I need a vacation from my vacation!
We have been on the road for 13 days now and I am tired! We have seen so many people, mostly family. I love visiting with family, but DAMN IT, if I have to listen to one more conversation about politics I swear I will kill someone. Seriously, can't people think of anything else to talk about? And...why is that the first thing that Canadians want to talk about?? They don't even live in the US, but they all seem to be freakin' experts on it!
It's not just the fact that politics are less than interesting to me, but every person we see wants to have the same damn conversation!!
We had a nice visit in our hometown in Grand Rapids with my dad and his parents. On Wednesday we drove in to Toronto to stay with his grand parents. Family is great (mine especially) but I can only take so much! I can't wait to visit some good friends in a few days!
Tomorrow we head to New York to see my cousins and their kids which should be fun, then onto a friends house!
I'll share more pictures and stories from our trip in a few days when I have internet again...blogger on my blackberry is lame! :)
Friday, September 10, 2010
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Where in th world is Wanna Be Baker? Days 6, 7 and 8
Last time I posted we were in Cuba, IL with my aunt and uncle...we had an awesome visit.. I love going out to their house because they are on a lake. That was great...we went out on the boat and we went fishing and I laid on the boat and got some sun! i was, however, a little shocked when i went in to town...
They live in a really cute little town. Down town is literally a one block square that has some cute shops and stuff. The scary stuff happens all around town though. We wanted to cook dinner for everyone on Thursday so we went in to town to pick up some groceries. We were shopping in the store and i couldn't find a few items so i asked the kid stocking shelves. i asked for basil and he said they didn't sell that...Really!?! i started to loose it just a little (i love to cook and am a little bit of a food snob), but I asked him where I could get some. He gave me directions to another grocery store. Then I asked if they had Arborio rice for risotto. he gave me a puzzled look and walked toward the rice aisle. He then handed me a bag of long grain rice and said, "we don't carry that brand, but this is a great brand." As he walked away I just sort of stared...maybe I was expecting to much of him...
So, we checked out and headed across town to the other grocery store. Right away i found the basil, but no risotto I stated to panic, because that was the highlight of the meal i was going to prepare. I decided to go back to the first store just to have one more look for the rice. This where things got a little dicey...
I pulled into the parking lot and there was a guy standing in front of me...wearing overalls. he had to have been in his late 30's maybe early 40's, but he was wearing OVERAllS!! My jaw just about hit the pavement. then...when e walked inside, there were two...yes, TWO, old men wearing overalls. Now, overalls are great if you 5 years old or younger, but seriously, these grown men were wearing overalls! Am I the only one that finds this unacceptable??
LAst night we drove into my cousins place in the suburbs or Chicago. We had a really great time and I realized that it really is ok to live near family.
Today we went into the city for a quick lunch before heading to my home town of Grand Rapids, Michigan. I'll share more on that later because coming back here always makes me feel just a little bit weird...
They live in a really cute little town. Down town is literally a one block square that has some cute shops and stuff. The scary stuff happens all around town though. We wanted to cook dinner for everyone on Thursday so we went in to town to pick up some groceries. We were shopping in the store and i couldn't find a few items so i asked the kid stocking shelves. i asked for basil and he said they didn't sell that...Really!?! i started to loose it just a little (i love to cook and am a little bit of a food snob), but I asked him where I could get some. He gave me directions to another grocery store. Then I asked if they had Arborio rice for risotto. he gave me a puzzled look and walked toward the rice aisle. He then handed me a bag of long grain rice and said, "we don't carry that brand, but this is a great brand." As he walked away I just sort of stared...maybe I was expecting to much of him...
So, we checked out and headed across town to the other grocery store. Right away i found the basil, but no risotto I stated to panic, because that was the highlight of the meal i was going to prepare. I decided to go back to the first store just to have one more look for the rice. This where things got a little dicey...
I pulled into the parking lot and there was a guy standing in front of me...wearing overalls. he had to have been in his late 30's maybe early 40's, but he was wearing OVERAllS!! My jaw just about hit the pavement. then...when e walked inside, there were two...yes, TWO, old men wearing overalls. Now, overalls are great if you 5 years old or younger, but seriously, these grown men were wearing overalls! Am I the only one that finds this unacceptable??
LAst night we drove into my cousins place in the suburbs or Chicago. We had a really great time and I realized that it really is ok to live near family.
Today we went into the city for a quick lunch before heading to my home town of Grand Rapids, Michigan. I'll share more on that later because coming back here always makes me feel just a little bit weird...
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Where in the World is Wanna Be Baker? Day 3, 4 and 5
Where in the World is Wanna Be Baker?
