I am definitely a huge new fan of this show and can’t wait to see where this premiere season will take us! Any thoughts? Any of my readers watching this amazingness?

1. THE ROYAL WEDDING. Yes, I got such a bout of Royal Wedding Fever that I had to capitalize it. Obviously I love me some weddings. So a major wedding event like the Royal Wedding gets me all giddy and crazy excited. I LOVED every second of watching it, and maybe I might have cried tears of joy at one point. That cannot be confirmed or denied. Point is, I swooned the whole way through. Kate’s dress was amazing! LOVED the drop veil. LOVED the trees lining the church aisle. Loved her arriving in a vintage car. LOVED all the fascinators the guests wore. Love, love, love! The whole thing got me wondering…will any of my clients incorporate Royal Wedding inspiration in their big day?

2. Tasty Meat Truck. Last night was date night at the food truck lot with my hubs. We ate many things including sushi, dumplings and nutella wontons. But one thing AJ reallllllly wanted was something entitled “the iron box” from the Tasty Meat truck. It’s basically a box of fries topped with feta, tahini, and meat. I don’t eat meat…but I do eat fries. So when AJ offered me a fry I was all, Okay, I’ll just have one. Well…ONE fry turned into HALF THE BOX. Who knew fries could be even more deeeelicious with the addition of feta and tahini? Now it’s all I can think about. Give me the IRON BOX, hold the meat please!

3. Mexicali Taco & Co. Saturday I photographed a fabulous wedding…and I worked up quite an appetite. AJ had the perfect suggestion…a taco table nearby in downtown LA. A Taco Table, friends, is not a truck but a mobile grill. It pops up at night… and this one is LEGIT. It really is largely for carnivores but the fine folks at Mexicali made me a garlicky quesadilla  (entitled EL VAMPIRO). They have a lot of fresh salsas to top it with and some crazy tangy limed onions. Yummmers! It was GOOD! The best part though was sitting eating it in the parking lot, at nearly 11:00pm, with other in-the- know folks, with the entire backdrop of Downtown LA’s skyscrapers behind us. It was unreal and beautiful and tasty. And its moments like that where I feel I live in the best city in the world.

4. Words With Friends. Scrabble is probably one of my FAVE board games. And I play it like a beast! So when I got my friendly iPad 2, I was all heck yeah about the WWF app! I love to play but hateeee losing. I win pretty often but every once in awhile I face an opponent with (gasp!) superior scrabble skills than mine! I really thought I had the best skills too! Argh! Anyways, even when faced with a fiercer opponent than moi, I have so much fun playing this game! It rocks!!

5. The Office. I used to love The Office like whoa. But a couple years ago I felt it began to lose it’s funny and sparkle…BUT this season the writers have really been nailing it! I have been loving this year and laughing my pants off! I especially love Will Ferrell’s recent appearances on the show. I am sad Steve Carrell (aka Michael Scott) is leaving but I have enjoyed the extra funny that’s been happening lately! Here is a clip that makes me LOL!

1. Sloan’s in Indio. If I could eat breakfast at one place, every day, for the rest of my life…I would choose SLOAN’S in Indio, CA! I have been going to this place (formerly known as Elmer’s) each and every visit to Palm Desert since I was a wee one. I’ve heard they make many tasty things at Sloan’s. But to be honest I have only ever eaten two things. I split these two things with my mom (or friend or husband) on EVERY VISIT. We start by splitting the Chile Relleno Omelet… yes a beautiful roasted poblano, stuffed with cheese, wrapped in eggy omelety goodness, and topped with spiiiicy salsa. Yum and yum. Then for something sweet I must get THE GERMAN PANCAKE. If you have never had a German Pancake, I feel very sorry for you. Seriously. They are heaven. They are light and puffy…kinda like a yorkshire pudding but big and sweet. Sloan’s makes the best one ever…I don’t know how but they just make it perfect. Plus they have coconut syrup on the table you can top it with. Done and done. I was in the desert last week for 4 days and I ate at Sloan’s every morning. Much to my mother & grandmother’s chagrin. But seriously, it’s a crime to be within a 30 mile radius of Sloan’s and not go there!

