Too Much Technology!

Between Facebook, my friends at HoP and day-to-day emails I seem to have let the blog be ignored. Oh yea, and I'm sure it has nothing to do with not 1 but 2 girls' weekends in the month of August!. Yes, I'm spoiled and I know it, so there!
Look how much fun we had!The birthday girl, Amy is on the far right! How in the hell can she be 40? I swear it was not that long ago that my mom, dad and I were jumping up and down in the kitchen of our house in Lancaster with the news that there was a new little girl in our family! I know that Cara knows exactly what I'm talking about. She's sitting next to me on the left. Oh and she's the "Cara" in Amy Cara! After all, in addition to Cara trying to figure out how Amy got to be 40, she's also trying to figure out how Kim got there. Me too! Hey Kimmy, you are the first baby I ever changed diapers for, thanks to your mom! No 40+ years have not ticked off. Cara and I are living in a time warp. Enough on that topic!

Now what do girls do in Napa to celebrate a birthday?
HELLO! Can you say RELAX?? Now this is how I like spending a Saturday morning. Cranberry/Ginger infused water, cucumbers on the eyeballs and fresh from a pedicure in a zero gravity chair.
The beautiful results! Mine are the purple ones, and, Laura, Lisa knew immediately that I had picked out this color. She thought it was pretty bold for me! I love all our toes!
And then of course, what trip would be complete without some great food!
We were not disappointed. Between the dinner at the Culinary Institute of America, lunch at Michael Chiarello's Napa Style as well as some great snacks along the way we were well fed! This was from brunch on Sunday at the Westin.

Just two weeks later it was time for Susie's annual tribute to strong women retreat at her lovely mountain cabin in Aspendell. This year we only had four participants.
Small group but wonderful company. Love these women. Peg, Sue Sharon and I kicked back and enjoyed the wonderful weather and ambiance of the Sierras. And what trip to Aspendell is complete without a stop at "Lemon Drop Lane"?

We spent a good deal of time reading, relaxing and enjoying each others' company. On Friday the weather was mild enough that we were able to hike to Lake Sabrina.
All in all two wonderful weekends with some really great women. Love you all!