Ice Cream Pirate

Adam is not a ferocious pirate, even using his waffle cone as a knife. Tourist traps are weird.

Life Update

Nothing exciting going on here. I haven't gone on a whirlwind trip to DC, nor am I anticipating a new family member. I am simply in survival mode for the next two weeks. Middle school track ended; pizza/awards party was tonight. The high school season is nearing a close; districts tomorrow with hopes of state next weekend.

I have been thinking lately that we have been in the new house for less than a year, but I have no idea how I would go on without some of the things I never knew I needed. How did I survive 30 plus years without an ice maker in my fridge? I actually get excited every morning for my refreshing pre-breakfast glass of ice water. Was I ever truly warm before my jetted tub? I don't think so, I only thought I knew how relaxing a bath was. Every time I pull into my driveway I feel like the luckiest person on earth. I had no idea how amazing an automatic garage door and attached garage were.

My only current issue is keeping the place clean. I am a VERY poor housekeeper. Cleaning overwhelms and stresses me. What products do I use? Where do I start? How often do I do these things? Why do my plants keep dieing? Life has many mysteries, but I am happy to be warm and dry with plenty of ice water.

Loyalty Day

>Moldpenny snapped this amazingly adorable picture at the kiddie parade.
Adam in the big kid parade. Things don't change much in this small town.

Livvy has Ponies

Date Night

Len and I went out on the town last night, old people style. We took a little road trip to Seaside to enjoy some sushi. Who knew there was such amazing sushi in Seaside of all places! Yum! After dinner we enjoyed the weather, poked around in a couple cute shops, ate ice cream, and played arcade bowling (I totally whooped him). The evening was concluded with the newest Nicolas Cage movie at the Astoria theater. It was not great. Why does Hollywood make little kids so creepy? Also, they defiantly spend all their money on Nicolas Cage and nothing else. Anyways, it was a very fun evening made possible by Adam being out of town with some friends.

Sporty

Here is my 2009 Mazda 3. It's pretty sweet.
Livvy is cute.

Something Orange

Car shopping is strange. I have been looking online and researching all the makes and models, but then I have to go to a dealership and see what is actually available. I just want what I want. I really want a hatchback, but they don't seem to be readily available. Are they so popular that they sold out or are they do unpopular that nobody stocks them? Len and I went to Astoria/Warrenton on Saturday and I test drove a few. We went to the Suzuki place first. The Reno got great gas mileage, but drove like a go cart. Len loved the SX4, but I thought it drove like an SUV. Then we went to Oceancrest and I drove a little Mazda 3. I loved it. It was totally tricked out and drove like a sports car. Unfortunately is was more expensive used and three years old then the brand new Suzuki. I tried a Toyota Yaris, yuck, no guts. I drove a Ford Focus too, but it was really boring. So, this week we are planning a trip to the city to give Hyundai, Nissan, Honda, and Kia a try. After all of this, I may just buy some duck tape and get the Saturn going again.