Friday 7/25, The dads were all gone and K got up and ran four miles as I laid in bed reading magazines and perusing cereals to eat for breakfast in the motorhome. I opted for the Coco Puffs. We all got ready for the girls day in Leavenworth and headed out around noon. Five of us girls rode in Kassie's car and talked about what to do with balls and laughed hysterically all the way there. Hailey and I were particularly amused with Kassie's demonstration with her hand and imaginary Chinese stress balls. In town we parked and all walked over to the new boutique and ooh-d at all the cute stuff but didn't get anything. Aubrie ate the last chocolate though and the girl looked all confused and I'm guessing was trying to figure out who ate it. We headed down to get a table at Pavz and they set one up in the back. We had a nice lunch and Kay-See and I shared the chicken and spinach crepe, then ate half of Kassie's french dip, then polished off Hailey's crepe, then Auntie Heidi's ham panini and some of her chips. We weren't done yet - we ordered the pear crepe for dessert and polished it off too. Everyone was amazed. Or horrified - your pick. We perused the little shop next door and Kay-See, Kass and I all tried on the same shirt and Kassie bought me one for my birthday and her and Kay-See got the one I loved with the red stitching. Mom bought a va-va-voom-y red dress. Some of us girls went on a mission to find the other photography place and found it quickly under Willie's Sausages and determined that this was the place for us. We made calls and ended up heading down to Inside and Out to tell everyone. We were in there for a while and I bought some coasters, fancy matches in a fruity sleeve and some heart earrings from the jewelry guy in the back. Kay-See ended up buying me a vessel we both loved for my birthday. It's so beautiful. Next up we all headed down to the photo place and started picking out our outfits and getting all our accessories squared away. It was so fun and they let us do pretty much anything we wanted. Kassie kept yelling all the things she wanted but eventually settled on the whip and gun. I had the stein of beer and a heavy gun. For the second shoot I had an enormous rifle. We had so much fun and laughed through so much of it. People were looking through the window and you could see everyone mouth "Oh my god" and it cracked me up every time. We hit the candy store afterward and I got some treats and fake cigarettes for Eric that I knew he would love. We left there and headed to another cute shop where I bought some silver rabbit salt and pepper shakers then we headed up to the book store on the hunt for Mad Libs. Kass ran across the street to find some at a toy store while we all sat and waited on a short wall. We decided to go back so we walked to the car and headed home, all kind of falling asleep in the car. Dad was prepping dinner at home and all us girls decided to go on a walk with Cotton, Ryder and Lance. They listened for the most part. On our way we saw the kid who used to have the rottweilers down the street go by on his dirt bike lots of times and he just isn't very cute but we smiled anyway then caught him looking back. We laughed when he went by standing up. Next we saw a hot guy in a white pickup and after I waved I realized who it was and turned around to face Aubrie who had just realized too: Ross. We were all like, "He's looking GOOD!" and Kay-See was ready to hop on the bandwagon as well. We walked down to the tracks and down to the river and Cotton almost floated away with the current. Queen B picked up the dogs and Kay-See, Kass and me all hustled back and dinner was almost ready. I ate until I was stuffed then it was time for the golf awards and drinks and stuff and Kass got upset that Mom pulled Dad away from her floor plans. It was eventually resolved and then it was time for Alishia's graduation celebration and cookies. Dad was setting up the projector and screen to have a movie so I razzed Kassie to get the crew together to go over and see if Ross wanted to come over for smores and a movie. Kassie kept announcing through a rolled up magazine that it was neighbor time, smores time, time for neighbors and smores. I was laughing so hard. We all went over and Aubrie was so mortified and Kassie yelled at Kay-See to get up on the front porch with us. He answered the door all chipper and Kassie was asking him over for neighbor smore time before the door was even open. He was very receptive to our invitation then Kassie put the rolled magazine up to her mouth and told him to come over and we all laughed and he agreed and said he'd be over soon. We walked back laughing and getting some dinner together for him. He came over and we chatted and Dad chatted with him and Aubrie and I got all his siblings' facts wrong and felt embarrassed but whatever, it's not like we've ever hung out with any of them except him. So we started Burbs and Aubs and Hailey sat next to him and it was cute. A huge june bug was on my head and I freaked out and yelled at Kay-See to get it off and the look of horror on her face was enough for me to know I didn't want to know what it'd looked like. We had smores during the movie and after the movie Ross said he didn't have a curfew but 5 minutes later his sister “Rhonda” came over and told him he had to come home so that kind of burst his bubble I think. We all went upstairs to go to bed and did like 5 Mad Libs and laughed a lot then went to sleep.
