Elko Weekend

Boyd and I went west this last
weekend. There was a
motorcycle show called:
Rumble in the Rubies
In Elko, Nv.

We had (2) really cute reasons
to go.

This is McPhie #1 & #2 at
the show, standing
in front of
an ice cream vendor.

This is Mr Boyd standing in line
for a BBQ sandwich. . . .
it was m-m-good!

Here's Shawn, Aimee, Kimberly
(Shawn's niece)
McPhie #2 and McPhie #2
waiting for the
concert and the
raffle for a motorcyle
Shawn was hoping
to ride home on
a "won" Harley!
no such luck.
Thanks McPhies for your
hospitality. We loved
seeing all of you.

not this bad

I did a scary thing yesterday.
It was a 1st.
I rode my "Benny" to work.
I left at about 9:00 a.m.
It's about 14 miles, 1-way.
It took 35 minutes.
It was scary. . . . .
Oh, I already said that.
I had a bad case of "helmet hair".
I worried all day about my route home.
It took less time to get home.
It was less scary.
Sort of!
I was very tense when I got home.
Yahoo!!!

All-Time "HIGH"

I could only wish this was the number
I looked at when I jumped on my scales
yesterday morning. I jumped off and
back on (3) times. I held my breath,
I stepped on a different way,
I moved the scales
thinking they were on an "uneven" tile.

I.COULD.NOT.BELIEVE.IT.

So. . . .Fatty-La-Rue
Will be doing what
everyone that loses wiegh
does. . . . . .no magic
pill. . . . move more
eat less - ARGGGGG
Wish me well, ask me
occasionally if my a$$
is shrinking. I will be
drinking a caffeinated
beverage each morning
(Diet Mt. Dew) to keep
my strengh up what with
the diminished calorie intake
and all!!

Fun Read

This is the book I am currently reading.
Its is so charming.
(I'm only about 100 pages
into this bit of a "love story")
It is written by a British Author,
and takes place in a small Sussex village.
I find myself using my fabulously
ridiculous British accent when I
read this book (not out loud, just in
my fantastically stupid head)
It's all very proper, and witty, and
dry and funny! It's not a story that you
feel like you can't put down and need
to get back to whenever you have a
spare minute. But, is delightful, and a
good read to shut your mind down in
the evening when you are preparing
to go to sleep.

I ALMOST LEFT MY HEART . . . .

I would recommend a family trip to anyone thinking about it. This is the Orpheum Theatre on Market Street in San Francisco. It was taken as Boyd and I were riding along with my brother Don and his wife Sandi. This was a trip we've been planning for some time now and it didn't disappoint. This is a mosaic on a wall at Jack London Square in Oakland. We spent a lovely morning and afternoon in Oakland here and at the swap meet.

These pix are SO not in order. This is me and my mom on a rock bench on Cannery Row in Monterey. My dream is to own a home in Monterey, I know it might be a bit unrealistic, but a girl's gotta dream!! (Boyd said he would make me one of these if I took a picture)

This is of my sweet Mom and my sometimes sweet Dad. We took the 17-mile drive along the Pebble Beach Golf Course and Cypress groves. It was so incredibly beautiful. . . . . . and windy.

This is Boyd, Mom and Dad on the boat over to Alcatraz. There was a "small" incident while we were there, but hardly worth mentioning (hahahahahahaha)

This is Dad on the gritty streets of the Haight Ashbury district. He thought that the young kids were "parasites" and needed to get a job!! I can't say that I disagree with him. It was a pretty dirty place, and not as much fun wandering as I thought it was going to be. We did find a great little diner to eat at though. There were lots of kids who looked like they smelled bad!

On Thursday Boyd and I were with my brother Brad and his wife Bev. We took a fabulous drive to Muir Woods and headed to Bodega Bay. This is Stinson Beach, we stopped and walked down to the water. This day was kinda cold and windy but so beautiful. We were headed to Goat Head site which is a 21-mile drive up PCH 1, where hump-back whales are located year round. We didn't see any, but the day was near-perfection. Easy going, beautiful scenery, great company, no place we had to be and no time frame that we had to get there in! We drove thru Dogtown, Point Reyes, Tomales (I think this is where we ate an incredibly average meal, but there was a better-than-average Inn that would be fun to stay in) Guerneville (maybe the most-gay town in America (?) I can't remember) Healdsburg . . . . . .just to name a few.

There's no rhyme or reason the way I've posted these pix. This is me and my hunka-hunka-burnin'-love on the corner of Haight and Ashbury!!

This is a pic of my oldest Brother Brad and his equally spastic side-kick Bev. Yes, this is an accurate portrayal of them . . . . . .goofy. . . . . . .fun to be with. . . . . . . great traveling companions.

This is of the entire vacation party peeps. Mom, Dad, Don, Sandi, Brad, Bev, Me and Boyd. We are on the Wharf.

I have lots more pictures, some of some incredible cemeteries. (yes I did say cemeteries) We found a place near Daly City that we called "Death Row" There were the following cemeteries:

Woodlawn - Itialian - Japanese - Serbian - Oliviet - Holy Cross ( Catholic) - Home of Peace - Hills of Eternity (I think this was the Jewish cemetery) Greenlawn - Cypress Lawn - Hoy Sun. There were also many monument businesses along this stretch of road. I have some video but I'm not sure how to post that. I may be adding more pictures when I get more ambition.

This was a great trip. We did lots of things I didn't post about. Thanks to my fun family. The hardest part is coming back to work and within a day or two if feels like you never left.

I Owe!

I made a bet. . . . . I lost. . . . . . (I think)
I need one of these!!
Oh SHIT what am
I going to do?

Plate Wall

I've purchased this plate recently.

. . . . and this one

I'm working toward something like the these.

seems like no rhyme or reason,

I'm loving them so much

I know what I'll be looking for at garage sales this season, and when I go on vacation. If you have a plate, a mis-match, a stray, an ugly and don't want it or can't decide what to do with it, send it my way. I have a wall. . . . . . . . . . . . aching for a plate. Currently, I have (2) large fish platters on the wall. They've been on the wall for 13 years, they need company.