Back in the USSR

shirt: Banana Republic, sweater: Fossil, jeans: bdg for Urban, shoes: Linea Paolo from Nordstrom

Blearg.  Back to the real world.  The daily grind.  Real life.  No phrase makes it better... I am back to work.  Oh well, without work how do we know what is vacation? (Oooh, existential!)  Anyways...

It actually wasn't that bad coming back.  No real fires to put out.  Everyone covered everything perfectly for me, so it felt like I could just slide back into the rhythm of things... You almost wish it wouldn't work so well without you though, ya know?  Like if it just CANNOT be done if you are gone it makes you indispensable (and yet, unable to take time off...hmmm...).  In some ways it's kind of nice to be back to real life.  At lunch I was able to memorize lines (or rather, realize that they are already mostly there--hooray!) which I conveniently managed to procrastinate while on vacation... Plus, I always enjoy making funny faces and mouthing bizarro things in Starbucks.  They think I'm crazypants and I LIKE IT!

I am totes debating going to yoga tonight.  I even gave myself a little incentive (phad thai from Mai Phim if I go), but I am STILL unmotivated... We will see how I feel after work, but... it's not looking good.  A relaxing night at home just sounds too appealing. Plus my back is killing me from that massage yesterday.  I am actually not sure if the massage made it better or worse... Oh well, I have a doctor's appt on Fri to get an extra 6 or so massages.  It would be nice though, to get back into working out.  Lazy vacations, like the one I just had, make motivation difficult.

Spa Day

tee: Bitten by SJP from Steve & Barry, pants: jolt from Nordstrom, sweatshirt: lululemon, booties: Chinese Laundry from DSW

Wow, to put it mildly: today was relaxing.  Seriously, relaxing.  Lindy, mama and I all had a spa day!  Full of facials, massages and mani/pedis.  LOOONG day of treating ourselves and it was nice to have one more "vacation" day before I head back to real life (BO-RING) tomorrow. The thing I really need to start working on is my lines... whoops!  Should have been working on those for a while, but vacation=do nothing, right?  Right???

Home Sweet Home

leggings: H&M, shirt: American Apparel for the ballet studio, shoes: Sperry Top-Siders from Nordstrom

Today was the loverly drive home from Walla Walla.  All 4.5 hours of it.  BUT we stopped by DQ on the drive home.  Blizzards--YES!  I heart my mama for suggesting it.  But now that I am home... boo that means my vacation is almost over...

At least tomorrow we have a 3-girls spa day.  Facials, massages and mani/pedis!  w00t!  Excited to have one more relaxing day with my fam before going back to the daily grind...

Vacation Creation

tee: Threadless, jeans: bdg from Urban Outfitters, vest: Macys, shoes: Sperry Top-Siders from Nordstom

Today, ah!  Second full day of vaca, lovin' it!  Again, we got a supes late start and it was great.  Went shopping downtown Walla Walla and hit up a few wineries on Main Street (yeah, that's the actual name of their main street downtown).  It only took like an hour or two to hit up the entirety of the downtown area.  It was fun times.  Low key.  Good.

And can I just complain for half a second about beds/pillows that are TOO soft.  I mean, I sleep on an effing futon.  I am used to and enjoy hard beds and the one I am sleeping in right now?  WAAAAY too soft.  I seriously am having trouble sleeping on it.  Between that and the fact that it is SOOOO ridic quiet?  I miss my hard-ass bed and loud-ass apartment.  But, what can I do?  Small town vacation=quiet nights...

Other than that though... totes lovin' vacation!

Wine Not?!

shoes: Sperry Top-Siders from Nordstrom, pants: jolt from Nordstrom, tank: matty m from Nordstom, scarf: gifted from India

Today was the first full day in Walla Walla wine country and it was super low-key.  Got up late, hang out, watched a movie, went wine tasting (OMG, so good!  I think I bought 7 bottles in only 3 wineries) and then went out to dinner.

It was amazing.  Good times.  Love vacation!

boots: Steve Madden, bolero: H&M

Road Warrior

leggings: H&M, tanks: Costco, sweater: Cardigan NYC, boots: Steve Madden

Getting ready to head East toward the wine tasting land of Walla Walla!  Dunno how many posts I will be able to get in while I am on vacation...so I had to make sure I got one more in before I headed out on the open road with the fam!

Rehearsal last night was so wonderful that I literally cannot wait until I get to see more of this show.  The scenes I'm not in, the thing as a whole... Gah!  It will totally be a great show.  Excitement!

Six whole days away from responsibility, here I come!

One-derful!

tank: Costco, sweater: BP for Nordstrom, jeans: bdg for Urban Outfitters, boots: 
Blowfish from DSW

Yeah, it's a bad pun, but it accurately describes my one day work week!  And how excited I am that I get to go on vacation with the mama and seestor!  Cannot wait to get a few days off to enjoy some time off (with some wine), family (with some wine) and all around relaxation (with wine--see a theme here?).  Happiness!

I feel like I should probably mention that Spin the Bottle on Fri was pretty effing amazing.  Watching Brendan Kiley get pie'd in the face was EPIC.  He was so awkward... LOVED IT!  Also, got to see some peeps I haven't for a while, mainly Carrie of Condo-ness.  Gah! I miss her!  But I think we're gonna go on the Annex retreat together, which would pretty much ROCK... just sayin'  Also, got to hang out with Dani & B, who I miss like crazy!  Never see people anymore... as I have fallen back into the routine of "I can't, I have rehearsal"... as per ususal.  And don't get me wrong, I LOVE IT, but it kinda feels like I never get to see people.  Although, since most of my friends tend to be fabulously talented theatre people, they totally understand and, in fact, have the SAME problem. How we ever see anyone is a mystery to me (oh yeah, it's at OTHER theatrical events...)!

Poor Carolyn really hurt herself during the final dress of R&J and her ab muscle was hurting her too badly to come out with me on Sun, so Jess and I wandered over to Mars Bar to find, oh yes, KARAOKE.  Which, apparently, they have every Sun night (and I knew that somewhere in the back of my brain, but since it was a holiday Mon, I didn't think about the fact that it was Sun...).  Poor Jess.  She was a good sport.  I won't drag you again, dahling, I promise.

Seriously, counting down...