Thursday 7/24, We woke up and Dad made French Toast and I ate three pieces and we got into a “discussion” with Dad about the war, oil companies, the environment and people jumping on the hybrid bandwagon. We went upstairs and laid around and got ready. We went to the store and Queen B asked us to pick up some Pepto so I wandered trying to find it and some little squirrelly guy was lurking until he heard me ask for the tablets behind the counter. He did a very quick about face and went the other direction. I laughed very hard. Back at home I laid down and read some of my mag then took a nap for a while and Mom woke me up and asked me what kind of sandwich I wanted and said she would make it for me. We sat around in the sun then got ready to go to the swimming hole. Hailey, Kass, Aubs and I set out and I called Kay-See to see where she was then we started playing the motorhome game and the Diplomat was probably the best one we saw. We parked and hiked in and found the swimming hole easily and with lots of fish jumping. The water was freezing so we sat there and laughed at guys honking at us as they passed on the highway. Everyone showed up and we sat on towels talking but it was kind of cold and the sun was down so us girls took off for salad supplies and I tried to call Kay-See several times. I called Eric and talked to him for a long time and he seemed really good and really happy to talk to me. I hung up as Kassie and I were going into Safeway and noticed the white camero with orange racing stripes and Eric said it was a guaranteed good time as well as STDs. I didn’t stay in the store for long and quickly returned to Aubs and Hailey in the car. We headed home and Kay-See was there talking to Mom when we returned. We talked and hung in the motorhome and prepped dinner and drooled over the enormous pork loin. Dinner was ready late, like usual, but definitely worth the wait. Kass, Kay-See and me ate in the motorhome and we laughed at the many shouts of praise over her goat cheese, avocado and fresh apricot salad with lemon vinaigrette. Dad even tried a bite and didn't hate it. Until he got a bite of avo. I was a little sad my cornbread didn't receive more recognition, but I suppose an empty pan is recognition enough. Aubs, Kass and me played the game with Dad where we make him pick his favorite and Kay-See kept laughing and shaking her head. We were being ridiculous but it was hilarious. I think it was pretty late by the time we were done so we went upstairs foregoing campfire time for sleep. Lish told us to be quiet because we were talking about waxing and vaginas and all sorts of other blow job-y type topics and I think she was tired of holding her hands over Aaron's ears. It didn't stop her from piping in though.
Wednesday 7/23, I woke up early to gas up then called Peggy to make sure everything was ok and she said we’d gotten in some things so I offered to come in (on my day off) and work for a little bit to help get it out the door. I was there for an hour then raced home, finished packing and we were all running around the house, showered, got ready and headed out the door in three cars to meet Karen in Monroe at Red Robin. We all got out of our cars and Karen was walking over and we all went over and got big hugs and instantly recalled the tone of her voice. It was really great. We went in and got a big table and started talking. It was really great and I feel like I learned so much just from that one lunch and had so many memories come to the surface. It was great. We took some pictures and headed on our way. Aubs and I stopped at DQ and both got blizzards and drove over making pretty good time. Kassie caught up with us on River Rd and we pulled in together and Dad came out and greeted us and we hung out for a little bit then decided to go into Plain for ice cream, fun and jewelry. Kassie picked out Coco Puffs and we almost keeled over from shock -- she explained she had the munchies. We had a good time and picked out bfs who were perusing the store as well then headed back. We were around for a little while then Mom came home and we helped her unload. Hailey, Auntie Heidi and Uncle Brad showed up and Mom and Dad were getting dinner ready and we were talking and hanging out. Bacon wrapped hamburgers and chips for dinner and Kassie told us about S’ crazy mom encounter then Aaron agreed with Kassie. We talked inside the motorhome until like 11 then went to bed.
