A Touch of Fantastic!

Behold, the fresh mozzarella, basil & tomato on chibatta bread with balsamic dressing sandwich from A Touch of European Cafe  (<---click link for more details)  in downtown Glendale.  I've had this sandwich a hundred times and it is always fresh and delicious! 

A Touch of European Cafe is the nicest spot to eat.  The owners are also the operators and they are just as friendly as can be.  Today's sandwich came with these teeny tiny grapes.  I've never seen them so tiny.  They were delicately wrapped up in the paper and opening it to find such a treat was almost the highlight of my day... so, I just had to write about it.  If you visit this spot {{and you should}} make sure you're open to trying some of their homemade soups, because they're to die for.  This is where I discovered that I love Red Borscht soup, a type of beet soup that tastes nothing like what you're probably thinking right now.  I've also had their white borscht soup (♥) and my most favorite, cabbage with sweet onion.  Don't be afraid to sample the soup, you may be like me and find out you're a European soup junkie! I can also recommend their freshly made pirogi and kielbasa.  Sooooo good!

If you go there on a weekday, give me a call & I'll join you for lunch! 

Any time!

Like, how about tomorrow?

(Call me!)

Scared Straight!

The sun is down & the weekend's just about over.  It was a great weekend though.

Friday night I was given some tickets to see the Diamondbacks play the Mets.  I took two of my best guys with me (My Daddy & Tyler) and we had a great time.  Dad taught Tyler & I how to calculate batting averages {{... something about 500, I'm not sure what...}} and we ate oodles of ballpark food including a hot dog, popcorn, cotton candy, nachos, honey roasted almonds and Macayo's mini chimis!  The Diamondbacks won the game & we were treated to a fireworks show after the game.  Honestly, the show was better than the ones we saw on the 4th of July!

Travis was invited to the game, but he said he'd rather stay at Gaw's (Grandma's) house so he & Keira spent the evening with her.  When I picked them up, Keira came out the door carrying a pink purse, which she said Emily had given to her.  Grandma said she wasn't sure about that, but we were planning on coming right back with a suitcase for Emily to borrow, so we took the purse and made the quick trip {{one street over}} back home.  On our way back we saw a pair of Sheriffs and joked around telling Keira that we were going to tell the police men that she'd stolen a purse.  So, of course, I got pulled over!  She started crying and it took a while to assure her that the Officer didn't know about the purse and she did quiet down, but I'm sure the Sheriff wondered what we were laughing about.  It turned out that my license plate lights were out and after teasing me about having an  SUV and yet making my kid (Tyler) hold a suitcase on his lap, we were free to go.  Keira promises to never steal again!

Hehehe!

Today, we all (Nathan included) went to see Cowboys and Aliens.  I loooved it, but everyone else was only somewhat impressed.  What can I say?... Daniel Craig makes as impressive a Cowboy as he does James Bond! 

I'm a little naughty tonight!

;o)

Auntie Debbie's Day

This weekend us girls went to our favorite place

 {{ Dolce }}

for pedicures and time together.

What fun!!

Me, Aunt Debbie, Emily, Ashlee & Brenda

Everyone's toes but Emily's.  She was inside enjoying her birthday
present from mom, dad & us - 2 hour massage! My toes are the uber pink & sparkly ones. {duh!} ;0)

My Aunt Debbie is a very special lady & I'm blessed to have such FAB family to get pampered with. 

Next time we're bringing my Momma too.

No KOL For Us

US Concert Canceled.

Tickets have been refunded.

I'm SAD.

This was going to be my birthday present from Brenda.  It was going to be the Selph Sisters' Second Annual KOL Summer Concert Funday. 

Normally stuff doesn't start going to pot until closer to my birthday, but I guess the fun started early this year. 

♥ I still love KOL & hope they can pull it together. ♥

These photos are of happier times ~ last year's KOL concert.

I have the most prettiest & sweetest sisters, don't I?!

Our beautiful AZ sunset ~ showin off for the Followills!

My Toes showing love.

♥

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's.... Jessica

Last Thursday morning Nathan, Keira & I were playing around on the bed being silly.  Nathan had the great idea that we should "..do Superman with Mommy!" and ~ although I protested~ it wasn't long before I was flying high above the bed.  Like so:

(Nathan on the bottom, me high in the sky)

Flying went swell but we need to work on our landing.  When Nathan let me down my left leg came down on the sideboard in a most painful way.  {Where's an epidural when you need one anyhow?} I know I sound like a wimp, but it really hurt!

Here's the progression of the lovely bruise that followed.

Day 1 : When my dress pants flowing across my legs when

I walked hurt.  My leg hurt all the way up to my hip!

  Thankfully, Nathan felt bad and took me to the Dr where I got some meds. 

{I'm a baby, I know it.}

Day 2 : Didn't hurt until that night after my

back-to-schoolshop-a-thon!

Day 5 (present)

All the yellowish part is still sort of numb.  Bleh.

I really hate when people share pictures like these, but I just can't help it.

I'll probably hate myself later. 

:)