"Equality California" Commercial

If you don't know what I'm talking about, you probably don't own a TV. If I have to see it ONE more time, I just might shoot my TV. It's not even JUST the content of the commercial (which, if you haven't seen it, is a bride confronting numerous obstacles just so she can get to her wedding...the final one being an older woman tripping her with a cane as she walks down the aisle, the groom trying to rush to her side and being held back by the officiant and best man with the words "What if you couldn't marry the person you love?" across the screen) but the fact that it's played EVERY commercial break on EVERY channel. I was looking for it on YouTube to post but figured then I'd have to watch it every time I came onto my blog. But as I was reading the comments, a person had a good point. They use a man & a woman...the way it's SUPPOSED to be. Of course it looks wrong when two people that SHOULD be allowed to get married are stopped. If they had used two men or two women, which would be what their ACTUAL message is, it wouldn't have the same impact! The commercial has to start with the assumption that you see NO difference between men and women whatsoever to make the comparision valid. I think I scream every time I hear the commercial. In fact, yesterday I was in the kitchen out of range of the TV and heard some classical music, very generic, not a well known piece or anything, but I knew it was that commercial because they play it SOOOO much! Ok, done venting...

Just an update...

I spent yesterday with the preschoolers at the LA Zoo then today at Splash! with the elementary kids. Needless to say I'm tired, probably a little sunburnt, but had fun! It's been a long time since I've been to a water park (probably 8-10 years). Unfortunetly it was overcast and the elementary kids didn't want to stick with me so I didn't go in the water for too long. I did go down the fastest (straight drop) slide twice though. I was just scared I'd lose a contact lens and then not be able to drive home!

Then a highlight of my day was finding a route home from work that hits 3 grocery stores so I can actually take advantage of figuring out what's cheapest at which store. I didn't think it'd be worth it if I have to drive to 5 different stores, but if I go home from work one day one route I can hit 3 of the 5 and then go the other route the next day I can hit the other 2! I got some yummy stuff today...salmon, Matt's favorite OJ ("LOTS of pulp"), Kix, organic waffles and kiwi...all on sale!

Now I'm watching the Tyra show while waiting for pork chops to defrost so I can start making dinner. It's slightly pathetic, but it has to be a goal that I work towards to make dinner at home twice a week. Somehow we always end up having dinner somewhere else (and we're not eating a bunch of fast food or restaurants...). So I finally sat down and went through recipes again yesterday and planned out a weekly menu. And I got my new Simple & Delicious magazine (THANK YOU OLSONS!!) today and I'd say 85% of the recipes in there sound worth trying. I was a little discouraged because last issue had maybe...3 recipes that I wanted to try. But now I'm motivated to make dinner now. I just wish the apartment didn't get so hot.

Enough rambling...I'm sure you've had enough!

Babysitting

Last night we had the privelege of babysitting for our good friends Derek & Amy. Kaylin is 4 and Trevor (TJ) is 2. Kaylin painted my nails, had me braid her hair, and we played "pool" for quite some time. Despite the poopy pants, courtesy of Trevor, we had a blast! And we even got a few good photos out of it!

Taken by Trevor

Taken by Kaylin

She was just trying to get him to look at the camera

Trevor kept "singing" at the top of his lungs

This is Kaylin's "emo" picture (I was having fun with settings on my camera)

See Derek & Amy?! It was no trouble at all!!

Apartment Pictures!!

Our apartment was finally clean (thanks to Carri's bachelorette party) so I snagged the chance to take some pictures to show ya'll that haven't seen it.

Bathroom

Bedroom

Living Room

Dining Room

Kitchen

This was too funny

So first Zoro was trying to sing...but he can't. So he decided to rap...this was the end of alot of even funnier stuff, but it took me a while to decide it was worth it to run downstairs to get my camera.

3 down, 2 to go...vacations that is! Updated with Pictures!

So we're more than halfway done with our vacations this year with our honeymoon to Coronado in March and a weekend in Big Bear with my family in May.

This past week (Wed. - Sat.) we were in Palm Springs taking the last half of Matt's uncle's week long timeshare at the Westin Mission Hills Resort & Spa in Rancho Mirage. We basically just slept most of the time since both Matt and I were getting over colds the first two days. But on Thursday we did take the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway up to the top of Mt. San Jacinto. Edited to add...PICTURES! :)

The station at the bottom

One of the peaks on the way up

At the top! One of the best self-taken pictures we have :) (Ok, it was the 3rd try)

That shadow is our tram car! It fits 80 people!

We basically were between two walls of rock like this the entire time up.

Other than that we just relaxed and enjoyed the king size bed, AC, shower with three shower heads that was the size of our entire bathroom, a bathtub with jets, TWO sinks :)...it was hard to leave :) I think I'd rather live in that bathroom than our entire apartment at the moment...just cuz of the heat.

Thank you Uncle Alan, Aunt Candia, & Lauren for letting us stay and for all the yummy food you left us!

Next up...Mammoth on Friday!

Update

Just to let you know (because I had alot of concerned inquirires yesterday lol) I'm doing much better work-wise as of yesterday :) Thank you for caring and asking!