aloha friday

Aloha Friday

(Aloha Friday)

Definition: much like the casual Friday equivalent, it refers to the day of the week where the feeling is one of laid-back happiness and leisure, looking forward to the weekend. Often, businesses in Hawaii allow their employees to dress casually on this day.

Used In A Sentence: It’s Aloha Friday cuz! Where you like go dis weekend?

In English?: I can’t believe it’s Friday already! What do you feel like doing this weekend?

just in case ya didn't know......

so, let me sum up in 3 words (well, 4) why this week was awesome.

1. summer

2. mexico

3. true blood

yes, yes i know i talk about all those things above allllll the damn time.  but they all applied this week in major, get down, get dowwwwn ways.

school is out-summa is here!!

i will be cruisin to mexico in like, hours.

i got a call from the set designer of true blood who invited me on a private set tour yesterday. i got to see it all! i was most excited to check out the furniture i did for the set (already blabbed about here) and lemme tell ya, it was a good thing it was private (4 of us) coz i had full on super fan moments everywhere...at merlottes, in jasons apartment, sookies kitchen.... shameful really.

here's a few of my fav pics...

sookie's kitchen

sookie's porch

sookie's entry

more kitchen

merlottes

where lafayette cooks

sam's office

MY SOFA'S!!! yeah! super secret meeting room

where erik used to sleep at sookie's

vampire holding cells

yay- my entry!


i tried to get better pics but they had filmed the day prior and the main lights were mostly all off on the sets that they don't use too often.  it was a really fun day for me-i loved seeing it all!

have a super week-end y'all!

 

a to the loha!!

another aloha friday lookin us in the face, beggin us to spread the love and sprinkle our friends and family with aloha. 

don't let aloha friday down.

-i have a new client who is using my current color crush in her main living room. coral-red! yes! it's hard to talk clients into taking small risks with color but this fabulous gal looked at me and said, "yeah, sure, i love that color." then her equally cool hubby said, "yeah, sure." cool peeps!

-spent a really great evening with the mom. we got to hear from someone very dear to us and it was, well, what word is better than awesome? awesome is kinda my "go to" word. but it was better than that word. 

i guess i don't have words for this.

-i tried gel nails for the first time. i was so scared. really! i didn't want them to ruin my already paper thin nails. but i love love it and you should see the pretty (yep, you guessed it!) coral/red color my nails are sportin'!
so far so good but my thumb has a little chippage already-is this normal??

-i haven't been doing my pillow line in probably about a year. i just got busy and life did busy stuff as well and i guess i just took a break without even realizing in. but im back!!!!!
a few weeks ago i got re-inspired by a really cool map fabric and made a globe pillow for my clients little boys bedroom. How cute is this thing?!

 - created a few succulent boxes saturday and plan to hang them outside on the wall. im waiting for them to take root and so far they look really pretty. i will post soon on how i did this. much easier than i thought!

-finally watched 'rebel without a cause'. anyone else think grease got a little inspiration from this movie??? most awesome part of the movie??? when james dean holds a compact mirror up to natalie woods' face and asks her if she wants to see a monkey!! 
wow- the boys from the 50's had game huh? i'm still laughing!


-still have the circus afro song from madagscar 3 in my head. it's not leavin'. i sang it to shane even though he was faking sleeping last night and i sang it to my son when we woke up this morning.
sorry if i am gonna be around you in the next few days. you're gonna hate me.
da da da da da da da da da da , circus afro, circus afro, polka dot, polka dot, polka dot, afro! did i just pass it on? sorry.....

happy aloha friday friends! wear that circus afro and have an awesome day!!!

aloha friday

-monday was memorial day and just when i realized i hadn't reminded my kids of the importance of this day (not just a day off from school) i saw this photo and realized i had been telling them for years. apparently my kids do listen.

-wednesday the biggest little turned 17. goosebumps. had a family dinner at mikado's sushi. we have a big dinner planned saturday with her favorite people at frida's.

-a friend of mine bought a home. all by herself after a few tough years. she moved in thursday. i am so so proud of her!

-today is my son's 8th grade picnic. you know what that means. all day in the sun with kids that are high on cotton candy and slushies. you'll find me hiding in the far corner of the bouncy. ok, you'll find me jumping in the bouncy, high on cotton candy with a slushie in my hand.

-bought my girl a kindle for her birthday so my kindle and i just re-united. kindle is so happy not to be forced to display teen novels any longer. kindle prefers mr. grey. hmmm.....wait aren't those kinda the same thing.....?

-next tuesday i have a meeting with brian hurst. he is a medium. i know this makes me sound nutso. i'm not, i promise. i can't wait!

-tried out a new recipe this week. s'more bars. so darn good. i will share soon.


Have a great week-end and get your aloha friday on- trust me, it's awesome times!