2. Kobe in Rancho Mirage. So now you know I am obsessive about eating at Sloan’s every morning that I am in Palm Desert. Well friends, I am equally obsessive over my dinner. And for dinner in the desert it has to be KOBE. Always Kobe. Kobe is a teppan restaurant… like a Benihana…ONLY A MILLION TIMES MORE YUMMY. Why is it more yummy? I don’t know exactly…the menu is nearly identical. But the quality of ingredients and chefs are top notch. Their chefs have been with them forever too! Oh and it’s not a huge multi-national corporate chain. If you know me… I hate huge corporate chain restaurants. Gross. No Kobe has a local home grown feel… though they do have two Hawaii locations, still its only a chain of 3…not huge. Anywho, Kobe is BOMB and I always have the same thing. Teppan Shrimp. But no I never volunteer to catch a shrimp in my mouth. I’m not a seal.

3. Hadley’s. Hadley’s is so good even Huell Howser has featured it on California’s Gold. Hadley’s is a fruit/nut stand, specialty foods, cafe type place in Cabazon. They sell lots of specialty dried fruits, nuts and candies…But what I love is their DATE BANANA SHAKE. I like to think it’s healthy since its chock full of dates and bananas, but yeah it is also full of ice cream. It’s deliciously thick and not too sweet! It is the perfect pick me up on the long drive to the desert! I just looooove stopping there!!

4. My Grandpa! My Grandpa is an awesome fellow. He is a whopping 90 years old, and even though recently he has been having some health issues, he looks incredible for his age. Most people think he’s 70. No lie. I wish his genes were mine but unfortunately he technically is my step-grandpa (my mom’s step-dad). But he’ married my Grammy lonnnnnnnng before I was born so to me he has always been my real grandpa. My grandpa is super handy and great with tools ad wood type projects. When I was little he even built me my own dollhouse that was a replica of my own house and it was awesome. This week he helped me with a craft project for a shoot I was working on and it just reminded me how great he is at being there for me with little projects and such. I am lucky to have him and hope he can make it to at least 100!

5. My Grammy! I have been fairly open about what a true miracle my grandma is! As I mentioned she had brain surgery due to a ruptured brain aneurysm about 6 weeks ago. At the time is was frightening and no one was sure she’d make it, or make it out with a full recovery. And though she still isn’t 100%, I saw this week how well my grammy is doing and how lucky we all are. My grandma is up and about, going to breakfast and shopping, and cooking for my grandpa. She is getting back to her normal life little by little and it is truly amazing. I love her sooooooooo much, but to be honest I have spent so many years taking her for granted. My grandma is relatively young– 77. And she lives in the desert. So for years I’d just be too busy to visit often. I had to shoot here in LA…and I figured there would be plenty of time later to visit. But 6 weeks ago I realized nothing is a guarantee. Anything can happen and you have to make time to see those you love…even though you are super busy. I promised myself if my grammy made it I would visit her more. I am so glad she did make it, so glad I spent 4 days with her this week, and I can’t wait to go to visit her again. She is the sweetest, prettiest, cutest lady. And I love her to pieces.

1. Turbie Twist. I got a Turbie Twist in my holiday stocking last December and can I just say this thing rocks my world. In fact I have one on my head as we speak! What is a Turbie Twist you may ask? It’s a highly absorbent terry cloth towel perfectly shaped to create a turban on your head. Get out of the shower with wet hair, put turbie on, twist and done! Voila! Wet hair is out of your way! There is nothing more I hate than when I’m in dry clothes and wet hair in sitting on my back. Yuckkkk. Oh and I have never been a fan of the blow dryer. Ever. So Turbie Twist is my new BFF. LOVE.

2. Game of Thrones. Yay for new HBO shows! Especially the scandalous britishy ones! Gotta love! Game of Thrones premiered last night and I’m already hooked. I can’t wait to see where this season goes!

3. Homemade Gnocchi. My hubby has turned into quite the chef!!! A week ago he attempted to make gnocchi using Anne Burrell’s recipe. It was a HUGE FAIL. The gnocchi turned into mush when they got boiled. It was sad. But then our favorite Fabio Viviani posted his gnocchi recipe on his blog and AJ decided to try again. And success!! Deeeelicious deeelicious homemade gnocchi. AJ is hoping that this will make me want to leave him for Fabio a little less. To which I say, AJ you better figure out how to talk in a cute Italian accent too! I kid, I kid.

4. Pink toes! My toe’s are painted hot pink right now and I love it! There is truly nothing better that perfectly pedicured tootsies! I always say I am gonna treat myself to pedicures more often but so often time just slips away! Now that sandal weather is here I intend to get my tootsies treated much more often. AJ even told me I should. Gotta love the husband’s approval!

