Santa brought me some goodies!!!

Dude, I was such a good girl this year, definitely not on the "naughty" list....haha! We had such a great Christmas, getting to visit with the fams, playin' with all of the kiddie's toys, and eating yummy treats! Santa and Hannukah Harry both brought me some awesome gifts, so here are some of the pics of what I got...






I also got movie tickets, lots of other great stuff too! The hubs has pretty muched ditched me for his new love....his precious iphone! All in all it was a great holiday, and its pretty crazy how quickly it is over. I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday, and time to share with your loved ones!

Mr. Shorty-cake loooooves Christmas. We celebrated Hanukkah, and that was fab, but there are some pretty fabulous presents that are soon to be opened. We definitely went overboard...again! I hope everyone has a very happy holiday, and an awesome new year!
HO ho HO!!! hahahaha! :)

So this is me...

you are mediumorchid #BA55D3

Your dominant hues are red and blue. You're confident and like showing people new ideas. You play well with others and can be very influential if you want to be. Your saturation level is medium - You're not the most decisive go-getter, but you can get a job done when it's required of you. You probably don't think the world can change for you and don't want to spend too much effort trying to force it. Your outlook on life is brighter than most people's. You like the idea of influencing things for the better and find hope in situations where others might give up. You're not exactly a bouncy sunshine but things in your world generally look up.

the spacefem.com html color quiz

Medium orchid?? Why can't I just be pink, or orange...HA!

Rants and Raves

Raves~
My new Gocco!!

Rant~
There really isn't anywhere to buy inks and supplies in person.
(I'm waiting for the wonderful USPS to bring me my inks!)

Rave~
H&M's new Roberto Cavalli Collection is out in 3 stores today.
Rant~
You cant buy online, and so all of the good stuff will be gone quick.
( I need a new dress for my friend's birthday in a couple of weeks.)

Double Rant~
The writers are still on strike.
They deserve more, without the writers, these studios don't have shows.
I'm even more upset as Fox just announced that "24" will not return until 2009.
(This makes me VERY mad)

Rave~
I went to get my hair done (well it was like last week) but I love it!
My hair stylist is a genius :)
Rant~
I didn't have my camera for "before & after" shots.

Oh well, at least there is still some pumpkin ice-cream in the freezer... :) :)

yessssss!! Jack's back :)

I can't wait.

*SIGH*tings....

Friday I went to check out the new Juicy Couture store in LA, and it is FABULOUS!!! Oh, it is such a cute store, and the ever so stylish co-founders Pam & Gela were there as well!!

(Photo courtesy of Style.com) I didn't wanna look like a total tourist, so sorry no pics, but the store is PINK! (love it!) This also makes Mr. Shorty-cake pretty happy to know he only has to walk next door for my holiday gifts~ HA!

Later we went to the LA Kings game with some of the hub's old college friends. I'm not so into hockey, but hey should be fun right? As I'm watching the huge monitors up above, ya know when the scan the crowd for crazed fans, celebs, and super cute kids, I look up and there he is......no not David Beckham, oh so cute Milo Ventimiglia!

Very exciting for me...not so much for my hub, especially since he sees him on a semi-regular basis, so.not.fair :( He was there with none other than these two....



John Krasinsky AND Steve Carrell!! Ok, so maybe it was some NBC coincidence, but whatev! Love them, love the show too :) I pretty much then realized that we were sitting pretty close to them, so I spent the better part of the game watching them and eating garlic fries! Oh yeah, the Kings lost 8-6.

Nothing else too exciting to post, but I finally got to try a cupcake from Crumbs!



I tried the pumpkin cupcake and it was soooooo good! While I'll always love Sprinkles....crumbs cupcakes are a bit bigger, and they are open kinda late too! I'll leave you with a pic of the pumpkin treat right before it disappeared!

Where the heck have I been?

