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11.27.2011

Thankful Hearts





Court and I spent Thanksgiving with la familia Yazzie. We put our faith in Martha Stewart for a cranberry sauce and a brussel sprout recipe and she delivered as usual. We spent the rest of the evening heckling  the latest Pirates movie and Captain America. I think we concluded that Captain America was a mash up of Independence Day/Inglorious Bastards/Men In Black and Star Wars.

We decided to shop for food the day before Thanksgiving. You know, to keep it exciting. Yikes! We drove all the way to Rosemead to shop at Walmart. The Rosemead/Alhambra area is predominately Chinese and I was anticipating that the majority of the population would be shopping elsewhere, as Walmart does not have a great selection of exotic food. I'll have you know I was right. It was not really that crowded. Plus its cleaner and bigger outside of Los Angeles. The Walmart in Van Nuys is over crowded and smells like a carnival. The Walmart on Crenshaw Blvd is also over crowded. 

We prefer the Crenshaw location as it is more exciting. It is a rare occasion when Court and I are not the ONLY two white people in the entire store. Without fail I never leave the store without;

A. a flier advertising a psychic of the Voodoo sect
B. watching someone shoplift or get arrested for shoplifting
C. having excepted Jesus into my heart followed by a group prayer


11.26.2011

Thankful Hands

Court and I have had a Thanksgiving marathon. Court was in charge of the ward Thanksgiving party this year. He asked me to do the decorating. I dug through the party supply closet at church only to find a bag of "Fall leaves" dyed in a rainbow variegation, dusted with sparkles accompanied by a few miniature scarecrows with faces too happy for one being impaled by a wooden spear. 

I went back to the drawing board and decided to use a table cloth as a stencil. I took some butcher paper and laid the tablecloth on top. Using spray paint I painted the table cloth then removed the cloth leaving behind its pattern onto of the paper. After the "table cloth" was painted on, I spray painted miniature pumpkins silver for the center pieces.



I do not fancy myself being very good at interior design and things like that but I LOVE to try. I am very grateful to have the opportunity to test out creative endeavors in a safe environment. Nobody is going to fire me if they don't like what I come up with.

Court stayed in the kitchen the whole night. What a guy!

6.19.2011

Its now or never, right?

I need to start this new blog already. No more excuses, let's do this!!! 
Lets start with something easy like my top 5 nouns, as of late.

1. Leslie Howard. Actor/Producer/director. 

Why? His relentless biting quips leave me doubled over in laughter.

2. Peony flowers.
Why? So beautiful. Their lovely colored bulbous shape.

3. Sassy Stationary. 
Why? Because the power of a hand written note can change lives.

4. Buster Keaton. 
Why? His comedy is genius & he does his own spectacular stunts. Moreover, I have a crush on him. For some strange reason I think he's hot.

5. Girls Names. 
Why? Who doesn't love surf rock? 

1. All Posters
2. Once Wed
3. Etsy
4. Buster Keaton
5.Tough Love Records