Lars and the Real Girl

Based on the recommendation of another blogger I follow and my own curiosity, we rented the movie "Lars and the Real Girl" last night. The premise is a bit off-putting - a lonely, socially awkward man buys a "doll" on the Internet and parades her around town as his girlfriend. The real plot of the movie isn't about the guy and his doll (this film is sweet and wholesome, not raunchy at all - in fact the "church" itself is a character in the film), but it's about how a community comes together to support a person in crisis. It's definitely a quiet, independent film, but it's uplifting and happy in a "Little Miss Sunshine" kind of way. The script is innovative and tender and definitely a must-see! Check out the trailer on youtube and just see if you can stay away!

Life in a Fish Bowl

We recently got a new dining room set (thanks Mom and Aunt Pat!) which necessitated a habitat change for our little fish friend Winky. We decided to go with something a little more modern, the Biorb. Zippy is intrigued by this as Winky was always inaccessible to her in his former home. We keep repeating the phrase, "Fish are friends, not food."

Old Married Couple

On September 7th Justin and I celebrated 6 years of wedded bliss. (Let's be honest, the levels of blissfulness vary day by day.) :) To commemorate the occasion, we were able to get away for one night to our favorite place in the world, Monterey. We happened to be there the same weekend as the Cherries Jubilee car show, which made the "row" more crowded than usual. It was also unusually warm weather for Monterey, and I know I specifically ordered a forecast of overcast and 60. We had a nice time, except for our anniversary "dinner" which consisted of greasy appetizers and virgin pina coladas in the bar of a wannabe upscale restaurant that Justin was convinced was a front for a mafia ring. What??? After waiting over an hour for a table and filling up on the aforementioned "meal", we decided to call it a night. Then, being the exciting and energetic couple you all know we are, we promptly fell asleep after paying $17 to watch the documentary of the guy who tightrope walked between the World Trade Center towers on the hotel TV.


Close up of a random rock formation on the beach. There were a ton of them! I'm still not convinced it wasn't part of some weird cultish activity. (File this idea next to Justin's weird mafia intuition.)


Rocking a shorter, blonder 'do. Mom hasn't seen it yet, so this is for her. :)

Wishin' For Free Ice Cream?

Tonight is "the World's Largest Ice Cream Social" at Coldstone Creamery! Stop by any Coldstone tonight between 5:00-8:00pm for your free 3 oz. ice cream created by wish kids Jack and Emily. Feel free to buy a Make a Wish star or donate a few dollars while you're there!

The Make a Wish Foundationgrants wishes to children with life-threatening illnesses. Justin and I have been involved with the organization since January 2005 and it is amazing! Every wish kid we've met has been awesome. Not all of the stories have happy endings, but Make a Wish provides a spark of hope and happiness in the midst of their dark world of sickness, doctor visits, and sadness. Issaac went on a shopping spree to Toys R Us. Trinity got the ultimate backyard playset. Eric got a sweet braille laptop and GPS system. Lauren went on a trip to NYC. Jayda, Grantley, Elizabeth and their families get to go to Walt Disney World. And next week me meet Henna - who knows what her wish will be? (She did mention something about Hawaii.) :)

It's the Little Things

Ping Pong Cat


I was inspired by my friend Kate to post a funny cat video. Justin and I about died of laughter watching this. Maybe you have to be a cat person to enjoy it. I don't know, but like I said in the title of this post, it's the little things.

Zippy's Buddy

As you may have guessed from previous posts, we really love our cat Zippy. She is the coolest cat in the world (others can attest to this fact), except that she doesn't really like anyone but us and she's kind of a biter.

Anyway, here she is taking a nap with her buddy. We find her "tiger friend" all over the house, sometimes in bed with us, sometimes looking out the window, sometimes as "prey" that's she brought to us as a treat.


Side Note: I bought this Tiger as part of a birthday present for Mike Nunan, but Zippy got it out of the bag and claimed it before I could get to it. But, it's a tiger, so it fits right into our family of Pacific alumni.