My First Big Hat.... and other updates

Update #1: Ain't it a beauty?  I bought it for $15 at a Street Carnival in Tucson.  Oh yeah.  I am going to make a cute flower for it... then it will be exceptionally awesome. 

Update #2:  I rarely blow-dry my hair anymore.  Meaning it looks "beachy" all the time..... but when the closest beach is 5 hours away, that can be somewhat problematic.  However it is better than the 45 minute to hour long alternative which includes a blow-dryer and a straightener.

Update #3:  Pens and Dryers do not go well together.

   Add in brightly colored clothing items, and you have a royal mess :(.  After an hour of essentially getting "high" in the dryer by using an entire bottle of nail polish remover to get the ink out, the dryer looks a lot better..... unfortunately the clothing items inside have not had the same prognosis.

Recognize this skirt from last years post?  The one I made myself.... yeah :(

Update #4:  We did a little re-decorating in our front room 

..... as you can see by the new bikes hanging on the wall.  Good thing they are black, red, and white to match the picture next to them, or that could have REALLY thrown off the "Feng Shui" of our living room ;)..... PS.... did I mention we bought road bikes?  We decided we wanted an outdoors hobby to do together. Not to mention, the Barbers have road bikes and were kind of the driving force behind the idea.  It all started with cycling class... then it led to needing cycling shoes.... and now road bikes.  We're hooked. 

Update #5:  On only our second bicycle ride, Jason learned two painful lessons.  1-Always wear gloves when biking.  2- Road Bikes and Light rail tracks do not go well together..... As manifested below.  Poor thing :(

Update #6:  We went on our first 28 mile bike ride this weekend.  It was totally awesome. We rode through the Paradise Valley/Arcadia area and it was absolutely beautiful.  We will definitely be back soon.

Here we are ..... just finished our ride and "fixin" to go get some grub.

Update #7:  Thanks to Groupon and some 'rockin' deals.... we have really gotten into rock climbing lately.  Seriously, between climbing and biking=best work out of my life... which hopefully equates to best shape of my life.... we'll see about the latter part though. Thanks Easter Bunny for buying (making?  or is that only Santa?) me the perfect climbing shoes to use as part of my new hobby. :)

Update #8:  My Visa finally came through today.... YES!  Russia in 9 days for 11 Days....... CRAZY.  Stefanie said it's been super "hot" this week. I got online to look at the temperatures.... Mid 40's.  Yikes.  Hope I don't freeze to death.  Thinking positively, now I will have a chance to use a few cute sweaters it was never cold enough to use here in AZ. lol. Perfect.