Summer’s Last Adventure

We put “Go to a Drive-In Movie” at the very top of our Summer Manifesto this year. It was something we really wanted to do together this year. I guess I should have done some more research ahead of time though, because there are now only 3 drive-in theaters left in the state of Washington. The one I thought we could go to nearby has been closed a couple years now.

But fortunately once we did the research we discovered on on Whidbey Island called the Blue Fox. We had a trip out to the island to visit Chris’ grandparents planned for the end of September, so it worked out perfectly! I’m so glad we got to check this one off our list!

They were playing Madagascar 3, which was super cute. The Afro Circus song has been my ringtone for awhile, so it was fun to watch the movie it came from. That’s one catchy little song. Always puts a smile on my face!

I tweeted that we were on Whidbey Island and fellow Washington State blogger Katlyn of The Dreamy Meadow tweeted back and she made plans to come to the drive-in too. She brought her adorable little boy Bentley and we got to meet. She’s the first other blogger that I’ve ever met in person, and she was so cool! I hope that I’ll be able to go to the Washington State blogger meet-up and hang out with her again.

So then we figured out the right radio frequency so we could hear and settled in to watch the movie. The picture got clearer as the sky darkened. Its super hard to take pictures of movies, but I tried.

And then this happened:

Yup, you guessed correctly: the film caught fire!! At first I thought it was part of the movie, but then it just kept burning and the picture melted away. Crazy! We just waited and they eventually turned off the projector. Chris headed back to check and see what they were planning to do and they told him they would start the movie up again a couple frames later. It was about a 20 minute wait to get it started again, but I’m glad we got to see the rest of the movie.

And come away with a great story!!

What was your favorite adventure this summer?
Did you do all the things you hoped to do?
How are you chronicling your summer?

inspired

lately i have found myself completely inspired by videos.  videos of all shapes and colors.  some visually inspiring, some with inspiring words, others with perfect music.

the ever talented jasmine*


the making of the threadsence lookbook. swoon!


so cute and so very true!


this 3 1/2 year old boy doing the bible reading from the book of Esther. this made me tear up. reminded me of my younger brother micah.


ok, so apparently you have to be a friend of mine on facebook so see this, but its too cute to remove. add me to take a peek!! :)

what's inspiring you lately??

she's a beautiful girl

i created another stop-motion video with these fun pictures that i took of jaimin.  that matched with one of my favorite KT Tunstall songs "suddenly i see." 

*swoon*

all i can say: i cried so hard!
me...NO! never. :P



it was a beautiful film.... touching story, beautiful images, and a total tear-jerker.
i simply loved it.
(thanks marta for inviting me to go with you and for the evening we had. it was good to talk!)

now i want to read the book...well, i want chris to read the book to me. we just finished up "revenge of the sith" (see previous post with scrapbook page about my boy reading to me!) and now i think its fair for me to pick!
*evil smile*
i think he'll probably even like it.
now the hard part will be finding a copy.....

*i also really love left-over movie popcorn. just a side-note. :)

in other news: SOTB has a new challenge up!! its all about using different book or notebook pages. there are some pretty awesome projects up over there, so you should definatly check it out and play along.
here is my page:

my mum took these photos of us awhile ago, but they are still some of my favorites. :)

i this little survey thing on ally's blog and thought it would be a fun one to do. :) feel free to copy-paste and play along yourself!! and make sure you link me up if you do, cuz i'd love to read yours too. :)

*8 Things*
8 things im looking forward to:

1. KK's wedding and being her maid-of-honor
2. seeing all of my family at my cousin whitney's wedding
   
3. turning 23 tomorrow
4. teaching at my ASL class tonight
5. singing at karaoke again as soon as possible!
   
6. my At-Home America party in a week and a half
7. getting my green card application all finished up
8. road-tripping with my RD! (i'm craving some Ian Tyson music...)

8 things i did yesterday:

1. went to the meeting in the morning
2. did all the songs in ASL
3. hung out with my bestie taya and had chinese food for lunch
4. went to the time traveler's wife with marta
5. ate dinner with marta at this new bistro in moses lake
6. had a lovely heart-to-heart with my friend
7. missed meeting up with my mum and dad :(
   
8. watched comedy with the boy when i got home

8 things i wish i could do:

1. cook better...
2. take baby portraits of my friends new baby
3. get all the bills paid
4. sing as a professional and not just at karaoke
5. guarantee chris a full-time position driving bus this school year
6. hug my mum
7. give up caffine
8. complete my medical transcriptionist course within a reasonable amount of time
   

8 TV shows i watch:

1. house (so excited for the new season to start next month!)
2. fringe (ditto!)
3. lie to me*
4. so you think you can dance (again with a new fall season!)
5. dear genevive on HGTV (she's my favorite designer)
   
6. hawthorne (jada pinket smith's show on TNT. so good)
   
7. in plain sight.
   
