A Walk.

to remember.

once upon a time, that i'd like to claim as high school, but really, it was college, my friends & i {yes, i am outing them as well} had a bit of a love affair.

with a movie.

it starred a bubble gum pop star. you know the type...she did the singer-try-to-turn-actor thing. kind of like miley cyrus is today where she acted in a movie AND sang the title track to it as well. well like miley cyrus minus the 'i can't be tamed' bird cage music video {um, yuck}. it had a book to go along with it...and of course, the book was better. which really means my imagination was better than the directors...because the characters in my head were much more evolved & likable.

anyway, i think we watched this movie 100 million times. and the music video that followed the feature 200 million times {because you always had to rewind & watch that again}. we were in love.

to further our obsession, we also jammed out to the soundtrack in my explorer on a very regular basis. and on a recent road trip i put the soundtrack on my ipod {okay, that's a lie...it's been there all along} but i did turn it on for the whole car to enjoy {which really just includes scot because if we are choosing the music it means the kids are asleep...because you know, on road trips we listen to movies, not music}. anywho...the first song on the soundtrack is only hope, by switchfoot. and silly scot had thought i put in a switchfoot album {um, who are they?} and he was pretty stoked. until he learned it was not switchfoot {who come to found out were a local band from san diego when scot was in high school} but a walk to remember.

and remember i do...especially as it blares from my ipod while i do design work. you know what they say...and oldie but a goodie. {oh man, i am lame}

10 stars to whoever can tell me who the leading lady was.

A Bouquet

I was in Target last night & was bombarded with school supplies. It is the middle of July & already there they were. Tempting me in their bright yellow displays housing markers, crayons, pens, pencils & notebooks...oh the notebooks.

Have I ever told you I love school supplies? I could have an over abundance of school supplies & still feel the need for more. More dividers to divide things that don't exist. More notebooks to house unnecessary paraphernalia. And the writing utensils? Markers. Hi-lighters. Crayons. Pens. Too much to need. And then we have the bags. Can you ever have too many bags?

I say no. Although my husband will beg to differ.

All these supplies remind me of college and the hours spent in classrooms. Crafting. Creating. And learning. Tiny hands cutting, pasting & getting their projects 'just right.'

And so of course, I picked up a few things for the kids. Things to keep them busy on our long car ride home in the next day or two. Things to keep their minds growing & their hands occupied. Things I love & can't ever seem to get enough of.

Like Tom Hanks in You've Got Mail, if I could I would send you a bouquet of freshly sharpened pencils to help you welcome in the season of schools supplies...even though we are still beaching it & soaking up the sunny days of summer...happy days to come!

Justin Bieber.

What is the deal with this guy?

Are you a fan? And if so, you might want to google his 'world premier video' featuring Usher that was on SYTYCD tonight.

gag me.

A few words of advice from me to him, Justin Bieber.

- Put away the watermelon lip smackers & just go with your natural lips.

- Embrace your boyishness, it is your best quality. But when you dress gangsta thug, it ruins it all.

- Stop 'overselling' yourself...and by that I mean, see above, embrace your boyishness. To perform with Usher, does not mean you have to be like Usher. That is the beauty of it.

- Don't have a 'world premiere' for a video that is dumb. And by dumb, I mean, if it has fake fire in the background and people dancing behind you with their hands like they did in the Brady Bunch movies.

- And lastly, do not under any circumstance dance next to Usher, in fact, don't dance at all. You are a white pretty boy, Usher is frankly, legit.

Seriously, if you haven't watched it...google it now.

I would do it for you, but it is late & I am tired.

Watching him next to Usher was hil.ar.ious.