A red carpet weekend.

Oh what a weekend! What a fun fun weekend!

Friday: Came home and relaxed a bit before heading to El Torito for some happy hour margaritas and Mexican food with Matt and our neighbor Erica. It was even more fun than we expected because it was karaoke night so we got to hear some fabulous performances (and by fabulous I mean ridiculous). Basically the night was great and we ended it watching clips on YouTube and stuff on the DVR, aka awesomeness.

Saturday: Well the rain decided to come again so most of my plans were derailed. Instead Matt and I went and looked at some wedding invites, got some ice cream, did some grocery shopping, then pretty much spent the rest of the day/night catching up on the DVR ,drinking wine and just hanging out having a good time aka awesomeness.

Sunday: Slept in a bit, did some walking then spent the rest of my day cleaning up the apartment before getting ready for the big night! Pretty much before I knew it, the Oscar's were here and I was as giddy as a school girl (I really have no idea what that phrase means but that's how I was). I was drinking belinis, my friends were over and we were watching my favorite show of the year, the Academy Awards. One year I'll be there but for now I just enjoy watching it on TV because it's all sorts of awesome. Expect the full recap tomorrow but just know I was squealing and squeeeing and clapping and tearing up and laughing and all around enjoying myself with such a fabulous show.

And just for a teaser here's Sam and all his Aussie awesomeness:

hello hawtness.

And my favorite Sandy before her oh so big night! Squeeeeeeeee!

Oh Sandy I heart you!

And how was your weekend? Did you watch the Oscar's? What did you think???



happy monday!

Top Ten Friday - Movie Edition.

Because the Oscar's are this weekend I thought it only appropriate to post my top ten favoritest movies. Do note though these sometimes fluctuate (as do all of my top tens) but the number one has been the same for fifteen years and I doubt that's changing any time soon. So, are you ready? Let's go!

10a. It's a tie. Titanic. Yes I saw this movie five times in theaters and had a Titanic scrapbook and everything. I absolutely love this movie and everything about it and every time it's on TV I'm compelled to watch. And why yes it spurred by love for Leo and Kate, one of my favorite Hollywood couple non-couples, heart.

10b. Peter Pan. Yes the cartoon. Peter Pan is one of my all time favorite stories which is no surprise since I have so many identity issues when it comes to growing up and being an adult. I always dreamt of being Wendy and sometimes I still do.

9. Eurotrip. This movie makes me laugh every time I watch it. I especially love Matt Damon's awesome cameo in the beginning and the green fairy scene and the worst twins ever. Yeah pretty much this movie is hilarious whether sober or drunk (but it's way funnier when you watch it drunk).

8. Anchorman. Another classic comedy and hands down Will Ferrel's best movie. I've seen this movie more times than I can count and I laugh every time. When I had a radio show in college Matt used to call in with random Anchorman quotes and it had me laughing every time.

7. Twister. Every time this movie is on TNT I can't help but watch it. I don't know why I love it so much but I do. Maybe because it's not a movie about a big earthquake or tsunami but rather something that has no possibility of making it's way to me, haha. But really I love it and I know this movie practically by heart, it's fabulous.

6. Chocolat. One of the sexiest, most delicious and fabulous movies ever. I mean really, a movie about chocolate and France and Johnny Depp as a zexy vagabond, mmmmmmm.

5. The Mummy. Another ridiculous movie that I can never get enough of. Mummies coming to life, Brendan Frasier, Egyptian tombs, even some history? You can't go wrong with this movie! Okay well technically you can but I absolutely love it!

4. Fried Green Tomatoes. Another amazing chick flick that never ceases to make me cry and laugh and cry some more. Idgy and Ruth and the best friendship ever and Tawanda!

3. Newsies. One of my favorite musicals ever! Seriously I have loved this movie since it first came out with all it's Christian Bale cuteness and boys in newscaps and singing and dancing and New York accents and ah, it's just wonderful.

