Nicole Tasker Woods

Cali did not win the cutest pet contest. But to all those who voted for her, thanks!

Click HERE to vote for Cali! Search for her by her name and then she is Cute Pet #9.

About five months ago, I told you about my bad car karma. The lack of luck continues…

Last night, Ryan and I went on our anniversary dinner at the Melting Pot. It was really nice, long and quiet, which is what we love the most about this restaurant. We strolled out of the restaurant, full of delicious fillet mignon, cheddar cheese and chocolate. When Ryan put the keys in the ignition and turned it to start the engine—it would not start. The lights flickered and there was a quick click-click-click coming from the dash.

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Three years ago today, me and Ryan and 200 of our family and closest friends were gathered in Meredith, NH for our wedding. I can not believe I have been married for three years! It feels like only yesterday that I was walking down the aisle with my Daddy, dancing with my flower girl, and cutting cake with my Hubby.

For those of you who were there and are interested in reminiscing, click here.

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I love weddings; the flowers, the dresses, the DJ–I think it is so much fun! I will be a bridesmaid in my friend’s wedding this coming Saturday. I fly out on Thursday morning and land in El Paso, TX around 1pm. My mom is flying out from NH to be my guest and the minute she steps onto the El Paso soil, the fun begins! The bride is planning outings every night for everyone because all of the guests (excluding the groom’s immediate family) are visitors in this town.

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Ryan and I split house cleaning duties. He vacuums the carpet and mops the floors (something I totally dread) and I clean the bathrooms. When it comes to the vacuum, Cali (as do most dogs) is frightened to death of the look of it before it is even turned on. One time I vacuumed upstairs while she hung out downstairs and found her in the sink with the stove gas clicking on, but not lighting. She had jumped up there to hide and in the process, she hit the switch for the stove. So now when it comes to vacuuming, Ryan does it while I take Cali out for a long walk or to the dog park.

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On the ride into work, I switch between three radio stations. I usually start off with 1070 AM to get the daily news on politics, the stock market, any local shootings and traffic updates. But the commercials become annoying after about 15-20 minutes so I switch over to music and alternate between 104.3 FM (an alternative rock station, the one that had the Alanis Morisette raffle tickets which I won, yay me!) and 105.1 FM (a country station that I get the best reception on when leaving my house and heading to work).

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The seasons do exist in Los Angeles, though not to the extremes I grew up with in New Hampshire. Winters are rainy instead of snowy. Summers are dry instead of humid. Spring gets lost between fall and summer instead of standing out as rebirth for newly planted bulbs and baby green grass. Or maybe that’s just how I remember it. I think that from the moment you are born and grow up with your immediate family, everything around you has a strong impact on how you’ll turn out in the next 20 years. What you remember as “home” is something you strive to recreate in your apartment or townhouse with your significant other, upon moving out from under your parents roof. And it is never perfect until you have made a new home in this next chapter of your life.

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