There is no way I could post all I wanted to about our trip, so here is a link to my Picasa album with all the pictures. I put "captions" to describe the pictures as needed. Enjoy!!
http://picasaweb.google.com/mimibbare/WashingtonWBelle42009#
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
The weekend
Tren was here this last weekend and it was such a treat! I finally felt normal again! He arrived Friday night around 9.30 and then we headed to the Lounge for a drink and catching up with some of his friends.
Saturday we went to the horse races, here in Emmett. We sat down in the stands and this little, old, strange lady was sitting down one bench and to the left of us. She had on a black velour sweatsuit and had the hood on. She had a cross-word book and pen and was very tiny. Her husband was sitting to her left and he had a catalog with the races and stuff in it. You could tell who was there to watch the races...
Tren was the closest to her and every time he would move she would look at her (luke-warm) beer and then at Tren and then back at her beer. We got her hint to not knock it over. She was sipping it as if it was a very expensive tea or something. We watched the first race and then got up and went to place a bet on the next one. Tren placed a bet on the 4, 5, and 6 horses to place 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. We went back to our seats in the stands next to our dear friend and she kept doing the eyeing thing. This time though, she would turn around and talk to Tren. He found out her husband was a fire bomber pilot, (Im not sure that's the right name) but he would fly the plane down into the flames to dump water or the powder stuff on it. She told Tren she was always so happy when he would come home. I would say so! The race goes on and the 1, 5, and 6 horses place 1st, 2nd and 3rd. We were one horse away from a lot of money! Dang. Tren went and placed a bet on the 3rd race and it was going to be our last one to watch. We wanted to get to doing other things. He bet that the 3, 5, and 1 horse would all place. Not in that order, but that they would place in the top 3. The dear lady didn't once turn around to talk to me while Tren was gone. I knew she liked Tren. Tren comes back and sits down and she keeps on talking to him. I had to take a picture because it was just so funny...
The race goes and guess what!? The 3, 5 and 1 horses all placed! Woot!! We went to see how much Tren won and it was $105.40!! How sweet is that?! Good way to end the races, eh?
We went out to my parents and Tren burned weed piles and some wood that was up by the old Hut in the field. Tren loves burning ditch and weeds. He was happy to get to do that.
We headed up to the Triangle for a nice prime rib dinner with our winnings. Then headed to his friends house to hang out.
Sunday we picked Belle up from her dad's and went to the park over in Meridian and then to dinner at the Goodwood. Belle and Tren haven't seen each other in 3 months. That is a long time! They have talked on the phone and we webcam every now and then, but to see her in person is much better. He said she has changed a ton and doesn't look like a little kid anymore. Sad. He noticed her beautiful freckles, too. It was so good for them to get to play. Belle misses Tren alot and that is a hard thing for me to have to hear when I miss him too. Someday we'll all be together again...
Belle and I are going to visit Tren this weekend for 4 days, and I can't wait! Belle is excited to see the ocean! Watch for that blog next week!!
Saturday we went to the horse races, here in Emmett. We sat down in the stands and this little, old, strange lady was sitting down one bench and to the left of us. She had on a black velour sweatsuit and had the hood on. She had a cross-word book and pen and was very tiny. Her husband was sitting to her left and he had a catalog with the races and stuff in it. You could tell who was there to watch the races...
Tren was the closest to her and every time he would move she would look at her (luke-warm) beer and then at Tren and then back at her beer. We got her hint to not knock it over. She was sipping it as if it was a very expensive tea or something. We watched the first race and then got up and went to place a bet on the next one. Tren placed a bet on the 4, 5, and 6 horses to place 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. We went back to our seats in the stands next to our dear friend and she kept doing the eyeing thing. This time though, she would turn around and talk to Tren. He found out her husband was a fire bomber pilot, (Im not sure that's the right name) but he would fly the plane down into the flames to dump water or the powder stuff on it. She told Tren she was always so happy when he would come home. I would say so! The race goes on and the 1, 5, and 6 horses place 1st, 2nd and 3rd. We were one horse away from a lot of money! Dang. Tren went and placed a bet on the 3rd race and it was going to be our last one to watch. We wanted to get to doing other things. He bet that the 3, 5, and 1 horse would all place. Not in that order, but that they would place in the top 3. The dear lady didn't once turn around to talk to me while Tren was gone. I knew she liked Tren. Tren comes back and sits down and she keeps on talking to him. I had to take a picture because it was just so funny...
