Comes with 9 juices and a meal plan. They make the meal plan VERY simple to make with 2 kinds of recipes. Cook or Grab n Go (or lazy, like me)! $29.99 at Costco!!!

It was a rainy day when we hopped on the longtail boat for our day of adventure but what can you expect when you go to Thailand during "Rainy Season" (cheaper prices on flights hotel and food, that's what!)
Could we run that far in a hurry? Not so sure!


Awe! Couples photo op!


This was a sandbar and if you looked at the right moment, it was like the person was laying or walking on the water. Right after we took this, one of the speed boats pulled up with a million tourists. That's our queue! We took off.


I could have floated like this forever... but tiny things started stinging me.

We were literally alone on this side of the island, it was so cool.

This is coming extremely late because I am a slacker. This is only half of a day out of our 13 day trip so it will take me forever to get all of the different things we did in Thailand up on the blog. This is off the coast of Krabi near uninhibited islands. Not the prettiest of corals or the most fish, but snorkeling in crystal blue waters with no one else around but you, the longtail boat and giant limestone rocks is pretty amazing. We chartered our own boat with another couple that we literally grabbed off the street and it was cheaper than taking the tour with 15 other people. Some advice if ever travel to the coast or islands of Thailand...always do your research on chartering your own boat. You will find that it will almost always be less expensive and you won't be waiting on 15 other people.

He said, "Mom, trees(cheese)", ran over and grabbed a santa hat to put on and stood in front of the tree ready for a picture. How could I help but post this?

We went to the Huish house in Poway where they do a Santa's Village every year that is over the top. They use all of their old Golfland castles and houses and create the North Pole with Santa, a sleigh, cookies, milk, hot cocoa and the kids even get a toy! C loved Santa, I was very surprised by that. This was when I was about 16 weeks pregnant. First thing that happens to me is what I call "mask face" because my face retains water and I don't even look like myself. Puffed lips, nose and jawline. You won't see many pics of me until this baby pops out!

We went to Midway for Dan's family reunion this year. It was so amazing. I never appreciated this little town when I lived in UT, but as an adult I was in heaven. Small town, trees and land everywhere and little rolling green hills surrounded by Mountains. All of these pictures are from the farm that Dan's dad grew up on. It's still a dairy farm and they have their own little shop in town where you can buy cheese, ice cream, treats and even raw unpasteurized milk. He really enjoys giving a tour of the property when we are there. He has everyone drink the raw milk, the running spring water and talks about old times. There are lots of farm toys and rides. Even the rockets were built on the farm. They used to cart them to Swiss Days and back every year back in the day.

Made this on some new iphone app that makes cheesy snap sounds and cuts the pictures off. He was crazy with the giant ball. Diving all over the place.



And this song makes him go crazy

So we can have days like this...

This is probably the only picture that I will post from Shauna and my Desert trip. Maybe you will see more but just know that this is from the very end of the desert stay.

after we sang karaoke ALL NIGHT LONG at a dive bar in Joshua Tree... dead sober
after we were woken up at 6am by the loud banging of every window and door in our luxurious airstream in the middle of nowhere
after we tried going to a flea market in the 75mph dust storm only to find it mostly shut down
after driving 6 hours in one day and singing our lungs out to 90's country music
after we stayed in a 5 star hotel that we had looked soooo forward to only to find out there was no electricity that night

Recently after discovering "Shellac" gel manicures, I have become a little bit dependent on these suckers. And by suckers, I mean $$$$ suckers. I started to add things up.
$27 + $5 tip = $32 two times per month
Then...I saw some glittery gel nails on a friend of mine and more dollar signs flashed. I HAD to try it, but I just quit cutting and coloring hair and only have extension clients left. I couldn't justify $40 for a bi-weekly service.
$40 + $8 tip = $48 two times per month
$96/month!!
I decided to buy the supplies and give it a go. I can paint my own nails,(my left hand at least), I can stick them under a dryer, and I am very familiar with Martha Stewart Glitters.
So here are the things you need to start your own collection of gel or shellac polishes.
$31 UV Nail Curing Light- This is not something you have to spend $200 on but the polish companies will have you believe you do. You can get it on Amazon for $31. It just needs to be at least 36 watts.
$.20 Nail Buff
$17 UV Gel Base Coat
$17 UV Gel Top Coat
$14 Clear Gel Polish
$18 24 Colors of Martha Stewart Glitter
$5 Nail Brush
$102.20 Total and you can shellac your own nails forever. I recommend buying the smaller bottles of polish just in case you decide you would rather be pampered at a salon.




Now onto the Nail Tutorial!                            
Step 1. Buff your nails with the soft side of your buffer until they are slightly dull then rinse your hands with water and dry them
Step 2. Use the UV Base coat. (When painting all coats avoid your cuticles so your polish doesn't lift and look chunky as it grows out.) Place your nails under the UV Lamp for 10 seconds to cure
Step 3. Paint with the clear coat, don't cure it yet. Tap the glitter out slowly onto your nail. (Use a paper plate under your hand to catch any fallen glitter.) Leave it sloppy and place your hand in the lamp for 120 seconds to cure
Step 4. Over your plate, use your nail brush or craft brush and dust off any glitter that is still loose
Step 5. Paint another clear coat and cure for 120 seconds
Step 6. Repeat Step 5
Step 7. Apply your UV top coat and cure for 180 seconds
Step 8. Use a cotton ball with rubbing alcohol and remove the sticky residue on your nails. Don't worry they won't smudge.
Step 9. ADMIRE because these guys are DRY! You don't have to wait and there is absolutely no smudging!! (I did green for St. Paddy's Day but I think I'll go neutral next time)

Charlie and I went on a scenic drive today. I wanted to go see the Lake here in Nampa. It was FREEZING and soooooo windy. Charlie couldn't breathe or stand up straight so we left right away, but I did grab some pictures with my phone first. I've become so lazy and only been taking pictures with my phone. Today I at least used picnik for the graphics. Ahh, oh well I've never claimed to be a professional blogger.

Everyone thinks I'm insane for babysitting 4 kids plus taking Charlie to Idaho. The flight over was horrible for the first half. He screamed while we were taxiing before take off and all of the grouchy business people just stared at me. Like I can help it, I wanted to say "WHAT?!! None of you have had kids?" The second flight was better because I got to take his seat on and he had the laptop. Biggest mistake I made was giving him apple juice (I never give him juice). When we were descending his ears started to hurt and he screamed and tugged on them until he started foaming at the mouth and hiccuping with a barfy look on his face. Luckily I got him to calm down. He's been sick to his stomach ever since.

What is going on with me? I think I'm having a midlife crisis that involves Pinterest, Instagram and The Beauty Department . Either way, I'm super loving girly stuff right now. Nails, makeup, hair curling and braids.