Say My Name

Brunching with her Pa and Ma at the new Ace Hotel in Downtown LA

Conversations with Olive

What's baba's name? 

Olive: Josh.

What's your doggy's name?

Olive: Beans.

What's mommy's name?

Olive: Babe.

Olive's sitter is out-of-town this week, so I've been juggling her school and social schedule with my work schedule. Madness, I tell you. Madness! But I do realize that all the extra time we've had together these past few days is a blessing in disguise. Once the baby is born, quality time alone with my toddler will be hard to come by. That said, I'm trying my best to savor our precious moments together... with much patience!

Hump Day Ha Ha

Spit up my breakfast when I saw this comic posted on Facebook this morning.

Happy Wednesday, to all you surviving parents.

Happy Wednesday to everyone else as well!

(Source: The New Yorker) 

Ganbatte*

Le husband and I have decided to get fit together. It's been 5 months since Olive's birth, and I've still got 13 extra pounds to spare. Dude, I've watched that episode of Oprah in which she wheeled out a wagon of fat. (Watch HERE.) Not pretty. So yeah. In a desperate attempt to combat our mush, we joined a Crossfit. (Learn more HERE.) I had my first workout today and I survived the insanity! Well. Barely. I felt like puking my guts out towards the end of the workout, but hey... no pain, no gain.

Next body battle happens on Wednesday. I'm strangely looking forward to it.

* Ganbatte = Japanese for "Do your best"
Pictured: Brad Pitt as a tot. See? Even he came around.

Prints Charming

Gosh, I would love to purchase prints of these photos I found via Pinterest but have not been able to figure out who took these shots... How great are these?

Smarty-Pants

Thank you, Max. I now learn something new every single day! Click HERE.

Tying the Nut

Came across this kooky wedding topper on Etsy. The squirrels are "tying the nut"... teehee.

This is Why Girls Stay Single

My friend Jeff sent me the following link accompanied by the comment, "I don't get it. He sounds very reasonable to me. If I was a girl, I'd snatch him up in a heartbeat."

Listen to THIS short audio clip.

Hubba-hubba.

Daddy's Girl

My dad, my "Ba," is very observant. He says the darnest things. But he's not the only father wandering the streets, muttering quotable quotes. Meet Justin's dad. Justin is a young man I follow on Twitter. His bio reads like so: "I'm 28. I live with my 73-year-old dad. He is awesome. I just write down shit that he says."

Just the other day, Justin's dad said this:

'You don't know shit, and you're not shit. Don't take that the wrong way, that was meant to cheer you up."
12:01 PM Sep 9th from web

Want more pearls? Follow Justin and his pop HERE.