2. Love Actually. I have watched this movie more times that I can count and every time it makes me happy and it makes me laugh and even tear up a little bit. Seriously every storyline is precious or hysterical (Billy Mack and the porno couple) or just all sorts of adorable. I usually watch this movie around Christmastime but then again I could watch it any time.

1. SPEED. This should come as no surprise to anyone. This movie has had my heart since I saw it in theaters sixteen years ago (holy crap I can't believe it's been that long). Speed spurred my love for both Keanu and Sandra and my irrational fear of elevators. If you are to only know one thing about me, know that I LOVE this movie. Why? I have no idea. I know the acting is horrible, I've spotted every mistake possible, it's a ridiculous plot but oh man it will always be my favorite.

Other movies I love but just didn't make the cut: Remember the Titans, The Sandlot, Stardust, The Holiday, Sixteen Candles, Mighty Ducks, The Notebook and The Replacements.

So what would make your top ten movie list?

And happy Oscar watching, hope you have an A-list, red carpet weekend, woo.




happy weekend!

The date has been saved.

So I realized that I posted our Save the Date post cards over at the Bridal Bloggettes but not here yet. But then I thought about it and it was sort of a good thing I hadn't posted here yet because they just went out in the mail on Monday (seriously are we already six months out??? weeee!) and I wanted them to be a surprise for people and lots of friends read this blog.

So now that they've had a couple of days to get into people's mail boxes I can't not share them here as well because ummm they're just too awesome. Basically I owe Rachel big time for helping me out so much and basically designing the whole thing with some direction from me.

And without further adieu...

Basically I am in love and couldn't be happier with how they turned out! And now the real countdown begins....6 months to go! Squeeeeee!

happy thursday!

Some letter writing.

Dear EA Active,

Thanks so much for kicking my ass the past two mornings. No really, my thighs may not be functioning properly but I appreciate the good workout and it's definitely helping project: loser move forward. So yeah, keep doing what you're doing and although I may yell obscenities at you I still truly heart you.

Sincerely,
Future Katelin's slimmer body

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Dear Sam Worthington,

I'm quite excited to see you present at the Oscar's this weekend! I mean really, your accent makes me swoon like wo. And um you're not too shabby looking. Like at all. And I may or may not have developed a crush on you lately (let's lean towards may). Anyhoozits, good luck and please don't wear something ridiculous or have overly corny dialogue.

Sincerely,
One of your newest acquired fans that would love to meet you and wouldn't drool

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Dear Ann Taylor Loft,

I had never heard of you until a couple of months ago and now I find myself swooning over dresses I have no reason to own. Seriously I wish I had to dress up more often because Ann's outfits are so darn cute.

So please if you read this, just give me some clothes and I'll find a reason to dress up.

Love,
An aspiring adult

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Dear wedding,

I love you. But I have to admit, I'm slightly terrified of you as well. I feel like we have so much done already and stuff is getting checked off the list but at the same time there are so many details that run through my head every day I'm afraid I'm going to forget that it sometimes drives me a little nuts. But then again let's just say, more than anything I am so freaking excited to marry my best friend and have my friends and family there to celebrate that I can hardly wait to meet you no matter what I have to do to get there!

Love,
The future bride

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Dear Summertime,

I'm ready for you. So please come and stay awhile. I need to work on my tan and wear some dresses on a regular basis because that's just all sorts of awesome. So hurry up and get here already!

Love,
Katelin

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Dear Steve and Alec,

Hugh Jackman set the bar high last year so please don't screw up the Oscar's, I'm depending on you!

Love,
a movie loving lady



Who would you write a letter to today?



happy wednesday!

Hollywoopdedoop.

A Hollywood post on a Tuesday? Why yes it is! Hollywood Tuesdays are back so let's not waste any time cause there's lots to catch up on.

• First of all, don't forget to enter my TCM 21 Days of Oscar giveaway, it ends tomorrow!
  
  
• Next and onto some uber cuteness. I mean really, Hollywood brought out some serious adorableness last week and I just have to share. First up...my favorite kids in Hollywood, Violet and Seraphina Affleck with daddy Ben. Usually we see the girls with Jen but oh man both girls with Ben is just precious.
  