Tuesday 7/22, Eric gave me a kiss and left then I got up and at em and to work. At home I relaxed and called Aubs and Kassie to see where they were and Lish was having dinner with a friend so I laid low until hearing from them. I did a little cleaning, packing and a bit of laundry. I waited at home until 8:10 then went to Best Buy for Burbs and ended up getting Tudors Season 1 and Darjeeling Limited. Then I drove to MI to pick up Aubrie and her and Kassie drove around the parking lot trying to fool me and I was getting frustrated then called them jerks when they made fun of me. We raced home and I made cornbread then we put on DL but Aubs fell asleep about 20 minutes into it so I went downstairs and talked to Lish and Aaron for a while and fixed the air mattress then went to bed.
Monday 7/21, Eric took me to work because he'd offered to take care of getting my tire fixed. I called him partway through the day and he said he had a surprise for me and I told him he was sweet and he would pick me up at 4:30. When I walked out my car was washed, tires armoral-d, vacuumed out, interior cleaned and armoraled, clutch pedal cover fixed and floor mat hook fixed. I couldn't believe it. When we got home he told me he cleaned all the toilets, vacuumed the living room and bedrooms, took all the garbages out, did a bunch of laundry, cleaned all the floor mats and rugs and spot cleaned the kitchen floor. I told him I'm very lucky then I opened up my birthday present from Court she'd brought back from Costa Rica then Eric was like "By the way, there's some dude sitting on the bed upstairs" like totally casual, then he said he figured he must be with one of my sisters. Alishia was asleep and Aaron was on the computer then found Aubrie sleeping on my bed. The three of us talked for a really long time then we went downstairs and hung out down there until it was time to go meet Kassie at Purple downtown. I woke Lish up and her and Aaron came down and off we went in the Denali with Eric driving since he's used to big cars. We got rock star parking in front of Purple and Eric fit it in like a glove. We walked down to Westlake and looked at shops then some black girl with a group of other hooligans smoking weed yelled at me that she liked my belt then started coming toward me asking me where I got it so I told her H&M and avoided mentioning London. Eric took a picture for some tourists and we continued on smirking at some trannie hookers. We walked back and the trannie hookers flirted with Eric and he was like "That's right - still got it!" We got our table and sat down and perused until Kassie arrived. We talked about different terms for bjs (fun job or suck job) which ended up being an ongoing joke for the next week. We had a wonderful dinner and lots of laughing and it was just a really great night. We paid and headed to the car and it was after 10 so we pretty much got everyone settled (minus Kass) then went to bed. I was too sore for us to do anything really fun.
Sunday 7/20, I can't remember much, it's been too long. Dad made French Toast and Don started making some stuff but we had had enough so we all went upstairs and laid around. K and I got our tweezers out and Eric let me get a couple of renegades then K found one under my chin that was so long and I wish I had a picture of her face - complete astonishment. Eric fell asleep but not for long because Dad was calling to us to get ready to go rafting. We loaded up and said bye to Deb and Don and drove down to the drop off spot. We had a hell of a time getting it down the hill and Eric scraped his back on a stump. We eventually made it into the river but ended up forgetting the car keys and camera in the bed of the truck. Then I snapped at Eric for splashing K and he was pretty quiet for the rest of the trip so then I felt bad plus is sucks to be frozen out. It was fun but not particularly eventful. I got really wet and was splashed the most of course. Dad, Eric and I drove down and got the cars and Mom got the grill going. We had ground steak burgers for lunch and chips and some veggies. We eventually got on the road but later than we'd wanted. Traffic was non-existent until Startup then it was stop and go for a long time. We eventually made it back and K took off right away and Eric and I probably watched SatC or something then both showered and started making out. We did that for a long time and finally sealed the deal and I was definitely sore afterward but it was very good. We cuddled for a long time and eventually drifted off to sleep.
