tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55520612011-04-21T14:20:48.501-07:00Julienoreply@blogger.comBlogger3191100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-13603985972313000542009-01-01T21:13:00.001-08:002009-01-01T21:13:18.336-08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Bourbon Tasting (1/365), originally uploaded by julieverive. I've decided to start the Project 365 since I have recently purchased the Canon G10... Hopefully I can make it through!For New Years we went down to Orange

Julienoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-27789128334832426092008-12-09T15:46:00.001-08:002008-12-09T15:46:38.638-08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Bein' Silly, originally uploaded by julieverive. Here is my 6-6-6 Flickr Meme entry. This was taken at my mom's 50th birthday party back in September!

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-59757173118415459092008-12-08T08:57:00.001-08:002008-12-08T08:57:09.719-08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Skate!, originally uploaded by julieverive. This weekend we finally made it out to Pershing Square for Ice Skating! Yup, an outdoor rink in the heart of downtown Los Angeles!It was a beautiful day for skating, and I was

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-10453518799719830842008-11-03T09:08:00.001-08:002008-11-03T09:08:25.869-08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Classic, originally uploaded by julieverive.

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-73504544177769504192008-09-24T09:23:00.001-07:002008-09-24T09:23:27.491-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Raconteurs 9/23/2008, originally uploaded by julieverive. Second night was even better!Jack White was truly face-melting with his extended solos, and sitting in Section A gave us an awesome view of the stage!This concludes

Julienoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-68948098601968812912008-09-23T11:58:00.001-07:002008-09-23T11:58:08.590-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Raconteurs 9/22/2008, originally uploaded by julieverive. First night of the Raconteurs in Los Angeles. Fantastic seats on the terrace and a great set list! Jack Lawrence is my new favorite bass player, and Jack White is

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-17583100673555754972008-08-26T10:52:00.001-07:002008-08-26T10:52:59.855-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Awesome Show, originally uploaded by julieverive. Last night we walked up to the Hollywood Bowl (1.7 miles!) for the Radiohead show!The staging was amazing, the music was incredible, and there are few things I enjoy more

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-19059096618006162392008-08-05T11:02:00.001-07:002008-08-05T11:02:56.361-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Palm Springs - Hotel California, originally uploaded by julieverive. To celebrate this milestone birthday, we trekked out to Palm Springs for an awesome weekend of fun in the sun. After spending most of the day in the pool

Julienoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-49736513736996655552008-07-03T09:47:00.000-07:002008-07-03T09:52:07.309-07:00

That Was a Quick Month!Work has been INSANE! In the last two weeks we have lost two employees and only gained one, so the workload distribution has kept me off the internet at work for the most part. The good news about it is that it has gotten me yet another raise! In the two and a half years I have worked here my salary has increased by 64%! So, I suppose all of the extra work is worth it.

Julienoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-33506242088848875492008-05-22T08:58:00.001-07:002008-05-22T08:58:40.527-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Katie and Matt, originally uploaded by julieverive. I found out yesterday that my brother, Matt, and his wonderful girlfriend, Katie, have gotten engaged! I really could not be happier about this! Katie is awesome and is

Julienoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-63877256551762522992008-04-18T12:25:00.000-07:002008-04-18T12:37:37.973-07:00

Please Pray For My ParentsApril officially sucks. On Tuesday my parents had a fire at there house. From what I understand to be a common problem with wood-burning stoves (which is how my parents have heated their home for the past 23 years) is that oils and residue build up on the chimney which can catch fire and drip down onto the roof. This actually happened to my grandparents about 10 years

Julienoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-28146690919514812992008-04-16T08:38:00.000-07:002008-04-16T08:57:58.409-07:00

Survived Once Again!Tax season is finally over, and I (barely) made it through. After a ten hour day yesterday and running around like a fool, we finished up right about 5:30pm...I got home in a daze last night and John took me out for ice cream to celebrate my victory, and then I was out... I still don't believe it is done.So I am working a half day today, as Van Halen hits the road to

Julienoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-12750180518999389462008-03-19T08:59:00.001-07:002008-03-19T08:59:22.941-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } New fancy camera!, originally uploaded by julieverive. My old Casio was mysteriously broken at the party on Saturday while we were off on a beer run, so it was time for me to pick a new camera.There were many different

Julienoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-17657810469829801042008-02-14T10:16:00.000-08:002008-02-14T10:23:04.711-08:00

TWO YEARS!Today marks two years that I have been at my current job. Yup, that's right, I started working here on Valentine's Day 2006. In that time I went from terrified receptionist, to a bookkeeper for a "major entertainer." I've learned so much and all in all, I really do enjoy my job. It's amazing the things that can fall in your lap when you're not even really looking.....Who would have

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-27485670948291902592008-02-07T12:43:00.000-08:002008-02-07T12:54:47.878-08:00

Help me decide my next haircolor!I'm having trouble deciding on what color to dye my hair this time. Do I stick with the blond? Back to red or brown?What does everyone think?RED?BROWN?OR STICK WITH BLOND?

Julienoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-23125208279201078592008-01-07T15:58:00.000-08:002008-01-07T16:12:28.598-08:00

2007 Was a Good Year...1) We moved into our new apartment in January, so we've now lived here a year. All in all it has been a good experience! Not as much of a party house as Mansfield was, which was less of a party place than any of our places in Santa Cruz... So it may just be a symptom of us getting older....2) My job received an influx of insanity as Van Halen hit the road for their

Julienoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-38793688122097479242007-12-17T09:35:00.001-08:002007-12-17T09:35:23.365-08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } silent all these years..., originally uploaded by Joits. Last night we saw Tori Amos at the new Nokia LA Live theater right next to the Staples Center. We had seen her once before, just her and a piano on stage, so we were

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-76084438901991343212007-11-30T09:17:00.000-08:002007-11-30T09:44:28.782-08:00

What happened to November!?!?!I can't believe it has been over a month since I blogged. So much going on!!Halloween was great! I was Courtney Love (so authentic in fact, that I experienced the worst hangover of my life after having only a few drinks!) and John was Jack Sloan - Adventurer. There are a bunch of pictures on my flickr!Following that, most of November is pretty much a blur. The

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-89753944175720126832007-10-22T15:47:00.001-07:002007-10-22T15:47:03.635-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } three little cubs, originally uploaded by julieverive. After a nice Saturday filled with shopping (we finished our Halloween costumes!) and a lovely dinner with Amanda at Chat Noir, we decided to go visit the LA Zoo again

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-55737702459021878862007-10-08T08:50:00.000-07:002007-10-08T08:59:31.711-07:00

Five Years!On Saturday John and I celebrated our Fifth Wedding Anniversary!To commemorate the occasion, we knew we wanted to do something special, and at the same time, after the weeks of traveling we knew we wanted to stay local and low key. After much deliberation, we decided to take advantage of the beautiful weather and wander around Santa Monica for the day. We walked up and down 3rd

Julienoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-61207170494864034952007-10-01T15:35:00.001-07:002007-10-01T15:35:14.591-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Hot, originally uploaded by julieverive. We kicked off Anniversary Week 07 by hitting up an old favorite - our first trip to Bar Sinister in nearly 16 months. We had a great time and got some good pics!Now we just have to

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-8586139962221758472007-09-25T13:53:00.001-07:002007-09-25T13:53:55.366-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } DSCI0008, originally uploaded by scribbledes. Congratulations to Andrew Carle and Jodi Kittle who welcomed baby Annika into their family yesterday!

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-54999192811586548992007-09-18T09:16:00.000-07:002007-09-18T09:18:22.559-07:00

More Van Halen Goodness!!Here are a few videos posted from Sunday's night's final Van Halen rehearsal. The audio isn't the best quality, but you can get an idea of what was going on there. I love Dave's jackets.

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-49954827856211445102007-09-17T09:47:00.000-07:002007-09-17T10:02:34.881-07:00

Busy Weekend!This weekend we headed out to Palm Springs with Beau and Mary. We had a great time, first stopping at Palm Canyon for a quick hike through groves of palm trees and desert. Fortunately we got there early enough that it wasn't super hot and we were able to get some great pictures!After that, we headed back to our hotel for drinks and swimming for the remainder of the sunny day,

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-72211128143548172782007-09-10T12:15:00.001-07:002007-09-10T12:15:47.117-07:00

IRONMAN!Check out the trailer!

Julienoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-28322368273607670082007-09-10T09:59:00.001-07:002007-09-10T10:07:21.177-07:00

My HUGE Dilemma!Okay, it's not really a dilemma, but I need to choose which of two new dress acquisitions I should wear to my grandparents 50th anniversary party coming up in less than two weeks! Please! Help me decide!or What do you all think?

Julienoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-53793478564180509342007-08-24T08:49:00.001-07:002007-08-24T08:51:39.700-07:00

Four Years in Hollywood!.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } We're in Hollywood!, originally uploaded by julieverive. Today marks the Fourth Anniversary of our big move to the City of Angels! Four years ago we made that crazy trip with a U-Haul filled with all

Julienoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-37440740408127833322007-08-14T09:26:00.000-07:002007-08-14T09:30:06.869-07:00

The Tour is Back On!Yesterday at the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills, Van Halen finally announced the tour.John gives them four shows before the whole thing falls apart.

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-17985764255355286492007-07-30T17:19:00.001-07:002007-07-30T17:19:10.719-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Kittle-Carles and Verives, originally uploaded by OctopusHat. We headed down for a party in San Diego at Jason and Monica's - since everyone was down for ComicCon... We got to hang with Andrew and Jodi, and a bunch of

Julienoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-9407947525271938242007-07-01T20:36:00.001-07:002007-07-01T20:38:55.031-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Underwater Camera, originally uploaded by julieverive. On Saturday we had a little gathering hanging out at the pool in our apartment complex. We had a great time, playing with Noodles, squirt guns, and an underwater

Julienoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-75118772704442003362007-06-25T11:35:00.000-07:002007-06-25T11:36:13.655-07:00

Iron Man!

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-71883126276959405692007-06-25T10:46:00.001-07:002007-06-25T10:46:08.190-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Swimming fun!, originally uploaded by julieverive. This weekend we headed down to Orange County to hang out with John's mom where she was housesitting for some friends with a nice pool. So we stopped at the Buena Park mall

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-90571957408032234612007-06-16T19:25:00.001-07:002007-06-16T19:25:45.773-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Drinking more beer, originally uploaded by julieverive. I kinda got out of the blogging groove for a while... but I'm going to try to keep up on it better!Friday was Beau's 29th birthday celebration at the Red Lion Tavern

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-11663941836910914242007-05-10T08:55:00.001-07:002007-05-10T08:55:16.762-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } ROCK!, originally uploaded by julieverive. I know, it's already Thursday..... But i meant to blog about this, so it's better late than never!On Friday, we went to Matthew's birthday party, and it was a blast! Drinks, tons

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-8036247341718428212007-05-03T10:31:00.001-07:002007-05-03T10:31:14.299-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } So big!, originally uploaded by julieverive. John and I made our way down to the Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific to celebrate my birthday yesterday!We had a great time and got some great pics of the sea life!After the

Julienoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-1815980189095463812007-04-30T09:49:00.001-07:002007-04-30T09:49:31.081-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Shot time!, originally uploaded by julieverive. On Saturday we made our way down to San Diego to help Todd celebrate his 29th birthday!It was a great time! There are many more pictures in my Flickr!!

Julienoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-20566930548260691822007-04-22T19:56:00.001-07:002007-04-22T19:59:36.381-07:00

My parents and me!.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Me and My Parents :), originally uploaded by julieverive. John and I drove out to Lancaster yesterday for the Poppy Festival where my mom was one of the craft vendors. I have posted a bunch of pictures of

Julienoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-53021329221536179512007-04-18T10:24:00.000-07:002007-04-18T12:10:14.097-07:00

Tax Season is Over...After working 21 hours in two days, we have finally finished with this tax season. The bad part is really only about the last two weeks, when accountants everywhere go into super crunch mode, and then get to just shy of "going postal" mode by the 13th or so.But this years' tax season was extremely successful, and everyone in our office survived...In other news, we bought an

Julienoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-3504504980072926562007-04-18T10:19:00.000-07:002007-04-18T10:24:21.724-07:00

This is Heartbreaking...An appalling story about how a little girl is told her doll isn't good enough by an American Girl Place hair stylist.

