Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Alaska













Ok, so i am finally getting some pictures and a bit of info on here for everyone!!!



now the pictures arent of the best quality, i am still trying to figure out how to download my camera onto these dinosaur computers, so for now i just have my trusty cell phone and photobucket.....haha









So the trip was long and uneventful, 8 hour flight, then waiting in the airport another 6 hours, then finally the last leg of the trip, a 5 hour bus ride, yeeehaw!



then we had to figure out where we were staying, who our roomies would be..yadda yadda yadda, luckily my roomate is super cool.



this chick named maryrose from rochester,Ny.



anyway, this blog has taken me about an HOUR to put together on this stupid computer...and i have a flight tour to catch soon...and you better bet your sweet bottoms i will have pictures of THAT soon!!!


...if i figure out the camera thing.









Friday, May 9, 2008

You, Me & Mr. Toad

Well,

today Toad (<-Wes) and myself decided to introduce his pup Casualty into the wild and let him enjoy a rare taste of nature, obviously its not something he gets to romp about in very often living in an apartment in Tempe...

So we thought a trip up north to Sedona and Oak creek canyon was in order *wheeee!*



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After checking the tires, loading up on energy drinks and cheetos (and these weird crunchy seasoned fries he eats that come in a bag...*scary*) we were ready to set out!!!!



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Sadly Casualty thought he earned the right to the front seat (not posed, this is really how he sits...haha)



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so anyway half way into the trip the boys got bored and started sparring with eachother *kids*....



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...oh and later on we ran across this crazy DENTIST place for kids...doesn't that make you want a root-canal????...sorta...kinda....ok, maybe not... but still cool!!!



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so finally right as toad was about to break from his car-madness (becuase I was making him listen to my Hippity-hop muzak!!!)



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we arrived to our first destination, Oak creek canyon!!!!!..simply beautiful.



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(Now a moment for toads quick costume change so he can play in the water with the mutt'pup)



(leathers)

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(casual)

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Amazing!



Now the boys waste not a moment before plunging into the fridgid depeths!!! (like 70 degrees..hahaha)



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and as you can see, casualty isnt as big a fan of the water as he thought he was going to be....



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the DRAMA strikes!!!! just when Casualty thinks he is going to be swept away in the high tide, he clings to a rock at the last second!!!!..ok, so he is just lazy and thought the rock was a better idea then paddling any longer...



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finally when they were done frolicking in the aqua, it was time for another one of Wes' wardrobe changes (back into leathers) so we can just walk around and enjoy the scenery..


(change)
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(purty)
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(strike a pose)
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later on in our hike we get to a point where we have to pass over a very VERY shallow part of the creek....in fear of getting soaked again, Casualty opts for the "maybe I can run faster then the water and not get wet, approach".-sadly it failed.


(on your mark.....get set.....)
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(GO!!!!!)
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even though he is a soggy failure, we decided to praise him like a champion anyways....



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Then later on we took a couple deranged family photos.....



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and then Wes' insisted on a standing "side-by-side" picture...he didnt take into account the slight difference between 6'4" and 4'10"...silly goose...bahaha


(hello, belly button how are you today?)
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So, finally we decided to head down a little ways and go hang out in Sedona, where we ran across this adorable little Korean restaurant named "Mago"

Luckily the service was quick because I thought Toad was going to eat the menu...



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and also as luck would have it, on the patio where we were dining they had a human sized korean tiki thing...(well if your MY size its human sized...haha)



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so next up after food is naturally SHOPPING!!!!

Toad wanted to take home this mini "big boy" display!

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and I found those most amazing and fashionable hat that only the fancy ladies of Sedona were wearing.....ok so maybe it was just WIGGLY AND AWESOME!!!!!





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so after all the playing, running, jumping, swimming, laughing, eating and shopping it was finally time to say goodbye to our daytime runaway and head back to the blinding lights of the city...

but luckily we plan on a bunch of us renting a cabin up there after the big snows this winter, so let it snow, let it snow baby!

:) :)