The race goes and guess what!? The 3, 5 and 1 horses all placed! Woot!! We went to see how much Tren won and it was $105.40!! How sweet is that?! Good way to end the races, eh?
We went out to my parents and Tren burned weed piles and some wood that was up by the old Hut in the field. Tren loves burning ditch and weeds. He was happy to get to do that.
We headed up to the Triangle for a nice prime rib dinner with our winnings. Then headed to his friends house to hang out.
Sunday we picked Belle up from her dad's and went to the park over in Meridian and then to dinner at the Goodwood. Belle and Tren haven't seen each other in 3 months. That is a long time! They have talked on the phone and we webcam every now and then, but to see her in person is much better. He said she has changed a ton and doesn't look like a little kid anymore. Sad. He noticed her beautiful freckles, too. It was so good for them to get to play. Belle misses Tren alot and that is a hard thing for me to have to hear when I miss him too. Someday we'll all be together again...
Belle and I are going to visit Tren this weekend for 4 days, and I can't wait! Belle is excited to see the ocean! Watch for that blog next week!!
Glowing Orange
In the car, Belle has a spiral notebook and pen she uses to write in while we are driving around. She always tells me not to look at what she is doing, until she says it's okay to. She has drawn some hysterical stuff in that notebook! On the way home from Baba's a few days ago, Belle tells me not to look back at her. I don't. She remains very quiet the rest of the ride and just asks me to turn up the music. As we pull into the driveway, I glance back at her and see something glowing orange out of the corner of my eye. I pull in and park and look back at Belle to see what the bright orange stuff was...
She had a regular, relaxed look on her face as if she had forgotten she had the stickers all over it. I was laughing so hard! They were all over, as you can see. Even the My Little Pony ones on her neck. I took a few pics and we went inside. I told her I was going to make dinner and she was to clean her room. I'm in making dinner and I hear her crying. I thought it was because cleaning her room is "hard" and usually it makes her cry. I go and find her in the bathroom trying to peel the stickers off. She had successfully taken the ones off her neck and a few from her forehead and this left her skin a firey red. ( Belle has excema which means very dry and senstive skin. We went to the Dr about her skin a while ago and he told me she shouldnt use smelly lotions or body wash. How can such a fancy girl not?) The stickers were so stuck. I felt very bad for her because she would get one of those tiny smileys off and her skin would be a perfect little round red spot that was kind of bumpy. She wanted to put water on them and wash them off, but I told her they would be even stickier. It was so sad and painful to watch. Finally she got them all off and it seemed like her entire face had puffed up and was bright red. She told me she didn't like those stickers and that she wasn't putting any on her face again. I don't blame her.
She had a regular, relaxed look on her face as if she had forgotten she had the stickers all over it. I was laughing so hard! They were all over, as you can see. Even the My Little Pony ones on her neck. I took a few pics and we went inside. I told her I was going to make dinner and she was to clean her room. I'm in making dinner and I hear her crying. I thought it was because cleaning her room is "hard" and usually it makes her cry. I go and find her in the bathroom trying to peel the stickers off. She had successfully taken the ones off her neck and a few from her forehead and this left her skin a firey red. ( Belle has excema which means very dry and senstive skin. We went to the Dr about her skin a while ago and he told me she shouldnt use smelly lotions or body wash. How can such a fancy girl not?) The stickers were so stuck. I felt very bad for her because she would get one of those tiny smileys off and her skin would be a perfect little round red spot that was kind of bumpy. She wanted to put water on them and wash them off, but I told her they would be even stickier. It was so sad and painful to watch. Finally she got them all off and it seemed like her entire face had puffed up and was bright red. She told me she didn't like those stickers and that she wasn't putting any on her face again. I don't blame her.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Easter!!
