gotta love it...

high-five a humpback whale...

matty found this picture and said he thought of me, i love it!
this whale is 50 feet long...

London guards...

can't wait to see these guys! love those bear skin hats!

o-check designs...

morning walk...

matt took this of my dad a while back in southern california.

still don't know how this all works...

i am almost 28 years old, and the physics behind 'flying' still baffles me!
i like these photos, b/c they show the massiveness of this object, that can just take off and power itself directly through space, all the while staying afloat...
i remember even discussing this idea with a friend and after that i still could not wrap my mind around...flying.

cool, love the colors...

love this little guy!

what is it with cute squirrels lately? first the one at the museum in Houston, eating peanuts from Guillermo's hand and now, this one! i am sure many of you have already seen him on the Today Show or from circulating emails, but i just had to post it...
rumor has it that this couple had set up their camera to take a timer picture and as it started the countdown and ended with the loud beeping sound at the end of the 10 seconds, signifying it was about to take, this little guy became suspicious and innocently jumped in the frame to see what all the beeping was about. i can't believe he didn't even cover up one of the couple. AND the best part is, HE is in focus, and they are not. i guess the camera's auto focus adjusted to his form at the last second. Gotta love it!

Today's Matt's 30th birthday!

i got all into setting up this little snack display for when my parents get here this afternoon. Then we are celebrating Matt's birthday with a late dinner at Tillman's Roadhouse! WHAT FUN!

my little helper...

parker's been such a great partner in all this Europe planning. she just dove in and has gained so much European knowledge!

matt's turning 30!!!!

we've been celebrating matt's birthday all week...
yikes, 20 g of fat, per TINY slice...
you gotta live, right?!

yummy, greek gyro...

looking forward to having one of these local street snacks, when we're in Athens...

that darn cop...

i got a ticket for doing a u-turn coming out of the mall parking lot, leaving work today. i was just sure he was going to give me a warning, but NOOOOO....
oh well. that's life, i guess.

Rome's Porta Portese Market...

who's the smart one now?

FREE, all free, at the local library. tons of great Rick Steves resources! the DVD's are the best!

love this picture of my friends...

Garrett, Mindy, Amber and Hattie! too cute! great location!

planning our trip to Europe!

i have done SO much planning for our trip to Europe in September! we are going to have a great time because of it, i am convinced of that! matt and i cannot wait!

squirrel friend @ the Cy Twombly Gallery

matt and i met my parents and his sister, in Houston this past weekend. we had a great time, running around, hitting all the art shows and galleries we enjoy. at the Menil, as we approached the Cy Twombly Gallery, we spotted this little guy, laying flat on his stomach, eating a peanut! he was so tame and let us get close and even snap some shots!

once inside, we talked to Guillermo, from Buenos Aires, Argentina, who manned the space and as part of a pastime, he'd befriended this family of squirrels, all 12 of them!
Here is Guillermo!

the squirrels would walk up to the door, begging for another peanut from Guillermo:

and then he'd either go lay on his stomach and chomp away or run up into a tree and munch!
we loved watching him!