Boston

After the Wedding we visited Boston and took one of the bus tours all around the city. It was beautiful and fun.

Jenn and Margot

me Anne and Andrew eating sandwiches by the fountain.

all of us on the ship The U.S Constitution

The Wedding

Clare and Maclain's wedding was amazing.

here they are in the church getting married. Clare was gorgeous and all their families were there singing song and reading scriptures.

Here is the tent we went to after for cocktails and appetizers, It was amazing best coconut chicken and crabcakes I'd ever had.

and here is my salad.....ITS A LOBSTER I REALLY enjoyed my lobster looking salad.

here is the dinner hall, Anne, Jenn, Kynan, Andrew, margot and I got to sit at the same table. The girl next to me was around my age, but as we were talking it came out she owned the New Orleans Saints, that was a shocker, and the german man I danced with on the dance floor had flown in specially from Italy to be at their special day. I met such interesting people!!

Here I am outside the amazing wedding hall by the river.

here is the back of my head, probably the best hair i've ever had.

Clare and McClain dancing

the mad dance party that evolved as the night went on

the Bridesmaids, Groomsmen and the Bride and Groom

Weddings in Massachusetts

Allow me to introduce you to my tiny friend Margot. My companion on an impromptu vacation to Massachusetts for Clair and McClain's wedding. It was touch and go for a while but the morning of the trip I finished up my work we found a van and headed out!

Anne and Andrew, Jenn and Kynan with kido Margot, and I headed on the long trip to Massachusetts. 2 days in the car and an all night drive finally got us there in one piece and back to the most AMAZING WEDDING I'VE EVER BEEN TO.

Trips to Cali With Kayla

I went to California to hang out with Kayla and Emily Sparks. Emily and I hung out at the Renegades fair for 2 days, I found amazing toys and shirts and jewelry. I bought two shirts for Christopher and I love them!! I'm pretty sure he will too when they finally get to Alaska. This is Kayla and me at Santa Monica Beach.

It was amazing to see Kayla who is seven months preggers and looking good!! The little sprout must be tiny cause so is Kayla. We had a wonderful time of french food, fantastic sandwiches and delicious Italian deserts. Hanging out with a pregnant Kayla is a little like a endless parade of fantastic food.

here is Kayla's bean sprout Evey.

Here we are shopping for baby fabric in the fashion district. which was incredible and has an amazing selection of fabric to die for. Kayla isn't pissed in this picture she's just about to ask me where the fleece is. I may have embarrassed Kayla by having to touch every pretty, amazing, piece of fabric.

Here are some of the amazing rosette chenille and bright flower fleeces to make blankets for all my reproducing friends.

For My Pregnant and None Pregnant Friends Who Love and Adore Cupcakes

Cupcakes the bane of my existence. The sweet sugary snack I would probably never eat of my own choice. For I, am not a cake person...(pause for gasp). Yes but between my cupcake crazed sister kayla, my cake loving BFF Anne "Boylen", and a general nation obsessed with tiny cakes, they are to be unavoidable. And I have tasted hundreds. So I am here to give my option on cupcakes. I am giving my coast to coast ratings of the cupcake places I have tried.


L.A. : Here in this picture before you are the famed Sprinkles cupcakes.....DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME. There are so many other better cupcakes out there! I was less then disappointed. They were fine but NOT fabulous. They do have many flavors and going to Beverly Hills to pick up your order and paying 36$ a dozen does give you the sense and promise of a good time but it's less then WOWing and maybe for the experience and bragging rights yes it may be worth it to you to get your cupcake here. BUT not me I'd drive 10 mins over to Susie Cakes and get their delicious lemon cupcake.


Las Vegas: Shocker of the night HERE is where you get the best cupcakes. THE CUPCAKERY gorgeous to look at, the lightest frosting and so tasty you'll want to eat 6 and try every kind. A year ago Christopher and I bought 2 dozen cupcakes to bring back to our families in Provo.....only 6 survived the ride home. Each one has a different filling, and all the flavors are unique and delightfully playful. Lemon berry is a must

Provo/Orem Ut: YES we have awesome cupcakes too. If you go to the Cocoa Bean in Provo.... SPIT that @#%^ out it NASTY!! and forget the Sweet tooth fairy the frosting is so loaded with cream cheese you can't taste any flavors, no to mention it's so heavy you're sick after two bites, NO forget what you know about cake and deserts and go to THE CHOCOLATE in Orem. It's is so awesome I have to give it it's own post.

A Toy for Evey

Keeping in the tradition of 4 letter names for the granchildren, (Finn, Elle, Cade, Jade) Kayla has decided to name her tiny kicker, Evey Wren. While working at the Renegades Fair Today I picked up the most adorable sock monkey! I am going to stitch "Evey" into the bum of the monkey. Emily Sparks made Kayla a lovely Ducky and Panda as well, they are so adorable and sweet. When Evey is born she will have some lovely new toys.

Renegades!!!

I'm off to Renegades Fair in L.A. with Emily Sparks. Here are some of her new things, I love her pillows so much, I adore the vintage look of the pot pads.





While I'm there I'm going to hang out with Kayla, Devon and Amelia. I'm sooooooo happy to see all my friends again. It's going to be such a wonderful weekend!! Friends, a Fair and Sprinkle Cupcakes.

New Favorite Movie

This movie was inspiring every set was more thrilling and beautiful then the last. I adored it, I love the ending, I love the beginning, I love it all. This film was a show stopper so romantic and gorgeous. This is not a skin deep romantic film though, it has depth and portrays a fantasy world of leisure where; money, power, age, do effect love and hinder it. How we must be intelligent enough to recognize true love and not throw it away.

Watch out for Michelle Pfeiffer's appalling acting.

Look for my favorite costume a beautiful women dressed all in purple with a purple fur stole. Another hidden delight of this film is the use of famous paintings, they recreate the masters art with each scene, some of my favorites were the Alma Tadama recreations.

Almost every scene from this movie is a famous painting, from alma tadama, to lord fredrick. All pre raphaelite-art nouveau artists are represented in this movie and that makes me love it, also I adore a dose of reality in star crossed lovers scripts, otherwize they are all cliche. I love the reality that love doesn't always work out for everyone. I appreciate that deepth that money, power, and age do hinder true love. No "love conquers all" here.

Alaska

I went to Alaska, and I have never been so heart broken to be put back on a plane to go home. Look at my baby, he was so happy I was there, we went to an all you can eat crab legs joint, among many many things, but mostly it's making me so depressed to think about him I'm not going to say anymore.

Beautiful Jannette's Wedding

Anne and I did the flower arrangements,. They turned out amazing!!! We love Jannette so much she is one of the nicest people I've ever been pleased to meet. Her Wedding was held at her family Bed and Breakfast "The Johnson Mill" It was gorgeous and so beautiful there. We all had a great time, and even though Chris wasn't there to take me round the dance floor my friend Adam danced with me. I love dancing at weddings. When Christopher comes home I think I will take him here for a romantic weekend away.

Anne Jenn Me a cake and the bouquet we made


The happy couple

Genius