5. Lady Gaga’s “Judas”. We all know that I am thoroughly obsessed with GAGA. So when her new single “Judas” hit airwaves on Friday I was all heck to the yeah!!! I download that single asap and have been playing it on a loop ever since. Bless my husband’s heart for not complaining about it, though I am sure it is highly annoying. We don’t quite see eye to eye on musical tastes… but I’m kinda glad about that as I proudly have the musical taste of a gay man! Anywho, yes “Judas” does sorta have the exact same formula as “Bad Romance”…but hey at least it doesn’t sound exactly like one of Madonna’s songs! Score for GAGA! Listen to “Judas” below!

1. MY GRANDMA! The numero uno, most happiest, blessed news ever is that my grandma is improving. She is now in the regular part of the hospital not the ICU. Hopefully soon she will be transferred to a rehab center so she can get strong and return to her former healthy, cute, active lifestyle. My grandma’s story so far has been nothing short of a miracle. Most people who suffer huge ruptured brain aneurysms usually do not live to tell about it, so for her to be able to talk and walk a little and improve everyday is a-maz-ing. Sometimes life blesses you in the most unbelievable and happy ways, and for this I am most thankful!

2. SUSHI BURRITO. As per usual the rest of my tops today are foodie related. My newest food obsession is getting SUSHI BURRITOS from the Jogasaki Truck. Yes you read that right. Sushi. Burrito. It’s UNREAL! It’s basically a huge sushi roll on crack. Delicious, delicious, crack. It’s about the size of my fore arm. It comes wrapped in rice paper (not tortilla– unless you want a tortilla) and the version I get is stuffed with sushi rice, spicy tuna, “crab” meat, avocado, shrimp tempura and cucumber. Nom nom nom. Oh and then you can put their hot sauce on it which is so tasty. It’s like eel sauce with hot hot peppers in it. Sweet, spiiiiicy, thick, rich. It adds just the perfect finishing touch to the burrito. YES! Now I’m hungry. So I’m gonna do my “no rain” dance so I can get me some tomorrow night when they are in my ‘hood!

3. GIRL SCOUT COOKIES. Do I really need to elaborate on this? I don’t think so. It’s Girl Scout Cookie season. And me? I am a Thin Mint & Samoa lover through and through. I had to buy a few boxes. You know, just because it made that sweet little girl scout’s day. I’m just a Good Samaritan like that!

4. TOP CHEF ALL STARS. Holla! I love Top Chef so Top Chef All Stars is of course a must-watch for me each Wednesday! And now we are in the finale stages! CRAZY! I had been TEAM FABIO forever so when he got booted I cried a river. And then started rooting for Mike Isabella. Why Isabella you ask? 1) Yes he is rude but he is also quite comical and entertaining. 2) And more importantly, I’ve dined at his DC restaurant and can say from first hand experience his food ROCKS. 3) And finally, Blais frickin’ annoys me. He needs to get over himself! So that’s my breakdown of why am currently TEAM ISABELLA. I hope Fabio wins fan favorite though! And yes I totally voted for him!

5. BIG LOVE FINALE. I’m not sure if this is truly a “top 5″ as I really loved this show sooooo much and am kinda (admittedly lamely) heartbroken to see it go. And it ended in such a sad way. I mean I guess kinda happy. But mostly pretty sad. But I did like the finale and I did enjoy watching it. This show is amazing and from someone who’s life revolves around weddings and the institution of marriage, I find it highly intriguing! And the acting was always so brilliant! I actually thought the acting in the finale was sooooo finely done. SAG Awards for everyone please!

(Credits Left to Right: Girl Scout Cookie Official Site, Top Chef All Stars Official Site, Jogasaki Official Site, Big Love Fan Page)

…So that’s this week in Top 5-ness! I’m gonna try to get back on schedule with this again and post more regularly. So stay tuned for all the goodness next Tuesday!

