diamond's AREN'T a girl's best friend

there are two types of people in this word.
those who love neil diamond

and those who don't.
-what about bob?

tonight's IDOL remided me of a gig i did for NYU with neil diamond.
NYU was honoring him for ....well....NOT graduating, but attending for one year. whoopee!
he opened for me and 5 other students (we had a kickin' live band, fireworks, and confetti cannons! hip hip!)
he sang "sweet caroline" and "coming to america" to a REALLY bad karaoke track.....at the end of his rousing performance (he looked like the mr burns from the simpsons) he gingerly took off his jacket in complete "rocker" delight and threw it into the confused student crowd.

shortly after, he summoned one of the security guards to find the aforementioned jacket .

he'd left his bifocals in the pocket.

busy girl

sorry friends...

i'm silly busy, lately...

but new posts to come...

i promise.

look forward to:

my debut @ carnegie hall w/the ny pops and tony bennett
frank wildhorn's bonnie and clyde reading
np's
bff d.d. adventures
bubby's
sample sale report
photo booth pictures
debut as miss lynch (tonight thru thursday. what a break!!!)

so much to say, so little time.

me on stage @ carnegie hall with peek-a-boo G's

step out.

while killing time before physical therapy, i happened upon steve madden

-don't usually go there. blisters. not gorgeously crafted...

but...

aren't those treasure's fun? and there were more... i was tired of pulling them for the post.. LAZY!

then.......

s, my physical therapist, told me i'm banned from flip flops.....

so... i'm pretty sure i'll end up in these

my mom will die. 

HEY, i'm a crunchy yoga teacher who walks loads of blocks in nyc!!! 

lay off!!!

turns out....

nuggets with pink hair are dude magnets (good, bad, and ugly).

conversation starter.

him: "hey! your dog has pink hair!"

me: "yup."

stella maraschino nani nugget hill as pictured with bff auntie worthina

i've got a MEAN backhand.

s'weird... this EXACTLY what was in my bag today... 

cept my sunglasses are MUCH cooler..

now that B and i have successfully made it to the courts 2x's in one week, we can officially call ourselves tennis players....

(pat on back)

i'm HORRIBLE, but eager. 

i'm finding it's REAL hard to be bad at something........

photo stolen from nic

flesh colored hair

creeps me out. 

suddenly everywhere i look, i see a flesh toned mop.

sick. 

greasers at bat

few things are more ironic than a bunch of theatre geeks playing in a baseball league.

SPRING IS HERE

broadway softball league is in full swing. 

looks like i'm not wearing clothes.....a tank top (had a fitting)... SN and I with the Johnson's

Crumcake @ bat

SN with her aunties

this is tense, folks....

i'm proud to say our greasers gutted those little mermaids for a HUGE victory!!!

looking forward to playing next week.... haven't played softball since elementary. 

could be scary. 

the coco helado lady.

love me some mango and coconut helado

these fine folks are on many a street corner on a sunny day

and for $1 of slushy goodness, i say gracias, amigos!!

sorority B6

 3 ensemble females + 2 swings = the B6 (that's our dressing room #) sorority

we do fun things.

like see carrie underwood and keith urban @ madison square garden

even though he flat irons his hair like a TB, i still think keith is highly sexy....

on monday, we saw chelsea handler @ caroline's comedy club

she's friggin HI-larious.

we ate @ ruby foo's. yum. yum.

i'd rather have you

some tunes belong to FB's. 

some ARTISTS belong to FB's

--these artists drum up many memories (good and bad and many so long ago) for me--

i'm gonna try to move past that and listen to two LONG TIME favorites who dropped yummy records this week....

tristan 

sounds like a beach (used to be/still is jason mraz's gf)

insightful lyrics, catchy melodies

the weepies

old albums sound like boston to me. 

this sounds like spring in chelsea (maybe cause i was there when i first gave her a listen)

fb's may have taken pieces of my heart, but they can't have my tunes. 

words of wisdom

what's it like being single?

i like it. 

i like starting each day with a sense of possibility.

and i'm optimistic because every day, i get a little more desperate....

and desperate situations yield the quickest results.

