All the Small Things...

HOP...

So, I've mentioned a million times about our besties, The Daurios... 

We *HEART* them.  They are funny, smart, uber talented, good looking and beyond fun to hang out with.  Come to think about it... we should probably hate them and be beyond jealous.  I may need to rethink our friendship.  ;)

Anyway, Ken, is a screenwriter and a director and his latest movie you'd know him for is Despicable Me-- Golden Globe Nominated-- Despicable Me. :)))

Well, it is always SO fun to hear about all the fab movie events they go to and Michelle always texts me during them telling me who's there and what they are doing.  Well, this time, we got to attend too!!!  Serious!!!

So, this movie is HOP.  It's about the Easter Bunny whose voice is Russell Brand!!!

 I LOVE Russell Brand.  He is weird and kinda creepy, BUT I think he is about as charming as they come.  I could watch him being interviewed all day long.  LOVE him!!!

So before the movie we went to the big party with the Daurios and Lagunas.  We ate and the kids played carnival games and we ate and the kids hunted for eggs and we ate.  We also star watched!  Soooo fun!  We saw Russell Brand, David Hasselhoff, Kaley Cuoco, James Marsden, Hank Azaria and tons more I'm forgetting!  

The we went into the amphitheater and saw the movie and it was SOOOOOOO good!  Seriously, I laughed out loud a lot.  Now, I am always the loudest one laughing in a theatre (and unfortunately in real life), BUT... everyone was laughing.  It was so funny and REALLY REALLY adorable.  There is a baby asprin line that I'm still laughing at...

Ken Daurio and Cinco Paul- the writers

After the movie we then got to go and play in Universal Studios-- again, SOOOO much fun!!!

It was just a fantastic day spent with fantastic friends and one my family and I will NEVER forget.

The Daurios (and Russell)... thank you!!!

Summer Day #14

Today was so fun.  I spent the day over at Michelle's making her little Lucy a shirt.

Why?

Well, the Daurios have the most exciting event coming up-- the premiere of Ken's latest movie- DESPICABLE ME!!!  

How fun is that?!?!

After years and years of watching Ken work on this movie (he's the writer) his day is finally here and his family is so excited for him and proud and so are the Gredings!

So, what should a little girl wear to such an important event?  Well, a Minion shirt-- what else?!?!?!

The only problem- there's no such thing, but that's where I come in!  I happen to be able to make crazy, wacky, fun shirts for any occasion- including movie premieres apparently!  :)  Most people will be sporting Vera Wang, Narciso Rodriguez or Alexander McQueen.  Miss Daurio will be sporting Gillian Greding and I couldn't be prouder!!!

So KK and I spent the Day at the Daurios making this shirt.  Michelle was my faithful assistant in between making custom Despicable Me jewelry for the girls and herself. (check out Lucy's amazing ring and hair bows below!)

 

So after an afternoon of hard work, this is what Miss Lucy ended up looking like.  Isn't she the cutest?  I could bite her!

 

If Michelle sends me any pics of the rest of the gorgeous Daurios, I will be sure to post them. (HINT HINT, M!)  You should see the shirts Ken made for Vince and Penny-- to die for!!!

A great day spent with the best friend a girl could ask for...
  

Summer Days #34

So, in honor of KEN'S birthday here is the trailer for his new movie (he is the writer) which is just being played in theaters now!!!!  How EXCITING is that????!!!!

It is so fun to have a friend with such a cool job!  Ken's the best (his wife, Michelle, is pretty great too!) and we couldn't be more happy for him!!! 

Happy Birthday, Ken... and congrats too!

Frostbite... by Ken Daurio (our kids in Mammoth)

Truth Be Known...

I couldn't get it out of my head, so we went back!

The lovely wives...

The handsome husbands...

Ken & Michelle

Dan & I

This was such a fun night!  After leaving the 50th Anniversary of the Los Angeles Temple, we all headed out to Lawry's in Beverly Hills for a delish late night dinner.  I swear, we laughed so hard during the whole meal, but never as much as when Mark asked the waiter to describe the warm fantasy cake.  I suppose you had to be there...  lol 

Great night...

Best of friends....

An E-mail To My Friends This Afternoon...

This makes me happy...

Julia's Birthday Dinner...

Girl's night out for Julia's birthday at our fav Macaroni Grill!

The lobster ravioli... oh      my      gosh!

We have had this birthday group for a few years now and it's always one of my favorite nights out.  Such fun with Julia, Michelle, Amy, Melissa and me. (missing Megan... she just had a baby 2 weeks ago)

I (the one in the blue shirt) gave Julia a fun gift and I can brag about it because it was Michelle's idea, but at least I picked all the stuff out.  I wish I had taken a pic of it...

I gave her :

1.  A cute bookmark

2. A book light

3. Books to Check Out Journal

4. Three novels by my favorite authors

        

I put this all in a cute copper wire box and I think she really liked it... I would! :)

Memorial Day Festivities...

A Gift For Megan & Ava...

This Was the Date...

Okay, so we all met at Trader Joe's and bought our dinners.  (I LOVE Trader Joe's prepared food... delish!)  We then carpooled down to Hollywood and drove to the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

It is a huge Hollywood tradition to show outdoor movies here every summer.  How CREEPY is that?  HERE'S THE LINK

The movie for the night was Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo... a total favorite of mine!

So, all that sounds like fun and it was................ until we got there and it was already filled to capacity!  What a HUGE bummer! 

Well, we made the most of it and headed out to an AMAZING restaurant in Hollywood called Lawry's.  Oh my gosh... it was incredible!!!  I'm not normally a red meat eater when we go out.  I usually stick to seafood and I NEVER have the prime rib (it always looks so big and gross and fatty), but while at Lawry's you have to have the prime rib, so I did and it was the most delicious meal I've ever tasted!  In fact, it's like 5 days later and I'm still thinking about it and the creamed corn!

So, it wasn't the date we planned on, but it was still a blast.  We will be returning to one of the next movies though...