We're Baaack!

We just got home after leaving Salt Lake at about 6:00 this morning... we had such a great time but we are so happy to be in our little house again! We saw some amazingly breathtaking places & some great friends. We took about 50 billion pictures... I think this trip deserves multiple blog installments, so that's what I'll be working on this week, stay posted!

All Packed Up & Ready to Go

We're leaving in the morning for our 2 week, road trip extravaganza! We'll be heading east on 50 through Nevada and Utah, camping at Great Basin, Arches, Canyonlands, & Mesa Verde National Parks. Then down to Taos, NM to visit Tate & his family, back north through Colorado to see Ross' college campus in Colorado Springs, up towards Boulder to see Brent & Amy (and maybe a couple more friends) & Rocky Mnt. National Park. Then back home on 80 through Cheyenne & Salt Lake City. We promise to take many pictures! We'll be back the weekend of the 21st/22nd. See ya on the flip side, suckas!

Um, so, yeah, Chauntel is rad!

I received my surprise prize in the mail today from Chauntel! For those who don't know, Chauntel & I met at the tail end of our 7th grade year when we were awesomely awesome tweens, she left me a few years ago to move to Santa Barbara and now that we both have blogs we get to keep up with our families daily lives... I am proud to say that her awesomeness has far surpassed my own... Included in my goodies are a skein of Regia Cotton yarn in surf, a copy of Adorn magazine so that I can decorate the cats and Ross while they're asleep, a pair of cutie earrings, and 5 stitch markers and 1 clasp marker made by Chauntel... Thank you so much for my prize! I love it!!!

An added, unexpected bonus was the tissue paper that Henry thoroughly enjoyed! Thanks Chauny Butt!

Happy Anniversary (7/6)

39 years and you haven't killed each other yet! May we be so lucky! Thanks for getting hitched and being such amazing models of love and friendship... we love you guys & can't wait to join you out on the dance floor!

Happy 4th!

After enjoying a neighborhood BBQ in P.Ville yesterday, we came home to a fireworks display in the cul-de-sac... the neighbor kids even gave us sparklers! We hope everyone had a a safe & happy 4th of July!

6/23/07 - Off to Tahoe for Ross

Ross went up to Tahoe to hang out with his buddy EW and do some climbing/hiking/hanging out in God's playground. The day was gorgeous if a bit windy, truly spectacular!

Donner Pass.

The view from the climbing spot, not too bad! Although we only did one short route, I felt pretty good about still being able to lug my fat arse up a rock. It was very windy but the temperature was perfect and we had a great time. This was the day before the big Tahoe fire started, so I know that the winds were fierce when the fire started. The fire was on the South shore, so no one I know was affected.

The New Suby got to go on a play date... I swear, every fourth car in Tahoe is a new Outback. I had to move away to finally get one. The car was happy being amongst it's native friends.
This was the climb we did, and yes, I actually made it to the top. When I was in top form, this climb would have been a joke, but nowadays, I was satisfied to have made some decent moves and actually remembered how to set up an anchor... Which leads me to the fact that I LEFT MY ANCHOR!!! Long explanation short, you have to walk to the top and set up some equipment to anchor the rope. This consisted of 4 carabiners and some cordage - attached some existing bolts in the rock... Well it had been a while since Eric and I had climbed, so when we were done, we pulled the rope, got our gear together, and just walked away... Only later, at dinner did I realize that we had neglected to retrieve my anchor gear. I went back to see if it was still there, but alas someone got some 'booty' that day. I hope it serves them well, I will survive...
I said 'hi' to Lake Tahoe while I was in town... Hi Lake!

Truly a fun time. Tahoe will always be a part of me, and it's only 1:32 away (love that new car!)


And remember... If you do go to Tahoe, do NOT look directly at the Pirates! (An offense that will surely be penalized by a walk of the plank... Arrrggghhh!)
Ok, but really, what the hell were these guys up to???

Get in the Van (I mean Subaru)

This is Kong & 'Zilla... they travel with our parents & send pictures to each other to document their travels & we think, to make each other jealous... It is quite a twisted inter-species relationship, but that is a discussion for another time... This picture was taken when they were finally reunited in SF after a long, painful separation... Although, 'Zilla & Kong are happy, they have always felt like something was missing, something that they could not quite put their furry/ scaly hand-like things-a-ma-bobs on... UNTIL NOW!

This is Henry Rollins!

Henry enjoys long walks on the beach, (virgin) pina coladas, and loud, angry punk music in the rain... he is used to touring and quite frankly is only truly "happy" when he's on the road... he shares 'Zilla & Kong's love of travel and destruction of large Asian & U.S cities... after all the back tat does not say "Search and Destroy" for nothing...
We look forward to our travels with Rollins & hope to take many pics of his surly puss in some of the most beautiful places in the U.S.! Keep checking the blog 'Zilla & Kong!