Moon

In July on a particularly warm and calm night we decided to go as a family for a walk. We looked up in the sky and saw what a perfect moon we had straight out from our staircase. When we got back from our walk D went and grabbed our camera and long zoom. He and I went outside, played with our settings a bit and got these great shots of the moon. So peaceful. Hope you enjoy them!

Tree in front

They Say Its a Heatwave

Ok, so I'm sitting here in the humidity and heat waiting for a day-porter to come and unlock a suite I'm supposed to measure. So I thought that I could be a little productive and blog.

We as Southern Californian's are SPOILED! We have the mildest weather across the board, but we always forget it when we actually have weather! A little rain, humidity, or the unthinkable SNOW and we are crying and whining. I am not saying that I am not guilty of it, because I am. I hate being hot and I hate being cold. I like to be a consistent temperature all the time! Now I live in one of the numerous valleys that we have in Los Angeles. Not only are they hotter than the coastal and O.C. areas, but I live in the closest valley to the desert. Humidity smashed with desert heat = misery to me! I am just waiting for the cool down to come and fall to begin!

What also comes with fall?! The holidays are right after. But what's special THIS fall is we are booked for the beginning of October to visit family in Boston! Yay! We are both so excited we can't stand it. We'll get to see the leaves change, and visit new states and hopefully try new things for our bucket list too! If you have any suggestions on things to do in New England, please shoot them my way. The only things that are guaranteed right now are fried clams and Salem. Help! We need ideas!!!!

Happy Friday!

Flower Balls and Gunslinging Frenzy

So it seems like I never have any free time anymore! We are always off and running on new projects or new sights to see and whatnot. This weekend was no exception. Saturday, even though the hubbs had the weekend off, I had made plans to go out to Simi and help my mom's dear friend prepare for her daughter's wedding next month. We went over layouts, and then went into tying ribbons, stamping thank yous and helped her with her flower balls....all while out of the corner's of our eyes watching the 3 boxer pups out back playing it a hilarious manner. Back flips, in and out of the pool, and loud grunting noises kept our eyes and ears thoroughly entertained. D had an eventful afternoon as well. On the 4th, because of the fireworks that spooked our beloved pup we had to fix some unsightly damage to our door frame (she was desperately trying to get into our apartment.) His mom came over and they patched and painted. When he went to rinse off the patio, our hose exploded unexpectedly. So they made their 3rd trip to the home improvement store then settled in for a cold beer. When I got home I admired their work and set to make dinner. We watched 21 Jump Street after finally getting our cable box working properly and called it an early night.

Gracie, Lucy and Harley

Pretty flower balls for ceremony

Sunday was our relaxation day. We moseyed out of bed late, took a leisurely walk to get lunch with the pup and then went and sunbathed until it was time to head over to a local park for a friends church picnic. We met up with him early to hear about his 4th of July lake trip. We carpooled over to the park and sat with his parents and members of their church and had a wonderful dinner of Cajun Sausages (SO SPICY but YUMMY!) and I had potato salad, D had coleslaw. It was a perfect summer picnic including a presentation from rope twirler and gunslinger. He was hokey with his jokes, but his skills were pretty impressive. After that we went and played some pool and then headed home to crash out for work the next day.

I guess this is what summer is all about. Enjoying life, packing it full to the brim and enjoying the company that you choose. Looking forward to next weekend. D turns 29! :)

PS - Finished going through the photos from the A.O.P and the Queen Mary. Stayed tuned for that post coming this week!