sisters

as weird as this may sound today i took a bath and it made me miss my sisters. one thing i quickly learned when i moved out of idaho is that the water quality elsewhere in the country is not quite up to par. in texas it was horrible. drinking tap water was not an option and shower water smelt as though it came straight from a swamp. arizona water is a little better but not by far. this morning the water smelt a little worse than usual which made it seem as though i was back in texas. which made me miss my sister. it made me wish that i could hop on a plane and have a girls night. after having a girls night with sarah i wish i could hop on a plane to idaho and have a girls night with kikers.
.
sarah, for our girls night we would have to look up a new recipe to try out, and if not we could always settle with pizza on the grill or rachel ray's swedish meatballs. we could go get pedicures and then stroll through michaels or hobby lobby to find a project to occupy our evening. we could pick up some specialty chocolate from world market to enjoy as we work on our projects and watch a chick flick at home (one that only we would appreciate). if there was any time left in our evening i would insist on heading back to that swank little icecream shop in downtown frisco for some mint limeade. yum.
.
keisha, for our girls night out we would have to stop at taco bell for some beef baja chalupas and cheesy fiesta potatoes. we would get our taco bell to go and sneak it into a movie, making everyone else in the theater jealous. i'm certain that in the car we would argue over what music to listen to and then probably settle on something we both like such as death cab. we would head downtown for some hot chocolate and take a lot of pictures all evening. there would be lots of giggles as we talked about all of our inside jokes: the curly guy, i can see my shoes daddy, we need a campfire and the elevator man.
.
i love both of my sisters so so much and am so thankful for the unique relationship i have with each of them.

a rock in the rain.

i've been really enjoying the rain today. it amazes me how alive the rain makes everything seem. how green. i was sitting on the front porch earlier, very tempted to take my shoes off and just run out and let the rain soak me from head to toe, but instead i just sat. and rocked. and thought.

rock.

all this rain sure is nice.

rock.

i bet all this rain has to do with ike.

rock.

i heard everyone in the gulf coast has to evacuate.

rock.

i wonder if they will all come to dallas.

rock.

i bet everyone is scared and sad to leave their homes.

rock.

i can't imagine having to evacuate my home.

rock.

but all this rain sure is nice.

rock.

rain and changes

last night i came to the realization that i am completely adjusted to texas weather. we have been having rain showers the past couple days and i am thankful for the "cool" low ninety degree temperatures. maybe it is just mother nature proving to my visiting relatives that weather in texas isn't always unbearable.
l
yesterday was my family's last day in town and what did we do? we did nothing. keisha and i went to a movie. the plan was to go see the newest mummy movie--the first mummy is probably our most quoted movie. well, we didn't make it quite on time and ended up seeing something else: dark knight. as much as i hate to admit it, that was my third time. never in a billion years would i think i would see a superhero movie more than once in the theatre. more proof of my ever adjusting life.
l
because we were planning on seeing the mummy but missed it we were at the theatre 45 minutes early for batman. so we did what any normal girls would do. we went to ice cream. ben and jerry's. i savoured every bite of my delicious cup of smooth, chocolaty ice cream. when i was younger i despised chocolate ice cream. i must be becoming a true woman because now chocolate is my favorite. oh how life changes. are you sensing a pattern?
l
when the movie ended keisha and i jetted out of our seats toward the parking lot. although batman is an excellent movie, even the third time around, it is a bit lengthy and i find myself getting a bit antsy. the theatre was freezing so i was more than excited to exit into the warm texas night, but when we opened the theatre doors there was no warmth. there was rain. there were shivers. there were goosebumps. as soon as i got in the car i turned up the heater full blast and soaked up all the warmth as if it were going out of style. i looked at keisha. she looked at me. her expression said, "you are officially crazy." then i looked up at the thermometer. 78 degrees. that's when i knew---i'm ajusted to texas weather through and through.

fireflies

i just saw a firefly for the first time in my life.

wow.

fine art

this is where i will be tomorrow

the mckinney art & jazz festival

art + live music + scenic downtown

sure to please