-michael scott

happy passover!

in honor of the chosen people, i ate some dark chocolate dipped matzoh and REALLY missed your presence @ our matinee...the city was SO dead.

trust me, NOTHING beats the jewish matinee crowd. 

l'chaim! 

you turn me inside out.

my new friend, jen, turned me on to mz wallace

these gorgeous bags are lightweight (for traveling/nyc life) so they won't dig into your shoulder, stain resistant, adorned with colorful insides and a market purse. 

this girl has hot pink insides. love love love it. 

 i really want one of these....but i also want a bike... think the bike may win....

ahimsa-sanskrit for non-violence

while my new fav person, brandi, and i waited in the endless line at the shake shack (it was a PERFECT shacking day yesterday) , our matching puppies got semi-close to this wretched couple in front of us. ...... 

the fluffy maltese nuggets didn't even touch the ugly pair when the woman screamed at them then proceeded to talk VERY loudly about how if the dogs went near her again, she was going to inflict animal cruelty by piercing their eyes out with her earring post.......the dog threats/insults kept coming the entire 30 min wait. 

wow.

b was hurt but i just laughed. and laughed. and laughed. 

because, well..... you're at the shake shack, honey. an outdoor eatery where dogs and kids are welcome. 

and..... 

CLEARLY, that yoga mat (in the barney's yoga mat case) slung on your hateful back, isn't doing you much good.

namaste, bitches*

waddale atcha waddale atcha doodle e doo

when i was wee, mom used to buy summer huaraches for me

frye makes a lovely updated pair

the toothpick and the whale

i once dated a man who i called "the toothpick" 

because he made me feel like a whale.

 when i wrapped my arms around him in a hug, 

they would wrap around his body then reach back and slap my own back. 

and THAT is just too skinny....

nicole's pretty pictures

i love this shoot, nicole

maybe nicole would shoot me like this if only i was as skinny/pretty as our paigey

i've been tagged....or whatever that means....

Four things you may not know about  me: (or maybe you do.... if you read this blog)

 A) Four places I go over and over: 

pier 83 dog run, bloomingdale's, shake shack, brooks atkinson theatre, reforming NY pilates 

 B) Four people who e-mail me: 
anyone who comments on the blog (don't be a lurker, now..), dad, dhyana, nicole

 C) Four of my favorite foods: 
bloomingdale's fro yo, dark chocolate, teriyaki chicken pizza, anything mom or nicole make

 D) Four places I would rather be right now: 
laying on a cute man's chest, italy, lake powell, maui

 E) Four people I think will respond: 

nicole, dhyana, nina, kara

 (F) Four movies I would watch over and over: 

shakespeare in love, romy and michelle's high school reunion, sleepless in seattle, natnl lampoon's christmas vacation

 G) Four places I have lived: 

chicago, il; east haddam, ct; orem, utah; las vegas, nv

i actually like filling these things out.... it reminds me why i'm me.

kiss me

my pre-bed routine has always included Kiehl's lip treatment

now i wear this girl during the day

love "downtown peach" but dying to try one of their 10 other tints

very kissable flavors!!!

*they should pay me for this! or give free loot!

i'm back!!!!

Stella and i have our GROOVE back!!

hi friends! 

thank you for your encouraging comments! 

the reading (with 4 of the most amazing actresses i've ever worked with) was incredibly successful. 

i would be remiss if i didn't thank a few people for making yesterday happen....

1. my chiropractor and good friend, janet shefts -Central Park Chiropractic  |212.873.8400|

who supported me @ the reading then adjusted me on the floor of Ripley Grier studio M

you're amazing. 

2. my sweet friend, Courtney, who babysat SN while mommy was working (then going out .....)

you're a life saver and stellie loves you.

3. josh groban, who helped my pre 2nd reading jitters by being a charming conversationalist, an engaging energy, and an overall fantastic person-from what i could gage from our encounter....who knows, you may be a TB in disguise, but i doubt it...

you're very handsome. 

swamped in babyland

dearest old (and new) cyber friends:

first of all, THANK YOU for reading this! who knew?! 

blogging my life is sort of exhilarating (is that why people get neked in public?)

but i'm a bit crazed this week---

i'm working on a beautiful new piece about 4 moms. i'm the young mom from queens-natch- who finds she has an autistic son, gets a divorce, remarries and has another baby. oy

needless to say, this reading + teaching yoga + grease + going out + being fabulous + girlfriend time + exercising SN+ enjoying NY spring= ZERO time for blogging. 

apologies. 

stella and i will get our groove back soon. 

photo shamelessly stolen from nicole

nina beana jellybeana

TODAY is my S3 (Nina)'s birthday!!! 

she' 21 and going on a mission!

today, she's celebrating with the fam (sans me. poor me.) in disneyland.

i'm pretty sure she and nicole are wearing tiaras and harassing cinderella .

