Brittany Murphy

I know it's been nearly 6 months since her death, but I have to be honest... it really broke my heart when I heard she passed away. So weird. It's not like I 'knew' her. It's not like she was this massive influence in my life. But something about her death has stuck with me, and I really don't know what exactly it could be.

Saturday, I woke up to my all-time favorite movie Clueless which made me realize that this is where I first totally adored her. Tai... what a lucky girl to get such a Beverly Hills makeover!! :-)


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Then (no joke) later in the day Just Married was on... and I forgot how much I really loved that movie, how sweet and cheery she is to be in love and newlywed.


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One of my favorite movies of her's, that I first saw on the way home from Hawaii (on a red eye... this movie honestly helped calm my anxiety) was Uptown Girls


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One last movie suggestion... Love and Other Disasters

Anyway... Miss Elsie asked about a photographer, and after doing some research this morning, I found Jeff Riedel who is an amazing photographer... but I came across theses...


and all at once it sort of hit me... This girl was so full of excitement and joy and fun. She seems so true to herself, and to her work that the two really don't separate. She was bold and willing, and she had so much more to give, and at 32 for her life to be over, so young... seems so tragic. But in my opinion, she seem to have lived life to the fullest. She seemed to get the concept 'make every day count'... because like they say, tomorrow may never come.

99 degrees

at 9am!

it's here...

The SUMMER! 

The HEAT! 

The WORK!

As most of you know... the hubs and I work for our family's Air Conditioning and Heating business.

So... when the temps get HOT... we get BUSY!

Being a small, family owned and operated business... there is no such thing as 9-5... 

right now, it's more like 7-10. It's 7 days a week. It's never-ending.

But...

I am very grateful. 

We have job security (something that so many people out there don't have). 

We work hard May thru September (and pretty much become non-existant to our friends) but the rest of the year is nice.

We work together really well. Not all couples, or familes can actually do that. Believe me, this company has gone through it's list of family members hired and fired. eek.

Long story short... this is just Me... letting You (my lovely, friendly readers) that my absence in the summertime isn't because I'm sipping pina coladas by the pool, it's because I am prisoner to the mounting stacks of paperwork that over doubles itself in the summertime.

But I love you, and I will be here (from time to time) just not, like, everyday.

Ya dig! 

hehe

muah!!

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love, actually

A through Z of Mi Casa

I was over at the ever-so-adorable Miss Carrie's Blog and decided to play along...

A- My AIR CONDITIONER is set on: 76

B- My BEDROOM theme is: un-themed (to put it nicely)

C- The CAR in the driveway is: Lexus IS250

D- My DESK looks: tidy and organized like an ocd desk should be

E- The EXACT time I wake up daily is: 6am

F- The FIRST thing I wash in the shower is: my hair

G- My GARAGE is filled with: car, rhino, holiday storage, freezer, camping stuff, yard stuff, tools

H- My HOME is: dirrrty (right now) and needs a good washin'

I- If you peeked INSIDE my bedroom you'd see: laundry piles and an unmade bed

J- My favorite JUICE is: cranberry, fo sho

K- The best part of my KITCHEN is: the fridge

L- The LAST person who visited my home was: my Dad

M- The last piece of MAIL for me was: my credit card bill, ugh.

N- My NEIGHBORS think I'm: fun, silly, young

O- If you OPENED my fridge you'd see: water bottles, yogurt, jello, cottage cheese, leftovers, apples, spinach, peppers, tortillas, eggs, beer, butter, liquid vitamins, salad dressings, salsa 

P- My last house PARTY was: in April when my SoCal friends came to visit

Q- A QUICK meal I like to fix is: Chicken Noodle Soup and Grilled Cheeses Sandwhiches

R- My favorite ROOM of the house is: the Family Room

S- The SHAMPOO brand I use is: John Frieda and Garnier

T- My largest TELEVISION is: 52 inch

U- UNDER my bed you will find: a stereo (that I saved up for when I was a teenager) and (at nighttime) my dog

V- The last time I VACUUMED was: Wednesday (I pulled out the couch and the end tables to vacuum under them... it had been a while. ick!)

W- Looking out my WINDOW I see: well, looking out the back window is my backyard down below, beautiful AZ mountains, in the distance the I-17 freeway, and at night, city lights far far away

X- I wish I had X-TRA: oooh, tough one... gonna go with kitchen. mine is too small for me.

Y- My YARD is: beautifully landscaped by the hubs and enjoyed by the kids and the dog

Z- ZZZZZZZ My bedtime is: usually 10ish, but lately it's been more like 830-9pm. weird.

ice cream social

When I was a little girl... Barbie Ice Cream Shoppe was my favorite thing to play with!

It made REAL Ice Cream!

The table and seats were cups to hold your ice cream. And the spoons were 'barstool seats'!

I guess it's always been a secret dream of mine to own an 'ice cream shoppe'...
it would have THIS bench...


and serve these yummies...









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And before I go... a few more 'ice cream' inspired lovies...