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-86783698769697802022007-04-10T09:43:00.001-07:002007-04-10T09:43:59.452-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Two Hot Ladies!, originally uploaded by julieverive. This weekend we trekked down to OC with 8 dozen cupcakes to celebrate Easter and Amanda's birthday!We had a great time, the cupcakes were a hit, and I got to play with my

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-33768971000565053562007-04-05T19:36:00.000-07:002007-04-05T19:40:43.156-07:00

I Got Me a New Camera!Today I got a new 10.1 mega pixel Casio Exilim camera! The best of all it is pink!!!Thus inspired, I took this picture of the sunset over Hollywood...

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-71053656758451772952007-03-25T23:09:00.001-07:002007-03-25T23:09:12.578-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Party time!, originally uploaded by julieverive. This weekend we had a little housewarming party at our new place! We had a great time, and it really helped make the place feel like home! there are more pics in my Flickr

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-60930866055895227362007-03-25T23:07:00.001-07:002007-03-25T23:07:49.986-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } New Haircut, originally uploaded by julieverive.

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-60590059048781340102007-03-19T11:43:00.000-07:002007-03-19T11:44:19.529-07:00

New Pirates Trailer Coming Soon!

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-43653203985188721622007-03-09T10:11:00.000-08:002007-03-09T10:17:36.380-08:00

The REAL reason why Van Halen isn't touring this summer...In case you don't know, the business management/accounting firm I work for represents David Lee Roth, former lead singer of Van Halen. In fact, I am his bookkeeper. So in recent weeks, the confirmation and then obliteration of the Van Halen 2007 tour has been pretty much all we've been talking about. The theories on why the tour fell

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-48341611205243459552007-03-08T13:26:00.000-08:002007-03-08T13:27:01.586-08:00

Okay, so I have to gloat a little...This past weekend, John and I went shopping at Hollywood and Highlandbecause we had been wanting to hit up Express, and the one at H&H iswithout a doubt the biggest and best one we have been to. I tend to geta little discouraged at Express and never seem to find anything thatfits me well as the sizes tend to run small...But last weekend was a big boost to my

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-83815140495433507352007-03-06T13:57:00.001-08:002007-03-06T15:51:20.512-08:00

Nice Weekend...After more shopping on Saturday morning, John and I opted for a "date night" on with a stroll to the Cat and Fiddle, and then on to the Arclight for a showing of Zodiac.Obviously I had high hopes for the movie, because of Robert Downey Jr., and the movie did not disappoint! The two hours and forty minutes(!) goes by without dragging on, and everyone gave fantastic performances! It

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-29165710579300568622007-02-24T22:47:00.001-08:002007-02-24T22:49:34.466-08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Let's RACE!, originally uploaded by julieverive. After hitting the mall in Westminster this morning, (and finding some great deals!) Todd, Jeanine, Cameron, Julie, John and I went down to K1 Speed in Irvine today for some

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-25802628035366217912007-02-14T11:31:00.000-08:002007-02-14T12:03:02.025-08:00

A Happy Valentine's Day Indeed!And not because John and I even believe in celebrating Valentine's Day (every day is V-Day with us!) but because today is the one year anniversary of my job!One year ago I left the retail dead-end that I had been stuck in (in various capacities) for ten years. I leapt head on into the accounting world, and in the past year have gotten promoted, learned a ton, and

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-8380367835679254962007-01-29T15:24:00.000-08:002007-01-29T15:34:28.302-08:00

The Big Part is DONE!I have a word of advice for anyone who has to move. Ever.Hire movers. It will be the best money you have ever spent!The movers showed up around 8:30 on Saturday morning, and by 12:30pm everything we own was in our new apartment. We spent the rest of the weekend arranging and shopping for organizational items at Ikea. More unpacking all week long. Hopefully we'll have

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-40862767213371319562007-01-25T17:10:00.001-08:002007-01-25T17:11:21.997-08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } The pathway to the bathroom, originally uploaded by julieverive. Just a few picture of the new place are now on my Flickr.

