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Happy 4th of July

Happy 4th of July!!!

Angry Kid and I are running this morning in the Surf City 5K and Kid’s Run in Huntington Beach.  I haven’t ran a race since 2009.  We went and got our race information yesterday, and Huntington Beach was already crowded.  In between cleaning and baking tonight, I laid out our outfits for today’s run.

I’m wearing a tank top from Target (fancy) and a Red Team Sparkle Skirt.  Angry Kid is wearing shorts and a tank top from Gymboree.

Surf City Run Attire
My Sunday night was spent baking and doing laundry. I baked another two dozen red/white/blue cupcakes, which I will frost tomorrow afternoon. And of course, some yummy Oreo Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies from Picky Palate.


And because it was a busy weekend, I thought I would share some more photos.

Serious ice cream face. Hard life here in Huntington Beach.Angry Kid yesterday afternoon in Huntington Beach.  He’s a badass with his ice cream.

Angry Kid shooting.
And while mommy is at work, Angry Husband took the kid out to the desert with his friends. Angry Husband’s friends gave the kid some proper training.

I hope everyone has a great holiday!!! Stay safe!!!

Some Patriotic Goodness

Red-White-and-Blue-Cupcake

Red, White, and Blue Cupcakes from Skip To My Lou.

Can you believe that it is almost July? This year has flown by so fast.  I just barely realized that Sunday is the 4th of July.  Due to a change in my work schedule, I’m off for the 4th, which was completely last minute.  I think we are going to have some kind of get together or party that day, plus our Homeowner’s Association always has a fantastic fireworks display. But now, I think the panic has set in. I’ve been trying to find some great ideas for our little celebration, and I thought I would share some of them with the lovely people who come to visit me here.  That is, if you haven’t forgotten about me, have you?

Tasty Treats

Red, White and Blue Cupcakes

Cindy adapted the rainbow cupcake recipe that I posted to make these wonderful cupcakes.  She is quite creative, and even added stars to the top.

Red, White and Blueberry Trifle

I found this delicious Martha Stewart dot com recipe on Delish.  It looks so easy to make, and tasty too.

Summer Salad

My friend Kelly posted this summer salad which includes fresh fruit, and cinnamon candied almonds.

Lemonade with Berry Ice Cubes

This non-alcoholic drinks screams summer. It sounds so refreshing.  I’m sure you could find some booze to add to it also, like rum or vodka.

Party Planning

Red, White, and Blue Centerpiece for the 4th of July

This is so simple.  A vase, rice, and food coloring.  I could even do this!

Festive Ice Cubes

All you need is a star shaped ice cube tray and some colored juice.

Balloon 4th of July Wreath

This is a time consuming project, so start NOW. But the end result is quite awesome.  You could use this for other Holidays also. Think of the possibilities.

4th of July Printables

I met Kim in Arizona, and I’m amazed at her creativity.  I want her to come out here and plan all of my parties.  She pays so much attention to detail.

I hope everyone is enjoying summer so far.  It has been quite gloomy and overcast here in Southern California.  We haven’t been able to get much pool time, as we would like to.  I hope everyone whom is traveling also has a safe trip!

What a Long Weekend

I was off work this past week for five days. It was a nice break from my hectic schedule. Angry Toddler has been in swim lessons for the past two weeks, so we’ve spent most of our free afternoons driving him there. On Friday, Angry Toddler and I went to the Discovery Science Center with my BFF, Stacey and her daughter, Stella. I will blog about that tomorrow.

On the 4th, I started my morning off with doing the Surf City 5K in Huntington Beach. I’ve done that run the past three years at least. It’s a fun run, not a race. I have declared it “not a race” because they don’t use timing chips and my time is never accurate. This year, it was off by at least six minutes (epic fail). The good thing about the race is the costumes that people dress up in. It gets very patriotic. I wore some blue shorts, and a red tank top. It was soo hot during the run. But I finished. I came home and took a nap after. Angry Husband wasn’t too happy with my nap, but I was.

In the early afternoon, we went to my BFF’s parent’s house. They have a pool, plus Angry Toddler’s BFF, Stella would be there. The days of getting totally wasted on the 4th are gone. Now I all I want to do is look for events that will entertain Angry Toddler.

I got my entertainment very early that afternoon. My BFF’s 50 year old aunt decided to a wear a thong bikini at the small family BBQ and pool party? Ummm, small children were present. We did not want to see that. She paraded around like nothing was going on. I made Stacey take a picture with her iPhone. I had to capture the moment. I TwitPic’ed it yesterday..you can find it somewhere on my Twitter account. I don’t want to post it directly to the blog, so that everyone can find it. She left the party later that evening, but before that, she put some mesh pants over the thong. How nice of her.

Anyway, we had a good afternoon. Angry Toddler was able to show off what he learned at swim lessons. He’s an expert at going under water. The kid who doesn’t want his hair washed, will happily dive under, go figure.

Stacey’s parents have a turtle pond, which Angry Toddler loves. Me not soo much..turtles kind of creep me out…plus they have a small swing set.

After leaving Stacey’s parent’s house, we headed to another party. My parent’s friends were having a party at their house. We had to do a drive by and hang for at least an hour..Angry Husband and I were sooo tired.. We eventually left and made it home for our HOA’s fireworks show.

I didn’t take any fireworks pictures, because last year Angry Husband told me that my pictures sucked. I didn’t even bother bringing a camera this year.