Mi Familia, Mi Corazon.

This week has been largely schizophrenic;

worker bee by day, actor by night.

The hats I wear are quite comical.

I'm pleased that this evening I can simply be

Ashley the wife and canine mother.

My boys are my reason to smile.

{photo by Rachel Noble}

Autry National Museum.

I have a secret list that I've assembled containing all of the free days at the big museums in Los Angeles. One by one I've been visiting each of them and enjoying the museum's personal identities. Sometimes I attend alone {which is fun} but AUTRY NATIONAL MUSEUM required a chaperon....or in this case two.

We had a bison of a time exploring the rugged Americana museum. The walls were lined with keepsake regalia of Buffalo Bill's, paintings of Sitting Bull, renderings of the gold rush, and hand weaved Hopi baskets. Autry boasts many interactive stations, which we took "fool" advantage of. Thanks for coming Rachel and Hayley!

Cupcake Heaven.

You know you have an amazing husband when:

he brings home a tiny box

filled with a giant cupcake.

The vanilla cake,

vanilla frosted delight from

Sprinkles

was truly something to celebrate.

It made my day.

Bedroom Improvements.

A couple of improvements were made to our bedroom.

My favorite improvement: The white Rococo, Mirror.

Bunnie found an ugly, wooden mirror at the thrift store,

then added a high gloss spray paint to the facade.

What a gorgeous improvement! I love it above my dresser.

Also shown is a fraction of Bryan's boot collection.

They reside where else? At the foot of the bed!

P.S.: What are the cases stuffed on the side of my dresser? One is Bryan's guitar, the other one holds his effect pedals. Living with a musician in L.A. means stuffing equipment in every possible niche.

Dealing With Lemons.

I was feeling extremely financially discouraged on Saturday evening. Do you know that feeling? Fortunately my husband knew precisely the prescription that I needed to cheer up. He handed me his phone and said, "You need to read this." The article he gave my touched my heart and inspired me. You simply must read it {here.} One quote brought a little tear to my eyes;

"When you’re at the bottom of the economic ladder, you have nowhere to look but up."

image by: healthnaturally

Friends Just Know.

I have an amazing friend in my life, Ms. Janine Suzanne. I'm most recently grateful to Janine for pushing me to listen to Bob Marley. Between her suggestion and the chefs at work screaming "One Love," at midnight I too fell in love with Bob. Sometimes our best friends know us better than we know ourselves.

P.S. The above picture is from Janine's wedding. {I'm sure you deduced that.} But, fun fact you didn't know; I did her hair and make-up! She looked so beautiful.

Auto Love.

I have an obsession for hatchback cars. Someone in my hood owns this '82 Honda. It's the most endearing shade of sapphire. I see myself driving it to farmer's market and auditions, with a red checked picnic blanket perennially in the hatch. Come for a drive with me?

P.S.: Notice the heavenly shaft of light shining upon her?