Itchin'

The mosquitos here are bad. Beyond bad. I have been fairly lucky to avoid what most people are dealing with, due to a somewhat windy home and indoor work, but still...not good. Imagine just walking through a thick cloud of mossies. Wyo never knew the extent. I would count my bites, but that may get boring. If I were to guess, I would say around 60. I used to count, but that was when I was new to tropical life. Now I just try to refrain from itching so that they don't turn into big nasty sores. A little On St. John blog...

http://www.on-stjohn.com/2008/08/26/mosquito-bite-looks-like-st-john/

I heart Seattle

Long time no write. Luckily, I had a prolonged visit to Seattle due to a canceled flight, which allowed me to get to a Radiohead show and see about 10 more friends than I would've had I flown home on time. I had a fabulous time hanging out with the best friends a girl could ask for and going to Tim and Laurie's wedding. A few highlights (more than a few--it was hard to narrow)...

Me and my girls at Timmy's wedding

Jason and Mike chilling before the wedding

Beautiful lakeside wedding vows

Victoria with her little doll, Pilar

Joy and I hanging with James in the LQA

We love our Ragin' Cajun sandwiches

Hanging al fresco at Mike's

So long since we've shown love to our Seth

Some of my favorite people in the world...all in one place again!

Timmy and his ladies, pre-wedding

Yes!

This is brilliant. I think I need to get in some serious practice time over the next week just in case I end up at Neighbors again when I get to Seattle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyqUj3PGHv4

Hustling off to Buffalo

Leaving Monday on a 2 week vacation and I cannot wait. The old home town of Buffalo, Wyoming to hang with the family during Fair and Rodeo week, then to Seattle with all my favorite homies for my dear friend Tim Morelli's wedding. Good times ahead. Here are some pics of my nephews from when I visited last summer. These are certainly better than looking at dead lizards. Landon is now 5 years old and is the class clown and very smart and funny. Eli was 9 months old in these pictures and was just starting to walk around without help a year ago. Now he is such a loving and rowdy little boy. He'll be getting a cast off his broken leg the morning after I arrive. Wild children. Pics from vacation will be posted in a few weeks.

For your viewing pleasure

See photo descriptions in next post. Sorry for any gag reflexes.

My 30 years never prepared me for this housesitting job

I am exhausted due to my new job, and well, also due to the fact that I woke up at around 3 am last night with my face being eaten by ants. Not kidding. It happened to Jason the night before, but he got it even worse. Let's just say we are in the midst of housesitting for one of the most ant and cockroach infested places ever. It is not that our out-of-town friend is a mess, it's just that in this tropical locale, bugs can move in and aren't too keen on moving out.

My admiration for my dear Jason has really reached a new level as of late. I think he has killed around 15 huge cockroaches and an innumerable amount of small ones, carried away dead lizard bodies and a dead rat (thanks for the presents kitties), and just all around stepped up to the challenge of staying in a place where we are outnumbered by some very pesky and bold creatures.

I have been chased down by a super-sized insect while screaming and jumping in a small bathroom and seen one of the cats play hacky sack and then chomp down on a cute little baby mouse in the living room, but at least I have interesting stories to tell my co-workers each morning.

Now I am rambling. I wanted to share 2 disgusting pictures of dead lizards--one from tonight that the ants were just starting to invade, and one from the other night that was reduced to its skeleton--but my computer isn't wanting to upload them. Another day.

I may go vomit.

Whaaaaaa

Once again crying inside because I don't live in Seattle

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