happy new things

my 2011 blurb book arrives tomorrow - i predict i'll be busy poring over it's 160 pages for the entire day, criticizing my irregular spacing/picture placement/omission of vital pics/too warm next to too cool pics... but i am sleepless with excitement to see it! our year looks so much lovelier made into a glossy book with all the crap days sent to the recycle bin. and how i love to sniff new books :)

also: my 2008 book arrives today - i gave my beloved copy away to my Mum two years ago and never reordered it because i'm cheap like that... but the cool thing about books is you just reorder a copy whenever you feel like it and bam, it arrives just as perfect as the original 5 days later. that is SO COOL!!!!

this weekend is a long one (horray!!) i want to go to Los Angeles and visit the Grammy Museum ... i know i HATE museums but this one has the personal artifacts of George Harrison, a showcase about Beatles Love (which i love) and Michael Jackson's sequinned glove :) also: hike in Fryman Canyon and try and catch a glimpse of George Clooney walking his rescued cocker spaniel (honestly... i bet he scoops poop too - he is just that awesome!) i want to hike from the observatory to the Hollywood sign and back next - but we maybe have to leave the kids at home for that one ;)

Monday: i have a gift card for the mall so as part of our 3 mile walk from Crystal Court and South Coast Plaza and back, i'll be trying to decide between Fresh and Jo Malone and Paper Source and H&M and Apple/Lego/Puzzle Zoo (darned cute kids) and Nordstrom and Henri Bendel... i think i need a bigger gift card ;)

walking today. blah. it's a good thing as Martha would say (but clearly she has staff to exercise for her ;)