another weekend treat,

Today the lock and chains were put on... I started summer school. I am kidding, a little. ;) The past two weeks I took full advantage of the time I had before I had to hit the books again. I went home to California! I explained a little in my last post. But the second part of the trip I went on a little weekend vacation with mon cheri(aka Stew). It could not have been better. The weather was perfect. We went to Disneyland! This was actually a big deal because Stew does not like amusement parks. He has not been to Disneyland since he was about 8 years-old or so. He knew how much I liked it, so we planned a little trip. The day before I had worn a new pair of flats to the airport. Bad idea. I had blisters all over my heels. At this point I was already into my trip and didn't bring a lot of comfortable shoes..so Disneyland day came. The only pair of shoes that did not rub the back of my blisters were a pair of 5-inch heels. Yes, I did wear them for a 12-hour day at Disneyland. That place is so happy I didn't even notice the blisters all over my feet. We had so much fun. But it didn't stop there. The next day we went to Laguna Beach for some sun and sand castles, followed by a visit to my sweet grandparents house in Palm Springs for the rest of the weekend. It was so much fun to cook with them and hear stories of when they met "back in the old days". Speaking of the happy couple, today is their 58th anniversary! Congratulations! I am so happy to have such amazing examples in my life. How I love them so.

bird of your dreams

Today is my last day enjoying the beautiful weather and family time in Sacramento, California. In a few hours I will catch a plane and head for LAX. Oh how I have loved being home. This last weekend my little brother became an eagle scout so we made a little celebration of it. My grandparents came up from Palm Springs, my sister came over from the bay, and boyfriend fly in from Arizona to join in on the fun. It ended up being so much fun. This was one of the few times Marlee and I have reunited, so we took advantage of our time and worked on a few new songs. This is a super raw version of our new song 'Bird of Your Dreams'. We hope you enjoy. Feel free to share this or let it float around the cyber world.

that post from the airport,

I am starting to feel like I live in airports. Not in the cozy-home-away-from-home sort of living. I have been attempting to fly back to the States since Saturday and clearly have been unsuccessful. But like my mom always says, "Look at it like an adventure". So that is what I am trying to do. Don't worry, I am already starting to laugh about it now. You know you have been there too long when the security guards start to recognize you and pay little attention to going over typical routines with you. I couldn't help but laugh when one of the security guards frowned while watching me get in line this morning and mouthed "Sorry". I am starting to feel like Tom Hanks from "The Terminal". OK, I realize that may sounds extreme...but really. As I am writing this I am waiting at the gate. Crossing my fingers and everything else that I can make this flight, or any flight to the States today. If so, these are my last hours in France for a while...but home never sounded so good.

Caine's Arcade,

I promise this will put a smile on your face. It is people like this who restore some hope back in the human race. I want to go to Caine's Arcade. Who's with me?

happy wednesday,

This is still my favorite song. It has been on repeat today. I hope your Wednesday is wonderful!

i'm going to miss living with this ice skater,

Remember how I told you how I live with a host family in Nice? I don't recall if I really introduced them. I live with the sweetest 79-year-old named Micheline, and her 14-year-old granddaughter Héllo Nà. They might just be the sweetest little souls ever. Tonight, I got to finally see Héllo Nà in her element...at the ice skating rink. She was amazing. I felt like a proud older sister or something of the sort watching her. Somewhere amongst the triple axles, I started thinking and realized how much I am going to miss this little one. I am going to miss singing our lungs out in the car to "la sens de la vie". I am going to miss letting her braid my hair into 50 tiny little braids so my hair looks like Medusa the next morning(Stew's idea). I am going to miss listening to her stories about all the cute boys at school. I am going to miss her planting kisses on my cheeks every time I sing for her. I am going to miss sharing a home with her most of all. She takes after her grandmother, and both are some of the sweetest people I have ever met. I wish my French was better so I could know them better...but I have a feeling I gained a few pen pals.

little ones,

This is Ethan. He is the adorable two-year-old grandson of the lady I live with. I just had to share his cuteness.