thirty

so i cannot mention turning thirty without the mention of sex and the city. i loved the movie but hadn't seen any of the shows. so after my birthday, i decided to go on a sex and the city marathon... i watched all the episodes on tbs every night. it drove my husband crazy but it definitely helped me adjust to turning thirty since it was not easy for me!

i mean, i loved my twenties! how can it get any better than that!? i graduated college, traveled all over the world, worked near my favorite city in the US (new york), got married, had kids and had so many spiritual and challenging experiences. and looking back on it all, i have loved my youth :)

and now i'm almost "middle-aged!" shouldn't middle age be considered 45 now!? either way, i'm not as crazy and carefree as i was. i try to be, but life has made me cautious and more calculating. and i can't complain, because with that, i have not taken things that i love for granted. my son's scare reminds me of that daily. and that the moments we have are precious. so although i'm more tame, i still love the adventure, the spontaneity of life, surprises, parties and living up the moment. i love my loyal, trusted, goofy friends. I love my dependable, loving, supportive family. and i think i'm going to love my thirties!

bring it.

NEW BEST FRIEND

this is what our bathroom looks like on almost a daily basis now.

So i now carry a plunger around with me in the house. Last week I wasn't able to fix our toilet so the plumber came out. I wasn't home when he came, but got a call from Justin saying - he pulled out a Dannon yogurt from our toilet. And in the nicest way possible (if it IS possible), justin went on to ask - you didn't see them do this? Key for - Where were YOU!? HA! probably getting a massage in the other room or taking a bubble bath. you know i do that kind of thing everyday ;)

and who is the culprit???

MASON! I never had this problem with Cole. But now since Mason is doing it, he thinks he might as well start too. This is the look i get when i ask him if he messed with the toilet...

playing catch up

since i only get into the blogging world about once a month (if i'm lucky), here is what our family has been up to since easter!

PEBBLE BEACH
need i say more!? it was gorgeous! and justin and i had 5 days to just hang out and veg together. it was a fun vacation...
i played my first official round of golf and they say this is a top notch course. i wanted to start with only the best ;)

i would say this is perfect form (if i knew what i was talking about), wouldn't you!?

and i hate to admit this, but i can see now why the guys love this stuff. i mean it was beautiful on the course and i had a blast. i know, you're rolling your eyes and throwing things at me right now - don't worry, i would never admit this to justin ;) ha!


JUST FOR FUN















SEA WORLD
the boys went crazy for shamu. we closed the park down. for those of you interested, they had a great deal going - buy one ticket and it's good for the rest of the year (and don't forget the triple A discount too!)

once mason realized shamu wasn't going to come and get him, he was silly for shamu


SHOUT OUT TO THE SAN FRAN GIRLS
fun girls night out - i haven't stayed out that late in a LONG time!

RACE FOR THE CURE

going alittle more green

some of my friends think i'm a little bit of a freak about the health thing but that's okay. i am a little bit freaky. so i'll find out all the crazy info and then tell you about it and you can do what you want with it - and here is my most recent finding: this website. i looove it. and the big topic right now is plastic. a lot of it is pretty bad so in our house, we got rid of almost everything. yup - all plastic is gone for us. there are some they say are okay but you should check yours out - just want you all to be safe. check out the "safe" list on the left side of the website

footprints

so a friend gave me a great idea and it worked so well, i want to share it....
i know easter is long gone BUT try this next year...
Cole woke up to find bunny FOOTPRINTS all over the house where the easter bunny had been! i thought he would get super excited and run all over - i was wrong. he freaked! he ran to justin's leg and attached himself for the next half hour saying, "the bunny is IN our HOUSE. and mama, he made our house VERY DIRTY." he was so serious and concerned - i was dying. once he realized the footprints led to eggs with candy and prizes, it was all good. he fell in love with the bunny footprints!


















(notice cole's face in this picture - it's the look of terror)

...and yes, i know, this is not EXACTLY what bunny footprints look like - but it worked.