Let The Party Begin!!

Ok, so Mommy is in town! (Yay!), but my vacation is just officially getting started...(also, yay!, but a delayed yay). So, mom and I have kept it somewhat low-key, because, well, I had to get up early for work. We spent the last few nights watching TV, chilling with the kitties, and generally having some fun.

However, we have a plethora of things planned for the next few days. Here's just a smattering, with potential details (depending on where we get kicked out of) to follow: We'll be hitting bingo, a nice lunch at Zinc Bistro, (thanks to the Food Network and "The Best Thing I Ever Ate"), checking out the Pandora Jewelry store for some new charms (thanks for my lovely bracelet, mom, BTW), and probably hitting My Sister's Closet (an amazing consignment store). Other than that, we have Festival in the Park this Sunday, on Halloween, and we're seeing Nickelback on Friday!!!

Lots going on. :) Can't wait!!!


Later,
Kelly :)

Woohoo!!!

Just a quick little post in case the two of you who read this care (and didn't already know (and since one of the two of you is who this post is about, I'm PRETTY sure you already know...I hope)) that tomorrow is "M" Day!!! Yes, that's right, the day that my MOMMY comes in to town!!! (And, yes, I'm in my 30s and still call her Mommy, shut it.) :)

So, mommy is in town for 10 whole days (Oh, BTW, if you follow my kittehs, she is known there as "Grammy Gloria", FYI) I have some vacation time coming up next week, and we have a TON of stuff going on. Yay, yay, yay!!! I can't wait. :)

If you're lucky, you might get to hear about some of it...or see pictures, or I might Tweet about it...we'll see.

Later,
Kelly

Post Lake Day Recap

See. I told you there would be one. :)


First, let me just say that Lake Pleasant was beautiful! Couple that with the fact that we off-roaded to the back side of the lake and that we basically had the entire area to ourselves, and the start to my vacation was amazing!!


The lake itself was gorgeous,

There was much relaxing to be had,

and some swimming,

and even the one minor incident with a jumping cactus burr thingy

couldn't take away from the fantabulous (yes, I know that isn't a real word) sunset!

All in all, it was a pretty great day, complete with a lot of great friends. I can't wait to head back. (And I did get in some quality Kindle time...which, by the way, the review is forthcoming, I have completed all of my "taste tests" :))

For now, that's all I've got.

Later,

Kelly

Day One - Up Before God

So, my vacation officially begins today. (Well, actually last night at 5PM, but who's counting? Ok, I was counting...it is a MUCH NEEDED vacation) Now, for those of you who know me, one of my biggest complaints is having to get up so darn early...and normally, Saturdays are my ONLY day to sleep in at all...every other day (Sunday included) I'm up about 6AM. So, not having any definite plans for my vacation, there was a good chance that sleeping in would make regular appearances in my schedule.

However, as everyone knows, Plan A never works out. (Well, unless you're the A-Team, where, "There Is No Plan B"...at least according to the new movie and its tagline.) I have accepted this fact in the past, and usually plan for a plan B, C, and sometimes D. It's cool...and it happens.

So, when someone at church suggested a "Lake Day" on June 26th, I rifled through my calendar on my phone (gotta love how we still call them phones...I have more apps on my Android phone then I could possibly ever need, sorry, shiny object) and when there was nothing there, I said, "Sounds like fun!" Realizing that it was the start of my vacation, it felt like a good kick-off event, I was excited!! (And still am, don't get me wrong...any opportunity for a "Lake Day" in ARIZONA is a good day)

Fast forward to this past Sunday. (Huh, weird...fast-forwarding to the past. But, it was farther in the timeline than the initial date, hence the fast-forwarding...can't risk messing with the space-time continuum). Now, we need to make some definite plans, because not just any car can go where we're going apparently, so there is carpooling involved...which involves meeting up, coordinating, and a host of things that, well, take some time. The person who initially suggested the lake day said, how about we all meet at McDonald's at 7. And I thought, IN THE MORNING? Ok, now I realized that we would be leaving early, to enjoy the most of our day, but early on the FIRST day of my vacation could have been something in the 10AM range...even 9AM. However, such was not the case.

So, here it is, not even 6AM, Day One, and I am up and getting ready. Camera is charged, phone is charged, Kindle is charged (hmmm...more on that in later blogs, I still owe a comparison, I know, but I am testing a theory!). Sunscreen, check. Sammies and snack-y foods, check. Soda and water, check. Sunglasses, check. Towel, check. Bathing suit, cover up and other clothes, check. Random other stuff that I likely won't even need, check. Looks like I'm good to go.

I'm sure there will be a post-lake-day post, perhaps with some pictures...which will invariably end up on my Facebook page anyway...so for now...

Later,

-- Kelly Anne ( :