Not to be confused with "Wet"

Some people make things so much more complicated than they need to be.

(these were all over the pumps when we went to gas up the ambulance yesterday)

Picture-Palooza

Well I'm too tired today to try and form groups of works into legible sentences (3 days of overtime and the Fire Dept. fitness test make Aubrey a wiped out girl) so I'm just going to post some more pics of the trip, and some fun ones from our Extrication Training last night.

Oh you better believe we set the tri-pod up on the side of the freeway.

The bad-ace brand-new ambulance at the gas station that the sales guy let me commandeer--code 3 through Grand Junction!

Dirty little window washer.

stopping to stretch our legs

So close...and yet so far.

"relaxing" after a long car ride

THIS is the reason we got lost in the Mexican Ghetto in the first place..I guess the blame should really be placed on the 1-800-FREE-411 operator....

Lacey seducing the cannon

Sam seducing the cannon....(and I'm pretty sure me, the camera-girl)
We wanted pictures of all of us around a "wicked" sign, but this was the best we could do

all dressed up and GOING TO THE PLAY!

Dinner at the cheesecake Factory

Heaven in its most earthly form....mmmmmmmm

"The Jaws of Life"

I risked my life to get this picture, climbing in a torn apart wrecked Bronco with glass falling around me (while using a paint bucket to stabilize my camera.) The extremely-amatuer photographers life is never easy

So, there you have it. Oodles of fun for all.

A Wicked Good Time!

oh man. The Denver trip was fabulously fun. Great times had by all.

And the play was AMAZING! Honestly, I would hop in the car right now and make the 8 hour car ride again to see it a second time.

We got in to Denver around 4 p.m. After checking into our hotel (and discovering that we were, indeed, the only white people in the entire hotel--some sort of conference for the Masons...are all Masons black? hmm. something to look up.) we jumped in the ol' rental kia and hit the town for a little explorage.

I use the word "town" loosely...thanks to Laceys expert navigational skills/spanish linguistics we first got lost smack in the middle of the Mexican Denver Ghettos, complete with gun-toting amigos, brothels, gangs, the works. We DID end up finding the restaurant (which was more like a mexican restaurant, Disneyland, the Mayan, and Frontierland at Lagoon all rolled into one. Muy interesante.




Then it was over to the Capitol building for some photo ops. Which normally I would be so excited to post the pictures of, particularly the one of sam seducing the cannon, but I forgot my pictures at work today, so that will have to wait.

The next day we got up blindingly early (blinded by the sun I might add, which lit up our room like a spotlight at 5:45 am...) and hit the town for a little shopping. We wasted a good hour or two when we realized nothing was open till 11, but THEN we found a mall with all sorts of cool stores. Saks, Coach, Louis Vuitton, Crate and Barrell, this really cool french cooking store which actually SOLD an egg-topper, but which turned out to be $60 and after a long internal struggle I decided that it was not worth that much. SO Nora...I need to talk to you about getting one from Germany (are they cheaper than $60 there??)

After shopping we all went back to the hotel.
3 women + 2 mirrors + bad lighting + not enough outlets = longer time than to get ready than we planned. But we all looked lovely, and took turns taking pictures in front of the baby grand in the hotel lobby. (again, those later)

Dinner was at the Cheesecake Factory, which was just as fabulous as ever. we took about 500 pictures in the reataurant alone. Yes, everyone thought we were morons. No, we didnt care.

The play was...wow. It really took my breath away. I think I will write a whole 'nother post just about it, later.

Well this post is getting a little long and its not near as interesting without pictures, so I promise to bring them to work with me tomorrow and post away!

Things That Must Go

Things that bug me to no end, and must be stopped. immediately.

--Fish sticks

--The fact that Costco does not have an express lane

--Airline blankets - paper thin scraps of scratchy polyester that the big sweaty man with questionable odors cuddled in on the last flight. Plus I'll bet he was a drooler.

--The spelling of "vacuum"

--When people dip their sausage/bacon into syrup. Which leads me to "McGriddles". Blech.

--IRregardless

--People who eat greasy food (usually KFC) at work and proceed to leave a trail of greasy handprints all over the desk when I come in. When my fingers cannot stay on the correct keys because of your oil slicks, its time to call in the Haz-Mat truck.

--Those same people who have dark short curly hair and leave said dark short curly hairs all over the greasy desk. It makes me vomit a little each time I sit down.

--Cankle tattoos

--"24"

--Charlie horses

--People who think CSI is real, and that is how everyday police matters are handled. Sorry your car got egged and all, but we will NOT come dust the eggshells for fingerprints.

--People who say "I could care less"

--The aforementioned greasy handed, pube-dropping people not showering on a regular basis.

--People who blame every quirk they have on "It's my OCD."

--Hypocrites, liars

--People in authority positions who make up rules and force you to abide by them until they decide it is no longer a rule and has never been one and THEN you get in trouble for doing it in the first place.

--People who think the fact that they locked their keys in their car is cause for a national crisis, and emergencies such as car accidents, babies not breathing, murders and rapes are second priority to them.


Hmmmm...In reading over this, maybe the post should be changed to "People that must go"...or perhaps "Things that people do that must go." Regardless, it all must go.

I think my job is making me bitter. And cynical.

One year married, and wiser too....

Well this past week we officially hit our 1 YEAR mark! Holy cow. One year, it really is crazy to think how much has happened.
Maybe one day we will get good at this marriage business. We are finally to the point that we can let the small things go, not argue every small point and just laugh and move on. Or, we are more to that point than we have been in the last year. Its quite nice!

For our one year we had dinner at the Chef's Table...oh man. it was deee-lish. Don't you just love having an excuse to dress up nice and act like you are some rich snob who expects your napkin to be placed just so in your lap and a miniscule scoop of lemon sheret between courses to "Cleanse the palate. Love it.
We also stayed at the Hines Mansion in provo. It was very nice. Quaint, even.

Our photography adventures continue. Last week, Jason, Sam and I went to this creepy old abandoned property with these old falling down sheds and houses. There wsas even homeless-people stuff inside, sans the homeless people. It was kinda a cool place. We will probably go out again tonight and take some more fun stuff.

Comments!

Okay so I got my first two official comments (and not even from people I know, but from 2 blogs I lurk around all the time!) This is EXCITING! Kinda sad that 2 random people saying hi to me makes a difference but it is pretty neat. Neat enough to make me blog again!

Nothing new has really been happening lately. I'm on the mind-numbingly early schedule of 6am-4pm shift right now and it is taking its toll. I feel pretty much worthless for the first few hours of work until my brain turns on.

Jason and I bought a new camera a couple weeks back. I am very very excited about it. Jason has never been into photography but I think this camera awoke the creative, growling beast within. He takes the camera EVERYWHERE, and thinks the macro setting on the camera is the coolest thing. ever. This sponge picture is his favorite picture he has taken. I personally think its a little gross. To each his own, I guess!