this is me.
needing time.
to clear my head.
from angry texts.
mean emails.
peoples unsolicited advice.
preschool gossip.
family bullshit.
other peoples problems.
tomorrow i'm gonna take that time.
and go to a beautiful place.
and clear my head.
of all the bullshit...
i love palm springs
i wish we could have a vacation home there
that's how much i love it
but college for my two is much more important
so for now it'll be my dream
the last leg of our journey brought us to the sunny desert
my new favorite hotel is the riviera
family friendly - jackpot!
furry family welcome - bonus!
coco swam the most
just like her mama.... loves poolside service
best brekkie evah!
soaking up the sun
perhaps my favorite time of the day * winding down eating s'mores
these are the moments
that matter the most
even betty loved the BU...
santa monica lov'in
always lucky when we head to l.a. for a visit.
lucky as in always good weather and rarely traffic (miracle!)
we always travel heavy. always.
we took our itty'st bitty'st mexi too.
rode for miles and miles
cruised the boardwalk
had air hockey tournaments
spent way too much money on arcarde roulette...
smuggled in a chihuahua
and most importantly - we survived this.
no ambulance, no e.r., no doctor. just a handsome fireman who took real good care of all of us.
Mommy Friend - Hey wanna take the kids to Disneyland Friday?
Me - Sure
MF - We are leaving at 1:15.
Me - uh, o.k.
Fast forward. I show up at 12:30. We leave at 2:30. We arrive at Disneyland at 4:00. We are on our second ride (yes you read right) at 6:13. We proceed to wait in line at Space Mountain for 75 minutes with 4 (yes you read that right) kids. Needless to say our ride total was 4 or was it 5? It was bumper to bumper people. Although taking the kiddies to Disneyland on the Friday of President's weekend isn't something I'd normally do it was bearable. The kids had a blast. I got to hang with one of my favorite mommy friends. But.... I much prefer mid week.
in years that is.
i've moved from my mid thirties.
to me late thirties. - gasp-
well shitballs!
btw my new favorite word (which means dogballs has been put on the back burner)
i kid about the shitballs part.
i'm in no way freaking out about my age.
but it's still my favorite new curse word.
anyhew....
back to 36. thirty six. trienta seis. XXXVI
i really welcomed it gracefully. wonderfully. fabulously.
my sweets took me to viva las vegas.
and it was fun to get out of dodge.
take a day off from the regular day to day grind.
eat a meal (first)
stay out past my bedtime (usually 9)
and have one too many bubbly's and not worry about it.
it's the first time on a trip i didn't bring my big beautiful camera.
so i'm super happy that my phone was able to snap some keeper photos.
my insta gram. birthday...
#iflyswa
getting a leg up on the competition.
are we there yet?
towncars are RAD
first stop...
the palm
my hallway was a bit redrummy
happy birthday to me! two awesome shows!
mine.... i ate it all.
his.
ours
until next time LV.
although i'm sure we'll be toting each a mini me.
#36 rocks!
took our sweet itty bitty lovey girl for a road trip in celebration of her fifth year of life.
five.
a whole handful.
it was great.
so great we already have a reservation for December 2012
Our first day in the city started bright & early.
4:15 for Sergio. 4:30 for me.
The girls were roused by 4:45
By 6:55 we were in the air & a short hour later we were bound for Union Square.
We all enjoyed a yummy lunch down at the Fisherman's Wharf.
I'm guessing the girls favorite part of the day was riding the trolley cars around the city.
Scratch that.
It was shopping.
Our first time in Chinatown was super successful.
Fans, shoes, dresses, pandas. All were purchased and the pandas were especially loved.
Pandito & Pandy Mora. San Francisco, December 2011
At the end of the day we found ourselves visiting the surrounding hotels. Taking in their holiday decor. Gazing at the grand christmas trees & the lovely gingerbread houses.
Day one in the city R-O-C-K-E-D!
today was extra special.
she turned 5.
so in true coco fashion, we celebrated her life.
her wonderfulness.
her sweetness.
her love.
we celebrated all of her.
top of the morning she made a wish...
our day was fun filled and action packed. we continued our day on to the Children's Museum located in Golden Gate Park.
One word for that park: Spectacular.
Maybe two: Magical.
If I was allowed three: Gigantic.
the walk through the park was exciting. a park with no swings or slides was a new concept for them.
if you ever get the chance to visit this museum, take it!
go see the albino alligator, the planetarium movie, the rainforest and the statistics on the environment. my favorite museum, ever.
Day two was greeted bright & early with a visit to our favorite breakfast spot.
ok so we had breakfast there all three days. Yes it's that good. And luckily we hit it at all the right times. Being the Holidays the line was continaully out the door and up the street. Early mornings sometimes aren't so bad.
The mega hit was the strawberry waffles. Who doesn't love a boatload of whipped cream?
after filling our bellies we walked through Chinatown (not recommended on a Sunday) & headed towards Coit Tower.
the walk was long and a bit torturous for some.
but after a quick snack & an elevator ride all the steep hills were forgotten. we were fixed on the view & beauty of what was before us.
each itty bitty walked away with a flattened penny.
we continued on to Pier 39 for some seal watching.
Not much to report for most of them were not lounging on the docks.
after picking up a street monkey we headed back to our room for a break.
