Fashionista

I don't consider myself stylish in any way. My idea of style is to throw on a comfortable t-shirt, jeans, and flip flops. The other night, I had an opportunity to hand out with the girls and go shopping. Lucky for me, they all took pity on me and showed me how I can still wear my jeans and t-shirts and still kick it up a notch. We had a great time together trying on clothes and picking out new things to wear. Shopping isn't necessarily my thing, but it sure was fun to come home with a few new additions to my otherwise bland wardrobe.

San Francisco

Wally and I had the rare opportunity a few weeks ago to leave the kids behind, with Grandma, and spend a week together in San Francisco. It was so fun and we had such a great time. Wally had to work a couple of days, so I spent some quality time with my sister. We were able to go and do all things San Francisco and have some very much needed relaxation!



My favorite part of the trip was when we went on a little hike near Pleasanton. We had so much time to talk and walk off  the high calorie meals we had been eating. Wally's favorite? The night we went dancing with my sister and her husband at the DNA Lounge for the Bootie mash-up party. I haven't seen him so excited in a long time! It was so nice to spend time together sans kids, but we were happy to come home when it was all over.

A Quick Shout-Out To All My Go-To's

Thank you.

Lucky Me!

Look where I got to go for my birthday!

Mama Mia!

Happy Mother's Day! We had a great day here, even though it was pouring rain most of the day and was cold--it is May, right? Wally tried to keep the kids quiet so I could sleep in (which he managed until 8 a.m.) when everyone came in shouting "Happy Mother's Day" and climbed on the bed with hugs and kisses. Brandon colored a Star Wars picture for me and Kelsie gave me some coupons that she made at school. I loved all the cards I got and the yummy breakfast Wally made me. (I know, I'm spoiled because I usually get a warm breakfast every morning, but this one was extra special!) I loved the song the kids sang to all the mothers during church, and enjoyed the relaxing afternoon I had. I had such a great day! I love being a mom!

Tag-A-Long

I was tagged by a good friend and now I guess it is my turn to tell 6 facts about myself. I will try to make this as interesting as possible.

First, though, here are the RULES:

A. The rules of the game are posted at the beginning.
B. Each player lists 6 facts/habits about themselves.
C. At the end of the post, the player then tags 6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog....

1. I'm not bossy, I just have great ideas. We'll just leave it at that.

2. I love to travel and am (usually, if not always) up for a new adventure. It wasn't until we lived on the East Coast that I realized how much I like to travel around and explore new places. I am someday hoping to travel overseas to Europe and Australia. In addition to traveling, I love to find and do fun adventures with our family. I am pretty good at finding local things to participate in (Family Bike Race, Turkey Trot 1-Mile Fun Run).

3. I love getting sucked into a good book, the kind that is hard to put down until you're done with it. That's how I read the Harry Potter series.

4. I love to learn new things. My latest interest is with photography. It has always been something I have been interested in and, this last year, started to read books and apply the things that I have learned. I have dreams of being a great photographer someday.

5. I always have an opinion and am not afraid to speak my mind (in most circumstances). I am pretty quiet and reserved when you first meet me, but once you get to know me, it's hard to keep me quiet. No reservations after that, baby.

6. I have dreams of someday completing a marathon and triathlon. I haven't had much luck the last couple of years when I broke my left ankle, had a stress fracture in my right leg, and then was pregnant with Caleb. I am now getting to the point where I can really focus and concentrate again and hope that all will go well this time! I really love to stay healthy and feel great when I am in a good routine.

7. (Lucky you, you get one more!) I love to have fun! Who doesn't?

Well, there you go. Hopefully there was something new about me that you didn't already know! That was fun, wasn't it?


I am going to tag Shayne, Melissa, Courtney, Maria, Wally, and Katy.