But never the less, I know this is life. It’s bittersweet. There are very hard, trying and sad moments. But at the same time there are amazing, beautiful moments. If we don’t take the time to appreciate the good, then we really aren’t living life to the fullest. In fact, I write TT5 to remember & celebrate what I enjoyed about my week. I write to appreciate the fun and awesome parts of life. So on the saddest days it is important to write about the good…here goes:

1. Industry Friends. I feel so lucky to have built so many wonderful friendships with my peers and colleagues in the wedding industry. When I first dove into the wonderful world of wedding photography in 2009 I knew not a soul except for my own wedding vendors. I had no one I could chat with and ask questions with. Of course, I did end up developing a few friendships in 2009 with other photographers, but my network was still small. In 2010 I really pushed myself to get to know more people, and luckily thanks to social gatherings, workshops and of course facebook/twitter it wasn’t too hard. I feel so fortunate to know so many wonderful, smart, kind, creative people. It helps so much to get advice and to share stories about running a creative business! I am so thankful to my friends for teaching me so much and for helping me be a great businesswoman! I had some awesome revelations with friends this weekend, and I’m so thankful!

2. Nutella Banana Crepes. I love nutella. I love bananas. I love crepes. And yes, I LOVE nutella, banana crepes! They are a trifecta of tastiness!! I had a very delicious nutella, banana crepe at L’Epicerie in Culver City last week. This week, I may just have to go back for more!

3. Valentine’s Day. Yesterday was a good day! I actually met a fabulous potential client in the morning! Then AJ took me to See’s Candy so I could pick exactly what I wanted for my annual custom box of chocolates! I LOVE the caramels and chews at See’s. I think my box is like 40% Vanilla Nut Caramels actually. For dinner, AJ and I went to one of our favorite sushi bars, U-Zen. It was very tasty! My favorite was the japanese scallop sushi. Two giant scallops with just a hint of lemon & salt. That’s all they need. They are like pillows of heaven on my tongue! YUM!!! Being the romantics we are, we both pooped out around 10:00pm. But I had emails to finish so I did work kinda late. On Valentine’s. While AJ snoozed away. It may not be glamorous always, but it’s our comfy life. And I love it. Any day with my husband is a day well spent. Throw in sushi and candy and it’s even better!

4. Booking season. You may or may not be aware that the wedding industry is in the height of booking season! Engaged couples are planning their 2011 weddings and finding vendors fast and furious! It’s a very busy time as a photographer, but I absolutely love it. I LOVE meeting new couples. I LOVE the excitement of knowing a couple is the perfect fit for me and I’m the perfect fit photographer for them. And I LOVE getting emails from couples saying “let’s do this!” It’s very exciting and makes me oh so giddy! 2011 is shaping up wonderfully and I can’t wait to shoot so many fabulous weddings this year!

5. Sunny Days in February. I know that day is one of those gloomy SoCal winter days…but for the past couple weeks it has been just gorgeous, warm, sunshiney weather in Los Angeles! This past weekend was particularly beautiful! I loved going out with tank tops and feeling the warm sun beat on my skin! It’s weekends like this past one where I feel sooooo incredibly fortunate to live in LA. The rest of the country is cold and longing for spring (I remember the feeling when I lived in Boston). But here in LA it felt like summer. Beautiful!

{Photo Credits Left to Right: FunMunch.com, Sees.com, Japanese Restaurant Info- UZen, Awaiting Buddha}

1. DineLA at Craft. This past week was the last week of DineLA. My mom & I went to Craft to try their DineLA menu, and let me tell you not only was it DELISH but it was also quite a steal! We got a ton of food. Everything was served family style and everything was insanely tasty! I love the communal aspect of how everything was served. But more than anything I loved the food. The highlight was definitely the scallops which were seared to perfection. I also adored the desserts– both panna cotta and cinnamon donuts. It was absolutely divine! Next time we have DineLA week I suggest y’all get to Craft!!

2. WPPI Plans. Last year I went to WPPI for the first time and it was so much fun!!! And of course I learned a ton! So of course I knew I needed to go this year! I have actually been very lucky this past week because I won a pass to WPPI for free and I won a coupon to the Grey Likes/ Victor Sizemore shoot and mentor session! AWESOME! So I already know I will be getting my learnin’ and my shoot on! I’m also rooming with some awesome photographers! The plans are shaping up swimmingly! I can’t wait! It’s just a few weeks away!

3. John O’Groat’s. Did I ever mention I LOVE breakfast? Well I do. I LOVE it. Breakfast/brunch is probably my favorite meal of the day…well besides dinner. LOL.  John O’Groat’s definitely does one of the best breakfasts in LA. I absolutely adore this place! They have an artichoke eggs benedict that is seriously scrumptious! They also have this omelet called Bacara and it’s filled with goat cheese and shitake mushrooms. HEAVEN! They also have deeeeelicious, fluffy, pancakes! But probably the best thing at O’Groat’s is the BISCUITS! OMG. These biscuits are tall, and dense and just perrrrrrrrfect. Put some homemade raspberry jam on top and I am in biscuit buttery paradise. Yeah, now I’m super hungry. Dang…..anyone wanna go with me?

