What went on this past week

Last week was a good one. First off, my neighbor Tammy has signed up to do Arbonne with me. Yay!! I've been trying to get Tammy to come to a party for over 8 months now because I know she'd be great at the business. She always flakes on party invites, but I never took it personal. I knew her time wasn't right. She approached me one day about doing the business and has now signed up. Great thing is she may already have her first business builder as well. Her friend Candice is interested in the business opportunity, which is good news for me because then I have two new people to launch in March. Then I got an awesome email from my friend Tony, who started talking to a friend of his about Arbonne. I spoke with her last week, mailed off a sample and some information, and am now hoping to meet up with her later this week. I love referrals!! I told Tony I owe him big time for recruiting for me. What a great friend!!

In music news, Elizabeth and I went to see Incubus last Tuesday in LA at the Wiltern. I hate driving LA freeways, especially at night, and just as I expected, we did get lost at one point, but we made it to the show with enough time to get our seats before Incubus went on. Now, I'm not super impressed with their new CD, but I'm a still a big Incubus fan. We're not talking Pearl Jam level, but I do like them. Plus, I've had a crush on Brandon the lead singer for quite some time. This show was decent, not the best one I've seen from them. I think the show at the Pond a few years back was much better, more rocking and pumped up. This set was more mellow. I guess if you were high you would have liked this set, but it was a bit too mellow for me. Then there is my whole concern with Brandon's withering body. The boy looks like he may weigh a buck ten. I could see his ribs pushing out of his wife beater. I'm just not all that turned on by skinny boys like that. Brandon is now slipping down my hot guy list. Elizabeth, he's all yours.

Did you watch Jimmy Kimmel Live on Friday night? I was excited Masi Oka was on the show. He plays Hiro on NBC's hit show Heroes. I adore Hiro and might even have a little crush starting on him. He's just so darn innocent and cute. I never knew Masi Oka works for Industrial Light and Magic on top of acting. Talk about a talented guy. The musical guest that night as you probably know was The Colour. I was bummed by their performance. One because they did their two overplayed songs. Two because the lead singer changed the vocals for Devil's Got a Holda Me, which I was not impressed with. I wish they would have done one of their newer songs instead, one that better showcases their talent. I love Black Summer live and think that's one of their best songs. I also think Dirge to Earth & Sky would have been a better choice for it's different from what's out there right now. I would think they would have wanted to stand out and peak people's interests, but instead they played it safe. The best thing about their performance was getting to see Sierra in the crowd. While I was watching, I played can you spot Sierra and was so excited when the camera zoomed in on her a couple of times. Yay Sierra was on TV.

Saturday was a fun day in that we got to help Jason move--again. I think there is now a competition between Jason and Elizabeth on who can move the most. I don't mind helping friends move though because I know how much it sucks to move, especially if nobody helps. (Shawn and I helped unload Thane and Kristi's huge U-haul when they moved from OK and that wasn't fun with just 4 people.) I really like Jason's new apartment and think it's his best one yet. When you stand on the balcony, you get to look out over a pond. It's really quite beautiful. I'd love to sit out back, feet propped up, and read on the balcony. I can see why the view won him over. Plus, the place has more storage than even my parents' house has. Now let's hope Jason invites us over to hang out so I can appreciate the place even more. (Hint, hint)

Yesterday I had an Arbonne event. My friend Sinnary who I met at a Chamber of Commerce mixer organized what she called a lifestyles party. She had reps from different companies there to showcase their products. I was the only skin care person so that was good. Unfortunately, she was expecting 15-17 people who had RSVP'd but only 6 showed. It wasn't bad though since I had one purchase, one person interested in signing up as a wholesale buyer, and two people who are considering hosting a party. Not bad for such a small showing. It was good just to hang out with Sinnary too. She is one of the nicest people I have ever met and am thankful to have her as a friend now.

Well, it's almost 10 o'clock. It's cold and rainy outside. A perfect setting for staying indoors and grading homework today. Plus, I want to read the Oscar Awards issue of Entertainment Weekly today with a nice cup of hot cocoa. One week until my favorite day of the year--Oscar Day. It's just a great excuse for hanging with my best friends and mom and mom-in-law really, but I look forward to it every year. Take care everyone.