I realize that I'm not back at work yet, but I am going to make a better attempt at blogging even when I'm off work. Let's start with my great excuses for not blogging the last 2 Sundays..
- January 4th: I flew from Cabinda to Luanda to Houston (where I had brunch, mani/pedi date with Court, ran errands, packed for my Colorado/California vacation, watched the Cowboys WIN) then to Bakersfield...I was bussssssy.
- January 11th: I was in recovery mode from MusicFest 2015 and then slipped into a minor depression after watching the Cowboys get ROBBED for their chance at the NFC championship...
Now that that's out of the way, let's talk about how 2015 has gotten off to a reeeeealll good start. I did not make it to midnight to actually ring in 2015 Angola time, but I was wide-eyed and bushy-tailed at 6AM to watch the ball drop in NYC (thanks cnn.com) - so that counts in my book! The last few days in camp were pretty slow/boring/snail's pace since most of the nationals were still off, and I was super excited to get home which always makes things m o v e r e a l l y s l o w...
As mentioned in my excuses section, above, I flew in and went from Texas to California back to Colorado (there's a long story, but just trust me on this one...it was cheaper). So I looked back at my blogs from this time last year, and there's one called "back in action" where I discuss how bummed I was to be missing my FAVORITE week of the year, MusicFest in Steamboat Springs, CO. Well, guess what - NOT THIS YEAR. I was there with 11 pretty fantastic people for an amazing week of music, snowboarding, hot tubbing, and lots of memory making.
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| Day 1: Turnpike Troubadours on the outdoor stage |
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| Night 1 in the tent with my Rolow sistas |
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| Night 1 at the ballroom with Rach |
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| Day 2 on the slopes with my babe |
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| Night 2 group shot |
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| Night 2 with my 2 favorite boys (3 counting Braidon's photo bomb...) |
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| Day 3...80's day on the mountain |
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| Night 3 peeps |
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| Night 3 with my love |
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| Perfect backdrop on the last night |
After Steamboat, I came back to Bakersfield for a week of nothing but catching up with friends. I got to have lunch with one of my favorite little munchkins, Addalee, and her sweet momma Carrie. Followed by another lunch with my friend Elena who is expecting a little girl of her own in February, so there was some belly rubbing involved over sandwiches. Chad and I headed out for a day on the central coast where I got to enjoy a beautiful sunset while he was working, and then we ate out weight in meat at Jocko's Steakhouse (highly recommended if you're ever in the central coast area). We headed back to Bakersfield for a night with just enough time to chow down on some basque food before jumping in the car to get back to San Luis Obispo. As if we hadn't had enough live music, Randy Rogers Band was playing at SLO Brew and that's something that we just couldn't pass up. We rounded out the trip with some wine tasting in Edna Valley on a beautiful Saturday afternoon before heading back to Bakersfield...
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| She's got 6 teeth! |
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| And is very good at picking her little nose. |
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| sunset at the Cliffs |
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| a man and a grill |
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| #foodie |
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| Randy Rogers Band at SLO Brew |
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| my man and his men. |
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| making our mark in bubblegum alley |
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| love these people |
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| central coast in January - 70 and sunny |
I think I owe everyone, mostly myself, some New Year's Resolutions...
1. Run a half marathon (carried over from last year...)
2. Stop spending all my money, aka save some cash. I'd like to squirrel away 30% this year.
3. Text less, call more. (Note: this does not apply to my group text with Lauren, Taylor, and Court - you girls keep me alive! But I will call you 3 more often too...I guess.)
There ya have it, bring it on 2015! So I'm off to work tomorrow morning, but only for 3 weeks before I head off for my African adventure with my babe! I'm going to travel around Africa for my time off in February and March, so I won't be back in the states until April. April seems SO far away, but as always I'm sure the time is going to fly!
xoxo...
