He Took Me Out

Floating on cloud 9 over here. My husband turned the tables on me and took me out. Not only did he take me out but he planned the whole thing. Which never happens. Never. Even when we committed to start dating a year or so ago, he was really just driving me where I planned our date. That arrangement worked for us for about a year then I was like "Um... this isn't fun." So we stopped dating. Oh and there was a deployment thrown in there and some medical stuff to deal with. Anyways excuses excuses, right?

Bottom line is I gave up. I stopped making an effort to plan dates. All my planning seemed too forced. It wasn't fun. So no more dates. Yes, we went to dinner or ran to the grocery store alone. Sometimes, we took a quick trip to Lowes without children on a Saturday afternoon. Only on the quiet afternoons when the kids were not acting like they might possible do something to destroy the house or one another while we were gone. But errand trips alone aren't enough to keep the love alive, if you know what I mean. I think he started to realize it too.

Saturday afternoon my husband announced 'we were going on a date'. How about that?!? I kind of thought he might have planned something because I did catch a glimpse of a ticket confirmation in the email. A comedy club. Not bad. Then he told me our dinner reservations were at 6. Um...dinner... and reservations? Well played!

We had dinner at a local Italian restaraunt. Not the best food but great wine. Over dinner I asked him if he had Yelped this place and he said yes. Be still my heart. The boy has been trained! Off to the Murrieta comedy club.  We are talking big time over here. A bingo hall type room with metal chairs and VIP seating on pleather love seats with cup holders. Battery operated tea lights to call your waiter.  A fine selection of Barefoot wine. My husband was in his comfort zone. The entertainment wasn't so bad. The comics were funny enough. The best part is my husband took me out. I loved that. Not sure if it was a fluke or a new leaf turned. I will reward his date for a date. And we will see where things go from there.

Got My Hair Did!

Is there anything better than having your hair done?  I think it must be top five on my favorite ways to be pampered list. Plus, my hair never looks quite as good when I do it at home. First, I cannot get it as shiny and you should know I love shiny hair. Nor can I get it as straight. Which is super frustrating too.
Have you ever seen the question:  If you could have a chef, masseuse, or housekeeper for a year, what would you choose? All of those are very tempting but I think I would choose a hairstylist. I'm just not a big fan of doing my hair. I have to cut my hair just to keep from defaulting to a ponytail. I really do that!

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This month's blate {blogger + blate} was so very appealing to me!  Katie over at Going Coastal with the Plumes set up an afternoon at a nearby blow dry salon. Our growing group of San Diego area military spouse bloggers met on a Sunday afternoon to mingle, be primped, and pampered by the Blo Blow Dry Bar staff. For two hours, we sipped champagne, nibbled on chocolate covered strawberries and homemade cookies, and took turns letting the stylist do their magic.

Seriously, the whole concept of a styling salon is genius to me! A menu of style choices was the best! Glam, Beachy, Posh, or Casual. Those aren't the official names but the styles run the gamut on personal preference. I went with the beach waves. A style I have not mastered on my own. I think it was the best choice.

I love experiencing this salon with a group of girls. As always, it was fun and lighthearted. Much nicer to share a station with a new friend than alone. In fact, my new friend, Jordan from Embrace the Adventure, was a blogger I had never "met". By met I really mean read her blog. Jordan is such a ball of energy and definitely a new blog worth reading!

Maybe the pocketbook can't handle weekly trips to the blow bar. However, I know where I will be getting my hair done for the Marine Corps Ball! I swear between Rent The Runway and Blo bars, I will actually look forward November!

WIWW 44

Week four of the 31 day shopping ban.

The last week of no shopping. Here is what I put together. I wish I had a few more pics and more to write. But I am down with this awful bug. My throat is so tore up. I hope the doctor is feeling kind today and prescribes me penicillin. I haven't felt this horrible with a sore throat since I was a kid. It gives me great empathy for my kiddos! I'll be back next week with my followup. Hope you are all enjoying a nice healthy week! Don't take it for granted. If you are down and out, I'm sorry for you. I hope you have some chicken noodle soup within arms reach.

Yesterday

Maybe you've noticed, every once in awhile I post a blogger blate with my milspouse blogger friends. The group is made up of local San Diego area military spouse bloggers. I promise they are just the best bunch of gals. We have all committed to meeting together (nearly) monthly. When I say committed I mean with every ounce of truth. What began as a small group of five has now grown to a group of 11. We all come together with the same energy as the first time. A greater ease with each passing month. I really want to share all the details of our Sunday afternoon blate; however, I putting it off for another day. Right now, I want to share new photos taken (yesterday) by Jes of Bleu Dress Jes. She is such a pro with her camera. You will be seeing these on my sidebar soon... time to update the blogger profile!

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Harveston Lake {Temecula}

One thing I miss about living on Camp Pendleton is being so close to nature. Having spent 12 years on Camp Pendleton we lived in nearly every housing area on the south and main side of base. When we lived on the south side, we had the ocean just a mile down the road. There is no negative to having the ocean at your finger tips. When we lived on main side, we had Lake O'Neill in our backyard. We had the best view from our patio. Most weekends started with a hike or bike ride around the trails. I miss that. We most definitely don't have nature in our neighborhood now. We have sidewalks and houses. Not my favorite thing to look at when I'm out walking. Sure we have trails within driving distance but sometimes it's nice to have something nearby and not have to pay for parking.

My husband starts to feel the same way. He starts getting restless for some type of nature. He found this nearby "lake" in the middle of a neighborhood. When I say lake, I mean pond, but Californians are going to call it a lake. What can you do? It's man-made and surrounded by houses. The California way... plow over nature, build houses, make new "nature".  Beggars can't be choosers. It's as close to nature as we are going to get this side of the interstate without paying for it.

We visited Lake Harveston last summer when we took the kids fishing. Would you expect the lake to be stocked with fish? Blue gill, I think. Catch and release. The kids loved it. However, this time we went to walk. Scooters for the boys. We took one lap around the lake and managed to (sorta) crash a wedding. Chase some birds. Tumble off the scooters. We voted against a second lap, for the bride and groom's sake. I can imagine that wedding video with my two hooligans blazing around on their scooters in the background. Classy.

We left instead. But now we have a nearby "nature" walk when we feel like getting out and about.