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Weekend Update!!!

Ok, I am officially here in Monterey, California!! and man WHAT A TRIP WE HAVE HAD SOOOO FAR!!! It took us 16 hours to get here!!! We got lost, and took some instructions from a stranger, and ended up adding 50miles in the wrong direction to our trip last night!!! Jason ended up grouchy and impatient, Fahlene ended up getting quiet, and I was a-freakin’ out because we were driving, in the dark, in sometimes wall-to-wall traffic, and with night-blindness was BRUTAL!!!! LOL!!! Oh, and where the HECK are all of the bathrooms in California????? When Fahlene and I FINALLY got to a Denny’s at about 10:30 last night, where we were SURE THEY HAD to have a bathroom (because no other gas station, or hotel that we stopped at previously did!!!), we almost LITERALLY RAN to get into a stall, and then I am sure the other patrons of the restaurant could hear our collective “AAAAAAH!” when we finally were able to go!!! Thank God for the little blessings!!

We all slept like a rock, which was AWESOME!!! We are staying at this resort called Asilomar Conference Grounds and it is just BEAUTIFUL!!!! We are sharing a small cottage, that has four bedrooms, kitchen, dining room, and two bathrooms – OURS HAS A LARGE CLAW FOOT TUB!!!! ABSOLUTELY DIVINE!!!! 😉

Actually the cottage that we are staying in one of the historic buildings and the website states that “Historic Rooms are located in buildings that were designed by architect Julia Morgan and built between 1913 and 1928. Each room features hardwood floors, rustic California furnishings and private baths – and their size and quantity of beds vary from one single bed to two double beds. All of the historic lodging buildings have a common living room, with a fireplace, for lounging and reading.”

I haven’t taken too many pictures yet, but I plan to rectify that today and for the rest of the weekend, so I will post some as soon as I have some available!!! 🙂

Anyway, we are off to go see the soon-to-be-married couple and then off to go have some fun!!! 😉

Have a FABULOUS day!! 😉

Just Checking In!!!

I know that I should be posting SOMETHING!!! I could always tell you about what a great time we had camping this last weekend; you know, all about our canoe outing where we literally dumped into the water in our street clothes within 30 seconds, or the dune buggy/bus tour that we took that was supposed to be nice and peaceful but ended up making me want to pee myself, while I was screaming like a little girl calling for her mommy because I was sure that we were all going to die! Or maybe you would like to hear about my escapade hiking up and down on this monster trail that I was sure was going to cause my death, and someone would have to send several big men to come pick my fat, dead, ass up, and drag my back to my campsite!!! LOL!!! 😉 But I am tired, and today is an anniversary of something sad that happened in my family’s life 11 years ago, so I am going to keep that short.

However, we really did have a lot of fun camping, and I can’t wait to do it again next year, but next time with 2 campsites – we all were a little too on top of each other all weekend!!!

Anyway, here is my thought for the day:

The kind of image that you have of yourself will limit what you are able to do. When you don’t glorify , or revel in who you are, you are denying a part of yourself. I have been denying my whole adventurous spirit because I don’t have the right weight, I don’t have the right look, I can’t do something because what will people think? You know what? SCREW THAT!!!! I can do ANYTHING I WANT!!!! I don’t want to wait for anybody anymore! I am not waiting to become what I want to be! I am not waiting do anything anymore! Hell, if I want to do something, it is time for me to step up and do it; nobody is going to do it for me and once I decide that something is right for me, that these are the things that I want to do then I will also enable the people around me to do the same thing, which is what I am here for after all!!!

I don’t want to be ordinary any more. I want to be extraordinary. I want to have a fabulous life where everything I believe I should have, I can have. I am fearless, you know absolutely fearless, what can stop that? (I am hoping that if I keep saying it then it will just HAVE to become the TRUTH!!!)

Well it is late, and my husband and I are heading out tomorrow on a road trip down to Monteray, California, which should be a lot of fun!! I am telling you right now, that this is 3 weeks in a row away from home!! Next weekend, I am turning off my phone and squirreling away all weekend!! Reading, walks in the park, swimming, dinners with my sweetie!! I am a homebody that seems to never be home!!! 😉

I will try and blog some times this weekend, and keep you posted of our adventure!!!

Have a FABULOUS evening!! 😉

P.S. I will always love and miss you, Momma!!! 😉

Oopsie!!

HAPPY LABOR DAY!!!

Yes, I realize it is Labor Day and NOT Memorial day!!! I was having a momentary brain-fart (I hate that expression by the way), but I was heading out to the coast and just couldn’t wait to get out the door, so apparently I didn’t have my thinking cap on that afternoon!!

Anyway, I am going to write tomorrow and tell you all about our crazy, and sometimes TERRIFYING adventures this past week, but for tonight, I am going to get my things cleaned, put away, and then I am going to make sure to make it a priority to relax and get mentally prepared for another busy, busy, busy, week!! 😉

Have a FABULOUS evening! 😉

Getting Ready for the Weekend!!

YEAH!!! I am heading out for a four day weekend!!! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!!

