30 Day Photo Challenge - Day 13

Day 13 - A picture of your favorite band or artist.

Oh how I love him, and his music.  Now, if only he'd put out another album and tour again.  Ladies and gentlemen...Jon McLaughlin.

(This was taken in 2008, his last jaunt through town...)

30 Day Photo Challenge - Day 12

Day 12 - A picture of something you love.

"There's a difference between like and love.  Because I like my Sketchers, but I love my Prada backpack."
"But, I love my Sketchers."
"That's because you don't have a Prada backpack."

While this is in no way the tone I took today's photo challenge, (bonus points to the person who comments with the correct movie that above quote is from) I get to choose how I interpret these challenges, and if you want to do it differently...kudos, embark on your own photo challenge and do as you please!

You will notice there is a theme to these pictures.  I'm kind of curious as to what everyone else thinks is the theme, but that's the fun of it...

Can you guess yet? 

No?  C'mooon...sensing ANY kind of theme??

Anyone?  Anyone?  Bueller...Bueller...

What I LOVE is not taking myself/life too seriously.  (I know, I'm weird...work with me, keep reading.)

There is 99.999% of the time, something that can be made light of in a situation (when appropriate).  There is something that when skewed juuuuuuust right...turns something either said off hand, looked at just wrong, or caught in the right mood, is absolutely hilarious.  

Do I take life seriously when it needs to be?  Yes.  (For the most part.)  

However, since I am one of those oh so annoying glass-half-full people who refuses to dwell in the Pit of Despair (another movie reference...oh c'moooon, humor me, you've read this far...) for longer than the shortest amount I can possibly can,  I am constantly amused by the simplest of things that you may think "Um, ok, yeah, whatever, ya freak." the whole while, in my little world, the laughter...is the best part.

Epilogue/Note: 

I contribute the talent of not dwelling in the Pit of Despair (C'mon, really??  NObody??) to the fact that I am 1) one of those annoying glass-half-full people, and 2) I am easily distrac...oooo SHINY!!! so something is bound to come along shortly to distract me.

30 Day Photo Challenge - Day 11

Day 11 - A picture of something you hate.

These are a few of my least favorite things...

If God wanted me to chase little green roly poly's around on a plate, they would taste good when I caught them.  Blech.

This is a brain cancer cell, under an electron microscope.

This is a breast cancer cell, under an electron microscope.

Honestly, the second two scare the buh-jeebers out of me...

PS: if you ever go Google Image searching for cancer cells...make sure you look up cancer cells under a microscope or you will be scarred for life...I know I am...*full body shudder*

30 Day Photo Challenge - Day 10

Day 10 - A picture of the person you do the most messed up things with.

I wouldn't say we DO the most messed up stuff but we had our fair share of fun...yay for adopted brothers that turn into awesome roommates, that turn into great friends!!

Love you Sparky!!

30 Day Photo Challenge - Day 9

Day 9 - A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most.

Cheryl Brown

and

Rachel List

I love these girls...

30 Day Photo Challenge - Day 8

Day 8 - A picture that makes you laugh.

One of my dearest friends who has one of the bestest laughs...

30 Day Photo Challenge - Day 7

Day 7 - A picture of your most treasured item.

People.  People who need people...are the luckiest peeeeeeeopllllllle....iiiiiin...theeeeeeee...wooooooooooorld!!!

I am lucky enough to have some pretty awesome folks allow me to call them daughter/sister/friend...now, I can't post everyone's picture, so I went for a simple, understated way to recognize you all...

30 Day Photo Challenge - Day 6

Day 6 - A picture of a person you'd love to trade places with for a day.

I tried to come up with a huge deeply thought out person to trade places with, heck, even a celebrity, but I couldn't come up with someone...so instead...I bring you this little guy...

Baxter J Vetterling, the family dog.

Because you get taken for a ride...

And you can sleep just about anywhere you want, whenever you want...

Your food and water comes to you, you're spoiled rotten and the fact that you're so cute saves your butt around just about every corner.

In all seriousness though...I really love my life...are there aspects I'd love to change?  Yes, but on the whole, I have a pretty fun deal...

30 Day Photo Challenge - Day 5

Day 5 - A picture of your favorite memory

I can't narrow it down to one summer...but the annual family vacation spot, Sandpiper Resort in Pacific Beach, Washington is the winner.  Every summer from at least once Sister and Brother were toddlers until we moved to Colorado in 1994...it was a LONG haul in the car with the whole family squished together (a couple years with the dog too) but when we were there, you could smell it...the ocean...the sand...smores...fire on the beach...

We went to the same place every year.  We deviated one year, but only for the one...after that, Cabin A (for A-Frame) at Sandpiper Beach Resort was our home for 4 days or more, depending.  (I could be wrong on the total amount of days...but who cares at this point.)

The next few pictures include only a few stock photos from Sandpiper's website...the rest...real life...geez my hair was nuts...

The lawn, where many a game of catch and frisbee were played.

Brother, playing in the window of Mom's room.

Sister, doing the same.

Yes, occasionally it rains at the beach...

I want to say late elementary school for me...but whatever it was, it was NEON!

L-R: Lyndsey, Sister, Me, Brother, Kevin

This was when I was in Junior High...I can tell by the sweatshirt.

Yes...this is me...gum in the corner of my mouth...white girl fro in full force...

Napping Cousins

One of the trips we made back after moving to CO.

The Path to the Beach

30 Day Photo Challenge - Day 4

Day 4 - A picture of your night

I kind of used stock photos, but my night was not all that exciting tonight, and honestly I loved it...(other than the bills part...)

Went over some bills...(being a grown up is HIGHLY overrated)

Did some laundry...

Cooked food for mom (she had foot surgery last week, and she can only stand for so long)...this picture was on the way from the store to the house...I forgot to take pictures of the finished product!  I made taco salad...

Caught up on some reading...

I never said it was Mensa material...but hey, I enjoy it.  Plus, I can't find my book at the moment.  (BTW...shameless plug for my current reads: Wade Rouse's "At Least In The City Someone Would Hear Me Scream" and "Confessions of a Prep School Mommy Handler".  I have literally laughed out loud at parts.)  

And to wrap up the evening...crying my eyes out to DVR'd episodes of Secret Millionaire and Coming Home.  (And loving the start of a new season of Army Wives in between!)  Pass the Kleenex!! (It's just beyond the remote...*sniffle*)