life lately

a few weeks ago, we went to white light night in mid city. they have it every year and stores open to show local artists' work. you know what stores are showing because of all the white lights, its always so pretty.

i love looking at art and when there is free food, it's just a win-win for everyone. i begged joel to come with me this year, and when he heard there would be food, he finally agreed. we were only able to go to the strip on jefferson, but we had sooo much fun. the art was amazing, and it was just cool to see the local artists chatting it up with everyone going in and out of shops. we were so stuffed by the time we left because every place had a ton of food or desserts. monjuni's even gave out bowls of lasagna and meatballs. but my favorite was the dessert from brew ha-ha and hot white chocolate from some salon. at one point in the evening after we got food and drinks from yet another place and were looking at a painting, joel looked over at me and said, "this is AWESOME. we're coming every year!" that made me happy. :) i knew he would enjoy it.







on friday night, my brother, a senior on his football team, played in a playoff game against central. unfortunately, they played horribly and lost their chance at the dome this year. it was fun being back at an AHS game and being in the stands though. i kept hearing cheers from the cheerleaders that sounded all too familiar. before the game, i definitely got a little too excited and demonstrated our fight song for joel after i found and put on some of my old AHS cheer attire. its amazing how it all comes back to you. needless to say, he was not that impressed, and i might have pulled something, haha. joel also kept making fun of the ram mascot all night, saying it looked like a dog/cow. i just don't see it. overall, it was great to see my little brother play for a bit, but it was sad to watch the team play bad and not pull it out. as long as west monroe or destrehan doesn't win, i'll be happy.


that's james! no. 81


and that would be my mother in the background


so happy to be there...i even made him wear green :) go rams!


what's not ram about that??




my parent's last AHS game...what will they do with their friday nights??

SusyJack* 2009 calendar

how amazing is this calendar?!? i desperately need something to put on one of my bare walls in my office, and i think this is the perfect solution. is it ok to buy yourself a birthday present??

i like how you can arrange them in different ways and how its basically art that serves a purpose:


i don't know who would put them all up at once, but i'm practically drooling at my desk:


if this calendar also strikes your fancy, you can get it here and here.

i got pwn'd

this totally trumps my cake i made for joel's 25th birthday. wow, and i thought i was detailed:

gilbert babies

oh no...this can't be good.

how hilarious is this? upload your pics and get a glimpse into the future...uh...kind of.

my big little brother

sometimes i can't believe how fast time is flying by. my little brother is about to graduate high school....HIGH SCHOOL! he just not that old in my mind. i still see him as the little kid running around the house saying "oppsies!" (with a slight lisp, haha) every five minutes because either he broke something or was about to. he's always been bigger than what he knows to do with. he passed me up in height when he was about 12. i remember coming home from college one weekend, and he was able to pick me up. so weird.

we're seven years apart; it was a great age difference growing up because i was a real "big" sister that was able to teach him things and remember the landmarks in his life like when he rode his bike for the first time without training wheels or when he started school. but now it kinda stinks because i'm not able to be there to watch him anymore, and i haven't been for the last 5 years. i've had to hear about it via phone or email, but i guess thats what growing up is all about--being there in spirit and prayer when you can't be there in person.

however, i'm really excited because he's supposed to be coming up to spend some time with me and joel this month (if football doesn't get in the way). i can't wait because the last time he came up here to hang out with me was my sophmore or junior year of college. i have big plans and hope its able to work out sooner than later. here are some of his latest pics that my mom sent...such a handsome thing :) :

the day has finally arrived

go vote...



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i also wanted to share this poster, in case you haven't already seen it on the news, created by a new york advertising agency that made me laugh...the things you can do in photoshop...