Formal Introductions...

This weekend we are being officially introduced to the congregation. They were kind enough to wait until we all got here. Unfortunately though, that leaves me with the arduous task or finding 3 cute enough outfits (Friday night service, Saturday night service, Sunday morning)... This is what I'd like to wear...

I think I need to go do laundry now!

Summer Books...

I'm bored with the book I'm currently reading and would love some new summer reading... Because after all, nothing says summer like a mind numbing (but fun!) book list.

Robin Hood...

What a badass...

I seriously loved this movie. I didn't expect too much from it after the luke warm reviews I heard. I know people were disappointed it wasn't like the Disney version (which I love), but it was absolutely amazing. I highly recommend it. I'm also very excited that they set it up perfectly for a sequel :)

M.I.A.

Sorry I've been MIA for a while... my life has been all sorts of crazy!

First of all - WE MOVED! We are officially in our house in Nipomo (which I will always refer to as Pismo since nobody in the world knows where Nipomo is!)

Before I moved in, I had several adventures though :)

My friends were kind enough to give me shelter for the extra week and a half I stayed. We packed so much fun into such a short time... we danced with ELLEN!

Yes, THE Ellen! We saw movies, ate a lot, rode elephants, went shopping, and even went to the movies in the Hollywood Cemetery (which is one of the highlights of my life!).

My mom then picked me up and took my to my grandparents, where we had some more fun!

Thursday night my mom and I headed to Pismo for good.

Friday I unpacked like a maniac.

Saturday morning Val & Veronica came for a fun filled Memorial Day weekend!

We adventured and explored the area. I think the highlight of the weekend for all of us was this little town called Harmony.

Only 18 people live in Harmony. Seriously. They have an amazing Pottery shop, and a glass blowing studio. It was so amazing to watch them in action. We all decided we needed to take glassblowing classes! We also went to a winery, saw sea lions up CLOSE, went to the Strawberry Festival, and explored dowtown SLO.

I absolutely have loved every moment of the past few weeks.

And now I can finally get my much needed rest :)

Leisure World...

Leisure world parking. I have been envious of that pink 3 wheeler since I was in college. Can't wait to find that at a sale!

One of the things I will miss the most when we move is our Thursday Leisure World tradition. Every Thursday morning my mom, grandma, 2 of my great aunts, sometimes and second cousin and I get together. We start the day at Hoff's Hut for breakfast. Meredith is our waitress and she has memorized our orders, so we only have to inform her if we wish for something else. She's great! Then we head to Leisure World to hunt for treasures (literally). The sales are listed in that days paper, so we never know what kind of day we are going to have. Today was fabulous! First of all, it was the annual church rummage sale (which means tons of stuff, most of it insanely cheap). We hit the jackpot though because there were 3 other sales! We hit the rummage sale first where I picked up 4 books for $1.00, a pair of sunglasses that look like Ray Bans (also $1.00), and the most amazing thermos ever. I'm saving it for THE epic road trip. And yes, that was also $1.00.

Now my VW bus needs to match my thermos

Then we headed to John's sale. John is my favorite dealer (I realize that doesn't sound great). He's from Ukraine, so he has an awesome accent, and he always wears button down shirts unbuttoned to his belly. Let's not forget the massive scar across his chest that he flaunts. He's my fave because he always tells me I'm beautiful and gives me good prices (shallow? maybe). He had the most glorious pink bed today! He asked me if I saw it, and I told him how much I loved it. His helper then says to me,

"A girl as pretty as you would look like a queen in that bed."

Awkward. I think this is my week for awesome quotes! Keep in mind these are all old people I'm talking about. Needless to say, I paid for my elephant drawing and quickly exited.

Have you ever seen a more glam headboard? It came with a matching bench seat for the end of the bed. It was so hard not to buy!

I think one of the reasons I love LW is because it so unpredictable. You never know if there will be sales, what will be at the sales, and who you will see. We've gotten some amazing antiques, seen old people fights, and made friends with some of the the dear old folks! It is certainly it's own little world. I can't wait to live there one day!

The trolls were definitely our funniest find of the day. I wish this picture could capture the sheer size of them. They are the size of small children. No worries, we did not buy them!

After we are done shopping we always stop at McDonald's for a cold beverage. We tried the new Frappe's today. Then we head out for whatever adventure any of us can think of. They range from book stores, to the beach, to Nordies. I will really miss this tradition. But my wallet will be relieved.

I remember being so excited to see this globe when I was little and we would come to visit my great grandma Edie. I still get that feeling!

Moving...

I think my back is broken from lifting so many heavy boxes.

I'm finding fun things though!

Thankfully, I have dinner tonight to look forward to!

"Thanks for the shower princess."

I've now had a Disney pass since I was 16. I've been more times than most people would ever want to go. I thought I had experienced most of what Disney had to offer, but yesterday I was able to experience something new and oh so exciting. We canoed at Disneyland! I've always been envious of the canoers ( I think I just made up that term), thinking it was something you had to sign up for or something... When Caroline told me all you had to do was wait in line I was ecstatic! The line was really short, so we basically walked right down, got our paddles, and were on the next boat. The guy in front of us in line was absolutely hilarious! You could tell he was waiting all day for a willing audience. Then Val stabbed me in the toe with the paddle! When we finally got going on the canoe, we realized we were in perhaps the worst canoe ever... I think only 6 people were actually rowing, and none of us were exactly rowing together. Our guide was hilarious! He kept making fun of us and the people on shore. Well, he decided we were way too slow, so he started to paddle really hard (he was sitting right in front of me) so I stopped paddling. He made some snide remark, so I started to paddle again. Unfortunately, I was out of stride by that point, and I ended up splashing him really hard. He had water all over one side of him! I was cracking up, but I don't think he thought it was that funny. When we finally arrived back at the dock and were unloading, he was helping me out and said,

"Thanks for the shower princess. My mouth was open."

Oops!