(or cinder as they like to call her. )

21 reasons why i love T:

1. even as a toddler, she insisted upon wearing dresses and pink.

2. she used to fix her bangs before bed.

3. she can quote ANY movie after seeing it once.

4. her inner fat kid thinks like mine.

5. she is thoughtful.

6. she is compassionate.

7. she is fun.

8. she has incredible hair.

9. she can belt higher than me. she's FIERCE.

10. she wants to stop dating for 18 months.

11. she's the unofficial mayor of facebok.

12. she quotes herself.

13. her self-quotes are hilarious.

14. she makes every situation better.

15. she's sensitive.

16. she knows herself and trusts her heart.

17. she's clever.

18. SHE's the smart one. (so she thinks)

19. SHE'S A NURSE! (IJ)

20. she has more shoes than Bloomingdales.

21. she's my alter ego.

i love you teeny!!!

post carrie/burger breakup

breakup via post-it is SOOO 90's carrie bradshaw.

clearly, TEXT is the new way to break up with someone.

after all, hand written messages on post-it seem beautifully personal now.

many men ago, a TB i deeply loved broke our year long relationship via text.

it simply said:

"i just can't do it anymore. i'm sorry"

then the TB proceeded to ignore phone calls/text messages/email for the next year. 

no explanation. just that text.

seems i'm not the only one.....

my girl carrie underwood met a similar fate with too-big-for-his-britches/i-love-gossip-girl-chance crawford 

car: "we broke up over text so..... it's like peace out. "

peace out, indeed. 

amy? no. kate? no. ....it's ADELE

hope this one doesn't coke out....

love love love her.

extend THIS!

my new friend does CZJ's hair. i pretty much think she's absolute perfection (we ARE welsh sisters, after all...)so i agreed to help him wash and set her clip in extensions for her new film.....

which made me feel like 2 things:

1. a creepy superfan. i handled her HAIR!
2. and underpaid assistant (no, no dollars. i did it out of the goodnes) to an OVER paid "hair bitch" (his label, not mine) BHH

bermuda

picked this up
a must for a nyc summer
love the sailor detail
thank you, GAP

otto titsling

pretty much EVERY time i go home, my mom has a 'bra intervention'.

and since she's buying, i score her favorite (and oprah's)
le mystere

well, you should see how ratty tat tatty my last few le mystere bras are (too gruesome to be pictured) and i needed a complete overhaul.

so i found my new favorite for my budget. 2 for $49.50.
soft, beautiful shape and lined enough to protect you on a chilly night :)

lift the girls!!!

NEVER

trust a "straight" man wearing a bejeweled belt buckle

especially if he's not a cowboy.

white to me

love me some white jeans....

 looking for a pair that won't make my booty look as big as a house......

maybe not practical in nyc? 

who cares about practical. 

popcorns popped on the apricot tree

today was a perfect ny day.

sun shining, not too hot, not too cold, and not too humid!

after pilates and an emergency PT session (bless you, physioarts), SN and i hit the dog run on Pier 83 for sun and puppy love with our favorite friends D & K.

perfection continued as we soaked in the sun while eating surprisingly tasty food @ the pier pub. dining outside is such a luxury. shouldn't be, but it is. we felt lavish, stellie and i. 

 and at the pier!! heaven!

true confessions: SN and i enjoyed the shake shack last night.... two little piggys.....

hurry, hurry!

buy her while she's only $6.99

her cover of "umbrella" is sublime

and her cover is clever as is the rest of the album 

love leona

as the gays would say, "she's FIERCE!"

smell me

the sun was shining, and i was stuck in a concrete jungle.

thankfully, my friend, a, turned me on to this day at the beach......

i bought the travel size for my purse and when we went out after the show, my smell was tracked down!

find it here much cheaper than i did at sephora

falling for you

in today's matinee, i was supposed to jump from the 4 ft bar of the burger palace to the floor with the help of my dance partner who was already on the floor. 

i jump....... arms extended, ready to be caught......

next thing i know, my body is slamming on the floor with nothing to break my fall but my bootylicious broadway behind. 

ooh but that's not all.... oh, no.....

as i was falling, i took my dance partner down with me (he was an understudy, and i wasn't going alone!!!)..... ON TOP of me, really, into quite an uncompromising position.....

natch, i was laughing so hard that i couldn't get up (when uncontrollably laughing, i turn into something resembling a wet noodle).

