Basketball Camp

The boys are both in basketball camp this week from 8-4 everyday. Apparently, it's a lot of work..... 

"My back is sore from basketball camp," complains Vinny. "Can I stay home?"

"No, now go roll out your back on the foam roller," says Hubby.

Poor kid isn't going to catch a break from his parents.

Summer Vegetables

It's summer time and the vegetating has officially begun. Hopefully there will be a lot of surfing, times tables, home improvement, swimming and reading in between vegetative modes........

Last Day of School!

Internet, it's the last day of school. Summer is finally here! Yippppppeeeeeeeeee!

I Need A Vacation From My Vacation

I think this was taken on Saturday, the best I've surfed Trestles.
I look very happy.

Just got back from a week in Southern California. We stayed within a mile of one of my favorite surf spots, Trestles located in San Clemente. Translation: I'm tired.

I was up everyday very early, usually around 4 or 4:30am to go surfing, so I could be back early to visit family. I was very busy.

I did sleep in til 6 am two times. Once on purpose, the day we went to Disneyland and I didn't even surf. Shocking, I know.

Then the day after Disneyland, I accidentally over slept, until 6am. I was struck with a severe case of Disneyland hangover. Let's just say Mickey drank me under the table. Who knew a mouse could drink so much?

It was a very fun trip. We all loved seeing and reconnecting with family. And the waves, well, I think they called it the swell of the decade or something. Saturday was the best day by far, but the other days were fun. I logged about 19 hours of surf in 6 days and I'm stoked.

The first few days of swell were the biggest. Friday, the first day, I got caught inside by a large set wave, drug in 100 feet, and lost my right contact, all before catching my first wave.

"Some one's gonna die in the ocean today," I say to my friend.

Unfortunately, I was right. A body surfer died at the Wedge, only a few hours after I uttered those words.

I have never been so worked or paddled so much, in Southern California. I had to tell the ocean several times, "you're being rude, please stop trying to drown me, already."

Sorry Mom, I know that's upsetting, but look on the bright side, I'm still here to bug you and tell you, "you are severely technologically challenged. And I love you."

Anyways, I need a vacation from my vacation so I'm not writing the blog today. Wait a second..........

Living Out Of A Suitcase

Vacation was fun, but it's over. At least, until our next trip.
Yes, it's good to be home. That is until I realize all the things I need to do.

Starting with unpacking.

But, if we're leaving in less than two weeks, do I really need to unpack the bags?

South Lake Tahoe

We can only hope they aren't plotting against us.


We've been on vacation, so long, I'm not sure what day I took these pictures. But I don't think it was yesterday, or the day before.

Seriously, we haven't been doing much except eating and going to the pool the last few days. We even skipped Stand Up Paddle Boarding (SUP) two days in a row.

"Honey, I think you've lost your mojo," my husband tells me.

Yeah normally, I'd be up for SUP-ing it everyday, but for some reason I've been uninspired to be gung-ho. So I'm just being and breathing. When I get home I won't even need a vacation from my vacation.

Besides, since I'm away from the Ocean, I feel like I can actually relax and not wonder if the tide is right. Because in a lake the tide is always right. But the wind, now that's another story.








Lego rock stacking competition underway. I know
the Dad looks nice, but he goes for the jugular
when it comes to winning.


Log dance.


High tide and low tide.


Gio please do not potty in the lake.


Little boats on the lakeside.
Little boats of ticky-tacky.
Little boats all the same.



Biking back from the Lake.

Vacation

I know, I know, this whole vacation thing is getting very redundant, but it's what I've been doing, day in and day out.

Besides, it reminds me of this song. And how much I loved high school, not. "Vacation" brings me back to the days when girl bands ruled. Why did those boy bands have to come along and ruin it?

Did anyone really like the boy bands? Oh yeah, droves of teeny bopper girls loved them. But the girl bands were so much better because the girls, and the guys liked them.



Girl bands provide a little something for everyone. Belinda Carlisle and Susanna Hoffs were so hot. The girls all wanted to be them, and the guys all wanted to be with them, and their girlfriends, too. The guys probably didn't say that about the boy bands, very often. Too bad.



"Vacation, all I ever wanted, Vacation happy to get away........."

Yay!!!!

Vinny modeling the master bedroom jacuzzi tub, he has on his jeans. I know, he's a good model. Makes me want to buy one.


I thought "Yay!!!!" was an appropriate title for today's blog and we're all really excited because we are on vacation in South Lake Tahoe.

We arrived after an 8 hour drive on Friday afternoon.

"Did we go the wrong way?" I text my friend. "It took us 8 hours to get here!"

"It only takes 5, what are you guys doing?!" texts my friend.

Exactly, what are we doing driving to Lake Tahoe the day before the 4th of July? I'll tell you what we're doing, we're doing what everyone else is doing, driving to Lake Tahoe.

And we only stopped once at In-N-Out Burger, which we easily found thanks to my NotAnIphone.

We haven't done much except, stand up paddle board everyday. Think 12 foot surfboard, each with a parent and one child on board. Swim. Nap. Eat. Read. Sleep some more.

The kids are very excited about our room, a spacious 1200 square foot condo, nestled in the middle of South Lake Tahoe. Here are some blurry pictures. My phone was tired from the drive apparently.


The kitchen/living room.



The boys' room. "Stop jumping on the bed!"