This photo was taken last week after I finally picked myself off the cold bathroom floor, took a shower and blew my hair dry.
Then, I went out for a wine tasting.
I wish I had more photos of the week to share, but picking up the camera proved to be all too much and honestly, it was a nice break to focus purely on my family (a huge thanks to Jess for an amazing guest post while I was out!)! I miss them. My sink full of dirty dishes misses them.
So, because I don’t have any photos of my own to share I went online and hacked my mom’s photos from Facebook and downloaded them to my desktop. Here’s another:
In this photo, I display the art of being severely dehydrated and sucking down water at rapid pace while strolling through wine country with my parents. It’s a keeper despite the fact I have elf ears because on this day, blowing my hair dry was more than I could handle and thus, a greased back ponytail came in for the win.
…and that’s all I have! The other photos just feature more elf ears and greasy hair. You’re not missing much! Go bake these cookies instead. I hear they have magic getting-over-the-flu properties!
Or at least that’s the rumor.
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Jenna:
How awesome for you to spend time with your fam. I also live away from my family and know how much it sucks (and I don’t use that word very often
), so thos opportunities when we can have time together and have fun in the process are all the more special. It must have been a tad yuck to be sick while they were there, but how good did it feel having the people you love mop your brow in person, instead of over Skype?? 
Glad you had a great time with them!
Sorry to hear that you weren’t feeling well, but sometimes being with family is really all you need.
My sink full of dishes definitely makes me miss my family, that abundant pantry, and my mom’s cooking. Sigh…
Glad that you had a nice time with the fam. From being really sick on the bathroom floor to wine tasting…that sounds like my early 20s
Seriously though, I know how BAD it is to have a really bad case of the stomach flu…ugh…shudder. Nothing worse. Except morning sickness. Whole ‘nuter topic there though.
You look adorable in that pic with your mom
You look better sick than I do on a good day – so at least there’s that!
Love the pic with you & your mom
Hope you feel better soon!
Glad you’re feeling better & that you at least got to enjoy part of your parents’ trip!
ugh nausea is the worst but glad to hear your past that now. You looks great in the pictures for being mid-flu!
I’m always rocking a greased back pony tail and sporting the “yeah, she just got out of the orphanage” look.
You. look. fiiiine!
so glad you enjoyed the time with your parents. the wine tasting looks like a beautiful place!
haha i rock the greasy pony tail way too often. if you’re gonna sweat, it doesn’t really matter, right?
so fun that you got to spend qt with the fam!
Drinking water in a vineyard. Hope you had some vino later.
yikes… i heard quite a few people have come down with a summer flu. hope you’re feeling better! moms and cookies cure all
I don’t comment that often, but love reading your blog. I live in Georgia and my sister in Sausalito. We were just out there a few weeks ago. So glad your parents and you had a good visit despite stomAch ailments. My son had that last week; ugh. I’m making that salmon this week!!
Glad you are feeling better – and you look gorgeous in spite of sickness! Love that top. Where is it from?
Aww glad you could spend some time with the famjam. Yum those cookies look fab
You do NOT have elf ears!!…I think everyone has them
what a cute family pic!!!
ps – so glad to hear that you are feeling better. Take care x
You look beautiful even when recovering from sickness! And I love your parents! What beautiful people you all are.
I’m glad you feel better- the flu is the worst, esp in the summertime.
Where’d you get that strapless shirt in the first pic? It’s adorable!
thank you! it’s actually a sundress from Urban Outfitters. I got it last year though!
You have good aging genes to look forward to!
Glad you were able to feel good enough to enjoy some wine tasting with your parents! You look just like your Mom and have the smile of your Dad:)
So happy to spend time with you honey ~ So glad that I was there when you were not well ~~ miss you so much ~
Had a wonderful time. Thank you !!
I adore the elf ears
So do I !!
You look pretty good for just getting over the stomach flu! I can’t believe you made it to a wine tasting after that! I give you lots of credit for that, but I imagine being with your mom and dad made you feel a bit better
I live in south Florida and my beautiful daughter lives in Mill Valley with her husband. We love our visits there and have great memories of visits to the wine country.
Cute pics! Glad you had a nice visit with your parents!
i have elf ears too. wear them proudly. i gave them to my son. first thing my husband said when he was born was, “BABE! he has your elf ears!”
I am glad that you’re feeling better. You still look pretty, even when you’re not feeling well!
Lovely post Jenna. You may not have felt like it, but you still looked your usual, fabulous self! Visits from Mom and Dad, really are the best!
That’s a great photo of you and your parents. Glad you had a good time!
Glad you’re feeling better! It looks like you had a great time with your family & the pictures are great, especially the one with your mom & dad (you look so much like them!)
Glad to hear you’re feeling better and that you got to enjoy spending time with your family!
I agree that sometimes it is best to just keep your camera in the bag and enjoy the moment with your friends & family.
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