Lazy Days

Today was quite a lazy day. We didn't wake up until 9 am. 9 am! This is unheard of in our house. Usually Patrick has to open on the weekends. This means I wake up with his alarm. Then I wake up again when his alarm goes off again. I normally cannot go back to bed after that. If I do, it's spread out in the middle of the bed. The whole bed to myself. No Patrick, no Isabel, no Marley. Glorious!

If he doesn't have to open, or he's off for the day then I wake up with Isabel when she wakes up as soon as the sun comes up. It usually never fails. That or Marley sits on my face. I guess she knows I'll get up when she does that. Then she'll meow continuously until I feed her.

Maybe it had something to do with the full moon last week. Who knows.. But I will take what I can get. Seriously... 9 am!

There really were no plans for today. The only thing that I really wanted to do was lay out by the pool at some point to work on my horrible tan lines. I now have less than 10 weeks to get rid of them and I currently can't afford a spray tan (plus I'm a little worried I'll have a horrible reaction or something will go wrong that I can't get fixed before the wedding).

We got up and had breakfast (thank you Patrick and your amazing cooking skills).

Patrick then went and hit a bucket of balls.

When he got back we went out and met my mom for lunch.

Blouse- Kohl's
Leggings- Kohl's
Shoes- Target
(I have been photo bombed again, this time by Patrick)

I went to Michael's and bought some yarn to make scarfs (a new craft project that I've started and probably won't finish).

As soon as we came home we got our bathing suits on and went to the pool. It was perfect. The water felt amazing and there was no one else there, just the way I like it.

Patrick then cooked dinner (tempura shrimp, fried rice with egg and bacon and garlic bread... I love this man.)

I did a few loads of laundry.

Then I baked Raspberry Creme Brulee Bars. They weren't half bad.

The Ingredients

The Recipe

The finished product.

Side view.

Then I worked on a scarf until it was time to pick up for the day.

Working on a scarf.

Smile for the camera!

Probably not going to be done when I need it done by, but I'm going to do my best.

It may have not been the most productive day, but it was just what I needed before going back to work tomorrow.

Weekend Recap- In Photos Vol. 5

This weekend we went to the Santa Barbara Natural History Museum. The girls had so much fun. We all really enjoyed all of the exhibits, but went specifically for the butterfly exhibit.

Weekend Recap- In Photos Vol. 4

We didn't do much this weekend other than work on unpacking. Here are some during pictures. There are "before" pictures here.

Our bedroom.

Our bedroom.

Our bathroom.

The kids room.

The living room.

The living room, including the TV stand Patrick built. Yes, we were watching American Dad.

The living room.

The kitchen.

We still have a lot to do, but I feel like we've made a lot of progress in just one week. We are going to Mammoth for 6 days at the end of the month with my family, and my goal is to be 100% unpacked before then. It's do-able.

Weekend Recap- In Photos Vol. 3

Friday:

Patrick and I spent Friday afternoon unloading boxes. We got a lot done together in a short amount of time. Here is our new apartment before everything was moved in.

Our closet. It has 3 doors!

Our window.

Our bathroom.

The kids room.

The kids bathroom.

The living room.

Our front door.

The kitchen.

Our balcony.

Me and Patrick after moving a bunch of boxes up stairs.

Saturday:

We went and played bunko for a breast cancer charity called Rolling for Pink. It was so much fun! Since we had a group of 12, two women out of our group automatically went to the semi-finals. They didn't win, but it was still really exciting!

Random picture of Marley.

Rolling for Pink.

Rachel, my mom and me.

Our group of 12.

Bunko Boy.

Bunko Boy.

My moms shirt.

Sunday:

Today was race day (and moving day). It was my first solo half marathon. Rachel and I normally run them together, but she was a pace group leader this race and they were only training for the 10K. She ended up falling right at the end of the race and has some pretty nasty road burn and a swollen ankle. She's going to the doctor today and hopefully it's nothing serious.

The shirt we were given.

My bib.

My metal.

I finished in 2:39:06 (according to the website). I PR'd, taking 10 minutes off my best time.

Me and Rachel after the race. Even after falling she ended up crossing the finish line!