The Lake and some noodle love

We spent some time at the lake on our camping trip. As you will see, Jessica is in love with her noodle, a little much I must say, she's never without that orange noodle.

Jess loving her noodle soooo much she's using it as shade for her face?

The gang on the inflatable trampoline...note the noodle is still at Jessicas side

Travis and Ahsley being goofy after a "sexy" photo shoot, which I did not capture, after all, this blog is not xxx rated....hee, hee.

Ashley lookin cute on the trampoline

Uh, the noodle again (the orange thing, not Jess)

My niece Cassidy

My brother Todd hanging with his grandson Dominic and Cassidy

Love, that's what this is, that together forever kind of love, well, until the noodle falls apart, or her kids want to take it away from her.

August Future Fun

I'm looking forward to.....

• Baking chocolate chip cookies and making rice krispe treats with the Babe to send to Heather (she's craving homeade stuff)
• Not so many social gatherings....uh, definetly not a people person :)
• Picture taking at the park
• Going to see two movies next wknd...G.I. Joe and A Perfect Getaway
• My Amazon shipment which contains: Gorillas in the Mist DVD, Highlander DVD, Amanda Palmer 'Who Killed Amanda Palmer' CD, Kissing the Hag book by Emma Restall Orr
• My Wedding Anniversary
• Babes big beach bash birthday party
• Diana Krall concert
• New Skillet CD coming out
  

Ipod Shuffled

I copied Jules post...when I shuffle my Ipod, here's what comes up:

1. Friend of the Devil by Grateful Dead. I haven't always been a Dead fan, but am starting to listen to them a lot more lately.
2. Never Think by Rob Pattinson. He's a vamp, he shimmers, he's hot, he never sleeps, he buys you pretty things, and he can sing? Man, what more could a girl ask for?
3. I'm Yours by Jason Mraz. Heather had asked me if I had ever heard this song before, but she didn't tell me who sang it, so I said no. It came on the radio and she's like "this is that song", I'm like "oh, this is freakin Jason Mraz, I have this cd."
4. Modern Moonlight by The Dresden Dolls. I LOVE the Dresden Dolls, I could listen to them all day long.
5. Black Dog by Led Zeppelin. Uh, Jimmy Page....hot, hot, hot!
6. Will Your Future Blame Us by Our Lady Peace. I like these guys, but haven't listened too much to them lately.
7. Mandy Goes to Med School by The Dresden Dolls...hmmm, my Ipod aparently knows I like to listen to The Dresden Dolls all day long.
8. Hollywood Nights by Bob Seger. Classic song, takes me back to high school.
9. I don't wannna go on with you like That by Elton John. Elton has one of those voices that I just love. But that is a long song title.
10. Stir it Up by Bob Marley. Ahhh, Bob Marley. Want to kick back and just listen to some tunes? Minus the smokin of course.
    

Two New Moon Sneek Peaks

Below are two sneek peaks for New Moon. They were recorded at Comic Con by fans, so there are A LOT of girls screaming.....I'm thinking this is what the experience of the midnight showing is going to be like, a ton of screaming and crying whenever Jacob and Edward are seen shirtless...oh boy.

Whole Foods again & hobo pie

Tonight we are going back up to Whole Foods for my marshmallows. I did find a yummy looking vegan chocolate they carry there too, so I can take smore's fixings with me. I now want to get a hobo pie iron, but will have to wait until next time for that. I was browsing hobo pie recipes, and ran across a post that made me want to get one soooo bad. Their pie looked delicious....http://tomorrowaustin.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/vegan-camping-coffee-and-hobo-pies/

A random thought when I can't sleep

I am a very light sleeper, and have to sleep with a fan going, it's called Blizzard, has 3 settings, with the final setting sounding like a jet engine. Last night I woke up at 3:00 am, had to go pee, and then couldn't get back to sleep because my fan was making weird noises. I can only compare it to the annoyance of sleeping next to someone snoring really loud.

As I lay there, I thought of how much I really can't stand the word 'myriad'. I have been coming across that word in a lot of books lately, and still can't stand it. It looks weird, and it's even weirder to use in a sentence. I mean, why is it that this thought would enter my mind at 3:00 in the morning? I kept trying to use it in different sentences, but it still just bugged me to no end. It's funny how when you can't sleep, things like that bug you more. I mean, it's not like I dwell on that word on a daily basis, letting my hatred of it consume me. From freedictionary.com....

myr·i·ad

1. Constituting a very large, indefinite number; innumerable: the myriad fish in the ocean.
2. Composed of numerous diverse elements or facets: the myriad life of the metropolis.
n.
1. A vast number: the myriads of bees in the hive.

Yep, weird, weird word. I don't like it. I know I'm not the only word hater out there, so whats your word you don't like running across?

Back to my fan....it kept making this strange loud noise every few seconds. I got up and beat it a few times (there are no laws against fan beating), but it didn't help. So, I decided it would be a fanless night. I turned it off, opened up my windows and laid back down to go to sleep. A few seconds laying there in the quiet, I hear a loud crash right outside. It sounded like a squirrel fell out of the tree and landed on our tin shed. My dog freaked out, and I knew I would not be able to go back to sleep, conjuring up many images of what that noise was....I turned the fan back on, and what do you know, it stopped snoring. I stopped having a myriad of thoughts racing around (maybe like my fear of spiders, I just need to accept the word and use it in my vocabulary), and finally fell into peaceful sleep.

Hunting for Marshmallows

Saturday my mom and I took a trip up to Whole Foods in Tigard. Wow, I'm getting spoiled, first I found Lush and now Whole Foods. It was so much bigger then Lifesource, and they carried more of my Aubrey Organics stuff, I even got some shave cream. The whole point of the trip up there was for Vegan marshmallows, which they don't carry at Lifesource. We are going camping this Wknd, and I wanted some marshmallows for roasting. So, after my initial "wow, this store is awesome" moment, I discovered the marshmallows right next to some yummy vegan brownies, which I had to buy. Oh, I also discovered vegan nacho cheese. They carry the cheddar kind at Lifesource, but I didn't even know they made a nacho one. So, this week I'm going to make some yummy nachos. Back to the marshmallows, I found them by searching online, and discovered that they carried them at Whole Foods. I had read that they needed to stay in the fridge for freshness until you used them, so I made sure to take a cooler with me. They seemed fine, so I put them in my cupboard (good thing I don't follow directions well), and yesterday I decided to read the back of the bag to see if I had to keep them cold. So, I discover nothing of the kind, but see that they are stamped with "Whole Foods Bakery", and realize these are not the marshmallows I was after (gelatin in the ingredients). UGH!!! I was so mad. I have to have marshmallows, I just do. John was like, "why didn't you read it?" I'm like, "they looked just like the ones online, and I was so overwhelmed with excitement I guess I didn't pay attention". So, I told my mom about it, and she said, well, we will just have to make another trip on Friday morning. They are in the dairy dept, so I was looking in the wrong place anyways. These had better be some pretty amazing marshmallows.