When I’m mentally preparing for a day at Disneyland, I have to put on my “game face”. Which is probably not what you think. It’s actually me trying to make an extra effort to be kind and courteous to the other people in the park. Because there are really some douche-bags there. I mean really.…
Even though I’m a Disney dork (it’s one of my endearing qualities, right?!) I have never been to Mickey’s Halloween Party. I already spend one million dollars for an annual pass with parking, so I never felt like spending an extra $74 per person to trick-or-treat was really a smart financial decision. Seriously, I sound…
Underwood Family Farms. Cutest pumpkin patch ever. There is just one problem. It’s so dang cute, that it draws quite a crowd. I swear, everyone within 100 mile radius knows about this place and visits for Halloween time. This next year, I want to try and go off-season sometime to shop their fresh fruits and…
Throughout this post, you will hear me referring to a river. Keep in mind, I use the term “river” lightly. This is more of a giant storm drain that is disguised as a concrete river. But I digress. When people talk about the L.A. River, it’s usually to make jokes about it. Because ew. If…
What a week we have had! I haven’t been this tired from sheer busyness in quite some time. And I’ve been avoiding my computer at all costs. There is a stack of things on my to-do list and atop my desk and in my inbox that I’ve just flat out been putting off. Procrastination is…
Playing a bit of catch up here. We tried the splash pads again. That went grrrrreat. I guess the splashing part of the pads caught him off guard. But it was kinda worth it for this moment. An end-of-summer BBQ at a friends’ house went much better. There was a dog, so that helped. A…
As Stevie gets bigger, his naps get shorter *sigh* and I have to come up with more things for us to do in our down time. He refuses to hang out at home. (Seriously, he badgers me until we are out of the house. He’s relentless and it is a huge stress trigger for me.)…
On “Happy Days”, it was Arnold’s. On “90210”, it was The Peach Pit. On “Friends”, it was Central Perk. On “Cheers”, well obviously. You get the idea. There’s always a hangout. When we were in our 20’s, Bob’s Big Boy was our spot. We’d meet our friends for late night snacks and stories. Lots of…
Most of our day at the Ventura County Fair looked like this: But there were a few glimmers of enjoyment in there too. From fire trucks to sheep with bangs to deep fried oreos. Stevie and I? We fight. We have fun. We fight. We have fun. Keeping up with a two year old’s roller…
This was a special day for me and Stevie. We not only got to go to Disneyland, but we got to be there with some of our favorite people. This is a family we met in the CTICU about 2 and 1/2 years ago. Our boys had open heart surgery just a day apart. Stevie…