I need more rain please

The sounds of the drops hitting my window soothe me and make the best pics. Living in a desert is not good for people who love rain. I need Portland, Oregon. I need to relocate Asap.

living desert pics with Steveos class

My birthday wish

I was in search for a ghillie suit for Nick ( its a weird thing you can wear when in the military or in his case paintballing) up in 29 Palms. It was such a beautiful drive, and I took this shot and was in awe of the clouds and the trees and all the beauty along the way... But I heard about this http://www.integratron.com/ a while ago and decided to see how far away from 29 Palms it was. Turns out, its not far at all and my birthday is coming up and I WANT A SOUND BATH!!!!!! So theres my birthday wish (hint hint Tom)
Oh and btw, no ghillie suit at the 29 Palms military surplus, only the netting to make one. So in the next 24 hours I will be attempting to make one for Nick before Xmas, nothing like waiting til the last minute.

Last day of Maui

looks calm...

Im home now. I will go over what I have learned from this trip to paradise.
1. Just because you can snorkel in a pool, does not mean you can snorkel anywhere else. (the water may look calm, but its different when you actually get in)
2. There are no lifeguards in Maui.
3. Do not panic.
4. You can swallow a pound of the Pacific ocean and still be okay. (don't panic)
5. The rocks are slippery, don't try to look graceful, just crawl up the rocks like a pathetic crab, it's not like you are going to see those people again anyway. (Tom)
6. When you try to be a bad ass and walk up the slippery rocks while exiting the ocean, you will fall. (Tom)
7. The E.R does not accept out of state insurance. (was it worth it Tom?)
8. Long plane rides home with a back injury sucks, be sure to pop those Vicodin.
9. You are not supposed to wear sunblock in the clean Maui water, hope the locals didn't notice the cloud of sunblock swarming around me in the water.
10. Bugs spray!!!!!!!!!!! Is a must have item there.

I was so sad to leave. I'm grateful Tom hurt his back at the end of the trip, and we saw a lot up until that moment. We are home, no more wedding stress. What am I going to obsess about now? Maybe now I can start planning our next trip back, with the boys this time. I know they would have a blast.

Alone and exploring Maui

I wandered off but not to far. I saw the largest Buddha in the U.S. Then went to the end of the road down to the water. I had my headphones on and listened to relaxing music while people watching. Oh and dog watching. These two little boys were having so much fun in the waves. I had to stop my music, I'd much rather listen to the giggling of little boys than my music. It made me miss my boys. Then came the dogs, running in and out of the water, so happy, so content. I made myself at home in there world today. There is such good energy here. I really needed to just lay in the warm sand and breathe and soothe my soul.

The road to Hana

It was breezy, beautiful, worth the 5 hour drive. It was so beautiful. On the way up we pulled into "The Garden of Eden" it had bamboo trees, banana trees, tons of flowers, and.......
PEACOCKS!!!!! I fed one some of my trail mix. They are such amazing creatures, so vibrant, and they werent afraid of me, in fact, one of them followed me around a little. I think it wanted to come home with me.

honeymoon paradise

Some people like romantic walks on the beach, surfing, going on a cruise when they are in Maui, but not us. We fed goats. So this goes to show what a dumb city girl I am, the lady at "The surfing goat" (a place to feed goats, buy goat cheese, take a tour) told me its $1 dollar a bag to feed the goats. So I bought 3 bags, and the lady pointed to an enclosure and rudely ( she acted like Tom and I were bothering her) said there are 2 kids over there. So Im thinking.... Okay so those 2 kids are going to bring the baby goats out to us or what? Then I read on the sign about how 2 new kids were born in May and realized they WERE the goats. So, cant we just call them baby goats since, you know, they are babies?  Anyway, they were adorable, and the goat farm made me want to take all of them home. I will post more pics as we explore more of Maui.

Candy Buffet

I have learned a lot about modern weddings. I have been on every wedding blog, bought all the latest bridal mags, and just knew I had to have a candy buffet. Its the latest thing. So I picked candy in our wedding colors, which went from red to pink then back to red then pink, black, brown, and white. Anyway, today I layed it all out on the table and I love it.

The softer side of Tom

He says I spoil Chance, but it seems to me, Chance has him wrapped around his little paw.

On a different note, I hate to judge but the Taco Bell dog could not act. Chance on the other hand has range. You can pull out any emotion you want from him. He is smarter, cuter, and better than Mr  Taco Bell dog, Period.

Frida Kahlo

Since Day Of The Dead is coming up, we decided this year we will  go to the Hollywood Forever Cemetery again. Its so much fun, everyone dresses up, theres music, food , so much to see. Im going to be Frida and Tom will be my Diego and hopefully Nick and Steveo will dress up as well. So I did the test run of the hair and its not hard at all so this should be a breeze. So much to look forward to.

My pretty Wedding dress

It's exactly what I wanted. I love it, I'm getting so excited now. I know marriage is just a piece of paper, but its the idea of the ceremony and being surrounded by all the people we love. It's just so beautiful and touching and I am actually getting teary-eyed just thinking about it. I'm not even a teary-eyed type of girl but this means so much to me and I love Tom with all my heart and nothing has felt this right for me. It is one of the few decisions that I have made without second guessing myself.
I love you Tom!!!!!!!! I cant wait to be Mrs. Murlless!!!