More Catch Up

It's Sunday and we're trying to be productive today. I've done 2 loads of laundry today already and cleaned up the kitchen a bit. We bought a juicer on Friday so I'm super excited because now I can make freshly squeezed grapefruit juice. There's nothing like a glass after work. We also got a mini chopping machine so that I don't have to chop up all the tomatoes and onions when making bruschetta.

Dinner was super yummy at my mom's last night. I think I had 2 bowls of rice and 2 bowls of soup. My sister gave me her rice cooker so I don't have to buy a new one. Now I just have to go to the Japanese market or Korean market to pick up a few things to go with my rice. I have to be better about eating right and exercising. Half of the year has already gone by and I need to really push myself to be better.

Over Memorial Day weekend, Mark and I went to Santa Barbara. I love it there. It's far enough where you feel like you're truly away but close enough to drive to. We stayed at the Inn of the Spanish Garden and one night at Santa Ynez Inn. I love the Inn of the Spanish Garden. I will absolutely not stay anywhere else while I'm in Santa Barbara. If you ever stay there, you have to try their double chocolate chip cookies. They are SO GOOD. The reason we stayed 1 night at Santa Ynez Inn is because we decided to stay one more night in Santa Barbara last minute and I thought we might as well be close to the wineries. Mark liked the place but I was ok with it. It had an old Victorian feel to it and I was a little bit disappointed with the room. It was still nice overall to just get away from work.....I feel like we spent some really good quality time together. It's rare to have that kind of time together so it felt nice.

Here's a few pictures of Sasha from last week. It really shows some of her few favorite expressions. She got to spend most of the weekend with her parents so I think she's pretty happy. She's currently lying next to me under the table hanging out. So cute. We're going to head to bed now.