life.

yes i know it's been a whole month..i'd like to thank my darn wireless internet for that mostly, but also for my laziness (i'd like to think i've just been that busy, but in reality not really) so this leaves me blogging a quick post at work, while trying to get out of this "blue" feeling of a day. (thank goodness for my shopping date with my dear cousin later...retail therapy will do the trick i'm sure)

the past month has indeed been wonderful and stressful and lovely and great and sad and exciting and emtional. i have many posts to share all including:

south dakota trip in full
packer 5K (where i swear i almost passed out due to the heat!)
arizona trip
my bday!!!!! 22 baby
car.....the love/hate relationship that i have with betty
lots and lots of family time

hopefully i will get the wireless fixed so i can finally load pics

loving it.

those that know me know that i have a small left eye especially when i smile (seriously i have some pics that i look like a freakin pirate! no lie and those pics are hidden away) well during our trip to south dakota (more of that coming soon) we visited Mt. Rushmore, and guess what?? George Washington totally has a small left eye up on that mtn!! woot woot i have a twinner and he was a great leader so i finally found my "small left eye twin" and thanks to some pushing from my sisters i will from now on.... EMBRACE my small left eye, LOVE IT, and think of it as CHARACTER. (or at least try to...let'e be honest, i'm human and a girl) (oh and i got bangs too, i needed a change and it took my so long to grow my hair long i refused to cut it so bangs it was)

addiction

i have fallen asleep watching friends for a few years now, sometimes i will shut it off right before i fall into a blissful sleep, but other times it stays on for quite awhile into the night hours. however, last night i do my routine, watch an episode and shut it off thinking i was tired enough to fall right to sleep...NOPE! i stared at the ceiling and had a million and one thoughts, so i finally turned my tv back on and did some stuff. darn addiction of mine has caused it just about impossible to fall asleep without it. this is no good, why can't i just fall asleep in a nice quiet room??

(image by google images)

just what i needed.

this handsome nephew of mine sat by me on the couch this afternoon and ever so quietly whisphers in my ear... "i love you". kinda just what i needed today. i am one lucky auntie.

happy 4th

this year for the 4th it was like any other year...parade in gresham was on saturday, lunch at grandpa & grandma's house monday at noon, lots of family, lots of laughs and fun times....all the same except i decided to let my cousin talk me into doing the leopolis triathlon. i've always wanted to do a mini triathlon and this was just it. the swim was in leopolis pond (disgusting is about the only word that comes to mind, we were heat 9 so by that time all the mud and muck and who knows what else was all brought up), 5 mile bike and 2 mile run. i didn't train really so that's my own fault, but i did fine up until the run, by that time my legs were just jelly and i kept getting really bad side cramps so i ended up walking most of the 2 miles, it was also around 90 degrees. i'm glad i did it, but i don't know if i'll do it again (maybe if i actually train it wouldn't be so bad) surprisingly though i was not sore the days following, except my rear from the bike, i guess i have the bellin run to thank for getting me into a little bit of shape...

before. all pumped up and ready!the "i can't believe i just swam in that water" look...classic!

exhausted and so ready for a nap

a HUGE thanks to aunt vicki for taking pictures throughout the race

a little visit...

a little over a month ago, one of my very best friends for arizona came to visit for TWO whole weeks!! we didn't do awhole lot but it was a pretty darn good time! i miss her already, but exciting news is she is getting MARRIED and it gives me one really great excuse to go to arizona and this is all happening next month!!

singing in the rain.

nope that's dancing in the rain (more like running) for us. thanks to crazy wisconsin weather the other night all of a sudden we got a huge downpour and what better excuse to go dancing in the rain right?? so that is what jas and i did, we didn't last long thanks to the wind so dang hard and it being freezing but we sure did laugh! this would be where i stubbed and scrapped my toe on the driveway (never fails i always get hurt somehow) but i love how huge jas's mouth is! it was a good night! thanks to mom for taking pics of our fun :)