Days 3, 4, and 5:
So, it’s been a few days, but there hasn’t been much to say…I mean seriously, have you ever seen Kansas?!? There is ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to look at…NOTHING!! LOOK:
We did drive through Colorado though…I would LOVE to go back there. It was absolutely gorgeous. We stayed in the little town called Durango in Southeast Colorado, it was the cutest town ever! I wish I could put into words how absolutely breath taking this part of Colorado was.
Last night we stayed in Kansas City with some of the husband’s family. They were cute little old people, but boy can they talk! I have never met people that can talk so much! I guess his mom talks a lot too…it must run in the family. We said we were going to bed and finally over an hour later they stopped talking so I could go to sleep!! I know, I should be thankful to spend time with family, but I can only take so much.
Today after we drove in to St. Louis to see my cousin and his new baby for lunch we drove to Central Illinois and I went fishing!! I was only out on the dock for about 20 minutes and I got eaten alive by bugs!! Seriously, what have I gotten myself into? This is why I left the Midwest in the 1st place…heat, humidity and bugs! Our next assignment better be somewhere good! :)
Now for a few days of relaxing on the lake with the husband, aunt and uncle and mom! :)
Days 3, 4, and 5:
So, it’s been a few days, but there hasn’t been much to say…I mean seriously, have you ever seen Kansas?!? There is ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to look at…NOTHING!! LOOK:
We did drive through Colorado though…I would LOVE to go back there. It was absolutely gorgeous. We stayed in the little town called Durango in Southeast Colorado, it was the cutest town ever! I wish I could put into words how absolutely breath taking this part of Colorado was.
Last night we stayed in Kansas City with some of the husband’s family. They were cute little old people, but boy can they talk! I have never met people that can talk so much! I guess his mom talks a lot too…it must run in the family. We said we were going to bed and finally over an hour later they stopped talking so I could go to sleep!! I know, I should be thankful to spend time with family, but I can only take so much.
Today after we drove in to St. Louis to see my cousin and his new baby for lunch we drove to Central Illinois and I went fishing!! I was only out on the dock for about 20 minutes and I got eaten alive by bugs!! Seriously, what have I gotten myself into? This is why I left the Midwest in the 1st place…heat, humidity and bugs! Our next assignment better be somewhere good! :)
Now for a few days of relaxing on the lake with the husband, aunt and uncle and mom! :)
Monday, August 30, 2010
Where in the World is Wanna Be Baker? Day 2...
(Sung to the tune of Where in the World is Carmen San Diego)
See the hole in the Grand Canyon; make yet another wrong turn,
From the red rocks to Cameron they’ll be taking photos
Well they never thought they’d be on an adventure like this one,
Where in the world is Wanna Be Baker?
(That was my last attempt at creativity, I promise!)
What a day! We started out the morning in Phoenix then drove north.
This was our first stop:
What a gorgeous place! The red rocks were so cool to look at! We only stopped for a few minutes before heading through this (awful) windy road. We stopped at a pull off and got some cool pictures of a canyon...
From there we went to the Grand Canyon…
It’s a giant hole in dirt…but the view was so cool! From there we drove to the four corners. I have ALWAYS wanted to go there (I know…I’m a dork, but...they were closed! We got SOOO close, so I am counting it as visiting the place.
We finished the day by driving up to Durango, CO for a grand total of 10 hours driving time!
See the hole in the Grand Canyon; make yet another wrong turn,
From the red rocks to Cameron they’ll be taking photos
Well they never thought they’d be on an adventure like this one,
Where in the world is Wanna Be Baker?
(That was my last attempt at creativity, I promise!)
What a day! We started out the morning in Phoenix then drove north.
This was our first stop:
What a gorgeous place! The red rocks were so cool to look at! We only stopped for a few minutes before heading through this (awful) windy road. We stopped at a pull off and got some cool pictures of a canyon...
From there we went to the Grand Canyon…
It’s a giant hole in dirt…but the view was so cool! From there we drove to the four corners. I have ALWAYS wanted to go there (I know…I’m a dork, but...they were closed! We got SOOO close, so I am counting it as visiting the place.
We finished the day by driving up to Durango, CO for a grand total of 10 hours driving time!
Where in the World is Wanna Be Baker? Day 1...
(Sung to the tune of Where in the World is Carmen San Diego)
Well she sneaks around the world from SD to Arizona
She’s an impatient passenger from Yuma down to Pheonix
She’ll take you for a ride on a side road to Sedona
Tell me where in the world is Wanna Be Baker?
(End failed attempt at cleverness)
Where in the world is Wanna Be Baker?
Today we left San Diego and drove to Phoenix.
This is what we left!!
It was an easy day of driving and not too exciting. We did stop at the Museum of History in Granite and the Center of the World Plaza in Felicity, California, though. That was more of a joke than anything, but hey…now I can say that I’ve been there (though I’m not sure how many people would admit that). Then we hung out with a good friend for the evening.
