the ladies in our lives.

pageant of the masters.

every year...fabulous.  

this year's theme was: the muse.

there was a 3 piece tribute to maxfield parrish.

his piece {ecstasy} is one of my faves.

airy. brilliant. inspiring.

t-swift and t-pain.

i think i love taylor swift. 

her AND her extra small white tee.

{thanks, susan}

:: groupie love ::

met up with the gents from {two spot gobi} tonight 

at jitter's cafe in oceanside. 

they teamed up with {bushwalla}for a little benefit concert. 

good times. 

i met the british beefcakes :: last year :: while they were 

opening for jason mraz. 

they're back in the states, recordin' like crazy, 

and playin' out all over california in the next couple weeks. 

check 'em out!

1 dress. 365 days.

have you heard about

{the uniform project}? 

i don't have anywhere near the 

creativity it would take to 

pull this off.

but it's fun to watch what a girl can do
with 1 dress in 365 days.

(seen on the rockstar diaries)

cooking with katie.

sunday. no food. whaddaya do?

cook with katie!

katie's #1 rule of cooking: before it gets too messy, 

ya gotta put on yer apron.

(katie's also got fashion design experience...obv.)

katie's good at multitasking while cooking.

(she's updating her fb status to let everyone know she's cooking.)

ta-dee! 

delicious calzones from 

katie's kitchen.

sweet validation.

i love when you have a FABULOUS idea

(i.e. taping two runners together to make one, big rug)

and then you see the same thing on your 

favorite decorating website.

p.s. i want a teal chair.

adventures in painting.

on saturday, after song practice and slurpees but before the beach, brad and i did some painting.of the chalkboard variety.

brad's a great painting buddy.

i'm very excited about my chalkboard wall.
yes, very excited indeed.

talent.

sick of hearing about tyler yet?
toooooo bad!
(but seriously...hope you're not sick of him!)

here's a fabulous video of him from a
concert he did a few weeks ago.

he still needs your votes!
click {HERE} to vote and show your support!

beach. delicious.

i went to the beach today with seth, devin and brad. 

(i didn't get in the water...too cold!)

devin and brad went surfing.

(so much beefcake.)

seth cracked jokes about hippies.

he always does that. 

(martha's mom thinks seth is buff.)

good waves. 

great friends. good life.

did you make it to the beach this weekend? 

famous friends.

m'girl {SUSAN} is so so SO talented
and now she's famous to boot!

her super crafy, super darling :: pillowcase dress ::
has been featured in the jun/july issue of {simply handmade}.

how exciting!

check out her blog for super fab tutorials, craftin' updates
and fun stories about her darling family!

motivation.

calling all bloggers!

post the
:: VOTE FOR TYLER ::
button on your blog!

after you post it, leave a comment here
and you'll be entered to win {THIS}
if you don't have a blog, that's okay. you can still participate. post this :: voting link :: on facebook or twitter and 
you'll be entered for the drawing!
but remember, you have to leave a comment here in order to be entered!
AND DON'T FORGET TO VOTE!

feelin' crafty.

this little gem at heart of light is callin' to me.


consider my affinity for hair accessories reignited.
and so accessorize, i must.


the best part is that it looks super easy.
yeah. we'll see about that.

{seen on say yes to hoboken}

sweet success.

thank you, joy.
a thousand times over...thank you.

{vote for tyler!}

so my dearest, darlingest, talentedest friend
TYLER WALKER
entered one of his songs in a competition.
he needs your votes!

click {here} to vote for his song.

please vote EVERYDAY(!)
in the month of july!

withdrawls.

one weekend was not enough.
i miss my lilli.

my little georgia peaches.

i spent the weekend in georgia with these little darlings.


lillian hope. 3.
pretty as can be. sassy as all get out.

alexander keith. 6 months.
tender little cuddler. serious beefcakiness on the horizon.

aidan scott. 6 months.
super smiley. sucker for a pretty face.

aren't they just the cutest things you've ever seen?!
i'm in love.

red white and boom.

georgia on my mind.

mid to high 90s?! 45-56% humidity?!

heaven bless ridiculously adorable nieces and nephews.
if not for them, i'd never brave the elements.

gone baby gone.

i had a whirlwind love affair with my polaroid camera.
and now it is dead.
sad sad day.

why be out in the world? you can be worldwide.

See more funny videos and Technology Videos at Today's Big Thing.

i know i said i wouldn't post anymore videos this week...clearly, i lied. yes yes, i'm shady. judge me if you must. and then watch this video. watch the WHOLE video.

is it me or is this really funny?

too many videos.

i've posted too many videos this week. lame. no more videos...at least for this second. lucky lucky you.


this is my singer/songwriter friend tyler walker. he's fabulous. and oh so very talented. this weekend, i made the trek to denver for a quick visit. the days were filled with crooning and swooning (me crooning, him swooning...doi) and plenty of laughs.

isn't he adorable?! i think so.

