#73 - Rancho Las Palmas & Splashtopia

Last weekend I had to work in Indio so Lui invited his neice and nephew and we stayed at a resort w/ a water park. Here is Alex outside our room, he yelled, "Sara, come look at this - there are a bunch of ducks!" He was feeding them our stale, leftover popcorn and said next time he'll bring a lot more popcorn for them - "When will we come back here again?" :)
Here's the lazy river and water slides. We spent a lot of time in those intertubes (110F degrees!). They also had a pool for families as well as one for adults only. Was a really fun weekend!

#72 - Celebrity Spotting...well, kinda.

Anyone who watches The Real Housewives series will appreciate this. Last night, I saw Uncle Richie from the OC series at Gulfstream in Newport Beach. The whole time I was there, I never saw him sit down for dinner, he was just hanging out at the bar - possibly trying to spot his future wife(?).

Previously, I saw Vicki and her husband at The Cannery (also in Newport Beach). They, also, stationed themselves at the bar. I bet I could sell this stuff to TMZ! LOL.

#71 - Papusas, yum!

Yesterday, my neighbor brought over papusas as a thank you for having her over last week Sunday. I had never tried this Salvadorian food but it was delicious! Masa on the outside and inside we had cheese, chicken & cheese and one with bean & cheese. It came with a coleslaw type topping and spicy salsa for on top. Even though she picked them up in another city, they were piping hot! Watch out - they're really filling!! Wish I could have eaten more...mmm!

#70 - Bring Your Dog to Work Day

Before I had Lola, it absolutely killed me to have to leave Tobey at home on a weekend day (since he was home alone all week). Here's a pic I took of him one Saturday that I had to go into the office and brought him along. He can make himself cozy just about anywhere! I just ran across this photo though it's about a year old. Made me smile. :)

#69 - I left my heart in San Francisco!

Was in SF for work the past two days, I had never been and LOVED every second of it! Here is a lunch Lui and I had. He had oysters on the half shell and we shared fondue.
Here we are on Powell Street - lots of shopping and dining everywhere you look!!

Here is the harbor where we had lunch yesterday and the Golden Gate Bridge.

Freshest seafood ever! I don't eat seafood but Lui was in heaven.

Here is a shot I took in the BART - for public transportation it was pretty quick and inexpensive.

#68 - Tustin Chili Cook-off & Street Fair

I actually didn't take this, swiped it from another blogger - but I really did try the chili in the small bread bowl and it was fabulous! Ton's of chili to be had and the weather couldn't have been any better, 76 degrees and sunny!! It only comes once a year but it is a fun, fun event.

#67 - I did it!

I brought in my recyclables to Albertson's this morning and there was no one to pass my goodies off to so I went for it! The process was extremely easy - you put your items in the machine (which has motion sensor) and it moves the items in on a conveyor belt. I put in all of my items, one at a time, closed end first and got...$7.30; the receipt popped out once I pushed a green button to notify the machine that I was done recycling. I can take the receipt into Albertson's w/in 30 days to redeem for cash or use towards my grocery purchase. Very exciting!

Note: Crushed cans or bottles are not accepted.

#66 - Memorial Weekend Traffic

It started with a stack of black smoke outside my office window - found out a tanker had tipped over on the freeway and caught fire, no one got hurt. BOTH sides of the I-91 were shut down for 6 hours. We were suppose to get out of work at 1PM on Friday but I left at 12:30PM and didn't get home until 2:30PM (usually a less than 30 min commute) - took an alternative/creative, out-of-the-way route but as you can see there was really no good freeway to take (so much RED which is 15 MPH or less).
I had my kitchen cabinet guys waiting for me to do their install - I was suppose to be home by 1:30PM. Was thinking about everyone else with their weekend holiday plans...salt in the wound! Holiday traffic is never good anyway.

BUT, the weekend turned out to be a good one! Went to the Zwetow's on Saturday to lay out by the pool, BBQ and watch Cloverfield. Sunday, Lui and I went to brunch with the Zwetow's followed by shopping (Tony picked his tux for their wedding). Monday, I did laundry and Lui took apart and hauled out my stackable washer/dryer that was hogging up room in the master bath. Not the most exciting but definitely productive!