Las Ramblings

Sunday, July 17, 2011

Wave Hello

Ever since The Great Layoff of 2009, I've had to watch the old beauty budget pretty closely. Meaning no facials or fancy Clarisonic for me any time soon. But I did spend a little extra at Target one day and went home with The Wave. I have to say, it's pretty awesome. Gets that dead, poor-clogging layer of skin off and reveals the fresher, newer, smoother layer right away. Ahh, I knew it was under there somewhere. So I feel no need to upgrade to anything more expensive than the Wave any time soon. Well, except maybe for the new Sonic version.

Monday, July 11, 2011

Time Machine Post #1

I don't know how else to do this. I desperately want to blog about the here and now, but before I do that I feel the need to first back up and document what was quite the magical springtime of our lives. Lots of mini-posts about times gone by do not sound appealing, however, so I think I'm just going to do a few photo-dump-type posts so I can bring this blog up to speed more quickly, and then start living in the present. Here goes hopefully something . . .

The H served this up one morning. For breakfast. It was delicious.

We ate incredible Mexican food at this very popular hole-in-the-wall.

Snook and Bubs started playing together like never before.

I rooted for the my college-in-law's basketball team, to no avail.

Bubs decided he likes it spikey.

He also got something of the superhero in him all of a sudden.

We went to the Children's Museum with friends.

And made beautiful cherry blossoms together.

As well as musical instruments.

I couldn't get enough of what the Tamale Lady was selling.

We had artful playdates.

I lamented bangs, which are now back in the grow-out phase.

We indulged in San Diego's new Sprinkles.

My little sweet tooth especially loved it.

I loved the display.

Snook started gymnastics.

Bubs earned his first sports medal.

Basketball was his favorite.

I started making and eating granola the Jamie Oliver way. And now I can't stop.

My girl and I went to the beach.

La Jolla to be exact.

It was so beautiful that day.

To say the least.

We started supporting our local professional soccer team.

Even when it was freezing cold outside.

There was a spider in my bucket.

These friends journeyed far.

And collected bountiful treasures on a nature hike.

The H presented this mouth-watering pre-theater appetizer.

The kids enjoyed an old-fashioned backyard Easter egg hunt at Grammie and Grampie's house.

I visited my brother in San Francisco and took in his spectacular rooftop view.

I also made my solitary way to Union Square.

And liked it.

Snook drew an alien encounter.

And made herself busy at Art Walk.

We enjoyed our backyard pool during a heat wave.

And Bubs slept through Mother's Day.

That brings us into May. Hey, it's only July. This may not be as bad as I thought . . .

Photos via Instagram

Thursday, July 7, 2011

My Very First Ever Guest Post

I guest-blogged for the first time today at my first and favorite all-time blog, Domestic Reflections! What a thrill! Hope you check it out. I can't wait to welcome that girl home. There may even be some cheese in it for me. :)

Total Makeover

Las Ramblas

I'm so excited to welcome you to Las Ramblings, formerly known as Snook 'n' Bubs. I decided my blog, like my children, had outgrown its original name and just about everything else. So I set out to think of a new name, and after a while Las Ramblings popped into my head. It seemed to accurately describe what I tend to do in this blog- ramble, wander and daydream. It also reminded me of Las Ramblas, the famous collection of streets in Barcelona. I spent a semester of college in Barcelona, and that city remains one of the loves of my life. I was so happy there, I would literally skip down the street.

My beautiful graphic designer friend, Heidi, helped me with this blog makeover. She and I thought through the name-change, and she designed the masthead for me! The pattern you see is a close-up of a street map of Barcelona. So clever! It makes me think of wandering down unfamiliar streets, going places I've never been, and trying everything once. I love the watercolor wash, and how she incorporated my tag line- Noting All Things Bundles, Bites and Bliss- into the design. I still have some tinkering to do, but the hardest part is over, and I could not be happier. If you have any blog-makeover or graphic-design needs, you should definitely contact her. And be sure to treat yourself to her one-of-a-kind, inspirational blog. Thank you, sweet Heidi!

Sunday, July 3, 2011

Fun With Instagram

As with most things, I was kind of late to the Instagram party. But now I'm unstoppable, posting sometimes several times a day, and kind of obsessively checking in on my friends' posts. Who knew we were all such photographic geniuses? Here are some of my earliest experimentations.