Petaluma Butter and Eggs Day

I was able to stroll by the Petaluma Butter and Eggs day parade and catch a few of the floats before I had to head out. Here are some pictures that I took so you guys can take a look and see if I captured any of you! :)

Next year I am going to take my time and look at all the floats with my girl and take lots more pictures!
Regardless of the short time I spent, the parade was really fun AND SO POPULAR. It is basically the biggest event for Petaluma other than American Graffiti. I spoke to Paolo one of the hombres from Tres Hombres and he said that Butter and Eggs day was the 2nd busiest day of the year. Cinco de Mayo being the first. Which doesn't surprise me because they have a gorgeous restaurant (their review coming soon!).

Enjoy the pictures :)

Taking the bus to work

I miss you camera 

The thing that sucks about not having a car is not being able to go places at the blink of an eye. 

I can't wait to have a car to call our own. Then I'll be able to make another Review with some pictures :(

Anywho I thought I'd catch all of you up on that manicure I got a little while ago. 

It still looks perfect, I promise when I get my camera back I will take a picture and it probably still will look perfect :)

http://robotchick.blogspot.com/2011/06/rosewater-mini-spa.html

^^^^

In case you didn't read my review!

So today I didn't do a lot of walking. I took the Golden Gate Bus to work which was quick, but it does cost more than the Sonoma County transit bus. I've never had a "bad" experience on the GG. Except a lady did tell me to not talk on my cell phone. It was like 1pm .... not 1am.... but that's ok. I got off the phone and played my cell phone game. 

Golden Gate: Rohnert Park to Petaluma  

$3.65 Adult  $1.80 Student

Sonoma County: Rohnert Park to Petaluma 

$1.80 Adult  $1.55 Student

Both of them are pretty chill. I normally take the number 48 on the Sonoma County transit because it is Faster than the 44 (by a good 25minutes usually). There are less weird people on the 48 too. I'm not sure how to explain it ... But that's the way it goes. I take the 48 to work or to school. Taking the bus really is not so bad it's just a hassle when you have to walk 25minutes to get to the bus stop in the first place XD.

My legs kick ass though! That means I get a good 40minutes of fast paced walking each time I need to take bus as a roundtrip. Hell Yes! 

Here are some helpful tips if you take the bus

If you're going to take the bus you need

• Change 
• for yourself or if someone needs change it's always nice to have some extra! "Got change to break a $1" Karma always pays ya back.
• Umbrella 
• you never know knowadays even though its summer haha, I had to walk to work in the rain today lol
• Book
• Magazine works too :) 
• A cellphone game
• Tetris ftw
• Ipod
• music helps drown out weird conversations. 

So I guess I sorta reviewed the bus system hehe :)

Rohnert Park Raley's

Safeway or Raley's? 

The Staff is so sweet, I go there all the time with my daughter. My daughter, husband, and I go on a lot of walks, and when we are in Safeway  people will stare at us, and it feels very uncomfortable. I never seem to fit in the aisles.  At Raley's the atmosphere is much more welcoming. Plus, There is never a long line in Raley's. I love how the people who work there are all friendly and helpful. Being in Raley's just feels good.They may seem more pricey than safeway, but honestly it just seems like that because they don't have a milion SALE signs everywhere. When Raley's does have sales by the way, they are usually much better than the competitors. I got my favorite veggie pasta for sale at $1.50 a box there. I have NEVER seen it for less than $2.00 anywhere else. 

Better produce, friendlier staff, and overall cleaner. 

They have breakfast burrito's that are absolutely amazing!

The spinach and cheese one's are delicious, and only $3.99. 

My absolute favorite quality about Raley's would have to be that they offer you 

Recyclable Paper Bags

Oliver's market or Trader Joes do offer paper bags, but they are not the same target.

 Yes, Safway and Foodmaxx in Rohnert Park have paper bags. 

But... they won't always offer you a paper bag. Safeway you have to ask, and Foodmaxx occasionally they're out. Or they will have some in the bottom cupboards.

The icing on top of the Raley's review is that their customer service is classier.

9 out of 10 times their will be someone to bag my items

8 out of 10 times somebody will ask if I need help to my car if I buy more than 10 things.

 

www.raleys.com/rohnertpark

Stop polluting with plastic bags, 

they are not biodegradable 

Yeah tree's are precious, but if it means a plastic bag that will still be around in 500 years versus something I should be replanting, I'd go with the trees.  

Plus their paper bags have handles!