This work week has been a short week, thank goodness!!!! and even though the past few weeks have been very stressful, I think that it might be getting a little easier! I feel like I am having to be brave and just stand up for what I believe in and that is that. I can’t make everyone happy, but that is not what they pay me for. They pay me to get my job done as quickly, efficiently, and correctly as humanly possible, and I am working my buns off to do just that!!

Talking about working my buns off, I am ready for a loooong weekend, which is a great segue to my next paragraph – and I know that my sweetie and I went camping next week, but we have been presented with the opportunity to do it again this weekend and honey, you have to know that we just JUMPED ON IT!!! We are going with my sis-in-law, and future brother-in-law, 3 nephews, my niece, and I can’t forget my two little puppies!!! 😉 I just know we are going to have so much fun, and I am very excited about all of the pics that I just know I will have when I get back!!! 😉

Have a FABULOUS Memorial Day weekend! and to all the GREAT men and women who have served this TERRIFIC country, and fought for all of our freedom, including my own. I solute you!

Have a FABULOUS weekend! 😉

I’m Back!!

Short version: Our family campout was a success!

Long version: Our family campout was a success, and I had a lot of fun hanging out with my peeps!!

I took a lot of pics, and I think that I will share some of those with you now:

Here is the family who were there this weekend. From left to right, back row: Me, Jason, Michael, Lynette, Ryan, Flo. Left to right, middle row: Murphy (the little white hairy one), Aunt Alice, Katrina, Gavin, David, David (yes, there are two of them), Colby. Left to right front row: Paul, Charlie (another hairy family member), Alice, Aaron, Austen, and Shasta (another 4 legged member of our family!

This is my nephew, Gavin, hanging out in his “Flobbit Tree”.

This is my nephew Aaron! I just love this little smile!!

This is one of my sisters, Alice. She is the momma to both Aaron & Gavin.

My sis-in-law, Lynette, and her cutie fiance, and our future brother-in-law Michael!

The Intimidators!! David, John, Austin, Christopher, and Colby.

NAW!!! Here there are in their natural state!!

This may be the only picture I have of Aunt Alice – how the heck does she do that??? She is just sooooo stealthy!!!

Hee! Hee! Hee! Someone is getting his hienie pinched! John and Lynette!! 🙂

Myself, my youngest sister, Trina, and my sweetie, Jason!

Everybody LIFT!!! Michael, Lynette, David, Christopher, David, and Jason is the one that is horizontal

This is THE BEST picture of Jason and Christopher!! Christopher looks soooo handsome!!! 😉

David, Jason, and John! What a handsome bunch of men!! 😉

Gavin posing for pictures!

Jason was Mr. Helper to everyone there, and I caught him sitting there staring off into space, doesn’t this face looked sooooo tired!?!?!?!?

My girl, Auntie Flo!!! She is such a hoot!!! 😉

The Family again looking as prim and proper as can be expected!!

There, that’s more like it!!

The End! at least until tomorrow!!!

Have a FABULOUS evening!

Happy 4th of July!!

I love the 4th of July! It is the one weekend a year that my husband and I can always count on to get away from it all and spend a quite weekend together to celebrate our anniversary. We were married July 1st, 1995, so that makes this weekend our 15th anniversary!!! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT???? This year we decided to spend our anniversary out at the beach house! and we have been having a VERY RELAXING time!!! We got out here Thursday evening, and we have spent time treasure hunting, book shopping, watching glass blowers create all sorts of beautiful and interesting art, sitting at the ocean the ocean, walking around the outlet mall, visiting coffee shops, trying new little restaurants, and reading. Did I mention we have been spending time reading??? I have read 2 books from cover to cover since we have gotten out there, and I am close to finishing a third. I am reading the Percy Jackson series, and it is a very good read. It is a young adult series that is about some kids who are half human, half gods – as in the Olympians – you know, Zues, Athena, Aphrodite, etc. It is a fun read, and one that I will have to look for the series in hardback so that I can add it to my collection.

Anyway, Jason and I are sitting in a cyber-cafe right now, and there is new age, mystical music playing, which is not usually my style, but it is very soothing. It is making me want to take a nap – I didn’t sleep well last night. I can always tell when my mind is starting to get concerned about having to get home and go back to work. My job really stresses me out; on one hand, I want to do the absolute best I can do while I am there, on the other hand, I know that my job is not what I was put on earth to accomplish, so I am torn. I think this past weekend has really helped me decide what I want to be “when I grow up”. It is going to take a lot of work, and a lot of penny pinching and money saving, but I think ultimately it will be such a blessing to LOVE what I do!!!

Anyway, I think I am rambling! I know it has been a while since I have last blogged and I want to make sure that I do now get out of the habit of writing – even if it happens to be some ramblings from a tired woman who is on vacation!!! 😉

Jason and I will be heading home tomorrow, so I will be writing again from home!!

Have a FABULOUS and safe 4th of July!!!

Where Do I Begin?

I am really excited to tell you how the weekend with my dad and I at the beach house went!! We had sooo much fun, and really crammed a lot into a really short time!!

