ESPYs.

i went to the ESPYs last night.

my boss was up for 3 nominations (a clean sweep i may add)
it was a LOT of work during the day.....
but when the sun went down it was all fun!

me and Carly (she works the ESPYs every year)
she is just the cutest.



i have never met so many people in my life.
so many famous people. everywhere.

you would see one, meet one, then see 5 more. and so on.
it was pretty cool.
i didn't know ALL the athletes. but i knew enough to be impressed.

the show was hilarious.

and i have also never been so creepy with picture taking. ever.

see exhibit A:

yes, this is zac efron (hello 12 year old school girl crush)

but to be fair, after meeting him, i was to embarrassed to ask for a photo (weird, i know)
so this is what happened.
i took this and became an instant stage five creeper.

i was okay with it. he is beautiful.

one of the post parties had a special performance by Robin Thicke.
i have never seen a performer sweat so much.

we danced. and danced. and danced.

oh, and i am in love with the W hotel.
breathtaking.

what a fun night.

Kings of Leon.

I should have titled this:

new. favorite. band.

i seriously have been rocking out to them all day.

yesterday at 2pm i got invited to go to the KOL concert.
the concert was in 5 hours.
at first i said no because i have piles and piles of work to do.
but then realized, why not go and just not sleep.

perfect plan.

needless to say i was a little tired today.
but totally worth it.

goodbye busy weekend. hello busy week.

this weekend was busy.
mostly fun. but busy.
(let's be honest here, my work is crazy but i love it, so that counts as fun. right?)

Friday night we headed to long beach to celebrate the vow renewal of a dear friend.
isn't she stunning. and by stunning, i mean perfect?

some of my favorite long beach gals.

wedding gift to Rachel & Hubby Linds

I worked all day Saturday... did something I have NEVER done before...
and saw Karate Kid.
great movie.

On Sunday my boss was throwing out the first pitch at the Dodger game.

Ran into a few well known peeps. including Demi Lovato.
She is a huge fan of my boss. it was cute.


Demi Lovato and Eden.

our seats, not bad huh?

in between the fun, i managed to somehow work. work. work.

Let's also not forget to mention that i did a 5 day juice cleanse.
i survived.
i had an avocado (the cleanse says you can, and my friend Shauna was SO sweet to indulge me) but the rest of the days, all juices.
i am NOT kidding. i almost cried the avocado tasted so good.
happy to say 5 days was well worth how great i feel.
it was stupid. but amazing.
SO much energy. it's a good thing because i will be working long days this week.

and yes, i am exhausted and just got invited to go to a concert tonight. no sleep for me. awesome.

when your boss says, "COME!! live a little"
i'm going..............

oh boy, busy week ahead!!!

fun photo friday.

happy wedding day to you two lovebirds.

Brain Dump.

-I am back from South Africa, and watching the World Cup on TV just isn't the same. it makes me a little depressed actually.

-i am getting an ipad and the new macbook pro laptop tomorrow. compliments of my bosses. i mean, i totally deserve it BUT so nice to be appreciated in (apple) form. won't say no to that. ever.

-i started a 5 day cleanse today. all liquids. 5 days. yes, you read that right. blue print cleanse is gonna kick my butt. day 1 down was good! tomorrow might be a MUCH different story. stay tuned.

-i saw my mom's twin at the gym recently. i mean, my mom is much cuter, but i totally did a double take as if my mom came to manhattan beach and didn't call me to hang out.



-i need to find a dress for the ESPYS. hopefully my friend's closets will suffice. and hopefully i meet my future husband as well.

-my friend rachel is getting married Friday. then my other friend rachel is getting married the following Saturday. i hope i don't switch their gifts.

-i hate summer tv. and the bachelorette is not good this season.

-i've been thinking how fast time can fly but at the same time it goes by so slow.
my dad has been in heaven for 11 months. i feel like it was just yesterday. but some days i feel like it's been forever. i wonder if the pain will ever get easier?

-i have really good friends. like the best of friends. Example, i wrote "61 reasons" for my dad's 61st (you might have seen it on my blog). the next thing i knew i had "61 reasons" in my inbox that my friend wrote about me. i mean, i cried, laughed, and cried some more. nicest thing ever.

-vienna and jake had a yelling match on monday night. they are obviously broken up. it's sad what people will do for money. just sad.

- when i am off my cleanse, i want this garden burger.



- i want to buy a beach cruiser. 2 for the price of one. who's in?

-a little over 3 months from now i will be running in the chicago marathon. i immediately regret this decision. if i wasn't running for my dad, i would have backed out already. must. keep. running.

-i am going home next weekend and i can already smell mikuni.

-my boss is throwing out the first pitch at the dodgers game sunday. not gonna lie, had to google where "dugout" seats were. don't judge. i'm still excited!

-i am almost done with the 4th twilight book. yes, i have been saying this for months.

-my new found favorite friends are moving to manhattan beach soon. i'm contemplating building a paper chain (like i do for Christmas) and counting down the days until their arrival.

-i can't even tell you what i am doing saturday because no one would believe me.

- i can't get over how cute my family is. seriously? i want to bite them.



-if you are reading this and haven't booked your flight to vegas for my birthday celebration labor day weekend... then we might be fighting.

-my back has small scars from my skin test. cool. remember when the doc said "absolutely no way will it leave scars" awesome.

-this was the longest brain dump ever.

happy hump day to all.

a weekend in pictures.

hi all!
i hope you all had a fabulous 4th of July weekend.
mine was amazing.
i EVEN took a few days off.
crazy right?

let's recap, shall we?

this is how it went down...

Saturday i went dress shopping for my little sisters Quinceañera.
(we are not really related, but i met her from the big brother/big sister's program while i was in college, she's the best)


While searching for a dress i called my friend tiff to say hi.
and this is what happened:

me: "hey tiff, how are you?"
tiff: i'm good! you?
me: good! what are you doing this weekend?"
tiff: "nothing really"
me: "how about you buy a flight and come visit me?"
tiff: "okay"
me: "great, see you soon"

last minute impromptu visit.
and what a FUN visit we had.

the festivities...

Quinceañera. check.

me and lupe.


me signing her guest book.


her party dress.

4th of july celebrations in Long Beach. check.


Olive garden for a classy meal. check.
(didn't get any pictures, but let's just say: unlimited bread sticks and salad. amazing)

galaxy game w/ fireworks. check


checking into a REALLY great hotel for a pretend vacay (1 mile away from my home). check.

dance parties at my favorite spot - BEACHES. check.

sleeping in with an ocean side view. check.



eating as much as we can while all not feeling so hot. double check.


gosh, i love fun impromptu weekends.
miss my brother and tiff already.

back to reality................

fun photo friday.

i would pay good money to be back in South Africa...
on this safari...
watching this elephant almost come into our car.

good memories.

and yes, i took this picture.
i'm that good.

is national geographic hiring?
i think they would be impressed.