Monday, May 17, 2010

Home, Sweet Home

Well, on Saturday, I started a new chapter of life titled "Living on my own in the REAL WORLD."

Aaaah, I have been waiting for this move for almost one year. In all honesty, the past year has been wonderful and a huge blessing. I do not regret living with my parents (and living rent free) one bit. I love them. That being said, I am now pretty content (and excited) to be leaving the house that has been home for 23 years and making a new home!
I love my independence and freedom. Coming and going as I please, inviting friends over to "my" place, music playing all day, furniture arranged the way I want, my own pictures hanging on the wall, a fridge stocked with my food, and a kitchen ready for my own cooking and baking! I. cannot. wait. And I don't have to. :)

Friday, May 7, 2010

Today I met a celebrity.



No big deal.
Okay, it was kind of a big deal.
A long line that wrapped around the block, pounds of pasta cooked, hundreds of mini pesto crostinis eaten, hundreds of cookbooks signed, and a buzz of excitement that lasted for a solid 3 hours. It was pretty exciting.
Giada de Laurentiis came to Santa Barbara. And I got a picture with her. :)