Wow September! Here ya are on on the hottest week of the year yet!
We started off September with a little pool time! Libby, Cori and Tom came over for a swim in our community pool followed by brats at our place! It was a lovely afternoon!
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Besties
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One day I was itching for a photo play day - and although we didn't explore the whole park because it was too damn hot, Noel and I did have a lovely morning checking out Oso Creek Park! I've never been and I want to go back because apparently there's a lot more to it!
You can see the full set of pictures on my Photo Blog HERE
Since we hit record highs for a friggin week at the beginning of September we didn't do much but try to stay cool!
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This was at like 9 in the morning and it was 90 out. I wasn't out there very long
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Pat and I love to have mimosas in the morning, or wine in the afternoon on our porch. Well - since you basically caught on fire if you walked outside -we improvised.
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One warm Saturday evening we were invited to Bella's Quinceanera. Keith is a good friend of Keith's and Bella is his daughter. The whole idea of these is a trip to me, and I don't really get it - but Bella looked beautiful and I got to meet some cool peeps.
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Princess Bella!
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Trying to figure out the photo thing....
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Had a lovely breakfast with Carol and Michele one morning. Chuck was there too but not in the picture.
Seems Pat only made one new dish this month, but it has been super friggin hot and we had quite a busy month it seems but this was yum!
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Linguini with Clams
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Weekly Bowling League
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Bowled a 174 that night!
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One of the guys in the league always brings his lil service dog - Riley
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I decided to say fuck work and reality and spend the day with mom down in San Clemente. I didn't get down there last year, and I've been having a lot of "Do the thing/eat the cake/life is short" feelings so off I went. And it was a perfectly wonderful day!
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Walking along the beach with Ma
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Got my usual oysters at Fisherman's Wharf, but sadly that will probably be the last time. They've gone so downhill in food, it's a real bummer
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Well hai!
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Can I just live here?
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Sunsets are my favorite
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One not so great thing about this month is the workers have moved on to our condo. There's a massive construction project going on and they're probably going to be on us for like a month or more. It's so loud and so odd. I only work from home 2 days a week, but Pat's there all week. Not fun.
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I'm now shutting the shutters....
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Please don't fall
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Well hi
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Maria and I can't make Jen's 40th birthday bash, so we took her out for a day in Temecula! Happy Birthday Jen!
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I made her a "Build a Bear" like with the heart ceremony and all. She's literally the only person I would do this for - she loved it :)
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Mimosa Flight
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Jen's pancakes
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My very pretty avocado toast with poached eggs
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Happy Birthday!
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Bolero gave her a lovely little surprise!
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Charlie is a good hubs!
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My man didn't make it, so I was a 5th wheel for the day
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This is the last time you'll see this dress. It's officially too old and has holes in it...
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| After breakfast at Bolero and wine tasting through Europa Village, we picked up a bottle of wine and had cheese and wine at a nearby park (Next time we'll hide the wine...) |
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One Wednesday night Amber and I went to Musco Center at Chapman and saw Roxane Gay! It's part of our Engaging the World Series at Chapman. It was super cool to listen to her speak. The line was way too long to get books signed, but so glad we went.
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Hi Roxane!
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Then a few days after that Pat, Dad, Lori and I went and saw Preservation Hall Jazz Band at the same theater! They were friggin amazing!! I had seen them before at a music festival but this was Dad/Pat's 1st time and they loved them! So happy to introduce one of my faves!
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Tearin it up!
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Trombone Shorty's Cousin
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Then of course there's always random pictures of the babies.
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Fighting for Mama's attention
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A peek of our Halloween Costume
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This is when they get a long best
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He's such a snuggler
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So another month gone. My favorite time of year is coming up, so hopefully going to get some fun Halloweeney Stuff in! Sadly probably no decorating this year though due to the construction, but I'm certainly going to try to get some Halloween Fun in! Thank you September! Now onto October!
