this little guy...

...made the delayed flights and nasty cold worth it.

happy christmas.

holiday hangover.

after the christmas chaos was over,

the house was a little too quiet.

nothin' like a little glee lipsync dance party

to liven things up.

not to be outdone by mona's shaky leg guitar dance,

i channelled my inner diva and threw down some booty dance.

gotta love home videos.

home for the holidays.

me: how come you cut out whales

with the christmas cookies?

sis: it's santa's sleigh, you jerk!

me: that purple one looks like monstro to me.

merry christmas to all.

kisses.

i know i should probably be grossed out.

but i'm totally not.

old people need lovin' too.

oooh, mama's gonna get me for that.

love you, mama!

xoxo

farmers market.

have you been to the farmers market in downtown LA?

totally overpriced but kinda fun. i recommend the crepe place.

nutella, bananas and whipped cream. can't go wrong.

shannon!

miss shannon's moving to texas!

good for her, not good for us.

we got together for a little lunchy to catch up

and get the details on the big move.

we'll miss you shannon!

let's go to the movies!

i've been to a ton of movies lately.

i keep meaning to blog about it...you know how that goes.

yes, i saw it. told you i would.

wasn't as bad as the first. which...isn't saying much.

team...jakeward.

fantastically fantastic.

classic wes anderson.

cuss.

old school disney? i was nervous.

laughed. loved.

the lightning bug was my fave.

yes, it was long. yes, it was predictable.

i still loved it. like...kind of a lot.

should i be embarrassed to admit that i want an avatar?

well, i do.

what movies have you seen and luuuurved lately?

christmas party photo booth.

photo booth's are all the rage these days.

i've yet to take a non-idiotic picture.

exhibit a.

robot? mannequin? your guess is

as good as mine.

stripey sock gloves. jingle bell tamborine.

recipe for photographic success. clearly.

off kilter and blendy.

my fave.

channeling my inner showgirl.

look out rockettes, here i come!

mormon TAPernacle choir.

have you seen this? i just couldn't resist.

oooohhh, mormons mormons mormons.

crank that soulja boy.

okay, for reals they were pretending to be superman

in front of the famous superman building.

(it's the pointy, white-ish one in the back)

but i couldn't resist the soulja boy reference.

aren't popsicle and gramp the cutest guys ever?

i swear.

u.g.l.y.

sc5's best got together this week for

a little ugly sweater action.

the ladies certainly represented!

the shoulder pads took tristen straight

to the top! she won best ugly sweater. go trissy!

dress up.

while mama was visiting, she whipped my closet into shape.

it was hard work but we had a little fun in the process.

she looks good in that hat, doesn't she?

just another day at the office.

i may or may not have the best job ever.

the jefe sent all the work peeps to dland friday.

like i said, best job ever.

can you believe it?!

it's almost christmas!

with all the hustle and bustle, i've barely had time

to realize that christmas is less than 2 weeks away!

man oh man! happy christmas!

what're your plans for the holidays?

set in stone.

while the visitors were here,

we hit up the hollywood walk of fame.

grauman's chinese theater was

the first step.

popsicle was pretty excited about

sidney poitier's prints.

gram and i have a long standing

"white christmas" tradition.

bing sent our hearts aflutter.

mama took a minute to visit mj.

i had to pay gram a lot of money

to stand next to this guy for a picture. freaky!

workin' hard.

m&d are the best.

whenever they come visit, they're oh so helpful.

mama whipped my closet into shape.

it was hard work, indeed.

popsicle fixed the ailing lavatory.

nice to have two fully functioning facilities again.

miss you already m&d!

come back soon!

c'mon down.

gram and gramp are headed for the price is right today.

in preparation, we made shirts. amazing what you can do with

a t-shirt and some sharpies.

gram's fave game is plink-o. obv.

so naturally, a little play on words was just the ticket!

and gramp. well, i wanna him to win, too!

and then promptly send those prizes my way!

good luck g&g! say hi to drew for me!

backstage.

night before the concert run-throughs

can be terribly stressful.

last minute staging, director notes, people everywhere...bleh.

luckily, i've got m'choir babes to keep me happy!

p.s. the concerts went well! did you go? what did you think?

the visitors.

gram and gramp rolled into town last night.

aren't they adorable?

m and d are hot on their heels.

they fly in on wednesday.

and all for li'l ole me.

they're in town just to watch me sing my little heart out.

did you get your tickets?