my sweeite pies...

the loves of my life!

here comes the sun...

sorry.

sorry.

sorry.

i SUCK at blogging.

i really don't know what i was thinking...

2 jobs,

3 kids,

dinners to make,

laundry to do,

trying to get in shape before summer...

and now BLOG!

yeaah...right...

well the sun is coming

{it's like our "winter" time for normal states}

we stay inside a lot

"hibernate"

if you will...

so for these past couple months i have been outside a lot with my kiddos.

enjoying the weather while it lasts...

keeping my doors and windows open and letting the nice breeze

blow through the house,

laying on the soft fluffy grass,

listening to the birds chirp...

while my kids frolic in the sprinklers...

because before you can say:

"nose bleed"

{the dry/heat combo has that effect on some)

or

"it's so hot you can boil an egg on the ground"

{its been done}

or

"hot pipes"

{the pipes in the ground get so hot, that even if you try to take

a cool shower...you get a warm one...yuck}

or

"scorpions" or "black widows"

{two creatures that love the heat...awesome...}

yes, yes

before you can say allll of that

summer will be here,

no more open doors or windows,

the blinds go down,

the electricity bill goes up, up and up!

the grass turns into sharp razor blades,

the birds stop chirping,

the kids go stir crazy,

and we all get really white

{you DON'T lay out in the summer here}

so maybe i will blog more then ;}

ENJOY THE WEATHER!!

xoxo

*buffalo gal*

round 3...

{click here to see more of capitola}

so today's run i went solo.

i have to admit i was a little nervous.

i had no one to keep me going,

or let down....

and now that i know i can run 2 miles, there is no giving up...

so i scarfed down 3 salt water taffy's

{ok....4!}

put on my running clothes,

and off i went.

i put songs in my shuffle that will keep me motivated,

for example,

"big and chunky"

and i don't know if my shuffle is jacked up or if it's the "universes" way of

pushing me along??

but "big and chunky" played 3 times....!

{what's up with that...universe?}

anyways.

it must have worked cause i ran 2.5 miles!!

alone,

non stop,

with cramps,

{probably those damn taffy's}

and i had to pee as soon as i started!

{maybe that's why i didn't stop...}

what also keeps me going,

is our yearly beach house, summer trip to capitola.

we have been going now for 15 years

and the last 6 i have been pregnant

or just had a baby.

so this year i will be laying out on the beach.

so when i start to feel like i want to give up, i repeat in my head,

"capitola, capitola, capitola"

{that seems to help also ;}

xoxo

*buffalo gal*

"super woman runner" {wink wink}...

{she looks just like janet jackson...}

for those of you that know me, i am not really a

"runner"

maybe it's because,

running after my kids {about 5 houses down} makes me winded...

or maybe it's because,

when i do try to "run",

the feeling of throwing up, and being stabbed in my side,

are sooo overwhelming

that i have to stop about 3 minutes into it...

or maybe it's because,

my friends are so shocked at my beet red face,

that they actually, really think i have a horrible sunburn...

{gasps and all ;}

or maybe it's because,

my brother-in-law,

actually laughs out loud when he sees me run,

and pleads with me to tell him my rout so he can take pictures.

{to get a good laugh later}

ya ya ya.

i am not athletic,

coordinated,

or

graceful.

with that said.

i went running for the "real" first time,

last week.

yes i had the stabbing cramp,

yes i felt like throwing up,

{but tried sooo hard not to in front of my cute, marathon running friend,

who hadn't even broke a sweat yet, and kept asking me in her calm, un tired,

voice, "are you doing ok?"}

and when i finally finished!

{just short of a mile...}

i wanted to DIE!

{annnnd my neighbor gasped and asked "oh my gosh sweetie, did you get burned??!!"}

nope.

just lisa.

the out of shape weak sac, with the beet red face!

and the next day,

i felt like and 80 year old woman...

{the whole day...and the next day...}

BUT

yesterday
i went again.

we started running...

{bypassing my "frisbee golf" playing neighbor's, who would have gotten a kick out of seeing

my uncoordinated, red faced self trying to run...}

and we ran

and ran

{no stabbing cramps}

and ran!

and i ran 2 miles!!

{i know...you were expecting me to say like, "5" or something...}

and today i only felt like a 50 year old woman...

not bad.

soon i will be a

"super woman running fool"

well...

maybe.

xoxo

*buffalo gal*

organic momma...

i love cute packaging

and i love organic, cute, packaging.

and with all of my thrift store shopping,

i am always carrying around hand wipes in my purse

to swipe down the shopping cart

bribe toys

bathroom door knob

sink faucet

my kids hands

my hands

etc.

today i picked these up at tj-max for $3 per pk.

they are organic

they smell so good

and they are biodegradable!

they have tons more products

{check them out here}

xoxo

*buffalo gal*