Whitney says, "Try hard not to blink your eyes because a lovely tickle of a year and a half will slip between your fingers. "

You can say that again! My darling girl is coming back on Friday; can you say excited? ;)

Isn't she adorable?

Just in time for the summer! Aaaaaahhhh...we're gonna have lots of funsies!!

You'll see tons of pictures just like this!

I've missed you sweetie!! Can't wait to hear the stories!!

Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk*

MT: That's some hair.
ME: Yeah...and makeup.
MT: Yeah.
ME: (pause) She looks like Tammi Faye Bakker.
MT: She does! That's the meanest thing you've ever said.
ME: I know.
MT: That's okay. (laughs) Just say a little prayer later; wipe it clean.

*Connection anyone?

Lake Serene

Beautiful, yes? My only regret - that the clouds obscured our view of Mt. Index. Oh, and this:


The last mile had me saying, "Damn, that's a lot of rocks" and "Oooooh those rocks are slippery" and also, "Death by impalement sounds painful" but mostly on the way down. I've discovered that I'm much more of a wimp hiking down, than up; mostly 'cause I'm so afraid of falling. Luckily, I only fell once (yay me!) and not hard.

The fabulous views more than made up for the twenty-three switchbacks (that Cher meticulously counted) and two thousand foot elevation gain. Here we are at the lake:






On the way back we decided to take the mile long detour to Bridal Veil Falls (totally worth it). See!


I would definitely recommend this hike. A little challenging at places (um, did I mention all those rocks?), but extremely rewarding. Overall, a fantastic Saturday!