Clouds in California

     It's been a while since I blogged y'all, and I am terribly sorry to have tortured you with my abscence.  I am back now.  Relax.  So why the long stretch of time between posts? Simply put: Shit happens, and man did shit happen! It's been MONTHS and frankly, I am not proud that I have let so many little (and some very big) things allow me to back away from one of my greatest passions:writing.  
     For those of you who have followed my blog, you may know that I was living in Georgia and might be VERY surprised to know that I am now in Sunny Southern California!  That's right!  I hoped my happy arse into the mommy-mobile with 4 little ones.  And Drove.  All the way across the country. 40 hours. Crazy? Yes.  Fun? No. Did we make it? Well I'm sitting here near the beach writing this damn blog aren't I? YEP!
     Unfortunately, since I have been here, I have lost 2 beautiful women in my life; My aunt, and my grandmother.  It was hardly a month between the two of them, and I have yet to catch my breath.  I sometimes don't know or understand why God does what he does.  I just know that he KNOWS exactly what he's doing. More than anything, I don't understand why he takes the really, super, awesome people home to hang out with him, and leaves all the douche bags not-so-awesome folks here with us! Nonetheless, he has a plan and a purpose, and whatever it is, it brought me here. So, I'm back, and I have soooooo much to share! Stay tuned, and while you are biting your nails and pacing the floors waiting for my next post, take a minute to hug the people around you.  Give them their flowers while are still here to smell them.  Till tomorrow...

Flipped-out (California's worst fashion faux-pas)

So I suppose this is more of a rant than an actual post, with a little touch of my incredible wit and dazzling sarcasm. I kid.  I just want to talk about something that most women find interesting: Shoes!!       While most of us are completely aware that every set of gams looks better in a pair of sky high Louboutins, we Southern California beach city girls often fall victim to what could arguably be called the worlds worst fashion faux-pas: flip flops. Sigh. Yes they are comfortable. Yes they are easy. Yes they come in pretty colors and even leather, but simply put, they are hideous. Think about it. How many times are you standing behind someone in the supermarket looking down at their dirty flip flops and cracked heels, thinking, "classy"? I'll bet never. I must admit, I too have fallen for a pair of terribly worn brown leather Reefs that literally reek of beach city charmlessness. I bought them on eBay months before I came back to California and I have worn those puppies into an even uglier mess ever since,

but this morning, I had an epiphany. As I walked towards the sand on my early morning (4 a.m) jog, even in the dark, I realized how horrid these flip-flops were. I mean, c'mon flat, brown, stained leather, un-washable man sandals + size 11 feet? No. In every way. Today was the last day. I promise. I'm getting a pedi and a pair of  something that do my giant feet justice. If you see me wearing anything so horrible again, be sure to remind me of this post. I'll do the same. Farewell flips.