This year Belle wasn't at the top of her game for the Easter holiday. I picked her up Friday from her dad's with a fever. On the way home we were talking about Easter and egg hunts and the Easter Bunny. She told me she didn't want to hunt for the eggs. She wanted to do the hiding and make the Easter Bunny find them. ("Great" -Easter Bunny) I told her that the only thing the bunny hides is her basket but she didn't even want to look for that. She insisted on doing the hiding. So we decided she would hide plastic eggs and then the bunny would find the eggs and fill them with candy and put them in her basket on the kitchen table. Saturday comes and she is starting to feel much better. All day she wants to hide the eggs for the bunny but I told her we would do it right before bed. She tells me she is going to hide one under her blanket so when the bunny comes to find it she feels his arm and wakes up and sees him. I told her they had to be in the living room. She agreed and suggested she sleep in the living room. (nice try) Finally it's time to hide!! She hid the 12 eggs and was happy with how things looked
and we went to bed. The Easter Bunny came and successfully located all 12 eggs and stuffed them with candy and placed them in her basket that was patiently waiting on the kitchen table. When she woke up Sunday morning she ran out and was so happy to see her basket filled with the eggs!! She told me "He brought me Tweets,.. just exactly what I've always wanted!" (peeps)
I think she likes the looks of Peeps... pink, girly, and sparkley. That was the first and last bite she took of the peeps. Being sick is never a fun thing on a holiday, but Belle was a good sport about it. And we have a new Sundquist/Bare family tradition for Easter. The kids will hide the eggs and the bunny will find and stuff them. I think it's great!
and we went to bed. The Easter Bunny came and successfully located all 12 eggs and stuffed them with candy and placed them in her basket that was patiently waiting on the kitchen table. When she woke up Sunday morning she ran out and was so happy to see her basket filled with the eggs!! She told me "He brought me Tweets,.. just exactly what I've always wanted!" (peeps) I think she likes the looks of Peeps... pink, girly, and sparkley. That was the first and last bite she took of the peeps. Being sick is never a fun thing on a holiday, but Belle was a good sport about it. And we have a new Sundquist/Bare family tradition for Easter. The kids will hide the eggs and the bunny will find and stuff them. I think it's great!
Dressing the dog
A couple weekends ago, while I was in the shower, Belle was busy entertaining herself, at of course, Rooster's expense. Belle came running into the bathroom telling me I "had to come look at this". I reminded her I was in the shower and it would have to wait. A few minutes later I can hear her giggling and squealing. I peek out the shower curtain and see what I "had" to go look at...
I started laughing and told Belle to get her camera she had gotten for Christmas and to take some pics of Roost. Well her battery was dead so she got my camera and I turned it on and she took some pics. She would say "Oh you look sooooo beautiful, Roosta".
And a wardrobe change...
I love how Roosty always goes back to the shower. Looking for me to save her. And a few self-shots...
I was laughing pretty hard at her self pics. What I would give to spend a day in her head. I can't even begin to imagine what exactly goes on in there! Fancy, dancing, Polly Pockets and dress up!
I started laughing and told Belle to get her camera she had gotten for Christmas and to take some pics of Roost. Well her battery was dead so she got my camera and I turned it on and she took some pics. She would say "Oh you look sooooo beautiful, Roosta".
And a wardrobe change...
I love how Roosty always goes back to the shower. Looking for me to save her. And a few self-shots...
I was laughing pretty hard at her self pics. What I would give to spend a day in her head. I can't even begin to imagine what exactly goes on in there! Fancy, dancing, Polly Pockets and dress up!
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Dora the Explorer
This Saturday was the Kids Fair at the Expo building. Belle and I went with a couple of our friends. Lets just say I didn't think there was much of a "fair" going on here. It was a lot of vendors trying to get you to buy their stuff. They had games for the kids to play and then the prize was a piece of candy or a ruler or bookmark. There were TONS of people there. Too many people for me. I thought I was going to lose it a couple times. You had to wait in lines that took forever and then the reward wasn't that great. The main reason we went was to meet Dora the Explorer. After waiting for about 30 or 40 minutes it was our turn!
I think it looks like Dora is about to lose her shorts!!As we were walking around we met Tinkerbell...
We also walked by a booth that had bubbles that were strangely easy to catch and keep.
Then we went to the face painting booth. There were only two people here doing the face painting. But, we waited for our turn because they did amazing work! Belle chose a pink and purple swirly for hers.
Blakeleigh also got her face painted!
She is just so serious!
The last thing we did was decorate a frisbee. First, you pick out the color of frisbee you want and then they put it on this thing that spins it around. You get the colors of paint you want to use and squeeze it onto the spinning frisbee. It was so fun and I want to make dishes the same way, somehow. Belle's turned out really good!
The Fair was an okay time, just too crowded. I don't think we'll be going back next year...
I think it looks like Dora is about to lose her shorts!!As we were walking around we met Tinkerbell...
We also walked by a booth that had bubbles that were strangely easy to catch and keep.
Then we went to the face painting booth. There were only two people here doing the face painting. But, we waited for our turn because they did amazing work! Belle chose a pink and purple swirly for hers.
Blakeleigh also got her face painted!
She is just so serious!
The last thing we did was decorate a frisbee. First, you pick out the color of frisbee you want and then they put it on this thing that spins it around. You get the colors of paint you want to use and squeeze it onto the spinning frisbee. It was so fun and I want to make dishes the same way, somehow. Belle's turned out really good!
The Fair was an okay time, just too crowded. I don't think we'll be going back next year...
Sunday, March 1, 2009
The Big Dinner
I again had the pleasure of being in Washington with Tren Feb 19th to the 22nd. His company was having its annual dinner and meetings on the 20th. Tren picked me up at the airport Thursday night and we were off to Bellevue to check in to the hotel that the meetings and dinner were being held at. We weren't sure what to think of this hotel we were staying at. We just knew it had valet parking and that it was pretty expensive. We finally get to the right place and as we are pulling into the valet parking driveway, we see a really nice black Porsche and a nice Mercedes. Tren said "I feel bad for the guy who has to park this!" talking about his little truck. Then I spotted the head valet man. Like in the movies, he was a tall man, wearing a long black coat, suit, and a hat similar to a police man's. We pulled around and the tall man and his little vehicle parkers didn't really make a move to assist us. So, we get out and Tren says to the tall man, "I guess I need you to park this?" The man just looked at us, Tren wearing his dirty work pants and shirt and me in regular clothes, and then finally he sees "General Construction" on Tren's shirt and realizes we are special and he does indeed need to park the truck. So Tren gives his keys and gets our valet card and grabs his suit out of the truck and I get my suitcase and we head in to check in. We go to the front desk and get checked in and the man gives us our room cards and the key to the mini-bar. We head up and our room was amazing! Here is the best pic I could get...
We start poking around and I discover wonderful terry cloth bath robes in the closet and we notice the mini-bar is stocked with juice, water, candy, nuts, power bars, and adult beverages. We also notice the key we were given didn't work. Tren calls down to the front to let them know our key doesn't work and when the front desk answers the phone they say "Good evening, how can I help the Sundquists'? " HA!! Tren explains the key doesn't work and within seconds there is someone at our door with a different key. We check out the goods and then notice the card with the prices for everything in the mini and decided we weren't that thirsty or hungry. So we call to the front desk again and ask if there is a restaruant close by or in the hotel. There is a lounge in the hotel that serves food all night. YES!! So we get some things put away in the room and Tren shows me his new suit and asks if I brought his socks up. I hadn't seen any socks. This means the socks are in his truck that has been valet parked. I jokingly say we can have the valet boy go get them and we both laughed and thought "right". We head down to the valet man and explain to him the situation. Tren left his valet card in the hotel room which you're supposed to give to get your keys, and as soon as he told the man it was the little Tacoma the man said "ohhhh! right... I'll see what we can do". So we head to the lounge and eat and talk with some other people who were there for the meetings. Then we head back up to our room and BAM!
Tren's socks had been located in his truck and delivered to our room! Amazing! We went to bed and Tren was up early for his meetings. He had to be in these meetings all day. I decided I was going to catch up on some sleep and lounging. I woke up around 9:30 and couldn't lay around anymore. I took a shower and put on my robe :) and waited for Tren to take a break or something and let me know if they were serving breakfast somewhere for all the other wives in the hotel. Tren hadn't heard anything and finally around 11 I decided to order room service. I got a bagel w/ cream cheese and a Mountain Dew. Within about 7 minutes the man was at my door to deliver my breakfast.
Quite the little spread for a bagel and Dew! It was delicious and cost $15. House keeping came and wanted to clean the room and I told her I didn't need anything done, but she spotted the tray from breakfast and came in and hauled around, emptying trashes and replacing towels. It was hilarious! Tren's meetings lasted until about 3 and then he came back and it was time to get ready for the dinner. Tren looked so handsome in his suit!
Cocktail hour was from 5:30 to 6:30 and then we headed into the "Grand Ballroom" for dinner. We had a salad and then our dinner. I wasn't sure if I wanted the vegetarian or the beef. I am not a huge fan of big slabs of meat, but I also was a bit worried about what might be served as the vegetarian dish. So I went with the beef and I am SOOOOO glad I did. It was delicious! I am pretty sure I ended up with the biggest one at our table (lucky me). One lady had the vegetarian and I couldn't name one thing on her plate. I'm very happy I decided against the vegetarian. Very. After dinner they had the service awards for people who had been with General for 5 years and on. Every person being honored was asked what they wanted said about them... things like their most memorable jobs, who influenced them and things like that. The first few said they wanted to thank their wives for supporting them and holding down the fort while they were gone working and for listening to them complain when they got home from work. I thought it was so sweet. But then I realized every one of them, if they had a wife, said that. Tren started poking me and saying "remember that...remember that" because I too will be holding down the fort and keeping things together while he's gone. Ugh. It was definitely an eye opener. I've known I would be alone some of the time, but it put an entirely new twist on things. After the dinner and awards, there was dancing and more good spirits! It was such a good time and I am so glad we got to go. I didn't want to leave that hotel where everyone waited on you hand and foot. Yes, you got charged an arm and a leg for it, but it was nice. We were staying at the Westin Bellevue in Washington. We found out our room was $550 a night. Holy Crow! Definitely a "once in a lifetime" experience,... until we get to do it again next year!
We start poking around and I discover wonderful terry cloth bath robes in the closet and we notice the mini-bar is stocked with juice, water, candy, nuts, power bars, and adult beverages. We also notice the key we were given didn't work. Tren calls down to the front to let them know our key doesn't work and when the front desk answers the phone they say "Good evening, how can I help the Sundquists'? " HA!! Tren explains the key doesn't work and within seconds there is someone at our door with a different key. We check out the goods and then notice the card with the prices for everything in the mini and decided we weren't that thirsty or hungry. So we call to the front desk again and ask if there is a restaruant close by or in the hotel. There is a lounge in the hotel that serves food all night. YES!! So we get some things put away in the room and Tren shows me his new suit and asks if I brought his socks up. I hadn't seen any socks. This means the socks are in his truck that has been valet parked. I jokingly say we can have the valet boy go get them and we both laughed and thought "right". We head down to the valet man and explain to him the situation. Tren left his valet card in the hotel room which you're supposed to give to get your keys, and as soon as he told the man it was the little Tacoma the man said "ohhhh! right... I'll see what we can do". So we head to the lounge and eat and talk with some other people who were there for the meetings. Then we head back up to our room and BAM!
Tren's socks had been located in his truck and delivered to our room! Amazing! We went to bed and Tren was up early for his meetings. He had to be in these meetings all day. I decided I was going to catch up on some sleep and lounging. I woke up around 9:30 and couldn't lay around anymore. I took a shower and put on my robe :) and waited for Tren to take a break or something and let me know if they were serving breakfast somewhere for all the other wives in the hotel. Tren hadn't heard anything and finally around 11 I decided to order room service. I got a bagel w/ cream cheese and a Mountain Dew. Within about 7 minutes the man was at my door to deliver my breakfast.
Quite the little spread for a bagel and Dew! It was delicious and cost $15. House keeping came and wanted to clean the room and I told her I didn't need anything done, but she spotted the tray from breakfast and came in and hauled around, emptying trashes and replacing towels. It was hilarious! Tren's meetings lasted until about 3 and then he came back and it was time to get ready for the dinner. Tren looked so handsome in his suit!
Cocktail hour was from 5:30 to 6:30 and then we headed into the "Grand Ballroom" for dinner. We had a salad and then our dinner. I wasn't sure if I wanted the vegetarian or the beef. I am not a huge fan of big slabs of meat, but I also was a bit worried about what might be served as the vegetarian dish. So I went with the beef and I am SOOOOO glad I did. It was delicious! I am pretty sure I ended up with the biggest one at our table (lucky me). One lady had the vegetarian and I couldn't name one thing on her plate. I'm very happy I decided against the vegetarian. Very. After dinner they had the service awards for people who had been with General for 5 years and on. Every person being honored was asked what they wanted said about them... things like their most memorable jobs, who influenced them and things like that. The first few said they wanted to thank their wives for supporting them and holding down the fort while they were gone working and for listening to them complain when they got home from work. I thought it was so sweet. But then I realized every one of them, if they had a wife, said that. Tren started poking me and saying "remember that...remember that" because I too will be holding down the fort and keeping things together while he's gone. Ugh. It was definitely an eye opener. I've known I would be alone some of the time, but it put an entirely new twist on things. After the dinner and awards, there was dancing and more good spirits! It was such a good time and I am so glad we got to go. I didn't want to leave that hotel where everyone waited on you hand and foot. Yes, you got charged an arm and a leg for it, but it was nice. We were staying at the Westin Bellevue in Washington. We found out our room was $550 a night. Holy Crow! Definitely a "once in a lifetime" experience,... until we get to do it again next year!
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
LaPush, WA
In the books, LaPush is where the Indian Reservation is. Our first stop was First Beach, where two characters frequent in the books. I wanted to get Annie and a friend some driftwood from First Beach. As soon as we pulled into the parking lot, we could hear the waves crashing onto the shore. It was so amazing! There were tons and tons of huge trees and branches up on the shore that had come in with the tide. We had to climb over them and then we were on the nice sandy beach.
I wanted to be sure to get driftwood that had freshly come up on shore. I didnt want to grab something from all the piled up stuff. Annie's piece is shown here, right where I found it on the beach. (its in the lower right corner)
The beach was so awesome! We spent a few minutes walking around and checking things out, but we wanted to get to the rocks that you can see off in the distance. So, we headed to Second Beach.
To get to Second Beach, you have to do some hiking. This gave me a great opportunity to take a few pics of the trees. They were covered in moss and the moss was SO green. It was very quite in the forest and kind of eery.
We finally made it down to the water and again had to climb over trees and then we were on the sand. The waves were crashing so hard into the rock piles and it was so loud. I was a bit nervous venturing out onto the rocks because I didnt want to fall in.
People were out collecting sea weed and there was also Twilight fans there because we would come across "twilight" written in the sand. It was funny. We did our own sand drawing...
And here are a few pics I had to include of Second Beach...
I am so glad we came to the beach. Not just because of the whole Twilight theme, but because it was so awesome. I haven't seen anything like it in my whole life and I can't wait to take Belle and Rooster back! Tren said he would definitely be going back, too. It was so much fun, and I hope next time we light a fire with the driftwood to see it burning blue and green.
