When we first had Penny we were the lone people in our circle of LA friends who had kids. Slowly but surely, some of our friends have had children. Most recently my friends, Charlie and Kristy have had a baby boy. At two months old, it was time to get Momma Kristy out of the house. We planned a spa day at Burke Williams, my favorite place! We decided to go to the one near Kristy's house which happens to be near Disneyland, so hubby and Penny went to Happiest Place on Earth while Mommy had a most magical massage with her girlfriend. This is the fourth Burke Williams location I have visited and I have to say it ranks as number two on my list, right behind tried and true, Pasadena location. This location was big and had more room in the the woman's spa area. It was so nice to meet up with Kristy there and have some good old fashion girl talk. After spending some time in the jacuzzi we each went to our separate treatment. Hers a facial and I did a 50 minute Pure Relaxation Massage. Afterward, we were both surprised by a plate of fruit and cookies waiting for us in the ladies lounge. There was even a little sign that said for Kelly and Kristy. It was a nice surprise. In all the 10 years I have been going a fruit plate with cookies and has never shown up. We had fun gobbling everything up. after taking showers we decided to grab some lunch at The Corner Bakery and continued or girl talk. Then we did a bit of shopping and I was able to buy a few things. It was so nice. I haven't boughten any clothes in ages! I love being a mom but sometimes a mom needs a little time to herself or with another mom who understands. It was an awesome 1/2 day!
Have you ever watched those TV Game shows where they have a couple of doors and behind one is a grand prize? Well, this weekend the hub and I found out what was behind our Door #1. The hubby and I are starting the beginning phases of landscaping our backyard. Our first step, was to clean out the area behind our garage. When we moved in, there was about 2 feet of walking space behind our garage the rest of the area was covered in vines. Vines were growing on the roof and generally it was a mess. Not wanting the vines to take over the roof, we I started to clear out the vines last fall. But after we cut a million vines with only a pair of clippers we gave up and decided to clean out the rest in the spring. Spring came around and we didn't do much until one day when I was sick a few weeks ago, I ran into our gardener. I showed him the mess and asked if he knew of anyone who could come clean it out. I could tell he was actually, quite happy for me to broach the subject of ...