Rewind and Fast Forward.....

I have been a lazy terrible blogger!!! I am going to update you quickly on our spring/summer:
We all ended school on a great note!...Boys got super reviews/grades from their teachers.  Alic has a lot to work on yet for preschool review, and getting ready for kindergarten!  Eric is officially ready for 4th grade.  I graduated off the class of 2011 gracefully (another group of great kids I will miss!), and ended the year fairly stress free.  We are currently on summer "vacation."  Eric is in summer
rec in the mornings, where he participates in mixed activities, golf, and flag football.  He is also still doing piano lessons every other week, and just started swimming lessons. He is in baseball also,
playing first base, and has logged 3 homerus this season so far.  He is a busy bee!!!!!!
Alic began the summer at the daycare, and is now excited to be home with mom.  He is anxious for next summer so he can finally do stuff too!  He just started swimming lessons, and he learned
how to ride his bike without training wheels on Monday.  He really thinks he is a big shot now!!!!!!!

I started the summer going to my first Nascar race with Kelly..super fun!  AND HOT!!!!  We picked up his boys on the way home and I had them for 3 weeks...bible school, movies, boating, and fun!!
I miss them already, but they will be back the end of July to head to Okoboji for a week.  I worked through the middle of June.  Finally nice to not feel so stressed and like I am finally caught up
a little.  I've been hanging out with the boys, running Eric around, going to bb games, and golfing league on Thursday nights.  I am enjoying my summer immensely.  The boys and I have done a lot
and are glad it's finally warm.  No vacations this summer..but that's ok!
Kelly finally sold his house and is busy truckin' like a fool, as always.   When he can, he gets in some golf and just enjoys relaxing and hanging out on the weekends with me! :)
Hope you are all great...I'll try and be better about updating!!!!!!

Finally...new post!!!

Well this weekend took us to sunny (YEA RIGHT!!) San Francisco!!  I had a national principal's conference there from Friday to Sunday, so Kelly and I jet-setted out there Thurs to take it all in.  It was a fun trip and fun to really get away...even though since the start of the new year, we have been going, going, gone! 

When we got there Thursday afternoon, we found ourselves at on of the oldest, grandest hotels in the city, in the center of Union Square, a swanky, spendy shopping district in  downtown...a mile from the coast.  We went across the street to the Cheesecake Factory for supper...yummy!!! (& filling! ugghhh)

Friday morning found us up and at 'em early to head to the conference just a few blocks from our hotel.  We went to a few sessions (yes, Kelly too hehe) and headed out after noon.  We had reservations to head to Alcatraz at 2pm.  We changed, caught a cab to Pier 33 and were off.  HOW AWESOME!  I'm not a huge history fan...but LOVED this tour. The ride over on the boat was nothing less than freezing, but worth it. We did the walking audio tour which took us about 2 hours.  Very interesting and just crazy what took place in there.  We headed back across to the Pier and check the rest of the sites out.  We walked down to an old submarine you could tour..again, crazy cool.  We stopped by Joe's Crab Shack for happy hour, then went back to Pier 39 and ate at a fun little place there.  Back to the hotel by 8:30 and out at 9...Iowa time did not equal California time so much!

Saturday found us at a yummy breakfast place a block from our hotel, then off to the conference again for a while...not before walking through a 5 story mall for a bit...WOW.  After the conference we walked back, hit some stores then headed out for fun again.  We went to the ultra sleek Clock Bar at our hotel for bit, then to a place called the Burger Bar for some appetizers.  We then went to the Gold Dust lounge...again, an old staple of San Fran, then off to Morton's Steakhouse for the best steak we've ever had! mmmmm!

Sunday found us packing up ready for home.  Easy flights and picking up the boys that night made for a good day and great trip.  Was so glad to spend the time with Kelly and get some new insight and good info for my job...which I love so much!!!