Saturday 7/19, I woke up and Eric was dressed and ready for our hike laying next to me looking at the ceiling. It was really cute. We all got up and went down and Mom and Dad were getting ready too then Dad pointed out Cesar, Don’s baby German Shepherd, and I started playing with him because he's like the cutest dog ever. He looked like a little possum or something. Don didn't want to hike and K forgot her sneaks so the four of us headed out. We guessed which trails we were supposed to take and soon were climbing and gaining elevation like crazy. We were all so tired and could only hike for a few minutes at a time before having to stop and rest and take pictures. I kept getting light headed because I didn't eat any protein, only some muffins, so finally I had to sit for a while which felt good with the breeze and the view was amazing. I kept yelling for Kristel but never saw her. We made it so close to the top and I feel bad because Eric wanted to go so badly and we were probably five minutes from making it. We headed back down and were careful because it was so steep and a straight shot down. By the time we got down it was really heating up and we were all sweaty and walked with Chloe back to our place. We needed syrup so Mom, K and I went to the grocery and checked out the ice cream selection first then over to the hardware and admired the veggies (multicolored carrots) on the way in. We raided the clearance in the back and both K and I got hats and I got a new necklace with a heart and a flame on top that's kind of arty and Eric thinks it looks like the heart has a mohawk. We headed back and the boys were all working and Eric was running the chain saw, Dad the tractor, hauling the cut wood and Don was splitting it with the new splitter. Breakfast was started not too much later and K and I changed into our suits because it was really hot already. Dad and Don made breakfast in the form of pancakes, two kinds of sausage, fried potatoes and eggs. We all ate a lot then hung out for a while reading magazines and relaxing. Eric helped Dad some more then got his suit on and we went down to the river and waded across with Cody and found sparkly rocks. We eventually got dressed and headed into Leavenworth to go to the fruit stand but stopped at the Plain Grocery for ice cream and I got the birthday cake kind and it was really good. We sat outside and ate then went to the fruit stand and ran around sampling and marveling over all the fun items. I bought some nectarines and corn for dinner then headed to Safeway for some more stuff for Mom and K and I picked up aqua socks and I got the new Architectural Digest and we headed back. Mom and Dad started dinner and K and I went upstairs and read mags and talked about boys and I reassured her then Eric came up and we continued talking. We eventually went back down and sat outside for a while but the mosquitoes were terrible and I was getting eaten alive so we went in the motorhome and Mom said we could eat in there. Everything was really good, especially the prime rib. After we helped clean up a little we said good night and went upstairs and watched a couple episodes of SatC and Eric's not a fan of Carrie. It makes me laugh. We went to sleep and Eric was out.
Friday 7/18, I unexpectedly got a raise at work so that kind of made my day. Then Peggy and I talked about blindfolds and hard-ons. It was hilarious and I kept saying "TMI, TMI!" I went to REI after work for a Sigg and was rung up by the hottest guy, Chip, and formulated a missed connection or whatever. He complimented my hair in my driver's license picture and I kind of giggled. I might have to go buy something else. But probably not because I'm kind of cheap. At home I continued throwing things in my bag and trying to get things organized to leave then got an ETA from Eric and hopped in the shower. I was getting ready when he arrived and I told him about my raise and he was very congratulatory and we stood there in our skivvies talking until I realized what time it was and told him to hurry up and get in the shower! I made a salad and K showed up as I was telling Eric a story about something (don't remember) so Eric helped me finish off my salad and I got the rest of my stuff together, packed up the car, and off we went. We stopped at DQ in Monroe again and I got a blizzard while the other kids got dinner stuff. Eric invited K to a wedding with lots of good eligible bachelors because I will be out of town that weekend. When we arrived it was still light but the parents weren't there so we sat in the motorhome and talked and discussed how great "The Quake" is because they played hit after hit. Finally Mom and Dad arrived with Don and we talked in the motorhome for a while then finally turned in around 11. We were all tired so we went to sleep.
