Tony and I had a super low-key weekend catching up on some much-needed sleep and getting addicted to our new TV obsession, "The Fall." (If you like well-written shows, creepy serial killer storylines and interesting female protagonists, this show is for you!) We had sushi two nights in a row, I (probably) gained all of the weight I lost during last week's nightmare juice cleanse (I'm scared to weigh myself) and I tried to get a grip on my seemingly endless list of wedding planning tasks. If you're wanting to work this Monday as much as I am (which is not at all), here are some distractions to get into instead!View Article
To celebrate the end of my godforsaken juice cleanse, I'm sharing THE GREATEST CUPCAKE RECIPE IN THE HISTORY OF CUPCAKES. I'm not just saying that just because I've eaten nothing but pureed plants for the past three days, although I will admit I was so hungry when I woke up this morning anything sounded delicious (I already wrote about dog food.) I'm saying that because these are truly the yummiest cupcakes I've ever baked, which Tony and the kids of School of Rock will back me up on... I made them last Friday when we had the kids over for a pizza party and screening of Austin Powers (they'd never seen it! We introduced them to both Austin and Elizabeth Hurley. I don't think their worlds will ever be the same.) The kids all said the frosting tastes like ice cream and Tony (who doesn't even like chocolate that much) ate three of them. Throwing the last two away mid-cleanse broke my heart.View Article
On the last day of my juice cleanse. Wrote more cohesively about Day 1 + Day 2. Can't think straight now. Trying to sleep as much as possible, so I can just wake up when it's over. Dogs are eating their breakfast right now. The smell and sounds of them chewing are making me drool. The inside of my mind is a foggy fever dream that looks sort of like this...View Article
Threw these cupcakes from last Friday away because it hurt to look at them. Stared at them in the garbage for a long time. Took a picture and made art. Still thinking about cupcakes... Can you tell I started my first juice cleanse yesterday?? (I don't DO juice cleanses. You can read my feelings on them in yesterday's post.) Day Two update on how I am surviving...View Article
I’ve lived in L.A. long enough. It’s time for me to embrace the culture, become a part of the cliché. I’m going on a juice cleanse. This will be my own personal “Heart of Darkness,” my "Apocalypse Now." I’m about to descend into madness. Only my obsession won’t be Kurtz, it will be fitting into my wedding dress. “Bridezilla” is sort of like mad cow disease for humans, and I’ve caught it. My wedding is a little over 3 months away. It’s time to go big, go hard or go home (*insert lots of other sports references here.) I just want to weigh what my driver’s license says I weigh. And for my face to glow in a way that is difficult to achieve with the amount of salt and fried things I consume.View Article
Tony and I are in the midst of updating our house with some minor remodeling and redecorating. I've lived here since 2010, and have outgrown my obsessive passion for studded everything. (Also, the dogs have chewed up a lot of things.) It's time for a facelift. It all started this summer, when I had a nervous breakdown before our engagement party and thought repainting our blue accent walls grey would make me feel better. Now, I'm slowly turning into William Randolph Hearst; as soon as we finish one project, I start brainstorming what to transform next. Tony is loving it. (*This is a lie. But he's being a really good sport.) I'll be sharing pictures of the finished projects on the blog over the coming months, starting with yesterday's sweet snags at the Rose Bowl Flea Market.View Article
This Easter was the first year I spent the holiday without my parents. (We're a pretty tight-knit family. They visit at least once a month with their two giant beast-dogs, and usually stay for a week. The fact that Tony is not only cool with this, but says he likes it, is reason #13,305 I can't wait to marry him.) So, this year we decided to worship at the church of Hollywood douchebags, Soho House, with my brother Billy and godbrother Tommy. We ogled famous people, stuffed our faces with chocolate croissants, various meats, pasta, cake and ice cream (because it's not like I have to fit in a wedding dress in less than four months), and pulled over for this photo shoot on the way home (that's why the dress is wrinkled, and has a few butter stains. Sorry.) This is our favorite spot in our neighborhood in the hills, where we try to walk our dogs every day. I love it because of the view, and also because I have to walk past JC Chasez's house to get there and sometimes he says hi to me. Tony bought me this beautiful dress at the Topshop Coachella event we went to last week, and I can't wait to wear it to death this spring...View Article