  
  
  aw daddy's little girls.
  
  
  
• Next up bringing in some major cuteness is Nicole Richie with her son Sparrow in Paris. Although I am still not a fan of his name, this picture of mother and son just melts my heart.
  
  
  
  aw, precious.
  
  
  
• And because you can never have too much cuteness...Halle Berry and hottie Gabriel Aubry were out and about with their oh so adorable daughter Nahla. Seriously I hope my future daughter is as cute as she is!
  
  
  
  such a good lookin family.
  
  
  
• Moving on from the cuteness to some other Hollywood news...Avril Lavigne was asked to sign a picture of Jell-O (don't ask me why but I think it's hilarious)...as if we didn't already know, Ryan Gosling is super sweet and does so much of his own work with his band...this Avatar/Pocahontas mashup is the funniest (and most accurate) thing ever...not that I've ever watched a season but the new line up of Dancing with the Stars is out and I'm mildly entertained, just mildly...Brit Brit went back to blonde and she pretty much needs to stay that way...and if you're a Backstreet Boys fan they're going on cruise! No really, they are.
  
  
• In some favorites news...
  Umm so remember how I have a crush on Sam Worthington? Yeah well I do. He's jumped up the list like wo and thank you YouTube for having so many fabulous interviews with him. This interview of Sam on ROVE is my absolute favorite though, so charming and funny.
  
  
  
  oh helloooo hawtness.
  
  
  
• And in Twilight news....
  Rob Pattinson made a stop over at Jimmy Fallon's and had a chance to take this hilarious picture:
  
  
  
  love this.
  
  
  In some more Rob news, the premiere of Remember Me was last night and I just love this picture of Rob on the red carpet with his two lady co-stars.
  
  
  
  what a good looking cast.
  
  
  
• In movie news...
  Zoolander 2 is officially a go. Blue Steel what?
  
  
• And in TV news...
  Glee. Okay Glee just needs to come back already. Especially because Neil Patrick Harris will officially be guest starring!! I cannot wait for him to be the show simply because he is awesome. Also in Glee news, in case you missed it the kids are going on tour (a very short one, but a tour nonetheless).
  
  How I Met Your Mother. I want a teacup pig! Seriously they're just so cute. And ohmygod I love Barney Stinson. The history of hot women's profession was hilarious, Barney is all sorts of awesome. And oh man I have totally been on someone's hook before, oh so very true. And um have I said I want a teacup pig? Yeah because it's freaking adorable.
  
  
• Lastly in today's WTF news we have the tale of a drunken monkey. Seriously, a drunken monkey that is being sent to rehab for it's drinking and smoking problems? Um what? Monkeys can go to rehab?
  

And that's today's Hollywood news. Anything I missed?




happy tuesday!

Weekendtini on the rocks.

Oh what a weekend, seriously it was ridiculous and awesome, I loved it. So here we go:

Friday: After a 5 o' clock celebration at work I headed off to meet Matt and his family for a birthday dinner for his brother Ryan. We went to this steakhouse in Glendale and man was it tasty. Seriously it was a little overwhelming but man was it amazing. After dinner we spent the night hanging out, drinking wine and having a good time all around.

Saturday: Holy rainfall. Seriously it was pouring all day it was a wee bit ridiculous. However I did get some productive stuff done which was awesome and once Matt left I watched 500 Days of Summer finally. Eventually I was on my way to Tara's for her Girls Night Out party.

Basically we had a fabulous night out including dinner, a limo ride, and all sorts of awesome for Tara and some of her friends. It was a great time getting to meet and hang out with some of Tara's friends that I had met before and some that I hadn't.

eating some delicious Kogi BBQ.


all the ladies outside the limo
having some fun.


me and Quynh in the limo


me with the fabulous hostess and our
oh-so-delicious belinis.


the bar at Bar Centro was quite awesome looking.


loved all of the decor.

All in all it was a great girly night with photo shoots, stripper poles, tasty drinks, a limo and a fabulous good time. Also, check out Tara's recap and video for more on the lovely night.