Thursday 7/17, I got off work early so went home and waited for Susan to arrive. We sat in the living room for a long time talking then put on the Tudors and drooled and catcalled JRM. He's so hot, and so is Henry. Mmm. I steamed some veggies and we reheated rice and enjoyed that as we watched a second episode. I'm in love with it already and want to buy it on dvd. Susan left around 9 maybe and I think I may have talked to Eric to firm up plans for the weekend. I probably went to bed somewhat early.
Wednesday 7/16, Kay-See was coming over after work so we could hike Little Si but she wasn't going to be there for a while so I cleaned and added some more items to my bookcases. She arrived and we got down with the stories and headed up to North Bend gabbing all the way about the wedding and Eric and bfs. It felt good to be outside hiking and we made it up fairly quickly considering I felt like we were going slower than usual. We sat up at the top and caught our breath but then started hearing weird noises in the bushes so we were like "Um, let's go" so we kind of hurried for a while then it was fine and we were making good time. We talked about perspective and respect and being able to objectively look at yourself and make changes and a whole lot of that kind of stuff then continued with bf talk back to my house. The key is to find someone who respects you. We got back maybe 9:30 and I started dinner and we continued our convo then Susan called to say let's bag War Room and I was glad because I was exhausted and so didn't want to go out. K and I ate dinner then she took off pretty quickly because it was after 10. I showered and went to bed.
Tuesday 7/15, Eric left early and startled me in my sleep when he was saying bye, but told me I looked pretty. After work I walked / ran the trail for an hour and I was so exhausted and hot I didn't think I would make it back, but I did. At home I decided to start a salad and Eric called so we talked for a long time while I ate and we discussed the weekend and the rest of the week. I played on the computer and half watched tv while I ate some chips and salsa then talked to Susan and made some veggies and more sitting on the couch. I updated this and watched an Oprah special and moved some things onto the bookshelves and organized so that made me feel accomplished. I showered and watched Seinfeld until 11.
Thursday 7/24, We woke up and Dad made French Toast and I ate three pieces and we got into a “discussion” with Dad about the war, oil companies, the environment and people jumping on the hybrid bandwagon. We went upstairs and laid around and got ready. We went to the store and Queen B asked us to pick up some Pepto so I wandered trying to find it and some little squirrelly guy was lurking until he heard me ask for the tablets behind the counter. He did a very quick about face and went the other direction. I laughed very hard. Back at home I laid down and read some of my mag then took a nap for a while and Mom woke me up and asked me what kind of sandwich I wanted and said she would make it for me. We sat around in the sun then got ready to go to the swimming hole. Hailey, Kass, Aubs and I set out and I called Kay-See to see where she was then we started playing the motorhome game and the Diplomat was probably the best one we saw. We parked and hiked in and found the swimming hole easily and with lots of fish jumping. The water was freezing so we sat there and laughed at guys honking at us as they passed on the highway. Everyone showed up and we sat on towels talking but it was kind of cold and the sun was down so us girls took off for salad supplies and I tried to call Kay-See several times. I called Eric and talked to him for a long time and he seemed really good and really happy to talk to me. I hung up as Kassie and I were going into Safeway and noticed the white camero with orange racing stripes and Eric said it was a guaranteed good time as well as STDs. I didn’t stay in the store for long and quickly returned to Aubs and Hailey in the car. We headed home and Kay-See was there talking to Mom when we returned. We talked and hung in the motorhome and prepped dinner and drooled over the enormous pork loin. Dinner was ready late, like usual, but definitely worth the wait. Kass, Kay-See and me ate in the motorhome and we laughed at the many shouts of praise over her goat cheese, avocado and fresh apricot salad with lemon vinaigrette. Dad even tried a bite and didn't hate it. Until he got a bite of avo. I was a little sad my cornbread didn't receive more recognition, but I suppose an empty pan is recognition enough. Aubs, Kass and me played the game with Dad where we make him pick his favorite and Kay-See kept laughing and shaking her head. We were being ridiculous but it was hilarious. I think it was pretty late by the time we were done so we went upstairs foregoing campfire time for sleep. Lish told us to be quiet because we were talking about waxing and vaginas and all sorts of other blow job-y type topics and I think she was tired of holding her hands over Aaron's ears. It didn't stop her from piping in though.