We also went this Easter to get the girls their free pictures! Ivy (my girl) was scared at first, and she DID NOT want to get on that bunny. But once she saw the candy and we told her she could have one if she was a good girl her entire expression changed. She walked over sat down and said nothing. :) Her little friend Syanna was not having it hehe. It was actually amazing to see a little girl with such force. She just chucked her hand back and threw herself. XD

The hand in the face took place during the 1 second of a flashing light from the camera. The photographer was super sweet and they let us retake the pictures a few times.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/raleys-towne-center-rohnert-park

Rosewater Mini Spa

Has anyone heard of the Shellac Manicure? 

^^^

This picture pretty much sums it up. 

I am an avid nail polish freak, well I was until I had my daughter and my collection of polish started drowning. Every time that I wanted to kick back and do my nails this little almost-two year old would start "oooing and ahhing." It was cute but OH so very distracting. Especially with her needed to point and touch the undried nails. Then her curiousity would kick in and I'd reach to grab the nail polish from her hand (that she grabbed while the cap was still off of course). Than I would brush my fingers against SOMETHING. For some reason I never knew what that something was. Now I have an imprinted something on my nails. Sure it's do it yourself and cheap, but in the end I end up acetoning my nails after a day or two because I can't stand the imperfect dents and scratches on my nails. 

And than a miracle happened....

I was working while a wonderful couple came in to buy some coffee. In case you didn't know Petaluma Coffee Company is the Shi** and by that I mean the best. Yeah I said it :)

Any-who the lovely lady named Lisa observed my horrible nail job that had a  selective choice of color. 

(If my nails are painted chances are it is going to be something out there)

-She told me about the new Shellac Manicure they are offering at the Rosewater Mini Spa. 

- She told me of how it will blow me away at how much better it looks than a regular manicure.

-She told me how much classier it will look than acrylic. 

-She told me how it was a BRAND NEW METHOD.

-Time to be an innovator.
-I had to see it to believe it. 

I scheduled on appointment on Thursday. They actually care and don't want to shoo you in 15minutes so it's best to have an appointment. 

 I couldn't believe my eyes.  

My nails were was silky and not bulgy (like acrylic) and sooooo smooth, shiny but not oily. If I was a business woman I would be stoked! 

Actually, I was quite surprised at the burst of self-esteem I got from having my nails look 

so damn good. 

That picture up there may be photo shopped, but it doesn't lie. I left my camera in a friends car (I am quite forgetful....) but I will post pictures as soon as I go and get it! 

The little Spa where I got the manicure done is at this lovely place called

Rosewater Mini Spa

http://www.yelp.com/biz/rosewater-mini-spa-petaluma

855 Lakeville St
Ste 108
Petaluma, CA 94952
(707) 769-8637

I wrote them a review too! The manicure is $45 which seems pricey, but you really do get what you pay for. The Shellac Manicure would make a wonderful gift to someone that you think deserves something better than a $20 manicure that will chip in 3 days. Trust me the person who you gift this too will tell all your friends about how wonderful you are and how unselfish you are. 

It's a new generation, a generation of giving.

 Give someone a Shellac Manicure 

Give yourself a Shellac Manicure.

I plan on giving my mommy one for her birthday :)

I think I'm going to change it up a bit

So far all I've been writing about it random things. I think I should make it easier on myself and not use this as a form of diary, but rather a tagged journal that I (or you) can check back at if you need to find some useful information that you wouldn't normally find elsewhere.

Let's hope this works out.

Now a little backround at my life so far

I'm 21 and attending the junior college full time, plus I have my little girl who is going to be turning 18 months next month. My husband and I are both the same age, and let's face it... we're 21 and are trying to grow up, but you can't just become a responsible adult in a day. The only people who seem to have a lot of wisdom and are proud to show it are seniors. And even then...they don't always seem to know what really is best.

As you've already come to realize          we are $$$$$            and I mean if WE REALLY wanted to, we could both go to full time taco bell jobs making more $$$ and live a much more materialistic life. But in reality it would be bad for our child, because with the more $$$ we'd be making

• $$$Gas
• School
• $$$Part-Full time daycare
• New vs thrift
• thrift stores probably closed by the time I get off work
• less time to "browse"
•  making new a quicker option
• Less family time
• Less time with daughter
• Less home cooked meals
• $$$Eating out
• $$eating out on lunch break at work 

I can probably thing of more, but basically you get the idea. 

This blog will be for those who don't necessarily want to be frugal, but just want to catch a break sometime.