A much needed girls night....

Nora planned a little girls pamper night, because we deserve it of course! So a few of us met up for $25 dollar facials at the Marinello school of beauty. Don't get me wrong, I will forever be a fan of the mani-pedi, but now our eyes have been opened and there's no going back. Let's face it, if you go for a pedicure on a Saturday, you're lucky to get a half-way decent massage--not here, we went back around 8:15 and they finished up at 9:40!! They started off putting us under the black light so we can see all of our imperfections and sun damage (hurray) and then we got a deluxe treatment with several kinds of masks, steaming, massage-the face all the way down to the hands! Not to mention the extractions--Nora's girl was even more excited to pop zits than Nora (which is hard to believe!) capped off with a little fro-yo from GAYS. I'm content with my mini from golden spoon but there you make your own--not good. I cannot be trusted with my own toppings..."hmm, one more scoop would be better!" I've decieded that I can only go there on special occasions! We are going to make it a monthly outing! For all you ladies that are now dieing to go, we discovered going to the last appointment (8pm) is best because they're open till 10 so they give you extra long ones :)

Does anyone need some work done on their car?

Brian needed an oil change and alignment for his truck, so he took it to Big-O tires on Beach. It turns out he needed new brakes, rotor, etc (that always seems to happen) anyway, they're having some kind of give-away promotion right now and we got a free Royal Caribbean Cruise to Mexico! So yah it sticks to have to pay the money to fix your car, but we would have spent it anyway and now we have a get-away too! SO if anyone needs any work done, go there and come on our cruise with us!!

I swear I have a life...

So I haven't been the best blogger lately, but looking at my last posts, they all have Ruby on them. Don't get me wrong, she is adorable, but I thought I might let some of you know what is actually going on with ME, my life outside of kids. (Let's be real honest, that's about 2-3 hours out of the day)! First off, got my hair "did" yesterday and chopped it off. A little A-line to the shoulders number. Steph and I have been busy still doing our "Pink Lemonade" on Fridays at the Farmers market and trying to get our website up! ARG! We're selling at the California Utah Women's Boutique (free admission) at the Disneyland Hotel on April 12th and doing a huge trade show "ABC Show" in Vegas in September, that we're completely not ready for, but hopefully it will force us to get ready.
I was all motivated to get "toned up" for summer and then I hurt my knee at kick boxing last week and it's all swollen up. I had surgery on that knee before, and i'm pretty sure it's messed up pretty good--which has depressed me all week. I was excited to have a summer not pregnant or w/a newborn.
For the past few months, Brian and I have been trying to figure out where we want to raise our little family and take advantage of the "down market" to get into a bigger place. We are just busting out of our little 1400sqft condo and the neighbors up partying all night and their nasty smoke filling our house! After looking at several different neighborhoods, I think we've finally decided on Ladera Ranch. We have spent the several of the past weekends out looking at houses. It's fun, but hard at the same time. Do you go with the one you LOVE but is a stretch, or settle for one that's smaller but would do? and then in a few years, when you want something bigger, the prices will be back up and you won't be able to afford it! So hard!

a little side note--I was pleasantly surprised to see the bachelor pop up on my DVR the other night! A little recap on the haps of the people previously on the show AND revealing the new bachelor--a British guy--can't wait. Deanna is going to be the new bachelorette! It's sure to be "the most dramatic in Bachelor history..! (anyone up for a girls night "bachelor" party?)

Ruby's 8 months!

This is how she looks when she sees her daddy. I really can't believe she is 8 months already! Time has just flown by too fast--i want to freeze her. This is my favorite age. She's crawling around everywhere! She will always give up a smile (especially to strangers). She's still a little peanut. Just 15lbs 6oz (10th percentile) and 50th percentile for height. She is so chatty and squeels all day long. Her favorite toy is a little baby doll given to her by her grandma Lombardi. Her favorite person is Jack. I'm not sure why, because he's constantly mauling her, but she can't get enough. Whenever he sees her, he stops what he's doing and climbs up to her and gives her a big old slobbery kiss on her head. It's so sweet. Brian's favorite thing is she does this sniffing thing when she get's excited and scrunches her face. My favorite thing is her sweet little breath, breathing in my face as she's about to bite my face...




















She just started making this kissey fish face...in this picture, she's giving one to all our friends and family!