sumBody makes some great skincare products!

I just found my new favorite sugar scrub - it's made by sumbody, and it is divine. I bought the "get lei'd" scent because it was slightly pineapple scented, slightly coconut scented, and slightly floral - an amazing combination! The sugar is ground up pretty fine and it's made with shea and cocoa butters instead of the usual oil, so it really softens your skin without making it feel greasy at all, and without feeling like you're rubbing pumice all over your body (which can actually be nice sometimes). Their description is: "There’s just something about getting lei’d that puts a smile on your face, don’t you agree? Wait a minute – we don’t know what you’re thinking about but we’re talking flowers, Hawaii and beaches! This little reminder of the scent, color and beauty of a lei will take you on a little Hawaiian vacation of your own." My only complaint is that the fragrance doesn't come in a lotion, because I want to smell it all the time! I guess I could get the perfume roll on, though...

Zero, who never sits still

I tried to get some new photos of Zero, and as always he does not sit still for two seconds....

The only time I got him to look at the camera was when he was charging straight at it.

search engine wars!

I don't know how long this will last, so I just wanted to state that if you google "freshie", my website is number 2!!! Right under the urban dictionary's definition for "freshie", which by the way was not in the popular vernacular until way after I got my nickname.

AND if you search for "freshie" on Yahoo, I'm number ONE bitches!!!! That's so cool!!!

while i'm at it...

I'm #3 on msn.com
I'm #7 on ask.com (which I had never even been to before)
I'm #1 on aol.com
I'm #1 on dogpile.com which apparently groups all search engines together

Cool.

honeymoon!

The honeymoon was awesome!!! Cinque Terre is just as beautiful as I remembered it, and so much better when not only do I have a new husband (mio morito in italiano) to share it with, but we had such a nice hotel to stay in. Much nicer than the sketchy hut where I stayed last time. Actually, we walked by the "huts" that were referred to as lodging, and they have apparently been abandoned, including the awesome beachside bar I visited twice in the past. Sad.

Anyway, Greg and I enjoyed as much Italian food as we could take, which was a lot...

mmm. caprese salad and mozzarella y pomodoro panini

yummy!! We were in Vernazza on a food holiday - what luck!! I had a spicy spaghetti dish and Greg had some mussels that were delicious...

cappuccino!!! so good when it touches your lips!!

We especially enjoyed the wine & cheese and I learned what "scampi" really means... (prawn - a small lobster/huge shrimp - not olive oil, butter and garlic)

a pause on the hike

We hiked along the vineyards of Cinque Terre while overlooking the Mediterranean, which was a tough hike but so beautiful!

Our last night in Milan! We're both a little tan and scruffy. What a fabulous honeymoon and vacation!!!