set pieces were thrusting toward my head as my partner drug me safely to my feet. i completed the show crying with laughter and unable to sing.... at all. 

needless to say, my poor tookus is lopsided, bruised and completely swollen. 

it's a look.....

can't be sure what hurts most: my tailbone or my ego?

i'm changing myself for a man

i'm in love with roger federer. 

so i'm going to be a tennis ace, natch.  i've had a few private lessons i flirted out of a pro in chicago, but...... i'm terrible. 

let's just look at rogie some more..... isn't he so incredibly dreamy? our massage healer, russ, works on him. i'm DYING to "apprentice" for him, i'll slather on the massage lotion?  i just want to touch his deliciousness.

go to helen

always loved helen ficalora--- bought mom the diamond horseshoe which she loves

her store in SoHo is darling and verrrrry pink. 

if i had dollars, i'd buy this- 25% of proceeds go to benefit breast cancer research

but since i don't , i'll probably buy this for the dog lady that i am. 

i love your hair!!!!

i want rachel bilson's hair color (how i'm going to get it? i dont know..... rachel? donna?) and stylist--not necessarily love her....... but those CLOTHES and that HAIR! 

if i were to get married, i'd wear this dress. 

i delight in......

stellie nani . new cities . old favorites  . my mom .  black and white cookies .  meditation . comfy jammies . peonies . sexy restaurants . Sunday NYTimes . foreign languages .constant friends and gardners . yoga . pilates . acupuncture . secret trysts . sanging  . snow and water skiing-powell, deer valley . retail therapy . brunching . home movies  . any reason to celebrate . sole control of the arm rest . fresh breath  . coldee sheets  . touchable clothes . my fighter dad . engraved jewelry . e.e.cummings  . giggling with the sisters . french cuisine . friend pride. netflix  . hearing a good story . telling a good story . living a good story  . farmers markets  . little things . new magazines . books  . cafe rio salad . fine hotels . sundee dinner . surprises . 500+thread count sheets . massage . text messages . austrailian/finnish licorice . a juicy cry . painting masterpieces i'd never hang in my house . raspberries . quebec . mr big . DVR . women of substance  . my iphone . live sporting events  . witty banter . multiple degrees . rental cars  . rolfing . rumi . recording . alliteration . b&b's . dialects . bubble tea-sans soy . fountain drinks . men in expensive suits . guarana . greek yogurt . dad hugs . the gospel. bom . cheeseburgies . diet coke on crushy ice . supergreens . lavish experiences . puppy breath . live music . soft clothing . glee glee rings . gorgeous photography . my apartment . staying in bed all day . cooking . being . high tea . sweet potato fries . hudson river . road trips . 

bling bling

so loads of friends are thisclose to getting engaged! l'chaim!

look here

big mama--i'd been looking at this girl when i was thinking of hitching

ascher! yum!

diamond sapphire combo is so classic

link me up

ok, ok, it's embarrassing enough that i'm on lds linkup (my profile here)

but i've received some AMAZING emails

one of my favorites:

natalie, i have 26 questions for you:

1. who is your favorite book of mormon hero?

2. who is your favorite modern day prophet?

3. who is your favorite member of the 12?

4. what is your favorite Michael McLean song?

etc... etc... blah blah blat 5-25

26. one piece or two piece? not judging, just wondering?

amazing. 

and NO, i do not "WANNA CHAT!!"

not so shabby

so i'm hesitant to even blog about these dresses because i get SOOOOO many compliments every time i wear them and i don't want you showing up at some party wearing my dress, for heavens sake!!!.

but, my girl, ck (athelia) woolley is one of the most gorgeous people inside and out and this is her brain child---- so i must share my secret.....

shabby apple

go there.

buy gorgeous things.

look fantastic. 

this flirty number is on my wishlist along with um..... 4 other dresses.....

i wear this dress when i want to twirl

i wear this dress about EVERY OTHER DAY. ck, PLEASE make this in other colors  because i'm wearing this to DEATH!! i look so skinny in this dress and so will you!

this is my hot tamale dress. my boobs look great and it hugs without being too clingy..... and it's a fantastic color. great to wear out!

go get em! but don't wear them in nyc!!!!

chelt-see

anyone who knows me well, knows i LIVE for a new 

chelsea lately episode 

chelsea is ridiculously funny but not for the molly's, mind you--she is 1/2 mo, 1/2 jew and none too fond of her mo roots. still cute though. 

