Night with the office

Last night was my farewell party with the office, even though I am working today. We went to have happy hour drinks and appetizers at Palomino's here in Westwood. Such a great place to go after work, I wish I had known about it earlier! I wanted to share some pictures of everyone that I have had the pleasure of getting to know and working with over the summer.

This is Ara (optician), Annie (front desk & contact lens guru) and Edward (optician)

Here is Dr. Vogel, me & his wife Sissy who dots the i's and crosses the t's for the office

Sissy again, Christine (office manager & stylist extraordinaire), Helene (optician) & Ara again.

WordFULL Wednesday

It seems like forever since my last post. As many of you know I have been having some troubles with my allergies, I think it is due to that darn bee sting last week. Anyhow, I feel as if my blog has been neglected and I am sorry for disappointing any of the avid readers :) I would like to ask those who visit to leave a comment on any of the following:

• How do you know me?
• How did you discover my blog?
• What do you enjoy about my blog?
• What would you like to see next on my blog?

I would like to get as many comments as possible so please fill it up! I hope everyone is having a great week. I can not believe it but my time here in California is almost to a close. I have had the most amazing time living out here, enjoying the weather and all the people I have met and even those I knew before coming out ;)

Life Lessons Revised

Through life we are taught from right and wrong along with little life lessons that should make life easier or more enjoyable. Here are a few that come to mind:

• Say please & thank you
• Don't touch a hot stove
• Look both ways before crossing the street
• Always put on clean underwear
• Don't chomp your gum
• See your dentist twice a year
• See your doctor once a year
• See your Optometrist once a year
• Return phone calls
• If you don't have anything nice to say don't say it at all
• Don't chew with your mouth open
• If ever asked, "does this make me look fat?" you should respond without hesitation "No."
• Clean up after yourself

And yesterday while I was laying in the backyard I was reminded of another one

• Wear sunscreen

But I also came up with a new one

• Don't forget to flip or at least move or remove your bikini straps when appropriate...

Speechless and stir crazy

Tuesday at work I was just not myself. I had some crazy dreams that night and I think that prevented me from having a really good nights sleep. But I wasn't feeling myself either... Dr. V sent me home at lunch and good thing I guess, when I woke up Wednesday I had pretty much lost my voice completely so I stayed home from work. It is Thursday now and I don't have to go in until 2 and hopefully I will get to go in today b/c I am going stir crazy here in the house! I need to get around others and get my brain to working again.

Quote

This is a quote from my friend Lauren.

"You've got to stop wearing your wishbone where your backbone ought to be."

On second thought...

As luck should have it, hopefully it has nothing to do with karma, shortly after my posting of my favorite things I was outside lounging on my stomach and I felt what I thought was a fly on the back of my inner leg near my gluteus maximus . I went to swat it and felt something very unpleasant... It turned out to be a bee!!! I was in shock at first and then started to wince & scream through the house looking for Tami to save me! Boomer, being the good dog, tried to help too but only got in the way. After Carl called her into the other room Tami successfully got the stinger out with tweezers in a very awkward place, but hey we are family.

I laughed afterwards what would have happened if only Carl would have been at the house and Tami replied, "he would have gotten it out." And I laughed as said "yeah I would not have cared at that point."

I have never been stung by a bee or anything for that matter. I am happy to report that I am not allergic & it is not even sore. For sure it was not a pleasant experience but one for the books (or blog).

Favorite Things

Thought I would share with you some of my favorite things, these include object & places but not people b/c I could not even begin to list those. These are listed in no particular order.

1. Hermosa Beach

2. Jewelry - I got this necklace this summer and I love it, white gold & 1/2 carat of diamonds.

3. SHOES! Anyone who knows me knows that I love shoes. The top picture is of my newest pair of running shoes & the bottom picture is of my favorite dress shoes (so sassy), they make going into work not feel like work!
4. Lounging the the yard
5. Sunglasses, not only a fashion accessory but a medical necessity to protect those precious eyes & prevent wrinkles!
6. My iPod. Not sure how I would have gotten thru long study sessions without it and recently thru long runs.

Happy Birthday Ashley!

Today is my sister's birthday. Ashley turn the ripe ol' age of 19. Enjoy the last teenage year girl! Have a great day and I will be thinking about you. Love you!