Dance, Dance, Dance

April 17, 2011
Today Tracy and I went to see Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater perform at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. 

It was amazing as expected!  I have seen this dance company once before in LA, and didn't think it would get any better, but it did!  I walked away once again wishing I had that much talent and wanting to dance all around my apartment!  : )

I know this is highly illegal, but I took a picture of a picture of them in my favorite piece that they dance, Revelations, and one of my favorite positions during the performance.  I absolutely LOVE the way they look during this part of the dance. 

I also found a video on Alvin Ailey's web site that shows pieces of this dance being performed.  I have watched it a few times already, you should watch it too!!    http://vimeo.com/10185543

Hot Day Adventures

April 16, 2011
Today was a hot day in LA!  To escape the heat of the morning we headed out to the flower mart.  : )  It's always nice and cool in those buildings, so it was a good choice!

There were tulips everywhere we looked today.  I loved all of the fun spring colors. 

But of course I had to buy some Lisianthus and Ranunculus, my two favorites! 

Extreme Exposure

April 15, 2011
Today we headed out after school to a photography exhibit called "Extreme Exposure", located at The Annenberg Space for Photography in Century City.  I didn't really know what to expect by that title, but I was in for a big surprise!  There were photos from 5 different photographers who put themselves into extreme situations to get their shots.  It was amazing!!  Pictures of leopard seals attacking a camera (with a man on the other end), volcanoes exploding around you, huge prints of black and white swamps with every detail crystal clear, African animals up close and personal, amazing photos of amazing beauty on our Earth.  I loved the exhibit! 

Of course Tracy, Janice and I also had fun posing around the amazing grounds of the building and in the Coffee Bean that happened to be on the same grounds...what a perfect day!!

Life Stories

April 14, 2011
Tonight at my family group, my wonderful friend Janice shared her life story.  It was great!  I love learning more about the people in my group, so I am so happy we all decided to share life stories this year.  Janice spent some time in Africa, and learned to play the drum there.

We also get some really great dinners and desserts at family group!   The Gutierrez family made dinner tonight, and the highlight for all of us was the chocolate lava cake and cookies and cream ice cream we had for dessert!!

What's In The Clouds?

April 14, 2011
So, as you may know, I have been obsessed with clouds for a while now.  Every time I walk down the street I look up at the sky to see what shapes I can find in the clouds.  The past couple of pictures I have posted have been pretty obvious as to what I saw in them, but this one is a little bit more of a stretch...

Here's a hint: think of the movie UP.  They see the same thing in the clouds.  : )

Sittin' on Main Street, USA

April 12, 2011
The Happiest Place on Earth!  That's where we ended up today.  Our year passes to Disneyland are about to expire at the end of the month, so we had to get in one last trip all together.  For the past year one of our goals was to leave after school on a Tuesday when we didn't have a staff meeting, head down to Disneyland and hang out on Main Street to people watch and drink coffee.  Today was the day we finally got to do that! 

Of course we did some other things while we were there too, but sitting with our coffees and watching the thousands of different people walk down the street was a dream come true for us. 

We're all a little sad that our passes are expiring so soon, and all the fun we had this past year will be over.  But it was a great treat for the past year, and who knows, maybe in a year or two we'll do it again!  : )

Messy Chef

April 11, 2011
Growing up I always heard that a messy chef is the best chef.  Today as I was cleaning powdered sugar and cocoa powder off the counter tops, off the walls, off of my clothes and out of my hair, I wondered if that was true.  I guess we'll see tomorrow when we eat the espresso fudge truffles that I was making when the mixer shot the ingredients all over my kitchen and myself.  I wanted to take a picture, but my hands were a mess and I didn't want to touch my camera!   : )

Here's the final product!  They were supposed to be almond fudge truffles, but I don't like the way almond extract makes things taste, so I changed them to espresso fudge.  Yum, I can't wait to try them!!