When Susi asked Gary what he wanted for his birthday, his response was….”mom, the only thing I want for my birthday is to go to L.A. with you and Lindsey, go shopping and have some good food.”
So what Gary wanted is what Gary got! Susi, Gary and I (+Scout) all headed up to L.A. for a day of shopping and hanging out. Tristen and Brit were on their way home from a “Thelma and Louise” weekend drive to Santa Barbara in the convertible, and ended up meeting us there — a fun addition to the day! We all met up in Hollywood, and the fun began!
First Stop…Marc Jacobs
We all got darling Marc Jacobs bags/totes that are great for a night away, the beach, or anything else you may need a great bag for. We also got wrist bags that fit all of the essentials perfectly in case I need to just “run out”. I picked black patent leather for the bag, and red patent leather for the wrist bag. I also got Micah a cute shirt, the girls great school totes and other goodies for different people.
Second Stop….Fred Segal / Free City
We all got the GREATEST sweatpants ever! Free City is a little side shop to Fred Segal with the comfiest and cooziest sweatpants and shirts ever! We were all having so much fun picking out our different colors and sizes. I ended up with green, alongside Tristen and Susi. Brit and G both got mustard yellow, and Micah got a black pair! Gary was so excited about this stop because he knows I am a girl who loves to come home and curl up in my sweats! These honestly should be on Oprah’s Favorite Things show. (Also note that the paparazzi was camped outside to see Elle MacPherson come out.)
Third Stop…..Helen Ficcolora
(they are all in gold, and one heart is 1/2 the size of the other…too bad I am horrible with a camera and couldn’t just take the stinking picture!)
Gary gave me a heart HF necklace two years ago for my B-Day. I guess it was about time to update the necklace with some more adorable charms. I ended up with a crown with three little diamonds in it and another heart - but a mini one. Micah is the big heart, I am the crown and Scout is the mini heart. It is SO cute, and we had the best time looking at everything and trying everything on! Tristen and Brit got butterfly best-friend charms, Sus got the cutest pearl bracelet/necklace (Tristen and I got it for her in honor of Pearl Leigh Seastrand that is currently in Britni’s tummy….hence the later post because i wasn’t allowed to announce the baby until Jason knew!), and G Funk got a very cool I.D. bracelet that he is going to engrave on. He keeps going back and forth on what it will say, but the latest is “8-21-07″ representing the best birthday he’s ever had!
Last Stop…The Ivy
We ate at The Ivy and had a fabulous meal. The restaurant was quaint and had a really homey feel. The food was spectacular. The lobster ravioli, ceasar salad and onion rings were to die for! I don’t always think the celebrity hot spots are all that great, but this place can cook! Our waiter was really good and funny…when I asked to have the same thing Paris Hilton orders, he asked me if I really did want a tic tac and diet coke! Great stop to eat!
Because we had two cars, Gary and I drove home with the top down in the convertible. We blasted the heat, blared the music, and sang our way home! Good Times!
I would like to note that Scout was along for the festivities, and he was perfect! He did not cry, he did not fuss, he just sat and enjoyed the day as much as we all did. At the Ivy, Gary and I were sitting on the bench with pillows behind us. We propped Scout up and he sat there enthralled in everything that was happening for over 2 hours! Everyone commented on how calm and cool he was, and I just smiled and answered, “I taught him everything he knows!” That is when Tristen and Britni both rolled their eyes!
Happy, Happy Birthday Gary……let’s do it again for my birthday!
HOW EXCITED CAN I BE…..BRITNI IS PREGNANT, AND SCOUT IS SOON TO MEET HIS FUTURE WIFE!!!
August 31st is the big day — I think I will get everyone Ice Cream Sandwiches to CELEBRATE!!! Wish our ridiculously NON-GAMER family good luck!
G Funk…you are big time now! 22 yrs. old, and on your way to stardom! XOXO, and L.A….here we come!
