so.... busy....must... work

no post, too busy at work with Gold Key awards letters & programs, Relay for Life things and press releases out the wazoo. Stay tuned this weekend (yes i am actually going to blog on the weekend, something I NEVER do) for fun stories about how I can never visit Lowes Foods again and how I am now missing a freckle I've had since birth. love!

Less red, now pink

The sunburn is already starting to go in a little thanks to a bottle of Solar Recover that I purchased at Bert's Surf Shop.
I was a little skeptical at first of this $12 potion, but before I bought it I googled "cures for sunscreen" and read that Lavender Oil and Vitamin E are good for sunburn, well this spray bottle contains both those things.
I've been spraying it on myself 3x a day and it is really taking the burning, tightness, itchiness and redness out of my burn.
The best part is that it isn't tested on animals and it made out of all natural ingredients. It was developed by a coupe in California who spend a lot of time in the sun and needed something that would help their burn heal faster. Regular aloes cost around $7 and this is a little more expensive at $12, it works so much better and doesn't leave you sticky and gross feeling. Learn more about Solar Recover at http://www.solarrecover.com/index.php :)
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sunscreen, who else knew it expired?

While I am usually quick to tan (despite the auburn hair), this weekend at Emerald Isle, I got FRIED.
I woke up around 11 Saturday morning, applied sunscreen, pulled my hair back and put on my favorite Ralph Lauren one piece (not quite bikini-ready yet) before joining my mother-in-law and Aunt Denise (who is really Josh's cousin and was my mom's college roommate, which is why I call her Aunt, and Josh calls her just "Denise") on the beach.
We laid out for around 3 hours or so then headed inside to get ready and eat at Amos Mosquitoes.
As I was enjoying my crab legs, I started to notice how hot I was, then I noticed how my dress was hurting me ALL OVER. I was worried I was having an allergic reaction (yes, I am allergic to crab, but I had taken a Benadryl and I like it too much not to eat it). I got up, went to the bathroom and saw that my skin was the incredibly red. I thought, no worries it's just a little burn and went back to eat.
After we ate, I felt absolutely miserable my skin hurt, my joints were a little swollen, my lips were burnt and swollen and I had a headache. I went back to the beach house while the rest of the family went to play putt-putt and put on some aloe. As I was putting the aloe back in my ditty bag, I saw the bottom of my sunscreen spray said "12/2009"... my sunscreen had expired.
It made for a horrible night's sleep and an even unhappier ride home the next day.