The Life of a Working Mom in the O.C.
In conjunction with Blog Frog, I am shared my pregnancy story on the Million Moms Challenge site today. We were asked to share our good and/or bad stories of our pregnancies.
Of course, being pregnant and having a baby is a joyous time in our lives, but when you are vomiting daily, it is not so joyous.
Hop on over to A Million Moms Challenge and read my story of:
A week of food and fun! Well, we are just into the Fall Season. Fall means icky weather, sweaters, and soup to me. It rained here a few days this week and my son was not happy. He threw a complete fit that they could not go out and play at recess because of the rain. But luckily, the sun came out at the end of the week. I’ve been working on some Halloween decorating in my house. I just need to re-arrange some more stuff. Angry Husband’s family was in town last weekend and we got to spend some time with them. They are traveling around the US with their Chevy truck and 5th wheel. Seriously, RV’s are pretty sweet now.
Project 365 274/365: My very late dinner is In-N-Out tonight…
Project 365 275/365: Angry Kid is sporting a strawberry milkshake mustache.
Project 365 276/365: My Halloween bunting is done & hung up. I made 3 for the house. I outsourced the sewing to @ragstostitches. Thnx Alissa!
Project 365 277/365: Dear Child: Please go to sleep, mama wants to watch Sons of Anarchy #SOA
Project 365 278/365: Nothing better than soup on a rainy day. Loaded baked potato soup @CornerBakery.
Project 365 279/365: My current status: Panera, a large drink, and children’s fiction from Suzanne Collins.
Project 365 280/365: Even though my husband said my cookies seemed to be undercooked, they are disappearing.
As I stated last week, I’m going to try and follow my son’s first grade journal writing prompts. Seriously, I’m borrowing writing prompts from a first grader. Can you tell that my brain is fried, and I can’t think of anything to blog about?
Here is this week’s prompt:
It is the season of Fall. Write 3 changes you see in the Fall.
I am a native Californian. We don’t really have seasons here. We mostly have sun, rain, overcast, sun.. Lately, the weather has been pretty unpredictable around here. We had blazing sun one week, and this week it is raining.
1. Dramatic Drops in temperature
At the beginning of the week, my son was wearing shorts, and a short sleeve t-shirt to school. He played outside at the park with his friends. He went to soccer practice and sweat like crazy.
As of mid-day yesterday, the rain arrived in Orange County. I had to break out the pants, long sleeve shirts, and jackets. My son requested rainboots, which I tossed several months ago. He needs new boots that are his right size.
Of course, the temperatures are supposed to rise at the end of the week. Next Monday, it is supposed to be in the mid-70’s. I wish the weather would make up it’s mind.
2. Comfort Food Consumption
During the summer, I craved fruit, smoothies, and ice cream. I may have over-indulged in Slurpees from 7-11. I have a slight addiction.
With cooler weather, I want soup, stews, and chili. I want to bake.
I blame Pinterest for all of these wonderful recipe ideas. I want to try everything. Maybe, I will even knock the dust off my crock pot.
With all of the rain, I went to Corner Bakery for lunch today. I ordered Loaded Baked Potato Soup in a bread bowl. I posted a picture of my lunch on Instagram. I think I started a movement, because at least three people went out and got soup in a bread bowl, later in the day.
3. Fall Fashion
Fall clothing means one thing for me, PANTS. I love summer, shorts, and fun dresses. But I do not love shaving my legs every morning in the shower. Yep, I admit it, I’m lazy. Sometimes, it sucks being a girl. I’m excited to find some news pants, and/or jeans for the Fall and Winter Season.
Fall trends in California are based on accessories mostly. With Fall season here; coats, scarves, and boots will begin to show up. I’ve got some cute coats and scarves already. I’m a hot mess in boots. I’ve never really found boots that fit me well. It could be that I have tree stumps or turkey drumsticks for my legs. Seriously, I wish my legs looked cute in those tall leather boots, but they don’t.
While reading through some magazines at the doctor’s office recently, I saw that mustard hues are in right now. I have never been a huge fan of “mustard” until the past year or so. I love it now, but I’m always confused on how to match it with other colors.
I took a huge leap forward recently and got a mustard colored Lyric Camera Bag/Purse from Epiphanie. It was love at first sight. I already have a turquoise Belle Epiphanie bag, which I love. But Belle is a little big for everyday use. I found myself trying to shove my DSLR into my regular purse, which is a big no-no. I was able to fit my Nikon D700 with 50MM lens, my slave flash, my wallet, and miscellaneous other small items into my Lyric when I went to Disneyland last Friday night.
What changes do you see when it is Fall? What do you look forward to in the Fall?
