What the?

Last night I was thinking of something I NEEDED to blog about, and now this morning I can't remember what the hell it was!!! Seriously, this is bad!

Hippity Hoppity! It's Easter!

Sooooo, yesterday I sat down with my darling daughter and tried to explain what Easter is all about. Remember folks, we are not a church-going family, so often some of these holidays leave me some 'splainin to do.

So, being the truthful mom that I tried to be, I explained the Christian/biblical history of Easter. I tied in Jewish traditions of Passover, and also worked into the Pagan traditions of the bunny and the eggs, and the celebration of light after the dark winter, welcoming spring and all that. And why Easter is on a different day every year.

As with all religious holidays, the more I try to explain them to the questioning mind of an 8 year old child who has never been to church, the sillier it all sounds. I think I'd rather explain sex than why we have chocolate bunnies in our basket on the day Christ rose from the dead!

Anyway, no matter what you believe or celebrate, Have a great day and enjoy time with family. Of course none of this stops me from celebrating the holiday to the fullest! Each year I hide my daughter's basket and write a series of goofy clues which are hidden in eggs that she has to find in order to get to the basket. It's always fun and gets more complicated each year.

The above pic was taken last Easter when she finally found her basket in my car. This year it's in the dryer.

Bring back the 80's!!!

One of my favorite authors is having fun on her blog posting pics from readers about awesome 80's fashion and hair. This all ties in with the release of her newest book Pretty in Plaid by Jen Lancaster. http://www.jennsylvania.com/

I've really enjoyed the 80's edition of her blog and was prompted to dig out some of my own 80's pictures. I seem to be missing quite a few, but still found some gems!

1. After learning that my prom date was an idiot, I ditched him and returned my pink off the shoulder dress and opted for a lady tux instead. The pants had more pleats than an accordian. Think Morris Day from the Time! Too bad you can't see my shoes, they were white and black wing tip style spectator pumps.
2. The senior pic. Class of 1983. Notice that my feathers go all the way down to the end of my hair! That took real effort and skill. And yes, that's a sailor style top. My skirt had a dropped waist.
3. This lovely peplum waisted number with the white sequined bodice was worn to a winter evening wedding in January 1984. (much to my mom's horror) I believe I stole the gloves from my grandma's basement. Yes, that's a spittoon on the hearth. and faux pearls.
4. Halloween 1984 found me dressed like Madonna. Not much more to say. The picture says it all. Oh, this introduces my first gay friend, Jesse, dressed as a hobo. I used the same wig the following year to be Dolly Parton.
6. Ah, 1985 and we see me with my gay friend Jesse posing at Olan Mills for a family portrait with our Cabbage Patch Baby Erik. Yes, Erik is wearing a sailor suit. Notice the color coordinated jewelry.
7. And last but not least, we find the very last year of my favorite decade and I'm at Glamour Shots. I believe the earring size is important to balance my humongously permed hair and that huge purple lame bow that is about to attack my neck!

So, after all this fun 80's talk with my 2 good friends, we have decided to have an 80's party for next Halloween!! I can hardly WAIT!!! Still not sure exactly how I'll dress, there's time to work on that. I want to glue yellow yarn to my husbands fat bald head and call him a cabbage patch kid! Or he could team up with the neighbors husband and they can be Crockett & Tubbs! I know I need to RELAX, Halloween is 7 months away!!! But I secretly can't wait to buy some dippity doo and aquanet!

Waves and Margaritas

A quick story from the beach. I've always loved the ocean and being at the beach is usually a very restful and spiritual experience for me. But it's truly been years since I waded out past my knees and really got into the water.

When I was younger (ahem) I used to love to Boogie Board and body surf. But with age and a fear of sharks, I stopped going out into the deeper water. NOT THIS TIME!!!

We went to Walmart and bought Loryn a pink boogie board. She had great fun with it riding the smaller part of the waves near shore. So I decided to give it a try. San Onofre Beach is known for being a surfing destination and having pretty decent waves. At first I was a little apprehensive and also rode the smaller waves near shore. But I was having such a great time that I decided to venture further out into the break water.

WOW! Am I ever glad I did. I was hoopin' and hollerin' nad having so much fun! There I was, 43 and fat and hanging out with a bunch of 11 year old boys. Funny though, after catching a few big waves and sucking down some ocean - I decided that all that salt water was making me crave a Margarita! So I wandered back to camp and made a jug of margaritas to take back to the beach.

Let me tell you - tequila and lime never tasted soooo good! After downing several I made my way back out to the break water. In the meantime the surf was getting larger and I felt very brave thanks to my newfound tequila confidence! HOLY SHIT! I was paddling after some fairly large waves and was having the time of my life. I ate it hard a few times, but didn't really care. It was the most fun I've had in years.

The Meat Thing

Well, since this is afterall a blog about going Vegetarian, I suppose I should update on that topic. At this point I would say that 80% of my meals are vegetarian. Breakfast and lunch for sure. Lacto Ovo that is.

Dinner is where the meat creeps in. Usually in the form of chicken. Last night it was a turkey sandwich. Still not sure I can go veggie all the way. That would be a lot of grilled cheese and french fries!

It's going to be a 2 cup morning

The Friggin' dog woke me up at 3:30 and thanks to my allergies and old bladder, I couldn't get back to sleep!!! So here I sit. Instead of doing something productive, I'm pissing away time surfing the black hole that is the internet. THANKS ALOT AL GORE!!! (he claims to have invented the internet!)

I have plenty I could be doing right now. The downstairs bathroom needs cleaning. I have PTA stuff I could work on. I need to make some flyers and tickets for a fundraiser. I could sit on the couch and watch all the shit I DVR'd last night. Or I could continue to read useless info online. And drink coffee.

Guess which one I chose?

Back from the beach!

It's good to be home, but a little sad too. I miss the beach already.

The reality of everyday life hits hard. Lots to unpack. Drag all the beach gear out of the trailer. Tons of laundry. The house is seriously dusty and in need of vacuuming and mopping. Ugh. And worst of all I have to work tomorrow. I really want to spend today kind of relaxing a bit because I'm exhausted from having so much fun at the beach. But unfortunately the real world beckons and I need to get off my ass and get busy.

Hopefully I'll have time to sit down later and properly catch up on my blogging. Writing and reading. As of now the husband keeps walking in here looking over my shoulder. So yeah, I'll write about the trip later.