Home SWEET Home!

I just booked my trip home to my little tiny hometown Placerville.

(Also known as the pit stop between Sacramento and Tahoe with the In N Out)

I'll fly up for 10 days, visit with Grandma & Grandpa, eat an amazing Thanksgiving dinner, take a trip up to Tahoe, maybe ski and snowboard with my little brothers, go to the Main Street Christmas tree lighting, and visit with a few old friends. Hopefully it will still look similar to this...

My kitties love each other so much, they give hugs.

Let the countdown begin.... 12 days!

November Summer Nights

A picture is worth a thousand words...

Your life is no more or less important than anyone else's.

i LOVE her

Blogging 101 in 2010

Note to self: this whole blogging thing is much more creative and advanced than it was a year ago. I guess time flies when you're having fun. Not that I'm not having fun now... It's just with all new amazing and fun people I've managed to meet over the past year.

Rewind a year ago and my world involved Shea, Brent, Riley, and Cory.

Shea is still around almost everyday so nothing is new there except her boyfriend Tyler moving to town and joining the group.

Brent is still away at school in Chicago but he will be coming to visit SD this December!

Riley is now engaged and I can't wait to do her engagement pictures.

Cory is no longer but we're slowly figuring out the whole friends thing.

Mandy came to VP and joined the circle along with Steven. They both LOVE It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and I have to say, it is pretty funny. Nobody does impressions of them as good as Steven can... Check out the best clip EVER! And Mandy's ringtone is always good for a laugh.

Next, there is Amanda. She's done my hair for a while, but we've managed to make it a habit to go to Taco Tuesdays, recite the entire Hangover movie to each other and still find it funny, and have quality girl time.

And then there is Brittney, Taylor, and Daniella who are always down to go out and take over the streets of Carlsbad.

Kayce and I have made it a habit to always embrace our Thursday nights with Pizza Port, The Bottle Shop, and a good local softball game. We also occupy our time together with coaster rides, downtown outings, and occasionally good margarita or two.

Suzanne and Danielle are also two of my favorites. A night with them is always unforgettable and you never know what we may decide to do...

There's a few others and more are added to the list with each new adventure.

As for now, I am happy to be getting back into my blogging habits, enjoying this weird weather, and loving San Diego.

Your life is perfect as it is, if you live it with your heart wide open.

xOxO

JB

Slow Down Life!

So I've been MIA for like the last month. Let's rewind time and I'll fill you in on all the little details.

Where to begin...?

How about the Wave House team party.

It was pretty much a night to remember. We ate lots of good food, had lots of good drinks, plus a shot or two, listened to some reggae music, met Brent's friend Stephen, and rode all the crazy roller coasters!

Pictures are still surfacing, but you get the general idea. We rode all the rides, even the ones we said we wouldn't and then ended up getting home to the beach house around 2 a.m. 

The next morning a few of us managed to wake up and go to work. I think we were dragging a little bit...or a lot, but we got through the day.

Next, was Brentley's last day. It was a sad day for all. He had to leave and go back to Chicago where all of his other friends are. We had said our goodbye's and he gave us our CD which is pretty much a soundtrack of this summer, and then off he went.  The girls and I are planning a trip to Chicago to go visit him soon. Until then, we'll remember him with this lovely picture...

Next, was a girls night in with some movies including Taken and the best one of all, Hannah Montana! It was actually pretty good and had a really good soundtrack.

Later that week, Riley invited me to go see WICKED!

It was AMAZING! It had such a good soundtrack and the show was awesome. My favorite part was when Elphaba was flying. You'll just have to see for yourself. Here are some of the pictures from our adventure...

Next on my list is The Lion King coming this Oct.-Nov.

I think I've covered all the key points from the past two weeks. 

Some minor details...

I'm going to SB in less than a month!

Rachel sent me some charlie brown boxers in a tin shaped like Snoopy's dog house which I love!

Shea and Riley and I went to breakfast the other morning and listened to the Wicked soundtrack and then got a call from Brent while he was walking to his new apartment.

My dad had surgery on his back and all went well. Yay dad!

My cousins and brothers are back in school. 

John got his DRIVING PERMIT! Watch out Placerville!

And Cory and I have officially been together for a whole month. 

