Eat, Sleep and Everything in Between: Oh, hey there......

It's been a while! Did you miss me? HAHAHA, just kidding. I'm not that vain.

This past weekend was pretty busy for us. We had my aunt come visit us from San Francisco. It's always nice to have family come and visit us, and it gives us a great excuse to explore more! It was also nice because I got a little "mommy time." I cherish those rare moments.

Friday during the day, while Morgan was at work, we ventured to Laguna. I know I have mentioned this before but every time I go to Laguna, I instantly think of "Laguna Beach" and Lauren Conrad. HAHA. We spent most of our time shopping the cute little boutiques and brunching. I love shopping at boutiques but the California ones are ridiculously over priced. I saw just a plain white blouse for $194. Ummmmm, NO! You can easily get that at the mall for $40 or less! But, I did find some places that were reasonably priced. I also managed to score a cute hat for $30. I love a good hat!!!

Saturday, was a "pamper" day. My aunt and I went to a day spa for a massage and facial. I am not big on massages. I don't like the pressure and I get freaked out about a stranger touching my whole body for an hour. I would just prefer if someone played with my hair for an hour! But surprisingly enough, I actually enjoyed it. The lady was really nice and she gave me the best arms massage ever! I know, I know, an arm massage? YES! I actually tried to tense up my second arm so that she would spend a little longer on it but she wasn't buying it! Lol. Now my facial, was a complete disappointment. And I love facials! The lady didn't say one word, didn't describe what she was doing and at the end she left part of some green gunk on my neck and my moisturizer was caked all over my nose! Was not impressed with her skills!!! Afterwards, Morgan and Madeleine met us for lunch and a little beach stroll. I love to see the outfits that my husband will put on her when I am not there. She was kind of a mess. But, maybe she'll have a little quirky side to her because of her daddy ;) Later that night, we stayed in a cooked a nice meal and drank gin & tonics along with wine! Can't go wrong with mixing liquors ;)

We also, started watching House of Cards on Netflix. I'm OBSESSED!!! It's like Scandal meets The West Wing (2 of my favorite shows!). I might have stayed up til 3:00 in the morning watching! I can't wait for season 2 to premiere on Friday.

Sunday we ventured to the next town, to the north of us, San Juan Capistrano. I really didn't know much about this place until my aunt mentioned that there was this famous place for brunch. It's called, The Ramos House Cafe. It's located in a historic area and it's got tons of charm! It actually sits around a mulberry tree and is the cutest little place. They use fresh herbs, vegetables and fruits from their own garden. Whatever they don't grow they buy from local farmer's markets. And let me tell you the drinks and food were amazing!!! We started off with sangria mimosas....Ummmmmm delish! Then, I had apple cinnamon beignets for a small plate and then had smoked bacon scramble with wilted rocket and apple fried potatoes. It was AMAZING!!!

After brunch we wandered down the street to a petting zoo, ZOOMAR. And let me tell you, homegirl, Madeleine, enjoyed herself!!!! She actually fed and held some animals! It was a great way to tire her out!