Sometimes I really hate being a girl...

I have tortured myself over getting a different car since you just can't tied kayaks to a Celica. So I have shopped the internet, test drove cars and literally drove myself crazy choosing something. I knew that I wanted a truck but the jury was out between a Dodge and a Toyota. I love Toyotas but they are expensive. I was going to use whatever I could get for my celica towards the truck.

I gathered all my strength and scheduled an appointment with CarMax. I heard good things about them...so I committed the day to doing this. 11 am I was there, optimistic and enthusiastic. I test drove a few and fell in love. A mere 4 and a half hours later my love and I drove off. The ordeal left me starving and a bit weary. So I get home and Rich goes for a ride with me. He's sold, we go around the block and come back to park in our driveway. He says "pop the hood." And thats when everything went down the tubes...there's rust where there shouldn't be, we get on our backs in 90 plus weather and look at the under carriage RUST and MUD! So I (we) will return to CarMax tomorrow to try again...poops!

a new height in Geek-dom

We went to Tahoe for the big GeoCaching event. Geeks from around the globe gathered...the funny thing was this event coincided with Tahoe's (self proclaimed) "Opening Day." That means there were those of us, GPS in hand on the same streets with the margarita by the yard drinking Nevadans mixed in with the snobs from Heavenly Village (yes, they're trying to compete with Squaw)...we almost got lost in the fray but wound up doing a bit of it all. We found four caches, went into MontBleu, Rich checked out the W oars (purposely misspelled) dressed in four inch platform patent leather boots, watched the motocross crazies flipping and ate at Wolfgang Puck Express...The place was PACKED and by 3 I suggested we get home to our normal crazies...oh and we started our Tahoe adventure seeing something that I've never seen before...we turned from the highway to skirt the city hub and out runs this adult bear, I SWEAR, Rich initially didn't slow down cause it was sooooooo surreal... but of course he did stop. The bear gave us the paw and didn't stop to say hi! Happy father's day to all you fathers out there!

Rich's birthday weekend

We went to Pops in the Park with the Pyles....thats a lot of "P's." Edda made birthday pie and Mark and Rich wore the same outfits...oh my! Besides that, just relaxing...ps. found how to link Flickr pictures...check out Kelly's Memorial Weekend...damn bunch of photogenic folk!

a delish four day weekend

Starting out Thursday night with a Pyle visit, followed by Friday's visit to CR Loo. We went to this glass warehouse store in Richmond and we both bought some cool stuff.
Then as planned we meet with Cookie, Tom and Ian in China Town. Oh muy gawd...we have the most delish greasy meal ever, including salt an pepper deep fried crab....with the shell still on. Always great to catch up with family "face to face" plus with Ian going to UCSF this fall, we should be seeing all of them more regularity.

Then Saturday...catch up,cleaned the dogs, cooking and chores, for the evening we watched "Music and Lyrics" Cute and simple movie. Happy anniversary to us!

Sunday we were finally able to relax, we went and saw "Knocked up!" It was good...Freaks and Geeks good, not 40 year old Virgin good.

Then today we drove to Sausilito at 3:30am to go deep sea fishing. We wound up getting skunked but it was an adventure. Only two guys "hooked up" on 23 and the other 18 lbs.

Now back to work-but only a four day work week.

Meeps is in the building

Not too sure what's going on but he's up to his old tricks. He has five new scratches on me and has bit Rich's knee...that's our Meepers!!! Now for two weeks he is quarantined and we can limit our petting time to one half hour...it goes quick. But he's home, he may need a second treatment but its all worth it. Thanks for the well wishes....but he not totally ready for his unveiling....ps. Rich and I are going to SF today to connect with his Sister, her hubby and our nephew...very exciting and tomorrow is our 17th wedding anniversary.