Happy Birthday!

If you want to imagine for a moment that this photo is not blurry [Mom - it doesn't look like you're paying attention in photography class!] then you would see what's probably my favorite photo of my sister and me. And guess what, it just so happens to be her birthday! This is the only second third time I've ever had to miss her birthday and each time it gets a little more difficult because I know as we get older, we'll probably be spending more and more birthdays apart.

I've always felt like I got the best bargain growing up because I had the privilege of having a brother and a sister. Not only did I have both, but I had the best brother and sister combo. My sister's kind, smart, domestic and beautiful. You know you've truly made her laugh because she'll quietly dab at the her eyes, wiping away those really really good laughter tears. And my gosh, she is one of the most honest women I know. I'm so proud of my big sister and best friend and I hope you are having one terrific day!! Miss you loads and can't wait to see ya soon!

Happy Valentine's Day, too ;)

You Can't Take the Girl Out of the South

It's good to be back in Nashville! This past week, I was able to take a quick trip out to the City of Angels to stay with one of my best friends, Michele. While it was much too short, for the first time it made me realize how lucky I am to be living right here in Tennessee. For years, I always thought I would move to Los Angeles after graduating from college. It's fast-paced, has incredible coffee shops [like Intelligentsia] on every street corner and is full of creative and talented folks. Then, I realized I say words like "folks" and "y'all" and "mighta could" and realized, Nashville is exactly where I want to be and am supposed to be. This place is a gem and I know it won't be the last time I say this: I'm so happy that Nashville is my home.

But ANYWAY, back to L.A., Michele and I had way too much fun and barely slept a lick! It was basically a much-needed four-day long sleepover and it was perfect. I miss this girl so much and I can't wait until we're living in the same city again and taking our kids to the park for play dates. She's going to do great things, this one.

And if you're wondering, yes that is Walter White AKA Heisenberg. For the past four years I've been lucky enough to attend the Director's Guild Awards and this year was no exception. Oddly enough I had just finished a marathon viewing party of "Breaking Bad" and found myself conversing with no other than Sir Heisenberg. I still don't quite understand how it happened, so I've decided to put this photo up as proof that I wasn't [and still am not] dreaming.