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Stuff I {heart}- Spring Edition

With the crazy bout of Prescott Arizona weather we've been having the last 2 months, I am ready and itching for Spring to be here and to stay.  For this spring I am loving and dreaming of...

Lush bright green leaves and grass and beautiful flowers starting to bloom.

Chasing butterflies with Roslyn and using up all the lovely spring inspired scrapbooking goodies from companies like Maya Road, and Dear Lizzy for American Crafts.

Pure Ice nail polish in all my favorite spring colors... at only $2 a bottle you can't go wrong in having a large collection of colors to choose from!  I am currently loving Free Spirit, New Lilac, Heart Breaker and Love.

Concerts- some of my favorite concerts of my life have been in the spring... so far we have Frightened Rabbit lined up and some others for consideration.

Having fresh tulips in every room in my house- so beautiful

Angels spring training games... a great way to spend an afternoon!

And like everyone else I am sure... all things Alice in Wonderland.  We are very excited for Tim Burton's take on this wonderful classic and love Walt Disney's version as well. 

 
(this is on repeat today)

 
What are you dreaming of for this Spring?

The Best of '09

Time for some awards to be given for 2009...

Winner for the award of "Best Adventure of 2009" goes to the weekend of March 8th & 9th, 2009.  A weekend spent with the best hubby of all time celebrating his birthday, seeing Jimmy Eat World and meeting them afterwards of the Clarity tour and going to see the Angels play in Spring Training.  The weekend was pure magic.

The award for "Most Ridiculous Fangirl Nerdness" goes to Kristin, Jessica and my adventure to two release parties to pick up our Twilight DVDs while laughing, squealing, and rearranging and possibly abusing store displays.

The award for "Best New Place Discovered" goes to Liberty Market... yummy food, great atmosphere and fun memories of more Drew and Rachel adventures.
 

The award for "Best Photo Captured by my Cell Phone" goes to this one of Roslyn this fall

The award for "Most Rad New Friend of 2009" goes to Penny, who also wins the catagory of "Best Handmade Gift Recieved of 2009" as well for her jar of radness that she suprised me with.

The award for "The Biggest Moment I Realized my Baby is now a Little Girl of 2009" goes to Roslyn getting her ears pierced.

The award for "Most Memorable Finding our Destination Moment of 2009" goes to me, Michelle, Jenn, and Stacy for our epic adventures in Big Bear... from forgetting the keys to the cabin not existing through a friendly ghost looking our for us by unlocking the back door... it was truly an adventure.

The award for "Favorite Tradition Carried Out of 2009" goes to me and Kristin for seeing RENT again in all it's wonderful-ness.  A fantastic weekend.

The award for "Favorite Concert of 2009" goes to Jim Adkins solo show at Modified with Source Victoria.  Awesome.

The award for "Best New Opportunity of 2009" is tie... this last year I was honored to be asked to join the design teams at A Million Memories AND Creative Therapy.

 

The award for "Best Purchase of 2009" goes to my purchase of my record player.

 The award for "Favorite Family Vacation of 2009" goes to our December Disneyland trip for Roslyn's fifth birthday.

I am so excited to have had all of these oportunities, adventures and experiences this year.  Looking back I can see how 2009 was a GREAT year!

 

10 Favorite Albums of '09

These are the albums that I seemed to play the most this year... in no particular order except the 1st of course ;)

Clarity Live- Jimmy Eat World
This show is the show that I attended in March, making it even more special to me.

Middle Cyclone- Neko Case
Her voice is amazing and unique and her lyrics are always what I need and want to hear.

Wilco (the Album)- Wilco.
Wilco is perhaps my favorite musical discovery for myself this year.  Great song writing, which is what gets me every single time.

Live from Royal Albert hall- The Killers
I have always liked the Killers, this live album and DVD set has made me love them.  Dustland fairytale live is stunning, or epic as my friend Penny would say.

The Resistance- Muse
This album stepped away a bit from previous releases and it was in a good way.  I think they have matured in a way with this album and they only get better.

Crash Love- AFI
This album is just some good alternative rock.  The voice and the lyrics and the power behind it especially draw me in.

Raditude- Weezer
Weezer is one of the few bands that can pull off a catchy and funny and serious and well written lyric all at the same time.  This album is rad... especially the name of it.

New Moon Soundtrack
A great compilation of music and very soothing to listen to.  Some music just projects its own atmosphere and this music does just that.

Lonely Road- the Red Jumpsuit Aparatus
This album has some real gems on it.  Some more ballady songs and then some that just let loose and rock out.

Funhouse Tour- P!nk
This is from the tour that I went to with Jessica.  P!nk is pretty impeccable live and the CD captures just that as well as including her performances of gems like Bohemian Rhapsody, Babe I'm Gonna Leave You and Highway to Hell.

More lists to come! :)