I’m one of those weirdos who hates the hot weather. I just hate, hate HATE it! I much prefer the weather to be in the 60s… then I’m a happy camper.
This is just gross…
103*???? EW!!! (Side note, Irving is playing golf in Simi Valley today… and it’s about 110 there! He’s under strict orders to drink gatorade and slather on the sunscreen. I personally think he’s insane).
In other news…. 409 since my wedding?!?! I remember when that thing said 200 days until the wedding. Where does the time go?!
Yesterday, I got up to run/walk with the Los Angeles Racers at the LA Zoo inside Griffith Park. It was a gorgeous morning and we were happy to be out before it got too hot out.
I did a 5.5 mile walk chatting with my friend Sharon. It was so fun. She just got back from Italy and Greece, so we had lots to talk about. š
We had a big group today! It was awesome!
Sporting the LA Racers logo!
After we were done, we headed to Bea Bea’s for breakfast. At first, I was not too excited about it. When they first opened, Irving and I were less than impressed with the prices. It’s not cheap… and we were turned off by that.
But I have to say, the food was pretty amazing and definitely worth it.
Everybody got something that looked amazing (there was a lot of sharing!)
I ordered the S’Mores Pancakes…. and it was just as amazing as it sounds!!!
Butermilk pancakes with marshmallows, chocolate chips (that melted!) and Graham Crackers!!!
I ate about half of this and brought the rest home.
Then we celebrated all the August Birthdays again! I absolutely could not fit even one bite of this crepe in my stomach, but it looked amazing!
Yesterday afternoon, the Scrapbook Creation Station was open again in my house! Sharon and Autumn came over for a few hours and we were scrapbooking machines!!!!
Pictures of the pages will come soon! It’s almost done!!
Last night was girlās night at the movies! Janet, Erika and I went to see āEat, Pray, Loveā and it was incredible. I havenāt read the book yet and really didnāt know what to expect. I heard it got bad reviews, but everyone was telling me that since I have been to Italy I āhave to go see itā. And I have to say, I was impressed.
I also really adored Julia Robertās hair. In every scene it was just beautiful. I was actually distracted by it at times. Sheās such a great actress, itās refreshing watching her.
I loved how it was really four mini movies in one. Each location she visited was itās own self-contained story with life lessons, comedy and really really good food. Read: lots of pasta. I think I drooled when I saw all of this! 
All those Italian scenes made my heart flutter. Some of them literally took my breath away and I realized how much I missed Italy.
I ā¤ Italy. 
[I promise to get some more Italy pictures on the blog soon āStay Tuned!!]
I think I need to see the movie again, or at least read the book, because there were so many amazing quotes in there that I wish I remembered. But I especially liked all the ones about ābalanceā and finding inner peace. Yaāll know how Iām always trying to find that balance (arenāt we all?) The quote that stuck out most in my mind was something along the lines of this: āFinding balance means loving yourself more than anyone else can.ā How true it isā¦
Trader Joes just started bringing Tater Tots into the store, so naturally we bought a bag. We werenāt quite sure what we were going to use them forā¦ until Irving brought home a bag of Harris Ranch Burgers!
Beef! 
We got some Cabot Cheese (our new love since we went to the factory!)
And cut up some Tomatoesā¦ 
Enterā¦the Burger Buffet! 
But the star of the show was the tater tots (seasoned with some cajun spice!!)
Love! 
Irving was out of town last week and at first, I was happy to have the house to myself (I only made the bed twice all week, shhh!) But by Friday, I couldnāt wait to see his smilinā face. I mean come on, who wouldnāt miss this guy: 
When I came home from work yesterday, he had just walked through the door. We immediately went out and ordered a pizza to take back. I think we were both too hungry for our own good and we ate the WHOLE pizza minus ONE slice. I think we both decided not to eat the last slice just to say we didnāt really eat a whole Xtra Large Pizza in one swoop. HAHA
But regardless, Iām happy to have him home. He even came armed with PRESENTS from Harris Ranch! Aside from the amazing burgers he brought home for dinner tonight, he brought me my FAVORITE parfait cup! 
Chocolate Cake, Vanilla Pudding, Strawberries, Chocolate Sauce, Whipped Cream and Walnuts. Mmmm! 
He even tied a bow around it so it looked even prettier (as if you need do anything to make chocolate and whipped cream look prettier, right?)
But thatās not ALLā¦check this out!
Itās a Candy Corn flavored Lolli-pop!!!! I LOVE CANDY CORN!!!! What a guy.
Missed you babe, welcome back!!!
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In other news, I wanted to share the amazing birthday card that my sister Laurie sent me this week!
But first the back storyā¦ when we were little, every winter, my family would have a āBeach Partyā in the living room. When it was super cold outside, weād crank up the heat, get into our bathing suits, lay on our beach towels and eat a picnic on the floor with paper plates. It was pretty epic.
Exhibit A: 
Exhibit B: 
Inner tubes and flip flops required.
So fast forward to this week, I almost died when I saw this card in the mail from my sister: 
BAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
Thanks Laurie, that was pretty hilarious!
Hi I'm Kelley! I'm a 30-something cancer survivor and a self-proclaimed world traveler. I am originally from Boston, but now call Los Angeles my home. Traveling is my passion, but I also love running marathons, watching soccer, eating cupcakes and planning future adventures with my Husband. In June 2012, I became a mom to a beautiful baby girl named Adele. Our lives are forever changed and we couldn't be more excited!
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