just rollin’ down the river..

check, check, check it out… last weekend i was lucky enough to sneak away for a weekend bound for the NC mountains to see my BEST! that’s right a 3 day weekend with some of the best people i know! :) we had soo much fun. friday we went shopping and the budget i was so proud of for the weekend was quickly BLOWN! i’m sorry but some deals just cant be passed up. budget or no budget. anyways.. saturday the whole gang of us went tubing down some random river. oh my stars. we had a blast. i mean it was very lazy river-esk. minus the random “grand rapids” we would occassionally pass through. and all was fun and games until i straight up fell out the tube and was being drug through the rapid.. tube in one hand and one flip flop in the other. SHHESSH! the faces of those who passed by safely situated atop their tubes were varied. there was the laughers. who found my misery an added bonus to their day. there was the occassional “unamused river grinch”. this person rode by and didnt give a grin, chuckle or any sense of emotion. but watched as i pathetically screamed and “attempted” to save my self. then. then. there was the river wanna be super heros. those who had all the good intention of saving me. but just barely slipped out of reach. those whos faces told me i looked like i was really about to die. or that i was just a great actress. but through all of these categories of people… did anyone succeed in my rescue. nope. haha. most just passed through made it to safer waters and continued to watch the gong show. thank you to all of you. im glad my embarrassment and momentary torture was of entertainment to you :)

 

all in all it was a great weekend.  i spent it all with friends who are more like family. and in my favorite place of all places… the sunshine. what more can a girl as for?? not a thing. 

 

now. its 10:49pm and there’s nothing i want more than… BROWNIES! :) so its to the kitchen i go…

 

goodnight and SWEETdreams..

poor unfortunate fool..

anyone who knows me will know that a frog or toad of any size will make me scream and run like a little girl. i do not find them slightly interesting, exciting or anything that relates to good. but when i saw this today in the door jam of the back door all i could think to myself was…

 

 

what a POOR UNFORTUNATE FOOL.

i’m no green thumb.

so i figured id give growing something a shot. for a while basil hung in there. i consulted my sister as to the lack of growth my plants were experiencing.  all this in the hopes that some of her green thumbness would influence mine. she says to me put a little miracle grow in there and they’ll perk right up. easy enough?! miracle grow in. next day… shrively brown death.

this is not good for my plant growing self esteem.

RIP- basil :) and cilantro. sorry to let you down..

we. are. party. people.

 

sand in your toes. giggles. sunshine. beach. summer. family. sundrop. silly songs. crazy faces. sandy bottoms. silly bands. dance parties. fake mustaches. photo shoots. loose teeth. slumber parties. uncrustables.

love… and lots of it.

its about that time.. eh?

i must admit… its been a while. for this.. i have no excuse. perhaps its been because work is how i spend the majority of my time these days. well that and constant and faithful beach going. i mean its *almost* summer. right? thats just whats expected eh?

in the beginning of may i went to utah. jackson got home from canada and this called for some serious reuniting. also shirley went through the temple!!! :) it twas awesome! i am so grateful to have been able to go out for that. what an amazing experience! sooo proud of my squirrels! we had an amazing week full of laughs and randomness.. i couldnt ask for anything more! pure perfection.

 

my new favorite thing this week. the blog of stephanie nielson. oh my… WHAT an amazinnng family. check it out sometime… www.nieniedialogues.blogspot.com.  simply amazing.

so ive figured it out… my new plan for this blog is to post a different picture every day. hopefully it will be a new picture everyday. but some may be from the hilarious archive. none the less it will be a compilation of random. hilarity. smiles. and sunshines.  enjoy…