seattle

the wait is over!
i've been posting photos on myspace and fb, so i didn't feel like i need to upload pics on here, but for the cool people that want my high quality photos for wallpaper, etc, i figured i'd post it up here.

let me know if any of these evoke any feelings for you. you know, just wondering if anyone really cares if i post on here or not.

moment of self-pity.....terminated.

enjoy!

hico, tx

we took our annual trip to hico, tx a week ago, and it was hot.
hot hot hot.
it didn't help that zack set the farm on fire with gasoline.

i made sure i set these photos at full resolution because i want you to see all the stars we could see. wow.

we also set off some amazing fireworks, and anticipated next year's 4th of july by discussing who was going to get their pyrotechnics license, and who was going to hook up the fireworks to batteries...














this is my version of a texas landscape.








cute heart cactus!





had a great time. thanks zack!
(and thanks everyone for pushing me to update my blog. sorry it's been so long).

next up : shreveport!

seattle chinatown

more pics to come soon. this is a 'sneak preview'

with sisters this beautiful, it's impossible not to be inspired.

flying over the topography of my september, i realize that when i am 1,000 feet above ground, my world is on pause. i lose the power to communicate with anyone but the flight attendants whose life goal is to serve the "single serving" way, and the guy sitting next to me, who nods on and off as i watch him bob for apples in his dreams. the lights i see on the ground are my comfort, the only sign i have that the world is still functioning properly, and it is waiting for my arrival to my home. the closer to the ground i get, the more excited i become, as the large lamps illuminate baseball fields, where the bases are loaded. the cars don their headlights as they maneuver through over and underpasses, quickly trying to make it to their destinations.

all i want to do is get home.

how many people can say they drove to naples from dallas?

there are times when it is important to get out of your element and thrust yourself into questionable domains.
questionable was one way to describe naples, tx.
another is memorable.

kristal and i took a random road trip to the annual watermelon festival in naples, and we learned a lot about livin' and a little 'bout love.
not really, but we had a really good time.

okay so there was this amazing (and out of place) booth at the festival where they sold the most authentic cajun food outside of louisiana. this place was probably more authentic than places IN louisiana. seriously.

why was it so authentic, you ask?
please see above picture.
this is a squirrel pelt.
why a squirrel pelt, you ask?
oh because they sold SQUIRREL ON A STICK.

there were so many cute kids running around this festival..everyone from naples was very warm and eager to talk. this was one of the many cute kids robbing a snow cone kiosk.
wait, what?
psyche. it's just an airgun. no children were harmed in the making of this blog.
ohhh this guy. i made the mistake of glancing over at him, and he pulled me and kristal to the side and began telling us about a watermelon he had at one point, and how it got stolen, and it was in city hall, and he stole it back?
i don't even know what the story meant, but i don't think he did, either.


more importantly, though, the pilgrim's pride chicken people donate a refrigerated semi to the city of naples for this amazing festival, and they fill the semi up with pounds and pounds of watermelons.
at 1:00 sharp, everyone comes to the tables by the semi, and everyone is given a full quarter of a watermelon. i am not sure who would eat a full quarter of a watermelon, but if anyone could, it would be the people of naples.

side note: somehow my guest counter reached 1000! you are the reason i continue this blog.
you, and my sanity.