Ella and Chloe try to smuggle in 062907

ella and chloe tried to sneak into my suitcase while i was packing...they both fit perfectly.

leaving them was so very hard for me today. to the non-pet owners, it doesn't make sense but for those of you who have animals - i know you get it. ella was an incredible source of comfort to me while my mom was sick and after she passed away, she was also very sweet and loving to my mom and would crawl in her bed and snuggle with her - it was very touching. animals are a source of unconditional love that you can't get from a human, they are so special to me. it's easy for me to call home, call friends, etc., and stay connected and not feel weird being gone from them for a month, but i can't do that with the girls. although wayne was brilliant and got a video camera for his computer at home (i have one on my laptop). yes, laugh...go ahead, he wouldn't have done it if i hadn't talked about it so much!

in any case, sitting in the JAL lounge as Virgin doesn't have it's own yet - and i will tell you that british airways is much nicer, let's hope they can compete with that when they finally build their own. the security line was nuts and some people have no sense of personal space, these two women behind me kept pushing me and i was ready to smack them. i'll be boarding soon, so excited about the month ahead!

June 25, 2007 - Hugh Hefner movie

it was announced that there is going to be a biopic about hugh hefner and i started wondering who would be cast as hugh...some discussion tonight brought up some names - Eric Bana, Christian Bale, Johnny Depp, Sasha Baron Cohen...who else could play hugh hefner?????? i am incredibly excited about this movie.

Ciao Chicago!

was a great night last night - some friends gathered at Vice to say bon voyage as i head out of town for a month. lots of amazing food and wine...and champagne - and of course good friends. the link to my flickr pictures has photos from the night - enjoy and thank you!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/notickingclock/

June 24, 2007 - Obsessing

lately, i've been obessing about losing weight and how i look in general. it seems that all the woman i talk to are going through this right now. after looking at some recent photos, and trying on clothes the other day, i need to make a change as soon as possible as i am completely disgusted. it's getting started that is hard and intimidating. i look at photos from when i was practicing 6 days a week and i looked so healthy, happy, clear - just looked alive if that makes any sense. when i started yoga, it was a fluke that it was ashtanga, and i fell in love with it. totally transformed my life in a positive way. i stopped being consistent when my mom got sick and never got back into it even after she died. i don't understand why it's so dificult for me to go back to something that was so healing....so my goal is to get back into it while i am in london, new environment, less distractions (really hard to be in downward facing dog when an actual dog is jumping on you and kissing you)

June 21, 2007

sorry, the next few posts will be testing and adding pictures to see how they turn out. enjoy this picture of chloe while she was a baby.

Welcome!

so it begins...leaving for london in a week, so much to do and so little time to get organized. totally freaking out about leaving chloe and ella - they will be in good hands but i cannot imagine an entire month without them.