Right here, yup in front of my computer. I know its been a while, but I guess I just get caught up reading all of my favorite blogs, that I forget to post on my very own. I know, I know...I'm so ashamed. :(

Here's what I've been up to lately:

1. Watching tv. There are so many shows that I follow, my tivo is fillin' up fast. My favorites are~ (some aren't new shows...but whatever) The Office, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Heroes, The Bachelor (I can't shake that one) The Hills, ANTM, Ugly Betty, Chuck, 30 Rock, and Big Shots. I'm sure I'm forgetting some too. :)

2. Working on invitations and all that jazz~ I've actually continued to be quite busy with that, and thats very exciting! Already have some lovely brides lined up for 08 too :)

3. Thinking 'bout the holidays~ I KNOW its early, but I'm already putting our preliminary gift giving list together. I always hate getting that last gift for someone, that I wish I could've gotten waaay earlier, and this year, I won't forget.

4. I'm ashamed to admit that I've been reading soooooo much celebrity gossip. Ok, well not anymore than usual, but I think my brain is just about fried over all of the Britney hoopla. Thank heaven for TMZ and Perez on the blackberry~ Ha!!!

5. Learning the magic that is Google "reader." I gotta thank the monkey for that one!! Blog-stalking is soooooo much easier now!

I'm...

72%How Addicted to Blogging Are You?

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Not too bad, especially since I have this blog, and one for my wedding invitation hobby/biz. I found this from the Tater's Blog , and you can take the quiz here!

Its here....a birthday month.

Ah...September. I used to really look forward to it, as it is my birthday month. Its actually a busy birthday month for me, as one of my bff's shares the same birthday with me. Crazy huh? To top it off, Mr. Shorty-Cake's birthday is 4 days before mine.

What the heck am I gonna get him?

This year it seems particularly difficult...I mean the dude has everything. Besides an actual gift, I'm trying to figure out a good place to take him for dinner (some of our close buds will be with us too) so it would have to accomodate a group of at least 10 people.

Any suggestions??

On a COMPLETELY side note, I almost died the other day. I was walking out of The Coffee Bean and headed to my car when I saw him driving....

Yes, people he was right next me at the stop light. I almost died! ;)

Awww.....sweet friends!

I love getting presents in the mail. Before we got married, I was always super thrilled when the UPS man showed up with a box for us. The other day I received this bright and early:

Um....YUM! I immediately opened the box to give 'em a try. Mrs. Tater sent them to me for helpin' her wrap up all of her yummy favors, you know...(a couple of posts down) That was such a sweet thing to do (literally) and my sweet tooth thanks her too!

My new pretty toy...

Its a blackberry, or "crackberry" as some call it. I've wanted one of these for a long time now, and since my 'lil biz is getting pretty busy, I actually needed it! Its got waaay too many features, but its fun gettin' used to it. I said goodbye to my little Motorola Rokr, and hello to my new smartphone.

Doh! Phone's ringin...i think!

Cookies and celebrities...

nice title right? Since Mr. Shorty has made the big move, its been one sighting after the next. Lets see...in the last few days alone I've seen Christina Ferrari at Coffee Bean (some of you may not even know who that is) Larry King on his way to Nate-N-Al's, Tom Selleck, and Mena Suvari at Barneys CO-OP. She just shaved her head, but she looks great (not crazy like Brit-Brit!) I'm thinkin' I have a future as one of the crazy paparazzi huh? JK! Its just always kinda fun to see celebs going about, being normal I guess.

Today I spent most of the day wrapping up delicious cookies from Diddy Riese for the spud's wedding tomorrow! They look adorable, and they taste really good too! I know all of the other wedding junkies and I cant wait to see her beautiful pictures. Best wishes tater, I know its gonna be great! ;)

Wow...I'm behind.

I've been a little busy. Mr. Shorty-Cake and I attended a family wedding last weekend, and to our suprise, one of his friends from college was getting married at the same time, and right next to the wedding we were at. Needless to say, we were "unofficial" wedding crashers, but not really since we actually knew the people there! Double the weddings, double the fun!

(I would post pics but my damn cable is MIA at the moment. hmpf...)

Otherwise, not much to report...but I am going to a booksigning at IMIX tonight, and I think that means I'll be making a pit stop at Pinkberry on the way home...they finally freakin' opened the joint! (Yay!)

Happy Saturday!

Busy with invitations, I'll be back Monday-ish.... :)

The hubs must really love me....

