its about time

Tom and I finally went to see Avatar! in 3D IMAX! 

After about the first ten minutes, Tom turns to me and says, "What a boring preview......" When I told him it was the real deal - "What, really, What is going on, I haven't even been paying attention?"

I thought it was a great movie.  There is something to be said if I don't notice that my butt hurts or think about how many people have been resting their hair in the same spot as mine.... I didn't even think about it once.  A little love story and cool little world.. 

we only had time for one picture once we realized how super cool we looked.

ps. This very same day, Nikki Hilton and I went shopping at the Gap sale section.  We picked out a really cute sweater.  oh L.A.

who done it?

So. yesterday I get a text from a random ND number... 

Them - hey who is this? jt
me - Cari, who is this?
Them - I don't think we know each other.... I am just responding to your last text. jt

The text they (jt??) were responding to.....  "hey booger"

I clearly did not send this text... 



and I don't think Grace did either.....  I just don't have a picture to prove it but I think the guilty party is in the middle.

moving gone green

Yet again, we are on the move. Kortney and I have moved into our own place in sunny California.

It's actually even closer to the ocean.

And being we don’t know anyone with a truck, we decided to push/pull the 'ever-present' rolling tower (thank goodness for the invention of the wheel) from point A to point B.

A total of 1.5 miles - -

through the streets

and via the beach with a few questions and even more inquiring eyes.....

to its final destination of 205 Calle Miramar #3, Redondo Beach, CA 90277.

welcome home tower, yet again.

hip hop anonymous

My co-workers and I got together last night and went to a Hip-Hop class...  It was sooooo much fun.  I will admit I have some moves of my own but trying to do a routine is a a-whole-nother world. 

Cathy, Melinda, Shella, me, Kristy.

http://www.hiphopdancer.com/

or for your viewing pleasure as an example..

next time maybe i will make the video.

as for now... me n my moves are goin to da club!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

you ought ta go ta...

NORTH DAKOTA!!

I got to go home for the second time in a year!!  I found really cheap tickets (only $138) and couldn't pass up a good deal or miss out on the opportunity to see my family! And it wasn't supposed to be below zero so it was perfect timing.

I flew into Fargo but we went straight to the lake.

Everyone played the Wii! Kaylin bowled over a 200..  and thought nothing of it.. I think she got either a strike or a spare on every frame.  Grace is a little George Foreman.  She knocks everyone out.  I, of course, had to see for myself and sure enough.  KO!

Jacob is still getting the hang of it but doesn't allow anyone to keep him out of the fun!  He is always right in there ready to play - or hold a remote that isn't necessarily set to play :)

Since their box arrived a little too late for Christmas, I made the kids wait til I came so I could witness them open them up for once.  They wanted "pillow pets" which I had never heard of..  Its a pillow but then you snap a little strap underneath and wala (sp) you have a pet..  Hence the ever-so-clever name.

Kaylin got a pig, Grace an elephant and Jacob a puppy. 

Then came Sunday.  The girls didn't realize I live in a different time zone so they woke me up - "cuz I was sleeping so late" - -  It was 8.....  six my time.  But I didn't mind - I can sleep some other time.

So we got dressed.

The whole family wears purple.....  for the Vikings, of course, but I was wearing my prom dress from 1996!!! 

Doesn't make me any less of a fan though. 

Dress up continued.

On Kaylin - Sweater and Scarf

On Grace - Shirt and JEANS

all belong to me. 

I have got to hand it to these girls - they put together some pretty cute outfits!

They could not get enough!  and frankly, neither could I..

I can't wait til these kids are old enough to travel - I think its about time they meet the beach!

biker bangs.

"Gonna take my bike out

Gonna take my bike

Gonna ride it slowly
Gonna ride just how i like"
"let me lie"

self portrait. (holy hair-do)

Tom, bless his heart, forgot to mention I looked like we were traveling through a wind tunnel when we stopped for a little photo shoot. There were ten of these..  same. hair. in. all. ten.

views from my bike.

view 1

view 2

view 3

almost a tandem....

I LOVE MY NEW BIKE!!! 

thanks mom and dad!

as for the bangs...  well, I'll figure something out.

m.i.s.s.i.n.g.

yep.  one of our turtles has mysteriously disappeared.  While we were out of town over the holidays, the turtle was lost.  If anyone sees a little green turtle - about an inch long, a little slower than the average turtle, with a few dots on the belly and an orange stripe on either side of his face....  please let us know...  Tom, me and turtle man 1 are missing him very much.