Last Friday, we attended Mickey’s Halloween Party at Disneyland. Angry Kid went as a ninja and trick-or-treated around Disneyland. We did not arrive at Disneyland until right when the party started, which was 7pm. My photography was a bit limited as it was dark outside, and flash isn’t always the best. Luckily, they have the fabulous Halloween Screams Fireworks Show.
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On Friday night, we are able to attend the first night of Mickey’s Halloween Party at Disneyland. We love Disneyland, and especially during HalloweenTime. I just love all of the decorations that Disneyland puts out. I think they have perfected that not-so-scary Halloween decorations. Can you believe that this was our 4th year of attending Disneyland Halloween events with Angry Kid? Our first year attending Mickey’s Treat was in 2006, which was way before I started blogging here. I love the safe trick-or-treating environment that Disneyland provides.
Angry Kid was excited to do some Trick-or-Treating so we headed towards Frontierland. He was wearing his ninja costume. Of course, it was nighttime and very dark outside. Angry Kid is not fond of my bright flash in his eyes while taking pictures. Plus, while I was taking time to take pictures, he was missing out on some Halloween candy. He was a little irritated with me.
After getting a full bucket of candy, we headed towards The Haunted Mansion. During HalloweenTime and Christmas, The Haunted Mansion turns into The Haunted Mansion Holiday, and is decorated with a Tim’s Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas theme. My favorite part of The Haunted Mansion Holiday is the gingerbread house in the Mansion Ballroom, because it smells like gingerbread in the air. Yum!
After we left The Haunted Mansion Holiday, we headed through a few more trick-or-treat stations. Angry Husband’s friend was impressed with the healthy treats. Angry Kid was just busy being a candy hoarder, as usual. It is pretty funny, because the kid rarely eats any of his Halloween candy. We then headed towards Frontierland.
We knew that we were going to have a HUGE EVENT for Angry Kid at Disneyland. It had been a few months since we went to Disneyland. He ran up to his usual spot and measured himself. YES, today was the day. He was FINALLY tall enough to ride Indiana Jones. Seriously, EVERY TIME we go to Disneyland, he goes up to that pole and checks his height. He always walks away with disappointment. He was ecstatic. Angry Husband made sure that he was the driver when we got on the ride.
You know how they say that “time flies when you are having fun”? Well it does. We realized that it was almost time for the Halloween Screams Fireworks show, so we went to find a spot to watch the show. Halloween Screams is ONLY available to watch during the select Mickey’s Halloween Party dates. They do not put on this special Halloween-themed show every night. Seriously, it is amazing. We always look forward to the fireworks and all of the magic that occurs during the show.
While we were waiting for the fireworks to start, Angry Kid got to hang out with a friend, Gavin, the pirate, arghhhhh. Gavin the pirate is Kelly’s son.
Here is Sleeping Beauty’s Castle before Halloween Screams started. It looks so bright and cheerful.
Are you ready for the Halloween Screams Fireworks? Are you sure?
Sleeping Beauty’s Castle looks pretty rad, doesn’t it? Seriously, I’ve taken photos of these fireworks EVERY YEAR. They always look like CRAP. I’m not quite sure what happened here. I’m going to write out the settings for my camera because I’m sure that people will ask. Programmed Auto Mode, don’t be hating. I swear….it was a fluke. I edited all of them in Picnik. I didn’t do much editing, other than some cropping.
How I took the fireworks photographs:
White Balance: Flash
Exposure: Programmed Auto Mode (YES, I know, AUTO)
ISO: 2000
After the fireworks ended, Angry Husband grabbed my hand and yanked me through the crowds. He was on a mission. We headed over to Star Tours before the line got super long. I think we were like the only people in Southern California who haven’t been on Star Tours since it was remodeled and re-vamped. I am not a huge Star Wars fan like the rest of my family, but I was pretty impressed with all of the new additions to the ride.
It was a long day, and long evening for our entire family. We had all been at work or school during the day, and it was getting late. Angry Kid had a soccer game the next morning too. I was bummed the we did not get to go on Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy, which is way cool, but Angry Kid is a little scared of it still. I love that ride. I remember being so scared to ride it as a kid. I don’t think that I went on Space Mountain until I was an adult.
There are several other cool events also taking place during Mickey’s Halloween Party too:
Mickey’s Halloween Party, which is a separate ticket event, will take place in Disneyland Park on the following dates: October 3, 7, 11, 14, 18, 21, 25, 28, and 31. Tickets are available at Disneyland.com/halloween. The prices range from $49-$64 depending on the date, and when it is purchased.
Disclosure: We were provided tickets for Mickey’s Halloween Party by the Disneyland resort. All opinions and photographs in this post are mine. Please give credit to ME when using my photographs.
