Monday, July 16, 2007

A Sisters Trip



My sister, Skittles, and I went to Door County for our first ever Sisters Trip. Here is a photo collection of our journey... enjoy!


Skittles gazes out over the bay...
...and so do I.
The sun peeks through briefly, lending to sparkling water pictures
Kayaking... the weather was too windy to go out on either the Bay or Lake Michigan, so we ended up at Kangaroo Lake. Not as scenic or cool, but still darn hard to paddle with all of that wind!!!
We actually did quite well. I, for one, would love to do it again.

Sunset over the bay. We drove down a road right after an incredible Italian dinner, hoping to reach the shore and capture a sunset photo. We came over a hill and *voila!* ... glorious sunset!

We went to Cave Point the next day (which is where we were suppose to kayak the previous day). The weather was gorgeous. Many wonderful photo opportunities! This one is a photo of Skittles dangling about 8 feet above the surface of the water.


A neat little arch formed in the rugged shoreline. Last time I was here with Bike Man, this feature was at water level with waves swooshing back and forth through it.

Rugged shoreline



More rugged shoreline

Hanging out on the shoreline

Skittles at the shoreline, high above the water.

A super-cute, tiny wild strawberry


Skittles takes photos from a 30 foot cliff


A close up of me in a rocky, shoreline cave
More posing for photos...

And, finally, a crazy garden shop in Fish Creek. These glass-topped wooden-staked mushrooms were screaming "retro" and "groovy" and "trippy"... and then we took a closer look. They began to be TOO PHALIC! Like a garden full of.... hmmm.... strange! There were just SO MANY of them!!!

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Should have been in bed hours ago...

It is 2 a.m. and I should be at least through one full cycle of sleep by now!!! (If I am remembering correctly way back to nursing school, that is about 90 minutes or so...) Instead, I am goofying off...accomplishing nothing...kicking myself in the ass (which is a hard feat considering I am sitting ON my ass at the computer!!!) I should really have posted the mountain of pictures I have, but I am too tired to start. I could really tell you all about my minivan that went to some automotive heaven quite unexpectedly, but I am too sick of that story already. So what could I possibly share at 2 a.m.?

Well, last week, when I was ACTUALLY SLEEPING for once, I fell out of bed...seriously! Like a toddler who just transfered out of a crib. I flat - out fell...and it was NOT linked to any kinky acrobatics! I was truly asleep. WHAT THE HECK???!!! I am 34! Do I need SIDERAILS??? And to make matters worse, I really hurt my arm on the corner of my nightstand. My arm is bruised and sore and UGLY! When I ungracefully rolled over and thudded on the floor, Bike Man woke up and asked what happened. I clutched my arm and groggily stated that I fell. He turned away from me and I could see his shoulders bounce up and down as he silently laugh at me. THANKS A LOT!!!

Well, I hope that gives you all a chuckle, too!