Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Memorial Day Weekend Fun

What a great and relaxing weekend....

A lot was done but here are some highlight photos from the beach yesterday and the Studio City Farmers Market on Sunday...

Tosha and kiddos enjoying the beach.....
Chris and Tony enjoying being boys....
Our sand castle that Lynn, Katie, and I made.....
My luv bug enjoying the ocean....
Lynn and I enjoying the sun...
Kaila and Katie Bug braving the cold ocean.....
Kaila riding horses at Farmers Market.......

What a great weekend it was!

Monday, May 19, 2008

Bike Riding Photo Shoot

K and I went bike riding tonight. She got bored about 45 minutes into it and so we then decided to start taking pictures. She controlled all the shots and this is just another example of the greatness of a 7 year old and her imagination....
We're off....
Yes, I rode the bike...
Funny girl....
K took the picture of the sky....
She told me to smile pretty....
She wanted to strike a pose....
Can you see her...She said she was camouflaged to the garage....

Gotta Love Her!!!

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

I never said "I want to be....

a suburbia mom".....Yet, my Volvo along with the other 20 or so Volvos that drive kids in our neighborhood to and from school, to and from dance or gymnastics or sports well, I guess puts me in the group of suburbia mom now....I noticed all the Volvos yesterday after I picked up K from school.....When noticing this I've noticed how much I've grown up. Kinda nice.

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Relaxation......

So it's Mothers Day and well, I will probably be a bit busy today but I had a wonderful Friday and Saturday as my yearly retreat....Loved the fact I had a single room this year...I got a lot of rest and slept a lot which I believe I so needed. Friday night a bunch of us played Apples to Apples. That game rocked and can get very interesting. Saturday did some relaxation, work on myself, and went shopping with AngelaApple where I did little buying but we both enjoyed trying on some rings at this jeweler. They had no chocolate diamonds but they did have a beautiful yellow diamond ring for just 50k lol. I returned home Saturday night, rented some movies, and surprised my family who didn't expect me home until today. We'll, below are a few pics of my adventure but I'm off to enjoy Mothers Day, take my class, and enjoy more Mothers Day!


I love this Fountain! It's so pretty and it's nice to just relax around it.

Oranges and More Oranges, I love to buy a bag of Oranges each year. They are yummy!

The Ghost of Frankenstein...Yes, I love old thrillers and I got this great Legacy Collection of Frankenstein

Finally, my view above the Orange Groves as I left for my drive home

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

On Overload but ahhh in the end....

So it's been a crazy couple of months for me. I've had the rehearsals with K's school for Peter Pan and the fundraiser for the company I work for.

I did so much that my poor body went into overload....

I did the make-up for Peter Pan and here's some of my handy work. I did pretty well for a first timer if you ask me.. OK so not the best quality but it's from my cell phone...K was a mermaid and well, here she is with another of the mermaids in the official make-up room. I didn't really like their make-up but I tried at the dress rehearsal and this was the night of and I guess everyone struggled with the mermaids but the girls thought they looked beautiful and that was all that mattered..

So with the play over all that was left was the fundraiser. This is something I went into expecting so much more of it. I believed all fundraisers with auctions like at K's school had to be well put on. So when I found out how not together last years one was and how much fun it was I had to just sit back and let it be what it was going to be and well, it seems everyone had a great time! I even won the items from the silent auction that I wanted (: I've received numerous emails about what a great job I did which again goes to show, stop being so serious and have fun needs to be my mantra.

With the busy life I had I thought I'd take the day off yesterday. My work got me a gift Certificate to RA Organic Spa where I enjoyed a relaxing bath with fruit and flowers. During my bath I enjoyed some fresh Thai Coconut milk and after the bath it was off for a 90 minute facial where I could just relax. It was so nice to just take care of me.

Here I am after the facial / spa treatments.. I'm trying to practice not thinking negative thoughts of myself and just accepting me for who I am. This is me in the raw. At 32 and I feel not aging too bad. This practicing accepting me for me is a hard one but one I am doing it a bit by bit daily. I notice that I'm a bit shiny from the facial lol.

All in all I survived the past two months. I leave this weekend for the annual retreat I attend. I'm so excited to be getting more rest and spending some time with some women I adore and get some rest along with working a bit more on myself.