Adios Blog Amigos

Nate and I are making our way to Costa Rica.  We’re pumped to spend some time in the sun, do a little zip lining, pet monkeys/get rabies and live the pura vida for a week.  Most importantly, we will be enjoying 10 whole days away from work.

The resort we are staying at has no cell coverage and slow internet (only in the lobby).  We’re both actually looking forward to an entire week of being unplugged.  Okay, I’m sure I’ll go through withdraws initially but I will eventually enjoy it.  At least that’s what I keep telling myself.

I always get pre-vacation jitters. What am I forgetting to pack?  What if I get sick?  What if the plane crashes?  What am I forgetting to pack?  I hope I don’t barf on the plane.  I’m going to miss my bed.  Let’s just stay home. 

I’m not neurotic.  Why do you ask?

We are also going to miss this little dude something fierce.

He’s vacationing with his grandparents.  Which is basically like Costa Rica for dogs.  I mean unlimited dog treats is pretty much the same unlimited drinks, right?

I have some lady ladies holding down the blog fort next week.   They will be sharing some of their favorite décor and the their dogs.  Clever, aren’t I?  I hope you enjoy their posts and I’ll blog you all in a week!

Tell me all about your favorite vacation.  I have lots of travel time to read comments today! 

Walking With Ike

Now that tax season is over, we’re back to walking an hour every night.  Ike is loving it.

Walking with Ike is interesting.  We have met lots of people in town because of his fuzzy face.

Kids love Ike.  A little girl that just moved into the neighborhood came running out of her house to give Ike a giant dog treat.  He, of course, now loves this little girl.  Kids always want to pet him.  I don’t think I accurately portray Ike on this blog.  The dog is nuts.  We are cautious with him and kids only because he gets so excited.

What else do we hear while walking Ike?

“Well, helloooo.” ~random old ladies last night.  (He’s a total ladies man.)

“I like your puppy.” or “Hi, pretty puppy.” ~small children  (These melt my heart.)

“What kind of dog is that?”

“He’s so pretty/happy/beautiful/fuzzy.”

He also prances after compliments.  He’s a special dog.

Our town is full of little parks that lead into one another.  It’s quaint.  And quiet.  And perfect for walking.  I love small town Iowa.

Ike loves small town Iowa too. 

Any fellow walkers out there?  Does your dog behave on walks? Ike is surprisingly awesome on walks.  Can you enjoy a nice introverted walk or does your dog force you to be social?

Little Travel Totes

What did I learn this week-end?  I learned that my sewing machine likes to see me cry.  That’s what I learned.

I did eventually manage to sew myself some darling little travel cases.

Aren’t they cute?  I sewed them using a pattern from Say Yes to Hoboken.  I had some issues following the instructions but I also have this amazing skill of making every sewing pattern 20 times harder than it needs to be. The fabric is really cute though.  I have had the Amy Butler fabrics since forever.  They make me happy.

I always like to see what products people use.  I’m that girl that will search through your medicine cabinet.  Yep, that’s me.  So now I will take my turn at sharing.

First is the baby tote.  This one will be placed in my purse.  It will hold my precious Stila lip gloss. I thought I lost the strawberry one this week. I almost cried. And then I found it. And then I cried happy tears. I also have some Burt’s Bees chap stick sans wrapper, a Tide pen, and a bottle of mixed medicines in an Ibuprofen bottle.  I’m a pharmacist. I know what they all look like.  Plus the Tums coat the Ibuprofen and make it easier on your stomach.  Trust me. I’m a doctor.

The medium size bag is for the ol’ make-up.  I’m a big bare Minerals fan.  It’s the only make-up I can wear without my face freaking out.  I use only the fanciest eye shadows.  I also love my Organic wear mascara.

The largest bag will hold all of my odds and ends stuff. As you can tell, I’m pretty high maintenance.  The face gets some CeraVe lotion, Monistat Chaffing Relief Powder Gel, Bare Minerals face sunscreen, and some Avalon C anti-old lady eyes.  The boy hair is currently digging Paul Mitchell Super Skinny Serum.  The Vaseline is to help prevent my inch long mole removal incision from scarring.  I’ve been applying it about 6 times a day.  The dermatologist asked what I was doing because they hadn’t seen an incision look as good as mine.  Pharmacist for the win.  (P.S. Wear sunscreen!) Of course there is deodorant and lip balm.

That’s it.  My life in three bags.  Now I just need to figure out what else I need to pack for Costa Rica.

What’s one product you can’t live without?  Ooo, I need beach read recommendations.  I would prefer funny/romance/light reads.  I don’t like to tax the brain on vacation. Or make it sad.