Laughter

Life's best medicine

(via cup of joe & the new yorker)

Laughter yoga by Indian physician Madan Lal Kataria. Not only did this video make me laugh and smile, but I also have  a craving for some tikka masala. 

Love List

A few things that are making me smile this week! Happy Thursday!

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I'm truly loving Gemma Correll and her artwork- it's fun, funny and always brings a smile to my face. 

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Baking! I haven't had an oven in two years, and getting the cooking bug back, I love baking blueberry muffins! Plus they make the house smell absolutely delish. The simple little things that I missed while living in Italy. 

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Sewing! The one perk about going through everything in storage is finding my mom's old sewing machine, and getting inspired to make my own clothes...over ambitious, ok maybe but a girl can dream.

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Laguna Beach!  Spending a beautiful warm day in this little quaint town not only brought Arrested Development oneliners to mind, but it just reminded me that I truly do live in paradise and there is always something to discover be it five thousand miles away or simply five.  

Pesto Pizza

I've been on a hiatus since I moved back on all things Italian, mostly food, but now I'm getting the cooking bug back and this weekend we decided to make some Pesto Pizza. I have to admit, I never once saw this type of Pizza in Italy, but Napoli's got nothing on this goodness. 

What it takes- just one trip to Trader Joe's

*homemade or TJ's wheat dough

*layered Pesto

*honey goat cheese

*sliced tomatoes

Nicole and I have already started thinking of variations, more cooking- Italian and others- to come!

Whats your favorite type of pizza?

weekend

This weekend, thanks to my amazing sister, we spent Sunday in the Luxury Suite at the Angels game. I'm so proud of her, and now I've been officially spoiled in watching baseball games. Unfortunately the Angels lost, but it was the good company of family, new and old friends that made the afternoon truly enjoyable.

Holy Heat Wave

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When your patio thermometer says 120 degrees, and you don't have air conditioning because well, you live in next to the beach in Southern California and not in Manhattan, you learn quickly to appreciate life's little treasures... like slurpees! 

And who doesn't have a smile on their face when they have a slurpee...heat wave or not!

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"Nothing beats the morning air and the view of the sunrise after a very long solitary night."--unknown

Today I'm trading in sunsets for sunrises. 

Waiting for Superman

For all the teachers out there, and all the men and women that think American is still "number 1!" needs to see this movie. I for one, can't wait!