Dog vs. Unicorn

Uncle Mark got me a GIANT stuffed unicorn for Christmas. Ben and I brought it home and put it in the living room to see what Felix would do. He wanted to play with it really bad, and got pretty irritated that it didn't want to play with him!








Clearly the unicorn will not be able to live at our house, so it now has a home in my office at work! Hopefully it's magical softness will inspire my colleagues to do amazing things.

Pesto and Magic

This weekend it was time for the annual ritual of pesto making. My basil has been glorious this summer, and it was time for me to hack it all down!



Aw. It looks so sad now. But I know it'll grow back strong and healthy again! Thank you, basil plants, for being so awesome!



Harvest!



Mmm, the whole house smelled like basil.



After making and freezing tons and tons of pesto, I made some grilled pizzas with the rest of it. These were the freshest, most summery grilled pizzas ever! With tomatoes from the farmer's market!



It was a lovely night, so we ate out on the deck.



Our cherry tomato plant is looking glorious TOO! Patio lights make everything look magical.



SPEAKING OF MAGIC, eating on the deck is ever so much more magical now than ever before, thanks to the addition of this fancy unicorn statue!



Many thanks to Joey for knowing that this unicorn would find a good home with me! Doesn't it look beautiful on our deck!?

Unicorn Hedges!

My friend Melanie took these photos of some unicorn hedges that were up on the rooftop of a hotel that she stayed at on a recent visit to LA. The hotel is called The Standard, and I have now officially added it to my list of places I want to visit! LOOK at those hedges!!! They make me want to start a topiary garden of my own.

POTROAST!

Gina and Scott had a dinner party tonight! They made POTROAST! Yum! And there was delicious salad and bread. Also, Jill brought UNICORN COOKIES!!! AND, Gina gave me a little golden heart-shaped box that contained FOUR unicorn pins from her childhood. Is she the best or WHAT?!!?!? After dinner, we all played foosball and darts!



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Unicorns Vs. Ninjas

Tonight was an activity filled evening! First we started the night off at Suzanne's, with a great game of poker.



Afterwards, Summer attempted to do The Worm! She almost has it down. After a little bit more practice, she'll be busting a MOVE on the dance floor.



After all that, we headed up to Tony's to meet up with some friends and play a little darts. Mr. Studlyhunk showed up for awhile!



We divided into teams. Mike and I were The Unicorns. See our ferocious horns?



Suzanne and Summer were The Ninjas.

Dan and Yumi were our cheerleaders!



Look at Summer the ninja with all of those BULLSEYES! Damn!



The Ninjas beat The Unicorns, so we had to bow our horns in shame.



KISS MY HORN!



We drew a dead guy in the middle of the scoreboard, and Summer drew how the ninjas were going to kill him, and I drew the unicorn goring him. I was hoping this drawing would scare them into a loss for the second game, but unfortunately we lost again. Hopefully there will be a rematch soon!

Bad Ass Pirate Ship

Yesterday, Summer had a few of us over to enjoy the summertime sunshine. Clark and I used the power of teamwork to create something incredible. We made a bad ass pirate ship out of popsicle sticks, dental floss, and a toothpick! We even codesigned a special unicorn pirate flag. There was a horribly suspenseful buildup as the ship was being built, while everyone wondered if the little guy would sail. Then we launched it, and it sure DID sail! It sailed mightily and fearlessly right across that pool, and then it even cruised around on its own.Hooray for teamwork!

The Last Unicorn

Hahah look what Suzanne and Anne BOTH got me for my birthday this year!!! Luckily, I got mine from Suzanne just after Anne had ordered hers (and I emailed her "ANNE!! Look what Suzanne got me!!!!!!!") so she was able to stop the order. But it was hilarious, I guess I'm predictable?: