Dave sent me a picture from Isabel's wedding. This is me sunning out my dress because I had a stain and decided to dab some soap and water on it. The reason for my awkward position... it was hot and I didn't want my makeup to start running. So I was attempting to keep my face in the shade and my dress in the sun. Yeah, I get really smart ideas sometimes.

If you look closely, there's a ring of a dark spot, right above the ribbon, showing that my attempts failed. Clumsy, clumsy, me.

Notice also in my hand, tissues (to dab at the stain) and lip gloss. I was the designated lip gloss applier for the group.

A lot of women have ugly feet. Corns, calluses, blisters... that's why girls love pedicures.

Guys make fun, but really, your feet would look like that too if they were shoved in high heels and other uncomfortable shoes for long periods of time. And then they say, "that's why I don't wear them." But I think guys have to agree that even a remotely trendy girl wears high heels now and then.

Women's shoes tend to stink too. Leather + bare feet + walking around all day...

All for the sake of fashion.

So guys, when you run into a girl with ugly feet, don't point it out to her and make her feel bad. And if you see a girl with pretty feet, just know it takes a lot of work for it to look that way.

*No, I'm not writing this because someone made fun of my feet. But they sure do stank... :)

My Sarah came up for the weekend and so we, along with Unj, played all weekend long. Pictures will have to come courtesy of Unj's camera. Some things I discovered over the weekend:

-Mumm Winery has the best tasting crackers. I've decided to become a connoisuer of crackers, rather than wine. :)
-Mixing wine tasting (one day) and sea sickness (rafting the next day) makes for an unpleasant, yet hilarious combination.
-When the same, slightly tipsy friend pushes you in the river while eating lunch, save the food and share a laugh.
-No matter how chill the water is, you still need to paddle to direct your raft. Or else you end up off the main river, in the wilderness climbing shrubbery and avoiding deer.
-Guys and their rule of a girl still being single unless they have a ring on their finger is shady and ridiculous. Although, I do have to admit my friends are hot... THAT'S STILL NOT AN EXCUSE!
-Good weather, good conversation, and great friends... I'm a very lucky girl indeed.

I spent the weekend in Tahoe backpacking with my friend Ashley.




Saw some amazing things...





Made some friends along the way



Chilled, relaxed, hung out





This was the closest to "roughin' it" that I've experienced. Meaning, if you have to use the bathroom, you pick a bush and go. There aren't any designated campsites. Trails got lost under the snow. (We spent a good 45 minutes lost looking for the trail).

But apparently, it's not exactly safe for 2 girls to go camping on our own. My dad almost didn't let me go. One guy gave us a whistle. Another gave us a knife. Luckily we didn't have to use them.

I got a lot of sun this weekend. Apparently sun makes you age faster. Well, I must have gotten a whole lot of sun.

We came back Saturday afternoon to take the youth kids to a revival at a nearby church. I took the 2 boys that live around the corner (ages 13 and 11). We walk in and a woman greeted us and tried to make small talk. Then she proceeded to ask me if the two boys were my sons. EXCUSE ME? MY SONS?!

Say it with me people.

@#$%&*??!!?!?!

I check my own blog every day... sometimes more than once a day, hoping for an update. haha. It doesn't register until after I check it that I need to post something for there to be an update.

Hopefully I'll have more exciting news about my job situation by the end of this week.

I'm headed up for Tahoe this weekend to do some hiking/camping. I've never been to Tahoe in the summer so I'm pretty excited. Be on the lookout for some ridiculously gorgeous pictures (of the scenery, that is).

Sarah... 9 more days!

"Dear Chris Son:

Congratulations, your application for a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) general license has been approved by the California Board of Accountancy (Board)."




After 1+ years of studying and patiently waiting, it has finally paid off. There's just one more hurdle to my becoming officially official...paying my fee. That'll probably be another 10 weeks before I hear they received my check.




"Your wall certificate will be issued in approximately 180 days, provided you have paid the initial CPA license fee."

I have a thing for earlobes. The fleshier the better. I don't know when this infatuation began, but it's especially strong with babies. Instead of pinching their cheeks, I'll go for their earlobes.

I mention this because I think my dad has the best earlobes. I annoy him a lot by pulling on his earlobe and pretending to fight him. And as much as he pretends to be annoyed, I know he loves it. :)

My dad turned 58 this past week. In light of the accident this past year, I was very thankful to help him celebrate another birthday. This birthday has also been a reminder of how quickly my parents are aging. I definitely take their presence for granted (in spite of my complaints that they treat me like I'm still in high school).

I've been made painfully aware the past 2 weeks (the past year, actually) by the elder ladies at church that it's my duty as a daughter to hurry up and give my parents some grandkids. I believe the exact words they use is "hyo-do." Yeah, like that's gonna speed up the process.