LET'S GO EXPLORE! Part 3

Back again to write about the conclusion of our trip earlier this summer.  I'm about to cram a whole lot of sight seeing into this post so buckle your seat belts!

Lake Tahoe

sweatshirt from a souvenir store- I HAD to have it!

-staying in room while others ran to store for more supplies

I found I needed and enjoyed some alone time again once we arrived to our hotel in Lake Tahoe.  The hotel room was AMAZING! And it had in suite Jacuzzi tubs and double head showers to help relax our bones after all the hiking in the rain and exploring a desert mountain town.

I planned ahead of time and brought a few scented fragrant jewels bath bombs.  The one my husband and I used was rose scented and felt so amazing on our skin afterwards.  And of course, each product comes with its own ring!

You can check out the fragrant jewels for yourself here:  Fragrant Jewels

mountain ranges, orange sunsets, and rose petal baths

But I did benefit from some alone time once we arrived when Eddie and my parents went to the store to pick up some more supplies.  I curled up with the super awesome book I was reading

Here is a link to the amazing book I was reading Off The Wall: Death in Yosemite

-forcing myself to enjoy hot tub when I wanted to just curl up in bed

-the very fact I have to FORCE MYSELF TO ENJOY A HOT TUB?!?!

Let’s bring up self care.  Pretty self care.  Not all self care is fun and pretty but even pretty self care is important.  I don’t know how many of you all are married and still feel insecure in your own body around your spouse, but I am sure that is a lot of you.  I sometimes have balls of brass and don’t care about showing my ass in front of Eddie…some days though, I still feel insecure.  So this puts me in the ridiculous position of being TALKED INTO getting into a nice Jacuzzi tub.  Yes, I had to be TALKED INTO IT!  HOW SAD IS THAT?!  I am so glad that listened to him because it was such a relaxing and fun time and a great memory for both of us. 

(leave me a comment below if you ever feel the same way; insecure, around someone you’ve been with for a long time, married or not. Lemme know below lol)

-finding snow globes, magnets, pins, and retro hoodies at each place

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I like to collect snow globes from different places I visit.  Here is a part of my growing collection.

in this picture are snow globes from Boston, Chicago, Las Vegas, The Queen Mary in Long Beach California, Yosemite and Lake Tahoe

Virginia City

-back to our wedding spot for the first time

It was crazy being back in Virginia City for the first time since our wedding!  Our wedding was AMAZING.  I think it deserves a blog post of its own.  Since our 3-year anniversary is coming up, I think I’ll post a blog all about our destination wedding and the incredible things that happened.

Our room at the Tahoe House Inn in Virginia City

pretty cottage hotel decor

sweet and comfy bed and breakfast

-choosing which activities to opt out of

I would start out in the morning with plenty of energy, but after touring an opera house, a museum, a historic tavern…it can feel like a whole days’ worth of stuff for me!  And it this point after doing this many fun things, it could only be 11am!  I have to pick and choose the things I really want to do and what I want to opt out of.  Lucky, my hubby is down for anything at anytime and was able to join mom and dad while I rested back at the hotel.

-why i have been abstaining from alcohol and how that affected my trip

I am a self-proclaimed past and recovered party girl.  For sure.  Over the years my social life has dwindled down as it does for most.  But having cocktails on almost a daily basis never really stopped until last fall.  I don’t know what it is, but I just stopped drinking altogether.  I didn’t do it on purpose, at first.  Once I realized I was drinking less and less, I decided to just cut out alcohol altogether.  Again, it’s just another thing to try and feel healthier.  I wish I could say it was life changing and I lost 20 pounds and I am a completely different person, but, that’s not what happened.  I always assumed that if I quit drinking, I would lose so much weight!  NOPE. NOT THIS GIRL.  What the hell? Whyyyy? 

Ok I’m done crying about weight loss struggle. For now...

But I did indulge in a few cocktails while on my trip.  And I’ve had some occasions since then where I have had some drinks. And honestly? It just makes me tired.  For the most part.  However, I did have so much fun drinking with family at my brother’s wedding and it felt wonderful and I guess that just means that that is what drinking is all about.  Fun times with other people.  I no longer use alcohol to unwind after a long day.  I already have enough chemicals in my body from all the prescription drugs I am prescribed and take in the name of finding relief from my symptoms. 
But I love me a drinking a crowd, don’t get me wrong.  I am a Loomis after all!

Thanks for taking this trip with me!   I hope you had fun and learned about traveling with mental illness.  We now know that depression and anxiety does not take a vacation when we travel.  It’s an everyday thing.

Coming up soon on my blog…

-my anniversary and revisiting my wedding
-what holistic supplements I’ve been trying and how they help 
-cannabis for mental health

AND

-A JOB?!?!?!?!