Wednesday 7/23, I woke up early to gas up then called Peggy to make sure everything was ok and she said we’d gotten in some things so I offered to come in (on my day off) and work for a little bit to help get it out the door. I was there for an hour then raced home, finished packing and we were all running around the house, showered, got ready and headed out the door in three cars to meet Karen in Monroe at Red Robin. We all got out of our cars and Karen was walking over and we all went over and got big hugs and instantly recalled the tone of her voice. It was really great. We went in and got a big table and started talking. It was really great and I feel like I learned so much just from that one lunch and had so many memories come to the surface. It was great. We took some pictures and headed on our way. Aubs and I stopped at DQ and both got blizzards and drove over making pretty good time. Kassie caught up with us on River Rd and we pulled in together and Dad came out and greeted us and we hung out for a little bit then decided to go into Plain for ice cream, fun and jewelry. Kassie picked out Coco Puffs and we almost keeled over from shock -- she explained she had the munchies. We had a good time and picked out bfs who were perusing the store as well then headed back. We were around for a little while then Mom came home and we helped her unload. Hailey, Auntie Heidi and Uncle Brad showed up and Mom and Dad were getting dinner ready and we were talking and hanging out. Bacon wrapped hamburgers and chips for dinner and Kassie told us about S’ crazy mom encounter then Aaron agreed with Kassie. We talked inside the motorhome until like 11 then went to bed.
Tuesday 7/22, Eric gave me a kiss and left then I got up and at em and to work. At home I relaxed and called Aubs and Kassie to see where they were and Lish was having dinner with a friend so I laid low until hearing from them. I did a little cleaning, packing and a bit of laundry. I waited at home until 8:10 then went to Best Buy for Burbs and ended up getting Tudors Season 1 and Darjeeling Limited. Then I drove to MI to pick up Aubrie and her and Kassie drove around the parking lot trying to fool me and I was getting frustrated then called them jerks when they made fun of me. We raced home and I made cornbread then we put on DL but Aubs fell asleep about 20 minutes into it so I went downstairs and talked to Lish and Aaron for a while and fixed the air mattress then went to bed.
Monday 7/21, Eric took me to work because he'd offered to take care of getting my tire fixed. I called him partway through the day and he said he had a surprise for me and I told him he was sweet and he would pick me up at 4:30. When I walked out my car was washed, tires armoral-d, vacuumed out, interior cleaned and armoraled, clutch pedal cover fixed and floor mat hook fixed. I couldn't believe it. When we got home he told me he cleaned all the toilets, vacuumed the living room and bedrooms, took all the garbages out, did a bunch of laundry, cleaned all the floor mats and rugs and spot cleaned the kitchen floor. I told him I'm very lucky then I opened up my birthday present from Court she'd brought back from Costa Rica then Eric was like "By the way, there's some dude sitting on the bed upstairs" like totally casual, then he said he figured he must be with one of my sisters. Alishia was asleep and Aaron was on the computer then found Aubrie sleeping on my bed. The three of us talked for a really long time then we went downstairs and hung out down there until it was time to go meet Kassie at Purple downtown. I woke Lish up and her and Aaron came down and off we went in the Denali with Eric driving since he's used to big cars. We got rock star parking in front of Purple and Eric fit it in like a glove. We walked down to Westlake and looked at shops then some black girl with a group of other hooligans smoking weed yelled at me that she liked my belt then started coming toward me asking me where I got it so I told her H&M and avoided mentioning London. Eric took a picture for some tourists and we continued on smirking at some trannie hookers. We walked back and the trannie hookers flirted with Eric and he was like "That's right - still got it!" We got our table and sat down and perused until Kassie arrived. We talked about different terms for bjs (fun job or suck job) which ended up being an ongoing joke for the next week. We had a wonderful dinner and lots of laughing and it was just a really great night. We paid and headed to the car and it was after 10 so we pretty much got everyone settled (minus Kass) then went to bed. I was too sore for us to do anything really fun.