We wake up early. Mr. Shorty-cake doesn't even need the alarm clock to wake him up. I got up to work on some invitation stuff, and turned on the radio. Well....Ryan Seacrest just anounced where the "Free Gas Friday" location was, and it wasn't too far away. I told Mr. Shorty-cake to grab some Starbucks and go! Its free gas for the first 102 cars, and with an SUV....free gas sounds great! He just called me....

He's car #90.

Sweet. :)

Happy Anniversary!

Here's an anniversary haiku~
(A few hours early...)

Happy Anniversary
Can't believe its been one year
Let's share a cupcake!

Trying to catch up....

I've been tagged by a few of my blogging buds, so I have to complete the task! :) I would've done it already...but I spent my day making these. There are only a dozen in the picture, because I had already eaten quite a few of 'em! Um.....one more can't really hurt!

I am actually looking forward to tv tonight. "Rescue Me" with Dennis Leary is back, and "Traveler" on ABC (which I'm hoping wont get canceled..) I'll be watching those shows and working on a buttload of invitation stuff. Yeah, I said "buttload"

Off to eat one more cupcake!

Almost one whole year later......

since Mr. Shorty-cake and I said "I do!" Its pretty crazy how time goes by...I still remember the day like it was a few weeks ago. ;) Now, Mr. Shorty-cake has a new love...these exclusive Nike Air Max sneakers that are only available in NY right now. Here's a pic (a very small one) that he's been looking at on his phone ALL DAY! Its pretty funny though....I guess he feels the same about his "kicks" as I do about handbags and cupcakes!

We're trying to plan a sweet lil' getaway for our anniversary in a few weeks. I can't wait. :)

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all of the wonderful moms that I know!

Oh my poor little blog.....

Yikes....its been a while! I'm knee deep in wedding invitations (Yay!) and just busy with everything else. Come to think of it, its been too darn long since I've had a Sprinkles cupcake. I do have a another new love, PINKBERRY! I've been meaning to blog about it for some time now, but just never got around to doing so. It is no secret, as these little yogurt shops have been popping up all over the LA area, and it is just too delicious! My personal fave: Green tea yogurt, with strawberries, mango, and Cap'n Crunch! Yummmmm.........

Wedding Whirlwind!

Boy, am I tired! Talk about a fun weekend.......I was a bridesmaid, and it went by so fast! I've got pics to post, and sore feet too! All in all, it was a great party, and here are some of the highlights......yes, I took these photos all by myself. I should become a photographer! Oh, and by the way....the photobooth was soooo much fun. Mr. Shorty-cake and I took some silly pics together too!

Icky Sicky!

I hate being sick. It totally sucks, and this weird weather sure doesn't help my mood much. Its almost Valentines Day, and I can't even think about all of the sweets that I want to eat! Oh well.....I really wanna make some Valentine cards for Mr. Shorty-cake and some other pals, so I've got to get motivated. I also need to get better as I'm in a friend's wedding this weekend.

On a complete sidenote, I love being a TV junkie on Monday nights:
My Super Sweet Sixteen
The Hills
Dancelife
24 (two hours tonight!! woo hoo!)
Heroes

Ok, I feel a little better now.

Bad blogger..oh yeah, thats me AGAIN.

I've been busy. Very busy.....good busy, so I guess thats great! Since starting my blog for invitations, the response has been great, and that is very exciting! I really cant complain, but I will blame my lack of blogging on our lame internet connection. For some reason, it went kaput AGAIN, and this was decidedly the very last straw. Its been quite the ordeal to get it up and running again, and so until the techies can get over for an appointment, I'm cruising the dial-up circuit. How bad does that suck??

Since not being able to be online much, I've been making invitations, and I finally taste tested cupcakes at a new cupcake bakery in Pasadena. Its called Dots, and though my heart will always belong to Sprinkles, I do have to say that these were pretty good too! They have a variety of flavors, they make mini cupcakes too, and the bakery itself is small and cute!

On a completely different sidenote, Mr. Shorty-cake is a SAG member, and we've been getting all of the fabulous movies that are nominated for awards. This is perfect timing since all of my favorite shows are re-runs right now! Looks like a double feature tonight- The Departed, and Little Miss Sunshine. Cant wait! ;)