Tony’s stepsister Steph and her husband Steve are both beautiful humans and musicians, and they have generously offered to share their talents for our wedding. I am so excited, especially because we had such an amazing time at their perfect wedding in Idaho this summer. They’ll be playing for the 30 minutes of guest arrivals, as well as the processional, and bride’s entrance. They can play pretty much anything, but Steve suggested we narrow things down to the acoustic guitar and, possibly, the banjo. To say my dad is thrilled is an understatement. He’s obsessed with the banjo. He’ll tell you he can even play it, but I haven’t seen evidence of that... Although he says he played for me when I was a kid, I must have been too young to remember. But anything with the banjo really touches his soul.View Article
Monthly Archives: March 2015
This past Saturday, I got to be Tony’s date to Nickelodeon’s 2015 Kids' Choice Awards. The inner 12-year-old in me was freaking out. If you’d told that chubby girl with a bad perm and a love for denim skorts, feverishly dialing to vote for "Kenan & Kel," that she would one day be the arm candy of a Nickelodeon star on the orange carpet, she would have lost her mind.View Article
It's been a while since I've posted in the j'adorable things series, so here is a month's worth of happiness! Tony and I are looking forward to a weekend packed with exciting work events (he'll be live Tweeting the Hart of Dixie finale tonight, and keep an eye on Instagram tomorrow!) And, I will be going on my first camping trip as an adult. Stay tuned to hear how that pans out... Have the happiest weekend!View Article
Nickelodeon and Paramount announced the full cast of "School of Rock" today! Breanna Yde is set as Tomika, Jade Pettyjohn as Summer, Ricardo Hurtado as Freddy, Lance Lim as Zack, and Aidan Miner as Lawrence. And they are AWESOME. I actually met Jade a few years ago, when she starred in "Prodigal," a short film my roommate and friend Ben Grayson co-wrote and directed and I executive produced. (She was as talented, sweet and professional then as she is now.) All of the kids are talented, sweet and professional; Tony lucked out big time, landing this group for his co-stars. Every day he comes home from work, he’s bubbling about how great they are and how fun his job is. He loves working with them.View Article
I can't afford to go to Urth Caffe every morning (nor do I like to get out of my pajamas every morning), and so my solution is to make a "fancy coffee drink" at home. It's on my list to learn how to make my own almond milk like all those girls on Pinterest who seem to have their lives together, but for now, baby steps... I'm mixing store-bought almond milk with Matcha Green Tea Powder to create a green tea latte.View Article
I didn't think there could be a better day than Christmas... But then I heard today is NATIONAL PUPPY DAY!!!!! I don't understand why people don't get this holiday off work, so we can roam the streets saving puppies who need homes and forcing our dogs to snuggle. In my heart of hearts, I am an animal hoarder. Were it not for Tony, I would probably (definitely) have an illegal number of dogs. (We're currently at the legal limit with three.) I want all the puppies. My uncle is a veterinarian and my aunt instilled a passion for pet rescue in me at an early age. My dogs are my children. So, in honor of National Puppy Day, I'm celebrating by sharing these photos of our three puppers and reminiscing about one of the greatest days of my life thus far... The day I adopted Maggie "Fats" Magee while Tony was in Vegas at a bachelor party! (Sorry, Tony. NO REGRETS.)View Article
I'm in the midst of an epic love affair with the Hotel Saint Cecilia. Tony and I recently stayed there on our trip to Austin, became obsessed and now I live there in my dreams. They didn't pay me to write this, but they did give Tony and me the dopest room upgrade of all time to a three bedroom suite, complete with a private entrance, two porches and an outdoor shower. Naturally, a once in a lifetime gift like that calls for a photo shoot! (Pretty much anything in life calls for a photo shoot, in my book. If it's not on Instagram, did it ever really even happen??)View Article