bon voyage to me!!

know what i hate worse than packing? unpacking! can i really use the word 'hate' to describe packing or should i just be damn happy i get to pack and have a vacay?! 

yes, i am happy, so happy, so so happy, annoyingly happy!
just get the girl on the boat already happy!

but..... i can't think about unpacking yet coz i gots vacationing to do!
shane and i are heading out to get on a cruise ship and sail away to mexico for the week. we are meeting up with some really great friends and plan on having a wonderful relaxing time. kidless. yep, you read it right. no kids.

so i will *see* you all in a week-i will be the tan, smiling, relaxed girl in the sombrero- with a pair of maraca's hanging off my hips and possibly a luchador mask on.
stranger things i have done......

glen ivy hot springs-its a yearly stop

a few weeks ago (mothers day week-end to be exact) julie, erin and i went to glen ivy spa in corona.

we try to get here every year when julie comes. its straight up the place to be. but im sure you know that.

i dont take as many photos as i actually want to coz it kills my spa buzz to hafta be makin sure i catch it all.

i have a great "jazzerhour at the pool" video that was really hilarious but as i played it back i was like, 'oh, wow, youre actually half in a bush taking this you creeper". so, i wont share but just know that it was fun-ny!!!

outside the spa-check out the zen circle (yep, that's my official name)

we came home to this. sweet family.

palm to the springs

i love me some p.s.

i wont torture you with a complete play by play of julie and i but i will slam you in the face with all my photos-just know its more of a love tap really.

sorry in advance.

back at the condo

i do realize that the photos are never as good as when you see the actual place in person. i get that this is somewhat like watching someones vacation videos -

but the indian canyons were too cool not to make you go through the painful process.

we hiked in 99 degrees-in sub par shoes-we are woman-see us sweat

Downtown to lunch a little

we both decided our nails and toes had way too much canyon grubby on them so we decided to get a pedi/mani before hitting the road back to l.a.

lookit these 2 old girls nodding off in the pedi chair.....

we didn't stay here but it had me at aloha...naturally...

oh, and p.s. (no not p.s. as in palm springs but p.s. as in p.s.) i am going to p.s. again this week-end-hecks to the yeaaaaah!

aloha friday weekly wrap up

so i missed last week coz i was in palm springs (oh, you didn't know-i didn't facebook, instagram it and shout about it enough????) with the bestie so lets just make that #1 this week!

-picked up julie from the airport and drove right to p.s. and we didnt get lost-not once. queen of the road!

-went hiking in indian canyon. although we were pretty sure we were being lured into a 'hills have eyes' type situation we made it out and saw a pretty cool part of the world.

-got 4 blissful days off. in a row. much needed and much loved.

-spent saturday at glen ivy hot springs spa with two of my fav brunettes. it was awesome-there was mud involved.....

-woke up sunday to 4 people that love me more than i probably deserve. julie and i were spoiled with the best mommas day breakfast followed up with a trip to the rose bowl flea market. julie found a cool iron 's' that was once part of the gates at knots berry farm.

-julie brought me 7 packs of uncle dans dressing from back home. oh, and they are double packs! yessssss!

-started my big brother countdown this week. i know, there is still 63 days left but im obsessed so i countdown. hey, i could be obsessed with robert pattinson and have to go put my hands in his hand print at manns chinese theater.....oh.....

-took julie to manns chinese theater coz she needed to touch where robert pattinson had touched. the ground was dirty. she still touched. she paid $20 for parking. this was all her awesome-not mine.

-got a new tan cream from julie (man she is all over this week in my awesomeness) it really works. i suggest the sundeck in marysville if you need to get yo tan on coz my legs look sun-kissed and not orange or streaky.

-saw a neighbor had a saints flag out in their front yard- never knew they were so cool. like them so much more now....

-the bachelorette started this week. i love emily and love watching reality tv.

-my love affair with coco cafe has begun and you are all here to witness this aloha. coconut water with a shot of espresso. yea. it's real. real awesome. i will just leave you with that aloha......

what my phone saw this week

as long as i have fun pics-i will share....

traylor was having a hat party. i suggested the african beaded tribal hat.
it seemed like a good idea at the time???

     i may have to rename myself soon. lady bug lady

sometimes in life you are lucky to meet genuine people.
you love them, they love you. dig?

this is what happens when you have awesome neighbors that think of you and buy you mini cupcakes.

uh, why is shit in quotes. are we talking about hypothetical shit? i gots all kinds of questions here!!

we love the part where they wash our car with rainbow water...

"you're really awesome-thanks for all your help today siri"

bringin it

aloha friday weekly wrap up

-me getting another unexpected new client which means this siri chick that resides in my phone and is suppose to keep me reminded and organized betta get her game on!

-remembering i had 4 packs of skinny cows in the freezer but only polishing off 2 packs....yep, more of that awesome restraint.

-finding lemon pudding at target after asking bestie to go buy and ship me lots of boxes.
what the !!!
i have looked in every grocery store from L.A. to the valley for this stuff for years!!! God loves target. i'm convinced.

-remembering a great story with the kids: trying to make a good impression on a new friend with my family when one of my kids blurts out, "hey we should all play quarters"......silence......i quickly try to recover the fumble, "oh, we play with water of course"....still doesn't sound right. yep, vote for me, raising kids since '95!!

-winning a hula hoop contest -boom! know this: mama still gots it and she WILL bring it!

-setting a trip to glenn ivy hotsprings with my bestie and my favorite cali girl. this has become a yearly tradition and we have the best time! why? coz friends and mud are like pb&j-goes together without question!


Have a great week-end y'all!!!

aloha friday weekly wrap up

yep it's that time. aloha friday-no work til monday....

aloha friday song- sing it loud people!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYxnXMYHMPY



awesome high points:

-my sons teacher telling me whatever i'm doing i am doing it right and thanking me for my "fine young man". lump in throat.

-me not throwing my arms around my son's teacher and hugging him (for 5 seconds of course) coz this would have literally killed my son with embarrassment. check that restraint!

-getting back into the habit of drinking lots and lots of H2Omy this is good with lemons and cucumbers -(thanks shane for making my special spa water)

-having an awesome anni dinner with just shane. that's all. just shane.

-taking a nap with my oldest daughter on her "way more comfy than my bed" bed sunday. naps just don't happen in my world.

-walking around the grocery store for 20 minutes before i realize that not only my top button on my shirt is open but the button below it decided to open on up as well...i mean, it's not a party unless you wore the silver sparkle bra which, thankfully for all the grocery shoppers, i suuuuuure diiiid! i, uh, i will just go ahead and put my shirt back on here and leave my cart in aisle 4 and come back later....huge walk of shame to the doors! (actually, this has nothing awesome about it)

-getting the "whoa, what" shocked face when my daughter calls me mom and the lady next to us is like, "wait you are her mom? i thought you were her friend!" oh yeeah, uh-huh, feelin' good, thasss right (yep, i am cabbage patching right now).

-opening an email that says "tickets booked" and knowing your bestie is on her way and life just got super happy today!

 the girl on the left is coming to see me the girl on the right is trying to find a way. sadly the cover band behind behind us is not coming but that would rock if they did (literally)