the ladies of grease are hitting  caroline's on April 21 for her stand up show!! hip hip!

 come! we'll see you there! 

jello there!!!

general conference makes me miss my people

when i miss my people i make jello (much to my mom's chagrin--she's more gourmet)

my SF (spaneesh fark, not san francisco) clan makes the most addicting recipes

auntie vickie's (who is serving a mission in Liberia and is SOOO missed) raspberry pretzel jello recipe... as emailed by cousin Jan

1 1/2 c.  crushed pretzels

1 stick butter, melted

3 tbsp. sugar

1 lg. pkg. raspberry Jello (or 2 small-i can't find large jello packs outside of ut)

2 c. boiling water

2 pkgs frozen raspberries

8 oz. cream cheese

3/4 c powdered sugar 

8 oz Cool Whip (one tub)

Mix together pretzels, butter and sugar. Press into 9 x 13 pan and bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes-till toasted... Do not overbake. Mix Jello, boiling water and raspberries, stir until dissolved. Place in refrigerator to partially set

Mix cream cheese and sugar, fold in Cool Whip. Spread over pretzel mix; pour cooled Jello on top and refrigerate. Let set 4 to 5 hours before serving. Jan says top with cool whip for extra special oomph @ parties. 

not my picture...... i ate the entire pan.....almost by myself..... 

i wish i didn't........

have a violent reaction to slow people.

whether they be slow walkers, slow thinkers, slow doers, slow conversationalists, you name it, i want to kick them. i do. i know that's not very kind or Christian of me, but that's the way i feel.

 i once dated a SLOW guy and  it was pretty obvious when i had last seen him as i'd be stupid cranky for the following 3 hrs. 

i wanted to hit him every time he gave me that dopey look. 

i'm a mean person.

or maybe just a New Yorker....

swap in bloom

i love surprise packages!!! 

(even if i kinda knew it MIGHT be coming)

i did nicole's garden swap and sent my goods (eat, pray, love . eggling . cool mix)  to hilarious christie

well, great minds think alike....i know absolutely nada about MY swap gifter but got an amazing

CD (with many of my favorite songs and a new favorite, "it's love"- hellogoodbye), 

lucious rosebud salve (which claims to cure blemishes but did absolutely NOTHING for the constellation pimple cluster on my chin.... i hate stage makeup!!!! but it did  moisturize my lips so they're ready to smooch).

 cool Mark Rothko notecards (which made me feel super guilty and uncultured for having not visited the whitney. i'm a lame new yorker....)

thank you, mystery swapper!!!!

recipe for getting over him

so i've struggled getting over the FB and i know loads of friends who are hurting in messy breakups/divorces, etc..... 

maybe we can help each other....

here's what i do....

chocolate  (usually in the form of serendipity)

girlfriend time (movies, meals, talk fests)

temple (hit your knees, girl, you need help!)

exercise (yoga, pilates, punching things)

till it stops hurting so much.....

then i GET OUT and find someone better!!!!

what do you do?

photo courtesy of nicole

sample sister

so i met my mexican twin sister, the gorgeous and fabulous steena hernandez @ a random improv audition (which was ridiculously fun) and drug her to her first sample sale (me & ro) which turned out to be an HOUR AND A HALF line. no thanks. but it was beautiful, we got yummy bubble teas (LOVE bubble tea) and waited in the unspringlike weather till Steena left then i had to find a restroom (due to aforementioned GIANT bubble tea) and never quite made it back to the sample sale line.....

distracted by 

another Calypso sample sale where i scored some great stuff.....for NO DOLLARS. 

i wasn't so sad about me & ro. 

i'm loving gold and i'm not about to pay $500  for a sample sale pair of earrings, anyway. so take that, you disorganized sample sale, you!

mother knows best

mom always says "don't call boys"

if they want you, they'll call....

if they don't, you don't want THEM!

*best dating advice she's ever given*

go get him!

bff DD shared these 8 helpful ways to seduce your _________ (fill in the blank)

i tried #5, #6, and #7 tonight on my first date with a NP and it was VERY effective........

i want to be friends with jill and the countess.

love love loved the Real Housewives of the OC (thanks to bff Dhyana for that) but i LOVE the NY Real Housewives even MORE! 

MORE money!

MORE Drama!

MORE places i recognize!!

i'm dying to run into Jill or Luanne. 

