So I have this thing for red heads...

For almost as long as I can remember, I have LOVED red hair.  No - like I really love it. A lot. I would be one happy momma with a whole clan of red headed babies.  Unfortunately,  Eric feels differently. I'm not sure when my love for gingers developed but it officially became an obsession when Shaun White entered into my life.  I love those red curls that stick out of his helmet as he wins gold medal after gold metal.


...Speaking of gold medals and Shaun White - Did you know he just won the gold medal for the Skateboard Vert at the 2011 X Games in LA??  Well he did. And I was there. And it was awesome.

We had a really great time. But then things got really crazy...

 Guess who's shoe that is????

Yay!  

And at the end of the day... I love red heads even more than I did this morning. 

Tres Cosas

3 things that I love in life:

1. Latin music

2. Latin dancing

3. Latin babies

What's that you say? All three in one video? Score!

PS. Yes, this is my third post in 4 days - I'm just as shocked as you are.

Les Mis

For Christmas this last year - Eric and I were on the exact same page.  Instead of exchanging "gifts" we exchanged "dates."

Remember when I surprised him with tickets to see go this?

Well, he may have outdone me with tickets to see Les Mis.  We went a few weeks ago to see the absolutely amazing production at the Ahmanson Theatre in downtown LA.  The music was powerful, the story was inspiring, and the company was superb.  Not to mention our seats were smack dab in the middle of the orchestra section - score!

The play is on tour - check to see if it's coming to a city near you - You WONT regret it.  We would go back if we could. 

Even if you don't get to go - do yourself a favor and check this out.

Dear Colorado,

        It was so good to see you again. You can make me smile like none other.  Even husband notices the extra spring in my step when the two of us get together (I guess there is no denying that we were meant to be together).  Thank you for bringing all of my favorite people together in one place so I could be the happiest girl in the world.  You really are the best.  And I have the pictures to prove it.

Until we meet again,
Maddi

Visitors

We had visitors.  The really good kind of visitors... the kind that you don't want to leave.  Ever. 

But alas,  our weekend came to end and Jill Bean and Garyn had to go back to Provo.  But boy did we party while they were here. 

We went to Santa Monica.

And had a bon fire.

And played with star fishies.

We love having visitors.  You are invited whenever. For Real. 



high five for first kiss

I remember my first kiss and magical isn't exactly the way I would describe it.  More like terrifying.  It was Ashley Jacobs birthday party and I was going with my boyfriend.  We had been "going out" for about a month so I knew it was coming... soon.

I thought I was prepared.  I had gum, chapstick, and I had talked it over with my more experienced friends. I decided I would just let it happen naturally and it would be perfect. I could handle it - how hard could it be?

Turns out my boyfriend had also been thinking about it.  And plotting... with his friends.  We were going to kiss that night and they were going to make sure of it.  Well around 10 o'clock it still hadn't happened so they took their plan up a notch. Forget the subtly and romanticism, my mom was going to pick me up in 15 minutes and they were running out of time! We were sitting together in a room full of people and all of a sudden there was a brown fuzzy blanket over my head, over our heads!

Then there was chanting - kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss.

And then I felt it - it was wet and slimy... all over my cheek. We missed. I was mortified.  I wanted to run away, but I didn't want to come out from under the blanket and face the awaiting crowd either so I gave it another shot.  And we kissed... on the lips. 

Happy Anniversary!!

To my most wonderful parents! Yesterday they celebrated their 29th anniversary! That's right - 29 years people!! Congratulations to the love birds and thanks for being the best parents that a girl could ask for!