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In case you missed it…..

Doing something a little different today.

Compiling all March blog posts.  (in case you missed one) And how about throwing in a cute outfit with it?

You’ll have to let a sister know if you find this helpful, k!!!

But first a couple Santa Cruz highlights…..

I think it’s safe to say, we’re adapting to this beach life pretty well.

The girls hit the Boardwalk yesterday. Thanks to Groupon for the $30 wristbands 🙌🏻

Paying $9 for a tall boy isn’t so bad when you pack your George Strait tall can koozie 😍

Back to the beach in my perfect black one-piece that I shared last Friday. It actually doubles as a top. I wore with my cutoffs and it looked like a bodysuit. The low-cut back is so good. Buy yourself this suit, trust me.

My beach crew ❤️

My brace #ootd // Rosè the day away. And that’s 100% rosè in my solo cup 🍷

Here’s what happened in March:

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Good morning!  Happy Spring Break. I’ve got the entire week off and we are off to Santa Cruz. We’ve got Bay + her bestie in tow.   On the agenda: boardwalk + beach time.  Can’t beat that for a Monday!  Have a good one friends!

Intentions for the week:

• go to the beach
• relax
• lay out
• drink wine
• eat good food
• repeat

Last weeks Intentions: {weekend notes} 

Highlights from the weekend……

Friday night cards with the girls. Skinny, skinny margs + Alex’s bomb.com enchiladas.

We actually played cards too!!

Quick trip to Oakland with a pit stop at 900 Grayson for fried chicken + waffles. The best chicken + waffles I’ve ever had.

The cutest outdoor patio

Timothy Easter //

Balloon shoot out 🎈

My Easter crudités

Bays Bunny Ear cupcakes

Bay’s Easter basket. We’re going to the Color Factory.

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Hello Friends.  How was your weekend?

Bay came home from camp with a cold, not to mention, the poor thing was whipped out.  So, we changed our original plans and had a low key weekend.  Which I’m not mad about.  It was perfect.  I got the spring cleaning fever Saturday and organized my closet + shoe closet.  I love seeing all my money hanging nice + neat..lol!

I was looking over my calendar for this week and almost fell out of my chair.  Between Bay + I, we have something planned every night this week.  So, here’s to a busy week and NO wine rewards in the evenings…lol.  It’s ok, I’ll survive off my skinny, skinny margs 🙂

Intentions for the week:

Last weeks Intentions: {weekend notes}

• Don’t watch anymore Golden State Killer #nightmares only BRAVO shows 🙂 
• Repot plants – on this week’s to-do’s 
• Should I cut my hair shorter? shorter + blonder 
• Parent Teacher Conference – all 3’s ♥
• Make a mexican hot pot for dinner
• Parent Night at Lee Middle School OMG! – in 5 months I’ll have a middle schooler 
• Celebrate St Patrick’s Day – Cory mad the best corned beef + cabbage 

How do you feel about Springing Forward?

I’m 100% down with it.  I’d give 2 hours just to know Spring is on it’s way.  And it wont be dark on my drive home from work.  Hell yesss!!!

Highlights from the weekend……

Bay’s home!  Friday afternoon the 6th graders rolled into town after their week long Alliance Redwoods trip!

I was able to sneak out of work for a few days to hang with the 6th graders at Alliance Redwoods.  It was so damn cool.  Armstrong Redwoods.  Lots of fun hikes.  Selfies.  Groupies.  Our Accommodations were nice.  The Golden Ticket.  Cleanest room award.

Team Hoat (1/2 horse 1/2 goat) was the best.  Sweetest girls.  They made my stay a delight.  They also dressed me up as a Hoat and had me skip around and make funny noises in front of everyone too.

This was a once in a lifetime experience for my girl and I’m so happy I was able to spend part of it with her.

Friday nights at the Pig Barn.

The girls!

The Moms!

Not pictured was our pizza + wine night at the Fricke’s.  Thanks for having us.  Cant believe I didn’t take a picture.

Coffee table set-up

Changing things around…AGAIN.

But, can we take a minute to talk about the TJ’s ranunculas I picked up?

My favorite!

Sipping that extra cup of coffee.

The worst part of my Saturday morning…..

Getting up to grab my wallet.  I need to memorize my card number again.

I decided to organize my closet and utilize the hallway closet that we don’t use.

That’s what I get for shopping at Walmart..lol.

We took a break for burgers

And a car wash….while it rained.  Ha!

Pig walking

Then back to tackle the closet.

With a bud light lime 🙂

I really need to KonMarie again.  Since moving last fall, my closet has gotten out of hand.  I no longer have a walk in….it’s to sad.

Drum roll……

The final product.

Now I can see all my money hanging.  LOL!  Bay said I have problems.

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Good Morning! I can’t remember the last time I wrote morning. I’m no ally scrambling at 4pm to get this post live. Today is a special Monday. At 8am, I’ll be headed to Occidental, CA with Bays 6th grade class for one week of camp. Bays so excited she could hardly sleep. Me, on the other hand, savored every last minute in my nice, warm, cozy bed lol. Have a great week and keep your eye out for a week dedicated to Trader Joe’s. Each day will be a new TJ’s recipe. Hope you like it.

Intentions for the week:

• Survive Alliance Redwoods 6th grade camp – such a cool experience as a parent
• NO online shopping for a week (no phone service will help with that) – EPIC FAIL!!!
• Find the perfect one piece #mombod – found it and I’m gonna tell you all about it
• Come up with a cute Dime-A-Dip dessert – Bay made the cutest pig cake
• March budget spreadsheet…..just a little late – done 
• ONLY 1 grocery store trip.  Unless I run out of wine 🙂 – hit TJ’s once…record breaking
• Tackle my closet – feels so good to see all my money hanging again
• Figure out a new way to organize shoes – bought some organizers, stay tuned!
• Clean out the pantry – done 
• Make a yummy granola – coming next week, maybe? 

Last weeks Intentions: {weekend notes}

Highlights from the weekend……

Friday we headed up the hill to spend the weekend in snowy Lake Tahoe.

Pit stop at Strawberry Lodge. It’s a tradition. Minus the blizzard.

Waking up to lots of fresh snow.

The road had a little snow too.

I braved cold toes to get this shot lol. I could resist. Our cabin, the cabin my grandpa built, is a natural beauty.

Snowshoeing was added to the Winter To-Do’s list, not 100% intending to actually do it though. You see, I kinda hate the snow. I’ve never been a fan of snow sports. But I’m always up for an adventure.

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