Check.

So. That bike ride to D.C.

I can officially say that i did it.

Well. Kind of.

Originally I was set on doing the whole thing.

I had invited some friends along for the ride.

And i think they were eager.

However. at the mention of rain.

{by the unrealiable weather.com}

They shied away.

However. They agreed to go for a bike ride around town.

What was set to be maybe an hour bike ride.

continued.

and continued.

until before we knew it.

we were in arlington!

However we decided to pause and visit a friend.

where we rested our jelly legs.

while i reallyREALLYREALLY wanted to finish it through

we decided it might be best to drive in.

so off to D.C. we went.

we attempted {and failed} to fly a kite.

played lots of frisbee.

looked at future homes for Lucy.

watched the police stop quite a few cars.

other than the one that almost crashed into us.

and overall had a lovely time.

funfunfun.

cannot wait til the next adventure to D.C.!

also. while playing frisbee we spotted a young couple on their knees

searching for a lost item.

thay had been at this for a while and seem to have no luck.

so, i went over to inquire if my help could be used.

the woman had lost a pendant given to her by her sister.

they were near ready to give up.

moments later the pendant was found!

while i cannot take credit for finding the lost item

could it be that i am lucky?

i like to think so.

:).

i love you but.

this site made me haha real hard.

some faves:

go round and round.

have i mentioned before how much i love my bike?
i do.
i lovelove my bike so much.
sadly my plans to bike to church today were postponed til next week.
instead we were blessed with some lovely rain showers.


some bike loving:



i want this t-shirt....

and this one.

i want to live here.

What Kind.

today I rode my bike to the grocery store.

today is a lovely day.

todaytodaytoday.

summer goal #467: ride bike. almost everywhere.

i love b&w photos.

here are some my sister shot.

lava monster.

only the greatest game ever invented.
we would play this as kids during recess.
so much fun.
but now that we are... what is the term?
oh. that is right. grown up.
{psshh}
we play it. on a more intense level.
we play. in the dark.

tonight after failing at focusing on monopoly
and itching for something to do
we headed over to an old elementary school playground
and begun our epic game.

the rules are simple.
the lava monster {also refered to as "it"}
begins by being able to touch the ground
and anything blue and yellow.
everyone else
scrambles around.
obviously avoiding the monster
{or monsters, as was played today}
once someone is caught,
and mutated into a fellow monster,
the lava monsters are restricted
to the ground and anything yellow.
this makes out for lots of
climbing, splits, and acrobatic tricks.
also. if a non-monster is caught
touching the ground
a simple yell of "lava monster"
can also turn them into a fellow lava creature.

oh. how fun.
oh. how scary.
when you do not know what is lurking
in the shadows
or beneath you.

i gave maggie quite a fright.
enough to scream bloody murder.

but oh the thrill
our simple childhood games
still give us.

so.sweet.

a shot in the dark from Nathan Pickett on Vimeo.

The Fast-Food Cheeseburger.

Ever since i was i was little,

i've had this inexplicable fear

of fast-food burgers.

Bad experience as a child?

i don't remember.

Wendy's. MsDonalds. Burger King.

i just couldnt do it.

the thought. the look.

it all repulsed me.

However.

after following this blog for some time

and reading of all their adventures.

eating burgers. from McDonalds.

i'm taking a chance.

After a year of caf food,

could it really be that bad?

i think not.

i hope not.

Wish me Luck!

Follow up:

so.

it was not the experience i hoped for.

i tried.

really. i did.

but half way through.

i just couldn't do it.

maybe it's the fact that the pattie was paper-thin.

maybe it's the fact that it's fastfood

and has gone through who knows what.

maybe i've convinced myself sick of them.

maybe it really was gross. and i wasn't hallucinating.

maybe another 15 years will do the trick?

highly unlikely.

but maybe.

but who knows.

The young politician.

Currently reading: All's Fair: Love, War, and Running for President.

Mary Mataline is my hero.

James Carville is too.

They give me hope that I will one day succeed in my chosen major.

also.

I love their oh so very cute love story.

Last night, we spent hours helping my leetle brother, Ben, write a speech and draw and color campaign posters. You see he's running for school President. Our strategy had to be aggressive, full force. You see, when you have a bunch of 6-11 y.o. I don't think they much care for politics. That being, our posters had to pull their little kid curiosity in.

Cool Posters= Cool Candidate= More Votes= He wins.

Makes sense right?

Anyways. I must say, the posters turned out pretty fabulous. Mine was Bob Marley/ Hawaiian themes. "Do the Shaka" and everything. Emily's was Napolean Dynamite's "Vote for Pedro" themed. It was quite HIlarious. I must say we make quite the clever pair of sister's. Potential future campaign managers? Yesss. I don't think Emily would go for it though...

I'm so proud of you, Ben. GOOD LUCK!

Dance away with me.

can i be just like her when i am pregnant?

{Duet from Robin Cantrell on Vimeo.}

please?

Let's fly!

how fun!

i want one of these in my backyard.

reword that.

i WILL have one in my backyard.

i would jumpjumpjump all day long.