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-51704494753295916472007-01-25T16:40:00.001-08:002007-01-25T16:40:15.718-08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } We have so much stuff., originally uploaded by julieverive.

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-57574002986698011572007-01-25T12:33:00.000-08:002007-01-25T12:34:22.162-08:00

The Last Lap...We have the keys, we are mostly packed, and the movers will be here between 8-10am on Saturday....Two more days!

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-18676801318030903842007-01-17T16:15:00.000-08:002007-01-17T16:16:17.165-08:00

Tonight...We sign the lease for our new apartment tonight after work!!!Then the packing continues.....

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-13882609942290888902007-01-12T13:07:00.000-08:002007-01-12T13:15:08.614-08:00

A New Home...We have a new apartment!The big move-in day looks to be January 27th, and we'll be completely out of our old apartment by the deadline of 2/2/07. We're on the third floor with a nice sized patio, and there is a POOL! (have i mentioned that yet? I am excited about it!)So the stars have aligned in our favor, and we'll post pictures as soon as we've got them!YAY!

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-56624907730655958292007-01-11T13:45:00.000-08:002007-01-11T13:49:27.996-08:00

Better Prospects!Last night, John and I ran over to check out an apartment a few blocks away from us, and we may have a winner!It's a cute 1 bedroom that was built in 1961. It's a cool little building about four blocks east of us (super close to the Cat and Fiddle, if you know where that is!)... it's a little small and doesn't have a dishwasher, but it is ours if we want it for a good price!We

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-81119533253931256272007-01-08T11:12:00.000-08:002007-01-08T11:24:39.746-08:00

Apartment Leads.....John and I spent all day Saturday driving around Hollywood and West Hollywood looking for new apartments and called about 35 different places. We got ONE call back...So today at 5pm I have an appointment to check out our first apartment lead!!It is about four blocks west of our current apartment, and from my drive-by this morning it looks pretty promising! It is still

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-76694599724861079462007-01-08T09:21:00.001-08:002007-01-08T09:21:00.641-08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Awesome, originally uploaded by julieverive.

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-22206657064633576552007-01-05T14:40:00.000-08:002007-01-05T14:53:59.454-08:00

Stressful New Year...So, the New Year has started off a little bumpy....On Wednesday night on my way home from work, the clutch in my car died. After nearly 60,000 miles, it had enough and gave up. It managed to get me home, and John and I took it into the shop this morning. I was a wreck all morning until I finally got to talk to the guy working on the car, and got the grand total for the

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-2246877929242288592007-01-02T22:33:00.000-08:002007-01-02T23:00:05.584-08:00

I cannot believe it is 2007!We had a nice party on Sunday to usher in the new year, and today finished off our mini holiday vacation... Back to work tomorrow...As soon as the pictures are available, we'll post them!Happy new year 007!--julie verive

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-11742730136282520092006-12-22T17:11:00.001-08:002006-12-22T17:13:40.558-08:00

Merry Christmas!!!Wednesday John and I got new cell phones with new numbers (if you wantthe number let me know!!)I splurged and got a Sidekick and John got a Dash! Texting, instantmessaging and internet in the palm of our hands. I am writing this postfrom my Sidekick right now!We're now both off work through Monday for the holiday, then next weekwe get seriously looking for a new apartment....

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-1165866875872963022006-12-11T11:54:00.000-08:002006-12-11T11:54:35.920-08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Christmas Cookies I, originally uploaded by OctopusHat. As promised, here are just a few of our annual Christmas treats!

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-1165511502066841442006-12-07T08:40:00.000-08:002006-12-07T09:11:42.076-08:00

More holiday cheer!Okay, well, not really.On Friday I came home to find a notice on our door of the rent raise we have been expecting for some time. We have been having nothing but trouble from the new property manager that took over sometime in March, and the place has become more and more of a slum in the past nine months, so naturally this increase in rent (a 22% increase, I should add) made

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-1164998666889509832006-12-01T10:42:00.000-08:002006-12-01T10:44:26.910-08:00

Happy December!I can't believe it is December! I'm getting in the holiday spirit a bit, but the year is vanishing before my eyes!