500 paper time travelers.

i love movies. i may or may not occasionally check to see what's coming up a few months in advance. here are a few movies that've made the calendar.



this little gem was at sundance this year. i almost flew to utah for the weekend JUST to see this movie. true story. can't wait!



who doesn't love michael cera in all his adorable awkwardness? okay, okay. i know there are a few of you out there. but this little bit (another sundance winner) looks entirely too charming to pass up.



and finally, break me off a piece of that eric bana. yum! i read this book a couple of years ago and liked it quite a bit. i love rachel mcadams and i'm excited to see how the novel translates to film. time will tell!

his shoes were made for (moon)walkin'.

if you didn't already know from all the news reports and endless web postings, michael jackson died today. sad sad day. i did a quick search for the first time michael jackson ever moonwalked (i'm curious like that) and here it is. pretty amazing.

my favorite.

so i didn't finish the episode last night, but i don't think that will be necessary! i heart randi's bum. seriously, this girl is HOT! she's an incredible dancer. i'm puttin' her in the top 10 for sure. prolly higher.

agree or disagree?

layin' it down.

did i tell you?! ocmco recorded an album this week! can you BUH-lieve it?! i can't. after almost two years of rehearsals and concerts and firesides and blue double knit dresses, we're gonna have a real, honest-to-goodness CD. man oh man. it's an easter bit and slated for release in december. the past two days have been take after take of the best ocmco had to give.


ocmco's on break for the summer. sad sad. but we're startin' back up in the fall and gettin' ready for the christmas concert! interested in auditioning? click here. wanna help keep ocmco alive? click here to donate.

too long, too lame.

new hair.

update: my birthday was fabulous.

for details, including a menu which may or may not have included jello jigglers, click here.

not a day over 35.

today's me mum's bday. ain't she purty? i sure think so. so fresh, so young! this little lady's a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, lover of crafts and wicked awesome cooking. she's as smart as a whip and one of the most selfless people i know. she's always doin' stuff for others so today it's time for her to kick back and enjoy being the raddest lady around. happy birthday, mama!

happy day, popsicle!

this be m'dad. he's a husband, father, grandfather, son, uncle, wii golfer, big time steelers fan and lover of all things hee-larious. he's a good man; a REAL man. and i'm so glad to call him my pops. i'm a lucky lucky little girl.

genius mysterius.

m'girl susan is uber crafty and uber fabulous. true story. i'm obsessed with these mysterious moustache wallets she's crafted. genius! at only $15, you NEED one...or maybe two or maybe five. email the lady at suezpetersen@gmail.com.

bring it on.

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can't get enough.

i'll admit, i wasn't crazy about fidelity but regina spektor finally won me over when she teamed up with ben folds for you don't know me. this week (i'd like to think in honor of my birthday), npr's all songs considered offered up a first listen of her new album. i'm obsessed. it's too early to pick a favorite but it might be folding chair or blue lips or human of the year. jury's still out but i'll keep you posted.

give it a listen.

the joy of baking.

after last week's burnt marshmallow topping fiasco (which was in no way related to the fabulous dash of sass recipe and directly related to my ADD tendencies), i was ready for something new. enter joy the baker.


red velvet black and white cookies. yes, that's right. all light and cakey and sweet and delicious. make them. now. do it. your friends will love you more than they ever thought possible.

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el. ooh. vee. ee.

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i picked these up at the vans outlet during our weekend o' santa barbara. aren't they fabulous?! i heart them.

travelin' fool.

last weekend, i was in santa barbara with these guys:


this weekend, i'll be in costa mesa with these guys (or gals, rather):


next weekend, i'll be in denver with this guy:


and the weekend after that, i'll be in georgia with these guys:


i'm just a travelin' fool.

there ain't nothin' like a dame.

i want to get good enough at singing that people will start calling me "dame paula peralta" in my day to day interactions. how cool would that be? somethin' to work toward, i reckon.



dame janet baker is the boom. the way she wraps her lips around every word is incredible. and that voice...oh, that voice! so gloriously beautiful.

happy best friends day.

i have many many GREAT friends. they are all huge blessings in my life and i lean on them all at different times. each of them has incredible qualities that make me a better person just for knowing them. but i only have one best best BEST friend.


much like mary poppins, my friendship with miss martha ostergar is practically perfect in every way. true story. i mean, besides the fact that she left me for the mountains of provo, utah and that i now have abandonment issues. yes, all that aside, our friendship is perfect.


we're not together and that's hard for me to deal with sometimes. i miss her. i also i take a huge amount of solace in knowing that she's as desperate for me as i am for her (i mean, EVERYONE knows that people in provo are NOT funny). absence does indeed make the heart grow fonder but every time i see m'peanut, i discover that our friendship is so much more fabulously fulfilling than i remembered. it's good to have that with a friend.


i'm a lucky, lucky girl.

zack attack.

seth was JUST telling me about the jimmy fallon show. if this tidbit is any indication of what's in store, pretty sure i'm settin' my dvr to record. hee-larious!

no business like show business.

so i missed the tony awards last night (i know, i know, how COULD i?!), only to find out that m'good friend, santino fontana, as part of the cast of billy elliot, won the 2009 tony award for best musical! how cool is that?!

confession: i'll probably see new moon.

i don't love twilight. the book was okay for what it was. the movie was HORRIBLE. and yet somehow, i ended up seeing it twice in the theater and once at a movie night with my girlfriends who hadn't seen it yet. meh. but, as i'm sure you know, the series has a cult following.

so after much anticipation, mtv premiered the new moon trailer on sunday. it sucks.



but this little beauty almost makes me want to watch it again. almost.



there's something about fanaticism that i love. i just love being surrounded by people that are SO passionate about silly things. well, i guess silly is relative, right? anyway, i've got girlfriends that are OBSESSED with edward, twilight, etc. so, all hatin' aside, i'm sure i'll be seeing the movie. opening night. with a handmade t-shirt.

see you there.

white out.

the peeps of south county pulled out their brightest whites and boarded a yacht in celebration of mr. jonathan moffat's birthday this weekend.


with a lakers lounge and plenty of dance floor, there was no place i'd rather be! we danced the night away like never before! all in honor of the moff.


the ladies were in their element. all white ensembles are most delicous, don't you agree? hotter friends i'd be hard pressed to find!


i'm sure glad i didn't miss out on this little soiree! i don't think i've ever danced so hard in my life! can't you see the sweat stains on m'hat?! ew.


a shoutout to craig, ryan and monti for making this last pic possible. those boys and their hats. gotta love it.