Dynomite and the baby coug

Lately people have been thinking I am like 25. My bride from the other weekend, some of the photogs at a GTG. Though I love it, I don’t feel it. I think it is because my hair is getting longer and it makes me look younger. I normally wear my hair really short.

So this weekend I had the opportunity to RELAX and realize how old I am really getting!! It was my friend’s bachlorette party. I am in a wedding for my dear friend Tina who is getting married in San Diego next month. She is Tina #2 and I am #1 of course. She says it is because I am older, but we all know it’s not . I love LOVE her. Not only are our names the same but we are alike in so many other ways too. She definately “gets” me. I am so happy for her and her fiance. I was there the night that she met him and I am so honored to be there when they wed! She and I will always be, T-n-T= Dynomite!

We started the day at the Camelback Spa. I have had 4 massages in my life and they were all at this spa. I love their pool and the mountains surrounding it. But I seem to always go with a big group of yappy girls and the pool is just too quiet. And after a few of those peach mimosas the decibels start to go up! But I realized I am getting old. The first time I went to the Camelback 5 years ago, I was 7 months pregnant probably 185 pounds (I was 195 when I delivered), and wearing my bikini and struttin’ it like nobody’s business. I really shouldn’t have been wearing a bikini. At 5 ft 2, almost 200 pounds. REALLY shouldn’t have worn a bikini! Here is a picture the day I delivered. I looked like I was a character on Disney’s Lilo and Stitch. Nowhere is it written that your nose gets swollen when you are pregnant. My nose swelled, along with my body.

Anyway, I am A LOT smaller now than I have been in a long time, yet I still wore my 50′s style “swimdress” to make sure I was covered up. It sounds hideous but its actually really cute. As I get older I’d rather be comfortable at the pool and not have to suck my belly in! When I was younger I would want to be as tan as possible even though I was born tan. I wanted to be black. Now, I try to perserve my skin as much as possible so I don’t get wrinkles! I didn’t have one cocktail at the pool, but instead I order 2 lunch items. I thought it said crab cakes, not cake. The thing was tiny and cost like $10. So I had to get a salad too. And I remember when in the past I was going out on the town I would shop like a week in advance so I could have the perfect outfit. I was lucky the clothes that I brought fit me and were even instyle! Times have changed. Now I spend money on food and not clothes, versus not eating and shopping! Then at night we went to have appetizers and cocktails at a restaurant and then on to a lounge/club. Luckily we were not in Scottsdale or else I would have really felt like a baby coug.

What happened to me?? Don’t get me wrong, I had a blast celebrating with my friends, drinking, dancing, laughing, and keeping the creepy lurkers away from her. Its just nowadays I am happiest hanging out with a coffee, the hubs and the kids at a park or soccer game. The older I get the boringer I get………….did I just make up a word?? or spell one wrong??. Yet the happier and more content I feel with life. This weekend I realized I am getting older and I LIKE it.