i'll be true to you, oh yeah you know i will.

up with the birds and the santa ana winds today. this dry wind is really doing a number on my sinuses and allergies. although, they happen to usher in my favorite time of year. these warm dry winds bring about the cooler weather. i can't wait for fake california weather! where we can all pretend that its cold enough to bundle up and layer. makes me want to visit new york and have some hot cocoa with some dear friends while staring out a window at the snow softly falling over the city. i've always associated snow and winter with magic. something magic falls through the air and onto your nose and arms. rejuvinating you and bringing you back to life. i suppose its my california born soul. because we don't get snow in this part. always wanting what i can't have.

in other news: i've done almost nothing but work this week. the boy is still hard at work on the feature film. and im still hard at work slinging gyros and falafel. blargh.

in MORE other news: my hair is getting soooo long. i am very excited about this fact, since i typically start having an urge to chop it off right about nowish. but im fighting that urge. i want hair that is long enough that i can just toss up in a bun with no bobby pins required. and jet out the door. maybe its just a dream. but someday!

you can't stop the avalanche as it races down the hill...

i had all these great plans for my weekend. and all of them basically went up in smoke when i got this stuffy nose and bleary eyes. instead, i spent the better part of my weekend sniffling and sleeping. however, i did get to spend some much needed quality time with the boy. he picked me up at 345 am on saturday morning. poor guy had worked from 9 am till then. i on the other hand napped most of that time on my couch waiting for him, while watching old episodes of the real housewives and millionaire matchmaker. we both slept until 2 pm, then spent the next two hours making some pretty awesome tacos. yummo. serious yummo!
i had to hightail it to work, unfortunately. who wants to be at work with a bunch of strangers when you could be cuddled on the couch with your boy that you haven't seen in a week? but thank goodness it was a pretty slow night and i got out early enough to go home and watch a movie with the boy. which actually turned into me watching 'hyperdrive' a great british comedy that you should definitely take part in. after falling asleep on the couch two times, only to be woken up by my sniffles. so i downed some nyquil and hopped into bed at about 12:30. thinking i'd be up when the boy got up at 8:45. which yes, originally happened. i got to kiss him goodbye, wish him a great day and turned over and fell right back to sleep until 1 pm. resulting in me missing my brunch date. what the what? so now i sit here with my homemade baileys and coffee with a dash of cinnamon.

update! girl date totally planned. time for some good giggles. some good cuddles and some lovely lunch!

i can do bad all on my own.

things to do this weekend:

- look for 'make your own jewelery class'. im super into the idea of making my own necklaces.
- spend some much needed quality time with the boy.
- find the perfect chai tea recipe and make it. then drink it.
- farmers market.
- buy those awesome shoes i saw on target.com
- bake biscotti with the mister. (which means he's going to teach me how)
- find boxes/crates for the big move.

catching up over pumpkin beers, veggie quesadillas and laughter is my favorite way to spend time with a friend. i think i need to learn to carry a camera with me everywhere i go. i regress. i think i need to buy a camera first.

happy girls are the prettiest. - audrey hepburn.

The rain in Long Beach finally subsided sometime this afternoon, only to lead to Southern California humidity, which actually just means that you're really warm yet your nose will not stop running.

I have been trying to keep up with this blog more lately. although i know there are a total of 2, MAYBE 3 of you out there reading this (hello to Cart, Jane and Tiff!!)

Today ended up being a really amazing day. After not being able to sleep well last night, due to the two cups of coffee that i consumed while hanging out with my dear friend jessica fife (add to that coffee: baileys.) I thought that today was going to be a sad. no good. dreary day. turns out, i was very wrong.

i got off work a bit later than usual, because we were very busy. (which also means, YAY MONEY!) and i'd completely forgotten that i'd scheduled a facial for myself today, i haven't had any time for me in the past couple months so i instantly became excited! plus, it was free (except for tip) thanks to the wonders of my esthetician Shannon Marie. after an hour of complete relaxation (aside from the 10 minute of pain when the extraction time came around, eek) i headed home to take a long hot shower and got a text from Mclean (future roomie extraordinaire) to meet up with her at our favorite thai restaurant in LB. i hopped on down there, ate some tasty curry, noodles and coconut soup along with a glass of cold Singha beer. a def fav.

our fellow ladyfriend leslie met up with us. we talked about missing our boyfriends terribly right now. they are both working on a movie day in and day out. we're talking 16 hour days. 6 days a week. the poor tired boys. i hate being selfish, but i am missing his cute face oh so much. i am also, SO proud and excited for him at this opportunity. can't wait to see his handywork.

the night was rounded out by a fun trip meandering the aisles of target with leslie. who cracked me up at every turn. i acquired a new set of warm and cuddly flannel sheets. 5 pairs of unders. one skirt (both on clearance for less that $5) two apple cinnamon candles, with a matching spray. Yum. plus of course, the necessities.

i am currently curled up on my couch with (DECAF) coffee and baileys (i'm hooked) with the sweet pup curled up next to me. watching 'how i met your mother'

end to the perfect day. and tomorrow will include dinner with my awesome pal, charlie. then karaoke at the gay bar. no problem there.

love and miss the 3 of you reading this!

there has been a car alarm going off outside my apartment for 45 minutes now.

welcome to Long Beach, Ca.

respect your elders.

my weekend has been full of white pomegranate hot tea. homemade chili and chicken sausage pasta. warm pajama pants and slippers. a lovely dinner of homemade steak and guinness pie followed by pumpkin pie with the boy and our little family. early to bed. late to rise. ABC Family movies. Law and Order: SVU marathons. couch lounging. pure water. no booze. wintry mix coffee. finding a new apartment. james taylor on vinyl. this is me, becoming an 80 year old woman.