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-1164905837399528482006-11-30T08:56:00.000-08:002006-11-30T08:57:17.413-08:00

My Family.... Well, Most of it...

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-1164691677820458722006-11-27T21:28:00.000-08:002006-11-27T21:27:57.866-08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } The Perfect Turkey, originally uploaded by julieverive. We had an awesome Turkey Day, saw a bunch of movies and had some fun shopping!Hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving!!

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-1163116468805345902006-11-09T15:47:00.000-08:002006-11-09T15:54:28.813-08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Newly minted fender, bumper, and headlight., originally uploaded by OctopusHat. The car is fixed!We are $500 lighter (damn that deductible!) which we may or may not get back in 2-3 MONTHS, but the distress of our new baby

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-1162406531933794612006-11-01T10:35:00.000-08:002006-11-01T10:42:11.993-08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Body Work!, originally uploaded by OctopusHat. On Saturday John and I were in a bit of a fender-bender. While trying to go to our local neighborhood Coffee Bean, I was waiting to make a left turn, slowly rolling forward

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-1162235208569754902006-10-30T11:05:00.000-08:002006-10-30T11:06:48.586-08:00

Pictures a-Plenty!I finally broke down and bought a Flickr pro account, so now all of the pictures I have posted can be viewed!Enjoy!

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-1162160882777623302006-10-29T14:21:00.000-08:002006-10-29T14:28:02.880-08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } We've got Magic to do!, originally uploaded by julieverive. We had a fun time on Halloween - I was Tinkerbell and John was Pauly Shore! The costumes were a hit and we had a good time!Check out the massive amount of

Julienoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-1161628909887355232006-10-23T11:29:00.000-07:002006-10-23T11:41:49.910-07:00

"October 23, 1956, is a day that will live forever in the annals of free men and nations. It was a day of courage, conscience and triumph. No other day since history began has shown more clearly the eternal unquenchability of man's desire to be free, whatever the odds against success, whatever the sacrifice required."- President John F. Kennedy, on the first anniversary of the Hungarian

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-1161367050542319102006-10-20T10:49:00.000-07:002006-10-20T10:57:30.566-07:00

Nothing Much to ReportI realize it has been a while, but it has been busy, and I don't have much new to say!Things are going well, work is slower now that Tax Season is officially over....We've been working on our Halloween costumes for whatever events we end up attending next weekend, so I'll definitely be posting some pictures of that next weekend.....My baby brother turns 25 years old today.

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-1160281995323451252006-10-07T21:26:00.000-07:002006-10-08T10:23:07.833-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } The Magic Kingdom, originally uploaded by julieverive. We got to Disneyland at 8am and the park was deserted! We had a great time, we rode Pirates three times, it was AWESOME!!Check out my Flickr to see more Disneyland

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-1160069006885469702006-10-05T10:17:00.000-07:002006-10-05T10:23:26.893-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Our wedding, originally uploaded by julieverive. Tomorrow John and I will be celebrating four wonderful years of marriage! To commemorate the occasion, I wanted to post a picture of that day!

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-1160068838885364072006-10-05T10:12:00.000-07:002006-10-05T10:24:03.123-07:00

The Happiest Day on Earth!For me and John anyway....Tonight we are driving down to Anaheim to stay at the beautiful Ramada Inn one mile from tomorrow's Fourth Anniversary Celebration Destination...DISNEYLAND!I am so excited!!! I haven't been to the Magic Kingdom since 1995!We'll post pictures when we get home!And evidently my comments are down and have been for a few days.... :( Oh well.

