Beach House Weekend...

this weekend i was blessed to GET AWAY from the crazy that is normal life and enter a whole different kind of crazy...i left town early friday evening along with two of my closest friends (gan, my biff who lives up near slo now even came down for the affair!) for the now "annual" trip to san clemente to stay in the beach house for the weekend. i would like to say this is a tradition we will be continuing throughout the years, but i have no idea if that is a valid statement or not. kenz has the hook-up on this place...so we'll just have to see. we pulled in friday right around 8pm and settled right in for a great evening.

first things first: bust out the puppy chow (i know, it looks a little wonky - well i ran out of powdered sugar so it doesn't have the coating it deserves, but let me tell you, the flavor is still MIGHTY FINE and totally addicting!)...while eating our puppy chow/muddy buddies/reindeer poop, WHATEVS, we enjoyed several episodes of this american life pretty much the BEST radio show ever created that just so happens to have a few seasons on dvd. TOTALLY worth your time. LOVE IRA GLASS! i fell asleep during the 3rd episode or so (friday nights are hard for this working girl - i'm usually exhausted - and last week was just insane. truly. insane.) so i tucked in...saturday morning we slept in and then got ready. i had a few extra minutes so i DOVE in to re-read HP7 (WHICH COMES OUT NOV. 19!!!!!!!!!) before the big movie release in just a few weeks. SO EXCITED!when everyone was ready, we were OFF for "harvest day". there will be a LOT more pictures of that extravaganza in another post - my camera battery died while i was attempting to encapsulate this CRAZY place we went for lunch - there were tractors and all kinds of maintenance equiptment materials in BRIGHT colors...SO STRANGE! another STRANGE moment on saturday was when some lady came up to the door and repeatedly shouted, HELLO HELLO...hello HELLO... now we realize that she coudl clearly see us through the window in the door - but nevertheless, it was fairly clear we were NOT going to answer the door. i can still hear her voice in my head! ha!it was such a beautiful day that we decided to take a little stroll by the water. the waves were HUGE and splashing off the rocks. it was GORGEOUS. we contemplated crashing a wedding - but since they were still in the "taking photos stage" we decided we would have to wait TOO long. unfortunate. after our "harvest day" activities came to a close, we settled in for another evening of FABULOUS viewing...Saturday night was The Mole Season 1. and seriously, there is NO better host than Anderson Cooper. SUCH a great show. SO SAD it was cancelled. we seriously watched over half the season in 1 sitting...we COULD not go to bed without finding out who the mangy ol' mole was! SO FUN.we went to bed LATE so Sunday was a sleep in morning followed by some SERIOUS coffee. Gan put whip cream on the top of hers...i might have found something else to put in mine...it may have been a tad bit stronger...but still SO good!kenz made us gluten free waffles and gan topped them with fresh fruit and i contributed the sides - hash browns and bacon (um...i see a fat content issue here...what is that about??) it was DELICIOUS and the perfect way to spend time together on a Sunday morning (as opposed to the pillsbury cinnamon buns commercial - they are confused - and they should be in church! ha! thanks for that one Gan!)breakfast also included MIMOSAS!! wooooooot! can i say FAVORITE loud enough?? seriously - there is something about champagne and orange juice in the morning that is just SO right. bridesmaids, you're in for a treat @ my mimosa brunch...someday... sunday afternoon we headed to the theatre to see life as we know it in San Juan Capistrano (right by Franciscan Gardens - where Shalina got married...and yes i reminisced for a few minutes...like a fool!) the movie was cute...i enjoyed it...but you know, i kind of have this thing for izzy stevens...oh wait, that isn't her real name? sorry...katherine heigl...i forgot grey's anatomy was such a television show for a second...after the movie we were for another charming little jaunt and watching the sun shining off the ocean. AMAZING. there are few places that remind me of the BEAUTY and POWER of God than the ocean. it is truly a display of His magnificence!

we ended our stay with fajitas, chips and salsa, more crisp, and just a tinge of TRASHY tv. it was wonderful. then we said goodbye to the sweet little beach house with fingers crossed that we'll be back next year! now it's monday. and i'm back at work. back to THIS crazy. but Gan is still in town and the goal for the evening is to STEAL a Meg 2010 political campaign sign...so perhaps today still has a chance at adventure!