Cough, Cough, Coughing

I've been coughing for a week now which is really throwing my groove off at night controling the sleep that I'm not getting at all. Last night was the worst I actually had to get out my reading pillow and lay propped up against it all night which has preceded to hurt my back as well. I'm currently a mess right now. Eventually I hope that I won't be coughing on my cruise because that's not going to make it any fun at all.

Big Black Bug

The big black bug wandered through the fog of the morning air. He was surrounded by his family in the midst of the grass of his home. Every few days his home turns into a tornado when a huge contraption is over head and cuts down the grass of his home. In the winter time it is much better the evil contraption doesn't run as often. The big black bug wandered from his home to his friends home of few steps away to see if the big yellow bug wanted to go on an adventure with him. The big black bug and the big yellow bug set out together going on the long and hard journey towards the massively huge mountain where there was supposedly a mountain full of food. Legend has it that anyone who can climb the entire mountain to the top without dropping dead would get what the most desired. To be able to eat forever. There had only been two other bugs that had actually made it up the gigantic mountain and lived to tell about it later. They had come back so ingorged with food that they almost died from overstuffing themselves. They two bugs had told them that it was worth. So there they were at the bottom of the mountain looking up at the top thinking well it won't be so bad. The started off at a faster pace then they usually would have. They decided that they would run up the mountain at first until they got past all the easy parts and then once they hit the tricking spots they would slow down. Soon enough they had reached the tricky parts slowly making the crawl over the big rocks that at any moment could decided to move and crash down on them killing them instantly. Sure enough as the big yellow bug was climbing on the last big rock it started to rock. It teetered for a moment and crashed down just as the big yellow bug jumped of it. By mid morning they were halfway up the mountain. They had heard that once you past the big rocks you then had to watch out for the other animals. Both bugs started up at a faster pace again. Suddenly a huge snake slithered in front of them. They stood so still that they looked like they were statues at a musuem of bugs. The snake slithered by and disappeared as fast as it showed up. They breathed a sigh of relief. They kept going up and up. The whole colony looked so far away from up there. There eyes could barely see there homes anymore. Four more steps and the big black bug and the big yellow bug were standing on the top of the mountain. Splat!! A hand came down and killed them instantly. Throwing them in cemetery of bugs that didn't make it.

City Girl the movie

Do you ever feel like your life is a movie? I do sometimes and really it would be such a boring movie. I've always thought that any movie where there is a girl that can do amazing things like karate or is really brave I've wanted to be like them. Not that I have changed to do any of the things that they have done.

My life has been pretty boring I haven't ever done anything really exciting and crazy. My list of things that I have participated in and done isn't very long. However, I have flown a plane, gone down a zipline, gone across a rope bridge, and been to 24 states. I guess you could say that I've expierenced a lot but still that doesn't mean very much when you think in movie terms and plots. I've never been crazy so I don't know which plot take to a movie. Have y0u ever done anything crazy? What would your movie be like?

Lost in Austin

For those of you who have watched the movie I'm sorry but it is the best title for this blog. RJ posed the question. Which character do you think you are most like for the book/m0vie Pride and Prejudice?

I think that I am most like Jane. Her quietness, her thinking the best of everyone that she comes into contact with, and doesn't show her feelings very often. I'm the same way as her. I tend to think the best of everyone until they personally do something to me. I'm pretty quiet in most respects unless I'm around people that I know really well then I branch out and become a little crazier but still reserved. I also try to not show my feeling to just anyone. However people that are close to me can usually tell when something is askew. I have really enjoyed the movies that I have watched lately and eventually I will try to read the book again to become completely lost in austin.

Today!!!!

Today was a great day!!!!Bill, Mama Griffith, her kids, and I went and scaled a mountain today. It was a great feat for all the children. They are 6, 4, and 3. The 3 year old especially I think. To climb Neah-kah-nie is a great feat in itself for anyone but especially for anyone as young as them to climb the entire mountain without breaking down or having any fits! Crazy, huh. It took 2 hours to go from the bottom to the top. The ascent was very beautiful. We went all the way around the mountain or really went straight up one side and down the other side. With many cliffs each child had a designated partner to hold onto and to watch. I do have to say that it was nerve racking to watch the kids climb up the last of the cliff to the top. We stayed at the top eating chips that the nice and wonderful mama griffith to pack before heading down the other side to the bottom. I hope that you enjoyed the pictures.

Memorial Day Weekend Part 2

I forgot to put this picture in the first post which is actually down below. It is oh I don't know about 10 or 20 or 30 miles up to it and there this sign is in the middle of the forest and it makes me think that there is a top secret agency up there. As I was snapping the picture I was thinking that as soon as I did watch there would be black jeeps and helicopters all around, guns drawn and not waiting to ask questions.

Memorial Day Weekend

So this is a view of Buck Mountain you can see from the ocean all the way to the lights of Portland (at night anyway)!

As we were clearing the path so that the truck could get through the opening better we came across this view. Beautiful, huh!

Bill and I doing a self portrait. See the mountains in the background.

Look I'm standing on a cliff. Ok really it is slightly a cliff but it goes down about 20 to 30 ftish and then it goes into a landing. But it is an awesome picture!

Aren't I cute!

Ok so I have no idea what my husband is doing!

This is the grade the we had to climb up because our truck couldn't finish going up it. It doesn't look like much really but it is about a 10% incline maybe more maybe less. I don't really know if those are the right measurements. All I know is that it is extremely steep.

This is Saddle Mountain from the way back down from Buck Mountain.

This was such a good weekend. I didn't really mind the tourists because I wasn't around. It was a beautiful weekend and our exploring nature brought us out to explore and go where a lot of people haven't been or even heard of before.