We met in Lincoln City at the casino, had dinner, and headed straight over to the little beach house. After deciding who was sleeping where, we headed over to the ocean front, where we just spent some time taking in the ocean. Later that evening my Dad and I decided to head over to the local movie theater, where we watched The Karate Kid, which my dad and I both agreed was a really good movie!!

The next morning, we went out to breakfast, then off to do a little shopping!!! You know that is one of my FAVORITE PASTIMES!!

A few of the treasures I found:

A vintage silk, Parisian hat box

A fur scarf – I know it is tre-risque, but I LOVE this scarf, and I figure that I am doing my part to recycle! 😉

A Vintage fashion magazine, circe 1929 – I am sooooo in LOVE with this magazine!!

and finally, I found this little gold compact that is a mirror with a hidden lipstick holder! So sweet and VERY AUDREY!!! I have to see if I can find a mini lipstick mold and make my own lipstick to put in this compact!!! I just HAVE to find a way to use this!!

After antiquing, my dad and I made a quick run to the used book store, and I ended up walking away empty handed – LONG STORY!! but, oh well! I made up for that today, by making a LOOOONG stop over at the Goodwill over here and picking up some tomes for my reading pleasure!!!

Surprise, Daddy!! 😉

Anyway, my dad and I went back to the beach house and took a nice nap! When I woke up I decided to head out to the beach one last time before it got too late. The weather was absolutely perfect!! Sunny, slight breeze – we couldn’t have asked for nicer weather!!

While I was out, I stopped at the grocery store to pick up some groceries for dinner that night, and heard from the grocer that the casino was putting on a huge firework display and that it would be starting in less than an hour and a half. So, I went back to the beach house, and told Dad about the fireworks, and he was TOTALLY IN!!!

After dinner, we went over and got some of the best seats outside of the casino, and sat back and we both thoroughly enjoyed the fireworks display! It was better than what we normally see a the 4th of July. The casino was celebrating it’s 15th anniversary. I am so glad they were – WE HAD A BLAST (no pun intended)!!! 😉

After that, my dad and I went a played a few slots. After winning $1.75, yes, I know – I declined a security escort because I figured I would be safe walking to the car as long as I moved quickly! *WINK!* we headed back to the beach house!!!

On our last morning of the weekend, my dad and I headed to Newport so that we could go to church, and then we went out for a nice lunch together! BTW, I did get that interview I was so hoping for – I will post that tomorrow!!! 😉

I love my dad, and I am just sooo thankful that he is in my life, and that we have such a fun time whenever we get together! I know that this weekend will be one that I will cherish in my memory for the rest of my life – I hope that it is not the last!!

Here are some more of my ocean pictures I took this weekend! 😉

Have a FABULOUS evening! 😉

Off to the Beach Again!!!

Good morning!! I am SUPER EXCITED that I am getting ready to head out to the little beach house for another fun weekend at the coast!!! This time, I am taking my Daddy out there for Father’s Day weekend!!

My Dad and I don’t get to spend too much time together since he lives 2 hours away, and I am always soooo busy, and he doesn’t usually travel too far from home. So, I am sooooo excited for this weekend!!! I know we will be starting in Lincoln City, and then possibly going to Depot Bay and Newport, if we are feeling froggy!!! 😉

I am going to make it a point to get to this little coffee shop that is not too far from the beach house so that I can blog every evening! Plus, I KNOW that my dad might get a little stir crazy if he isn’t able to at least get online once a day!!! 😉 So keep an eye out! I will do my best to take a ton of pics, but then, when do I not???

I am also hoping that my dad will sit down with me, and let me interview him! I would LOVE to be able to post that interview here – so cross your fingers, and wish me luck!! 😉

Have a FABULOUS day, and hopefully I will post again this evening!!

Treasure Hunting!!!

Little Antique Mall in Lincoln City

Treasure hunting this past weekend in Lincoln City (aka ANTIQUING) was sooo much fun!! Now antiquing really has become THE THING TO DO, so my goal for any treasure hunting outing is to find something that speaks to my soul while still being extremely kind to my wallet!!

When I go treasure hunting, I never really have anything specific in mind, but I do have always have a budget in mind! Also, every single thing that I purchase has to be something that I LOVE!! No love, no purchase – it is as simple as that!

My eye always seems to fall on the same kind of items like:

Vintage brooches.

Sparkling chandeliers always catch my eye – aren’t they just divine?? 😉

Fun and funky art – I am always envious of artists!!

Antique glass – ooh shiny!!

More costume jewelry!

Trinkets for a vanity!

Vintage purses!

All kinds of stemware!

Vintage compacts!

Did I mention that I LOVE costume jewelry??? LOL!

I really love antiquing, it could be for anything really, and I must give a great big kudos to my Sweetie because he has the patience of a saint. As long as he has a good book to read, a steaming cup of coffee, he can hang out at this little shop all day!!!

As for the treasures that went home with me that fabulous hunting day; I went home with a fabulous pair of vintage earrings, a la Breakfast at Tiffany’s, a little black hat with a veil, some vintage fashion magazines, and a perfect little book written in 1941 on Vintage Hollywood Glamour!! DELICIOUS!!! May all my treasure hunting outings be as fruitful!!!

Have a FABULOUS evening!!