Movin on up

Michael and I have decided to join the real world and get cable TV and internet. I know this sounds like a joke as most of you know we have never had any of these since we've been married (almost 5 years). I'd like to thank the Sparti's for letting us "use" their internet. We appreciated it! Now whenever someone stays at our house, they will not go into TV withdrawals...

Vacay #2

Michael and I went back to California for another week and stayed with Ben & Heidi again. We had tons of fun! Of course we played games, ate lots of delicious food and car shopped (Heidi needs a van to fit her 3 children she will have in 2 months), but Heidi and I had a relaxing getaway. First, we went to get foot massages. Since Heidi's pregnant a foot massage sounded wonderful and I like any massage. We found a place for $20/hour and felt kind of sketchy about it. We got to the place and it was pretty cute. We sat next to each other in reclining seats and got our feet soaked in warm water. Then each of our masseuses started taking our ponytails out. Heidi and I were both like "Ok..." and they started massaging our heads. This was wonderful as I was thinking about getting a head/neck massage at Massage Envy for $39. After they massaged our heads, they went to our arms, our legs, our feet, and then our backs. The whole time I was thinking "I wonder how much this is going to cost as I only wanted a $20 foot massage." When they were done we felt great! We went to pay and sure enough it was only $20! So we gave them $10 tip. Our whole body massage was only $30! The next day we went to the Career Academy of Beauty and treated ourselves to pedicures and facials! The lady who did my pedicure filed my toe off, but I got a pretty blue/green color. The facial was wonderful! It felt WAY good! They used Dermalogica and it smells the same as Orgins (which I love).

Then the next day we went and got another massage! It was so awesome! I wish there was a place like that here in Vegas! The boys also had a good time. They went to many different game stores and Michael is now a Magic addict (thanks Ben)! I just don't get the game. It's fun but not addicting fun. Ben & Heidi's kids had a BLAST with Tippy! Here are some fun pictures. Sam's the one in the underwear and Trenton's the one in just his shirt and diaper.

Vacay

So we went on a week long vacation to California! We first went to San Luis Obispo and watched my brother Chris and Sarah get married. It was pretty exciting as it was outside on one of the beaches my family used to go to ALL the time; Avila Beach. The weather was amazing up until it got too dark to see what was going on and then it was cold.

We stayed at the Embassy Suites and it was an awesome hotel. They had the best continental breakfast ever! Omeletes, different types of breads, cereals, drinks, pancakes, bacon and potatoes. We brought Tippy along with us and she did rather well. When we got home from the wedding, she had broken out of her crate and was sitting on one of the hotel chairs. She wouldn't sleep on the extra bed by herself, so I slept on the bed with Tippy and Michael had the other bed to himself. Talk about spoiled!

On Friday we walked around Avila Beach and then took Tippy to Pismo Beach. She was terrified of the water but loved to walk on the sand.

On Saturday we went to Avila Valley Barn and bought my favorite Peach Cobbler! Delicious!! We also bought some most delicious salsa: peach mango habanero salsa, black bean and corn salsa, and peach chipotle salsa. They were all awesome! Then we went to Apple Farm Restaurant and had some home-made cooking. It was all so good. That night we went on a walk down Avila Beach with my dad and his dog Jax. Tippy and Jax had a good time.

On Sunday (I know we are so bad) we went to the gamer convention that was being held in our hotel! We bought Alhambra, Puerto Rico, Cave Troll and The Good, the Bad and the Munchkin. All these games were 1/2 off! That is almost impossible to come across! We were so excited!

At 12 we headed out towards Huntington Beach. We went and stayed with Ben & Heidi (Heidi is Michael's cousin). They have 2 little boys (Sam is almost 4 and Trenton is almost 2). Sam and Tippy fell in love. Tippy would walk Sam out to the bus each morning and when Sam came home the first thing he said was "Where's my Tippy?" It was super cute and also nice as he kept her entertained. Ben, Heidi, Michael and I played board games for 3 straight days. I got really sick of thinking games pretty quickly. But we all had a ton of fun! Yay for vacation!

PS. We are going to visit Ben & Heidi again from August 1-6! We are crazy but way excited!

I spy with my little eye...

A dog who is going poo on my front lawn!!! I have been waiting for this day for a LONG time. Let me give you a little background info...we are the ONLY house on our street. There are not even empty houses, just us. When we moved in we noticed dog poo that was not from our dogs. I have been trying to find these people ever since. Well today was my lucky day! My dogs started freaking out and barking non-stop. Even Tippy was barking (and she only barks when she's playing with Spike and Billy). So I go outside and there the dog is, squatting in my lawn. I go straight out front and see the lady and her two dogs walking away.

Me: Excuse me. Did your dog just poop in my yard?
Lady: Oh no, they always go in the dirt around here.
Me: Then why did I see your dog pooping in my lawn just now?
Lady: Did he?
She walks over and I show her the nasty brand new poo.
Lady: Oh my, he did...do you have a bag, I just used my only one. (Yeah right)
Me: Of course, let me get you one.

OH MAN! This made my day! I better not see any more poo!!

Losin' LBs

So Michael and I have started Isagenix and have been losing weight and feeling great (I'm a nerd, I know)! We started May 22 and here are our results so far:

Heather: Lost 11 pounds and 21 total inches (it kind of makes me sad I had 21 inches - and still some- to lose)!

Michael: Lost 29 pounds (and counting!) He is NOT good about measuring himself so I don't know how many inches he's lost, but I am making him do it at day 30, so stay posted!

What's Isagenix you ask? Go to our website and check it out!
http://spikemike01.isagenix.com

Tippy

Here are some fun pictures of Tippy!

Random

Sometimes I wonder where bruises or scratches that I have came from. Sometimes I remember thinking "Oh man, that's gonna leave a mark." But I can never remember what happened to make me say that. So this day was not any different than the rest. I was doing something and my shin/ankle kind of hurt. So I look at it and this is what I find:

This is a HUGE bruise that was 2 1/2" long! Where did it come from? Who knows...but nonetheless, I was proud of it!