Spring

It's official....I have Spring/Summer fever! I'm ready for warm days, lounging in my bikini while my kids splash in the pool, exercising outside, a nice natural tan, green grass, a road trip or two, shorts and tank tops and flip flops, barbeques....the list is endless!

Well, until the weather really changes, I'll keep dreaming of this:

Viva Las Vegas!

So, last weekend I went to Las Vegas for a Bon Jovi concert with two girlfriends, Shari and Tanya. I had never been to Vegas before, but Shari and Tanya had so I had two great tour guides! Even though I didn't like the creepy guys standing on the street with those little cards, I really liked the rest of it!

After meeting up at the airport on Friday afternoon, we headed to the MGM, where we were staying, to drop off our luggage and freshen up. Then we went to Margaritaville for dinner....they really do have some great nachos! After dinner Tanya suggested that we go to her favorite little piano bar at New York New York. Now, I have to admit I wasn't so sure about that idea....BUT, it turned out to be so much fun! We had a great time there and met some really cool people.



On Saturday morning we ate a much-needed breakfast at the Rain Forest Cafe and then hit the strip for some shopping. We didn't even stop for lunch! Then we headed back to our room to get ready for the concert. Bon Jovi rocks....what an amazing show! They played for three hours and I wasn't ready for it to be over. It was so cool!



We slept in on Sunday and then decided that we needed another Rain Forest Cafe breakfast. After breakfast we walked down the strip and then met up with the cool guys from the piano bar for a drink...which turned into a few drinks. I don't think I've ever just had margaritas for lunch before....but it was a good time! We hustled back to our room to change and then went to the Blue Man show and to dinner at The Cheesecake Factory.


That's a quick recap of the weekend....I'm still trying to catch up on my sleep and get used to eating meals at normal times again. We were so busy having fun that we missed a lot of meals and we walked a lot of miles....I lost 3 lbs!

Anyway, while I was gone Marc kept the kids really busy. Megan had a sleepover, they spent Saturday in Bozeman, Kellan went to a birthday party on Sunday, and then Grandpa and Grandma McCauley brought dinner Sunday evening and they rode horses. We are all going to bed early this week!

A Double Bad Day

What a day! Despite staying up until the late hour of 10 pm, Kellan had everybody up and out of bed shortly after 6:00 this morning. At first I saw this as a good thing 'cause I had lots to do; however, by the end of this afternoon, I was feeling pretty tired!

While I was doing my usual Saturday house chores, the kids and their cousin, Cody, decided to build a fort in their bedroom. I was grateful for the distraction until Jacksen decided to jump out of the top bunkbed. He hit his little leg on a bar stool (NO...the kids don't usually have bar stools in their bedroom - it was part of the fort!) and has a nasty bruise. Not even twenty minutes later he somehow managed to fall off the back of the couch and smacked his face on the floor. This resulted in a fat, bloody lip and a very sore, bloody nose.

After spending quite awhile getting the kids' bedroom back in order, we drove to Target to shop for some items for a care package for a friend whose little girl is in the hospital in Salt Lake City. I have no idea why I thought it would be a great idea to attempt this with three children in tow, but I did it. I don't think I'll do that again....at least not until they are ALL past the age of 15. Maybe not even then. We went to lunch at McDonald's and then Auntie Ami took Jacksen to her house while I dropped Megan off at a friend's house for a playdate, took Kellan on a quick grocery shopping trip to Walmart and then took him to a birthday party at Burger King. After the party I picked up Megan and then went to Ami's to pick up Jacksen. Whew! We got home on time to put away groceries and throw a lasagna in the oven.

While I was putting together the lasagna, Kellan and Jacksen chased each other through our house with lightsabers. Well, Jacksen tripped and scratched up his knee. Then Kellan spilled an entire glass of milk on my arm during dinner. The final straw was Jacksen having a little intestinal issue just while he was preparing to take a shower. Ugh.

After the shower, which was sorely needed after the little "intestinal issue", Jacksen and I were checking out the bruise he got after he jumped out of the bunkbed and discussing his sore lip and nose....he said "I had a bad day. I had a DOUBLE BAD DAY!" Yeah...I know a little something about that...

All I had to do...

....was blog about being sick of winter! Today was a beautiful almost-Spring day! If I had known that I just needed to blog about the weather for it to change, I would've been writing about it long before March!

Anyway, after a long week of work and school, it was nice to have a day of fun and relaxation. I started my day with a a few minutes in a tanning bed....I know it's pretty early in the year to be worried about a tan, but I'm heading to Vegas in less than 2 weeks and I need a little glow! I then dropped my vehicle off for new tires and spent some time with my favorite twin sister shopping around for some new accessories for our house. We've only lived here a few years, but I've finally decided on a color scheme and I'm changing some light fixtures and window treatments. Ami is an amazing interior decorator....I don't know what I would do without her!

Just when I decided I was pretty tired of home decor stores, it was time to meet my family and some good friends for lunch. I have been looking forward to this lunch date all week. We met up with three other families for some pizza...there were 9 kiddos there!....we don't see each other very often as some live in Missoula and some live across the country in Rhode Island so it was great to catch up!

Marc and Auntie Ann took the kids skiing this evening so I took the opportunity to do some weekly cleaning, bake an apple crisp, and watch "Footloose." There is nothing like watching "Footloose" to make a girl feel nostalgic!