4. Banana Bread with Nutella on top. My husband loves to bake. And I LOVE that. Because that means he’s always baking me up something tasty. How I am not completely round is a miracle! So this week the hubby baked me banana bread…and then I put nutella on top! YUM! Bananas & nutella go together like diamonds & platinum. It’s just a classic pairing! So banana bread and nutella? Well that’s just sinful and tasty! Yummy!!

5. Super Bowl Sunday @ Gardens of Taxco. I have a confession. I hate football. Honestly I’m not really a team sports person at all. My mom is the exact same way. So it has become a tradition that during the super bowl we leave our men folk at home and go out and be girlie together! This year our beloved Gardens of Taxco was having a special deal on their 5 course dinner in honor of the Super Bowl. So that’s where mommy & I went. Just us two! It was really fun…and of course really really tasty! I had my garleeeeeeeeeeeeec shrrrrreeeeeeemp. YUM! Can it be super bowl next weekend too? I need to go back to the Gardens asap.

{All photos from the official websites of Craft, WPPI, Nutella. Gardens of Taxco photo is via notfortourists.com}

1. Lee’s Philly. Last night AJ & I hit up West LA Din Din A Go Go which is basically a bunch of food trucks parked in a lot around dinner time! We mainly went because AJ wanted to try the Grill Em All truck, but since I don’t eat red meat, that gave me the option to try a bunch of little items at several trucks. And try I did! One of the highlights was the spicy shrimp taco I got at Lee’s Philly truck. MMMM. I LOVED it. It had the perfect amount of crunch thanks to some rockin’ kimchee! It also had a delicious avocado lime salsa! And the shrimps were very plump and juicy. For $3 a taco, I’d say it was quite a steal! I’d love to have another one. Right now.

2. Fishlips Sushi. I also tried a spicy tuna hand roll from the Fishlips Sushi truck. I was pretty skeptical at first. I mean, I am a self-proclaimed sushi snob. Could sushi from a truck really be good? Cause super market sushi sure ain’t. Well, friends, let me tell you. FISHLIPS MAKES TASTY SUSHI! The truck basically looks like a sushi bar. And you just walk up and order almost as if you were eating at a sushi bar. Everything looked good and fresh. And I will definitely hit them up again to sample more of their offerings. But I can say that the spicy tuna rolla was delicious! It was everything you could want from a spicy tuna roll. The fish was well seasoned and had a great texture. It tasted super fresh. The rice was warm. The cucumbers were crunchy and the nori was snappy and chewy. Nom nom nom. Apparently they will be in my neighborhood for lunch tomorrow. It will take all my will power not to go have some more!

3. Nobu for Dine LA. YAY it’s DineLA time again! Woot!! When I was sick, I had but one simple goal. Get better so I can still go to Nobu. Well the reservations came and I certainly wasn’t 100%. But I wasn’t feverish, and I held down the previous day’s Matzo Ball soup…so I figured I was good enough to go to Nobu! Wow!!! It was so worth it (even though there were a few points during the meal I thought the room was spinning). The DineLA menu was a 5 course tasting menu so we really got to try a lot of various dishes….AND…we also ordered two extra items off the menu to share! Hey, you only live once! The highlight for me was the dry miso whitefish sashimi! Mmmm. It was very refreshing because of the yuzu sauce it came with. The other thing I loved was the yellowtail tartar with caviar that we ordered as an extra! Divine! Though I wasn’t totally myself, the outing was tasty! And I’m glad I pushed myself to go!!

4. Matzo Ball Soup. There is no greater comfort when I am sick than a good ole bowl of Matzo Ball Soup. I thank my Aly (that would be what I call my stepdad Al) for bringing me a quart of the goodness when I was too sick to move.  I definitely think I healed much faster because of this goodness.

5. New Brides!! January has been exciting month because I’ve gotten to meet several new brides!! I love how the 2011 roster is shaping up, and meeting new clients is always so exciting!! I am just giddy over the new couples I’ve met this month that have decided to book with me! And it looks like February also holds a lot of potential to meet more couples!! So exciting!!

