Welcome to Lake Tahoe says the rainbow. This was the view from our cabin as we arrived in South Lake Tahoe, CA. The tallest pine trees I've ever seen surround us. Behind the cabin is a snow capped mountain. We are sitting at roughly 6200 feet elevation with the temperatures in the high 70's during the day.

Why I Can't Sleep - An Open Letter

Dear Christy,

YA-MO-BE-THERE. YA-MO-BE-THERE.
YA-MO-BE-THERE. YA-MO-BE-THERE.
YA-MO-BE-THERE. YA-MO-BE-THERE.

These lyrics of Michael McDonald / lines of Paul Rudd in 40 year old Virgin are dancing through my head like a Star Search gone wrong.

Sure, you've done it before. You've put movie lines or song lyrics into my subconcious. But this time, my friend, it is downright obsessive compulsive. Please keep your damn sing song shit to yourself. Because if my brain sings YAMOBETHERE one more time, I'm gonna YAMO-BLOW THIS PLACE UP!

anxious and sleepy,
ro

We just got back from the Frio River down in Concan, Texas. We had a great time cooling off in the water and getting our minds ready to get back into the working groove.

I DID IT AND I'M CALLING OUT YOU BLOGGERS TO DO IT TOO

This was sent to me from Aunt Sandi...how could I refuse?

1. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? El Paso, Texas
2.WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? ...after a character in a musical that my grandmother wrote/composed
3. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY? Probably when I was watching Oprah the other day.
4 DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? yes
5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CHEESE? Havarati
6. KIDS? uno = Scouteroo (Fur children=emmitt merle, pudge & roxy
7. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? sure
8. DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL? online
9. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? of course...someone told me once that "sarcasm doesn't build relationships", but oh freaking well.
10. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yes
11. DO YOU BUNGEE JUMP? nope
12. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? all time is a tie between Golden Grahams and Cocoa Pebbles
13. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? i try not to even wear shoes with ties.
14. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? yes
15. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM ? Choco Cherry Blizzard from Dairy Queen
16. SHOE SIZE? 11 womens, 9.5 mens
17. RED OR PINK? boo
18. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? physical appearance
19. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? all of my buddies (and my sister) that live in other states
20. DO YOU WORK IN THE FIELD THAT YOU WANTED TO AS A CHILD? well, i'm not an orthopedic surgeon am i?
21. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? pj's
22. LAST THING YOU ATE? Cannelloni
23. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? dog panting, fan churning (it is hot as burnt leather 'round here in TX)
24. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? blue green
25. FAVORITE SMELL? spring morning dew
26. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? Sunny Jean
27. FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE YOU ARE ATTRACTED TO? hair
28. HOW DO YOU KNOW THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? she is my favorite california aunt
29. FAVORITE DRINK? dr. pepper
30. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? football
31. EYE COLOR? blue-ish
32. HAT SIZE? 7 3/8
33. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? no
34. FAVORITE FOOD? tex mex
35. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDING? happy ending and i pretty much get mad if not
36. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED AT THE MOVIE THEATRE? Superman
37. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ARTICLE OF CLOTHES? shorts
38. SUMMER OR WINTER? Summer because i don't have to work and winter because i don't have to sweat
39. HUGS OR KISSES? yuck
40. FAVORITE DESSERT? dr. pepper
43. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING? Girls Guide to Hunting and Fishing
44. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? n/a ... laptop
45. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU WATCHED ON TV? The View
46. FAVORITE SOUNDS? It would have to be waves crashing or a river running.
47. ROLLING STONE OR BEATLES? the one with the 4 guys from England
48. THE FURTHEST YOU'VE BEEN FROM HOME? probably Hawaii
49. WHAT'S YOUR SPECIAL TALENT? do we really want to get into that here?
41. FAVORITE FAST FOOD: in-n-out burger is quite a treat
42. FAVORITE FLOWER: flowers/shmowers...i don't know a daisy from a sunflower

A Little Treasure

I cleaned out my closet today and found this little memento of a night out in Richardson roughly a year ago. A dear friend wrote this note, and I thought it was so funny that I put it in my pocket to show it to her the next day or so. Then, I couldn't find it. I searched for it too because I really wanted her to see what she had written. Anyway, here it is on the World Wide Web now, one year later. Hope you can read it because it is funny to me. Please excuse my friend for the drunkeness....

Why the hell do people think anyone cares if we've seen Suri Cruise?? Please, someone kill the pop/cheese media. I love this country and freedom of speech, but it gets really old having to see rich skinny dramatic people's business all over the tv and magazines. Barf.