Love is in the Air

Happy St. Valentine's day!

I must say, Valentine's Day has always been a Holiday we celebrated, but in a low-key kind of way. I am a believer that picking one specific day to show some lovin' is pretty disconnecting. We, at the Isla Casa, try our best to make it Valentine's everyday. So normally on THIS day, we incorporate creating some gifts for teachers and friends and then maybe out to dinner. Simple enough.

Oh, I do enjoy enjoy seeing the crafts that other moms/parents come up with for their kid's exchange. Aren't these so cute? Toddler parents always hook it up...


I should know ;o)

It's no secret that being at the hotel has really put a damper on a lot of our normal routines, especially if you slap in a Holiday. But I did my best and managed to score some "in demand" Spongebob and Transformers V-Day cards as well as a couple of gifts in my running around. Teage had a good time stuffing his candy/gift bags. And YES, the ladies do love you...


The movers were also slated to come the day after V-Day (today) so we had much organizing to do on the actual Holiday. Soooo you can only imagine the look on my face when George whisked me away to the jewelry store and laid this one on me...

"Pick out your ring babe..."

(Choke)

"Huh?"

I about fainted right there. He had been mentioning it to me the last 2-3 years that I was in need of an upgrade to my original bridal set. As most my peeps know...I am not the girl that likes to be dripping in bling (too much can be tacky, ya know?). I am also not a fan of gold. And besides, I am that stubborn wife who says, "There's so much I could do with that kind of moolah...it's not necessary" (insert the 2-3 years). But...WTF?! I mean ok...who cares if it was our tax refund dollars hard at work. He gave me open reign and there I was...in bauble heaven!! Happy V-DAY to MAMA!!!


Doesn't just make you s-iiiii-ng? I am still in shock...

The icing was when he told me, "You're my wife and I love you. It's been 16 years of you and me. You deserve something beautiful." *tear, sniff* Eff Cupid...Love me some hubby action :o)

I don't think my gift of a spa massage with some truck accessories really measured up. It seemed so lame and definitely paled in comparison...even though he assured me he loved it. The kids received some chocolate, a couple games, some spy gear, and beauty supplies for the girlie. What a fabulous "pick me up" after all that has happened recently.

Moral of this story is...even though love shouldn't be pigeonholed to one day, it's ok to up the ante every now and then. THIS is one Holiday I will never forget!

P.S. Hey, snow fairy. Can you take a chill pill and stop denying kids of their education. They REALLY want to get back to school...



Lovestruck,

Mortals are Vastly Approaching...

I am finally getting back on my blog schedule starting next week. Mortals, Without Words, and Foodies...Oh My!! As a warm-up, I wanted to reintegrate a mortal post this week (it has been on my mind to share this anyway).

When we were back in AZ, our first walk into Maria's house was one I will never forget. She had this display of photos spanned all across the opposite side of her kitchen cabinets. It featured photos of both Isla Families with our kids. It was breathtaking and definitely a conversation piece throughout our many visits to her house. I took several shots and then stitched them together to make a life-like panoramic view so you could get the full effect. THIS is just a sample of what I have been talking about when I tell everyone how proud she was of her children and grandchildren...

(click to see it closer)

Can I Have Your Autograph?

I have this upcoming post about our "drama" with the house (with pics), but I decided to save that for later. My life seems to be full of just sadness lately that I need a little quirky...a little smile...a little Di moment (don't you?). So here is my pointless, unthoughtful, silly banter, post.

Ever been told you look like someone famous? Or do you think you look like a celebrity? I love it when people say they look like someone and you just sit there and think "Uh, nice try...but you look nothing like Johnny Depp." Sometimes I can totally see a celebrity in someone's face right off the bat. A second cousin version perhaps.

Either way, I have always been told over the years that I have looked like two particular actresses. One is from my younger years and one as an adult. Now, don't assume I believe it. I'm one of those that has been told. I didn't look in the mirror one day and say..."I am so moonlighting as a celebrity drag queen with this face."

The first is Meredith Salenger. Never heard of her, have you? Alright, maybe she's not that famous! But she has a pretty decent resume in Hollywood. In fact, she starred in one of my favorite teen movies from back in the day. Ever see The Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon? Well, she was one of the young girls vying for Jimmy's attention. This was obviously from my younger years...so here's the comparison.

Me (and yep, that's my Saigie Baby)

and Meredith Salenger

It's a close call...she has much better lips than I do. But we both rocked the same hair and smile I guess. Ahh, the innocence. Moving on...


The next one is someone that when I was told...I said "Oh hell no!" People insisted that we have the same smile and...you guessed it, hair. I don't really see it. I think they have me confused with having the same comedic wit (which I'll take in a heartbeat). But when I stumbled on this pic...I thought, "Ok, it's possible". This is my daily look after all...


I'm no Sandra Bullock, but I play her in real life :o)

Which celebrity do people say you look like? Or, which one do you think you look like? I promise I will give you my honest assessment. It's all in good fun!


P.S. A friend of mine just recently emailed me and told me that Saige looks like Pauly D from Jersey Shore in the face....hmmmmm! I told her and she said "Yeah I could be his sister", like she had heard it before. Strange. She is much more ladylike and glamorous than Pauly D...even with the diva hair he tries to rock. LOL!


Until we meet again....

Riding the Tush Train

After entering the i heart faces challenge (see post below), I realized how fun photos from the rear actually are. So, I am making a post dedicated to just that! Posterior shots are not only fun, but you can't really go wrong. No eyes closed, no goofy faces that your kid makes when the other two are perfect. Here are some of my favorites from years past (I totally had fun editing these)....hope you find them just as fun and hilarious as I did. (I am SO going to start shooting people's fannies from now on...so watch out!!) Here comes tons of good, quality rump...

Disclaimer: If I have ever shot your tush before, you are probably on here...sorry :o)...I reserve the rights to my own photos!! MUHAHAHA!! (I know some of you are like "Oh crap!" It's best you just scroll down and see if your arse is on here and hope I did it justice...LOL)

Family bottoms


German "junks"...


Showin' off the moneymaker

Ewwww


Japanese Butts


Beach Bums

thx tara

Baby booties


Karaoke behinds


Sport and recreation backends



Contemplating from the rear


Running your butt off


Friendly fannies


Uniformed & working derrieres


Your butt's been busted


Animal hind-ends


Goofy bootys

thx saige

P.S. Don't you find it awesome how I can use a different synonym for the word tush in every instance throughout both posts? We Americans love the rear end, don't we...?