Sunday 7/20, I can't remember much, it's been too long. Dad made French Toast and Don started making some stuff but we had had enough so we all went upstairs and laid around. K and I got our tweezers out and Eric let me get a couple of renegades then K found one under my chin that was so long and I wish I had a picture of her face - complete astonishment. Eric fell asleep but not for long because Dad was calling to us to get ready to go rafting. We loaded up and said bye to Deb and Don and drove down to the drop off spot. We had a hell of a time getting it down the hill and Eric scraped his back on a stump. We eventually made it into the river but ended up forgetting the car keys and camera in the bed of the truck. Then I snapped at Eric for splashing K and he was pretty quiet for the rest of the trip so then I felt bad plus is sucks to be frozen out. It was fun but not particularly eventful. I got really wet and was splashed the most of course. Dad, Eric and I drove down and got the cars and Mom got the grill going. We had ground steak burgers for lunch and chips and some veggies. We eventually got on the road but later than we'd wanted. Traffic was non-existent until Startup then it was stop and go for a long time. We eventually made it back and K took off right away and Eric and I probably watched SatC or something then both showered and started making out. We did that for a long time and finally sealed the deal and I was definitely sore afterward but it was very good. We cuddled for a long time and eventually drifted off to sleep.
Saturday 7/19, I woke up and Eric was dressed and ready for our hike laying next to me looking at the ceiling. It was really cute. We all got up and went down and Mom and Dad were getting ready too then Dad pointed out Cesar, Don’s baby German Shepherd, and I started playing with him because he's like the cutest dog ever. He looked like a little possum or something. Don didn't want to hike and K forgot her sneaks so the four of us headed out. We guessed which trails we were supposed to take and soon were climbing and gaining elevation like crazy. We were all so tired and could only hike for a few minutes at a time before having to stop and rest and take pictures. I kept getting light headed because I didn't eat any protein, only some muffins, so finally I had to sit for a while which felt good with the breeze and the view was amazing. I kept yelling for Kristel but never saw her. We made it so close to the top and I feel bad because Eric wanted to go so badly and we were probably five minutes from making it. We headed back down and were careful because it was so steep and a straight shot down. By the time we got down it was really heating up and we were all sweaty and walked with Chloe back to our place. We needed syrup so Mom, K and I went to the grocery and checked out the ice cream selection first then over to the hardware and admired the veggies (multicolored carrots) on the way in. We raided the clearance in the back and both K and I got hats and I got a new necklace with a heart and a flame on top that's kind of arty and Eric thinks it looks like the heart has a mohawk. We headed back and the boys were all working and Eric was running the chain saw, Dad the tractor, hauling the cut wood and Don was splitting it with the new splitter. Breakfast was started not too much later and K and I changed into our suits because it was really hot already. Dad and Don made breakfast in the form of pancakes, two kinds of sausage, fried potatoes and eggs. We all ate a lot then hung out for a while reading magazines and relaxing. Eric helped Dad some more then got his suit on and we went down to the river and waded across with Cody and found sparkly rocks. We eventually got dressed and headed into Leavenworth to go to the fruit stand but stopped at the Plain Grocery for ice cream and I got the birthday cake kind and it was really good. We sat outside and ate then went to the fruit stand and ran around sampling and marveling over all the fun items. I bought some nectarines and corn for dinner then headed to Safeway for some more stuff for Mom and K and I picked up aqua socks and I got the new Architectural Digest and we headed back. Mom and Dad started dinner and K and I went upstairs and read mags and talked about boys and I reassured her then Eric came up and we continued talking. We eventually went back down and sat outside for a while but the mosquitoes were terrible and I was getting eaten alive so we went in the motorhome and Mom said we could eat in there. Everything was really good, especially the prime rib. After we helped clean up a little we said good night and went upstairs and watched a couple episodes of SatC and Eric's not a fan of Carrie. It makes me laugh. We went to sleep and Eric was out.
