Colors

February 14, 2015

Lauren really wanted to change up the paint colors of buttery yellow and turquoise in her room. I gave her a paint fan and told her to pick what she wanted. The results were a lighter grey called Baby Seal and a darker grey in the niche. My dad agreed to come out and roll the paint on if we moved everything and taped it off- DEAL! We had everything moved, painted, and put back together in less than three hours; a job that would have taken me days alone. Thanks mom and dad! Lauren loves it!

It was also Valentine's Day and Jason got me some flowers and sweet notes.

February 28, 2015

Lauren, Sydney, Riley, and Riley's cousin ran The Color Run 5k also known as the Happiest 5k on the Planet that was held downtown. They had a great time run/walking through pink, blue, yellow, orange and SHINE. At the end of the run they had a dj playing music and all kinds of color being thrown into the air. I didn't participate in the race but I may as well have since Liz (Sydney's mom) and I tried to stay with them on the outskirts of the raceway to get all of these pictures. Afterwards we went to Sweet Tomatoes for lunch- the girls got some strange looks but owned their new rainbow look.

I Would Go Out Tonight....

...but I haven't got a stitch to wear.

The Smith's have been null and void since 1987 yet their influence remains. My biggest personal woe of the disbanding is that at the wee age of 13 I had no idea this was affecting my future life; as I had not yet discovered their genius. It was a year later, 1988, my freshman year of high school that I would hear of The Smiths, fall in love, and find out that they no longer existed. Painful. Mind you, way back then in the olden days I couldn't just search the internet for information, and they weren't a wildly popular mainstream band that the radio repeatedly wailed out at you. But I was converted and got info via record stores, MTV's 120 Minutes, NME and other like magazines and discovered that Morrissey (lead singer of The Smiths) had launched himself into a solo career (thanks to a contract he had to fulfill). It wasn't long before I was purchasing a tape of Viva Hate and collecting the singles on vinyl. It wasn't until 1991 that I was able to be graced by his presence at the Judy Bailey theatre at UNLV for the Kill Uncle tour. Over the years he has kept my heart and I have been blessed to see him many more times. 

So I have come to accept my fate. I will never see The Smiths perform live together. I know it will never happen. Some people are just too stubborn (and maybe too hurt). What I can do, though, is see a Smiths cover band and pretend! Jason and I drove down to California for the weekend and had an amazing time. This Charming Band put on a great show at the Totally 80's Bar and Grill. Who knew little gems like this place existed for all of us that just want to relive our youth every once in awhile. We also checked out an adorable neighborhood of Craftsman houses, got rained on down at the beach, and found Black Hole Records- best record store ever! Can you tell by the pictures that the owner is a fan of The Smiths too. It was a weekend that almost didn't happen because Jason and I both had hideous colds but we went anyway and had a memorable time.

No regrets! 

The next weekend we had the pleasure of meeting Boz Boorer. Who?? Well any Morrissey fan would know, as he has been his right hand man and guitarist since 1991- when I saw the Kill Uncle tour. So it was great to meet him at the Beauty Bar where he played with a band and did a DJ set.  I even had him sign my World Peace is None of Your Business CD. Pretty cool!!

Christmas 2014

Another year of good tidings and joy. Gifts were shared, unwrapped and happiness abounded. New pajamas were predictably unwrapped on Christmas Eve and cookies were scrounged to set out for Santa. Christmas morning presented itself with two excited teenagers, at least something motivates them! Gifts were unwrapped and new shoes, clothes, money, iPhone 6 x 2, and other fun stuff was revealed. After our family had opened their gifts we readied ourselves for more Christmas Day fun. The first stop was Minty's house where we exchanged gifts with Sam and Abby and enjoyed time with Grandma and Grandpa Robb as well. Our second stop was Grandma And Grandpa Nelson's where we exchanged more gifts followed by a big family lunch at China-A-Go-Go. After lunch we all parted ways and we returned home to relax and enjoy our new goods. Grandma and Grandpa Nelson stopped by later to visit and see what the kids got from Santa. Once again we had a great year and holiday season!!