Skylar, in anticipation of school starting up again in three weeks, has asked me over a dozen times if I will “homeschool” her. The first few times I just laughed, but now I lead her on like I am really considering it. When she asked me this morning, I told her that her first assignment was to write me a list of pros and cons regarding the idea. She came back, and happily exclaimed she had no cons! I told her there were cons, and to use her “creative thinking” to come up with one. When she finally turned her paper in, there was one very serious con she said….”my mom might say no!” However, her list of pros said “take care of the baby” three times, which I think is the underlying reason of the whole obsession. When Trilby came home, Skylar tried to influence her, but Trilby is dead set on supporting the public school system and having Skilly attend.
I also think she may have heard about the time when I was Britni Samuelian’s mentor on career day. Everyone else was hooked up with the Laguna Beach Mayor, Lawyers, Doctors, CEO’s, and Brit was with “Lindsey the (unemployed at the time) Broadcast Journalist”! All was good until Steve came home in the early afternoon to find me and Brit tucked comfortably in his bed with the remote in hand. He asked what on earth we were doing, and Britni excitedly explained that I was her mentor for career day. Steve asked what career I was teaching Britni, and I told him, “In an effort to really help Britni understand the difficult future that lied ahead in her broadcasting career….we were watching every talk show on TV and dissecting what we liked and didn’t like”. That particular day, Britni decided that Oprah’s dark purple was very slimming, and a great on-camera color!
I went in to admire my Iwako collection tonight, and only saw a note that said the following:
Lindsey- I found out that 5 of my friends collected Iwakos. I sold all of them 4 5.00$ for 3 erasers. Very sorry about your loss. -Mystery Women
I am not totally sure who the mystery women/woman is, but I have a couple of thoughts. First of all, there is a pretty confusing part in the letter which tells me the M.W. is possibly young. I also noticed that four wasn’t spelled out, but rather written in number form (4), which tells me the person is very into I.M.ing or texting, and finally the note is written on the exact type of lunch sack in the pantry downstairs, which tells me I might have the M.W. under my very same roof.
It could be Skylar, but she would be WAY too scared. Micah knows he will be out more money if I have to go and buy a whole new collection, and I also don’t think he has any friends collecting Iwakos. My mom is out of town, and Trilby is never really in my closet. Which leaves my young, text messaging, little niece who lives in my exact house to be the culprit. Calin…you aren’t such a mystery, and I have three words for you, that you are going to wish I never uttered……..THIS IS WAR!
(If you are up to speed from the last post…here is Calin’s shelf that gives me another reason to assume it is her…..Jealousy!) ….BTW Calin - How lame is your bouncy ball collection! (and learn how to use spell check!)
I had a group of friends over to go swimming today. The Thacks, Deckers, Hemeons, Tuckers, and part of the Harris family showed up. It was low key and very fun. The kids swam, jumped on the trampoline and played on the swings/slide. It was just the girls until the dads showed up after work. Good times and good friends — I wonder why I haven’t done this all summer long. I think I am going to put a standing invitiation to whomever wants to come on a certain day every week. So anyone who is interested, let me know what day works best!
Last night, Micah watched the baby while I went over to do a couple of things with Gary. I went to sleep at about 2:00am. I woke up to feed Scout at 7:00am, and then started reading. I fell asleep reading and figured I would wake up again when he was ready to eat at about 8:30. After a good sleep, I looked at the clock, and couldn’t believe it was 10:00am and the baby wasn’t awake yet! I went to the crib to see a bunch of blankets, but no baby. That is when I discovered Skylar had gotten Scout up, changed him, bathed him, got him dressed, and was trying to feed him a bottle. Keep in mind that he has only nursed, and isn’t used to a bottle…but Skylar got him to get about 2 ounces down. Nice job Skilly, and thanks for letting me sleep in!
Micah competed in the Camp P. Tri again this year. All was good, until we found out that Kirk Lindahl fell on the bike and had road rash all along his right side. He ended up finishing the race like a champ, and was very pleased to report he had the “crash of the day!
Tristen had a little photo session with Micah and Scout. She did a great job, and I am really proud to say her most difficult subject to shoot, followed directions marvelously! Nice job Micah!
(Since Tristen’s computer is a lame MAC — I will post pics later!)
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