R.I.P.

Well, it's now been almost 6 months since my was stolen. There I was, loving the and early mornings, trying to be , while getting some and riding my bike to work. I walked out from the hospital, excited to ride home and saw this: , an empty bike rack. [Actually, they did leave my helmet with my cut chain inside it. The nerve.]
Ahh!!!! I was soooooo . But not a goofy mad, more like donald duck mad: . Then my boiling blood led to .




...and I'm still not quite over it.


But, on the bright side. Maybe this could have happened to me ,
and this to my bike .
Or this to my spandex .

Wait, I wasn't wearing spandex..




So, to for a ,
despite the economic.


My paypal account is up and running.

a new found love...

Seriously, have you tried these? They're waayyyyy better than milk chocolate ones!

Halloween!

4th Annual Halloween Party:



Little Red Riding Hood and my Big Bad Wolf:


Turns out there was an entire group missing their key figure. Lucky for them, I was able to fill the missing part.
Aren't the costumes great?!!



I just love this picture because not one person is looking at the camera. And also because I'm in-love with Woody and Buzz!!

poor thanksgiving

I just heard Christmas music today. Isn't it just a bit early?!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

I know, it's creepy! ...but it's also hours of entertainment!

There's room for more great leaders...

What, you think you have no reason to visit South Dakota?! You're wrong!
We discovered that Mount Rushmore is really cool!! We headed there two weeks ago for a little road trip and had a great time. Being an election year and everything, we thought it was the patriotic thing to do.


We also discovered...



Martin's Cove is dead in the middle of no where in Wyoming. Poor pioneers- it was really cold and I could only imagine that the sub-zero wind chills would make an already miserable experience even more unfavorable.
It was nice and sunny while we passed through- as you can see by our squinty eyes!



The prairie lands of South Dakota are close competitors to Yellowstone for their wild life. We saw buffalo, mountain goats, tons of deer, wild turkeys, prarie dogs and prong horn sheep. Very cool!

We discovered gas is really cheap in WY! Turn your head and that's $2.79 you see. Back when it was still $3.30 in Utah.
But, that warrants no inkling of a desire to drive through the barren desert of Wyoming. This is pretty much all you'll see:

Yes, that's a giant steel triceratops cut-out. Unfortunately we didn't capture the giant jackalope cut-out but it might have even topped the dino. And the lands of the huge windmills- they were actually really cool.
And don't think you can just fly through the endless miles of flat lands. We got pulled over TWO times!! But luckily still got off clean. whew.


Lincolns' all-seeing eye.

vote your conscience

If you're like me, watching all the debates and hearing the talk associated with politics and the economy leaves you questioning where our world is going to. And to be honest, I think it's kind of scary.
I love what Glen Beck said on a recent radio broadcast. He was questioning how the 'bail-out' plans, or proposals from a new president will, or won't help America. And he said his answer went back to Federalist patriotism, "We the People." Government will either take forever doing it, or never really make the changes we might want to see. But we as individuals can make a difference! We have to fight for what we want to. Ayn Rand has known this all along! If only she could have been a politician in our day!

This video is awesome and inspiring. Enjoy.