 PLEASE, dear heaven, don't let me end up single and neurotic like Bethany or married and neurotic like Alex 

i'll never be like Ramona so no worries there.......

i'm already like jill......

sample this....

i LOVE sample sales! 

today i hit calypso 's sample sale courtesy of clothingline

and picked up a version of this dress in this color. 

i LIVE in this dress during the summer (probably have it in 4 colors)

i throw a tank under it and it goes to my knees cause i'm a shrimp. i like that it can tie a billion different ways. well, maybe not a billion. 

tomorrow's sale : Me & Ro

serve it up!

S3 (sister #3), Nina Beana Jellybeana is going on an 18 month mission for our church 

she's is the first of the Rich + Kathy Hill progeny to serve 

she's going to GLAMOROUS Busan, Korea!!!

neighborhoods in Busan are called "dongs." just thought i'd point that out......

get ready to eat loads of kimchi. man, are you gonna stank somethin awful!!!

guess this will be the first first missionary i don't write off!!! :)

mr H.O.R.S.E and suit-off vs. the Athletic Powerhouse.

i once broke up (we dated casually) with a man, Heber, in favor of another, Sam. I ponied up and confronted him via phone (hey, it was better than the FO)

Heb: "so does Sam hit the boards?"

me: "the boards?"

Heb: "you know, the boards? is he a church baller?"

me: "excuse me?"

Heb:" i just want to make sure i won't run into him playing church basketball! i mean, did he play in college?"

me: "well, yes, not basketball..... he played football, soccer, and rugby for Harvard."

Heb: "natalie, last time i checked, Harvard wasn't exactly an ATHLETIC POWERHOUSE!!"

(yes, he said that!!!)

then...

Heb:" and hey, when's your sister's wedding?" (awfully presumptuous to assume you'd be INVITED!) 

me: "why?"

Heb: "i just want to make sure i'm not wearing a better italian suit when i run into him."

soooo lemme get this straight, you want to play H.O.R.S.E and have a suit off with my boyfriend? 

(can i get off the phone now?)

cha cha cha cha and cha cha

so my cha cha isn't exactly sexy....... my boobs are even more pushed up since this picture but still.......not sexy. 

me as cha cha

the movie cha cha (annette cardona) with me on opening night of Grease

barbie Cha Cha

unexpectedly i got a mid-week pressie from mom's cousin Nancy (mine twice removed? or something?) a CHA CHA DIGREGORIO barbie!!!! hip hip!!!! 

i love me some barbie!!! thank you, thank you, nancy!!!!

sadly, cha cha barbie is more fabulous looking. 

vitamin b my friend?

after a week of Rizzing and a new reading for Frank Wildhorn's CARMEN, i felt like i had been run over. and over. and over. and over. so i pounded emergen-c

so when that didn't work, i shot up some Vitamin B ----don't worry, it's safe... and effective.

stone rose

bff worthie is the queen of getting me out of the FB moping stage. 

we hit stone rose a few wks ago and had a fantastic time with bff Rosie and Angel

the view of columbus circle is spectacular, the men were businessey (just like we like em) and the virgin strawberry mojitos were tasty (and free, thanks to the aforementioned blue shirts)

zoooooey!

i've loved zooey deschanel since she sang in the shower in ELF 

finally! she & him: volume one

it's brilliant. 50's, 60's, country, acoustic. 

isn't the cover art clever?

thanks nikki!

brilliant little sussy nicole created my fancy banner!!!! she's the one who got me into this obsession so i think it's only fitting that she design it. ......  note the long mormon length of the skirt and SN's pink puff of hair. i think it's fabulous! what do you think?

color me bad

so i know easter was over a week ago, but i'm STILL eating hard boiled eggs (good portable source of protein).  since my mom sent a freaking amazing easter basket this year filled with dye, eggful of bunnies (just like barrel of monkeys), crazy amounts of sugar, surprise cash in an egg, very cool shoes, etc..... i figure she deserves a post. she's the best. seriously. holidays are pretty amazing with my parents. 

we did realize, however, that BROWN eggs (while very cool and farmish looking)  simply do not color as well, or at all........i won that bet. 

call me, london.

ok, ok..... so i love to watch bad tv while i decompress. thank you TIVO! i have better things to do with primetime.......anyway,  i'm a little bit in LOVE with MATT GRANT, the new british bachelor. is it his sexy accent? is it his turned up upper lip? is it because he played rugby? or is it because he's completely charming, natural, and witty? 

all of the above. he's darling. sure,  this show sets the women's movement back 50 yrs, but i love it. .......... and love that the girls are such ninnies.