Alexis' journey

From the womb

The day after she was born--still in the hospital.

A few days old, enjoying a hairstyle that her stylist mother thought was hilarious.
Tryin' out the new pink sneakers
She always would put her paci in upside down
Sleeping angel
Tada! I ate it all by myself!

And today is her very first birthday! So, Happy 1st Birthday Alexis!

What I learned over the weekend

~* Spending a weekend at the lake with family is one of the greatest ways to have a blast, laugh yourself silly, and burn your nose to a crisp. Just call me Rudolph.

~* Playing word games at midnight can lead to some hilarious descriptions, and ridiculous definitions (I still don't understand how meat cleaver won for 'most sensitive').

~* Extensively quoting the movie, 'Rocket Man', after midnight games, can bring on uncontrollable laughter, and a set of *very* sore cheek muslces.

~* If you let your lower lip go slack while going 60mph on a jet-ski, it jiggles around in a very odd way and looks hilarious.

~* If you don't know how to do jumps or anything cool, waterskiing gets boring after about 5 minutes.

~* There are some very unfriendly women out on the lake.

~* There are some very friendly men out on the lake.

Sharing the Road

What is up with bikers riding around as though they own the road? The streets were originally made for cars, not bikes, contrary to what one might think after watching a few cyclists ride around.
I have no problem with people riding their bikes on the street--there's room enough for everyone. Or at least, there should be. I just don't get it when I'm driving towards two bikers, and they don't go into single file. I'm sorry, but I'm not going to stop my car and wait for two bikers riding beside eachother to go by. That's not how it works. Sharing the road means everyone's on it at the same time, it doesn't mean taking turns. Like it or not, my car is bigger than your bike, and I would win the game of chicken if you're too stubborn to be courteous and move behind your buddy.

And what's the deal with cyclists ignoring the road signs? What, are they suddenly above the law because they're working out instead of letting a motor do the work? I don't think so. And the next time one of them ignores the stop sign and I almost hit him, I'm not going to shout 'I'm sorry!' out the window as I slam on the brakes to avoid smearing him. I'm gonna stomp on the gas and run the sucker over.

That'll teach him.