October 10

Thanksgiving! We woke up and started getting ready for the day. Pumpkins had to be carved, food to be made, turkeys (3) to be stuffed... we got everything done and the tables set up outside with ample time to go! The dinner was an absolute hit! I was SO proud of Leigh and I! Dave and Jordan (and Lauren and I) transformed the backyard into a magical fairyland with christmas lights, chinese lanterns and candles candles candles! We were scared that the turkey wasn't gonna be ready in time, but then I realized that we were using a candy thermometer! So we got the meat thermometer and it was a perfect 180 degrees! I couldn't believe how good the food was! It was parent calibre food! I was sooooooooo impressed with our culinary abilities! Dessert was wonderful (pumpkin pie and pumpkin sprinkles cupcakes). After eating, Lauren and I were exhausted and just wanted to catch up on tv, so we watched melrose place and top model. Halfway through the 2nd hour of tv, I asked Jordan what time it was (fully thinking it was past midnight) and it was only 10:15! Outrageous! Highlights of the night: amazing food, my candelabra, Davy Crockett hat, Jordan & Dave's photawg skills.

October 11

Sunday. Early morning 2 hour hike. Then I headed out to Whittier, CA to pick up my drafting table! I drove to a sketchy part of town, to a little sketchy apartment, and picked up my table from a guy that looked suspiciously like Ryan Atwood. The table is sick, the colour of the wood isnt. I'm gonna whitewash it or stain it dark. After picking up the table I stumbled upon a HUGE antique store - similar to the antique barn at the cottage. Went in looking for Nancy Drew books and a drafting stool, found neither. Headed home, had a delicious turkey leftover lunch with the girls and dave, and uploaded all the pictures from the night before. I helped Terrie make a facebook album, and then it was time to get ready for dinner. Leigh had the brilliant idea of wearing Terrie's fresh outta the 80's dresses to the chateau marmont for dinner! It was AMAZING. Leigh's was black with pink, red and purple squiggles on it and a huge bow, mine was pink, purple, black, green and white squiggles with TOTALLY poufy sleeves and skirt, laurens was navy and black polka dots with bows all down the front. Lauren was not too keen on the idea but we made her wear it anyways. So at the Chateau, we see Tom Green, Fred Durst and Big (as in Rob and Big) sitting at the table two away from us. I put on my Clark Kent glasses and began plotting to give him my number to give to rob. So i did just that. First Leigh and I walked by in our dresses to make a statement. We heard whispers and the word "dresses" and laughter. Then after dinner we went inside to have dessert cause it was too cold, and as we passed by I gave big my card and said "have rob call me" and he was like "okay. I'll do that." But are they even friends anymore? Who knows. So we went inside, and were now sitting beside Shayne Lamas and friends at one table, Matt Dillon and friends at another table! It was a fabulous night for celeb spotting!

October 12

School day. Morning hike, Thirst Project meeting (charity gala planning), Desperate Housewives catch-up with Lauren, turkey sandwiches, and class. I forget what I did at nighttime.

October 13

Happy Birthday Michelle! 8:30 class. Barf. I'm dying from 6:30 wakeup calls. History of Architecture and Interior Design was fabulous! I then had to find a craft store, so I googled Michaels on my phone and found out that there was one just south of school. So I followed the map there, and I realize i'm totally in the ghetto. Homeless people EVERYWHERE, but also police everywhere so i wasn't SO scared... but then i also realized there was no Michaels but plenty of wholesale flower shops ALL over the place. So I found my black calla lilies, and got white hydrangeas and 24 roses all for 25 bucks! It was such a sweet deal! I came home, arranged my fleurs, and then Leigh, Dave and I went to the new cheese shop/cafe at the bottom of the street. Leigh and I had ALMOST the best grilled cheese ever (nothing with ever beat me and Foz's end of summer BBQ Grilled Cheese). I then ventured out on the biggest errand day in life. Target: print pictures for school project, cardstock, black m&Ms. Beauty Supply: 3 OPI nailpolishes. Grove: Abercrombie beater, black and white anthropologie apron, Barnes & Noble for membership card. I decided to scope out the farmers market for my highly sought after black pasta and FOUND IT! Striped farfalle! VICTORY WAS MINE ONCE AGAIN! And i picked up raspberries and blueberries. NExt stop, kitchen supply store for 5 more plates for the party. Sprinkles - where I coincidentally ran into Lauren and ordered my bday cupcakes. There was one more stop but i forget what it was. Then I came home and had dinner, chilled out with the boys and went grocery shopping. Came home and made pasta sauce for my birthday, did my homework and watched 90210 and Melrose.

October 14

6:30 wakeup again. I'm a zombie. Yet it's 11:45 and i still havent gone to bed yet. 9 hours of class sucks, but Taylor brightens my day. Another thing that also brightens my day is being an interior design rockstar. My Design Process teacher was ripping apart everyone's elements of design projects and she said mine was perfect. I also love sketching techniques class with a passion. We got out 20 mins early and i booked it to pilates with Leigh and Myara. PIlates was awesome as usual, stopped by whole foods to pick up more food for tomorrow, came home to an early birthday caupcake from Leigh - from some place that i've never been to called famous cupcakes and it had Kardashians all over the box. It was hilairous, but not as good as sprinkles! Watched Top Model, baked cookies for tomorrow, baked more cookies for the boys, and helped them decorate for Christmas (they're shooting a scene tomorrow that's a christmas scene). Listening to Christmas Carols makes me happy. OH - ANDDDDD Rob informed me that there's an atomic snowboard this season that's black and white and ACTUALLY says "paint it black" on it. I need it. Rob says he's gonna try and hook me up for freeeeee!

10 mins til my birthday!!!!!