Allergy Season

Well it's THAT time of year again. Allergy season. Ugh. Same story as this time last year. I've been changing the sheets regularly, we just changed our carpet not too long ago, so the only thing I can think of is maybe it's time for a new mattress. But then again, I have the allergies no matter where I sleep. So I don't know. For now, more caffeine!

As for the rest of life, things are good. After the Vegas girls' trip, I had a hard time getting back into the swing of things with working out and eating right. I guess I didn't want vacation to end... But I'm getting there. Oh, and I got hired as an assistant photographer for a wedding last weekend! That was a great experience for me, as there is a LOT more that goes into it than I realized. The photographer I worked with was very insightful and taught me a few important things about wedding photography. I hope to work with her again before taking on my first wedding as the lead photographer in September!

Things are just plugging along!

Iron Man 2

This one was pretty much what I expected. I didn't like it as much as the first, but it was still pretty good for a sequel. I kind of wish it had more action! There were some cool scenes throughout, but a LOT of story line. Robert Downey, Jr. was great and I loved John Favreau too. He had some of the best lines! (I'd give myself the best lines if I was directing too.) And they set it up brilliantly for The Avengers. I'm not a comic book nerd, but I am excited for more of these movies.

Super unrealistic. (Stark builds a machine that creates a new ELEMENT in a short amount of time, yet his super computer can't trace a phone call in the same city in under 30 seconds...Kind of funny.) But you knew it was going to be, right?

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

This past weekend, after many months of anticipation, I took a trip with my girlfriends to Las Vegas. I will say that this was not my first choice of location, simply because... well, I go to Vegas a lot. And I've been craving new places. But it was really the easiest vacation to plan and we could drive there. So Vegas won.

And as much as I resisted enjoying Las Vegas for the ???th time, I couldn't help but have fun. Typically, I go to Vegas with my husband. As much fun as I have with him, I usually gamble for about 1/2 an hour and then I'm ready to go home. With my girlfriends, there was a whole different vibe. We ate at fancy restaurants, stayed in a beautiful resort, got waited on by the pool, took in a spa day... It was a truly a vacation. And I enjoyed every minute.

Room with a View

All dolled up for a night out at Thunder From Down Under & Club AriaLemonade in a PINEAPPLE? Yes, please!

Fancy dinner and dessert at BouchonRed Rock Hike
Weirdly awesome Fremont StreetSerendipity 3Our last night... we took naps and then played Would You Rather at the hotel bar.

I think it was determined that we need to do stuff like this a lot more often...

Month #4

Well the last month has had its up and its downs. Its been busy and its been boring. I went for about a week where I lost my will to live, but I'm back to regular ol' me. (Don't quite know where that came from but we all have our moments.)

April in a nutshell:

* Had a (very) mini High School reunion. Not many people were there, but a few of my favorites showed up. It was really fun to get reacquainted and reminisce about the old days.

* Poker night with our buddies.
* Booked a couple of photography jobs, so I'm very happy (and relieved).

* Went to a good friend's wedding. As usual, I basically attended the wedding alone because my husband is so popular, he gets asked to be in the wedding party EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.

* Took some cat naps with my fat cat.

* Worked from home editing photos for the reality show that my husband is working on.

* Had a shopping day with my gal pals to prepare for our upcoming Vegas trip! Just a few days 'til we are outta here!

* Attended a couple photography workshops that taught me a lot.

* Had weekend workouts with my girlfriends to prepare for bathing suit season. Although it didn't prepare me enough. I need to buy one for this weekend and I DON'T WANNA!

* Went to a Jimmy Kimmel Live taping.

* Hit the 6-mile mark in my 10K training! I still can't believe it myself. Although, since I've almost accomplished my goal, I have been losing some of my motivation to keep going. I haven't lost any weight, which is just annoying. The weather has been getting hot so that makes it really uncomfortable. Besides, running is just so dang hard... But I must keep plugging along. Hopefully it will get easier one of these days.

* Watched a lot of TV. Mostly the reruns they play on TBS.

* My brother, sister & nephew came for another visit. It was really fun. We ate a LOT. We went to a Dodger game. We went to the Natural History Museum. We watched a bunch of movies. We drove up the coast in a convertible. I loved it and really didn't want them to leave.

Month #4 ain't over yet!

Kick-Ass

Dude.

This movie was NOT what I expected. At ALL. Based on the cast and the one commercial I saw, I figured it was going to be a comedy. And I guess in away it was. Like maybe a dark comedy? But it had a lot of swearing, a lot of blood and a lot of action. And it was pretty awesome. The only way to describe it is actually "Kick-Ass". So it lives up to its title. A little long for my taste, but it was a fun ride. And it was a crowd-pleaser for sure. Geeks and action junkies alike will enjoy it.

Even though I despise Nic Cage in 90% of his movies, I loved his character in this.