Friday 7/18, I unexpectedly got a raise at work so that kind of made my day. Then Peggy and I talked about blindfolds and hard-ons. It was hilarious and I kept saying "TMI, TMI!" I went to REI after work for a Sigg and was rung up by the hottest guy, Chip, and formulated a missed connection or whatever. He complimented my hair in my driver's license picture and I kind of giggled. I might have to go buy something else. But probably not because I'm kind of cheap. At home I continued throwing things in my bag and trying to get things organized to leave then got an ETA from Eric and hopped in the shower. I was getting ready when he arrived and I told him about my raise and he was very congratulatory and we stood there in our skivvies talking until I realized what time it was and told him to hurry up and get in the shower! I made a salad and K showed up as I was telling Eric a story about something (don't remember) so Eric helped me finish off my salad and I got the rest of my stuff together, packed up the car, and off we went. We stopped at DQ in Monroe again and I got a blizzard while the other kids got dinner stuff. Eric invited K to a wedding with lots of good eligible bachelors because I will be out of town that weekend. When we arrived it was still light but the parents weren't there so we sat in the motorhome and talked and discussed how great "The Quake" is because they played hit after hit. Finally Mom and Dad arrived with Don and we talked in the motorhome for a while then finally turned in around 11. We were all tired so we went to sleep.
Thursday 7/17, I got off work early so went home and waited for Susan to arrive. We sat in the living room for a long time talking then put on the Tudors and drooled and catcalled JRM. He's so hot, and so is Henry. Mmm. I steamed some veggies and we reheated rice and enjoyed that as we watched a second episode. I'm in love with it already and want to buy it on dvd. Susan left around 9 maybe and I think I may have talked to Eric to firm up plans for the weekend. I probably went to bed somewhat early.
Wednesday 7/16, Kay-See was coming over after work so we could hike Little Si but she wasn't going to be there for a while so I cleaned and added some more items to my bookcases. She arrived and we got down with the stories and headed up to North Bend gabbing all the way about the wedding and Eric and bfs. It felt good to be outside hiking and we made it up fairly quickly considering I felt like we were going slower than usual. We sat up at the top and caught our breath but then started hearing weird noises in the bushes so we were like "Um, let's go" so we kind of hurried for a while then it was fine and we were making good time. We talked about perspective and respect and being able to objectively look at yourself and make changes and a whole lot of that kind of stuff then continued with bf talk back to my house. The key is to find someone who respects you. We got back maybe 9:30 and I started dinner and we continued our convo then Susan called to say let's bag War Room and I was glad because I was exhausted and so didn't want to go out. K and I ate dinner then she took off pretty quickly because it was after 10. I showered and went to bed.
Tuesday 7/15, Eric left early and startled me in my sleep when he was saying bye, but told me I looked pretty. After work I walked / ran the trail for an hour and I was so exhausted and hot I didn't think I would make it back, but I did. At home I decided to start a salad and Eric called so we talked for a long time while I ate and we discussed the weekend and the rest of the week. I played on the computer and half watched tv while I ate some chips and salsa then talked to Susan and made some veggies and more sitting on the couch. I updated this and watched an Oprah special and moved some things onto the bookshelves and organized so that made me feel accomplished. I showered and watched Seinfeld until 11.
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