Thursday, December 23, 2010

My birthday wish

I was in search for a ghillie suit for Nick ( its a weird thing you can wear when in the military or in his case paintballing) up in 29 Palms. It was such a beautiful drive, and I took this shot and was in awe of the clouds and the trees and all the beauty along the way... But I heard about this http://www.integratron.com/ a while ago and decided to see how far away from 29 Palms it was. Turns out, its not far at all and my birthday is coming up and I WANT A SOUND BATH!!!!!! So theres my birthday wish (hint hint Tom)
Oh and btw, no ghillie suit at the 29 Palms military surplus, only the netting to make one. So in the next 24 hours I will be attempting to make one for Nick before Xmas, nothing like waiting til the last minute.

Monday, November 22, 2010

Last day of Maui



looks calm...








Im home now. I will go over what I have learned from this trip to paradise.
1. Just because you can snorkel in a pool, does not mean you can snorkel anywhere else. (the water may look calm, but its different when you actually get in)
2. There are no lifeguards in Maui.
3. Do not panic.
4. You can swallow a pound of the Pacific ocean and still be okay. (don't panic)
5. The rocks are slippery, don't try to look graceful, just crawl up the rocks like a pathetic crab, it's not like you are going to see those people again anyway. (Tom)
6. When you try to be a bad ass and walk up the slippery rocks while exiting the ocean, you will fall. (Tom)
7. The E.R does not accept out of state insurance. (was it worth it Tom?)
8. Long plane rides home with a back injury sucks, be sure to pop those Vicodin.
9. You are not supposed to wear sunblock in the clean Maui water, hope the locals didn't notice the cloud of sunblock swarming around me in the water.
10. Bugs spray!!!!!!!!!!! Is a must have item there.

I was so sad to leave. I'm grateful Tom hurt his back at the end of the trip, and we saw a lot up until that moment. We are home, no more wedding stress. What am I going to obsess about now? Maybe now I can start planning our next trip back, with the boys this time. I know they would have a blast.

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Alone and exploring Maui

I wandered off but not to far. I saw the largest Buddha in the U.S. Then went to the end of the road down to the water. I had my headphones on and listened to relaxing music while people watching. Oh and dog watching. These two little boys were having so much fun in the waves. I had to stop my music, I'd much rather listen to the giggling of little boys than my music. It made me miss my boys. Then came the dogs, running in and out of the water, so happy, so content. I made myself at home in there world today. There is such good energy here. I really needed to just lay in the warm sand and breathe and soothe my soul.





Wednesday, November 17, 2010

The road to Hana

It was breezy, beautiful, worth the 5 hour drive. It was so beautiful. On the way up we pulled into "The Garden of Eden" it had bamboo trees, banana trees, tons of flowers, and.......
PEACOCKS!!!!! I fed one some of my trail mix. They are such amazing creatures, so vibrant, and they werent afraid of me, in fact, one of them followed me around a little. I think it wanted to come home with me.



Tuesday, November 16, 2010

honeymoon paradise




Some people like romantic walks on the beach, surfing, going on a cruise when they are in Maui, but not us. We fed goats. So this goes to show what a dumb city girl I am, the lady at "The surfing goat" (a place to feed goats, buy goat cheese, take a tour) told me its $1 dollar a bag to feed the goats. So I bought 3 bags, and the lady pointed to an enclosure and rudely ( she acted like Tom and I were bothering her) said there are 2 kids over there. So Im thinking.... Okay so those 2 kids are going to bring the baby goats out to us or what? Then I read on the sign about how 2 new kids were born in May and realized they WERE the goats. So, cant we just call them baby goats since, you know, they are babies?  Anyway, they were adorable, and the goat farm made me want to take all of them home. I will post more pics as we explore more of Maui.

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Candy Buffet

I have learned a lot about modern weddings. I have been on every wedding blog, bought all the latest bridal mags, and just knew I had to have a candy buffet. Its the latest thing. So I picked candy in our wedding colors, which went from red to pink then back to red then pink, black, brown, and white. Anyway, today I layed it all out on the table and I love it.


Sunday, October 17, 2010

The softer side of Tom

He says I spoil Chance, but it seems to me, Chance has him wrapped around his little paw.



On a different note, I hate to judge but the Taco Bell dog could not act. Chance on the other hand has range. You can pull out any emotion you want from him. He is smarter, cuter, and better than Mr  Taco Bell dog, Period.






Sunday, September 19, 2010

Frida Kahlo

Since Day Of The Dead is coming up, we decided this year we will  go to the Hollywood Forever Cemetery again. Its so much fun, everyone dresses up, theres music, food , so much to see. Im going to be Frida and Tom will be my Diego and hopefully Nick and Steveo will dress up as well. So I did the test run of the hair and its not hard at all so this should be a breeze. So much to look forward to.

Thursday, September 16, 2010

My pretty Wedding dress



It's exactly what I wanted. I love it, I'm getting so excited now. I know marriage is just a piece of paper, but its the idea of the ceremony and being surrounded by all the people we love. It's just so beautiful and touching and I am actually getting teary-eyed just thinking about it. I'm not even a teary-eyed type of girl but this means so much to me and I love Tom with all my heart and nothing has felt this right for me. It is one of the few decisions that I have made without second guessing myself.
I love you Tom!!!!!!!! I cant wait to be Mrs. Murlless!!!

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Tamarack Beach Resort Carlsbad, California

On the computer in the massive bedroom.

The hallway and Steveo reminds me of The Shining, all he needs is a big hotwheels and a creepy voice that says Redrum...

View from our balcony.

My Grams timeshare has so many memories. I have been coming here since I was a little girl. I would swim in the pool for hours like a fish. Play ping-pong in the Rec room and check out Video tapes to watch. One year Elizabeth and I were here, cant remember what we did though. I remember Jeremy Tysor, Emily Kanoski, Quico, my sister, Tom, and James all spending time up here. Then Sam and I stayed here alone one year, we drank wine, dropped acid and walked down to the beach where he got down on one knee and proposed. One of the most beautiful magical moments of my life. Sean came with me one time and we fought, and then made up, fought some more. Now I come here with my family, Steveo spends hours in the pool, we play ping-pong, check out DVD's, sit on the balcony and have enlightening conversations, repeating the cycle once again. With this being our last week of freedom until school I hope to make it exciting and all sorts of good for my boy. (oh yeah, Nick said he wanted to spend his last days of freedom with friends playing video games) I get it, I respect his wishes, but still wish he was here.

Friday, August 20, 2010

Mission San Juan Capistrano









Im really starting to favor Bobs house to ours. Nice weather, ocean view, cool shops downtown, The Mission. Just so much to do. Steveo and I went to the Mission in San Juan Capistrano, just 10 minutes from here. To me it was beautiful, and exciting. I love old buildings, they all feel haunted, but in a good way, kind of like cemeteries. Steveo was bored after the first 10 minutes but he made friends with a fish. They locked eyes and stared at each other for a while. Maybe I can go back alone and spend more time there. I do love my alone time to explore.

Monday, August 16, 2010

Yucca Valley Drive

Around 7:30 this morning. It was hot, humid, but the cloud formations were pretty enough to make me forget the crappy weather.