A Day In the Life of Al and al

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My Favorite Mother’s Day Gift

With Mother's Day coming up, I wanted to share my favorite gifts and memories.  As a single mom, I don't have someone planning anything "special" for me per se, which I'm totally fine with. If there's something I want to do, I'll plan it myself or with Alexa.  It's all good. Honestly, I don't ... VIEW POST

Easter Through the Years (2012-2016)

Happy Easter! Since this is the first holiday on the blog, I thought it would be appropriate to take a stroll down memory lane and take a tour of how we celebrated Easter through the years 2012-2016, basically the second half of your life. Easter 2016 (10 years old) We attended Easter Sunday ... VIEW POST

Alexa has her Personal Best Gymnastics Meet Ever

Alexa had her all time personal best meet on Saturday, March 11, 2017 at the Flower Power Invitational hosted by Technique Gymnastics in Rancho Cordova. I was soo proud of her. I think I get more excited than she does. All gymnastics moms know (probably other sports too, but I'm a gymnastics mom ... VIEW POST

How to Create the Perfect Gymnastics Competition Hair Bun

After 5 years of gymnastics competitions, we have perfected how to create the perfect gymnastics competition hair bun. We're able to create it quickly and easily and without any exposed ugly pins which is my ultimate pet peeve. I mean, how distracting! And, you don't have to do crazy things like ... VIEW POST

Spring Break 2017: Tour and Review of the Carlyle Inn in Los Angeles

My daughter was on Winter Break last week which worked out great since Modernism Week in Palm Springs was kicking off at the same time. It's a good 8 hour drive to the desert so to break up the lengthy car ride, we decided to spend one night in Los Angeles. Since it was a last minute decision, I ... VIEW POST