A Saturday at the races...

with no racecar. YAY!

It was much more relaxing

and I spent the whole day with husband.

You see, normally he is racing

and handling things in the association.

That kept him busy busy busy.

Not anymore though. He is

taking this season off so

we were spectators and

IT WAS GREAT!

Here are a few pics from

what they call the March Meet

in Bakersfield, CA.

Gimme my rib back Lisa!

New FABULOUS friends.

DeanO and the cutest dog ever.

Close-up of the cutest dog ever.

Yes, those are real ear muffs. True story.

I tapped on them to see for myself!

Now on to the random....

Yes, this is two dogs each in their

dad's jackets. Hey, it was cold!

Very adorable.

No idea who this kid is but

his mohawk paired with the

batman hoodie were too cute not

to capture.

Uh, ya, no idea who. what. Hmmm...

Just a day at the races.

12 1/2 years ago...Today...

While on a field trip to Old Sac with daughter's class I happened to see this boat docked behind the Delta King.

I was sooo excited to to see it! Know why?

You see, this is the happening party boat from back in the day.

12 1/2 years ago...today Husband & I got married on this boat.

The difference between now & then is the boat was docked in the Berkeley Marina for our ceremony then sailed around San Francisco Bay for 4 hours while we had a fantastic time with family & friends.

A memory maker for sure.

Have a great weekend!
Liz Leppanen, Realtor (916)275-5511 VGC Real Estate Group #01820535

The undiagnosed insomnia take-over!

This is some what of an

embarrassing post.

I typically am very tidy when it

comes to our house.

Especially now.

So here we go...

I have been so tired lately.

I guess I just didn't realize or

really cared how many dishes were stacking up.

Again, I have been so tired. (fyi-not a good excuse

in my opinion but it is what it is.)

I guess it caught up to me this week.

Last night I unloaded the

dishwasher. YAY! I was cleaning before Idol.

Then I loaded it with the dirty dishes

from the counter and sink.

AND it was full AGAIN! Instantly! WOW!

Can we say gross overload!

Wait, I'm not done.

I don't put everything in the dishwasher because

I am kind of a freak about what CAN go in there.

Really, I think some stuff can break or

lose it's 'quality' of life during the rinse cycle or something.

Who knows.

So I also filled half of my sink with handwashed dishes too.

And to think all of those dirty dishes were on my counter.

Again, GROSS!

At least my kitchen is clean now.

This really hit me...uggg again, GROSS.

I am crossing my fingers that I sleep

GREAT tonight and from now on.

5 straight hours is all I ask. For now.

Undiagnosed insomnia update:

Turned off t.v. at 11:15pm.

Woke up at 2:39am.

Not sure when I fell back alseep

but when my alarm went off at 5:39am

I did not feel rested at all.

I normally would stay in bed for 20 or so minutes

but I had to have time to do my hair.

I curled it today and it looks damn good!

A favorite room

I am lucky to have a husband

that understands my love for

old, antique, vintage things.

My obsession has gotten worse. I think.

I can't wait to go shopping. All of the time.

 

Anyway, in our house I have a guest bedroom

which is where most of my old, antique, vintage

goodies are located.

In this room the majority of

the things are passed down

from our grandparents and great grandparents.

I love this too.  Family heritage is important.

Anyway, here are some photos.

Keep in mind, room is not done.

I want to add some foliage and get

an iron bed frame (currently on the hunt).

Accept my apologies for the poor photo quality.

I used my blackberry, not my sony.

really love the etched glass

And my favorite thing in the room...possibly in my entire house:

this felt painting of brother and I.

Thanks Dad for sending this to me!

P.S. Undiagnosed insomnia update:

I actually got 5.25 hours of uninterrupted sleep last night.

Fingers crossed that happens again!

Just a Funny for today...

This is the wallpaper on

daughter's laptop.

She changes it all of the time.

This is by far the funniest one

she has put up to date.

(In my opinion)

Have a wonderful day!

How to be HAPPY on a Cloudy Day

This is a really topic on ehow.com.

I thought it was funny that this is actually listed right here

While googling for something

'happy go lucky'

to post on this gloomy day in Sacramento

I found this article and

thought I will post it instead.

Happy reading and I hope

you find your HAPPY on this gloomy day!

Lucky Mag!

My FAVORITE magazine.

Full of good style inspiration &

great outfit ideas.

Shoes, accessories, makeup application -

this one has it all.

If you have not checked it out

I recommend that you do!

(my apologies for the blury photo)

Daughter likes the 'yes' 'maybe' stickers.

Enjoy!