Craft & Commerce

My husband found a cool little place in Little Italy a couple weeks ago when one of his friends invited him to lunch. Craft & Commerce is not only quite unique and cool looking, it is also within walking distance of our house. They have outstanding corn dogs, 2 for $5 and they serve them with the best fondue cheese and their hamburger is wonderful, one of the best I've had in the States. If you live in San Diego we think you should visit,...

Costco in wedges

We usually plan our Costco trips well in advance, I always know when we are going to go and I prepare for them, comfortable clothes, grocery list in hand, flat shoes. Well a trip to Costco caught me off guard when we were asked to get water, creamer, and stamps for the church, and there I was walking around Costco in wedges. After 30 feet or so I asked my husband if I could hop in the cart and he obviously said yes. I might keep wearing wedges...

Chula Vista

Before we left on our adventure We live about 10 miles from Chula Vista and aside from a couple of specific places we had never really much of it. Well our friends Maria and Johnny who live there invited us to coffee and dessert and they drove us through downtown Chula Vista and we took a small walk around the area. It's pretty awesome, they have an outstanding park with a small river crossing through it where I want to throw a party, it's so...

Tea in the morning

  I love tea,  and my K knowing this fact usually wakes up and makes me some I later enjoy in bed or by the living room window. He is just wonderful like that.  When we first got married everything was just surreal; I was a married woman living in an apartment with a husband, a husband!... WEIRD! I remember a particular Saturday morning after about 3 months of marriage. It was about 6am and I was sitting on a papasan chair we had...

Game Night

  We started our Summer Community Group two weeks ago and it was so much fun.  We played a great game and laughed so hard. We really love having people over and hanging out with people, it's just refreshing after long weeks.  Tonight we have our second Game Night of the summer, and we are really excited to see everyone and see what everyone ends up saying this time (last time a charades game turned crazy when the ladies team...

Massages

In case I haven't mentioned it Karolyn is a massage therapist and she wanted to give Caleb and I a massage to thank us for taking pictures at her wedding. It was so timely and just flat out amazing, now we are even more sad she is leaving, she is so good at it....

Friends moving

Karolyn & Josiah got married almost a year ago, and now they are moving to Dallas, TX. They had a little get together to give us all a chance to say bye to them and K and I took the opportunity. Karolyn is by far the most outgoing, charming woman I know, and I know many. She is funny, and sweet, and wise and Josiah is blessed to have her. We are hoping to see them when we visit the great state of Texas and to hear all the great stories...

Garlic Broiled Chicken

I have been trying new ways of making chicken, last week I decided to try a recipe I had seen before but using only ingredients I had at home. Introducing my version of the garlic broiled chicken. Ingredients1/2 cup butter 3 granulated garlic 3 tablespoons soy sauce 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 1 tablespoon dried oregano  4 chicken breasts Dried oregano...

Urbanism

Urbanism is our church's pathway to involvement. It is a 4 week class designed for people that wish to make Urban their home church. We offer it 4 times a year and this lat time we offered it we had 25 people going through it. It is very exciting for us to see people sign up to Urbanism, we love knowing that God is calling people to become part of the family of believers we are.  Most all of the 25 people that signed up and graduated from Urbanism...

Pool Momma Products

I haven't been good with the Pool Momma Products blogs, but here is a magnificent one.  A Peter Thomas Roth instant mineral SPF 45 brush on powder. The first time I ever tried something like it was at the pool with my friend Mel, she had the Bare Minerals version and I remember instantly loving it.  If you have light skin, or if you are like me, and worry about the wrinkles sun exposure may enhance, then you should make the investment...

We share a bathroom

In San Diego K and I have only one bathroom, and our house is a small, cute, little place. Every morning when we are getting ready we see each other and we know what the other one is doing and wearing and everything. While getting ready in Palm Springs, in two different bathrooms in different ends of the room we actually end up wearing essentially the same outfit. it's pretty f...

Poppa scared us

Poppa felt a little discomfort in the middle of the night, he started breathing heavily and woke Pool Momma up, he then proceeded to inform her he was having a heart attack. She jumped to her feet, called 911 and got a bag of things ready for them. A few minutes later the ambulance got there and paramedics started working on poppa, his heart stopped, they used the defibrillator, it didn't work, the paramedic started using his fists, mom started...

Water Park

  We went to the Knott's Soak City with our church the day after Independence Day. I hadn't been to a water park in almost a decade and I really didn't think I'd do anything different than lay down and read. Turns out Water Parks are as fun in your late 20's as they are when you were a teenager. We had a blast hanging out with everybody going down all the fun rides. Who would have known? We also celebrated Cara's birthday, she is 9!!!...