I had a weird and horrible experience a couple hours ago. I've been on the couch for a while watching Julie & Julia, a great movie. It was so inspiring I had to get up and do something. What else would I do on Saturday at 3pm but my favorite household chore - weed pulling! It's instant gratification, exercise, vitamin D mixed into one hour. Plus there's that other thing - curb appeal!
I put on my New Balance kicks, shorts that should be worn when I'm 5 lbs lighter and my new Track Shack retro tech tank top. I grab my leather gloves, stained with last times mud, from the stair rail on the back porch. They are stiff as usual. I don't know why gloves are always so stiff but I that's always my experience.
I jam my right hand in the glove. Stiff. My index finger won't extend, it stops short. I try to work the end of my finger in the glove, but no give. I'm pushing and thinking that feels like a GRAPE! Chris, what did you do? Not funny. GROSS. I notice now that the tip of my finger is squishing into the GRAPE! Chris! That's not cool. He denies it, as usual.
It's probably a bug, he says. EEEWWW. It totally could be. I pull the glove off and peap in. I see... a TAIL?? What a Tail? GROSS! No way! It is...  A LIZARD!!!! Double EEEWWWW.
I broke his neck. I killed the lizard by poking it to death. Horrible.

I'm going to shower now.

Punta Gorda, FL is always a good time

Time with Mel.
Saturday I drove 3 hours from Orlando to Punta Gorda. Mel and I met 4 people at this new tiny bar called Shorty's. We met them by asking for instruction on the greatest bar game ever - Table Shuffleboard!!!
We spent 2 hours hanging out with a 50 year old couple and a 70 year old couple. They were so fun and felt bad about my judgemental conversation earlier with my mother, where I said old people tend to be out of touch. Fox News, trickle down effect... are you serious... Then I heard it. My old retired new buddy was a raging racist. I was so bummed. So we left.
We ended up at the Ice House playing darts. I hit so many bulls eyes. I was on fire. Then Mel's team beat mine in the first round. So we listened to Swamp Donkies... enjoy the video!

Our Wedding -
Wow... it's amazing how your wedding day is so absolutely perfect. I went to my friends wedding in Zion National Park, Utah last weekend. It was an unbelievable event. So perfect in every way. It made me think of mine. I am so thankful for my family and especially my hubby, Chris. I love you!

Dog Park Extraordinaire - Fleet Peeples Park near Baldwin Park

My dog loves Fleet Peeples and so do I.
Brisket is a 40 lb Wheaten Terrier that loves dogs, not so much people. I'm a 130 lb married woman that loves both dogs and people.
When he gets to the Dog Park he goes straight for the lake... with a couple pit stops in between. I have a blast watching all the owners and their pooches.
Today at the Dog Park I met a cute little dog, the happiest ever, I forgot his name, but he was a Cairn/Poodle  mix which may be the next exotic mix.
I also saw my good friend, Kellee Colvard and her dogs Darmha,a Dachsund/Chiauau mix, and Mable, the beautiful hound dog. It was a great surprise, I wish that all my friends hung out at the dog park... but I guess that'd be odd.

This was a great Sunday... now I'm off to check out a neighborhood pool at Colonialtown Orlando.