Mama's Day

There I am, in her belly!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY, MOM! I LOVE YOU SOOOO MUCH!

(I pretty much think you're the coolest mom ever)

This kind of made my day

Tina Fey + Amy Poehler= AMAZING

Yoga Challenge

Image via www.yogafuture.com

So I like yoga. I've been practicing on and off since high school, but I've never been a yoga devotee. Well that is going to change my friends. I've decided to do yoga and run every day (or at least 6 days a week) until graduation, which is June 12. I started yesterday, with a 3 mile jog and a 30 minute Vinyasa flow yoga workout, and I very much enjoyed it.

While I do have several yoga workout DVDs and there are many available on Netflix instant, I also want to try a class, so tomorrow I'm going to check out Barefoot Yoga here in Davis, maybe get a month of unlimited classes, so I have even more motivation to practice. I do want to become really good at yoga, but I know it takes time.

Also, running is kind of awesome and even though I've only been doing it regularly for the last few weeks, I can already see a difference in my stamina, so yay! I want to run a half marathon on of these days and now I'm starting to think maybe that will be possible some day.

So friends, runners, yoga experts, do ya'll have any advice for me?

Happy Tuesday!

Today it is hot. And I took full and complete advantage of that hot and lounged by my lovely apartment pool. I will definitely miss this pool when I leave, I will admit that my friends.

I only stayed out for about and hour and a half, and I do wear sunscreen, with a higher SPF on my back tattoo, but it was still wonderful. I think I really needed all that vitamin D, because I'm in a totally happy mood right now. I hope you all are having a wonderful Tuesday!

CUPCAKES! CUPCAKES! CUPCAKES!

In case you couldn't tell by the title of this post, I like cupcakes. Or any sweet, chocolate-y cake/cookie/brownie type thing. And for the last two weeks I have had an undying urge to bake cupcakes. So tonight I did.

For the record, I really like to bake but currently lack the tools to do all the baking I want to. Not for long though, because once I move back to Marin, I will have access (thanks Dad!) to all kinds of tools. KitchenAid mixer people! Until then though, it's had stirring and sticking to easy stuff, mainly from the box, not from scratch. Sad face.

Anyhoo, I got some chocolate cake mix, whipped frosting, and pink sprinkles and held a little baking party by myself in my kitchen. I swear that's not as strange as it sounds. I just really like to bake. And I had the kitchen to myself with no interruptions. So.

CUPCAKES!

Look how pretty they are, baking in the oven. Chocolate!

Then, frosted and pink sprinkled!

And they are delicious! I only ate two (shocking!) but they are moist and the frosting is divine. I finally satisfied my cupcake craving, and the results were magical.

P.S. I also ordered a copy of Bossypants yesterday and should be getting it soon! I read the first two pages in Urban Outfitters yesterday and was cracking up, so I'm really excited to actually read the whole thing. Tina Fey, I love you!

Met Gala

Tonight is the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala and this year's exhibit is centered on the late and great Alexander McQueen (the label that did Kate Middleton's wedding dress!). It's basically fashion's biggest night of the year and honestly it's something I will always dream of going to. Because it is the night where everyone brings out the big guns and wears the most fabulous of the fabulous.

Go check out the red carpet pics, they are pretty awesome, and E!Online has a good photo gallery of the gowns for people who get excited about this stuff. (Like me!)

Though, I think Gisele Bundchen is my favorite, which strangely she always seems to be?
 Like 2010. And 2009. And 2008. I mean I always like several of the amazing gowns, but hers always knock my socks off. See?

Who is your favorite?

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The flea market...and tacos!

Ummm...I'm in love with the Alameda flea market. Or Antique Faire. Whatever it's called, I want to live there, or at least purchase everything for my future imaginary home there. It is HUGE. It has everything and I loved it.

Amelia and I woke up at the ungodly hour of 5am and drove to Alameda, so we could get there when it opened at 7, but it was so worth it! There was so much amazing stuff, I can't wait to go back next month, and the month after that and the month after that and forever and ever....

Uhhh..what was I saying? Oh! I did get some stuff, including two pairs of vintage shoes, a vinyl Pink Floyd, a vintage slip, and some old glass bottles I plan to use as vases. I also fell in love with several old rotary phones and typewriters. So of course, these are now two things I have to have. Oh and you know I will.

Now bring on the photos!

I want everything on this desk. And the desk.

Yeah I'm totes a model

I cried a little on the inside because I couldn't take this bed set home. It has a canopy!

After we flea marketed our little hearts out, we headed into the city for some Tacolicious tacos in the Marina. They were incredibly delicious. They also had this beer with this spicy lime stuff added, a spicy beer, that was all kinds of wonderful tastiness. 

We got a lot of tacos. Yeah.

Those tacos were utterly amazing. We got the platter of 10 tacos, so one of each plus two of a few of them. I think my favorite was the fish taco. Yum. I'm still thinking about it now. I highly recommend Tacolicious for anyone who loves a good taco and really good beers.

Today was so fun, but now I am so incredibly tired, it's time to eat some Chinese takekout with dad and watch Family Guy. I hope you all had a lovely weekend!

P.S. I'm trying to wear my red lipstick everyday for a week, and so far so good. Today it held up really well, even after lunch, and I got a few compliments from vendors at the market!