at 10:30 am today my little brother will be an official college graduate.

he was technically done last winter, but today he walks the walk and turns his cap's tassel. 

my bro's got a business degree and a brand new j-o-b to prove it. 

we're super duper proud of you, steven. 

in the spirt of graduation, i just happened to stumble upon this video of University of Arizona's
recent spring commencement finale slideshow turned electronica dance party complete with lazers.
nice work, wildcats! now that's how one of the nation's top party school does commencement. 

another super fun iPhone photography app: a beautiful mess.

i've been having a ton of fun with the new app released just this week by the sisters at A Beautiful Mess. 

the app is full of all kinds of borders, doodles & words to let you do things like this... 

and this...

and this...

and this...

it's $.99 for the basic app #abeautifulmess and then you can "unlock" additional features for more moola. 

 happy photo editing! 

see ya on the gram @teribockting & @dancendan

hint: a fantastic iPhoto photo editing app.

it's currently my favorite iPhone toy.
lots & lots of filters. 
shapes + letters for framing & cropping. 
nifty film exposures to add & rotate. 
instant sharing to social channels.

the possibilities are endless. 

i got the "lite" version.
& it's worth all 99 pennies.
click the logo to check out the website & download the app --->

a thought that's stuck with me & will now be a guiding principle.

danny's front porch cactus garden is growing.

baking for a craving.

it's official. i'm a terrible baker. 

good thing i usually only crave all things savory. but when i do want something sweet and my dear husband obliges me and runs out to the market for whipped chocolate frosting at 8:30pm, it's a shame i can't pull off the boxed Trader Joe's Golden Yellow Cake (supposedly delicious). burnt to a crisp and i pulled them out of the over 10 minutes early!

my baking disaster was almost as bad as Scottsdale's Amy Bakery & Bistro meltdown... actually, no. it wasn't that bad. 

did you hear about this recent fiasco? a couple of years ago, the Scottsdale restaurant's owner became infamous after publicly bashing a Yelper for a poor review. well, the restaurant was recently on Gordon Ramsey's "Kitchen Nightmares" show (watch both clips here) and then last night the couple had a full blown public Facebook meltdown (read some here) which they're now blaming on hackers. this will go down in history books as the #1 case study of how brands should not use social media. holy smokes. it's epically bad. enjoy. 

a mother's day movie: a day all about vickdogg.

a mini movie recap of our mother's day celebration in tucson. 

because sometimes videos are more fun than photos.

song credit: "everywhere" by fleetwood mac