Category Archives: Girl time

Design Team Extraordinaire

 She starts them young folks! This is Miss Designer Extraordinaire (DE) pointing out the various styles of water features to her very intrigued pupils:   Today I was envisioning a nice relaxing, fun day with my favorite ladies! ha! Bad assumption because there is no messing around with Miss DE. Its a good thing she… Continue Reading

An All Day (Fun) Affair

Well, it’s no wonder my feet are still aching. The girls and I spent the entire day at Irvine Spectrum vising with friends and spending special time together outdoors! First, we met Carrie and Brayden for an overdue, fun gathering.  It was pretty exhausting to try and remember everything we wanted to share, ask, update… Continue Reading

Sneak Preview

Today was a super relaxing day enjoying the sunshine at the Emde Resort (aka Mimi’s and Bapa’s house). This is a sneak preview of what we’ll be doing this weekend and a whole lot this summer: Some special bonding time with grandchild #2. and Master Researcher/Landscaper/ Designer/Botanist Momma and I started the full blown planning… Continue Reading

A SUPER Girls Date

Just like a SUPER Kmart or SUPER Target has a good reason for the special title, this was a SUPER Girls outing due to the three generation factor and of course having the matriarch of the family present! What a perrrrrfect way to end Ita’s last day as a bachelorette enjoying a spa pedicure….Ahhh, to… Continue Reading

A Rosey kind of day

It’s no wonder why my Grandmother was named after such a timeless, stunning flower… Her name means “rose garden” or “garland of roses” and she is simply…. beautiful Yes, we are back in Sun City, this time less the sunshine and one child but I can’t say enough about this quality time with my ‘Ita’… We’ve shared much in the… Continue Reading

Memorable Moments

Well it’s back to reality. The house projects, chores, errands & injured hubby (courtesy of the Boeing Bball league, we’re not as young as we used to be honey) welcome me with open arms but before the rat race begins, I want to reflect on some memorable moments of our stay with Ita…  Snuggling with Alizea on… Continue Reading

Road Trip

Problem: It was a sweats kind of day: Gloomy, drizzly, cloudy.  Solutiuon: Head to Sun City for some rays of sunshine and girl time! So here’s the deal. Ito is currently in Spain visiting Aunt Yoli & family. Ito tells my mom last time they web-cam’d “Take good care of her” speaking of his “tornillo”… Continue Reading