Country Roads

i have a pool bridal shower today about an hour and a half away through country roads. appropriate outfit? i couldn't find anything to fit over my bathing suit with the little skirt so i changed there. bub found this necklace for me at the last yard sale we visited. strangely it matches more than you would think...

i'm reading Time Traveler's Wife and liking it ok. i'm not a huge fan yet but it is growing on me. i read for as long as i could this evening while it thundered until the lightening came...

i'm listening to My Life in France by Julia Child... we will be discussing at our August book club at Murphin Ridge



Eat, Pray, Love- ok i did like the book even though she was a bit whiny for me and i wanted to drop kick her from time to time. i am excited about the movie. i love Julia so surely this is a win win movie.

my monkeys

the park finally announces we should leave

the fam, my extended fam and a few of bub's friends went to the Beach Water park to celebrate bub's birthday. yes it is in the spring but he wanted to go to the beach so it was detained. let me tell you if you have body image problems you probably shouldn't spend the day hanging out with half naked teenage girls. anywho a good day of people watching, lounging and some screaming on water rides. bub's was happy so mission accomplished. the three boys were just so entertaining. 12 year old boys. funny. really.

yes he has an underbite.

henry not really realizing how much smaller he is than the big dog

my sister has a new addition to her family. Henry the 8th. a new rescued sausage dog. 7 lbs of sporadic. he was the perfect ending to a few days spent at my sister's visit.
we visited Main Strauss, Northside, every Borders in the area to find the Paperchase sausage dog snack boxes in my last post. didn't find them so i just split mine with her.

i visited a few places on my To Visit list. Chicken Lays an Egg in Northside, Julie's Inspiration and Europa (for Gelatto!) in Main Strauss. We also stumbled upon Bouquets in Main Strauss and ate there. Yum. it was beautiful. Beside Chicken Lays an Egg was another little thrift type shop. lady sitting by the counter. things just jam packed in the little closet shop. nothing marked. i picked up a $2 glass pitcher and a $1. Odille sweater. so for a little digging i found some treasures. i bought a red cashmere sweater at CLEgg but other than that this store is more vintage than consign.

tea at Europa's

some neat things to look at but i don't really dress that off the chart.
i love to eat at Melts in Northside in the summer so we picked up food since Marina was with us and wasn't allowed on the outside terrace (!?!) they have a new Picnic and Pantry Micro Grocer next door that is beautiful. you can purchase their items for take out.
the regular visits like TJMaxx- great find of Kate Spade sunglasses for $40. they are a little less garish than my Ed Hardy look alikes...
Jungle Jim's little side store with all the Life is Good goodies had a little sale going on so i picked up a long sleeve green number... Second Chance Consignment in Western Hills... we did make it to the Boutique Sale across from Kenwood Towne Center and wish i had more time to cruise around. great sales and a nice taste of boutiques in the area.

we stopped by a fellow stamper's house for a little get together and i was astounded by her organization of stamps etc... and then i saw this little gothic number by david something. i'll be looking for those at Stampaway in August. i did get some creating done while i was visited. i'm joining the stamp club in creating an alphabet book and i did the letters L and U. i'm still thinking they need some work though...

today i finally got to visit Brad's in Hillsboro for a gift. I've never been but I heard they carry lots of Life is Good items and yes they are a mecca for LIG and Natural Life. beautiful place. picked up the bridal gift (ceramic bird house placed in a Natural Life drawstring bag) and some LIG thermal pjs on clearance. Score!



i follow cozenimus on youtube and he(?) posted this video of Bic Runga... i like the variety of artists he posts that i would never see...

back from the pool bridal shower... i know the bride from graduate school. we get together once or twice a year at the convention and then usually meet for lunch during the summer. apparently this is enough to know as much about her as her everyday close friends and relatives because i scored better than them on the "Do you know the bride?" quizzes.

etiquette questions that have come up lately...
what is the appropriate etiquette for bringing in a pet's stool sample? double bag it? color bag so it isn't see through? bread tie? seriously i had to do this last week and i was worried.
today the bride told us she visited a nude beach on the honeymoon and people would be standing around talking. naked. what is the etiquette for how close (or far away) do two naked people stand? this i promise to never need to know.

marina making sure i stay put for awhile