Around Town

Sadly, my lack of a camera (again, I know, I know...) has impeded my ability to adequately capture my first month back in the Golden State. I've gotten to do lots of new/fun things recently and thankfully, Lee has captured a few of them!! 

First, we attended a birthday party at a beautiful home in the hills above La Jolla. It was "Woodstock/Hippie" themed and people really got into it!

 

Lee in her 70's outift

 

 And probably the best surprise of the day, seeing my favorite Navy Seal at the party!! Running into one of my favorite Texas people in California totally made my day!

And this past Friday, we grabbed drinks with my parents and listened to Michelle Branch give a concert on the patio at La Costa.

 Lee and I rounded out the weekend with a little Sunday Funday at the San Diego Polo Club. It was opening day at the Del Mar Polo grounds.

 In between the AMAZING people watching, and cheering for the players, we stomped a few divots and sipped a little champagne in the San Diego sunshine!

MAVS

 

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It may not be the three-peat I was originally hoping for, but I think this might actually be better. Great series, classy win....couldn't be happier for this team. I'm sad I won't be in D-Town for the parade. 

LET'S GO MAVS!!

Re-Initiation

Memorial Day Weekend: the beginning of summer, a time to remember those who have given their lives for our freedom, a day off of work, the grill-master's favorite day...

The day I got the most intense, painful, awful sunburn of my life.

It started off very promising: clear blue skies, gorgeous sun. BestMomEver and I played tennis then Lee and I took little Levi on a great walk. I decided it was pool time so I went to the garage and reached for the Australian Gold SPF 30 sunscreen that BME has been buying for years. It looks like this:

Being the sun-smart, fair-colored girl that I am, I promptly went upstairs and slathered myself head to toe with sunscreen, taking care to cover often missed places such as the ears, tops of feet and along bathing suit lines. I went to the pool and took care to re-apply the sunscreen multiple times throughout the day.

When I got home, I felt a little tinge and thought "oh, I must've stayed out a little too long, I'm a bit burnt."

20 minutes later, I got out of the shower and basically what I saw in the mirror was red. Lots and lots of bright bright red alllllll over my body.

Turns out, when BME bought the Australian Gold SPF 30 sunscreen, it came with this bottle as well:

(Looks quite similar to the sunscreen, eh?)

Australian Gold Tan Extender, for AFTER sun use, to extend your new bronze glow. No SPF.

Guess what I used all day as "sunscreen". 

I'm not a happy camper today.  

Comparisons

A text from my co-worker in Texas this morning:

"It's raining/hailing so hard I can't get out of my car. If the mailman doesn't get out of his, I'm not getting out of mine!!"

I'll just files this under "Things I Do Not Miss"

TRX

So BestMomEver has been great about getting me to be really active ever since I got home; I originally flew in on a Saturday night and Sunday morning she had me at two different tennis clinics! Always looking for ways to keep working out interesting, she signed us up for a TRX class Saturday morning. TRX is a suspension based workout that utilizes your own body weight. Oh, and did I mention that BME has suggested I come hit tennis balls with her after her match but before TRX? No wonder one of the tennis pros at the club calls her an exercise masochist....

(I have a feeling it's going to be hard to get out of bed Sunday morning)

Smarty Pants

This weekend, I'm going to celebrate my cousin's graduation from law school.

Doesn't he look lawyer-y?

 

We're only going for a night, but I'll take any excuse to spend some time in the City by the Bay!

Night with the Aztecs

So last night I hung out with...

This guy:

Bill Walton

And this guy:

Marshall Faulk

 Oh and he was there too:

Tony Gwynn

What do they all have in common? In addition to all having played professional sports, they all are alumni of San Diego State University. Last night I was invited to attend "A Night with the Aztecs", a charity event that raises money for SDSU sports. Our company helped sponsor the event and I got to spend a few hours rubbing elbows with legends and current SDSU athletes.

 Not a bad Monday night!