birds of my neighborhood

after a couple of years of infertility, we are trying in vitro fertilization this week. i'm nervous and hopeful at the same time. if you pray, meditate, whatever, please remember us...

p.s. i will never get sick of this voice.

loving this website...

...that Bonnie told me about.

buywithme.com

I recently got $75 worth of dry cleaning at Zoots for $25, $20 worth of food at Veggie Planet for $10, and a haircut/conditioning treatment worth $75 for $35 (which I haven't used yet).

and, on an unrelated note, I decided on the birdcage.

the first installment of my brother's show is finally out on dvd! i'm buying mine today. i'm most excited to see thurop in the special features.

you can buy it at amazon for only $10 (and my mom said it's also at target).

jewelry debacle

so, the other day, inspired by my crafty friend bonnie, i tried my hand at a homemade necklace/earring organizer thing-a-ma-jig. mine turned out pretty ugly. especially when i put my jewelry on it.

so, i decided i'm just going to buy one.

either this one (sorry it's hard to see - but it's a birdcage and it has lots of hooks for necklaces and bars for hanging earrings):
or this one (also available in white):

any votes?

mrs. horrible

i've been a horrible blogger this summer.

i was going to post about graduation, post graduation. but the truth is, i miss school and don't like to think about it being over. maybe later today or tomorrow i will post some photographs. it was great to have my parents and mr. dan there. weird for those two worlds to meet, but good.

so, i have a challenge for everyone. i need to put together the best road trip playlist ever. we're talking salt lake city to boston. what songs do you think MUST be on there? leave a comment, por favor.

oh, and one last thing. an amazing children's book is coming out today. it's even featured on publisher's weekly.

xoxo,
lvh

elsewhere

I'm over at Your Heart Out today...

a few things i love about being back in utah

1. doing laundry at home. really, this is such a luxury. in boston, i have to watch our laundry constantly at the laundromat because this homeless guy always comes in and opens all the machines and pulls things out. the other day, he told dan and me he wanted to show us something. we followed him outside and he took us to the other side of the building and showed us his shopping cart and there was a HUGE possum in there. random. ooh, one more story about this guy. the day before we left boston, we put a bunch of giveaway stuff on the curb (people do this all the time there). the same guy came by with his shopping cart. there was an unopened box of toothpaste and some other great items in there, but did he take those? no. he bipassed all the good items and went for an old pair of black high heels. random.

2. being able to hang out with some of my nieces and nephews. they are adorable and always fun. also hanging out with my sister, parents, and in-laws.

3. sunday dinners. usually, we've run out of good things to eat by sunday and we end up eating random things all day. also, my mom makes really good rolls.

4. mountains. hiking. outdoor adventures.

5. watching food network.