Lunch with the girls

Girls and Babes

Chrissy and Naomi with Julie and Sophia

Nic, Jules, Sadie

Julie is in town for a visit which was a great excuse to get a group of girls together for some fun. We wondered the Spectrum, ate Javiers, and enjoyed each others company. It is so fun that most of my friends all know each other in some random way and we all get along. I can not even believe how grown up we are and so many of the girls have babies now! The babies are so adorable and very well behaved. It was such a crack up watching them interact with each other and babble to one another. Jules and Sadie we miss you and can hardly wait for May to come!

Good bye black beauty

After many years of having this car in our family my dad finally sold it. This is was my second car and it sure did treat me well. I have a lot of fun memories with this baby and she has gone through so much! I will most remember this car for the uniqueness of its major accident - getting hit/slashed open by a steam roller. She was sad, I was sad, dad was sad. Thankfully my dad knows machines and cars inside and out, he was able to fix her up and get her back into great shape. Drake(the family dog) will miss his car (my parents have been chauffeuring him around in this automobile since they adopted him). Sad day but happy day for my dads client who is now the proud owner of black beauty.

New York City

I have been fortunate to have friends who let me work with them (and play too). I headed to New York this past weekend with Nic to attend ENK. The time flew bye with all the work, we had a little time to walk around the city - Time Square, Ground Zero, Manhattan, Statue of Liberty and eat at some great restaurants (always a favorite when working tradeshows). The trip across the country was HORRIBLE! I must say I have been to a many places and on many flights and NONE of them beat this experience, not even the flight to Costa Rica with the tico smoking, this flight was AWFUL. I honestly thought we just might go down and die. Imagine being on a bumpy flight, a few bumps here and there okay not so fun but manageable, now imagine the bumps for 5 hours straight and picture yourself at Magic Mountain on an unstoppable roller coaster that continuously drops then throws you straight back up over and over and over again. This was our flight. Nic was screaming, her body being raised to the ceiling, I am holding to both seats for dear life, and the majority of the passengers kept gasping. Now I understand what seat belts on airplanes are for... If you weigh less than 100 lbs you will find yourself trying to avoid hitting the overhead baggage compartment if your belt is not tight. Lets just say I had a headache for the past 4 days. I enjoy seeing different places and experiencing new things but I always love returning home!

top of hotel

Hotel hallway

Hotel Lobby

 

two story aquarium in lobby

Time Square

Random Street in taxi

Tradeshow

Ground Zero

Just a bit . . .

About what we have been up to recently. The weather has been warmer, warm enough to head down to the bay or to the Talega pool so on our days off we have enjoyed the wonderful warm weather, clear blue skies, good waves and fun company. Tim got a new ride, I guess I should say two new rides - a man car and a doyle for the bay. He has sure been enjoying both of them a ton! I planned girls night with some high school friends we went out in San Clemente and as always had fun eating and laughing! The time is going too fast before we know it summer will be over!

Tim headed down to Mexico with his dad

Girls night El Ranchito

Tim has been out here everyday surfing

Tim's new ride

Milk n Honey photo shoot

Playing with seaweed

Enjoying the sunset at the bay

Happy Birthday Christina

The Bowen's had a large gathering in honor of Christina's 29th birthday. Wow its hard to believe we are getting so old, I feel like we are barely out of high school. There was about 30 of us who enjoyed the delicious Peruvian food, my personal fav were the fried plantains... so yummy! I can not recall the last time I laughed this much. My cheeks hurt at the end of the night from smiling and laughing. I think karkar, kate, katri and I were the entertainment for the night. We reminisced about some fun times way back in high school. Sometimes I miss those days when life was so easy, we had no commitments, and loads of free time to stalk, laugh, shop, dance, wander target, and talk on the phone for hours. Once again I must say I am extremely grateful to be back in Orange County with my friends and family. What is one of your fun memories from High School?

The Birthday Girl!

The Girls

Kate, Christina, Kim

Jake 

Tag... I'm it.

Jules this is for you. I have actually never done a tag post so here it goes... A few things about me:

1. I LOVE to eat. Most of you already know this about me but I just really really really enjoy eating more than the average person. I love a good meal, I have to eat what I am craving at the moment, and sweets especially chocolate sweets are a must usually on a daily basis. All I can say is THANK GOODNESS for my speedy metabolism and great genes. Side Note: stay far far away from me if I am hungry. I turn into a raging beast.

Chocolate souffle

2. I would be content to live in a bikini year round. This means the sun would be shining very bright, the weather would be warm with clear blue skies, Tim would be out in the water and we would be living life on the beach. The sun makes me very happy and cheerful. What could be better?

Us living it up at the beach

3. There is only one thing in this world that I hate... ANTS. I can barely even think about them! When I was 3 years old I got ants in my pants. I am still traumatized to this very day. Any other bugs or spiders do not even phase me, it is just the ants.

4. I am a busy body, I always have to be doing something, I can never just sit down and relax and not worry about something. I am constantly thinking about something I just can not seem to get my little head to calm down and chill. Basically I just have a ton of energy.

ENERGETIC!

5. I am a bit anal about being organized (well, anal about a lot of things!). Tim has given me a new name... Annie Anal. I organize everything in our home (okay we dont have a home at the moment so our room)from shoes, clothing, dvds, jewelery etc. I just have to be able to see everything, if it is neatly arranged then I can see it. For example; I hang all of my 150+ necklaces on the wall by color, bracelets are displayed in cigar boxes, hats are hung individually this just makes it so much easier to pick out an outfit or just be able to find things.

Me organizing the kitchen in SLC

6. I enjoy seeing new places, meeting new people, and experiencing other cultures. Basically I like to travel, especially with Timmy. I have not yet been to every continent but someday I will have set foot on each of them with my hubby. My favorite places to visit are the ones that are warm and sunny, on the ocean, have yummy food and good treasure- jewelry and cool clothing.

Us in Cabo

So, Now that you know a few random and not so random things about me. I tag all of you 80 blog stockers who read my blog each day and never leave comments. I want to know who you are, what you are all about, what you enjoy and where you reside!

Beautiful Day at the Bay

Now that we have lived away from California we have a greater appreciation for the Beauty of the Ocean. Have you ever taken the time to look around at nature and all that God has created? It truly is AMAZING. The weather has been gorgeous all weekend with deep clear blue skies and views of Catalina Island. This afternoon the Hansen gang came over to enjoy the Bay with us. We all thought it would be a good idea to relax and enjoy the ocean. We chilled on the rocks, climbed through the arches since it was low tide, and walked along the beach all while shooting many photos. Naomi was really loving the crunchy texture of the sand in her teeth, toes and hands. If you would like to join us on Sunday afternoons at the Bay please call us! We always enjoy spending time with all our friends so come on over!

the girls Chrissy, Naomi, and Nic talking on the rocks

Small kissing Tall

One Arch

The Hansen's