day one fifty one

The aftermath of fun in the sun ALL day long

It's bark is worse than it's bite

It was a suggestion to rub a raw potato all over it

too bad I don't have any potatoes

Back-burned, Burning Virginia

my mom rules, made a bad day a little better

pittsburghia

A buck fifty

We set up those tents and didn't even sleep in them.

Well, some sissy lalas did - after I spotted

the LARGEST SPIDER I've ever seen in the wilderness, ever.

I would have liked a picture of it for proof and astonishment,

but it was killed with a shovel before I had the chance.

In the Virginian outdoors

I'm so boring, lately

too much work, not enough play

pittsburgh, pennsylvania

day one forty nine

Setting up camp and building a fire pit from scratch

Virginia is a beautiful and muggy place

thank goodness for nearby pools

Middleburg, VA

my friend's cat had to get 4 teeth pulled,

the teeth come from a cat that lives in philly, poor baby

day one forty eight

This was the best day at any zoo I have ever had

At one point I said, this is one of the best days of my life

Washington DC National Zoo

(it's free)

getting thifty with it (PGH)

na-na na na na-na na, na-na na na na-na

Day one forty seven

some people would be grossed out by how often i wear this shirt.

oh well, pittsburgh

Anna keeps bugs as pets

When I called it a grasshopper she corrected me

and I still can't remember what this little creature is actually called

animals house, va

day one forty six

A portrait by a stranger artist on the metro

He got $3 out of me

I support the arts

DC metro, yellow line

this picture TECHNICALLY wasn't taken today,

but i re-discovered it today and laughed after a long day of work.

taken in canada, everybody we walked by stared at this do

day one forty five

Stopping to smell the roses... but not really roses

Green house, MD

my man got me another donkey tail burrito

growing plants and love in pittsburgh

day one forty four

I got to be outside a lot today

amen

Alexandria, VA

the family i babysit for sent me this photo, it's of their daughter practicing pole vaulting with a pole i gave her. makes my heart pitter patter.

pittsburgh, pennsylvania

day one forty three

I-picked

somewhere in Davidsonville, MD

cat shirt, cat shirt, cat shirt, cat shirt!!!!

pittsburgh, pennsylvania

day one forty two

Gotta be on your toes around here

I'm sad to see this weekend end

oh my goshin, va

got my paws on this silly-shaped suitcase in pittsburgh

kitty gaga likes it too, me-owww

Day one forty one

Today my cousin had her first communion, which means we had a big party at our house

in honor of her first wafer "that tasted like popcorn".

As Taylor and I left the party, we ran into this wrist band (on the ankles) wearing,

cake eating cutie pie sitting at the end of the drive way by himself.

I asked him if I could take his picture and he said "tomorrow"

But I convinced him that today was better.

Beautiful weather in VA

Love is in the air, in Ligoner, Pennsylvania

I went to a wedding of a beautiful bride i never met and a handsome groom I met only once in jimmy johns for 5 minutes, and i still cried.

day one forty

i use this pencil all the time at work and i never realized it says this.

getting back to basics in pittsburgh, pa

Action packed Fast Five as seen in the theaters

Next time we're going to a Drive In

In a movie theater that goes from scorching to freezing within 2 hours, VA

day one thirty nine

recently, I've been living off this stuff

indulging even

i love virginia

today i wore my tres jolie sweatshirt i got in montreal. it says, j'aime le mardi on the front (i love tuesday) and je deteste le lundi on the back (i hate monday). all this weird frenchness made in korea, bought and sold in quebec and loved in pittsburgh

one thirty eight

Excuse my poor picture quality, but

but this is A LOT of laundry

lovin laundry in leesburg

(and by the way, it's mostly underwear, and mostly none of my underwear)

This is what a phone interview looks like

my apartment floor, pittsburgh, pennsylvania

day one thirty seven

Back to the bump and grind

another first day of school

DC Metro Area

Let's get physical

My gym remodeled and it's fancy schmancy, but i realized there's a picture of a NAKED LADY on the wall... save that picture for another day.

shadyside X, pittsburgh

day one thirty whatever

This was created by an 8 year old

I found it on the desk in the office

Hopefully it's religious

still funny

leesburg, va

from NYC to Boston

and FINALLY THANK GOD pittsburgh

never so happy to see this city

day one thirty five

started at 11AM in montreal, ended in an airport holel in NYC

not the way i wanted to visit my favorite city.....

From batter to cup cake all in the name of Martha Stewart

for Aunt Gina.

Birthdays in VA

day one thirty four

I thought I left the sand behind this morning, but it's still everywhere.

In my short pockets, in my car, in my hair.

It's possible to carry the ocean with you.

From Corolla to Poquoson to Sterling to Arlington to Leesburg

all in a day

All the world is europe, except the USA

coming to you from the Canadien Europe.

day one thirty three

This is poutine, the food of quebec, you can even get it at burger kings.

this is actually a sweet potato veggie poutine because the real stuff is french fries, smothered in meat gravy and cheese curds. mmmmm

The last day at the beach

and my last day of beach head

Returning home is bitter sweet

Corolla, North Carolina

day one thirty two

les macarons a montreal, ils sont tres tres tres bons

mon favorite? le chocolat d' or, son préféré est de framboise

montreal, bébé

At the dunes with Janalicious

She ate my dust on the way to the top

Jockey Ridge State Park

day one thirty one

We stopped at a fruit stand on the way to the beach

I picked out a Watermelon

Powell's Market, Outer Banks

bonjour form montreal, quebec, CANADA (again)

there are photobooths everywhere and we love it.

(well, i love it, he tolerates it)

day one thirty

Heads of Fame

Popeye's-Jiffy Lube, va

I constantly am on the verge of becoming a crazy cat lady, whoops.

this little cutie NEEDS a home.... Amanda???

The city of kitty-ly love, pa

day one twenty nine

happy mothers day, one day late.

apparently as a child i wore only bathing suits hiking.

with love from pittsburgh

Day one twenty eight

This is Ernest Hemingway, the dog.

After driving back from Canada I was greeted by a purring cat and a few hours later a large puppy, which really isn't a bad way to come back to reality.

Back in Pittsburgh, ladies and gents. Love you Canada.

In Memory of a memory of Toronto, Ontario I wanted

to share some images of these GIGANTIC carrots

was in Canada, now in Virginia

Day one twenty seven

1. this is the castle some boy told us to break into. Don't worry moms (if Amanda's mom reads this) we didn't. Just couch laid.

2. Hardly an explanation for this one... Elise.

3. Where do we even start here. There was a very illegal festival going on in TORONTO today, surrounded by police who didn't care at all, so in addition to walking through a park of herbal happenings we entertained the horses. We wish we knew why the police didn't care more.

Oh Toronto.

Day one twenty six

we road an elevator up 114 stories up the CN tower,

got a great view of TORONTO, and then sat on slightly disappointing,

non photogenic glass floors...

then we rode the metro because there's a genuine

photobooth in the Bloor-Yonge station!