Lake Mead

Okay, here are some pics from the Lake Mead houseboating trip! So fun! I'm actually getting a 4-page feature to write about it in the magazine!!

2011 Highland Games---or in other words...Heaven

Bagpipes. Kilts. Big burly men hurling inordinately heavy objects around. What more do you need?

Taliesin West

I am a huge Frank Lloyd Wright fan, and yesterday I had the opportunity to travel to his beautiful winter home, on the outskirts of east Scottsdale (he died in the 1960's, but his architectural 'fellowship' still operates out of there). Taliesin (which means "shining brow") is an absolute marvel. The way FLW blends things right into the landscape, and only uses natural materials from the surrounding area is genius. It's all about geometric designs and glorious, wide-open spaces. There are lots of twists and turns, and in fact, the main door to the living room isn't in a traditional place--it's kind of hidden in an alcove, covered by a tree. He wanted every inch of the structures to be some kind of discovery. :)

The tour was 90 minutes, and I was ready to do it again right after we finished. Inspiring. Brilliant. Here are some pictures!! We couldn't take pictures in a few of the rooms (bedrooms, living room, inner courtyard), but I think I still took plenty. :) A lot of the original furniture still exists, and it's all just so functional and comfortable. FLW built three theatres on this property! One for live performances, and two for movies (one of them is underground). SO COOL.

Video Review of my book!

So the 8-year-old daughter of a lady at work just finished my book, and this is what she had to say... (so cute)

Up, Up and Away!

Fun Stuff

We had our holiday party at a really fun bowling place, but decided to mix things up and play "Funky Bowling"--so every single time you bowled you had to go down this list of things, like Bowl: left handed, right handed, with both hands, backwards through your legs, sitting on the ground, hopping on one foot, holding a team mate's hand, through a tunnel made by your teammate's legs.... it was so much fun!!! usually I loathe and detest bowling, but this was ridiculously fun.























Floor seats at the Suns game. Just another perk of my job. :)





























AAA is filming a new commercial and my boss (the VP of Marketing) invited me over to come see how things work, "So..." she said, "if they ever make your book into a movie, this is what it'll be like!" :)