Letters from the road...I love you, Sissy!

Faded.

We're staying in Vancouver, WA,
about 9 miles from downtown Portland.

Yesterday, we went to the Chinese Garden
and the Japanese Garden, had lunch in Portland.

Cody rented a car for us
and they have a TomTom GPS.
I don't agree with big brother,
but that shit is the deal.
We've been going all over the place.
Look it up on the internet,
put the address in,
there you are.

On the way home we stopped at Up In Smoke,
the best head-shop in Potland, (Portland, ha!)
and it totally is.
We were just picking up a small pipe,
he gave us 2 pipes, 2 lighters, 2 little tupperware cup keychains,
2 spoofers, 2 incense and 2 bags to put every thing in.

Then a guy comes in saying Portland has the best lotion
in the world, besides Alaska and Denmark.
I say, "I'm ready now" and he pulls out a
tupperware full of lotion.
So I tossed out a $10
and we hit home on the GPS.

Dinner at Sapphire Hotel, AMAZING.
Can't wait to tell you all about it.
http://www.thesapphirehotel.com/

This morning, after moisturizing,
we went to the Zoo and it is amazing.
We met Cody and Kyle for lunch at
Po'Shines Cafe De La Soul - a soul food cafe.
Delish.

Then, ran and picked up
our pre-ordered lotion
so.......
it's pretty much ON for the next day
and a half, to get this to a manageable,
transportable amount. wink.

I love you!

Can't wait to see you and show you our pictures!

XOXO

-C

I got your resolution right here.

BALANCE in 2010.

Balance my diet.

Balance my work and personal life.

Balance my time at the bar and my time at the gym.

Balance my time with family with that of friends.

Balance on one leg with my eyes closed while rubbing my stomach, patting my head and reciting the lyrics to Bubble Toes.

Where's Waldo?!?

I spotted Waldo's doppleganger at the Phoenix concert at La Zona Rosa in December.

res-o-lu-tion

I promised Donna I'd tell her my New Year's resolution by sundown on New Year's Day. Since that never happened I wasn't sure if I was even eligible to make one. Does anyone know the ruling on that???

I remember standing in line at Furr's Cafeteria with my Bunny (grandmother) when I was a kid. She told Buffy (that's right...I have a Bunny and a Buffy) and me we could order whatever we wanted, but to not let our eyes get bigger than our stomachs. I learned a valuable lesson that day as I was forced to consume massive amounts of food (and further the epidemic of childhood obesity in this country). From my point-of-view, a New Year's resolution is just another opportunity to bite off more than you can chew. Less than 10% of the population ever realizes their resolution anyway. That being said, I think it's also important to point out that 47% of statistics are made up on the spot.

I think resolutions would have a bigger chance of sticking if people got to choose which definition they wanted to use:

1. resolution (n) - a firm decision to do or not to do something (This seems so black and white and I've worked hard to live my life in shades of gray).

2. resolution (n) - the action of solving a problem, dispute, or contentious matter (I do this ALL DAY EVERYDAY...I'm personally leaning toward this definition).

I resolve to have a New Year's resolution by the end of the week.

Now, leave me alone and let me think...