OH MY GOD

Limo Man and I are getting ready to go to Las Vegas next weekend.
Yes Limo Man loves to go into the desert in the summer time and going into the desert in the summer time means one thing.....
The nightmare search for a new bathing suit!
I boldly went out shopping last night and hit Sears, J.C. Penney's, Macy's, Kohl's and was about to give up while walking back to the car when I remembered that there was a Mervyn's at Bella Terra.
So I stopped in and actually found a couple of cute suits.
But here's the catch.....
I have been so bad about doing any exercise and have been making some pretty poor choices about eating and drinking that I seem to have ballooned to about the size of a small country. I love cottage cheese for lunch but I DO NOT like seeing it on my butt and legs.
All I can say at this time is it's a good damn thing that the trend for this summer is bathing suit bottoms that have skirts attached to them. At least no one has to be subjected to seeing my cottage cheese cheeks.
Oh God......how could I have let myself go like this?
L.W.

A Few More from Humphrey's

Here's a few more pictures from the balcony of our suite at Humphrey's. Gosh we have just fallen in love with that place! In the picture on the left there are actually 2 birds sitting on the fence but one of them blends in with the bush behind him because he is so green.

The concert venue was just below our balcony (on the right) and as you can see by where Limo Man is standing (second row, seats 1 and 2) we had sweet seats. The band was doing a sound check while Limo Man was scoping out our seats.

The picture in the middle is more seats in the venue and the sailboats docked right across from the stage area. People actually raft, kayak, and pull up on their boats in that little cove to see concerts for free!

The Birthday Weekend

Friday the 13th was my birthday.

Last year Limo Man surprised me with brunch at Sarducci's in San Juan Capistrano, a train ride to San Diego, and tickets to see George Benson and Al Jarreau at Humphrey's By the Bay on Shelter Island. I have always wanted to see George Benson so it was really a wonderful surprise. We had so much fun that we booked another trip for this year to go to Humphrey's By the Bay to see Johnny Lang.

Limo Man took me back to San Juan Capistrano to have breakfast at Sarducci's this year. Sarducci's is a great restaurant at the train station and you can sit and watch the trains come and go. Right across the tracks from the restaurant is the Los Rios district. There is a lot of history in that area. After breakfast we got on the train to San Diego. What a relaxing way to travel! No freeway stress, and very little gas used.

When we got to San Diego our favorite shuttle driver Bill from Humphrey's By the Bay picked us up at the train station and took us to the resort.

We also (after complaining about being upgraded to a room without a king bed) finally got to stay in a Junior Suite (which is what we were originally booked for last year and this year as well).

Our suite was overlooking the venue's stage so we got a few really good shots from our balcony of the area.

The concert was great. Dave Barnes is a guitarist and singer from Nashville, Tennessee. He was fabulous! Johnny Lang was good but he has a new band now and they seem to be going in a different direction from when we had previously seen them 2 years ago. Don't get me wrong, Johnny Lang is a very talented guy but seeing him with Reeve Carney 2 years ago was a better show.

So Saturday we took the train back home and Saturday night we went to the Samueli Theater to see a dance troupe called "Groovaloo". The show was very entertaining and the dancers had the energy that I wish I could find again. There were break dancers, b-boys, street dance, and a really fascinating story behind the origin of the troupe.

Sunday Limo Man took me up to Hollywood to have a late lunch at the world famous Ivy Restaurant. It was so much fun! I had always wanted to have a dining experience there at least once and he made that wish come true for me. I am truly blessed to have a guy in my life that works as hard as he does to do such wonderful things for both of us! I mean why work so hard if you can't play sometimes?
Last night, Monday night, we got to go to the Angel's/Mets game at the Big Ed compliments of the lovely and generous KR. The Angel's got beat 9-6 but they put up a good fight. We found out this morning that the Met's coach just lost his job. It was something that Limo Man told me might happen at the game last night.

Well, tomorrow it's back to work for me. We didn't take very many pictures on our trip this time so next trip to Vegas in July we'll try to do better. The birthday weekend was a success and a great time was had by all!

Aaaaah The Caymen's.....Heaven on Earth

Limo Man and I took a trip to the Cayman Islands with my entire side of the family plus my cousin Patrick.

We did a lot of snorkeling and our fair share of drinking. We actually got a bottle of cuban rum that you'll not see here in the states. It was the best sipping rum we've had. We had lots of good times and a few not so good (the owner of our condo double booked the place so we had to move out a night early). Needless to say we won't be calling that bitch ever again.

We left the island a day early. Our brother in law Mason and sister Mary got us the buddy passes and we even got to fly first class on the way to the islands. It was fabulous! All in all it was a great get away and we had fun spending time with the fams.

Notice the pirate ship behind Limo Man? It was really cool! Oh and those coconuts are real! REALLY!