Sandoogans' Log

Sami looks uncomfy in the pic but she actually wasn't. She was chatting The Claus' ears away. She had a long Christmas list. Her dad and I had to tell her to cut it short.  We normally send out Christmas cards but have skipped the last couple of years. It's a nice gesture that I do enjoy but for some reason have been lagging on it. Maybe next year we'll do ecards or something. Thanks for taking the time to read my gibberish and comment from time to time. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Home. One of the coolest things someone has said to me by far. I was on set a couple of weeks ago and was chitchatting with one of the actresses. We were joking around a bit and then got to asking each other where we're from. She said she was from Utah and had been living in L.A. for a few years now. I told her I was born and raised in L.A. and her eyes just lit up. "You're a unicorn!!" she yelled, as she pointed at me. I must have looked and sounded like a minion when I said, "Whaaaat?!" Apparently us homegrown Angelenos are a rare breed. She said I was the second one she had ever met. It was pretty funny seeing her geek out. I felt special and really did feel like a unicorn.

Our living room. Our view. It looked better at night. Our bedroom. Our bathing and shower facilities.  Dream sinks. Just in case you weren't sure what this was. Playing for our expensive free drinks. Feeling happy, happy, happy. My view from the restroom as I tinkled. Literally. Our view from the club in the V.I.P section. A few weeks ago Mr. Andrade and I decided to go on semi last minute trip to Vegas. He had been working a lot as of late and was in dire need of a mini get away. We had gotten an email from Mandalay Bay for two complimentary nights and figured what better time than now. I called to book and to our surprise were upgraded to a suite for free. Total score! We were also off to celebrate our new anniversary date (that's a different story) so were pretty stoked.  This was our first solo Vegas trip in awhile. We've slowly begun to get use to our Vegas trips. What I mean by that is that we have different inter...

I think I'm one of those very few people who still buy CD's. Don't get me wrong I don't buy all my albums on compact discs. I only buy the ones from artist I truly and deeply love. I still remember walking into Music Plus and buying my first CD. It was the Smashing Pumpkins Siamese Dreams album. I was stoked! I listened to that album over and over. I remember staying up till midnight to watch the Disarm video. I was so not let down. These last couple of weeks I've bought two CD's; I bought John Legend's Love in the Future and Kings of Leon's Mechanical Bull . Although I don't spend days and days listening to my albums like before, I still kind of geek out when I remove the wrapping. I also don't pay much attention to booklet anymore. Maybe I should. It would be nice to sing along with the album again.

Sometimes I wish I could share personal stuff on my blog. I mean, I do, but super personal stuff. Sometimes I read people's blog where they totally open up about things that happened in their life. Things that are ridiculously personal. I always admire them for that. I can't imagine sharing some of that stuff with friends and certainly not sharing it on here. I've always thought of myself as an open book but as I've gotten older I've come to realize that is certainly not the case. I open up to some people. Even then I pick and choose who knows what. It's funny how different friends know different aspects of my life. I don't think anyone knows everything. I'm not sure when this started happening but somehow it has. Sometimes I do wish I can totally open up to someone. Just kind let it all out. For some reason I can't. Not sure if it's because I'm scared of being burned, judged or feeling exposed. I know that every time I tell someone a s...

Uniform is ready to go. Ready for her big day! She does these poses on her own.  ...and off she goes. I had to hold back my tears.  End of day. Sami looking to see where I was. Me taking pictures. Last week was Sami's first day of pre-k. I can't believe she's already in pre-school! It just seems like yesterday there was a baby rolling around (literally) the living room because she couldn't quite crawl yet. She had to roll to get to wherever she wanted. It was quite cute actually. Sami's first week went as expected. She was excited and I held back tears. I think I would have cried had there not been so many parents around. I would have been a little embarrassed. As I was saying goodbye to Sami, I put my sunglasses on as soon as I felt the waterworks wanting to come. They didn't, thankfully. I drove off feeling sad. It hurt to leave my baby behind. Not literally of course but, you know what I mean. When I picked up Sami she was j...

Today is Sami's last day at her Tot Time class. The class isn't officially over yet but she starts pre-school next week and will no longer be able to attend. She was two weeks shy of finishing the class. She's going to miss the graduation party they make the kids moving on to pre-k. That along with a few other things made me sad. She had been with these kids since she was 2 years old. There is one little girl in particular who loves Sami and always greets her as soon as she walks in. As soon as she sees Sami walk in she'll say, "Hi Samantha!" and Sami will walk over to her and they either walk away holding hands or sit down and begin to play. Sigh, I know this is part of her growing up but jeez how it stings. Kaylee, Sami's little greeter. Sami not looking at the camera as usual.  Snack time. Kaylee telling Sami she has to go to her birthday party. Sami doing the same. Getting ready to go.  I bought the kids cupcakes as a g...