like a sore thumb
the very nice handymen have been painting our house this weekend.
pretty soon the work will be complete and our house
will be the hippest hue in the neighborhood.
not sure if the rest of our neighbors will think so, but
oh well...sucks for them.

As for me, I love it.
Especially the color of our front door.
OUr front and backyards are now begging to match with the new
colors.
I think a japanese/asian type of lanscape would do nicely.
'gonna ask my bf's cousin for tips on how to do it yourself.

I wish I made money....

Roy's and Marriot's
hung out in the city last night for my friend's birthday.
It was definitely a "couple's night".
There were three pairs of us.

It was nice and intimate, though.
We actually got a chance to talk without
trying to fight the noise of a busy restaurant or lounge.

Started off with dinner at Roy's.
Boy, I didn't quite expect to spend a grip on dinner!
Um, let's just say it'll be another year before I spend money like that on one meal.
Thank goodness the food was the best as always.

Then, we headed to the spa that I work at.
It's open til midnight on Saturdays
so there were actually people in there still getting pedicures, manicures and hair coloring.
The ambience is so nice there in the evenings and my boss
was (as always) ao hospitable to us.
He gave my friend, the birthday boy, a free bottle of wine and a free hit at the oxygen bar.
Needless to say, my friend was on a relaxing "high".
We hung out there for a while enjoying the very hip but relaxing atmosphere.

Then, we headed over to "The View" at the top of the Marriot Hotel.
Since we got there pretty early in the evening, we were able
to get a seating area with a full couch and sofa chairs.
It was almost like being in someone's living room...
except you had to pay for your food.
THe birthday boy was nice enough to pay for all of us.
hm...maybe I should treat him to oxygen ALL the time. ;)

We spent a pretty good chunk of time up there
just chatting away, reminiscing, and laughing.
It was quite pleasant.

ONly thing is, I was ready to party that night
but the bf wasn't, so we went home afterwards instead.
I'm not too disappointed since we will be going dancing next friday.
I just turned on the hip hop tunes in the car and bopped to the beat while i drove.
ahh...the sacrifices a girlfriend makes!!!! ;)


Before going to bed, I lay there reading through
my book of wedding dresses finding inspiration for what mine would look like.
I only saw bits and pieces of my ideal, but haven't quite found "the one".

Not that I'm desperate to get hitched or anything, I just really and truly LOVE
wedding gowns and the creativity of the designers that make them.
I love learning about the types of materials, cuts, styles, train lengths, etc.
If I could be a designer, I certainly would become one.

For now I just enjoy the creations of my favorite designers: Melissa Sweet, Pronovias, Amsale,
Yumi Katsura, (some other designers who's names I forgot), and of course, Vera Wang.
I really dig her. She's very courageous with her designs. definitely thinks outside of the box.

Funny...a few years ago I thought about becoming a wedding dress expert
at Trudy's.
(I LOVE that store. My favorite wedding gown expert there is Marika - she's a true professional.)
Then, I thought about all the potential pretentious women that I'd have to deal with.
Or the controlling mothers that I'd have to appease.
Eh, forget it!
It's so not worth it. It'd just ruin the whole "art" of wedding gowns.

Besides, I just really can't deal with some of the values and ideals
that people have out there about weddings and marriage.
You know, those people that get sooo caught up in the "wedding"
that they forget the whole meaning of "marriage".
I honestly don't have time for that kind of nonsense.

more sun
'gonna head over to Berkeley today to do some print shopping.
I'm determined to get some color on my office space cave walls.
'was thinking of stopping by the Crate and Barrel outlet on 4th street
to see if they have any interesting fabrics.
'Was thinking of putting it on a wooden frame as an art piece.

I might also check out Re-print Mint on Telegraph.
They have such an awesome collection of poster art.
Besides, today's a great day to be walking along Telegraph
with all the street vendors and stuff.
hmmm...maybe I'll hit up Cafe Strada for a cup of my favorite White Chocolate Mocha.
Haven't had one from there in years.
Seriously, I have YET to find another cafe that serves em as good as theirs.

WOO HOO JOHN MAYER CONCERT TONIGHT!!!!!!