i think i'm in love.

i'll take one please.

pardon the interruption...

so i'm busy as a bee, putting together all the swap partners (we have about 300 participants! holy cow!) anyway, as i was saying, i've been playing match maker, when a thought occurred to me. in the past, i've always "paired" up partners, so you swap back & forth, with one another. i've always enjoyed this, because you get to know one person really well. but, i was thinking it could be kinda fun to do a more "random" type of swap... person a gives to person b, person b gives to person c. does that make sense? this way you get to know two people... the person you give to & the person who gives to you. so what do YOU think? any preference? i'm not sold on either idea & seeing that this is YOUR swap, i thought i'd put the ball in your court. (love that tennis humor? speaking of which did anyone catch the men's wimbledon final? it was AMAZING!) anyway, make your preference known.... vote on your preferred swapping method.

introducing...

images & design via ana brandt

happy fourth of july.

here's hoping your holiday is filled with sunshine, family, lots of good food & a few fireworks. no plans are "set" yet, but i'm sure we will end up having a bbq which means loads of mom's patio beans, rene's artichoke dip, and something yummy for dessert, maybe a big 'ole slice of lemonade cake with lots & lots of frosting. if we have a little free time, THIS project will be perfect... both quick & easy. have a great holiday weekend! & don't forget, today's the last day to sign up for the swap!

image via ser.en.dipi.ty

you definitely need to go to disneyland this summer.

as you probably already know, this summer disneyland is pulling out all the stops. everything is bigger, bolder, & more fantastic than ever before, especially the firework spectacular! with eden espinosa (best known for her starring role as elphaba in the LA & san francisco run of wicked) singing magical's theme song as well as classic disney tunes like "baby of mine," you know it's going to be incredible... & the show doesn't let you down. you know it's good when the very big (as in strong), very manly man standing in front of me, whispers to his friend "wow! that was good. that was really really good." so, without any further ado, here's a sneak peak at the incredible finale for disneyland's newest firework spectacular magical, if you want see the ENTIRE show you'll just have to go to disneyland this summer. but, if you really want the "full" effect, watch THIS video of steve davison, vice president of parades & spectaculars, reenacting the finale of the show. then, watch the following video of the "real" thing. & i apologize in advance for any shaky camera work, i was busy juggling a one-month old baby & the camera...



p.s. the new fantasmic & electrial parade are also incredible. trust me!