Adventures, ponderings and day-to-day of Cheryl!
Lazy day! I stayed home from work today and played in the pool with everyone. Mom and Stacy were having fun soaking up the sun. Then my friend, Karl came over and we sat around and drank and stuff. It has been so nice having my family visiting. Some pictures of us winding down.
We decided to go to the Grand Canyon today, so, all 7 of us piled into the mini-van that my Mom rented and we headed north. We stopped in Flagstaff for some lunch. I love that town. It has been so long since I have been there. I used to live there in 1990 and 1991, but that is the last time that I was there. The canyon was beautiful and the sunset was awesome!
My Mom, step-dad and sister (Stacy) arrived last night from Florida. They are staying for 10 days. This is going to be a fun time. My other sister (Theresa) drove in from San Diego for a few days. We decided to paint the building in my back yard and managed to get it covered with a coat of primer. Then we sat outside all night and drank and laughed.
After visiting the Humane Society several times and looking in the paper for the last few months, we have finally found a dog for us. He is 16 weeks old and was born December 23, 2001. His name is Charlie Bear and his mom is a boxer and his dad is a chow. What a great dog.
My friend Julie and I went to the Les Claypool concert at the Cajun House. It was such a blast. Before going into the show, I had to get a picture of the full moon over Scottsdale. Very cool.
The boys and I went to San Diego this past weekend. We stayed in Ocean Beach and went to the Burning Man Bonfire on Saturday night. Saturday afternoon, we walked down to the beach. Something about standing on the beach in San Diego that always brings tears to my eyes. Maybe it is just the wind blowing off of the water.
Went to the burning man bonfire in San Diego at Mission Beach last night. It was great to see my friends from San Diego. I miss you all the time. Here are some pictures that I took.
Saturday, the boys and I woke up at 4:30 and left the house at 5:30 headed for Lake Havasu. Janet and I have been talking a bit on the phone and she needed to be there on Saturday morning to pick up her son, so we decided to meet there. We had a wonderful day. We rented paddle boats and let the boys paddle us around the lake. Even Lucas helped out with his little legs pumping strong. Then we went and got some shaved ice. The banana one was my favorite. Lucas ended up have the blue-raspberry one and his entire mouth, teeth and face ended up being blue. Then we found a nice shaded area on the grass and colored easter eggs. We headed back home around 2:30 and arrived back home around 5:30. It was so nice that it was a short trip. We had a great time and did not feel sad when it was time to go because we had a full day.
Easter morning was nice. The boys searched for eggs and then ate them all. My friend Julie had come over Saturday night and we stayed up drinking and talking until 4am and then we hid the easter eggs. I still managed wake up at 8am and do the easter egg hunt with the boys and then get started on the yard work. I managed to get a lot done this weekend on the landscaping and will have pictures in my home improvement section tonight.
I live in a bit of a fairy land
where my optimism seems to run free
The hourglass has plenty of sand
and I have faith in what is meant to be
And I am told of the good and evil
and the balance of it all
where the nightmares become real
and the lurkers come to call
But I see things a bit differently
Or maybe I am just naive
my heart and dreams are powered by
my eagerness to believe
Cheryl!
Age 31
An awesome photo with my good friend Julie