I wanted to be sure to get driftwood that had freshly come up on shore. I didnt want to grab something from all the piled up stuff. Annie's piece is shown here, right where I found it on the beach. (its in the lower right corner)
The beach was so awesome! We spent a few minutes walking around and checking things out, but we wanted to get to the rocks that you can see off in the distance. So, we headed to Second Beach.
To get to Second Beach, you have to do some hiking. This gave me a great opportunity to take a few pics of the trees. They were covered in moss and the moss was SO green. It was very quite in the forest and kind of eery.
We finally made it down to the water and again had to climb over trees and then we were on the sand. The waves were crashing so hard into the rock piles and it was so loud. I was a bit nervous venturing out onto the rocks because I didnt want to fall in.
People were out collecting sea weed and there was also Twilight fans there because we would come across "twilight" written in the sand. It was funny. We did our own sand drawing...
And here are a few pics I had to include of Second Beach...
I am so glad we came to the beach. Not just because of the whole Twilight theme, but because it was so awesome. I haven't seen anything like it in my whole life and I can't wait to take Belle and Rooster back! Tren said he would definitely be going back, too. It was so much fun, and I hope next time we light a fire with the driftwood to see it burning blue and green.
Oh Edward!
When I first went toWashington to leave Tren for work, back in early January, I had just started reading Twilight (book one of the four book saga). After sitting in the airport for my 3 hour delayed plane, I nearly finished this first book. So. I became "obessed". I am now on book 4 and almost done! I did my research and discovered all the places, Port Angeles, Forks and LaPush are all within 2 hours driving time of Tren's new home. Heavenly Day!! So, on my visit I just made to Washington this last weekend, we made Saturday "Twilight Day". We headed out around 11 and our first stop was Port Angeles. We only zipped by the port and headed out.
Next stop? FORKS WASHINGTON where the hometown of the books is written about. I was so excited! Tren... not so much. As we got within miles of the town, his hissing at me began (the vampires in the movie hissed/growled at danger or anger). Yes. Yes. It was funny at first, but then I just got annoyed with him.
(please note the tourists getting their pic taken with the sign) Forks was definitely a small town, with one road as the main strip. We are driving down the strip and I see this!!:
I thought I was going to jump out of the car! Tren saw what I was squealing at and said "I am not going in there". But, he turned the truck around and we did go in! The store had tons of little collector things. Clothes that said things like "My boyfriend glitters" or "Team Edward" or "Team Jabob". There were little phrases that were on blocks of wood and they had little charms for a charm bracelet. They had so much stuff I can't list it all. I got myself and Annie a little something (I can't be specific as she has not received it yet). And then I got myself a black shot glass that said "twilight Forks, WA" in white writing in the twilight font. This store would have been 100 times better if Tren wasn't the one following me around and bringing me down. Annie and I will be going back someday and the store will be the experience it should be!
After the Twilight store we went and had pizza at a place there in Forks and then headed on to LaPush. Again, Tren is hissing at me and saying he keeps seeing Edward running in the trees along side us. He had too much fun mocking me. As we got to the city limits, I'm assuming, there was this:
For those of you who have read the books, you understand and will probably chuckle at this sign. I will do a separate post of LaPush...
I have to say that I do complain about Tren hissing and being a party pooper, but he was such a good sport in taking me there to see all this ridiculous stuff. When we were in the store he was asking me what things meant that you would only understand if you had read the books. And he also remembered things, like where Jacob 'came' from, from the movie. I was surprised at his questions because I thought all he was doing during the movie was trying to come up with jokes about vampires or hissing at me. On to LaPush...
Next stop? FORKS WASHINGTON where the hometown of the books is written about. I was so excited! Tren... not so much. As we got within miles of the town, his hissing at me began (the vampires in the movie hissed/growled at danger or anger). Yes. Yes. It was funny at first, but then I just got annoyed with him.
