road trip!

dylan and i headed out to kaufman by way of cedar creek lake for a road trip of sorts. first we headed out to his aunt's lake house for a few quick chores, enjoyed the sun and sparkly water, and daydreamed a little about a future visit.

then we stopped in kaufman on the way back and i met the dad and the grandmother. you have to call her grandmother, no grandmas around here. dylan's dad is oh so friendly and funny. i see where dylan gets his quirky style as his dad almost immediately showed off his gold armadillo tacks for his boots. i admit, they were cool. we talked about our bikes and the bike-cessories that we wanted. i like him. his grandmother's house is unreal. straight out of gone with the wind. beautiful colors and flowers and columns and antique furniture and huge painted portraits. gorgeous. she reminds me of my own favorite grandma and that made me happy.

and, of course, there were lots of pic stops along the way. check it! (heads up: dead animal alert)

for milad

hi, milad!

some things happening or on the horizon:

i have a wonderful boyfriend and he makes me smile and laugh and (get ready for lameness) he likes me for me. which is great. for valentine's he made me a bouquet of dinosaurs, which is pretty telling. he outdoes me on weirdness and colorful outfits.

there is this great show at kettle art (graffiti artist sergio garcia) that i would recommend to most. very different, very cool. go see it next weekend (thurs-sat) before it's gone!

march is gonna rule. several birthdays of important people in my life (which also means CAKES!), visit from kari haecker, my favorite foul-mouthed lesbian, from the 14-17th, then TRIP TO ENGLAND.

i haven't been drunk in months, and i think i'd like to change that. fallout lounge is calling my name. my blog really fell apart without stories of drunken shenanigans. not sure what that says about me.

this week i'm going to kaufman on an errand with dylan and will meet his father and grandmother. should be interesting.... can't wait till he meets my family. oh the awkwardness. i can feel it already! that's what life is all about.

also this week will be my first meeting to attend of dallas dharma punx, a meditation group. meditate and destroy, they say. we will see. i'm pretty excited to see what its all about. i've met many of the core members over the past month or so and all are super cool. they may be onto something here.

i am obsessed with this website learning to love you more. uhhh so great. i'm gonna do #63, 55, and 49 for sure.

and now, some pictures. pretty ones.