Suitcase rainbow

Can you believe I held up this entire stack of suitcases with my little anchor weekender?! I know.......crazy!

Jump for July Blueberries

In order to support the name of my blog...I dedicate this post to the title of my blog...Are You Kidding Me?!

I found as I entered the front office at work today three cartons of blueberries for the VPs in my office. They were from the office building management. Is it just me...or is this such a random act of kindness?! No, I mean more random...than act of kindness...

Anyway...I did some quick research on trying to find this lovely picture you see and found out that July is National Blueberry month. http://www.blueberry.org/USDA%20Proclamation.htm and it jogged my memory of a wondeful children's book called...

HOT DOUGS

I can't believe it. Today the heat index is near 110 degrees....just crazy! Even crazier is that the girls at work and I planned for over a week to head to this hot dog place in the city that is to be the sausage superstore and the encased meat emporium. We arrived....and MUCH to our dismay the line was out the door and literally around the corner. I don't even LOVE hot dogs but if you check this link out and see the array of "encased meat" that you can choose from; including some very delicate options! PS- ya'll know how much I love funny t-shirts....and you better believe I was eyeing the ones at Hot Dougs...if I ever get in the door!

http://www.hotdougs.com/

Backpacking CAT

Simple enough...last night I was waiting with my friends for the bus. Crazy enough...we saw this man wearing a backpack for his CAT!! Enough said.....

P.S. THE CAT WAS IN THAT BACKPACK!

SAIL AWAY....

Anyone who knows me knows....I LOVE BAGS. Yes, I am a bag lady of sorts (this includes purses).

I especially loves the ones that help you save the crummy plastics bags you get loads of at stores. It is no doubt that these plastic things end up straight in the landfill, even if you try to reuse them a couple of times, and once they end up there...our great-great-grandchildren are going to find them...and think dang...

I have seen these little suckers....I mean seersuckers a few times...and just found the website where I could purchase my very own... www.seabags.com

Someday I shall splurge on the lovely anchor bag...so I can double time my recycling efforts...taking home my sales in a reused sail!

Flying Cats!

This morning I drove to work...yeah- I know. $9 to drive and park in the lot...but here's the best part. The bus is like $2.25 each way. So in all actuality I am only spending $4.50 more than if I were to take the bus. And on HOT, summer days.....honey I will pay that extra cost in a heart beat!

So- today I drove. And...when I parked I saw this glorious billboard...can you imagine...anything better than a flying cat in 3-D?!?! Some of you know my love for cats so this makes the whole thing that much better!

I also love the top of the AD that says...

"PURRR-FESSIONAL SPY.

Iowa...the land of corn!

It was about one month ago now that I had the glorious opportunity to spend a whole week back in the land of corn...I-O-W-A! It was an amazing week as I enjoyed the unmatched comforts of HOME! One of the nights my dad and I went to an IOWA Cubs game. It ended up being the perfect weather night! It was there that I found this special little treat...see photo below!

Just this week I had my first ear of summer, sweet corn...and it was delicious! Cheers to all the yummy sweet corn to be had the remainder of this summer...just remember to keep some floss close at hand!

Enjoy.

I am rich now...

I came back from my Tahoe excursion to a small pile of mail. If you know me, I love getting mail. Let me clarify. I love getting special/hand written/personal mail. There was only one of those pieces in this pile. I started opening the letters in this pile so that I could toss the massive pile of junk. I got to the last one and it was something that appeared to be from a bank. It was....I HAVE NO IDEA WHY...but something connected to my GAP VISA...entitled me to a .18 cent check....YEP YOU GOT IT...a whole .18 cents coming my way...guess it is my first step towards winning the lotto!

I love this time of year, the heighth of SUMMER!

Last night I had the pleasure of being invited to dinner at the wonderful and glorious Hinchman family's house! We sat on their gorgeous screened in porch and enjoyed the breeze, the lucious green grass/trees and sipped some fantastic wine! Thank you Hinchman's!

Just take a minute and look at how ALIVE everything is right now! I LOVE IT!

LIVE IT UP! LIVE OUT LOUD!

Turbo Trip to Tahoe

So....last Wednesday I texted my friends who live in SD, CA (San Diego, CA) and asked if they made it through the EARTHQUAKE (they laughed as it was only 5.4).

I then got a text from my dear pal....Lindsay asking if I wanted to come to Lake Tahoe to her family's cabin THAT weekend?! ARE YOU KIDDING ME.....YES!

Lets just say that lead me into the a massive search on how I could affordably get my bootie out to CA. After some searching and finding nothing less than a $900 plane ticket....Linds once again extended her generous hand and donated one of her FREE Southwest round-trip tickets to ME! THANKS LINDS. You will be rewarded in your next life (at least that is what Julie told me- when I gave her my last M&M).

So my Rapid Rewards flight was finalized at 7:04 a.m. on Friday and I departed from Chicago, Midway at 12:00 noon. Direct flight to Sacramento Airport where I waited for the Linds and Beltz to arrive and start our adventure. Lets just say...the rest and best was still to come...a day at the BEACH!

Have you ever been to one of those little small town festivals celebrating blueberries or the day the town was founded? If so, you probably have seen that "ride" where some ponies are attached to a thing that goes around in a circle?! I was recently at the Old Town Art Fair in Chicago and they had this little ride. It took me back....to the West Branch, IA Hometown Days - circa 1985. I totally rode one of those little ponies, right after I participated in the big wheel race. AHHH....those were the days.

**Don't forget lemonade and iced tea will make any day seem like a summer day! Cheers.

Today is a new day...oh yes it is.

Today is a new day...it is the Tuesday after the 4th of July holiday. I am not going to lie, I DID have a diet coke at 9:45am...I needed to make sure my blood was pumping into my heart and then into my head!