After my last blog post, it was pointed out to me (by my dear husband who said, "hey, we're not boring!") that maybe Boring-town was a bit too harsh. I was merely trying to convey that we hadn't done anything "blog-worthy" lately. When I started the blog, I was afraid that we weren't interesting enough to write about everyday and this past week, I just felt like we hadn't done anything extraordinary.
However, the blog is really just a way to let everyone know what we've been up to. And, that's what we've been up to. I think that sometimes, I have this need for us to be always on the go, hiking, biking, climbing, whatever-- like we are wasting sunshine or days off if we're not. But the past couple of weeks have just been full of the normal rhythm of our lives. B went backpacking, I stayed home and went to Travis and Jody's baby shower. I got new glasses. B photographed a wedding. We both went to work. We saw Ocean's 13. We went to great party. We went mini-golfing with Geoff and Julia.
It may not be worthy of a screenplay or one of those documentaries they show at film festivals, but it's our life and it's our life together. And really, that alone makes it extraordinary.
For the record, Nick (the nameless co-worker in the last post) threw a great party for his 30th birthday. Especially because he hosted it as Earl, complete with the crazy mustache and the trashy-looking wife. We dined on pizza, cheetos and twinkies and drank Miller High Life in the backyard. If you get invited to one of his parties, you should go. You won't be disappointed.
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Boring-town, population: 2
So, if you think the blog has been a bit boring lately, you're right. It's probably because we've been a bit boring lately. Well, not boring, just busy....with stuff..... and well, not very exciting stuff I guess.
It's not our fault though, we blame it all on Oregon. June is this weird month here where you can't plan on the weather at any given moment. The forecasters are always saying things like, "50% chance of rain tomorrow" or "partly cloudy to mostly sunny with a chance of showers or thunderstorms." Okaaay, but doesn't that cover about every type of weather possible?
Take Sunday for example. During the course of about three hours, it was sunny, drizzling, pouring down rain, sunny again, and then cloudy. It makes planning any sort of outside activity really difficult. So, what did we do? Stayed inside! We took the opportunity to get some projects done around the apartment-- one of those being this awesome frame I made to display a collection of my favorite jewelry. I think all of those Martha Stewart magazines might be rubbing off on me.
Other than that, it has been business as normal here in boring-town. Oh, Bryan's 33rd birthday was on the 17th! He celebrated by photographing a wedding that day, but the night before we went to a "My Name is Earl" themed party for one of his co-workers, who also has a birthday on the 17th. B pulled off a very convincing Randy.
And, to prove that we did have a little fun outside with Mother Nature in the past couple of weeks, here are two photos from B's backpacking trip with his buddies, Rob and Brian. They spent two very wet days (again, never trust the weatherman) in the woods near Detroit Lake.
So, then, what's coming up you ask? Well, the 4th of July is always good for an adventure and my super fun little brother comes to visit on the 6th. I'm sure he'll bring his usual antics along which means we're in for a good time.
It's not our fault though, we blame it all on Oregon. June is this weird month here where you can't plan on the weather at any given moment. The forecasters are always saying things like, "50% chance of rain tomorrow" or "partly cloudy to mostly sunny with a chance of showers or thunderstorms." Okaaay, but doesn't that cover about every type of weather possible?
Take Sunday for example. During the course of about three hours, it was sunny, drizzling, pouring down rain, sunny again, and then cloudy. It makes planning any sort of outside activity really difficult. So, what did we do? Stayed inside! We took the opportunity to get some projects done around the apartment-- one of those being this awesome frame I made to display a collection of my favorite jewelry. I think all of those Martha Stewart magazines might be rubbing off on me.
Other than that, it has been business as normal here in boring-town. Oh, Bryan's 33rd birthday was on the 17th! He celebrated by photographing a wedding that day, but the night before we went to a "My Name is Earl" themed party for one of his co-workers, who also has a birthday on the 17th. B pulled off a very convincing Randy.
And, to prove that we did have a little fun outside with Mother Nature in the past couple of weeks, here are two photos from B's backpacking trip with his buddies, Rob and Brian. They spent two very wet days (again, never trust the weatherman) in the woods near Detroit Lake.
So, then, what's coming up you ask? Well, the 4th of July is always good for an adventure and my super fun little brother comes to visit on the 6th. I'm sure he'll bring his usual antics along which means we're in for a good time.
Monday, June 11, 2007
One man's trash...
...is definitely our treasure. I found this dresser at Goodwill over the weekend, but B was gone backpacking, so we went back for it tonight. We're thinking of stripping it and refinishing it with a gray wash or maybe a dark chocolate to match the other piece B did for us. This is the "Before" photo-- I'll post the "After" once we get it done.
Thursday, June 07, 2007
The greatest show on earth
Well, maybe not the absolute greatest, but really close. Bryan and I went to see Bob Schneider perform at the Doug Fir Lounge last night.
He's fantastic. It was one of the best shows I've seen. If you get the chance to catch him in a club/concert hall/theatre near you, do it. You won't be disappointed. A different points in the show, he plays the guitar, harmonica, keyboard, cymbal (just one) and even steel drums. Like I said, you won't be disappointed.
To help you out, I've selected a couple of upcoming shows of note (yes, I know where you crazy blog readers live):
6/11: Rhythm Room, Phoenix
6/15: Granada, Dallas
6/30: 26th American Music Fest, Chicago
7/12: The Knitting Factory, New York City
www.bobschneidermusic.com
He's fantastic. It was one of the best shows I've seen. If you get the chance to catch him in a club/concert hall/theatre near you, do it. You won't be disappointed. A different points in the show, he plays the guitar, harmonica, keyboard, cymbal (just one) and even steel drums. Like I said, you won't be disappointed.
To help you out, I've selected a couple of upcoming shows of note (yes, I know where you crazy blog readers live):
6/11: Rhythm Room, Phoenix
6/15: Granada, Dallas
6/30: 26th American Music Fest, Chicago
7/12: The Knitting Factory, New York City
www.bobschneidermusic.com
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