The camera was supposed to be the centerpiece.. but it had to share the spotlight today.
Read all about the NoH8 Campaign here
Read about Cindy McCain supporting the cause here
We are proud to have participated as a family today... teaching our children the valuable lesson of love, tolerance and standing up for your beliefs.
I'll post the official pictures when we get them!
Last year we were invited to an overnight event down closer to home. Normally when we want to escape, we drive the kids to LA and go from there, but circumstances as they were, that was not possible. So we broached the subject with one of our babysitters about an overnight. Very surprisingly, she charged a flat fee that was just about $20 more than a really good afternoon-late night date, but with the bonus of a few hours in the morning with no getting apple juice, changing a diaper or breaking up a fight. So yea, we've now jumped on this a few times.
Like most parents, I love my kids more than I can even try to express in words, but Jason and I also truly love a night away... re-connect, re-charge, think about ourselves for 24 whole hours. For us, and our relationship, the baby sitting fee and cost of the hotel is worth it 1000x over. And, in a fuzzy math kinda way, I can justify the costs every which way - from it's less than a divorce and WAY less than a DUI or even a cab ride back from downtown San Diego.
Or in this case, Coronado...
It had been a long few months, and we needed a bit of what the Brit's call a "mini-break". I think it's interesting that over there getting away for a night or weekend is common place, while here it's an extravagance. So with the babysitter booked, Jason and I looked at our options. Closeish. Nice. Relaxing. Since I always say the biggest downfall of living in San Diego is not getting to vacation IN San Diego - we decided on Coronado.
Most of you are familiar with The Hotel Del Coronado. It's been a long-time dream of mine to stay there, but the problem with San Diego is that we never have an "off season" at the beach, so there is never a deal to be found. Not to mention it's supposed to be haunted, so I'm not sure I want to spend $350 to not sleep all night because I'm worried Ms. Kate will want to party. Further down the Silver Strand is the Lowes Coronado Bay Resort, with no beach but a marina, the fantasy boat owners in us won out this time.
We check in and hit the marina to rent a little motor boat. Yes, its the middle of winter, but it was actually a beautiful day to be on the bay.
unless, of course, you are the owner of this little catamaran.. then, welll.. you were just awaiting for high-tide.
The day and night away were short-lived, and today it's back to reality and while we were in flip-flops on Saturday, today we are singing in the rain...
#DS64
I think I may be moving into a darker, odder art phase of life. As we age, Jason and I are getting more and more cynical and I've found myself attracted to prints and graphic designs that I use to worry would pop out of the frame and eat me in the middle of the night.
Because you know, that does happen.
But these. There is something about the work of Berkley Illustration that just calls to me.
Berkley Illustration's Etsy Shop can be found here
Please note, just looking at the images doesn't do them justice. You need to visit the site and read the description of each of these. They give them so much more personality. Let's look at Mr. Orca's description:
TELL me you don't want him on your wall saying "Pip Pip! Toot Toot!" to you every morning?!
While people around the internet are choosing to be Team Conan or Team Leno this week, one image has popped up a few times. Being very much "Team Coco", I loved this image. Which, of course, lead me to the artist, Mike Mitchell, and to check out what else he does.
And what he does is creepy magical!
Growing up I remember odd art and images on friend's parents walls. Pictures or art that as a child you don't really understand or begin to appreciate. Even today I love walking into people's bathrooms or hallways and finding prints and items that are different. So many houses tend to be overly "done" - decorated within an inch of their lives with the SAME prints and knick-knacks found in model homes around the country. To me, having interesting and odd art and pieces is what people will remember.
While I don't plan on decorating my entire house with scary ice cream cones eating themselves, I can say that I've grown to a point creatively where I would love to incorporate more odd and different objects d'art around my house.
Do you have odd pieces that call to you? How do you use them to fit into you decor?
