"I believe everything happens for a reason. People change so you can learn how to let go. Things go wrong, so you can appreciate them when they’re right. You believe lies so you can eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometime goods thing fall apart so better things can fall together."

"I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next. Delicious Ambiguity." — Gilda Radner

"They say the bigger your investment, the bigger your return. But you have to be willing to take a chance. You have to understand, you might lose it all. But if you take that chance, if you invest wisely, the payoff... just might surprise you."

Bass-in-a-Bag

Some of my favorites - there were SO many - from the Italian Street Painting in San Rafael this weekend! A-mazing. Next year I am tempted to go by a baby square for $12 with all the kiddos - it looks so much fun!

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Jolly Fun in LONDON!

Hard to get back to work after 10 amazing days in London with my 2 best friends, Melanie and Chandra. We rented a flat in Nottinghill, just one street over from Portabello Road, and it was perfect!

We saw almost everything in London, took a day trip out to the Cotswalds and to Oxford (I'm a Harry Potter nerd, so I was so entertained by some of the areas used in the movies)

We also went to Cambridge for an afternoon to visit our friends, John and Andie. Drinking wine and punting along the river was too much fun!

We ran over to Wimbeldon for a cheap, late view of a mixed doubles match... wow.

Friends will be sent my shutterfly link as soon as my photos are uploaded and organized. ONLY 300 photos... not too shabby as those who know me know I absolutely love to take pictures!

Cheers mate :)

BIG NEWS for Me!!! (oh... well, and my friends, David & Amanda) :)

So an update for anyone who has forgotten, doesn’t remember, or I just happened to not mention it before… here it is:

My Dear friend Amanda, from Texas, who’s wedding I was just in last September…is officially MOVING HERE!!! How did this all come about you ask?

WELL:

DNA, her husband David’s company, is laying off the entire company in the months of June/July after the wrap of the feature film, “The Ant Bully” due out this August (starring the voices of Julia Roberts & Nicolas Cage). So everyone has been looking for another job. David has been interviewing with EVERYONE (DreamWorks, Pixar, Laika, Reel FX, Critter Pics, Vanguard, Sony, Blue Sky, etc.) since March and even though every single studio is looking to hire, they do not need to bring on Artists until late August/early September.

To add to the pressure, Amanda is a stay-at-home-Mom-to-be…due in early September! So not only is he providing for a family, but if they need to up and move from Dallas, it needs to be around…now!

So over a month ago, David had a first interview with Pixar. The interview went great. But then the waiting game began… first it took 2 weeks to see if he got the precious “second interview” where they fly him out to Emeryville, CA… he did. That seemed to go really well too… but then the waiting began for the “no thank you” call or the official offer phone call. So just a few days ago, a fellow coworker got the “thanks, but no thanks” call. David didn’t get a call – a GOOD sign! Then the another current coworker got an offer call… so David was still waiting…

As of Tuesday, June 6th (ironically 6-6-06) David got his offer call! And if that isn’t exciting enough, the offer is within the parameters of the budget Amanda and he had set for themselves to be able to accept the job in California!

The only downside… there was just a little more... can you belive it: waiting! Ugh. They had to find out which project David would be on, this either puts him starting in July or the end of September. As you can guess, end of September is not only a long time to go without work, but it’s also RIGHT when their baby will be less than a few weeks old, so just a tad inconvenient.
Drum roll please...
David's start date is July 17th!! I will be getting back from London July 2, so as of, or very shortly after, I will have new friends/family just across the bay! Yay ME!! Oh... and of course congrats should go out to David for going after his dream job... hee hee :)

Friends Forever

Maybe our mistakes are what make our fate.
Without them, what would shape our lives?

Perhaps, if we never veered off course,
we wouldn't fall in love...

have babies...
Or be who we are.

After all...
Seasons change,
So do cities.
People come into your life and people go.

But it's comforting to know, that the ones you love...
are always in your heart.

And if you're very lucky,
Only a plane ride away.

Movie Quote:

One of my many fav's...

"It's not about what happened in the past or what you think might happen in the future, it's about the ride! There's no point going through all this crap if your not going to enjoy the ride. And ya know what? When you least expect it, something great might come along, something you didn't even plan for."

- along came polly

My first 49er game... my first NFL game... and my first tailgating experience - SO much fun! We started off being forced to pace ourselves as Stacy left her tickets at home. This was actually her master plan and a good one! I still had plenty of time to have some beer and a hot dog and watch all the drunk people try not to get beer all over themselves doing beer bongs! It was a gorgous November day and I was appreciating the San Francisco way of layering everytime you leave the house - I would have been over dressed and regretting every minute of that game. No need for my extra shirt, my jacket or my scarf, it was about 75... and I know, I know... I no longer sound like a Texan! Boo hoo it's 75 and I'm sweating?! Haha! The game was great, although we lost. But considering everyone thought we were going to get killed... it was a great game! 27-29.

Hot fun in the city...

I have been a busy little social butterfly lately... and I love it! Continuing with my full social calendar, I am off to watch the San Jose Sharks play tonight - from the presidents box! That's hockey for you non sports peeps. Should be a good time with 20 of my closest friends from the firm... and let's see, I know like 10 of them! Free game, free food and free cocktails! Free is good. I like free. Especially now with the "Girls Gone Wild Big 3-0 Trip" coming up!

Thursday I am heading over to the Stanford Theatre to watch "Gold Diggers", an old black-n-white on the big screen, along with some $1 popcorn. Friday night I am off to the big city for a little pampering with the girls: Erin, Andrea, and Janet. We are getting our mani's and pedi's at Lush Life which is on Fillmore, so drinks and fun after! Then I will be staying the night in the city to check on my friend's cat, Emma.

I think I will work on the apartment and getting my xmas tree up on Saturday as my Mom is coming in for Thanksgiving!! Say, "Hi" Mom:
We have an amazing schedule planned, which I will document later, as one of the days is a complete surprise! As many of you may know, I love giving gifts so much so, that it is absolutely painful for me to have to wait

Sunday... Are you ready for some football?! My first NFL game AND my first ever tailgating party! So I guess I will be known as a 49er fan, at least for the day! And I'm okay with that. Plus I only have to chip in a few bucks to partake in the beer and grill fixins! (Are you noticing my cheap theme... it's not always an easy road)

http://www.myspace.com/paradigmca - New favorite of mine! Seen them twice at the Red Devil Lounge and have their cd. You can check out their songs on their myspace page, just click the link! I highly recommend :)

We will ignore the cult of doom and gloom and embrace the cause of zoom and boom. We will laugh at the stupidity of evil and hate, and summon the brilliance to praise and create. No matter how upside-down it all may temporarily appear, we will have no fear because we know this secret: Life is crazily in love with us—wildly and innocently in love with us. The universe always gives us exactly what we need, exactly when we need it. -- Unknown

Testing 1..2...3 and we have lift off! I think... we'll see how this whole blogger thing goes.

God forbid anybody I work with find my blog, then they will realize exactly how much spare time I've had lately :)

My freedom will be over soon enough as year end looms and a new tax season starts - - I'm guessing 2nd year is going to be a lot better... if not, I may have to find a new occupation. I've given a lot of thought to being a professional pep-talker. My friends say I'm fabulous at it, I think so too. Not so much a cheerleader or a therapist... but kind of like a team coach or something. Not really, just amusing myself. Accountant turned coach of_______ - do I know anything well enough to be a coach? Hmm... nope. Okay, okay. I'll stick with accounting for now, but if I never pass the CPA exam, this will be a short-lived career at FrCo. :)