Monday, April 21, 2014

The Little Things

This past weekend I had the opportunity to drive to Reno (about 3.5 hours) to visit a great friend and her family. I'm not a big fan of Reno; but I am a big fan of Vanessa. And the other Anderson's.

No work; no laptop; no calls to return; nothing to do but have fun.

Great steak dinner. Sleeping. Pedicure & manicure. Walking. Fund raising party. Wine. More wine. Good home made food. More sleep. Hanging out with a joyful 6-year-old.

Did I mention how many times said 6-year-old did my hair and make-up? Braids, pony tails, just brushing... I love that she loves it. (Vanessa's daughter by the way).

The simple things even more simplified... Picking out fun nail polish colors, selecting donuts with frosting, debating eye shadow colors... All through the eyes of a child. Oh, the decisions.

Now I am back home. Working. In the real world. I think some of my decisions this week should be from a giggly childlike lens. We will see what that brings...

Thursday, April 17, 2014

Child At Heart

I'm giggling like a school girl about excitement for the next 3 weekends in a row! Yeah!

This weekend, to Reno to hang with friends and attend a wine auction. Fun!
Next weekend, to Disneyland parks with my brother for my birthday celebration. More fun!
The weekend after that, continued birthday excitement with seeing the movie "The Other Woman", more wine with friends and then flying to San Diego to celebrate a work win. Most fun of all!

It makes each work week fly by faster when it am so excited for the adventures. What more can I ask for? Friends, family, wine repeated, Tinkerbell, theatre popcorn, beach... Yippee.

Next year, I am adding Coachella to the April fun list. Bucket list! 

Sunday, April 13, 2014

Good Eats

As I sit on my Park City couch, with a full belly, I smile thinking about all of the good food out there. That is one of the reasons I LOVE Park City. So many options... Unique, expensive, chains, cafe, bakery, bar... You name it. I prefer the unique, but sometimes chains just work.

So far this weekend:
Friday night... Butcher's Chop House with a friend.
     Homemade chips with blue cheese, ahi tuna, steak, asparagus.
Saturday morning... Subway while out for a morning walk.
     Egg white flat bread with ham & spinach.
Saturday afternoon... Deer Valley Cafe by myself.
     Caesar wedge and soup trio- turkey chili, potato leek & ham with bean.
Sunday morning.... Whole Foods while running errands.
     Yogurt, fruit, berry parfait.
Sunday afternoon... Lorenzo's Mexican by myself.
     2 crispy tacos, one chicken & one beef, with black beans.

Such a variety. So much fun too. Love to plan things around food, as long I plan exercise too. Ha! People ask why I live in Park City when I don't ski? This is one of them... Oh, the good eats.

Time for some crunches now...

Thursday, April 10, 2014

Working for the Weekends

Work, work, work... Lots of it. Every long week, and working many weekends too, the weekends I do have open, I live for. Last weekend was one of them.
Friday night wine phone date with my best friend Andi
Saturday wine tasting in Sonoma with my friend Jennifer
Sunday dinner hosted at more friends, Jen & Barry

Those are the weekends I adore. Sleeping, exercise, a little TV, wine, yummy food & good friends.

This week, after being in Seattle for the past 3 days, looking forward to another relaxing weekend in Park City. Makes me NOT take them for granted when I work hard. Last weekend we visited the winery, Envolve, of Bachelor boy Ben Flajnik. Kinda cute. Fun.  Oh, and the wine was delish. Probably won't run into any pseudo-celebrities this weekend, but fine by me as I relax in the mountains.

For now, I will relish in the fact that I was upgraded on Delta and I am enjoying white wine in the plane. Thank you, friendly skies!