but we met at 20.. and got married a few weeks shy of 24 so.. there wasn't exactly a broken road.. but heck, I will take it)
so... this past weekend we went to Rascal Flatts concert... and.. well, I DUG THE COUNTRY VIBES.. and Rascal in general. Now.. I have fond memories of Rascal in general.. one being in Greece, swimming in the Med, a couple friends and I were belting out, "MY WISH"... and then some other good ones too,
I had so many thoughts during this concert... I think it was the first time I was at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater sober... was my first thought- and I really liked sitting in a seat not on the lawn... I really found the country music crowd humorous, yet refreshing (well until the drunk girl sitting next to Alex started holding him closely and telling him all about her postpartum depression while groping him... that was a little awkward, to say the least,.... more for him then for me I think)
But really, they played for two straights hours.. they narrated the whole concert, made it personal, relatable, and emotional.. I truly thought- THERE IS SOMETHING REALLY WHOLESOME AND AMERICAN ABOUT THIS.. and I dug it...
BUT HERE IS THE KICKER... so I have tried to tone down my ultimate stalker bizarre fanship with Adam Lambert on my blog or my twitter, because.. well, it is just not so normal and quite out of character...all judgment aside, the bottom line is- I am a Glambert.. a straight freakshow adoring fan.. AND... well..
RASCAL FLATTS BROUGHT OUT ORIANTHI FOR A NUMBER.. and that was the opening act for GLAM NATION for Adam... ISN'T THAT SUCH A WEIRD SIGN? it was like my two worlds musically collided in such an out of body weird way... THIS IS SUCH A SMALL WORLD... of all the artists, and all the concerts, venues, in the world... how do those two, country, and rock pop (whatever you wanna label it) COLLIDE AND INTERTWINE? I loved that moment.. I couldn't stop laughing.. bc well, she may not be my favorite musical act and I had made a negative comment to Alex earlier that "at least I don't have to listen to Orianthi again" (she is talented though) and then low and behold... OUT SHE COMES... taught me to maybe bite my tongue...

ANYWAYS, the concert re-ignited many feelings/thoughts within me,
1) I am glad to be sober at a concert and enjoy it with Alex
2) there is something to be said for country music, its lyrics, stories, and wholesome environment
3) I am now a fan of the opening act.. Sara Evans, adored her!!
4) maybe Alex and I need a new song? ;).. a different Rascal song will do,...
5) my husband was rocking out the whole time, even to the Jesus gospel music.. such a good Jew
6) I am a patriotic sap.. who loves American themed anything.

and... Country music sort of keeps the American Dream alive..... keep dreamin'



Oh' and now I am in the market for some REALLY rad cowboy boots.. dreamin of boots!

Retail OBSESSIONs. part 483478530495887532

I am such a happy camper when it comes to retail.. my friend even said this weekend "you have to be selective when shopping, even for pumpkins!" AND RIGHT SHE IS...


I online shop all day long!!! (well, when I am home, which is.. sort of.. A LOT!!) and there are some serious finds out there,
.... on the other hand,
I will always be someone who quite honestly gets an old fashioned thrill out of being in a store, wrapped in fabrics and smells, all different kinds of styles and sizes, prices, and oddities,....

Have you ever been going to a store... say... Forever 21.. and the closer I get, I get this eager competitive feeling.. LIKE.. what if all the LARGES ARE GONE? and I wanna run in, and use my good eye to find the gems and get out! Like.. someone else could be holding onto that one piece of heaven that I would kill to get my hands on.. sounds like a disease now that I actually type these feelings into words, who cares, it is a healthy happy addiction, OK?!

MORAL OF THE STORY-... this season is my JAM!! BOWS, LEATHER, LACE, JEWELS, OPAQUE TIGHTS, LEATHER.. I MEAN.. could I ask for anything more?

I never knew this site existed, and I AM HOOKED...
ETSY!!!
I was always the traditional.. shopbop, bloomingdales, revolve, target, forever21, topshop, gilt, ruelala, saks, BLAH BLAH BLAH...
but etsy is a real find!! I think it is quite a well known site, and I am just a little late on the bandwagon... but I am into it.

things I am dying over right now:


Elizabeth and James leather jacket...

TIGHTS WITH EVERYTHING!!

LACE and BOWS!

Valentino does Leather and Lace..

MAYBE... it is the Adam Lambert in me, but.. I just love all things leather and lace... and.. to take it one further, a little leopard or fur never hurt anyone ;) 

(Kate really never fails..)

THE ULTIMATE:

dream of those... 

Puppy on the brain.

