PICTURES!!!

now i know what you're all thinking - birthday post. but this isn't really one of those. sorry. haha. i'm sure you're all so disappointed that you don't even want to read this one - but i do have something that might be interesting - PICTURES!! who doesn't like pictures? some of these are old... not that old though. i haven't really posted many pictures in the last year, so i thought perhaps now was the time... plus, i will share my fantastic birthday present with you!!

now this one was at grandma b's memorial. tyler and i make appropriate faces at all times, believe me.


this one was later that night in vancouver, when we went to karaoke with megan and tyler's friend colby. it was a good time. again - i make awesome faces.


this is when madelaine, caleb, and gabriel came to stay at my mom's and they did dress up at o'keefe ranch. i know you have already seen my mom's pictures... but... this is my favourite of the ones that i took.


and this was thanksgiving weekend when we were house sitting the pets. rhiannon's kitten is so cute. we took a lot of pictures of her.



this was while camping this summer with brady and suzanne. tyler really likes to take pictures of himself that he hates afterwards and gets mad that i put up anywhere... but... i'm doing it anyway. haha.


this is my latest beautiful addition to my artwork permanently inked on me. its sort of starting to scab right now... but... it still looks beautiful. it is thanks to my wonderful friend jessy.

and this, ladies and gents, is the best birthday gift i think i have ever received (well... i can't remember everything i have ever gotten for my birthday, but it's pretty amazing). i'm so happy that i own this. and i still can't believe it. i came home from vancouver to be surprised with THIS from tyler. my mom and dean and kaetlyn and andrew and tyler's parents all pitched in. it's a fender. it has a built in tuner. it has a pick up. and it is light blue and so classic rockabilly looking. i'm in love with it. i learned how to play 4 chords (i'm trying to play jenny lewis - acid tongue... i got all the chords down, i just have to practice so i can transition fast enough!).

i'll write about my whole birthday weekend and fabric shopping next time...

tyler is watching the canucks game.

i am sooooo busy. i hardly even have time to write this right now!! just kidding... i do have time.

i have so many things happening coming up that i FEEL like i should be busy right this second - but i'm really not. it's like.. i am anticipating the busy-ness and just want to get it over with. like, 'LETS JUST DO THIS RIGHT NOW!' but i can't... because the busy things haven't started yet.

i have to work at 5:45 tomorrow morning (operating the morning show). and then i get ALL DAY off.. which will be lovely. although i would like to go to the gym tomorrow. and i have to take the truck to get an oil change at 2:30. which means i will have to drive to wherever tyler is working tomorrow and trade him vehicles. i will also need to pack for friday morning. i work tomorrow evening.

FIRST THING friday morning i will be leaving for vancouver for fabric speed shopping. attention vancouver relatives (coughlauracough) - any interest in going fabric shopping with me friday or saturday? my friend kelsey supplied me with a list of fabric stores in vancouver with addresses, and her favourite ones highlighted. jasmine AND tamara will be joining me friday, and tamara says she will be joining saturday as well. but i don't really know my way around vancouver very well, and i will need to do this as efficiently as possible.

let me know.

annnnd... i skipped dinner and just baked an apple pie that was in my freezer. it was tasty. and NO, i didn't eat the whole thing. there is lots of pie left. i need to grocery shop. and starting on the 17th of this month... we have to pay the insurance on tyler's truck. and that sucks. it's a lot.

MY BIRTHDAY IS ON MONDAY - just in case anyone forgot.