Sister #2

In my family Sister #2 is the photographer.  Below is an example of her fine work. 

All kidding aside, she really is a good photographer, which is why she's our go-to picture taker. At first she was given the title because when she took a picture it turned clear. Oh, and she could take a picture without cutting off people's heads. However, over the past few years Sister #2 has improved on her picture taking/editing skills. Here are a few of Sister #2's pictures from San Francisco.

I'm back

You can cancel the search party. I am alive! 

You might be wondering what I've been doing for the past month?

No?

Well, you are going to hear about it anyway, so sit back and enjoy the pictures. 

First, I went to Mexico with this guy, 

and this was our view every day.

In my opinion, it wasn't a horrible view. We had a very fun and relaxing vacation in Mexico. The kind of vacation where I was able to catch up on all my Martha Stewart magazines.

After Mexico, the family and I went to San Francisco.  

While in San Francisco rode a cable car. Not a trolley, a cable car. 

During our cable car ride I discovered Sister #2 has never heard the Rice-A-Roni song. Another fail on my behalf. Sorry America. 

Also, while in San Francisco I learned how to make Fortune Cookies. 

FYI...Fortune Cookie making is not in my future. I was horrible! 

My family likes to eat. We ate wonderful food while on vacation. For example, I ate this whole box of treats. 

I'm just kidding; or am I kidding?

While you ponder if I ate an entire box of treats, I'll wrap this up. 

It's good to be back. 

Oklahoma Strong

Last week multiple tornadoes hit my state...

But Okies are strong people.

We were down, but far from being out...

You see, Oklahoma is not just a state of people; it's a family. 

A family that takes care of each other...

A family that protects...

A family that provides food...

A family that reaches out to help...

One big family; which is why we're so strong.

Phone Dump

How about we start the week off with a Phone Dump? Here are a few pictures that have been hanging out on my phone. Enjoy...

New Shoes

Rumble Love

Lunch in Spain

Playing in the Dirt

Loud City

This concludes our first ever Phone Dump post. I hope you enjoyed it.

We are Farmers

The garden...

I'm so proud of our little garden. Tonight we planted the following veggies and herbs...

Cucumbers

Squash

Bell Peppers

Red Peppers

Yellow Peppers

Jalapeno

Banana Peppers

Zucchini

Cilantro

Basil

This weekend we're adding tomato plants.

If you have any good gardening tips please share with us!

The 5 things you should know....

1. Rapper, Chris Kelly, dies at age 34. You probably know him best for being the Kriss in Kriss Kross? You know...Kriss Kross will make you want JUMP JUMP! Nothing? Really? Come on, it was popular in 1992. How old are you people?

2. In 46 days I'm going to the beach; which means I have 46 days to turn flab into fab...and learn how to surf. Folks, miracles do happen! 

3. My parents are happy. Friday they retired as college tuition payers.  I know my alma mater is sad to see them go.

4. It's snowing in my great state. Yesterday, it was over 80 degrees and today it's 40 degrees. Weird.

5. Recently, Martha Stewart signed up for Match.com. It's reported she's already received many request. DUH! Does this surprise anyone???

Lucky #7

Sunday I completed my 7th half marathon. This is quite an accomplishment for me. You see, I was the elementary student who took FOREVER to complete the one mile run in PE. I was all wheezing and crying because it was too hard. Today, I'm running half marathons. My PE teachers would be so proud.

The race starts at 6:30am, which means I was up at 4:15am. Yes you read right, 4:15am. Below is a picture of the traffic at 5:20am. See, I'm not the only crazy person in town.

A nice group shot. Everyone is still smiling.

I ended up running at a very good pace. My time was 2:22, second best time. Sister #1 beat me by 50 seconds. I'm kind of annoyed I didn't see Sister #1 during the race so we could run together. I think it would have pushed me for a faster time. Oh well, there's always next year.

Our Cheerleaders! I don't know how many times I can thank these people. Not only did they get up at 5am, they also held our clothes, phones, keys, sunglasses, and water bottles. God Bless cheerleaders! 

I also need to give a shout out to Teresa and her hubby. They were great cheerleaders as well! Sadly, no picture of them.

Blogger World, it was a great race! I might say it was one of my favorites.