DBG and Dale Chihuly

In my old age I've actually begun to like the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix. As a kid we hated going there. It was so boring! But since the addition of glass art by Dale Chihuly the DBG is hoppin'! Everyone who's anyone goes there and everyone has there camera out trying to capture the beauty. Here's what I shot...

Light Rail Adventures

Soooo, it was First Friday in Phoenix and I had a few friends that wanted to go and we wanted to ride the Light Rail to get down there. None of us had taken a ride on it yet and we thought it would be fun so we rode.The ride to Phoenix wasn't bad. It just took forever!! We waited at the first stop for about 10 minutes and then for there it wasn't so bad. Problem: we got to Phoenix at 9:54pm and the last rail goes back to Mesa at 10:45. It took us 15 minutes to walk anywhere to see any art and then we had to turn back to catch the light rail. So, a whirlwind tour of some artist tents and then we were on our way back to catch the rail. Let me tell you, the ride home was my favorite part of the night. We are waiting on the platform and the light rail rolls up and it is packed with people and no one is getting off. so we just have to smash in like sardines with everyone else and it. was. fabulous. At every stop it was like a puzzle to see if we could fit anymore people in our car. I had a death grip on the bar since there were no seats and tried to take some pictures. They are a bit blurry, but were were moving and crammed in pretty tight.

Thanks for a fun night girls!! We should do it again next month... only leave a little earlier and be in costume. Biker gang? Super hipsters? Goth? Homemade knit wears? The Cure? Think about it...

Thank you Cardinals

Dear Phoenix Cardinals,





Congrats you guys on your upcoming trip to the Superbowl and your win over whatever team you played to get there. It was probably an awesome game, but I was at church and I missed it. Way to make miracles happen though and bring back the faith in AZ football. It's been a long time coming I'm pretty sure, but I don't really follow you or any other team for that matter. I pick which team will win by who has a better uniform and better team colors and it works almost every time. Anywho, I really wanted to say thanks for one reason: FREE FISH TACO. You guys won, I got me a free Rubio's fish taco, and it was delicious!!!

Thanks again guys and good luck!!

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?

So I was researching for my final in my winter class and I came across this little tidbit of news on www.radaronline.com:

It may not be his greatest role, but it's certainly the one we least expected.
According to the New York Daily News, megastar Johnny Depp will be joining the cast of the Nickelodeon TV special SpongeBob vs. The Big One.
Depp, who has 2 kids -- presumably fans of SpongeBob SquarePants, will be providing the voice of "Jack Kahuna Laguna," a surfer.
No airdate has been set for this latest adventure at Bikini Bottom.

There might be something wrong with me.... but I don't want it to be right.

A.maz.ing

For the past two weeks, this is the only thing I've listened to and it may continue for the next two weeks. When you have a man as good sounding AND looking as Gary Lightbody in your ear, do you really need anything else?

Nope. I'm good.

Bee Magnet

What's that? You missed the fairy festival today? Ahhhh, you're in luck 'cause I didn't!! Like I would really miss that! Plus, my best friend's family had a booth at the festival with some of their artwork and vintage jewelry to sell and I wanted to go and support the cause. There were some interesting people there and some very serious fairies, but mostly there was dust, wind, and bees. I don't know what it was about me, but the bees wouldn't leave me alone!

I was a total bee magnet.

October Art booth and Loreena's silk flower pins being attacked by bees

Some serious fairies

Some little fairies and fairy houses being made

Some fairies or creatures I just don't get

And then there was this guy. A hippie who had worked on this idea since 1978 and it's finally coming to light. It's a piece of fabric with drawstrings and stuff in it and it can be made into almost any article of clothing. I didn't believe it could be done... and then I watched him do it. He turned this octagon thing into a pair of pants, three different dresses, a sleeping bag, a shirt, a poncho, a hauling bag, and a pillow. It was actually pretty impressive. He also spouted off some stuff about "the inner s'elf'" and atoms and geometry, but he kinda lost me there. All in all though, minus the bees, it was a nice day spent with a bunch of fairies.

It's great to be 28!!

Okay, so it's really not all that great to be 28, but a towering inferno of cake totally helps. This masterpiece was crafted by Clint, Chis, and Ryan and I love it!!!! The three dudes on the top complete with drawn on beard and shifty eyes were perfection. The unicorn banner and tablecloth was more than I could ask for, but the fire.... that almost brought a tear to my eye. There is nothing quite as beautiful as a half melted cake covered in wax.


Yes, they DO look that good all the time.

The inferno and the damage afterwards

Me and Clint & Ryan and Chis making magic happen in cake form

I also got to go to lunch with Julie, Amanda, and Karen and got these beautiful roses from my mom. How lucky can one girl get on her birthday?!