I would like to mention that I only slept for an hour of the trip yesterday!! I have to mention this because I may possibly be the worst road trip companion on the planet! I could fall asleep just driving around the block, so only sleeping for an hour is pretty darn good if you ask me!
Why are we doing this, you ask? Why not? We have to drive to our new home so why not make a trip out of it. We are young and when will we ever be able to do this again? We are seeing some amazing sights and visiting our friends and family along the way.
PS...This was supposed to post yesterday, but I had technology issues.
Well she sneaks around the world from SD to Arizona
She’s an impatient passenger from Yuma down to Pheonix
She’ll take you for a ride on a side road to Sedona
Tell me where in the world is Wanna Be Baker?
(End failed attempt at cleverness)
Where in the world is Wanna Be Baker?
Today we left San Diego and drove to Phoenix.
This is what we left!!
It was an easy day of driving and not too exciting. We did stop at the Museum of History in Granite and the Center of the World Plaza in Felicity, California, though. That was more of a joke than anything, but hey…now I can say that I’ve been there (though I’m not sure how many people would admit that). Then we hung out with a good friend for the evening.
I would like to mention that I only slept for an hour of the trip yesterday!! I have to mention this because I may possibly be the worst road trip companion on the planet! I could fall asleep just driving around the block, so only sleeping for an hour is pretty darn good if you ask me!
Why are we doing this, you ask? Why not? We have to drive to our new home so why not make a trip out of it. We are young and when will we ever be able to do this again? We are seeing some amazing sights and visiting our friends and family along the way.
PS...This was supposed to post yesterday, but I had technology issues.
Friday, August 27, 2010
I think I have lost my mind...
I think I have officially gone crazy...
Since we are relocating half way across the country we decided to make a road trip out of our move. BUT, unlike most sane and normal people, we are not just going to drive to our new location. We have decided to take road trip ALL the way across the country. We will be covering 17 states, 2 countries, 4800 miles, and 80 hours of driving!!
WHAT HAVE I GOT MYSELF INTO?!?!
We are mostly seeing family along the way, but we are stopping to see some awesome friends too!
We are driving from Southern California to Michigan and then through Canada, back down the East Coast to Virgina and then across to Indiana! Anyone know of any fun places to stop?
If I haven't lost my mind already...I'm going to on this trip! Wish me luck and I'll keep you posted!
Since we are relocating half way across the country we decided to make a road trip out of our move. BUT, unlike most sane and normal people, we are not just going to drive to our new location. We have decided to take road trip ALL the way across the country. We will be covering 17 states, 2 countries, 4800 miles, and 80 hours of driving!!
WHAT HAVE I GOT MYSELF INTO?!?!
We are mostly seeing family along the way, but we are stopping to see some awesome friends too!
We are driving from Southern California to Michigan and then through Canada, back down the East Coast to Virgina and then across to Indiana! Anyone know of any fun places to stop?
If I haven't lost my mind already...I'm going to on this trip! Wish me luck and I'll keep you posted!
Friday, August 20, 2010
Hello Blogging World
I think I am ready to come out of my blogging closet...
I have been writing in this blog for over seven months (even though I only have about a dozen posts) and only one person even knows it exists. I don't have anything that interesting to say, and I usually just talk about baking, but it's a blog nonetheless and I have decided to share it with the world.
Don't expect to get any super personal details or intimate information, because that's just not my style. I keep my personal stuff to myself most of the time. Though, I am hoping that maybe this blog will help me to share some things instead of keeping everything to myself.
Go easy on me...I am new to this whole blogging thing, so it will take me a while to figure everything out. AND...I am definitely not the most technologically savvy person out there (that's why I a bake). :)
So, here it is...my very first published blog post. :)
And I will leave you with a few pictures of the cupcakes I did for a birthday party.
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The party was for two sisters. These are their special birthday cupcakes
And these are what their friends had.
I have been writing in this blog for over seven months (even though I only have about a dozen posts) and only one person even knows it exists. I don't have anything that interesting to say, and I usually just talk about baking, but it's a blog nonetheless and I have decided to share it with the world.
Don't expect to get any super personal details or intimate information, because that's just not my style. I keep my personal stuff to myself most of the time. Though, I am hoping that maybe this blog will help me to share some things instead of keeping everything to myself.
Go easy on me...I am new to this whole blogging thing, so it will take me a while to figure everything out. AND...I am definitely not the most technologically savvy person out there (that's why I a bake). :)
So, here it is...my very first published blog post. :)
And I will leave you with a few pictures of the cupcakes I did for a birthday party.
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The party was for two sisters. These are their special birthday cupcakes
And these are what their friends had.
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