(please note the tourists getting their pic taken with the sign) Forks was definitely a small town, with one road as the main strip. We are driving down the strip and I see this!!:
I thought I was going to jump out of the car! Tren saw what I was squealing at and said "I am not going in there". But, he turned the truck around and we did go in! The store had tons of little collector things. Clothes that said things like "My boyfriend glitters" or "Team Edward" or "Team Jabob". There were little phrases that were on blocks of wood and they had little charms for a charm bracelet. They had so much stuff I can't list it all. I got myself and Annie a little something (I can't be specific as she has not received it yet). And then I got myself a black shot glass that said "twilight Forks, WA" in white writing in the twilight font. This store would have been 100 times better if Tren wasn't the one following me around and bringing me down. Annie and I will be going back someday and the store will be the experience it should be!
After the Twilight store we went and had pizza at a place there in Forks and then headed on to LaPush. Again, Tren is hissing at me and saying he keeps seeing Edward running in the trees along side us. He had too much fun mocking me. As we got to the city limits, I'm assuming, there was this:
For those of you who have read the books, you understand and will probably chuckle at this sign. I will do a separate post of LaPush...
I have to say that I do complain about Tren hissing and being a party pooper, but he was such a good sport in taking me there to see all this ridiculous stuff. When we were in the store he was asking me what things meant that you would only understand if you had read the books. And he also remembered things, like where Jacob 'came' from, from the movie. I was surprised at his questions because I thought all he was doing during the movie was trying to come up with jokes about vampires or hissing at me. On to LaPush...
Friday, February 6, 2009
Our Family
Tren asked me to have Belle draw a picture of our family for his fridge in his new apartment. A couple of nights ago, we finally got to the drawing. I gave her a piece of cardstock and some markers and crayons. She chose the black one and started first with herself and Rooster. But she drew them so big there wasn't a lot of room left for me and Tren. She started with some legs for me and then sighed and said "I ruined this, Momma! I need a new piece of paper... look at all this crap I just did over here!" and pointed to my two long line legs. They started about an inch from the top of the page leaving no room for my head. She seemed very upset about it and started to scribble over them. I gave her a new piece and she tried again. Here is Rooster on the first draft... I love it!
I told her to start smaller and she would be able to fit everyone in. So, she started with herself and then Rooster and she noticed there was plenty of room for me and Tren. After putting on her finishing touches, I gave her some heart stickers I had and told her to put a few of them on. First thing she did was pick the tiny-est heart and put it on Rooster's body like it was her little heart. I thought it was so sweet! But, then she removes the heart and puts it as a bow on Roosters head. She started to put hearts between me and Tren and coming off her body. These hearts were "love we were giving each other". She used a ton of the hearts and I finally had to tell her to stop so I could have some for the Valentine's I'd originially bought the stickers for. Then she signed her name and was quite pleased with her artwork.
She has changed the way she draws her people. They used to have huge ears the size of the eyes, but now no one has ears. I still love that they don't have bodies. Just a head with huge eyes, a huge nose, a little smirk of a mouth, arms, legs and some hair. Rooster doesn't even have ears. And her signature has changed too. She just does lines for her "L's" now. So cute!
I told her to start smaller and she would be able to fit everyone in. So, she started with herself and then Rooster and she noticed there was plenty of room for me and Tren. After putting on her finishing touches, I gave her some heart stickers I had and told her to put a few of them on. First thing she did was pick the tiny-est heart and put it on Rooster's body like it was her little heart. I thought it was so sweet! But, then she removes the heart and puts it as a bow on Roosters head. She started to put hearts between me and Tren and coming off her body. These hearts were "love we were giving each other". She used a ton of the hearts and I finally had to tell her to stop so I could have some for the Valentine's I'd originially bought the stickers for. Then she signed her name and was quite pleased with her artwork.
She has changed the way she draws her people. They used to have huge ears the size of the eyes, but now no one has ears. I still love that they don't have bodies. Just a head with huge eyes, a huge nose, a little smirk of a mouth, arms, legs and some hair. Rooster doesn't even have ears. And her signature has changed too. She just does lines for her "L's" now. So cute!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)