It's a GOOD LIFE party!

This is the year for the "Dirty thirty" and first up is our own Matt Rodrigues! You may have seen him around Hollywood or even on his own website. He has a movement on the website called "The Good Life Party." Pretty much it's a short video of why you have a good life, so it only seemed fitting to have his 30th go down in similar style. There was a camera set up outside so each may share why they have a "good life!" Happy Birthday Fatty!!

Birthday Boy!

Andy was shooting the "good life" blurbs

yes, that is a rubber chicken..

The cute couple

Look at those faces!

G'day - So long!

Yesterday Thomas and I dropped my parents off at LAX (Lax as my mom was saying in the car) to catch a flight to Australia. There were no words to express my jealousy. My cool brother has been living there since February and this is their trip to visit him. As most of you know I lived there for a short time during college, and it was one of the best decisions I have ever made. I experienced a new country, met my best friend, and realized having bars open until 5am was not always a great thing. I digress.

Before coming to a slow roll and pushing them out of the car, we ate at P.F. Changs. Sharing stories, drinking wine, and eating lots of carbs is a great way to send them off.

I didn’t get a great picture of the rents, but I did of Thomas and I!

Their plan is to arrive in Sydney, grab my brother and head up to Carnes (pronounced like “cans”) to check out the Great Barrier Reef and possibly go white water rafting. Then they might head to Frasier Island, which is the biggest island in the world made out of just sand. After that it’s back to Sydney to hang out with our great friends the Blackwells.

Bon voyage!

Face time

Since moving down to “the OC” (you have to put it in quotation marks) I haven’t had a ton of quality time with Lo. I mean, I was used to seeing her everyday for almost four years and it went down to zero. That’s hard for a girl! We talk on the phone as often as we can, but that doesn’t make up for face time! SO, I was incredibly pumped to see her this weekend and have her all to myself.

Some fun highlights:

Getting lost on a 2.5 hour hike…..twice

Realizing your friends are your therapists, so choose them wisely

Mozzarella, Tomatoes, and basil are the BEST on a hot summer afternoon

Red wine cures all things

Buyer’s remorse is a real feeling; however I can overcome it too easily or ignore it all together

Notting hill is a great movie!

Apparently I suck at cleaning dishes…..

Horrible bosses made me giggle…a lot

I was horrible about taking pictures this weekend (I think it’s because we were having too much fun), so I am adding some classics from the past.



My favorite! Lo's Birthday



Moving day 2010



Halloween 2009





Laker Girls!





Ediquette 101

I think it’s funny that there are different ways to use a knife and fork. There is the “proper way” (says my mom and dad) and then there is the “American way.” A lot of people don’t know there is a difference between the two.

American’s will cut their food with their knife and fork, put down the knife, switch the fork into their right hand, then proceed to eat.

The proper way is to keep the knife in the right hand and the fork in the left with the fork facing down when you eat and cut. For people that are right handed, it makes it a little more difficult. Just remember this when you go for a nice dinner out.

It’s the little things you notice when you are from another country. Enjoy!

How I can embarrass Thomas – Part 1

I found some pictures from the weekend where it was a perfect snapshot of how I can act silly when I feel comfortable enough. To set up the pictures, Thomas and I were eating lunch on the pier in Santa Barbara. I had ordered crab legs, since I was craving them for the past couple months, and I thought it would be funny to start talking with the crab legs. SO in a high pitched almost baby tone, I took my crab leg and started a conversation…..with myself! Thomas caught me without me knowing!

After I was caught!

Santa Barbara

Anyone that has been to Santa Barbara knows how beautiful it is up there. The pier, the food, the weather and vibe are all perfect. Thomas and I were so excited to get up there that we woke up at 7am on Saturday to get a head start and to catch the “Summer solstice parade.” Our intensions were good; however on the way up there we felt this urge to stop at the Camarillo Outlet mall. (bad news) We spent a good two hours roaming around all the great shops and stimulating the economy the only way we know how; shopping! We left feeling good about our purchases and the dent we left on our credit cards.

When we finally arrived in SB, we had missed the parade, but not the after party in the park. I am extremely bummed I didn’t bring my camera, since there were things I would never again want to see, but would love to share. Some details; two women in leopard leotards (Jessica), people dressed up as every animal possible, hippies galore, and many more unimaginable outfits. We definitely had a giggle.

After our eyes couldn’t take anymore extreme outfits, we went back to our B&B; The Orchard Inn. It was the cutest place and close to everything. We had a “wine tasting,” which was less tasting and more of them bringing us glasses of wine. (Perfect before dinner!) We walked over to a restaurant called “Brophy Brothers” where we actually played credit card roulette. Thomas won, but only because he cheated and told the server which one to pick.  

The rest of the weekend was us exploring Santa Barbara!



Shopping at the Oultets



Stimulation at it's best!

Hot tub in the room

"Wine Tasting"

ZZZZZzzzzz

I don’t know about you, but I love to sleep. I go to great lengths to make sure I get enough each night. If I slack on the full 8 hours, I feel completely useless the next day, not to mention I end up getting sick if I do it a few days in a row. How do some people go no little sleep and still function the next day? I have never understood this. I get into a funk I can’t snap out of. Needless to say, today I feel like poop. The last couple days Thomas and I have been going to bed later and later. It’s not on purpose, but when you get home (after going to the gym), make some food, tidy up the house, and then finally sit down it’s already 10:30 pm. No bueno! I need to figure out a way to get a full night of sleep in without neglecting my chores, body, social life and boyfriend. Suggestions?

Last night in particular we went to the Angels game with a few friends from work. It was a good time except for the fact that we didn’t get home until 10pm. The good news is that we already ate, so no cooking was required, however my OCD kicks in when things are out of place, so we didn’t get to sleep until 11pm. Not good when you have to wake up early the next day.

I know you are all wondering…Angels lost.