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-1159803166812493252006-10-02T08:26:00.000-07:002006-10-02T08:32:46.906-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Yeah Yeah Yeahs Concert, originally uploaded by julieverive. Last night John and I ventured to the Hollywood Palladium to see the Yeah Yeah Yeahs in concert! We have been waiting forever for them to play a venue close to

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-1159551127165508342006-09-29T10:16:00.000-07:002006-09-29T10:32:07.216-07:00

Today is a Good Day!It's Friday. The sun is shining and there is only 6 hours of work standing between me and weekend freedom!Yesterday we got some good news at work. As some of you know by reading (or by talking to me, as I am always excited to talk....about it...) that Robert Downey, Jr. is one of our clients. His assistant came in yesterday to drop off some paperwork and let my boss know

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-1158940640242954122006-09-22T08:44:00.000-07:002006-09-22T08:57:20.270-07:00

Oh My! It's Been a Long Time!Sorry for the lack of posts. Life has a way of sneaking up on me and making time pass far more quickly than I think it is. Having said that - How the hell is it already the END of September?!?!?Things have been good, if not a little busy. I am acclimating to my new position at work, and all in all everything is great on that front. Once we get past October 15th,

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-1157581272719617842006-09-06T15:15:00.000-07:002006-09-06T15:21:12.813-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } My New Car., originally uploaded by OctopusHat. Here is our new Scion!

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-1157525020517510892006-09-05T23:39:00.000-07:002006-09-06T07:51:04.476-07:00

That's right. After scouring the dealerships of Southern California, a Scion Xa Manual Transmission in Flint Mica (dark sparkly gray) was found for us this afternoon after we had been told it was going to take 10-14 days. So shocking, but we now have a new car!John gets it on weekdays, and I get it on nights and weekends.We'll post pictures soon, it was way too dark when we got home...

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-1157152764218850782006-09-01T16:17:00.000-07:002006-09-01T16:19:24.233-07:00

How is it September already!My goodness. This year is flying by.Here it is, September 1. My new job has effectively begun, although my replacement doesn't start until Wednesday... So that is exciting.And a nice long holiday weekend ahead of us. Just over an hour to freedom....Have a happy and safe holiday!And have a margarita while you're at it!

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-1156526383857674742006-08-25T10:04:00.000-07:002006-08-25T10:19:43.876-07:00

It's Official!Effective September 1st I will be receiving a 36% raise, a new job title and new exciting responsibilities. I will be making more money than ever before in my "career."I have a real, grown-up job now! Makes me wish I had gotten out of retail years ago.......

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-1156284159604607082006-08-22T14:57:00.000-07:002006-08-22T15:02:39.610-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Cute, originally uploaded by julieverive. We headed down to San Diego for the weekend and hung out at the zoo with the Lindsays and the Holschers. It was a great time!

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-1156284054165219052006-08-22T14:55:00.000-07:002006-08-22T15:00:54.226-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Dinner at the Yard House, originally uploaded by julieverive. After a day at the zoo we all headed down to the Yard House for some dinner and drinks.

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-1155146316079206242006-08-09T10:51:00.000-07:002006-08-09T10:58:36.106-07:00

So, Good Talk....So I've been debating for a long while how to approach the discussion of a raise with the two main partners in my firm for a good long while... It's a tough thing for me to do, asking for money, no matter who I am asking. I don't know why. So I struggled with this and finally yesterday emailed both of my bosses asking to set up a meeting to discuss where I stand with the

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-1154980064637834452006-08-07T12:42:00.000-07:002006-08-07T12:47:45.303-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Another New Baby!, originally uploaded by julieverive. Chris and Jacqui Adler welcomed William Howard (aka Liam) into their family on August 4, 2006.Congratulations!

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-1154919722141822602006-08-06T19:57:00.000-07:002006-08-06T20:02:02.166-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Havin' Fun!!, originally uploaded by julieverive. We headed out to Boardners again to celebrate John's 28th birthday! A great time was had by all!Check out my flickr for a bunch more photos!

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-1154919394461548602006-08-06T19:51:00.000-07:002006-08-06T19:56:34.543-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Blowin' out the Candles!, originally uploaded by julieverive.

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-1154457076270399032006-08-01T11:19:00.000-07:002006-08-01T11:31:16.596-07:00

What Does It Mean?The two senior partners at my firm just called me into one of their offices to tell me that they have listed a job posting for an Administrative Assistant. (First they jokingly said that as soon as they have filled that position, I will be fired. Of course my jaw hit the floor and they insisted they were joking......)The story is, in the nearly six months since I began this job,

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-1154449011112164972006-08-01T09:12:00.000-07:002006-08-01T09:16:51.120-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Awesome hair! And coolest jacket ever!, originally uploaded by julieverive. Today my honey turns 28 years old.Isn't he adorable?Happy birthday sweets! I love you!

