Why I love Hippie Vans...

Hippie Van. Love Bus. Whatever you call 'em, I love 'em. It has been a life long dream of mine to have a orange hippie van with flowers and zebra print curtains. Wouldn't you like to ride around in a van like that!??! I sure would. And yahoo for me, Volkswagen is coming out with the Bully in 2014, which happens to be a hippie style van. I am so thrilled. When I am 19 I will buy a 3 year old Bully and be as happy as a clam. I also dream about hippie vans. I am serious:

Setting: Me and Creighton MacConnell in a taxi passing a junkyard. I see a hippie van. It's orange. I fall in love. Then this conversation takes place.

Me: I really want a hippie van.
Creighton: Why on earth would you want one of those stupid things?
Me: I don't know...'cause they're cool?
Creighton: They are dirty and smelly and disgusting and the dumbest car on the planet.
Me: Well, I want a Beamer if that makes you feel better.
Creighton: Okay, good.

End of conversation. Beginning of hippie van love. I do want a beamer, but it is more likely that I will stumble upon a glorious hippie van in a junk yard, than waltz into a BMW dealership with enough money to actually buy a silver beauty with reclining seats.

So that is why I love hippie vans. Because they are cool. Because Zebra print curtains are optional. Because I dream about them. And because there's a Bully in a factory in China with my name on it.

Sincerely,
This is the only case where I love bully's.

The Ivy Ladies

I celebrated Curious Events day at a posh hotel. I was sitting eating pilaf and shrimp, and KJ tells me there are these lady's who look like ivy. I am somewhat confused. I continue eating my pilaf and shrimp and forget about the ivy ladies. Later dad and I were wondering around and we stumble across the ivy ladies. I am freaked.


Yes, those are ladies. Isn't this the most curious thing you've ever seen??? I was so creeped. Because dad and I were watching one, and then we look up and the other ivy lady's arm is right over our heads. They move around slowly. They hug the wall and wave their ivy fingers at little kids. They cover their face when you take a picture. The Ivy Ladies are spooky.

Sincerely,
Spooked.

PS:
See what I mean? So photogenic Miss Ivy!

Un-German.

I UN-German and proud of it. I love all you Germans, but I'm just fine with no German blood in my body. I do love Germany though. They eat the BEST food ever. I seriously wish Americans would be known for something other than greasy hamburgers and french fries.

Today I made a Sweet Genius show with Emily and Andy. It was so hilarious. My accent was perfect and their genius right on. It was truly amazing. The food was less than amazing, but so fun. I loved making my orange cream reduction sauce and my candied apricot strips. I'm not sure Nana enjoyed it as much as we did though. :)

Smile Day:
I am noticing I do weird things when I smile. I kind of tuck up my lip. It makes me look like I have a mustache, and I don't! Its very very bad.

Sincerely,
I am a Sweeeeet Genius....are YOU?

PS:
See what I mean?!?!? Between that and my pointy clavicle, I'm doomed.

Talking to a telephone pole

I don't do well with golf. And here is why: you have to be quiet! I am anything but quiet, so golf is rather difficult for me. Add to that that I can't swing a club worth a hoot, and it becomes clear that golf is not my sport. I dearly love the idea of Golf. But I can't execute.

Once when I was about 5, my grandpa took KJ and I golfing (Which means walking about 100 feet from his house.) After about 1/2 a hole, I decided I didn't want to play. So I sat there the whole time and talked... to a telephone pole. My grandpa says I spent at least 1 hour talking to a telephone pole. I sort of wish I remember this. I'm sure I had a wonderful conversation with that telephone pole.

Sincerely,
I love good listeners.

I love America.

Our family likes road trips. We sort of have too. Here are some pictures from our most recent.

For people who wear plaid shorts...

All you techies rejoice, today is the day for you! I'm no techie, but I can appreciate their technological minds. Techies are nerds. But nice ones! Brooke says I will marry someone who works for Apple. Apple workers are complete techies. And have you noticed they ALL wear plaid shorts? I am serious! Its really quite unusual.

Name your car day was yesterday. I didn't participate because I don't own a car yet. I should be thinking of names for my hippie van. I love to name things, as you all know by now. Our car(s) are already names. Elise got a rav4 this summer and named it Manishqua? I can't remember. It was a really good name whatever it was. And then our friends, they named their car the green bean. It is pretty accurate.

I'm having a bad techie moment. I'm playing a game on my iPod and its freezing up and the music is beeping, sort of. Where's my plaid shorts guy when I need him??

Sorry, that was kind of random, but I figured I'd tell you since I'm having techinal difficulties. AND OH MY! The DJ for Publix and Walmart are the greatest! I heard the Beach Boys, Michael Buble and Ingrid Michaelson. I was so happy. And I dont even listen to Ingrid.

The only reason I'm telling you all this nonsense is because it Techie day. Goodbye forever.

Sincerely,
Can't get rid of me that easy.

PS: This has nothing to do with Name your car day or anything with Techies, but once Elise got a microphone and she named it Ingrid. I think I should name my hippie van Ingrid. Or Blossom. You tell me.

PPS: I though of something else techie, my dad just got an iPad. If he'd only get plaid shorts!

Sophie and the stick

Sophie loves sticks. And she especially loves Bubble's stick. So of course, she needed this here stick.

Her plan of action is to distract, then go for the stick.Everything goes according the crafty plan of a young punk.
Unfortunately, Bubbles caught on to the mischievous plan.

A long spasm/fight followed.

This looks really uncomfortable.Finally, many awkward positions later, my punk claims the stick. Victory!
Congrats, punk. You won the Battle. You got the stick. Life is complete right?Of course.

That is, until Bubbles finds another stick.