vegas with my sissy

*drumroll*

and now the moment you`ve all been waiting for

2 months after the fact

my recap on my vegas getaway!!

i have to say it was pretty hilarious the

way it all went down. i literally called my sister one

random afternoon and asked her if she would book

a trip to vegas with me that very day.

and she did.

to say we had an amazing time would be

quite the understatement. i mean, we only

had ourselves to take care of and even

at that, ourselves needed no taking care of.

we`d get up early, visit the pool for

a sun tan and a mid morning pina colada

(no rules in vegas right?)

stroll the strip, go shopping,

eat good food at nice restaurants,

dance the night away..

and then do it all again the next day.

i mean really, 

this has got to be an annual thing people!!

we also had the pleasure of celebrating

a lovely little lady's 30th birthday which

was filled with just the right amount of

shenanigans to keep us talking for the rest of the week.

without further ado, some photos that capture 

only the gist of the fun that ensued in 72 hours!

waiting at the bellingham airport for our flight.

damn, food there is not cheap, a flippin yogurt parfait was $5?!

but then this sorta made up for it, even though

i had to pay for it lol.

post limo cruise avec bud light lime-a-rita

in a paper bag. oh yes.

my artistic-while-sober panoramic shot of the strip.

i should start selling it.

an actual wedding chapel pop up shop on the strip!

this would have been so much easier 7 years ago...sheesh.

warhol turned floral at the bellagio!

said pina colada at the pool. so good.

delish dinner at serendipity 3.

topped off with a frozen hot chocolate!

crap. we have to go home now!

cheers to my sister for a fantastic getaway.

seriously. next year?

can i be split in half?

for the last few weeks,

i have felt like i can't divide myself enough

between my 2 girls, and even more

so now that my oldest has spoken up about it.

parents of two: help!

recently emma has talked about how

she feels like i spend all my time with olivia

and she feels like i love olivia more than i love her

*heart broken*

of course i don't love her less but it's

been challenging trying to explain the needs

of a 2 year old since in emma's eyes her baby sister

is capable of doing everything she is.

she feels like she's reprimanded for more

and olivia gets away with more (uh oh, insert 

older sibling syndrome) i remember

my sister always got in trouble and i as the

baby didn't.

is it too much to explain that when you're 6

you should be proud that you're more independent

and don't need help getting dressed? or that

school review comes before the bugs bunny and tweety show?

or that mom and dad expect good active

listening?

*sigh*

i feel like a broken record these days and

pretty much the only thing i can come up with

is figuring out activities that her and i can do

that gives her more time with me

and she feels there is balance.

any thoughts?