Showing posts with label pampering. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pampering. Show all posts

Sunday, October 2, 2016

birthday month - recap

day 1 - worked all day and spent all night (literally) helping my sister set up the reception area for my niece's wedding

day 2 - worked all day and spent the evening at a kansas winery for the rehearsal dinner - we actually found a couple wines we liked even!  this was also my sister's birthday and i got to spend it with her for once!

day 3 - spent the day celebrating young love - my niece and newest nephew got married!

day 4 - got to spend a little more quality time with my brother and his family and then spent the entire day flying back to maine

day 5 - started out as a relaxing day on the dock then we proceeded to take the sailboat and bass boat out of the water for the season (boo!).  ended the day with pat's pizza and the grocery store

day 6 - caught up on ray donovan and of course worked all day

day 7 - attended a paints and pints class with amy where we got to learn to watercolor while drinking beer - how can you go wrong?  oh, and of course there was the work thing all day


day 8 - went to a wine and cheese tasting with sean and amber and the work thing

day 9 - check out my surprise birthday getaway post

day 10 - check out my surprise birthday getaway post

day 11 - check out my surprise birthday getaway post

day 12 - attended our town selectman's meeting, finished watching the series boardwalk empire and did the work thing

day 13 - started cutting back the flower gardens and went on a final wine cruise on the pontoon boat (and the work thing) - the moon was so bright and the stars were beautiful!

day 14 - went to dinner with my honey and got caught up on ray donovan, oh and that work thing

day 15 - ran a bunch of errands with duke and went to bed early (oh that work thing)

day 16 - worked all day and then loaded up guzzy and headed near the new hampshire boarder to visit some friends

day 17 - spent the day helping friends finish getting ready for the party, lounging by the pool, visiting with old and new friends, playing corn hole, having too many beverages and staying up way too late

day 18 - spent the day recovering from the day before, lounging around watching football (yea cowboys won, although we watched the pats) and heading back home with guzzy (and the rest of the family)

day 19 - worked all day then went to check on my garden and picked the ripe tomatoes and then spent the rest of the night working on cpe - that's rude that they make your cpa license due the month of your birth and require so much cpe at the same time!

day 20 - all weekend duke was screeching whenever you would touch him.  we finally were able to get him into the vet.  still don't have any answers other than he has hurt his back.  spent the rest of the day cuddling him and having a meltdown regarding the fact that he's getting older....i'm sure i also worked and did cpe but it's all a blur...

day 21 - worked and did cpe, took the last boat out of the water and started the process of taking all the lake toys to the barn for the winter

day 22 - worked and did cpe, made dinner, went for ice cream and watched the pats (we were supposed to be at the game but with duke not feeling well and not knowing the issue we decided to stay home)

day 23 - was pretty lazy - did the work thing and some cpe, watched the season finale of ray donovan and then went to bed early to prep for the next day

day 24 - spent the entire day closing up camp - from sinking the dock to moving all the outdoor furniture to the garage.  ended the day with pizza and beers with great friends.

day 25 - did the grocery store thing, watched a niece play soccer (brrrrr!), continued camp close up and watched the cowboys!  and of course cuz it was national lobster day we ended the day with some lobster on the marina! YUM!


day 26 - cpe, cpe, cpe

day 27 - cpe, cpe, cpe

day 28 - took duke to see the doggie neurologist and more cpe...

day 29 - finally finished all my cpe!

day 30 - went apple picking!

Monday, September 7, 2015

sailing the bay - day 1

my christmas present from sean last year
was a sailing trip
upon the schooner mary day
it was so much fun
and so relaxing
we started out from camden
a small town along the coast of maine

some friends helped us carry all our luggage

and case of wine
down to the boat

and then we headed out to grab a little dinner
before saying good-bye

and spending the first night
on the ship, in the harbor
getting to know or shipmates

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

birthday month celebration part II

i think i may have worn out the hubs already on the birthday month thing
he skipped town on me
claimed it was a work thing
so i've been forced to come up with fun and exciting things to do on my own
including the actual day of my birth
how dare he
at least duke still likes celebrating with me
so here's all the fun i had for the 2nd week of the celebration

day 8: wine dinner at lucerne inn with a friend (if you live near or ever visit near lucerne inn you must do so during a wine dinner - ah-mazing!)
day 9: no work!  took duke hiking and for a picnic at the city forest - who knew there was even such a thing???  more to come on that
day 10: pedicure day!
day 11: gardening day - LOVE gardening and haven't taken the time to do any this year with all the visitors and all
day 12: devoted the night to my photography class
day 13: movie night - just laid around and watched movies all night
day 14: blogging night!  been neglecting my blogging lately and devoting the entire night to it

Saturday, January 22, 2011

time for change

It's a new year.  Time for reflection, time for thinking.

This year, for some reason, that thinking and reflection is making me uncomfortable.  To keep from having to confront the uncomfortable I find myself drowning out having to think with TV.  I've become obsessed with all the shows about people with extreme lifestyles.  You know the shows - hoarders - heavy - my strange addiction - intervention.  I just don't understand how people get themselves into those situations.

But we all have our own extreme lifestyles in some way don't we?  For example, some may think I have an extreme lifestyle with all the travel.  But we learn to adapt to these lifestyle decisions and make them work for us.  I'm just glad my "extreme" life isn't detrimental to my family or me.  At least I don't think it is.

Even though it makes me uncomfortable, 2011 is going to be a year of change for me and I'm ready for it!  Before I make changes on the inside, though, I decided to make a little change to the outside.

What changes are you going to make in 2011?

Friday, January 14, 2011

new hair-do

I LOVE getting my hair done.  Next to a 2-hour massage on a Friday night, getting my hair done is the most relaxing thing.

Starts out with someone else brushing your hair.  That part I can totally do without - I'm way overly tender headed.

The best part is the shampoo - I need someone to shampoo my hair every day. 

Maybe I would become a morning person if I could start each day with someone washing and blow-drying my hair for me!

It makes me so relaxed I could fall asleep.....but I don't (but totally want to).

I'm secretly (or not so secretly now) glad we got a flat tire before heading back to Texas after Christmas so I could be there for my nieces first haircut and see she's already learned to love the relaxation that is getting a new hair-do!

That reminds me - I need to make a phone call - it's about that time!!!