FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND

The FOURTH OF JULY is a great day to hit the beach, grill some wieners and party till fireworks fill the sky. This year, FOURTH OF JULY fell on a Friday, which is FABULOUS! A full weekend of celebrations is way better than just one day!

The only problem is I failed to make my plans in advance. There was definitely some fun had, but for the most part my FABULOUS FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND was just mellow and less than FABULOUS.

A weekend that is supposed to start with a BANG seemed to start more with a fizzle. Friday morning, I woke to find out that my invite to a schnazzy Malibu BBQ had fallen through (I’m not sure who would not want this FABULOUS gal at their party, but whatever! Their loss!) I called my friend Kim to see if I could tag along with her to her day of volleyball in Hermosa, but she had already left, SO I decided I would go work out. I went to YAS (Yoga and Spinning), which I do every Friday. It seemed everyone and their mother thought they should tone up before their BBQs, so it was way too crowded (I got there too late to get a bike) and I was turned away (It’s one thing to be turned away from a party, but a very different thing all together to be turned away from the gym)! UGH!

Nothing was going my way and I thought for sure the day was gonna be a total bust till I walked by my cute neighbor Drew’s house. He had a couple of people over and so I joined the party. We rocked out to tunes while playing beer pong on a long board surfboard (only in Venice) and ate pizza. It was mellow, super fun and definitely my idea of FABULOUS.

As the sun began to set, I ran home to shower and change for the night’s festivities. I met up with Kim (who had returned from her wild day on the beach in Hermosa) at Catamaran in Marina Del Rey. Every year, the walk street throws a rockin' block party. The houses and condos overflowed with people. Bands played all day (Grammy away winner Trevor Hall even rocked the flag draped stage). It may not be a fancy Malibu party, but it was FABULOUS for sure.

My friend Sam was working at Cabo Cantina (right around the corner), so I slipped away from the party to grab some food. I ate queso and French fries and boneless chicken wings (YUM!) I had lost Kim at the block party and wasn’t feeling like watching the fireworks alone, so I decided to head home! I got in my pjs, snuggled in bed with the doggies (who were scared to death) and watched the fireworks through my window. Maybe it would have been more fun to watch the fireworks snuggled under the stars on a beach blanket with a hottie (and making my own fireworks), but the dogs weren’t bad company and so I can’t complain.

Saturday, I had a mellow day hanging at the Coffee Bean and lunching with friends. In the late afternoon, I headed to Playa Del Rey for a party at my friend Lacey’s house. I ate some carne asade and played flip cup (a beer game that I am not particularly good at)! I didn’t know many people there and wasn’t really feeling it, so I didn’t stay long. I went home and spent the evening hunkered down in front of my TV (there is NOTHING good on TV on the Saturday of FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND)!

Sunday, I hit the farmers market for some veggies, the Coffee Bean for a tea latte and then spent the day cleaning (my house is now seriously clean). I organized my closet, vacuumed and mopped (it was wild)! That evening though, my weekend turned around. I met up with a guy I have been hanging out with recently (I like him a whole bunch ☺)! We shared fajitas, sipped margaritas and I finally got my snuggles and kisses under the stars (maybe no fireworks in the sky, but the moon and stars will do)! Hehe… (This is me giggling like a schoolgirl)!

It may not have been the most wild FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND. It was totally mellow, but you know what… mellow ain’t always that bad! I still had fun that is FABULOUS!