march man.

this guy sums up my month of march. it's been kinda BIG, and GRAND, and little FUZZY, seeing as how, it went by so quickly i hardly remember what happened. i'm gonna go out on a limb and say the ''march madness'' theme goes hand in hand too. either way, it's been a good month. love this transition month from winter to spring. ready ready ready for april! 

here's to you mr. big-haired, cotton ball-headed, march madness man!

xxL

flags flags flags flags flags flags...6 flags

although, technically, it isn't morning here. well, technically, it is (12:43). but, let's not get too technical. i just found this peanuts clip and it made me smiley. not sure but, maybe thinking it reminded me of the fact that in the morning, I AM GOING TO SIX FLAGS! and perhaps that reminded me that, i will be quite cheerful... as a matter of fact, already am. mid week fun with some friendsies. yesssssoo yesso.

xxL

bruised bananas

ummm....nom nom nom. 

not feeling very inspired by anything in particular tonight. kind of heavy headed. meaning, got a lot on my mind and very un-eager to share via blog post for the whole entire world to see. although, i know deep down the whole entire world doesn't read my blog, it's scary to think of the possibilities. i'm like stuck in this, need a break from los angeles phase again. it happens quite often actually. it's such a thriving city. OBVIOUSLY, there is so much to do, beautiful weather, so much excitement all the time, but like the song says, ''....looking for a thrill, but, you've done it all.'' not to sound like negative nancy, but i'm kind of really ready to put my blue jeans back on. ;) (not that i really ever took them off). just thinking that, tennessee...and the lake...and a sundress with my cowboy boots, a beer, and the grassy front yard is starting to sound verrrry good to me. more often that usual. there again, i must remind myself, i change my mind like i change my undies but, a move might seriously be in the cards for the future. now, all of this is ''off the record.'' because, WHO KNOWS what life could offer in the next few months. but, either way, it makes me excited to think of those options. gots to factor in career opportunities somehow someway but realllllly, i know anything is possible.

ok, so.... that was totally oxymoronic of me to say, ''ohhhh i have so much on my mind but i don't want to spill via blog'' [but, i guess i will anyway]. dummy. let's be honest, life can't be strawberries and cool whip every single day. there will be bruised nanners in the mix. afterall, that leads to banana bread... right? (yummm)

love to all & goodnight.

xxL

lookie there, a totally uninspired me makes a quick turnaround to finding deep, analytical meaning in.... fruit. odd.

thankin' and smilin'

just thankin of old frannds. :) and smilin of old days.... 

i was talking with a guy friend of mine yesterday that i (kind of) grew up with, about life... by the way, i consider anything from middle school on, growing up. because, let's admit, we do A LOT of wild, crazy 'growing up' at that age. well, anyway, he was asking me about all of our fabulous hometown friends and how they were all doing, where their lives had taken them, what kinds of cool exciting jobs they had gotten themselves into, etc... and well, it got me to thinking about just howwww time flies so quickly. i've known this and i often when i think about it's seriousness, say to myself, wowww. a month no longer seems like a month. it seems like 4 weeks that really breaks down into one week at a time that breaks down into 7 days and then, every single day is like a blink.... and it's gone. like whoooooosh. weird. that was kind of very confusing. a description that seems somewhat scattered, kind of like my brain. but, anywayzzz... it made me kind of reflect on where i am now, compared to where i was like 5 years ago. & compared to where i thought i would be 5 years from that point, i feel like i am doing pretty well. :) i'm satisfied. that's important i guess. growing up is bittersweet. i miss my old lifetime friends. i want to see them everyday and hug on em' and love on em.' that would be in a dream world. but, regardless, old friends...... you are in my heart and on my mind. ALWAYS. 

Happy Humpday! and yayyy! I bought a lonnnnng time wished for, mint green beach cruiser today! HIPHIP!

xxL

with lots of heart.

each day, as i leave my room, i admire my little personalized, framed artwork. a simple reminder to carry on throughout my day as if all i have to give is.... love. one is only capable of exuding and sharing happiness through a sincere loving heart, lots and lots of heart. so, there ya have it, a simplified journey through everyday life.

p.s. the medium used for this fancy shmancy artwork is.... cheap bright red lipstick. :)

xxL

birth of momma marthy

good, great, grand weekend. lots of hard work, topped off with a day at the antique flea market. :) 

