Hiding

When you're a glutton like moi, and you're raising little gluttonous minions like Emberly and Bauer, who think that they deserve at least half of everything and definitely all last-bites, it becomes very necessary to sneak off to your favorite places and secretly buy treats, hide them and deftly snack upon them when the minions are unaware.
Writing {typing} it out is equal parts shameful and hilarious.
My latest and greatest guilty pleasure.  Popcorn Girl.  My hair stylist hipped me to it.  50+ flavors of popcorn, both sweet and savory?  Made fresh there on location?  This is very dangerous.
So far, my favorites are southwest jalepeno (spice-ay) and Chicago style.  Mixing caramel and cheese sounds so unsophisticated and counter-intuitive to me (the woman who doesn't let her food on her plate touch), but omg it's good.

Kelly Green

I LOVE bright green.
Warm windy day + bright jersey scarf = yes please.

Blouse: very old Macy*s
Pants: H&M
Heels: very old Nine West
Bracelets: H&M, Target, NY&Co
Scarf: Target

{if I had photoshop and editing skills, I'd spare you my so-chapped-it-split lip.  sorry}

Emberly and I met Damon for a late breakfast. My spinach, bacon and feta omelet was perfection.

Success

Your got pancakes for breakfast?
You sneak-attack smacked your mom right on the butt?
You built something crazy tall with your sibling and your mega bloks?
Your daddy offered you a bite of brownie and you forced him shove the whole thing into your mouth?

These types of success can only be celebrated Liz Lemon style.  High Fiving a Million Angels.

Highlight

This weekend we drove down to LA to attend a funeral.  Damon's relative that passed away was 91, so it was celebration of a grand life more than anything and sometimes far away relatives need these reasons to get together.
Damon had to work later than anticipated Friday night so it ended up being a turn-around trip.  9hrs of driving in two days is draining.  Especially when I had unidentified back pain.  I doze off in weird positions nursing Bauer in the mornings and I'm pretty sure that's the culprit, but man, I guess I'm getting pretty old LOL
Anyway, the highlight of the weekend was definitely Salt Creek Grille's Pomegranate Margaritas with friends.  Oh, and bacon wrapped shrimp and ceviche.  That was yums too.

Me and my bestie

Ashley and Kim, great conversationalists :D

Finally

I found a pair of leopard flats that I lurve.  Sperry Topsider Skiffs.  So comfy.

Warming Up

It was wonderfully gorgeous outside this weekend...

{if you couldn't tell, Bauer was chapstick captain that day}

Clearance + Free Shipping = Winning!

Whenever I get free shipping emails from places I like to shop for my littles, I immediately scour the clearance section.  Presidents day weekend scored them some sweet stuff from GAP and Old Navy.  Most of it is too big for them currently, but Emberly wore this ruffled jacket today.

I took them to the park at Town Square, but of course not before I killed an hour at H&M.  If I have to keep Bauer from being trampled by big kids and from climbing up slides as others zip down, I deserve a bit of retail therapy prior to.  I couldn't resist the bright trousers they had for kids.  So, while I talked myself out of a great sequined sweater, Bauer will be wearing green pants this spring. :D

PS, multiple people commented to me today that "these are your kids?" followed by a something about how young I look.  These freckles and cherub cheeks definitely keep me looking younger than I feel (which is just this side of crotchety LOL)!