life lately this fall...

Our family... Peanutized! :D

Oldies of my husband, thanks to Facebook and good friends. ;)

The end of an era.

And the beginning of a new one (my new office 😁).

Short hurr!

A beautiful weekend morning with Mindy & BLUE IVY WEARING THE SAME DRESS I BOUGHT SADIE. 😱

A hilarious and darling present from groom (Clif) to bride (Cameron).

Molly & Bill at the wedding.

Scott, Sandra and me and the wedding!

Sadie's hilarious desktop background. ;D

Emily: "Why is that your background?"

Sadie: "BECAUSE I WANT TO!"

R3, or "King Baby" as the kiddos called him in the "little kid swing," R and Sadie at the park one afternoon.

King Baby pretty much owned the park that day. ;P

TRISTAN!

AND SHAUNDA AND SHALEAH! (At Blue Charcoal, as per usual)

Lunchies at Lekka with my girl, Yesenia. :D

Savory work noms - homemade (!) pho and the best sushi salad.

Meg + B = girls on the hammock!

Another band concert for Emmy - she's in honors band, hollah!

Richard and Olana... the sweetest work duo ever.

And finally... this. :D

Fancy Camera!

Just a couple of fun shots that have come out of a few "learning the fancy camera sessions..." The lighting in our apartment is not spectacular, so I defaulted to black-and-white for a hot minute. At least the patio offers some golden sunshine while I figure the rest out! :)

On the phone with Meggie. :)

Meghan, being a teenager.

R3, adding "Smiley Face Commentary" to our calendar.

Richard's Birthday Week!

Birthday cards from friends and mommies. :)

Richard's birthday was last week, and I'm a big believer in The Birthday Week. It's just impossible to get that much fun and tolerated gluttony into one day! We went out to Cheesecake Factory one night, had friends over for another, went to Taverna, made pumpkin ice-cream with the kids, went to King's Spa and had massages... it was just such a nice, relaxing, yummy week!

 Since I'm such a wine connoisseur (psyche!), I got wine with labels that remind me of Richard. ;P

This is a very blurry, dark picture of Richard and Darrah, but it makes me so happy. 

I love and adore you so very much, sweet man. You're the fucking coolest. :) 

(Photos a la iPhone, because I was obviously too busy for the Big Girl Camera this week!)

opening bout '12

"You know, brie in an ultimate steak burger sounds pretty genius..."

 

 How do I zoom/sharpen this picture?!

Last Sunday, Richard's roller derby team had a mash-up bout for their season opener. The All-American Weiners vs. Bulk America! The girls headlined (as always!), and it was the first time I used my fancy new camera in a sports setting. Phew! Needless to say, the shots I manage to grab weren't as bad-ass and crisp as I envisioned (thanks, Constantly Changing Lighting!), but you gotta start somewhere, right?!

However, I did manage to take this shot, which is easily one of my favorite things ever.