Craft Time!

I was finally sick of the blank frames staring at me from the living room so I decided to take some craft time and fix them!

Some ink, photo paper, some mod podge, and a couple of NYC subway maps later, I have some GREAT pieces!!!  And lovely memories of me and B in the city :)

Spaghetti O - Daddy O

Brandon has adopted Dad's spaghetti sauce move: 

 

Good to the last drop!

Spaghetti, NO.

Spaghetti Squash, YES!

Have you ever tried?  Cut in half, scoop out seeds, place on Pam sprayed tin foil baking sheet, bake for 45 minutes to an hour.  Once cool enough to handle, use a fork to scrape like spaghetti.  Yummy!

 

We used veggie spaghetti sauce but recommend using a meat sauce for a 

little more zing!

Along with a caesar salad and some vino, a regular lighter Italian night!

the LAST Harry Potter....

B and I headed to a late night showing of the last Harry Potter.  I only read the first couple of books but Brandon read and loved all of them.  That series has played a huge role in so many people's lives and looking back, we started watching the movies with number 5 - that was four years ago!  We first watched "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" together at the Lincoln Center Theatre on the IMAX while I was living in New York - oh the memories :)  I swore I had a photo of B in his 3D glasses but can't find it - if I dig it up, I'll put it here with this post!

 

No more Harry Potter :(

But we ended the era together!

We went to the movie theatre in Monrovia.  And looks what's in their lobby!!!

 

LOVE.

Queen Anne

Remember around Christmas time when all the drugstores sell those "delicious" Queen Anne cherries???  I can't stand them (b/c I don't like cherries) but Brandon LOVES them.  He LOVES them SO MUCH in fact, we still have a box sitting on our bookshelf from Christmas 2010!!!  But don't worry, the expiration date on the box says "best by Aug. 15 2011."  He has 7 days!!!

 

Eat up, B!

Merry Christmas!

Hair Day!

My friend Michelle and I headed downtown LA to get our hair done!

She and her husband, Sean, live in our apartment complex and we love spending time with them.  Michelle is becoming more like my "west coast Amber" and even cleans out my closet with me!

I started using Michelle's stylist after the one I only used twice started becoming stalker-esque.  She texted ALL the time trying to get me to come in and always at a different salon.  I was never sure if she worked at 5 salons, moved around a lot, or couldn't keep a job.  Even though I did get great cuts when I did use her, I couldn't talk to her.  The first time we chatted, she asked where I was from.  When I said Georgia, she asked, "the country????"  Seriously.  Then, when she tried to friend me on facebook, I had to draw the line and Michelle's stylist gladly adopted me :)

The new salon I go to is called ArtForm.  It is truly a studio space with a radio station broadcasting every Saturday, guys selling vinyl records, make-up artists, and all the furniture is vintage from older salons.  Amazing!  And let me tell you, my Grandma Juanita would love this place since she used to cut hair!  We had a great time and fun Saturday together :)

 

Meet Michelle!!

(she's so gonna hate this, ha ha!)

 

Don't mind me, I'm just getting a deep conditioning treatment :)

Purple Rain

Shame Shame Shame!

 

In his defense, the store was out of the Valvoline oil he uses in his bike......

Oh, and it's Royal Purple Oil.  I call it Purple Rain :)