15 Year Itch

When I turned 11, me and a bunch of my little elementary girl friends were treated to a wonderful meal and a tour through the Dallas World Aquarium.  It's grown quite a bit since then, but it has caused my love of aquariums to spread with my move across the nation.

How appropriate that, 15 years later, I celebrate my birthday at one!

Io by Helen Stellar

Good Times

Lie in Our Graves by DMB

Fa ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra

The one good thing about children's hospitals is they make a big deal out of EVERYTHING.

Christmas is no exception.  I am especially happy to be the Gift Shop Girl this time of year!

Carol of the Bells by Sixpence None the Richer

Mike sends me funny e-mails

I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm by Ella Fitzgerald

The Office

Sometimes, we pick up Qdoba and watch The Office in...the office.  Ryan got a splitter that made this so much more discreet!

Warehouse by DMB

Every Kiss Begins with K

Unless it begins with Hot Wheels! 

Whenever Mike goes to Walgreens, without fail he comes home with a Hot Wheel or two for me.  In this case, he hit the jackpot!

Immaculate by Seal

House Hunting

As fun as it is, it gives me tired head.  I think I'm trying to figure out too many things at once and look at all possible outcomes of life.  And I just can't.  HELP!

Are You On My Side by Rogue Wave

Time is on my side

I sat my comfy chair with this rug in my lap with what I didn't know was a very pleased look on my face when Mike inturrupted my admiration from the couch, "You look very pleased with yourself..." he said.  And smiled at me.  I turned pink at being so readable by him, despite him being my little sick man.

But I'll admit: I am pleased.  Very much so.

Sweet Potato by Sia

R.I.P.

I unraveled what I lovingly called my Plane Scarf (as 75% had been completed in an air plane) and started again today. I seriously hate the first row of ripple stitch...they get so much better after that!

Also, I seriously can't wait to see this movie.  I cannot tell you how close to real just the preview is; it's incredibly easy to forget how much you need people, and see them as something holding up the security line instead.  I'm afraid it will hit closer to home than I care to admit; fortunately, I have a Mike to ground me. :-)

Tradition

Thanksgiving in Loveland at Susan's house!  We begin by frying an inordinant amount of unhealthy food...

Fry Master.

My personal fav: the Fried Twinkie - just like the State Fair (sigh...Texas...)

Experimenting with Amarreto.  Soon to be injected into chicken legs.  I left those alone.  I also left this crazy man alone while he held that syringe...

Bryce tackled Mike, I tackled both, and Mike cries uncle...and then just cries.

He still lovies me though!  So much to be thankful for.

Best of What's Around by DMB

"Respect The Target"

Whatever you do, don't try to put something back on a shelf it doesn't belong to if you're in Target with Mike...

"Let's see how much of our hard-earned money we can spend at Target tonight!"

"Great.  Now there's a picture of me holding finger nail polish.  Awesome."

Nom nom nom!

Christmas bells.

Hey Guys!  It's Christmas Time! by Sufjan Stevens

Yeah. I got nothin'.

New Moon

I saw New Moon tonight, and I TOTALLY. FORGOT. TO. TAKE. A. PICTURE.  ERGH.

Hearing Damage by Thom Yorke

HO-FREAKIN'-HO

Room on Fire by The Strokes

Cobalt

Still my favorite color.  I could stare into our glass cabinet for hours! 

Heads Up, Hearts Down by I Fight Dragons

Great Expectations

I have ALWAYS wanted to try the snack boxes that seem so filled with varied goodness on United flights.  Since I wasn't able to eat lunch rushing to the airport, I had money left to use for some.  I purchased the Active, not shown, and the Lux.  It reminded me of a story my dad used to tell us about his first flying experience.

He was served his meal, as they used to do, and he ate every single bight of the medoicre fair before he touched his small side of ice cream.  He was a good, Midwestern boy that was raised right, so through the protein and the veggies, and the roll he went.  He finally cleaned his plate and dipped his spoon into that beautiful blot of ice cream...only to discover it was butter.

I saved my dark chocolate pretzel for the very last; I have to say I got the better end of that deal.

Mountain Man by Crash Kings

Sand in My Toes

Sunrise in California.  Complete with palm trees.  Had I been on my photographical A game, I would've taken pictures of the Fiesta I test drove.  Stupid.  Awesome car.

My FCSD Boys.  I'm going to miss these guys.

Laguna Beach!  You can't see it, but it's there.

And still, we can't let go of our Crackberries... :-)

Runaway by Love & Theft

We have arrived

It's meeting time in Irvine!  Also, I think I saw the Grand Canyon on the flight over.  Cool.

Ryan got a Mustang convertible.  Could it get any more perf?!

The Start of It by Meese

Cold Feet

I worked on my Best Practice presentation I will be introducing to 150 people at the West Market Area meeting on Thursday.  I'm going to be presenting it like a pre-flight safety demonstration, complete with safety card illustrations...they're just...slightly altered.  Since I'm second to last before dinner, I figured at that point everyone could use some levity!

Here's a sneak peak.  I'm hoping it will go over well; this is Corporate America...

Dominos by The Big Pink

Breakfast at this cute little Italian bistro off of Pike.  Fantastic coffee in this city.

At Bacco watching the rain.

Rockin' the argyle!

Yum.

Rain and restaurant!

Random Body Exhibit!  Incredibly cool and yet disturbing at the same time.

Goodbye, Seattle.  I have a feeling we're going to miss you very much.

Swing Life Away by Rise Against

Dorks

Space Needle!!!

They even had free binoculars.  You seriously can't live with your windows open anywhere near this place...

Space Needle Lovies.

The only shot I got of the Science Fiction Museum (you would've loved it, Moom) before my camera died.  I HATE THAT.

This gives whole new meaning to the term!

Designed by the same architect responsible for the original twin towers at the World Trade Center, this conglomeration of buildings once housed the 1962 World Fair.  It is now a sweet Science Place.

Mike was not impressed with the dino exhibit...

"I hate insects."

"I love butterflies!!!"

This was taken right before a butterfly landed on my finger...and my camera died.  But the butterfly pavillion was absolutely, breathtakingly spectacular!  After that, we went to the Science Fiction Museum (awesome), back to the Light Rail, grabbed some soup bread bowls and boba tea, then made it back to the room in the rain.  We ordered room service, rented The Hangover, and channel surfed for the rest of the night!  When you don't have cable, TV is a novelty...one we're still glad we don't have!

Take Me Home by After Midnight Project