For now, I'm going to go layout by the pool and hopefully get some kind of a tan since I haven't seen the sun in forever.

XoXo jB

My B E A U TIFUL llittle COUSIN

She's only in 7th grade... Don't even bother, boys!

I'll be photographing her whole family next month. So excited!

Happy Monday :)

xOxO

jB

Sneak Peek

of some Wave House fun where our team party will be this Friday!

(Boyfriend on the left)

XoXo jB

Sleepy Sleepy

It's finally time to catch up on some MUCH needed sleep after a quick trip to Napa, some beach house fun, and time with the boyfriend. I guess it's a good thing I'm not going up to SB for FIESTA. Although, I may try and squeeze it into the mix somehow. It's just not right to be a former SB local and miss out on FIESTA.

Wait. Scratch that. Reverse it.

...Did I just say boyfriend?

Details coming soon...

(We need a good pic together before I can post anything more.)

XoXo jB

Meet My Other 3

1. Brent Beavers (Noun, Brent B-eev-er-z) also known as Prancing Beavers.

He was born in 1990 (haha)

He goes to DePaul in Chicago so that when he grows up one day he can be a stage manager.

Likes: Anything black blue or grey. Hot dogs. And the movie,  The Ugly Truth.

Hobbies: Boy shopping at A&F and Hollister with us girls, going on FroYo dates, jet skiing and rocking out to Pink in his car with us.

Talents: Can do fabulous voice impressions of others.

Side Note: He's colorblind.

2. Shea Green (Noun, Sh-A Gr-ee-n) Or as we call her, shEa.

She's 20 and grew up in Lakeside

She will be attending Grossmont College this fall.

Likes: Carne Asada Burritos. Volleyball. Cute Boys. Spicy Cheetos. Dr. Pepper. And the movie, The Hangover.

Hobbies: Concerts, Family Pool Days, Going to the Beach House, Shopping, and just about anything including the 3 of us.

Talents: She can juggle and beat up boys.

Side Note: We both took the color test and we're both Orange.

3. Riley Cameron (Noun, Ri-ley Cam-eron) Also answers to RED.

She's 21 (Yay a going out buddy) and from Lakeside.

She will be going back to school this fall.

Likes: A good drink. Cute boys. Strawberry smoothies from The Grubbery. Shopping. And Harry Potter movies.

Hobbies: Concerts, Taking Bailey, her dog, to Dog Beach and having to chase after him in the ocean, Camping, Fishing with her dad and bro, and Drunk Dialing.

Talents: We're still trying to determine this one but she is good at defying our clothing memos. We all wore black and white and she decided to "Be unique with a pop of color" and show up in yellow. 

Side Note: It looks like she'll be my future roommate.

Team VP Nicknames that you should know...

(For those of you incompetent bloggers, click on VP for more info...)

Brent = Prancing Beavers

Shea = Tiny Sparrow

Riley = Red

Julianne = Luda

Katie = Chipmunk

Patrick = Brown Bear

Sam = Suave Rica

Angela = Momma Theresa

Lori = Cougar

Christi = FroYo

Chelsea = North Park

Craig = Groovin Dude

Stacey = Duchess

Daniel = Duke

We go shopping at furniture stores together.

Brent has temporary tattoos of us on his arm.

And this is pre Spice Girl's video making in Brent's car.

(Video coming soon.)

JK it's right after we got a flat tire in Shea's car and a creepy old man pulled over to help us. Yay for surviving the creepers and making it to the birthday party at 11 P.M.!

Only 2 and a half more weeks of us being altogether...Then we'll just have to venture out to Chicago.

Happy Thursday!

XoXo jB

Beachness

I haven't actually gone swimming in the ocean for a while but decided to go for it today with my little cousins. The water was warm and the weather wasn't terribly hot. I still got sunburned :( Now Brent and I will be matching tomorrow at work and probably be fighting over the bottle of Aloe we keep in the studio. Haha. Yay for casual Fridays! 

Only 2 more days until Slightly Stoopid/Snoop Dogg concert! The 4 of us girls all got matching shirts and plan to dominate the lawn in section G, so if you're there, you'll know where to find us.

XoXo jB

Just For Fun

Yay for Fridays! 

XoXo jB

When It Rains, It Pours.

