don't i hold you like you want to be held

hello...i've been a stranger.

my laptop has completely stopped charging thanks to a broken DC jack. so i've been laptop-less for about 10 days. hopefully, i'll be back up and running soon. my desktop has been driving me crazy because the color seems to be off and i can't do much photo editing (not that i've been shooting much anyway) or digi scrapping on here. plus, it's slower than i remembered.

here's a sneak peek of the august studio calico kit:


it's been somewhat uneventful around here...and someone needs to force me to use my camera. i re-watched elizabethtown and realized that i really love the soundtrack. the baseball all-star game last night was insane. in 10 days, i'll be back up in norcal and see the boy again. can't wait...i am so starting to count down :) hopefully, the weather will be good to me! unfortunately, i opted to not go to CHA summer this year, but i can't wait to see all the new releases that'll pop up!

have a good one :)

i sighed a song that silence brings

i hope everyone had a fabulous fourth of july weekend! mine was fun :)

a couple of us attended a bbq at amy's friday night...had some delicious korean bbq ribs and set off some fireworks.



i wanted to experiment with cool sparkler pictures, but our pack of fireworks didn't come with any...oh well.

on saturday, we headed over to the beach for a big outing/reunion. got to hang out with a couple of people i hadn't seen in quite a while. always good to catch up and to see everyone doing well. waded in the (dirty) water for a little bit, sunbathed, hung out, ate....good times.

just the girls:



i wish i took more photos, but we left before the great lighting started...and i was lazy. :X i'm sure linda will post a bunch of pics on her blog, since she took waaaay more than me!

afterwards, we ate dinner at the macaroni grill (so good), checked out a new fro-yo place, and played some rockband. i totally rocked at singing wonderwall and maps (i was "flawless," apparently)...lol. good times :)

have a good one :)
afterwards we went for some dinner,

coming down the world turned over

last weekend, a bunch of us celebrated all the may/june birthdays by going out for some amazing japanese bbq. it was so, sooooooo good. we ordered a seven(ish)-course combination deal for the 8 of us...it had these vegetables:



plus some delicious sesame noodles, some sukiyaki-style bibim-bab (korean rice thing...i'm not exactly how to spell it though), lots and lots of meat (including some amazing kobe beef), and seafood (salmon and shrimp). i ate waaaaaay too much. but everything was awesome. i also ordered a delicious white peach saketini, which was yummy.

the night ended with this:


i'd say it was a pretty good night, wouldn't you?


i also finally finished atonement, which i started reading back around christmas. yep, it *only* took me 6 months. geez. it was a bit slow in the beginning, but really picked up in the last 100 pages or so. it was beautifully written, but definitely dense. linda also finished recently, so we're planning on watching the movie soon. i think i definitely need to read a lighter, somewhat fluffy book next. any suggestions?

looking forward to all the fourth of july festivities this weekend...including a trip to the beach! i'm also hoping my camera will get a workout this weekend, since it's barely been used in the last month!

i am also looking forward to being back up north in just about 3 weeks. so. can't. wait.

have a good one :)

i caught a glimpse but it's been forgotten

my studio calico projects for this month:








the rest of the DT girls have outdone themselves once again...the gallery is gorgeous. run, don't walk over there!

it was exactly one year ago when i found myself at the first studio calico reveal night. today, as i was partaking in the reveal night festivities (or at least trying to. i kept getting lost since all the threads were moving so fast), i was thinking about how far SC has come since then, and how much it has grown. it's amazing to see how april & scarlet turned their vision for their new venture to what it is today, and i am so honored to have been see it grow from the very beginning. i consider myself to have hit the scrapbooking jackpot when april called me just over a year ago and asked me to design for her and scarlet. i would get to play with the most fabulous, classy kits every month, and be a part of this incredible community. to be able to be a part of the best kit club out there.

so...happy anniversary, studio calico. here's to many, many more!

by the rosebush laughing

more studio calico peeks:

did i tell you i loved this kit?

anyway...reveal night friday. i can't wait to see that gallery!

so last weekend was insanely hot and i slept on the couch for 2 nights (it was like an oven in my room). i'm also realizing that i've taken maybe 30 photos total this whole month. must do something about that. linh had a BBQ over the weekend - that was fun. yummy, yummy food (korean BBQ ribs!). the dodgers are totally frustrating me at the moment. ugh. discovering some new tunes...always fun. cleaning out a bunch of old magazines...my pile was starting to get ridiculous. eating ben&jerry's...cinnamon bun...out of the carton. so bad, but SO delicious.

can't believe it'll be july next week. yikes.

have a good one :)

i had a dream that i could fly from the highest swing

it's that time again...studio calico sneak peeks:



i'm sure you keep hearing this over and over again from the rest of the DT girls, but this kit is super gorgeous and awesome and you're gonna love it. because i sure do. lots of goodness.

anyways. i realize i haven't blogged in over a week...100+ degree weather = not in the mood for much blogging or scrapping. or much of anything else, for that matter. although, i was craving cupcakes so badly that i decided to go ahead and bake them the other night (at 10:30 p.m. yes, i'm ridiculous). bribed judy with them so she could come over and take a dip in the pool with me. went down to irvine for nora's graduation. still thinking a lot, and trying not to freak out. watching lots of sex and the city. bought some cute summer tops for super cheap. have another norcal trip in the works...it's not for over a month, but i'm totally excited. it will involve a couple of days at the lake (and plenty of food, of course)! my cousin and his wife had a baby girl earlier this week. aww. can't believe it's the end of the month already, and that half the year is over.

that's what i've been up to.

have a good one :)

i wanna be so much more than this

i've been scrapping a bit lately. for no reason...just because. i haven't done that in a while...most of the time, i'm working on assignments or with my studio calico kit (which actually arrived today...it's goooooorgeous). most of the time, it's because i have stuff piled up everywhere and i'm too lazy to sort through it to find what i want to scrap with. i think i really need to clean my scrap area. i have piles of boxes and paper everywhere. it ain't pretty.

anyways. here are the goods:

this one went on the MMM blog...it also uses some new fabulous taglets by linda.





this next one was done for MM a while ago...

i came up with the june master's challenge, which is to create a LO with products from 5 manufacturers. this ended up being a challenge for me, too...because i kept wanting to use more. haha. anyways, play along and post your page here

now, digi is another story. that mojo comes in spurts...when i'm feeling it, i do a bunch, when i'm not, i go for a while without doing a single digi.


this is the monthly playlist LO.



so in other news... i've been doing a lot of thinking lately...mostly about what i want to do with the rest of my life. i'm thinking of going in a new direction than originally planned...because what i was so sure i wanted, i don't know if i want so much anymore. (sorry, i know i'm being vague). i'm considering all of options and possibilities, and weighing each pro and con. there are just so many factors to consider... the problem is that the clock is ticking and i need to make up my mind soon, but i don't want to rush into things. i currently feel kinda stuck in life, and i need to move on and get with it, but it's a bit overwhelming.

anyhow. summer vacation here i come! i've also been itching to take pictures...i hope i get to soon! and thanks for all the birthday wishes and such on the last post :)

have a good one :)