Sunday: Finally got to sleep in for a bit before heading out for some spending. Seriously? I've been shopping and spending a lot lately, I really need to cut it back. But ohmygod I got some cute stuff. I got a new dress shirt and a dress and some sandals and my first pair of non-walking tennis shoes in about six years, haha.

*the pillow is also a new purchase from Target
and man is it soft!


seriously heart these like wo!

The rest of the day was spent watching TV, walking at the Rose Bowl, watching Taken, relaxing some more, heading to Barney's for dessert with some friends, and more hanging out.


Basically it was a fabulous weekend.

And how was your weekend? Avoid the rain or snow or sleet?



happy monday!

Dinner of champions!

As you can tell there is no Top Ten today. Clearly that idea was short lived, well sort of. I think I'm going to make it a once-a-month thing instead of every week because man I would run out ideas in no time! That and putting them together is quite the task and I just can't do it all the time, so yeah basically no Top Ten today.

Instead I want to talk about...breakfast for dinner.

Yes, I am serious.

Last night Matt and I made pancakes, sausage and eggs for dinner with some mimosas and ohmygod it was heavenly. Seriously I think breakfast may be my favorite meal of the day anyways so having it TWICE in one day is all sorts of awesomeness in my book.

I mean really, if you're ever having a bad day, have a pancake! In college I used to make blueberry pancakes as a study snack and it always made me feel rejuvenated. And hellooooo, sausage? It's delicious. And how can you not look mimosas?

So pretty much if I was having any inkling of a bad day yesterday, breakfast for dinner completely wiped that feeling away.

And now it's Friday and all is right in the world! Woo. So go out there and have yourself some breakfast, you can thank me later.


pps. Don't forget to enter my TCM 31 Days of Oscar giveaway! You know you wanna.


happy weekend!

Text me.

I think I'm becoming a texter. Seriously what is wrong with me? First I start drinking coffee then I start to like red wine and now I'm becoming a texter all of a sudden, what is going on?!?

If you know me in real life you'd know that I rarely used to text people. If someone texted me I would call them back. I only had 200 texts on my plan and I just didn't like doing it, it was boring and tedious and I was all about calling to make plans because clearly that is just way easier.

However now I have an iphone (which makes texting so much easier, hello auto correct, I pretty much love you, pretty much being the key word because you have yet to accept that I say "haha" way more than "gaga" in texts, but whatever, I can move past that), I've upped my plan to 1,500 texts because people wouldn't stop texting me so I was getting charged for going over and now I've become a texter. I text! A lot! I don't think I've made it anywhere past 400 yet but still it's a little nuts and a wee bit overwhelming for someone who rarely texted anyone.

I feel like I've entered a new realm of technology or something, like some hidden texting group that was forbidden before and I'm just not sure how I feel about it. I sort of miss phone calls as my minutes go unused and my text number sky rocket. But alas I guess that's just the way it goes, maybe one day people will remember how to dial again and we'll actually chat, that would be lovely.

So are you a talker or a texter, or the mythical both?


*and yes I know I used a picture of ridiculously old phones, but I totally had that one! It was my first phone eva! So of course it was appropiate.




happy thursday!

The warm and fuzzies of Hollywood.

It's time for your weekly dose of Hollywood know all, so here we go!

• Starting off this week's cuteness we have some of the Jolie-Pitt kids yet again! Seriously Knox and Vivienne are so freaking adorable and look just like mini Shiloh's it's adorable and ohmygod they have Angelina's big pouty lips like wo. But umm yes, cuteness.
  
  
  
  how freaking adorable are these two??
  
  
  
• Also bringing in some major cuteness and a brand new face to the blog, we have Madonna's adopted daughter, Mercy James. Seriously she is a little diva in the making and I love it. And her smile is just contagious!
  
  
  
  ohmygoodness she's adorable!
  