Tonight was like a blast from the past. I talked to a few friends from Santa Barbara that I used to go to school with and hadn't talked to in a long time. It was good to catch up and totally unexpected. 

The title, When It Rains, It Pours, came from my good friend Carrie. We were talking about how when something goes really well, everything else goes well. But when nothing is going on, it tends to stay that way for a while.  Funny how things work themselves out sometimes. I can only hope for what comes next :)

I talked to my Uncle Lew tonight for a few hours. (He's more like a second dad nowadays.) He told me his plan for meeting any future boyfriends of mine, something involving a questionnaire, his shotgun, and making sure he opens EVERY door for me. Not to mention, my Dad, brothers, and cousins who are all in on it with him. They talk a big game, but I have yet to see them act on it. 

I've got a busy summer planned ahead so far. It looks like I'll be going jet skiing with Brent, Shea, and Riley this Sunday. Then we're all going to the Slightly Stoopid/Snoop Dogg concert the weekend of the 25th, then I'm going to Napa with the cousins, and then it's Fiesta in SB. Fiesta is one of my most favorite events in SB. It's one big street party with good greasy mexican food, Coronas and lime everywhere, and dancing and confetti 24/7 for 5 whole days. 

I'll also be going up there for my cousin Michael's wedding in September. It will be like one big family reunion. We're already planning to renting some of those 6 person bikes and cruising the beach like all the other tourists do, and hitting up Freebirds and Yogurtland when we're hanging out at the beach and walking down State Street all day.

I think this is the longest I've gone since living here without taking any pictures. I'll have to work on that and post some up soon. Til then, I'm going to finish watching Superbad and get more quotes to send Denise during the day. We watched that movie in the theater together when it first came out and then when I bought it, we had a slumber party in our old apartment living room and watched it again. We're cool like that. The best part is at the end when they say "I love you." "Samsies." That's totally us. 

Love you D & Goodnight world.

XoXo jB

Independence Day

I celebrated America's birthday by going to my friend Brent's house. We also ventured over to Shea's for a few hours. She lives in Lakeside and we'd never been so we decided to check it out. 5 dirt roads later, and much trespassing on random people's properties, we found it. She had to come find us to lead us to the right house but we eventually made it. We were greeted with her awesome family,  had some good food, and a fun time. Then we went back to Brent's for some swimming. His parent's made us tons of good food for dinner and then off to the fireworks show we went. Our night was complete by blankets on the roof of his car, the disney show music in the background, and a good fireworks show. Then we went home for some facebooking, some downloading of orchestra music, and video making of him dancing to post on Shea and Riley's walls...

Check it out below.

Encinitas Beach

Last weekend, I ventured out to Encinitas Beach to celebrate my cousin's 12th birthday. The day consisted of: 17 girls, one all day concert featuring Switchfoot and other local bands, hundreds of people, good weather, and lots of fun.

While I was wandering around I managed to take a few pictures, most of which I didn't even look through the lens before snapping the shutter... Therefore, what you see below is all random, uncut, and raw footage of the day. Enjoy.

Happy Birthday Katie!

The Case of the Bellybutton...

So I was eating breakfast this morning and my little cousins joined me at the table with their hot chocolate. As we were sitting there enjoying the morning, my littlest cousin, Julia, lifted up her dress and said, "Look Julianne, I taped a quarter over my bellybutton to make it an inny." Sure enough, when I looked at her bellybutton, there was a plastic quarter over it secured with a big piece of clear packaging tape. It was the cutest and most funny thing I've seen a five year old do in a while... You can take a peek below for yourself.

A new season calls for a new look.

After contemplating what to do with my long hair and it's half grown out highlights, I decided to switch it up a bit. I went to Ulta and got the best stylist there, Roxanne. She did work wonders. I got rid of my split ends, brown roots, and got some bangs. 

When I text my brother to tell him, he wrote back, "Cool. I bet you look like Lady Gaga." No comment. So far the rest of the responses have all been good, other than the one from Rachel telling me that I look older. No worries though, I'm assuming I finally look my age for once, rather than 4 years younger...Or so I hope.

The other 2 girls in the picture are my cousins. Faith, the one on the left, thought I was wearing a wig when I got home. I guess it is kind of a big difference...

Change is good every once in a while.  Now I'm just anxious for this Friday :)