my jobs have been pretty exciting the past couple of days. friday was a day spent with erin andrews (espn girl) and evan lysacek (olympic gold metalist) for a media tour promoting dancing with the stars. it was a lot of fun but pretty SUCKY that my call time was, yes...4 am. i was literally putting my shoes on to walk out the door as my roomies were coming in from a night out. fun... not.  i felt like i was a moonlighter working the night shift. anyway, that was an eventful morning. the positive there was that i was finished working by 10 am! full day ahead folkssss. yesterday, my saturday, was packed. started in the morning with a photo shoot with the cast of GLEE for Emmy magazine and stayed there for about 5 hours before i headed to a celebrity benefit/gala. it was a fundraiser for an elementary school in north hollywood. get this.... huge event, over 750 people/parents invited, put together and produced by one of the producers of ''Friends''- Marta Kauffmann, and involving Steve & Nancy Carell, Jason Alexander (Seinfeld), Breckin Meyer (Road Trip), Eric McCormack (Will&Grace), Kathy Najimy (Hocus Pocus), etc... so, naturally, they hired a team of hairstylists and makeup artists??....ONLY IN LA. the whole time i was trying my hardest to imagine such a huge event happening in honor of my elementary school in clinton, tn.... it was nearly impossible to think up. i mean, i guess i can sort of, vaguely remember similar experiences in the cafeteria with, from what i recall, chilli suppers and drawings for free mcdonalds and pizza hut coupons. yeah, not so much parallel to the 'GALA'... anyway, very neat. got to meet lotttts of interesting (some unpleasant) people that just reconfirmed that, we are all just normal people. regardless of our 'status' or lack thereof. 

may i add.... i purchased (and had to go to great lengths to achieve bc of ATM issues) the most amazzzzing handmade, 3D embroidered portrait today at the swap meet. i'm serious when i say, AMAZING. that's probably an understatement. to forever have reference to my gypsy inspired life, i will hang this on my wall, wherever i reside, forever and evaaaaa. picture to come.....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY SWEET MOMMA TODAY! 

xxL

love and miss.

just my p's..... i miss them IMMENSELY.

xxL

Jesus and Hollywood.

how could i forget to mention!..... basically, i am directly behind these disney lovin peeps during this paparazzi photo sesh. just walkin into church (20 minutes late) mindin my own. kinda strange and disturbing that the photogs even lurk around church but, i guess that is what you get when you mix Jesus and Hollywood....a day in the life. yep yep yep.

p.s. i have mixed feelings about not being in this picture. part of me is like, whewww thank you G. and the other part of me is like....awwww MAN! 

xxL

hello from slackerville.

wellllll...i would like to think i had been doing a very good job at keeping my blog life up to sparkly condition but once again, like most all routine in my life, i have fallen into the slacker category...with all the other losers. but, HERE i am! again! just a tonnn going on in the past two weeks actually. a lot that makes me proud and a lot that made me happy!

the first week of march, i had an on location project/job in a charming little town called

Cambria, California. it is about 5 hours north of LA and literally in the middle of no where, which i reallllly loved. i got to get away! it felt like i was on vacation but, got paid! nice little combo action. so basically, we had no cell phone service, no internet, no genuine connection with the world itself. (ok, that's a little exaggerated but, it was pretty restricting). honestly though, i didn't mind it. i would have loooved to blog daily just for reference because it was such an awesome experience but, oh wells. we're getting a post experience blog update. hehe back to intro: small (tiny) rural farm town with lottts and lots of green grass and hills and trees and wine vineyards and horses and cows and what else?... the OCEAN. in my mind, totally contrasting and contradicting but, only because i had never witnessed all of those goodies together, in the same basket. :) and, i had never actually thought about the fact that they would be sooo beautiful together. it was very refreshing to well, first and foremost, get out of LA for a few days and then to actually feel a little sense of home with all the greenery and fresh air and open land and...nice, genuine people. yeahhh, 100% real quality people. both, on the crew i worked and within the town. everyone was so warm and welcoming. it was simple, and that's something most everyone in this city forget is most rewarding. the job itself was kind of outlandish, surreal, aka...nuts! we were basically shooting an informative video for this billion-are man and his sweet sweet wife. it was a week, on an 80 acre ranch, included with a SMALL (massive) what they refered to as a 'castle' that took 12 years to build, a few CHEAP (worth more than my life) cars, a personal helicopter with helipad in the back yard (don't you have one of those?), a private jet, & the most exciting part of it all, my first (and probably my last) ride in a rolls royce.  it was a truly unforgettable experience that makes me realize that i am indeed doing exactly what i should be doing with my life at this point! confirmed. 

this past week, my cousin ella marie came to town with 2 friends from UT on their first spring break as 'college babes' (DUN DUN DUN). sooo....me, being the hostess and resident

of the fabulous city, wanted to show them a goooood, well-rounded trip to Los Angeles. in the course of a week we, went to jimmy kimmel and saw the old, crummy, annoying bachelor jason mesnick and his new wife molly, attended an oscar party that my neighbor had, complete with a red carpet and all, went horseback riding in the hollywood hills, and almost died mind you while my 'wild mustang' pretty much attempted to dump me off the edge of the canyon, went to a jay leno taping, watched the sunset on the beach in santa monica, drank wine on the beach in malibu topped off with margarita's in venice and to end the fabulous trip with a bang, graced the tattoo/piercing parlor on melrose with our presence...yeppers, all in the same night. :) ella got her nose pierced while her friends got their navels. and, yes, my whole family is out to get me but, chances are, they'll never find me. hehe needless to say, it has been a VERY eventful past two weeks and I AM FULFILLED. 

jumpingforjoy...again.

xxL