DC, Jack Johnson, & Bieber Fever

I have been a terrible blogger lately.  No consistency.  So sorry!

Today is Fresh Friday! A place for me to keep myself accountable.  A time to let loose and hopefully express with excitement anything new I have tried, accomplished or brought to my life.  I have actually done lots of new and exciting things lately, but since I haven't been writing I have just kept it to myself or possibly just put it on Facebook.  So here it is I will give you the top 3 most exciting things that have happened to me since I last blogged...

First: I visited Washington DC for the first time! My husband and I had the chance to go for business, and decided it would be a great time to see as much of the city as possible.  No Obama sightings.  Which is probably for the best.  I think my husband may have had some choice words for him.  Although maybe that would have been cool to see! (By the way did you catch the presidential debate?)  We did see every monument and most of The Smithsonian. We took a Red Bus tour which I highly recommend.  They are an awesome way to see any city.  We especially liked the tour after stuffing our bellies at The Old Ebbit Grill and having Sweet Carolina cocktails.  I had no idea sweet tea vodka existed.  That is one dangerous drink!

The White House

Second: I met Jack Johnson! I am just in love with his music.  Not a day goes by that I don't listen and sing along to it.  We were at Disneyland.  He was there with his family.  I actually recognized him from the back of his head.  He was delightful and so sweet.  I did totally interrupt his family time, and he could have been pist.  He wasn't which makes me an even bigger fan.  Living in LA we see people in the industry all the time.  I usually try not to say anything and respect their privacy.  Seeing one of my favorites busted that philosophy to shreds.  I couldn't let the opportunity be passed up.  I think I may have to start doing that more often.  We saw Jane Fonda in the airport on our way to DC.  I should have bugged her too.  Why not, I mean the opportunity may never present itself again.  You only live once right! 

Jack with my kids!

Third: I took my daughter to see Justin Bieber.  It was actually really fun.  Lots of little girls all decked out to worship their teen idol.  He was a great performer.  The coolest part for me was that my daughter wasn't at all embarrassed to go to a concert with her mom.  We had a great time together, and she was so happy.  It was awesome.

Bieber Fever

I will be a more consistent blogger. I pinky promise! Have a great weekend!

First Book

What did I do this week that was new? Well it was actually a pretty low-key week.  My kids were sick.  So I was home a lot.  No trips to the zoo to feed giraffes,  just a normal week.  So how can I fulfill this promise to myself to keep things Fresh this week?

Well, I finished my first book! Yes I wrote a fricken book! Granted anyone can write a book and publish it through Shutterfly or Apple. I know whatever. Here me out... I got this total spur of the moment desire to write a children's book.  I talked my sister-in-law into illustrating it.  Now I have just combined the pictures with the writing.  It looks so awesome.  I haven't told anyone I have been doing this. (My hubby knows! Duh!)  Probably for fear people would laugh! Just because I like to write most certainly does not make me a writer.

Here is the illustration for the cover!

Next is trying to get it published.  I owe it to my sister-in-law because her drawings are so beautiful! So their ya have it.  I wrote my first book! "Yea me", as Phoebe from Friends would say.

More about what this little nugget is about later... Wish me luck! Do you know any publishers?

Santa Barbara Zoo

Fresh Friday is devoted to anything new I did during the week that is worth sharing. Have you ever fed a giraffe?  Well I have! This past week I had the unique pleasure of feeding a giraffe.  The Santa Barbara zoo has a giraffe feeding exhibit.  These animals were amazing.  So beautiful and gentle.  Not to mention the longest tongues.  They give Gene Simmons a run for his money! 

We were camping in Carpinteria, CA.  That is why we are all a bit grubby! It was a kind of overcast at the beach so we decided to go find an adventure!  Santa Barbara zoo was a close 10 minute drive.  We had never been there before.  Let me just say it is an awesome zoo.  It is feet from the pacific ocean.  This was a cool experience and definitely qualified itself for a Fresh Friday post.

Here is a video of my kiddos feeding the giraffes: 

 

So what did you do this week that was new and different?

Fresh Friday

I have decided to try something new every week.  I am calling it Fresh Friday.  It could be an activity, food, sexual position (Yep you heard it hubby!) Anything I have never done before.  It is a way to reach into my soul and really grab my life by the balls, keep me feeling awake and alive. I will keep myself accountable by writing it down.  This week 2 things come to mind that were new/fresh for me.

The first was I rode my bike on The Strand down in Manhattan Beach.  I have wanted to do that my entire life.  It was a blast!  My family got there before sunset.  We rode for a hour or so.  Then got a slice of pizza, and watched the sunset.  Yes, it was work getting the bikes on the car, and driving a hour to the beach.  And yes, I live in the desert! The memories I created will last me a lifetime.  Oh FYI when I win the lottery I will be buying a beach house on The Strand.

I have the coolest bike!

Beach Picnic

 The second was I went to a new church.  I haven't been to church in 2 years.  I said I was open to having a relationship with god and I meant it.  To be clear I have a relationship already, but I want to strengthen it. My friend had asked me many times to come to her church.  So I finally did.  It was great.  It was uplifting.  When did a rock band become part of church? No organ music here.  It was a full on band.  It felt like a concert.  Anyway I took my teenage son.  He was as uncomfortable as me about being in church.  So for that reason alone it felt important to be there. I think it is important to conquer our (Meaning mine and my son, not yours!) fears about religion.  Also Taylor Lautner the werewolf from Twilight was there.  Very cool to see a guy who has such a busy life make time to go to church.

So what will you do this week for Fresh Friday?? I would love to hear about it!