WELL, my sister Andrea moved back home to Utah from Dallas, TX. She is our new roommate. Yay! Our roommate Alan has a crush on her and wants to date her. HA. She is beautiful and awesome so I get it. They are buddies now.

My good friend Rachel had a small, girl dinner party for Andrea's homecoming. She even baked a delicious vegan cake. I introduced Andrea to my work friends at a party. We all had fun. I look terrible in that picture of all of us but oh well. Andrea is getting use to riding a bike everywhere. She looks so cute riding my Schwinn.  She got hired at my work. She will be working in the cafe. Today was her first day. I am so excited that she is finally home.  

Oh and look what Eric made! He made us a bike cart. We use it to ride to the grocery store. He is so awesome!

:)

a short update

There is lots of wildlife in our neck of the woods. Our garden is out of control. It's HUGE! We have tons of tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, squash and beets. I have been doing some painting lately. The last picture is suppose to be a self portrait. I am sure that it will change. My little sister Andrea is moving back here from Texas. She is going to be our new roommate. She will be here this Thursday. YAY! My little brother got married in Vegas by an Elvis impersonator this past weekend. It was awesome to see him. Things are good.

NO MORE PLASTIC BAGS!

Please go to the above link to read about how awful plastic bags are to our planet's animals and to the world that we call our home. I would love to live a more green life. I do ride my bike everywhere and we do recycle. Sometimes it doesnt seem like enough. I would hate it if Sky and Solee had to see polar bears and Bengal tigers go extinct in their lifetime because of how we have all treated our world.

I just read the book The Road by Cormac McCarthy and it was about a father and son in a post apocalyptic world. It was amazing and it has haunted me since I read it. Its made me think a lot more about my life and what I have and have not done with it. I know that I want to protect those that I love from ever having to see our world die, animals become extinct and a never ending cold.


With that being said I really need to make some changes in my life. It will absolutely not be easy but I know that I can do it. I have done and survived a LOT of hard things in my life. I just need to believe in myself and my ability to change the life that I am living right now. Because honestly, I have no other choice but to change, to help change the world and the future for Sky and Solee as well as everyone else that I love.

Yes, indeed. 1966

I am a sucker for Harry Potter

I just finished reading book 4 in the Harry Potter series. It is so good! I just couldnt stop reading it. I bought the 5th book yesterday because I knew that I would finish the 4th soon. You know I enjoy the movies but man do I LOVE the books. I am completely sucked in.

Some times I'm glad that I work in a bookstore. And I feel so happy that I was able to work the Harry Potter 7 release party last year. It was such a huge event. There were people crying and screaming with excitement. It was awesome! And I got to be a part of it. I think that night is what got me really interested in reading the books.


Anyway, I am off to start Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix. YAY!

For Steve

My dear friend Steve and his fabulous wife McCall have always encouraged me to paint more. It's pretty awesome to have friends that believe in me and my art like they do. So for Steve I'll post one of my baby paintings from earlier this summer. No, it's not a painting of a baby, it's a small painting.

Oh yeah

I got hit by a car this week. I was on my way to work. It was about 8:30 am. There is an intersection at the mall where I almost always get hit. I decided to start wearing my helmet because of how often I almost become road kill on my way to work.

So I was riding along and it was nice because that early over by the mall there is no traffic. When I pulled up to that particular stupid intersection there was a black car sitting on the crosswalk waiting to turn. It was a black car with a stupid jock guy in the driver seat. You know backwards hat, dark sunglasses, one hand on the wheel.

Anyway, he had his window down and I told him that I was going to go around him. He gave me an annoyed look. Then I went. I was almost to the other side when he hit my bike tire and I fell over. He sped off around me. I screamed obscenities to him. You cant see the full scope of my huge hot pink bag in this picture. But it's pretty much nuclear. So he obviously did it on purpose.

Luckily for me I got his license plate number. I called the cops. The police officer seemed pretty upset about it too. She said it was clear hit and run. So they are trying to track him down. I haven't heard anything back yet though.

Oh, and what was also lame about it all was that there was a woman walking across the street that saw what happened and she just kept on walking. No one cares about each other anymore.

I've been afraid to ride my bike since then. I have ridden it but I dont enjoy it as much.

Summer time update

I love having a garden. It makes me happy.

For love of the garden

I love having a garden. It has gotten so big. Its actually about five times bigger than that last picture. It's so weird. Eric and I will both stand outside and just look at it. We are already planning our set up for next year. This was our first try and it's current setup is kind of off. Its a learning process though. And I think that we have done pretty good so far. Next year our garden will be better.

PS make sure to click on the top picture of the dragonfly. It is so pretty. You can really see it's detail in the larger format.

Why is it that anyone with a fancy camera is suddenly considered a "really good photographer"? I hate to sound like a brat but I know SOOOOOooooo, many people that walk around calling themselves photographers because of the huge piece of equipment they have dangling from their neck. When in reality anyone can take the pictures they take and most people do!

True talent is so hard to find. And when you see something beautiful and extraordinary you feel it down to your bones. I also know photographers like this. And they amaze and impress me to no end. As a matter of fact I envy them.

Anyway, just something that has been on my mind lately. Oh, and just as a side note I am too much of a coward to really do anything about any talent that I might have. So who am I to complain anyway?

You Are Mulan!

Strong and spirited. You're no one's girly girl; actually you are very determined person with a strong sense of self. Never let go of that! The only thing that equals your sense of self is your family, but the traditions of society can always be bent to protect something or someone you love.

Which Disney Princess Are You?


Honestly, I took the quiz a couple of times because in almost every question there were always two answers that I wanted to choose. So I guess I'm a little bit of both.


You Are Pocahantas!

Free-spirited and wise. You have a strong passionate spirit that touches and changes all who know you. The wisdom and common sense that you have is really what guides you through life. Even so, you also have a very playful side that loves adventure and excitement.

Which Disney Princess Are You?

I'm just exhausted.

I'm a crybaby. I get it from my mom. And truth be told I love her for it! When I saw this first video a while ago I cried. I cry every time that I see it. I think that it's beautiful. It reminds me that I have an amazing mother and Lee that would have done the same thing for me time and time again. They have done the same thing time and time again.







PS I searched and searched for the videos on the web. And when I found them I showed them to Eric and he cried too. This is one reason why I love him.

Last night was fun. Eric and I went for a late night bike ride. We lit some fireworks. We camped out on our back porch. We drank a little too much. We attempted to watch a movie outside but I passed out before it finished. Anyway, it was so much fun. We are going to do it again tonight.

I feel better today.

There is a slight chance that I may in fact have a nervous, emotional, breakdown very, very soon.

I am NOT a product of my environment. No, no, no! I came from a shitty place on one side and a good place on the other. But I am neither good nor bad. I am me. I get to choose my own decisions and follow through... or not.

However, I know that some of us in this family choose to think that they are who they are because of where they/we came from. They are idiots for thinking so. Life can affect us in many ways but ultimately it is US who gets to decide if what has happened will mold who we are or just be a bump in the road.

I love my family very much. I love my siblings like there is no tomorrow. But sometimes I would love to smack the shit out of, no, smack some sense into them. Yes, we love who love. We love how we love. But having a boyfriend/girlfriend/fiance/husband/wife is not all there is to life. And living your life around someone else is foolish because in the end.... well if you live your life for someone else no one will live your life for YOU. The life that is meant to be yours will pass you by.

Anyway, I am very upset right now. Trust me that is an understatement. And now I am choosing to get drunk and trying to forget all this shit for just a little while.

PS we havent seen the black widow spider since I posted that picture of it. Tragic.