MTV movie awards

I'm watching the MTV movie awards which have been great! I am so EXCITED about the clip of New Moon. It looks even better than what I had imagined. I'll probably have to watch it over and over again. LOL.

Then there was the fight between Bruno and Eminen which I'm pretty sure was real and not scripted. Lots if other great moments but I'm blogging from my phone and tired of typing on the smll keys.

Giambi

Thanks to everyone who has been asking about how Giambi is doing! He's doing much better. He even had a cold wet nose this morning which is so much better than feeling his nose and it being warm and dry! He has been up and around, playing with Bentley (his favorite toy besides his houseshoe--LOL). And he has been taking his human sized antibiotic pill very well so far. We've just been wrapping it up in some chicken that we boiled for him and he eats it right up.

Sick puppy dog

We had to take Giambi to the vet this morning, he has been sick for a couple of days now. Turns out he has an anal gland infection, poor little guy! He is on a round of antibiotics and should be good as new in the next few days. He has had trouble with this before, one of his anal glands burst on Easter a couple of years ago. He has them cleaned regularly, but sometimes some dogs just have more trouble than others with stuff, similar to how some humans are prone to sickness over others. If you have a small dog, be sure to do your research on the anal glands. If they are not expressed regularly, it can be toxic to them.

Cool light

I was in Tec Electric yesterday looking at lighting for an interior design project that we are working on whenever I found the perfect chandelier for my home. Of course I would pick out something outrageous in price--this one is over $3000.00. Maybe I can find a less expensive version...

Heart & Hinder

I went with Lee and my Dad on Saturday night to Riverfest to see Heart & Hinder. I love Hinder and thought they did a great job (as always). Also, I was really impressed with Heart. Those ladies rocked it out!! Unfortunately, I was very far from the stage so I have no pictures to share, sorry! It did rain a little on us, but we were prepared with umbrellas so it wasn't too bad at all.

Gavin Rossdale

I saw Gavin Rossdale Friday night at Riverfest. He was great! He sang his new songs plus a lot of the old Bush songs. He was very interactive with the crowd and even came down into the crowd several times (including one where he sweated on Kelsey and me which should be glamorous since he is a rockstar and all but we thought it was disgusting). Here are a couple of pics--we were very close! I'm not sure what he was doing with his guitar-I think he was trying to play it on the speakers, literally. (Sorry for the poor quality on the pictures, my iphone is a genius but it takes crappy pictures)

my little sis!!

Here are a few pics of Kelsey and me. I had such a great time at her graduation! The high school's orchestra was incredible and their advanced choir sang "Viva la Vida" by Coldplay (which was stellar!). Of course one of my favorite parts was us convincing Kelsey to wear my high heels when she received her diploma so we were passing shoes down the row to send up to her. Might I add that she looked AMAZING in them! They are very cute shoes. I am so proud of her and I was honored to be a part of her graduation!!


















































Kelsey and me at the Nickelback concert

new pillow

Check out my newest pillow--it is made of teddy bear ears. I love the texture of it!

Kara

I have really enjoyed Kara on American Idol. I'm gonna miss her if they don't bring her back next season. The best moment of the incredible finale last night was Kara's duet with bikini girl. That was hilarious!!! I was literally laughing so hard that I was crying. Kara busted it out and outsang bikini girl, I might add. Then Kara flashing her bikini bod at the end--I did not see that coming! She was such a great sport and like I said, that whole performance was the best part of the night.

American Idol

I was SHOCKED when Kris won last night! I thought Adam had it in the bag. I'm probably the only person in Arkansas who was rooting for Adam over Kris, too. It's not that I don't like Kris, cause I do. In fact, the only American Idol song that I downloaded from Itunes was "Heartless" by Kris Allen. However, I like Adam better. I liked the rock and roll edginess. I like that he is different. He was born to be a music entertainer. He had that stage presence from day one. With that said, I'm sure Adam will still go on to do great things. Look at Chris Daughtry. He was my favorite and he has outdone everyone else from his season. I hope to see big things of both Adam and Kris.

Hydrangeas

So I wrote about my beautiful hydrangeas that I got for Mother's Day. Here are a couple pics of them.

I wish that I could say they are still as beautiful, but I am really struggling with keeping them alive. Instead of a green thumb, I may have a black thumb. I did set the pink one out on the porch yesterday hoping some sunlight would encourage the blooms to open. That's when catastrophe struck! The wind knocked it off my deck and it broke off all but one of the blooms. I have no idea if it will recover from this, but I am hoping it will! I don't know if I'll try any more live plants for a while, I'll just stick to the fake ones.

