Here are some pictures that I've snapped with my phone this summer. I'm a fool, and they aren't in any order. But they are pretty awesome. 

Hawaii.  My view while drinking up the sun at the beach. 

This is HOME. I LOVE the pano app on my phone. 

It sort of kills me that I haven't seen the new Twilight movie. Oh well. I can still wear a crown at Burger King and act like a fool and embarrass Allison.

Don't I have the COOLEST brother in the world? He's so cool, he's in 3 places!

Reunion time. First, my networking skills payed off. If all else fails, I have a contact at Playboy. Second, I stole a couple of party favors, such as the float toy. I also drank a lot of red wine. That i didn't pay for. Man I love UP

Exhibit B: another example of how cool Dominic is. 

More Hawaii: sunset at the Luau, and me kissing a fish made of some sort of plant. 

Now, I've had some trouble in the past of my pictures not showing up. Let's see if that happens here. 

I think the count is down to seven...

It's been a while since I've updated everyone (and by everyone, I mean my mom) via this outlet. That's not to say that I haven't attempted, because I have. In fact, there is a WHOLE little ditty that I wrote about home in an open and untitled Word document that has been minimized in my doc for about a week now. I began it when my students were finishing Slumdog Millionaire. It began as a look at how my definition of family has changed. Because for me, home used to mean this:

and this...

and this...

But over time, it has melted, and changed. Home is now this...

and these people...

and...

and...

and...

I could go on, and on, and on. Also, I REALLY need copies of some group photos I know are floating around somewhere...

But my point is, home changes. It's not a physical location (even though I still KNOW Portland/Scappoose is my home), but it's a state-of-mind.

But enough of all of that. Since I've gotten back from Spring Break 2010: Tour de Tejas, I've been busy, busy busy. But I've also let the procrastination monster catch up to me. Here are some highlights:

New bedroom furniture:

Pretty, no?

Totally worth losing my 503 phone number, and becoming a 713. 

Anything else interesting? I'm counting down the days till summer, which promises to be epic, and incredibly too short. I'll miss my kiddos fo' sho', but I need a break, as do they. Oh, and I'm finally getting a new debit card. I've been holding on to my Washington Mutual card for much longer than any other person. I often get strange looks and interesting comments when I pay for things using that antique card, but I swear I was told by Chase that they wouldn't give me a new one until that one had expired. But today I was in Chase and was talking to a teller about wanting a new credit card that earned me airline miles but that I don't have a long enough credit history (not that it's a bad thing) to get the one I wanted. She informed me I could actually get a new debit card that earned points, which is better than having a card that doesn't earn points. I get to keep my card number, but as long as I run the thing as a credit card, I earn POINTS that I can use for TICKETS (and other cool stuff).

Ok, so that all sounds really geeky, but whatev. I'm pretty excited. 

Now I need to tackle this procrastination monster head-on. Wish me luck.