1. Hirozen Sushi. This is hands down one of my top 5 places to get sushi in LA and I had lunch there yesterday so it’s fresh on my mind! I love love love this place! What makes Hirozen so special? Fresh sushi. Unique and exotic fish. Good ambiance and service. And their lunch special. You see, on weekdays they have the BEST lunch special ever called “Chef’s Special Assorted Sushi.” You basically get a platter with tuna roll and 7 pieces of Chef’s choice ngiri. But the thing is you are getting really unique and tasty fish– not your average tuna, salmon, whitefish, octopus platter. I’ve gotten to try so many exotic things on the lunch platter from abalone to white salmon to Tasmanian sea trout. I absolutely loveeeee getting the chance to eat at Hirozen and highly suggest you do too!

2. Three Day Weekends. I work from home soooooo a lot of people don’t get why I’d even care about 3 day weekends. But I do. Because 3 day weekends mean I get extra time with my hubby and/or an extra day to get weekend lunch with my mom! It can get kinda lonely working from home and during busy wedding season I’m not usually around on weekends which is when of course my family is. So yeah, 3 day weekends are awesome! An extra day to just be with the ones I love. I’m thankful I got to spend yesterday with them and can’t wait for the next 3 day weekend to roll around!

3. Breaking Bad. OMG! So AJ and I just started watching this show from season 1. Currently we are mid season 2 and dangggggg this show be gangsta homies! Seriously, I love Weeds and this show is kinda like that…but different. I always think its fun watching a show or movie where an innocent person goes bad! Maybe that’s because I’m a goody-goody and I need to live vicariously through someone! Whatever the case this show is awesome and I’m hooked! I guess season 4 starts soon and hopefully AJ and I can catch up to it by then! Sweet!

4. American Pickers. Double OMG! Who watches this show? If you don’t you should! The title does sound a bit odd and its on History Channel so for a long while I had written it off as most likely lame. Then I gave it a chance and realized I didn’t even know what the show was about. Basically the show chronicles these two guys who run an antique store in Iowa as they travel America looking through people’s “junk” and finding some amazing antiques! I’m blown away by the stuff they find, it’s pretty amazing!! I’m also blown away by their patience and willingness to dig through dark, dusty, bug and rat infested crevices just to find some “rusty gold.” I don’t think I could ever be a picker but I’m sure fascinated by what they do and what they find! If you have any interest in vintage stuff and antiques you gotta check this show out! It’s awesome!

5. Big Love Season Finale Premiere. Ahhhhhhh! Big Love on HBO is, like, my favorite hbo show! And this season is the last! SADDDDDD! But like any good HBO fan, I have been waiting for months hotly returning the Premiere of the final season! It happened Sunday and the show did not disappoint! It’s so good though which only makes it that more painful that this is the last season! Still, I can’t wait to see what’s in store and how the story of the Henrickson’s unfolds!!

1. Birthday love. Yesterday was my birthday. Yep it was. And I was BLOWN AWAY by how many people facebooked, called and texted to wish me a happy day! I was especially blown away that so many of brides sent me good wishes, many of them saying they were so glad to call me a friend! THAT MADE MY DAY! I love what I do. I love my clients. And I LOVE when they become friends! I am so thankful to be living this life and so excited for what the next year brings!

2. American Pickers. New TV show obsession guys! American Pickers! Its about these guys who scour through estates, essentially digging for “treasure.” They buy amazing pieces and then resell at their store. It’s kinda an amazing show. Just to see the stuff some people have. And also to see the eye the Pickers have for finding awesome pieces amongst, for lack of a better word,  crap! I really see this show as a wedding stylist’s dream! All the vintage and shabby chic finds! Perfection! You should check it out!

3. Pumpkin Pie. Do I really need to say more?? Pumpkin pie is da bomb!! It is without a doubt my favorite pie! So lucky me that my hubby made me one from scratch instead of a birthday cake! HOLLA!

4. Holiday Music. ‘Tis the season. When Christmas songs are stuck in my head at all hours. I literally break into song in public without realizing it. Maybe you’ve heard me humming to myself in the check out line at Target Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell Rock. As embarrassing as the uncontrollable urge to sing Christmas tunes is. I can’t help but love it!

5. Maru The Cat. I know that with this last one I’m totally outing myself as a crazy cat lady…but I LOVEEEEEE Maru The Cat. I am obsessed with watching his youtube videos! I mean this cat? HE IS HILARIOUS! I just wanna cuddle him. All day long!

So for now I will leave you with a video of Maru. It gets really good at the 1:11 mark. And seriously, if you don’t find this funny then I don’t know if we can be friends.