putting the knit in shizknitz

Life has been a whirlwind. The second I think one thing ends, something else starts up - in full force. In some cases its been this darn cold which has me really run down, and I haven’t run in almost 2 weeks. This is disconcerting, especially since the LA Marathon is next Sunday. Oh well, everything one step at a time, I guess…

Gorgeous tulips this year, in fact I had the pleasure of watching them grow. How the flowers opened during the day and closed at night was fascinating. “Oh look, they’re open for business!!” I loved dinner at Off Vine, good food, good wine, good dessert and an overall wonderful evening It helped me get my mind off finals….

I participated in Gifty3, and my secret person Butty Glirl hooked it up with all of the important things in life - chocolate, snacks and yarn. Do you see that the State of Bliss bar is empty? Yes, it was empty the first night I tore into the box. Her blog makes me hungry…. there are days I crave “happy birthday cake” and these cupcakes look like they would fit the bill….

A sunset soiree at Dukes of Malibu. Life is good.

My friend since first grade. We’ve kept in touch all of these years. The last time I saw her was 11 years ago, I haven’t seen her parents since I was in 3rd grade. They were in town and I had 12 hours to show them LA. Trust me, its possible. As cold as it was out in Santa Monica, it was nice and warm for them considering Minnesota was -20F~!

Audiobooks listened to: The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century, A Million Little Pieces, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, You\’re Not Alone: Conversations With Breast Cancer Survivors and Those Who Love Them, The Wedding (which turned out to be a continual to The Notebook).

Currently listening to: Never Eat Alone : And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time