  
  
• So what else is going in Hollywood? Well one of my favorites, Hilary Duff, got engaged over the weekend and is rocking one hell of an engagement ring...Both Charlie Sheen and his wife Brooke Mueller are in rehab and apparently their twin sons have joined mom, ummm okay....Gary Busey is a dad again? Wait he was a dad before? Eeeew...Nicole Richie is pilot, who knew?...Bristol Palin is going to guest star on A Secret Life and it's just oh so appropiate, haha...Abbey Road is officially a historic site...and Jared Leto feels like rocking a mohawk is good for his career, umm sure.
  
  
• In some favorites updates, Leonardo DiCaprio is all sorts of suave and handsome in his shoot for Parade magazine. Seriously he is quite superb and pretty easy on the eyes if I do say so.
  
  
  
  oooh hellllooo Leo.
  
  
  
• And in Twilight news...
  One. Rob apparently has admitted that him and Kristen are dating. Wowzers that's a big one to finally confirm (not that I care or anything).
  
  And two. Dakota Fanning turned 16 yesterday and went out to celebrate with younger sister Elle and ohmygosh when did they both get so big and pretty and ah! And please stay cute and don't go down the Hohan route, please oh please do not.
  
  
  oh so grown up and so chic.
  
  
  
• In music news...
  I am currently LOVING this song. I don't think I've even ever listened to all of the lyrics but the beat, yeah I love it.
  
  
• In TV news...
  Grey's Anatomy. I loved last week's episode. I loved the flashbacks and the stories and it was just very well done. It was definitely interesting to see that Ellis Gray was the one that got the Chief into drinking straight vodka and probably down his path of alcoholism and the whole Aids storyline was so sad yet so good and Callie and Karev hooked up!! Definitely better than episodes in the past, nicely done Shonda.
  
  Top Model. Are you ready for a new cycle of girls and crazy and all around awesome? Me too! Well it's coming back next week and Four Four has broken it down as to what girls he thinks will be awesome and just the girls in general, basically I cannot wait.
  
  How I Met Your Mother. Two big stars are making their way to the show soon and we're seeing stills from both. Carrie Underwood has a guest appearance with a pig and Jennifer Lopez will be giving Barney a run for his money and I can't wait to see it!
  
  
• Lastly in today's WTF news have a not so smart former basketball player who tried to escape cops by swimming away in a lake, only to be caught on the other site and without any trunks on. So yes, he was nude. Winner.
  
  

Anything I missed? Let me know!



happy wednesday!

Bloggers, Half Marathons and Margaritas.

Annnd I'm back. Weird, I know, I didn't post for two days and it was just yeah well weird. So how did the last couple of days go? And go!

Thursday: Headed to Houston early in the AM and made it to the Four Seasons for the Mom 2.0 Summit. And um can I just say how much I love staying at the Four Seasons? I was just plain out spoiled! After checking in for the Summit and running into Jess I actually worked out for a bit before ordering room service and relaxing in my bath robe before heading to the Mad Men party with Jess, Allison and Brittney. Basically it was a great first night in Texas.

room service and the best bed ever.
yeah I was definitely spoiled and it was awesome.


hello Houston.

Friday: A full of conference and attending the expo and more conference and all around a really productive an awesome day. One of the most fun events was heading to the Mom 2.0 Defining a Movement Photo Display. The pictures were amazing (you can check out a video of some of them here), the conversation was great, the tacos were delicious and it was just a great time. Afterwards, me, Allison, Brittney and Heidi headed over to a delicious tapas bar near the hotel and ummm I think I might become a tapas addict, it was so fun and perfect and delicious!! After dinner we headed back to the hotel bar where we had a rousing conversation with Jessica ranging anywhere from Dawson's Creek to blogging to Twilight to all sorts of awesomeness, it was great and man I heart those ladies.

Saturday: Last day of the conference but sadly I was only able to attend one morning panel and lunch before I had to head on out.

Allison, me and Brittney right before I left.

My flight home wasn't too exciting however when we landed and were getting off the plane I realized that Ellen Page was sitting right in front of me. I was half expecting someone to make a Juno comment, well that someone would have been me but instead I just wanted to tell her that I was a fan, but alas I did not. Eventually made it home and Matt and I headed to Yard House for dinner so I could carb up on mac and cheese (um, yumm!) and then headed to bed early so I could rest up for the half marathon Sunday, woo!

