doctor's note

How did it get so late so soon?

    It's night before it's afternoon.
      December is here before it's June.
    My goodness how the time has flewn.
          How did it get so late so soon?
                     ~Dr. Seuss

just a little blirb i found while searching for inspirational quotes in relevance to ''high school graduation.'' because well, even as hard as it is for me to believe, my 18 year old 'little brother' will be graduating in may, and leaving for college. currrazzzy. once again, time flies. it's a fact. not sure where it flies to or why it never repeats itself, but it definitely leaves a strong sense of mystery along the way. or is it satisfaction? maybe a bit of both. after all, i guess that is the very thing that makes life so grand. the unknowing trek that leads to hindsight which leads to understanding and wisdom, which is all discovered through.......time. 

LAST WEEK OF APRIL... enjoy! (i mean, reallllly? april is gone? what?) my point exactly.

xxL

countdown to hometown:

19 days!

sittin on dogs.

happy sunday peeps!

just sittin on little lucie bell today :). we're gonna go for a walk. but first, she wanted to pose for a quick snap shot. she says hi! gladly spending my day with her in the hood. gonna walk to the park! love to all.

xxL and L (lyd and lucie)

project saturday.

HOWDY DO!

i was lucky enough to have my saturday off today. :) no work...all play. it has been a beautiful sunny day and i didn't want it to go to waste. soooo, i decided to declare today, 'project saturday.' 

we have an area in downtown LA that is ohhh so nasty and ohhh so trashy, it's beautiful. it's known as the fashion district and everything is dirt cheap. which is the very reason i go there at least once a week. you would be amazed at the things you could find there. seriously, a store for every piece of a piece you could think of. it's really similar to china town in NY but, a little more raw. there are tons of factories and sweatshops near by and FIDM, the fashion school so, it is quite convenient to have in the area. you name it, cheap fabric stores, bead stores, button stores, shoe stores, sunglass stores, luggage stores, blah blah blah, the list goes on. anywayzzz... i have been meaning to make a special earring for me and my roomie for quite sometime, and just haven't gotten around to doing so. well, today was the day. i went to the feather store (yes, i said it), there is a store devoted solely to feathers called Mother Pluckers, followed by the beads and trimming shop, got my goods, came home and got to work! in about 20 minutes i came up with my new original BIG ORANGE feather earring. :) a little premature for football season, but enough to get me excited for gamedays this fall! go me. go vols.

VOILA! it's quite a joy. take a gander! 

xxL

COUNTDOWN TO HOMETOWN:

20 DAYS!

party shirt :)

first of all, let's just point out that it's friday night & yeahhh....i'm just abloggin'. :) nope, not out on the town. just abloggin'. hence the reasoning behind the PARTY SHIRT? yeppers! you see, i don't need to actually partake in the party, as long as i am wearing the ''official party shirt'', it's just the same. well, minus those loud obnoxious people around me making a huge scene and forcing me to adapt to their inhumane ways. mmhmm, all i need is the party shirt. 

sooo...it's friday, going on saturday and i'm doin guuud. being a homebody and loving it. just partyin' in my party shirt. :)

xxL 

COUNTDOWN TO TENNESSEE CALENDAR:

3 WEEKS! aka 21 DAYS! wooohooo

abscessed.

no. i didn't say, obsessed. i said, abscessed. and by that i mean, yes, my tooth. can you say TERRIBLE, MISERABLE pain?? cuz that's what i am SCREAMINg. i have been battling this little/kinda big problem for over 2 years now but didn't realize what the severity of it actually was. about a week ago, i started having severe pain on one of my back teef. (#14 to be exact). sooo i, of course, sulked in my misery and pain and expected it to just go away on its own. well, unfortunately, that didn't happen. i started running a fever of 102 for 2 days and was in the bed crying like an infant. so, with that said, i finally realized something needed to be done. problem is, a. i have no dental insurance. and b. i have no california dentist. sad life huh... long story made short, my dentist from home calls me in some meds to tame the infection that was obviously affecting my blood stream and commands me to be seen to establish the urgency of this handicapped tooth. so today was the day. after 2 weeks of being on antibiotics and thankfully experiencing less pain, i went to see the dentist! which, mind you, was the SWEETEST lady i have ever met in my life. i wanted to go home with her. but, that's beside the point. she had me x-rayed and walked me through the informative process of how a tooth becomes abscessed. sure enough, my little #14 will most definitely require a root canal. it's probably gonna hurt like hell but, i think it deserves a new life. it's all about second chances people.

so, this thursday seems like a bore fest?? noooooo. i walked away with a new toothbrush and toothpaste! 

p.s. dear JOSIE, this seems most appropriate for you. it's a dedication to you...consider it a welcome hug to my blog. :) 

xxL

topic of discussion:

yeahhh...

i know i talk about it a lot. but, it's important to me. 

get it? love.

xxL

easter love.

little bunny foo foo hoppin through the forest, scoopin up the field mice and boppin em on the head. :)

happy easter to allllllllllllll you precious, dear peeps. i am looking forward to a beautiful sunday with church, my best friends, proceeded with brunch in Laguna Beach. yeah... that sounds about as close to perfect that easter sunday can be. it would be 100% perfect with my family and 1175 mountain road but, i'll get by with the love we share through the phone lines. 

easter love.

xxL

bunny tales.

of course, i alwayyyys get excited when i have mail!... like physical, envelope in hand sealed, signed, and addressed kind of mail. one reason being, these days, it seems so obsolete! everyone is always emailing or messaging online or texting or whatever. i like to call that the fast and lazy way out. :) no but really...i love to get something with my name on it in the mailbox. especially from my momma and even more especially for the holidays! so today, i received a little white envelope with my name on it, from marthy, & with a smile on my face, i open my sweet easter card that reads,

"The moment was bittersweet when the bunny realized Easter was not about him... (inside) It's all about Jesus!" 

:) gots ta love that. as the easter bunny sits in church with his little green basket of eggs and cute little red suspenders he discovers that... he is no longer the reason for the season. hehe it puts things in a humorous perspective but in all reality, it is HIM, being JESUS, that we celebrate this weekend. i will say i am sooo thankful for his painful sacrifices. it is unimaginable to think of the love he had for each of us, even before we were here, and for that i am blessed. happy easter my friends! 

"It is true! The Lord has risen." Luke 24:34

xxL 

bunnies and tutu's.

HAPPPPPPPPPPPY 1st day of April! i'm diggin this photo. & i am officially considering it my inspiration for spring. :) i feel it. although, we don't really have a spring in cali, i KNOW it's happening. it's in my bonnnnnes. not to mention, my mom and sis give me an update on how BEAUTIful the weather is in Tennessee literally, every hour. i kinda miss the excitement of a new fresh start. unlike here where it goes from cold and rainy to hot and sunny like lickety split! spring time is always my favorite time. like, starting new...a cleansing and riddance of cold and bitter to a welcoming of fresh, cheerful, sunny days. i look forward to this month and will hold on to it tight like a teddy. 

1st words that come to mind on this 1st day of April:::

pink.flower. floral. tutu. lace. spiders. freckles. grassy. curly. cartwheels. chirpy. birdy. blooms. 

bye.

xxL