Happy Halloween!

Hope Yours is Fun & Spooky!

This is a picture of my Aunt Suzanne's Halloween Decorations in Swan lake Idaho -Yep that's a hay bail - Love It!

A Buick

LB, my husband, wants a Buick! Which I happen to think is a grandma car - probably because my grandparents have owned one since as long as I can remember. In fact Bob and Gwen (aka: my grandparents) recently purchased a new Buick and ever since LB drove it, he has been in love. Well tonight he saw a commercial for the new Buick LaCrosse and he jumped off the couch with excitement - the man has found his dream car, that is he and every 80 year old out there!

$92 Dollars!

$92! That is what it will cost you in the state of Virginia for having your car windows tinted darker then the "legal" limit; even if you are new to the area and had no idea that you were breaking the law.* What I really don't get though is why the state has the right to tell me how dark my car windows can be? Its not like if I am a bad guy and I am smuggling drugs or dead bodies the no dark car windows law is going to keep me from my illegal activity! Needless to say I will be having my day in court, again.

*It should be noted that the "I'm new to Virginia, and I had no idea" excuse did get me out of an HOV violation which would have cost me $200 (I really had no idea though)!

79 Days & Counting...

Brit, my bff/sister I never had, is coming to visit! I am so excited I can not even tell you, now if we could just fast forward the next two months. When Brit gets here we seriously need to take some pictures since this is the only one I could find and it is from way back in our ballet days. Anyway I am so so so excited to see her, I can hardly wait!

Now if the rest of my family would come visit...hint, hint, nudge, nudge, wink, wink!

Halloween Costume

So on our trip across the country we listened to LB's favorite book, Atlas Shrugged on tape (MP3 actually). And ever since then I have been fascinated with the heroine of the novel, Dagny Taggart - so much so that I really want to be her for Halloween. I mentioned this to LB and he told me that no one would know who I was - mostly I just want to dress up like a stylish 1940's brilliant business woman who has all the great men in love with her.

Anyway we need costumes for the Ward Halloween party as we are officially on the activities committee and in charge of keeping the cider and doughnuts well stocked! Any ideas??

check out the hair...

Marsha (aka mom), Ian, Alex, and Me

This picture showed up in my inbox this morning (thanks Thoma Lee). I just love our hair-dos, all the denim I am sporting, and the fact that Alex's socks perfectly match his jacket!

Family History

How cool is this, I found this picture online the other night - it's a picture of Swan Lake Idaho, the town my ancestors founded over a hundred years ago. Finding this picture has sparked my interest in Family History. So I am setting a goal for my self to begin to learn about my ancestors especially those on my fathers side who are from east coast - after all being in DC is the perfect opportunity to find and learn about them. My hope is that by posting my plans I will actually follow through!