Sunday: Woke up bright and early for the Pasadena Half Marathon! Thank you again for everyone who tweeted, texted and emailed me it meant a lot to have so many people rooting for me.

I look way too happy for 5:45
in the morning, haha.

Basically we (me, my mom, and my two aunts) were so excited to walk the half marathon and the fact that it didn't rain on us (although apparently we weren't too far ahead of a lot of downpour) didn't hurt either. Ultimately we finished in three hours and forty two minutes which was five minutes faster than our walking time last year which was awesome!

weeee areeee the champpions!
well more like finishers, but still awesome.

The rest of my day was spent napping on the couch and watching TV before heading up to my aunts for a celebratory dinner of lasagna and margaritas. We also decided to watch A Serious Man which was not a great decision. We had no idea what was going on, it was a weird movie and eh all around, at least we were drinking so that made it somewhat entertaining. Nonetheless we made it, we walked a half marathon and it's a great feeling!

Monday: I woke up feeling a little sore and a lot tired so I took the day off. My mom and aunts and I actually all took the day off and decided to see Shutter Island. Yes I know I vowed to not see that movie due to the fact that it looked so damn scary, but alas it wasn't as scary as it seemed and was definitely pretty interesting and I heart Leo. The rest of the day was spent cleaning up and treating the fam to some happy hour deals and margaritas at El Torito for dinner. Afterwards Matt and I came home to catch up on the DVR and for me to get back to the internet, because man I missed it. Basically, a lovely way to wrap up an even more lovely weekend.


And that's my long weekend kids, crazy pants right? And how was your weekend? Anything I missed out on the past five days?



happy tuesday!

Some things.

It's been a busy, crazy albeit short week for me so here goes a super short bullet point post:

• I'm headed to Houston today for the Mom 2.0 Summit and if it's anything like last year's I cannot wait.
  
  
• Allison, Jessica and Britney will be there as well which is all sorts of fun times.
  
  
• Last year there was a Robin Williams and Jason Kidd sighting, how about Bill Engvall or Derek Fisher this year?
  
  
• I get back from Houston Saturday afternoon and I'm walking in the Pasadena half marathon Sunday morning. Yes I am a crazy person but fingers crossed I make it!
  
  
• There won't be a Top Ten post tomorrow because I just didn't have time to write one, like I said, a crazy busy week.
  
  
• Matt and I watched Terminator Salvation last night and seriously, Sam Worthington has moved up the list, he's probably in the teens somewhere.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• But don't worry I still love this guy best:
  
  
  
  
  
  

Hope you all have a fabulous day and a most lovely weekend, woo!



happy thursday!

A super sweet day in Hollywood.

Another lovely week in Hollywood and go!

• Starting off this week's cuteness we have the oh so adorable Suri Cruise and ohmygod she's wearing a coat!
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Also bringing some major cuteness is little Shiloh Jolie-Pitt and her sister Z. The whole family was actually out and about but these are by far the cutest and most freaking adorable, I mean really, monkey ears? How do you not love that?
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Moving on from the bebes and on to some other Hollywood news...John Mayer, although his music is good, needs to never give interviews again...Brooke Mueller is in rehab, seriously her and Charlie need to get their act together, at least for their sons...Britney Spears had a very McLovely Valentine's Day...Prince William rocks the cover of Hello magazine and he looks pretty good, oh the magic of Photoshop...Kevin Smith got kicked off a Southwest flight and yet again the power of Twitter was revealed...Ryan Reynolds is the new face of Hugo Boss and oh what a nice face it is...and new stills from Lady Gaga's "Videophone" shoot have been released and they're pretty damn ridiculous and all sorts of awesome.
  
  
• In some favorites news, Lauren Conrad is a best selling author yet again. And is it bad that I am slightly curious to check her books out?
  
