The top 10 observations when attending Valleyfair.....

.....be warned! Several, but not all, of those revolve around the choice of swim suit!

For those of you not from around here, Valleyfair is an amusment park...think Lagoon. Ty and I spent out 5th aniversery riding rides that, in a reasonably sensible persons mind, should kill you with Jes and Kurt last week. I guess we are just big kids! I dare say this is one of the most fun Anniversaries yet! However, lets just say that more than just the roller coasters had me wanting to puke.

10. It is not acceptable to walk around all day wearing only your bikini top and short shorts any where else so why do it here?

9. One who spends more then 2 hours in an amusement park is somehow convinced that $4 for a soda is a 'good deal'.

8. It is perfectly acceptable to wear only your swim suit while hurdling full speed down a nearly vertical slide but you are in no way allowed to take off you shirt (guys only of coarse) when you are riding the wave. Discuss.

7. Husbands will often time do anything humanly possible to win a giant, and I do mean giant, stuffed dog that just happens to look like Blue just to make there wives happy.

6. Forbidden fantasies can be lived out through a mear $6 air brushed tattoo on the inside of ones wrist.

5. Parents should not allow there 5 year old to venture 5 feet out into the middle of a calm wave pool and than expect him to be fine once the waves start. If they do, concerned anniversary celebrating guests will grab said child to keep him from continuing to drown and return him to dry land while little drowning boys look at her like they want to cry.

4. 'Muffin Top' is real.

3. When nagged enough by ones husband....one finds the courage to go on terrifying roller coasters and learns that one likes them!

2. A giant tramp stamp (lower back tattoo) is made all the more ridiculous when it is your name with a swirly design around it and body glitter rubbed on it. I'm not kidding! I actually saw this.

and the number 1 observation is.....................

1. just because you are in the age ranges of 14-29 does not mean you are required by law to sport a bikini. If you have a less than tight physic.....avoid this choice in swim wear. I saw far too much of some peoples bodies and its time people take a good look at what will flatter. Between the cracks and the 2 sizes to small bottoms I beg of you to stop!!!!

What happens when.....

....the Army and the Marines duke it out???

After an afternoon at the lake with our favorite Marine family Travis and Nicole (Ruby was not in attendance), I thought I would be able to answer that question..........

...............But clearlly I am not prepared to make that call.

You tell me???

Technical Difficulties.....

.....please excuse this weeks interruption in the ThankfulThursday line up because the author of said line up has lost a good amount of faith in human kind after today's grand jury. Please tune in tomorrow for our regular programing.

Thank you.

Food PORN!!!!

So I've decided that I want to make a cook book.

I get to make everything, take a picture of it, print it in a book, and use that book to make it again.

Wow, that's a vicious circle.

But that means food PORN!!!! My biggest vice....well really next to eating this stuff! I could spend all day staring at a cookbook. Give me the chance to want a fantastic movie....ie:the labyrinth, or watch food network and my mouth will start a watering.

So now, my cookbook means I get to produce my own food PORN!

Does this mean I have to go to the bishop???

na na na na na na na na na na................

BATDOG!

When I wake up in the morning....

......Do you think that I am neglecting ThankfulThursday??? Well you are WRONG WRONG WRONG! I got busy. My goat stole the key board. I mean the virtual blog thief stole it. Errrr, no wait! My mom's whooping cough vaccination wore off and we had to go to the hospital. Or....I printed it, folded it into a paper airplane and it got hijacked......

Take your pick, but you are WRONG if you think I just didn't do it!

So today is an abbreviated TT in the name of whooping cough vaccinations.....well, and that I have to share something awesomely terrible with you at the end of the post too!!!

I am thankful for...

.....people who WANT to scrub my feet and paint them pretty for a living because I sure don't!

.....Green Day tickets....yep, that's right! I won them on the radio.

.....Jury Duty on my anniversary.......(not really but maybe if I say it, I won't be so mad!)

.....neighbors who understand that you don't care if they smoke but appreciate not leaving the butts on your lawn when they come to visit.

.....that there is a water park close by!!!!!!

So now to the awesomely terrible part!

What would you call the perfect evening??? Would it include 80 nostalgia? Overacting? Zoobaz???

Well mine does! A couple of weeks ago my sister Molly and I went and saw the single greatest theatrical production ever in existence. It had everything! Romance, drugs, dancing!!! What could be better! What is this delightful show you might ask? Here are some clues:

1. Included some fantastically cheesy hand gestures.

3. Cell phones were the size of dust busters.....er well I guess they were dust busters.

3. Male bonding included such endearing nick names as 'muscle bond monkey' and 'preppy'.

4. Teachers show there concern for there students through mid life crisis'

5. Characters often burst into song and dance while wearing leotards more often then one would hope.

Whoever thought to make Saved by the Bell a play is my HERO!!!!!!

Stop blocking my shot!!!!!

....so I know that sometimes you don't want your picture taken....I'm the same way. But its time to get over your photo phobia and just let it happen!

Because when you do......you end of with some of my favorite shots!!!!