Derby 30!!!

A long time ago my girlfriends and I decided we should plan a fun girls trip to celebrate everyone turning the big 3-0. Forget the fact that I turned 30 two years ago and Stone turned 30 last year, thats neither here nor there. Everyone else turned or is turning 30 this year so what better excuse to get together and party celebrate!

 

Coordinating such a trip for 8 girls who all live in different cities, have jobs, babies, husbands, boyfriends, crazy work schedules, and busy social lives was quite the task but we finally found a weekend that would work so we packed up and headed to sunny San Diego!

(Jbass had to cancel last minute but she was with us in spirit)

It was very hard to leave this guy but being with my girlfriends helped a lot. And alcohol, alcohol also helped. Ok so Girlfriends and alcohol are the perfect distraction!

I would recap the whole trip but pictures speak louder than words. But first a few things you should know: We spent the majority of our time at home base (aka a beach bar), the only planned activity was a night at the Del Mar Racetrack. We dressed up and wore fascinators. Besides that we flew by the seat of our pants. That lead to a boat. A boat that had a bar. and music. and a dance floor. and 80's night. Sometimes we missed the boat.
Finally and the most important thing to know: My life and my friends are fan-freaking-tastic!

 

 

 

 

 stay classy San Diego!

  

 

Cheers to the best vacation ever 

 

for a full recap check out Megan's blog and for more pics check out Jacquee's

on a final note I will leave you with this gem:

 

The End...

 

...Till next time Nashville.

Perfectly timed...

I have to say I could not have been happier with the timing of my pregnancy. Having Jack in the beginning of May and then having 16 weeks maternity leave made for the best summer ever! Made even better when your husband and virtually all of your friends are teachers and you all have the summer off together. Because of this we got to do a bunch of fun stuff we most likely would not have been able to do:

 

We spent lots of time with Grandma

 

We had some backyard BBQ's 

We spent lots of quality time with Harper

and Auntie Megan

and even Sienna a couple times

We got to visit our cousins

and have extra cuddles with daddy

We spent some time at the pool with the McCann's...

And with the Hare's

Uncle Terry came and played a few times and taught Jack about world cup soccer

We went to our first Spokane Indians game...

Jack was not impressed

We had an impromptu garage sale and made some extra money

We spent time with Uncle Simpson and learned about Michael Jackson and PYT

We had fun game nights with friends

And lots of shopping trips with mom

All that plus 4 uninterrupted months getting used to our new normal as a family of 3! I could not have asked for a more memorable, perfectly timed, maternity leave. We truly are blessed beyond belief.