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Halloween

I always have huge intentions for Halloween as it is one of my favorite holidays. I was ready to decorate our house the day after Labor Day but my Mother and Jim thought I was crazy. This year we vamped up our spooky cemetery, it looked amazing! The pictures do not do any justice, I just loved hearing every ghost and ghoul that our house “was the coolest on the block”. Jim had pulled out his mask from last year and placed a stool in the cemetery and decided to spook the kiddies without doing anything. Most of the comments were, “wow, what a cool robot”, “is that real?”. At one point he came out and stood by our front gate intimidating our passer byers as they received treats. It was really fun. I even had a dad take a picture with me and my decorations…(I am still giddy). After we passed out candy, my friend Cassie and I headed out to a party in Pacific Beach. It was fun to get dressed up and be the responsible adult that I am. Needless to say, it was a great Halloween and I am already planning next years spooks, can we say Halloween party and haunted house?

we had about eight tombstones with candles, bones, lights, a spooked cat, fog, gargoyles and spiders, oh my!

and a pumpkin invaded by mice.

and a hubby who just wanted to wear that wig once again!

Where does the time go?

Amanda Osborne and I were inseparable for our beginning years at good ‘ole MVHS. We shared the awkward days obsessing over older boys, passing our secret book back and forth, crying together when Princess Diana passed, chicken sandwiches and Dr. Pepper for lunch, glow in the dark, “Afternoon Delight” and the phrase, “Oh my god! Look it’s Sean”. This one of kind friend and I went our separate ways, for reasons now I can’t even remember. I think it’s amazing that as time passes we forget the times we spent together and long to be younger again. Amanda and I have remained friends since we graduated eight-and-a-half years ago and two weeks ago she married the love of her life. The last time I saw Amanda was on our wedding day sixteen months ago, and being a part of her day was amazing. I couldn’t help but cry and think about the days that once were spent driving up and down Cal Oaks in my ’88 Integra. I am writing this as a memory and to the future of a friendship of a lifetime.

5th Annual Wig Pub Crawl: Downtown SD

Last weekend we had a jump start to Halloween festivities and participated in the 5th Annual Wig Pub Crawl in downtown San Diego. The theme this year was, “the future’s so bright, you gotta wear shades”. It was a much anticipated weekend with our friends, Mike, Elise, Finleigh (Irish) and Patrice (Blue). Finleigh, Patrice and I had been hunting for wigs for a couple weeks and finally waited until the last minute and headed to Hillcrest three days before the event. There were some pretty terrible wigs out there but the three of us decided for the same exact wig in three different colors. We started off the night by getting our make-up done at MAC on 5th and then met at the hotel to get ready for our night on the town. We were running a little late and ended up walking over to my restaurant and had one of my delivery drivers take us to our first bar where we met up with the hundred or so other wig goers. Our first bar was “Bondi“, such a cool atmosphere! On Jim’s birthday I had told myself that I wanted to go there, I would definitely go back so I could sit in one of the baskets. Our second bar was “O”, this is where all the debauchery started to happen, but we were so hungry and captivated by all the scenery that we really didn’t get into this bar. Our third stop was at “On Broadway”, and man oh man was it fun. Right away we started off with two shots back to back and then headed downstairs to the bathroom and got body art to match our outfits, and then headed back onto the dance floor where we danced for a while and then got silly with the camera. In a few hours we managed to take over 200 pictures on my camera alone. For those of you that have me as a friend on myspace or facebook you should take the time to browse them, they are pretty funny. Anyway, such a great idea and it was a blast walking the streets as your alter-ego.

@ “Bondi”

@ “On Broadway”

@ “O”

Pre-Party @ the Hotel..Pink and Kurt Cobaine

TrueBlood

As many people stayed home this week glued to their televisions for “national stay at home week” we found ourselves obsessing about HBO’s TrueBlood. The newly added series is on episode number five and after each week we are kicking ourselves for another to start. The premise of the show is that vampires are coming out from their coffins and living as normal citizens. Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin), has an ability to hear one’s thoughts without them knowing. Her quirkiness and her past leaves her mostly as an outsider understanding how her new friend Bill, a 173-year-old vampire is feeling in the town of Bon Temps. This show is amazing and I cannot tell you enough to watch at least one episode, it will leave you feeling “glamoured”.

P.S., I think I have a crush on Bill. . .

Jim’s Birthday / Charger’s Game

Last week we celebrated Jim’s and my Father’s birthdays by having an intimate “dude ranch” themed party at our house. My father-in-law and mother-in-law were also in town from New Jersey so it was a great get together for our family and friends. The highlight of our weekend long celebration was attending Monday night football. As many of you know, Jim and I are die hard football fans and spending the day before his actual birthday with my parents and Al and Kathy at the game was literally the icing on the cake. This game came with a much needed win from the Chargers over the NY Jets. I must admit that it was fantastic to see Brett Favre, I have been very fortunate to attend the games with some of my favorite QB’s. I cannot wait for preseason ’09 when I make the trip to watch my newly adopted team, the Dallas Cowboys at training camp. I can only hope that HBO’s “Hardknocks” picks the Chargers for next year’s season. On Jim’s actual birthday, September 23rd, we both had to work during the day but in the evening I took him downtown and we walked the streets and had a nice intimate dinner. It was nice to finally spend some alone time with Jim relaxing and remembering the past eight years of birthdays that we have been spent together. We are both looking forward to the big 3-0 next September and all of the festivities that will come along with this milestone age.

My Momma and I at her first Charger’s Game!