quote of the week.

"If you live in a past dream, you don't enjoy what is happening right now because you will always wish it to be different than it is. There is no time to miss anyone or anything because you are alive. Not enjoying what is happening right now is living in the past and being only half alive. This leads to self pity, suffering and tears." 
-Miguel Ruiz

thrift shopping downtown.

so the other day luke and i decided to go on an adventure. i had to go get my paycheck from fox studios anyway, which is a ridiculous commute (the other day i realized i drive on every major highway/freeway to get to my work. so ridiculous). so we decided to make a day trip out of it! it's been so long since both of us have had a day off and some spare time to just hang out. 
we went shopping for records at randy's record shop, where luke's dad used to go shopping for his vinyl. we also went to slowtrain where i found several records for a dollar. bonus!!!!! after that, we grabbed some sandwiches from a small shop and went to look around at thrift stores. there are so many random boutiques on broadway. it was so much fun!
here's a couple photos from our adventures:

a random boutique next door to slowtrain. the cheapest item for sale was about 150 dollars.

our amazing record finds! of montreal, lionel richie (yes, don't judge me), michael jackson, sufjan stevens, portugal the man, belle & sebastian and last but not least: THE BEATLES sgt pepper's album! so excited.

another random boutique with an assortment of random things.

we also went to a couple art galleries, beans & brews (i'm a traitor to my own place of employment), etc.

it was a lovely tuesday.

i can't help it!

it's official. i am a crazy cat lady.

seriously!!!! i don't know what is wrong with me. so the new house that i live in has 3 stray cats that have apparently made our area home.
luke told me that it was a bad idea to get attached to them...i think he had a feeling that there was nothing he could do, but he tried anyway. sure enough, he caught me feeding them tuna fish the other day. and much to his distaste (and his poor face, since he's incredibly allergic) i had named the little buggers.

i can't help it. i fell in love! so on top of ally's cat, who i am "cat sitting" for the semester, i now am the proud mama of three cute outdoor kitty cats.

lily, who i named after lily allen :)

here's ally/my cat dolce. she doesn't fit my theme of naming my pets after musicians. and plus, she bullies nesta ALL DAY. therefore she's my least favorite kitty cat ;)

this is SIMON! the boy kitty, named after the beautiful, talented amazing paul simon.

meet belle! i named her after one of my favorite musical groups, belle and sebastian. she can't sit still to save her life, hence why i can't seem to ever get a good picture of her.

they're cute, right?! it's not just me?

and how can i forget this adorable lady? she's so mad at me for talking to the other kitties... but i think she knows deep down that she is my favorite. 

my favorites.

 

today i'm really missing my adorable niece and nephew.

they're getting so big :( matthew just started kindergarten and grace will be 2 in november! time flies, especially when you have nieces/nephews that you don't want to grow up!
here we are last month at the second annual family traithlon! i need to start training for next year's already, so i don't get my butt kicked.... 

perdy things.

 

all taken from one of my very favorite websites.