Homeward Bound!

Tomorrow i leave for a family vacation back to Oregon where I spent the first 6 years of my life.
it has been a decade since i've been there, so i'm pretty excited to revisit some childhood memories.

We're going to a resort called Black Butte Ranch (and no, it is not a dude-ranch, despite what dayna might try to convince you of!) that we went to every summer for 8 years.
it's basically a family oriented golf resort with community pools, 3 golf courses, rec centers, horse back riding, miles of bike trails, etc.

In honor of my return to Oregon, here is a list of 5 things that I will likely encounter while I'm there:

1) Hippies--let's be honest....Oregon is replete with hippies. impressed with my use of the word "replete"? you should be.*

2) The great and beautiful city of Portland. My parents tell me that the weather right now is clear skies and about 42 degrees in the morning and around 80 degrees at its hottest.

3) Lots of Weed--i'd better not get emails or messages from people telling me that Christians shouldn't acknowledge that weed exists...(cheers to self-righteousness!)

4) Round Table Pizza--I grew up on this stuff and I think my little league team pictures are still up on the wall.

5) Nike Town-- Portland is home to Nike's world headquarters, so you can imagine how huge this place is. the picture really doesn't do it justice.

I'm sure I'll post plenty of pictures from the trip, so check back in about a week.

* I'll be honest...i had to use dictionary.com to make sure that I used that word right. I'm not smart.

Where The Light Is

I recently purchased John Mayer's new live dvd and am completely blown away.

the dvd contains an acoustic set, a John Mayer Trio set, and a full band set, and is an incredible experience.

I highly recommend that everyone go and buy this cd/dvd combo (or either one individually).

Things That Make Me Want To Stab Myself In The Eye Vol. 3

I'm not a mean or angry person.

like i've mentioned in previous postings, there are only a few things that really make me mad.

bad drivers is at the top of that list.

here is a list of driving flaws that probably result in me saying certain four-letter words:

- not using a signal then slamming on your breaks to make a turn at the very last second

- driving excessively under the speed limit

- tapping on your breaks and driving slow because you're trying to find the street that you're turning onto

- driving slowly in the left lane on the highway and not moving over when other cars are stacked up behind you

- driving behind me with your brights on

freaking get your act together and stop driving like an asian woman! (i'm gonna hear about that one....)

*note*: not all asian women are bad drivers. i chose to simply perpetuate the stereotype