I want a little woofer so so so so bad! BUT... not allowed in our gem of an apartment, so... I have to hold out... BUT... I have always LOVED Shar Pei's, but never really thought I could handle a big doggy and its poopoo so I knew it was not a realistic option... also they are sort of like CHOW-CHOW's... Loyal to their owner.. which is not so good for kids (yes, yes.. I THINK AHEAD).. anyhow..

in Santa Monica a couple weekends ago I met a little guy I just cannot stop thinking about.. A MINI SHAR PEI.. FULL GROWN IS LIKE A BIG PUG!!!!! obsessed. check out how cute they are:

I MEAN... I DIE.

dreaming of cuddling with these little monsters!!! 

current addiction.

OREOS.


I don't know what brought it on, but all the sudden, I cannot live without OREOS in the house. It is such a weird thing... because I am one for home made baked goods... not a regular old OREO, I never even knew I had this passion... BUT I DO... I definitely do.

then... I started thinking about good ol Oreos.. and realized, they play a much bigger role then I ever gave those little whale lard goodies credit for..

FOR ONE: every year for such a long time at thanksgiving we make turkey oreos as a family with my cousins in the Desert, so much so... that my cousin Eliana even wrote a report about making Oreo Turkeys to represent a unique family tradition when she was a little one... pretty funny, CUTE, and yummy! always a hit..

ANOTHER SEASONAL YUMMY OREO JACKPOT.... just add pretzels and candy corn... its like oreo bark!

For a wedding gift, I got this cake pan from William Sonoma and you make a cake to look like a Oreo, a little tricky, but such a charmer..

AND.. then there is always the chocolate dipped oreo, so easy, and sort of impressive to serve... or wrap them up and use them as party favors.. 

You know what I am dreaming of.. or making a reality and marching into my kitchen right this moment..

I even made up an Oreo dance with my husband... YEP! 

Oreooooo, O O REEEOOO! 

Favorite Vibe.

I know it might be weird, but I think my favorite look is when a girl is in workout clothes.... and the best is with a baseball hat. Here are some of my favorites:

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I cannot stop thinking about brunch at HoSum! Obviously I have spent my life eating at HoSum but I was never aware of the all you can eat 14.95$ brunch!! I mean full on dimsum.. Nonstop, and soup and salad! I am dreaming of the next Sunday I am in Newport... Everyone should run there! AND- if you're a drinker, 6 dollar champagne bottles... It might be sparkling wine ;), but who cares!!! What a DREAM!
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TECHNOLOGICALLY CHALLENGED!

I keep trying to upload these posts on my phone- and then I go to look and they aren't here! HOW FRUSTRATING IS THAT? Naturally, I am prob. the only one who knows or cares.. BUT STILL!! HARUMPH!!


Dreaming of making it work...

Childhood excitement.

I have always been elated with things that might seem a little.. youthful let's just say. I love Disneyland, I watch Hannah Montana, and I only watch rom-coms with happy endings, it is who I am, and I am proud of it. EMBRACE IT.
It makes a lot of sense.. maybe you should try it. You would have sweeter dreams. Think about it, life is complicated and hard naturally, we all face hardships and tragedies, that is just the brakes, WHY ADD TO IT BY WATCHING HORRID EVENTS UNFOLD ON TV OR IN MOVIES? I would rather entertain myself with all things happy, rainbows, butterflies, and sparkles...


well anyways, flash forward...

I KEEP SEEING OLD FASHIONED ICE CREAM TRUCKS EVERYWHERE!!!!

This particular one was just in the middle of Beverly Hills, perfect combo, Retail and Ice cream. Utopic.

I also spotted some in the park on Sunday when I was watching my husbands softball game. It was the GoodHumor truck, it even was playing the music, the noltagia in me wanted to go running for it and pick out my ONE treat and get it all over my face.... Something to look forward to when raising kids I suppose. I am just so glad these little gems of the old world still exist. 

DREAMING OF WHAT I WOULD GET OFF THE ICE CREAM TRUCK!! 

ps- I even saw an ice cream truck on an episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians!! NOW I KNOW THEY HAVE STAYING POWER! 

I hate Surprises.

well.. In general I am not a big fan of a surprise. I know, I know. Party Pooper.

BUT- this is one surprise I hated. I thought I had been blogging via my phone and email.. pictures included, and none of it is up!! TOTAL BUMMER. I even have deleted the pictures "I blogged" off of my phone already, thinking they were uploaded via some incredible blackberry form of technology... but I suppose they are lost in cyber world, and I am technologically challenged left to blog via web.

Not a problem. HERE I AM, ready to update the heck out of you dreamers.

A Blog update via Text! This could get wild! Love learning new things. Dreaming. Xo