  
  
  
  
  
• In Twilight news...Dakota Fanning is all grown up and so couture in Vogue Italia. I seriously love this photo shoot and these pics are just so fun.
  
  
  
  
  
  Also in Twilight news, Rob oh Rob is moving on and this pic with his Remember Me costar Emilie is just so divine.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• In movie news...
  Valentine's Day. I have yet to write my review but I did enjoy the movie. However I can't get over the fact that Julie Roberts got paid half a million dollars for every minute she was in the movie. Um can I get that job? Please!
  
  
• In TV news...
  Glee. Seriously can it be April yet? Well there have already been some sneak peeks into the Madonna episode but I don't want to watch those, however what I can share is that Molly Shannon is being added the vast array of guest stars coming the second half of the season and I cannot wait.
  
  Grey's Anatomy. One. As cute as it is that McSteamy was ready to be a dad to Sloane's baby I'm glad she's leaving because really this show does not need a baby. Two. Lexi and Karev again? What's going to happen when Izzy is back once again? Huh? Three. I can't wait for Bailey to go on a date with hottie doctor (he needs a better nickname).
  
  Project Runway. Can Anthony please be my BFF? He's a pretty good designer and he's hilarious and entertaining and ah, he is so making this season enjoyable.
  
  
• Lastly in today's WTF news we have one of the dumbest most annoying celebrities out there becoming a mom, apparently. And no I'm not talking about Hei...er I can't even finish her name, but instead Tila Tequilla. Someone is letting her adopt a child from Russia. Um what? Why?? How!?!
  

So that's today's Hollywoodness, anything I missed let me know!



happy wednesday!

Fondue is Fun (pt 2.)

Thank goodness for long weekends, I mean really could we have them all the time? Then again I can't really complain since this week is a two day work week for me, anyhoo, moving on.

Friday: As a very belated birthday gift I treated my best friend Megan to see Valentine's Day. And it was so cute. Not nearly as horrible as some of the reviews I'd heard but it was cute and fun and clearly chock full of celebs and contrived storylines but we still enjoyed it. After the movie we had some drinks at the Yard House where Matt and a couple more friends joined us for a fun night of conversation and catching up and just good times all around.

Saturday: Woke up late, ran some errands, worked out with the EA Active (and holy hell my legs are still sore, oy), read a book (oh yes I finished a whole book, it was short but whatever), and before I knew it it was time for a family BBQ. My cousin Michael, his wife Oxana and their daughter Sophia (who I'd never met) were in town from Germany so of course my family made a party out of it. Basically it was so fun to see my cousin and his wife and their daughter is just all sorts of precious and I wish they lived closer!

Sophia and Nana, so cute.


say what?


Sophia and mommy laughing it up.


someone's getting sleepy.

Basically it was so fun to see all of them and little Sophia is so darn cute, especially the fact that she "speaks" both German and English, I love it. If only Germany and the US were closer together, that would be wonderful.

Sunday: Happy Valentine's Day! Started my day off with Matt and the fam walking eight miles (the half marathon is this Sunday, holy crap!). However my legs were still in so much pain from EA Active so once we were done I pretty much was done for the day. I pretty much went in and out of sleep after I got out of the shower until Matt and I went grocery shopping for our Valentine's Day fondue dinner. Just like last year we decided to have a nice night in with lots of cheese and chocolate and all around goodness.

almost ready to start!


Matt testing out the cheesy goodness.

Basically we stuffed ourselves with lots of delicious cheese and artichokeness and chocolatey goodness while enjoying Just Like Heaven and Night at the Museum 2. All in all just the way I wanted to spend the day and night, all around loverly.

Monday: Thank goodness for the day off. All I really did was sleep, clean up the apartment a bit, do some wedding stuff with my mom, and sleep some more! Matt and I hit up a happy hour for lunch which was quite fun and then did dinner at his dad's house where the movie of the night was The Hangover (aka one of the funniest movies ever) and we laughed more than anything else. Then the night ended with some Wii and some wine and it was a good time.

So how was your weekend? Do anything special for Valentine's Day?



happy tuesday!