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-1154124876378428712006-07-28T14:58:00.000-07:002006-07-28T15:14:36.443-07:00

Need a Book to Read?As I finish books, I am going to start writing mini-reviews of them so that you all know what I have been reading and what I like (to hopefully get some helpful recommendations about what to read next!)Today I finished off The Devil Wears Prada. It was a very fun, fast-paced ride through the life of a young woman who becomes an assistant for most powerful woman in the fashion

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-1154026626351784032006-07-27T11:55:00.000-07:002006-07-27T11:57:24.630-07:00

The Heat Won't StopThe death toll in California related to the heat is now up to 81 people. Crops, cattle and Lindsay Lohan are also experiencing heat related problems.Stay cool everyone!

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-1153842773319452822006-07-25T08:41:00.000-07:002006-07-25T10:50:43.866-07:00

Too Hot To Blog...Sorry for the lack of posts, I haven't really been motivated to do anything lately in this hideous heat.I don't know what the weather is like wherever you are as you are reading this, but the heat in LA is unnaturally warm.I regularly check accuweather.com to find out just how bad it is outside when I am stuck in a gloriously air-conditioned office all day, and have been

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-1153349630781701092006-07-19T15:46:00.000-07:002006-07-19T15:53:50.916-07:00

It's Been Too Long...So I go and whine like a big baby, and then I don't blog in HOW LONG?!?! I'm sorry. I haven't had much to say.There's actually not much going on.... Work is good, extremely slow this week as the senior partner is out of town.... Life otherwise is also good, but nothing too exciting to report.The Culinary Realignment (AKA diet) is going along well, with phase 2 (AKA

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-1152241287592344582006-07-06T19:58:00.000-07:002006-07-06T20:01:27.603-07:00

I'm a Big Kid NOW!Today my blog is three years old.Three years ago I was blogging about the uncertainty about moving to LA, and job prospects and parties.... Now I blog about the things we do in LA, and the things I do at my job, and the parties.....At least we haven't stopped partying!Happy birthday Blog!(I should do greeting cards!)

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-1152113824810085212006-07-05T08:33:00.000-07:002006-07-05T08:37:04.886-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Jennifer and Josie, originally uploaded by julieverive. Here is the happy mama and her ONE MONTH OLD adorable baby girl!

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-1151514595065470382006-06-28T09:26:00.000-07:002006-06-28T10:09:55.120-07:00

Alright, I'm Getting Down Off the Ledge...I don't know what was wrong with me yesterday. I guess I just kind of melted down. It happens every once in a while.So we are one stop at the FedEx station after work to having Radiohead tickets for tomorrow night's concert. This particular concert has been a giant pain in the ass, as it is one of the fastest selling-out shows at the Greek Theater of

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-1151439196423416512006-06-27T13:04:00.000-07:002006-06-27T13:13:16.476-07:00

Does ANYONE Still Read This???I try to make a habit of posting more often than some of the less frequently updated blogs but the motivation just isn't there when it doesn't appear that anyone reads it.As far as I know, my readers include:My dad.My mother-in-law.My husband.Chun.It's not as though I have given you all a reason to stop coming back to my blog week after week. I haven't taken a

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-1151090439141601432006-06-23T12:09:00.000-07:002006-06-23T14:26:01.830-07:00

Happy Friday Indeed!So I've been under the weather for the last couple of days, and I can now only blame the fact that I no longer work in retail. No longer exposed to all the germs of the common public, forced to build up immunity to everything that walked in off the street.So that's the one and only downfall of not working retail (at least that I have uncovered in the 4+ months i have worked

Julienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552061.post-1150060335678169332006-06-11T14:08:00.000-07:002006-06-11T14:12:19.730-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Ready to Party!!!, originally uploaded by julieverive.

Julienoreply@blogger.com0