8. how i met your mother (my guilty sit-com addiction)
   

8 things i collect:

1. elephants
2. scarfs
3. nancy drew books (i have the full orriginal set)
4. scrapbooking supplies
5. cute coffee mugs
6. awesome friends :)
   
7. McDonalds cups in the back seat of my car.... its an addiction. :P
8. magazines

okay....so i added that last one, but i thought it was fun.
play along!

i hope you all have a wonderful week.
i'll be in yakima on wednesday getting fingerprinted for my green card renewal so i won't have a post for you then.
miss ya!
<3

the month that's turned into two :)

with all the problems i had with my computer, dani and i are still working on our diptychs that were only meant to be in january. lol. but i'm really enjoying it. and am loving the chance to get to know precious dani even better.

*LIGHT*

*INNOVATE*

*EQUAL*

*FAMILY*

i love how these are coming together. even our colors are matching up nicely... like we're on the same wavelength or something...

in other news...thanks everyone for their music suggestions. i've been adding lots of music to my phone lately! soooo excited!!

the movie we saw last night "confessions of a shopaholic" was actually pretty cute. definitely a chick flick, but the guys laughed a lot, so that's always good. i would recommend it for a girls night out. cute clothes...and cuter SHOES!! lol...i was in love. <3

so i'm working today till two, then i've gotta get home to my boy and our messy apartment. we've got company coming tonight. chris is gonna make Chinese food again. yay! he's my favorite cook!

great news
& an update

the computer is back and SO AM I!!!
yay! i missed the online world so much... all my friends, and the inspiration.
so glad to be back!

so i guess its time for some updates!!

1. the Adele concert
was amazing!! she seriously blew me away. fun little venue that made the concert up close and personal. and she won 2 grammy's on sunday! GO GIRL!!
i have pictures, but they won't upload. :( i will share them as soon as i can.

2. the SUPERBOWL
we went over to our friend's marta and erich's for a party. there were so many people there, it was a total blast. we didn't really have a team we were going for, but close games are so much fun to watch!
good friends, good food, good football!!

3. the computer
turns out there was over 1800 viruses on this baby! the computer guy said it was the second worse he's ever seen. yikes! its still not recognizing the printer, so i have to take it back to him over the weekend, but he should be able to figure it out soon.

4. a month worth of diyptchs
so the only posts i've made recently are from the project that dani and i are doing together. it has seriously been so much fun creating with her. i've got a few more days to post, but i will get to that later. you can also see all of them on my Flickr.

5. movies
i've seen some good movies recently. i don't usually post about what i watch because i don't want to offend or stuble anyone, but there are some really good ones out right now. :)

• YES man was hysterical. i think my mom would even like it!
• 'he's just not that into you' as good as i hoped it would be. awesome mix of actors and a fun twist on the typical "love story" totally going again ASAP!
• inkheart was pretty cute. i went with some young girls from the hall. we had a good time.
  
• seven pounds. sad and perfect. <3

i wanted to see bride wars but missed it. just have to wait for that one on video. :)

6. the boy
so he got the job with the school distict driving bus, but he's actually only a substitute for now. there is hopes of a full time route opening up next school year, but that means its not really steady pay. and he only gets paid once a month, so things are REALLY TIGHT right now. food bank~ here we come.
he also got really sick last tuesday. like seriously sick. he hasn't been this sick since i've known him. i was pretty worried. also snorting zicam and taking vitamin C like theres no tomorrow. but alas, i just can't stay away from him and caught a bit of the bug too. started yesterday morning. today is a bit better. i can swallow without grimasing.
we're planning on going to wenatchee this weekend. chris has tux fittings for the wedding in may. excited!
he is also working on stuff with his band again. they're thinking of doing a gig for the grant county fair in august. he even started lyrics on a new song today!! :D

i am so in love with him!

7. family
my sister megan is officially living in australia!!! i'm so proud of her. she called me last week and sounded so good. she seems to have got in with a good group of people and is enjoying service and meetings. she called to tell me about a good service experience! :)
micah seems to be doing good way up in northern alberta. we talk a lot, and i'm really glad. i miss him sooooo much. we're planning on getting together sometime this summer. i can't wait!
little katrina won gold at her last figure skating competition. i'm sorry i missed it hun! i'm really proud of her.

8. and me
well, like i said above, i'm seriously sick today.
actually amazed at how much i wrote! haha.
there is probably a lot more i'm not remembering. but i'm back, so i can post about it later.
i'm so glad to be back!!!

i've missed you all.
so tell me what's new!!??
<3