Kelsey's party

I had such a great time at Kelsey's graduation party last night! Cheryl hosted an AMAZING party with tons of great food. I swear she should do it for a living, she does an incredible job! It was great spending some quality time with all of them and I can't wait for Kelsey's graduation tonight. I am so, so, so proud of my little sis!

SNL

SNL has been good again the past few weeks! LOVED Justin Timberlake and Andy Samberg's "Motherlover" with a cameo by Susan Sarandon!! Also loved Jeopardy last night when Will Ferrell hosted. Oh and then Amy Poehler showing up to do weekend update with Seth! Good times.

What lies in the shadow of the statue?

The Lost finale was incredible!!! The burning question was "What lies in the shadow of the statue?" I tried so hard to figure out Richard's answer, but I had to google it this morning. The answer was "That which we protect." (He answered her in Latin.) One of my other favorite parts was seeing Rose, Bernard, and Vincent alive and well! I often wonder about them, they were some of my favorite supporting characters.

I'm totally thrown for what is in store next season. Is it just me or did it appear as though the alive Locke is in fact the man on the beach at the beginning of the show with Jacob? WTC!? And what happened whenever Juliet detonated the bomb? I was on the edge of my seat the whole show and I am super excited to see the final season!!

busy schedule pays the bills

Work sure is picking up and I am not complaining! But I am tired. LOL. We have been steadily busy at Linco and now I'm getting busy again with my interior design job. We are currently working on a restaurant in one of the downtown hotels. In fact, I was down there whenever Kris Allen was giving one of his concerts last week, but unfortunately I had no time to go and listen. There were a LOT of people there, though! I like Kris and I am rooting for him on American Idol, but Adam is my favorite. Adam and Allison were my top two and I think Allison did an amazing job getting to the final four. I hope to see big things of her in the future. Oh, and I bought tickets to see their tour when they come to Little Rock so I'm really excited about that! My Grandma and I are going. We watch the show every year and always have frequent phone calls to discuss what's happening on the show.

Other than work, I'm staying busy with two CASA cases. I'm spending a lot of time in the court room, but I am really enjoying things so far. Of course I cannot give out any details on any cases, but I am so thankful that I pursued becoming a volunteer. It is even more rewarding than I had anticipated!!

Planning some great things for the summer: We are going to go to Riverfest. It has become our tradition and we always take Lee's mom with us. I hope she gets to make it in this year, too. One of my best friends from high school is working on Wall Street in New York City so I am very excited to visit her sometime this summer!! My best friend is having her baby next month so I'm excited to be travelling to see her and Miss Emma Kate too!!

In the meantime, my little sis graduates from high school in a week! I'm so proud of her and I cannot wait to see what the future holds for her!! Love ya Kelsey!

Mother's Day

I hope all of you mothers out there had a wonderful Mother's Day! I spent my day with my Mom and my Grandma. It was very nice. They are both wonderful women and great role models so I treasure any time I get to spend with them.

Giambi and Bentley wished me a happy Mother's Day with lots of licks. They also got me two beautiful hydrangea plants (my FAVORITE)!! Ok, so I bought them myself and claim that they are from the dogs, but I'm confident that if they could actually buy me something they would have gotten them for me too. =)

secret to buying a car

Supposedly there is an urban legend going around that the best time to buy a vehicle is at the end of the month. I had never heard this myth, but I can tell you that it is TRUE!! Evidently each auto dealer has a quota that they need to make. If they make this quota, they get rebates from the manufacturers (or someone equivalent) like $2000 per vehicle ($2000 x 80 vehicles = $160,000). (Disclaminer note: I don't know if these numbers are accurate but it was the number told to me by my top secret car salesman spy.) So the auto dealer can afford to take a $3000 loss on what he paid on a vehicle because he is going to make that up in the $160,000 rebate check he'll be getting. Makes perfect sense, right!

Just thought I'd pass that useful info along. We tried it out last week and made a ridiculously low offer on a truck. Of course the guy acted like his boss would never go for it, but at the last second the boss changed his mind and said we had a deal. Then, to top that off, we came back the next day to sign the papers and told them that the bank wouldn't go for the amount we had offered so we countered our own offer with an even lower number and they accepted it. We got a great deal on a great truck!