First world nap problems...

It's no secret that I like naps. They are just so darn comfortble and I have so little to do.  One of my best napping partners is my cat.  He is cuddly and warm and great.  One problem, he drools. Hmmm.....guess that explains the wet cleavage I'm sporting now doesn't it. Gross! 

Just a thought.

It's hard to see someone suffering and not be able to help. I'm learning lessons lately about staying within boundaries and I guess sometimes it is better to just stay away, even if it sucks. I'll always be there, even if it means I'm in the background. 

Excited ;)

We just booked our anniversary trip to Las Vegas and I'm really excited. Kurt and I really have a great time whenever we go on vacation and we definitely do Vegas well. After the Vegas part of our vacation is done, we are meeting up with the family in St. George to go see Mary Poppins at Tuacahn. Here is a list of the five things I am looking forward to most.

5. The drive. I love a good road trip. Jamming out to good tunes and making random stops. It's great and Kurt is a great road trip partner.

4. Tuacahn and St. George with the fam. The drive home is always so long. It will be fun to stop in the middle and have a little fun.

3. The food. We'll be going somewhere delicious for our anniversary and I'm sure it will be great. Fat Tuesdays has the best drinks! One is all you need and you are set for the day.

2. Cirque du Soleil. We are seeing two shows this trip. O and Mystere. We've seen Ka, Zumanity and the traveling show Quidam. I'm really looking forward to adding to our Cirque collection.

1. The hotel pool. We usually stay at the Monte Carlo and we love their pool. There is a lazy river and a wave pool and we spend a lot of time there. It's fantastic and I'm quite looking forward to it.

I found a talent.

I have a skill. It's not something everyone can do very well. I'm quite proud of it actually.  I'm real good at the DI.  Thrift shopping is an acquired skill and I've totally got it. 

Here are two of my recent finds that I'm loving right now. 

It's official.

I am not a good girl any more.  I am officially a badass.  Kidding :) but I did finally go and get my tattoo.  You may recall my last experience, which you can also read about here.  Yesterday, I put on my brave face and my big girl panties and just went and did it.  Kurt took some photos to document the experience.  

Here I am filling out the paperwork.  There is still time to back out. (Spoiler: I don't.)

 

 That's Clark Snyder back there from Ironclad and he did an awesome job.  He didn't even laugh at me when I cried a little. Don't look too close or you can totally tell. (Sorry about the boobage. There isn't much I can do about it at this point in my life.)

 Here it is finished and bleeding.  Gruesome, I know. 

Here is a picture from a couple hours later.  It's still red and swollen, but it's looking better already.

 Here I am today, looking fly. It's healing nicely so far.

In conclusion, yes, it hurt.  Much less than I was anticipating though.  Most of it wasn't bad, but they stem was a little hard to handle.  Overall, it was a great first experience and I'll probably end up getting another at some point in my life. Currently, I'm lotioning it up a lot and looking forward to summer where I can show it off a little more.

 

Winter camping or snow hates me and I hate it back.

The most recent trip up to Molly & Erin's cabin was quite different than most. It was SNOWY! Normally we can drive all the way up into the driveway, but this time we had to pack all of our stuff and hike in. That limited our activities like four wheeling. It's too bad. It's my favorite thing up there.

Instead, we spent a lot of time chilling in our leggings and playing games. We stayed up real late talking about boys and friends and our futures. Andrea and Molly suited up in some fabulous old snow suits and had way too much fun outside. I really love those girls.

Kurt surprised me and came up the last night. It was really great to see him and definitely helped me have more fun since I didn't have to be sad about missing him. He left this for me before I left. I adore him.

I love going to the cabin, but I think it's definitely a Summer/Fall activity from here on out. :)

"Do you know what we need? A kite!"

That is what I said on a windy afternoon that prompted my super sweet husband to take a trip to Dollar Tree to buy this gem. 

 

We headed up to the church parking lot and had a great time. We did look a little bit crazy, but we had a lot of fun.

$1 adventures are the best kind!