Look at what I made!

In preparation for R's shower, I made a fruit basket. But this particular basket was made out of a watermelon. It turned out pretty damn good if I do say so myself. So, I thought I would share!

Empty:

Full:

Pretty cool, right?! It only took me about 20 minutes to cut, empty and carve up the melon. And I only sustained one minor injury to my thumb during the process. Which if you've been around my clumsy self whilst I wield a knife, you'll know that anything 'minor' is quite the accomplishment.

Rumble from down under.

I feel like I'm starting to get cramps. Not painful yet, but pressure for sure. I'm tired and mildy cranky/stressed out with work. Oh and I'm bloated. I always get bloated before AF, but I think after the weekend of eating/drinking it's extra bad. My rings are tight and even my shoes are a little snugger than normal. She just needs to get here, do her thang, and get the F out.

Oh the joys of being a woman.

4th of July!

We had a really fun day. We spent the morning lazing around the house. We read, watched a movie, didn't get dressed until after noon, it was great!!!

We went to our good friends place for a lunch BBQ. It was great that even though we all had different evening plans, that we could all still see each other for yummy food in the afternoon.

As evening approached we met up with some other friends. After figuring out that we lost the local duck race, we hit up a fireworks stand. OH the deals we dealt. We got approx $400 worth of fireworks for less than $100.

The ladies got to kick back and enjoy the asshattery that was the boys fireworks show. If you happen to know my husband and his sidekick in real life, you will know that this had to be good. Those two LOVE to blow shit up.

The night went really well. We had fun, no one lost even an eyebrow! There was a close call with this tricky beast they call a 'ladybug'. The first two barely hovered off the ground and the third jumped up, shot right over our heads and ended up in the horse paddocks. I'm sure you can imagine that was a rough way to start the evening for those two poor horses. Thankfully the rest of their night was uneventful.

So, here are some shots I got of the show. Pretty, right??

Anniversary Plans? Check.

Our first wedding anniversary is in two weeks. For almost a month we have hemmed/hawed over what to do. How much to spend, where we wanted to go, what to do, etc.

Well, this morning we finally found a place within our budget that we could both agree on. Pretty, no?
There are a few items we plan to accomplish on this much needed mini-vaca. They are relaxation, good food/wine, and adventure. So, we plan to get massages (in room or at the spa is still to be decided), we are going kayaking and renting bicycles, and there are a bunch of yummy restaurants close by.

Did I mention our room has a view and a bathtub built for two? I didn't? Well shame on me.

PSA: Public Enemies

DO NOT SEE THIS MOVIE.

It sucks. Sucks major llama balls. Like BIG ones.

Johnny Depp typically does some damn good work. I have to say that in general, I'm a fan. I was SO disappointed in this most recent venture. I was bored from the start.

I even took a preemptive strike and had a wonderful margarita prior to the flick. Did it help? Nope.

Honestly, if I'd known, I probably wouldn't even have rented it.

How could I forget!?

I got to me Alyssa yesterday!! This totally made my week/month/etc.

She is one of my all time fav BOTB'ers. Alyssa, her husband, sister, and pooch are taking the long route back to Michigan and she was kind enough to grace us with her presence! I have to tell you internets she is even better in real life! Of course my visit was entirely too short. I feel like we hardly got to chat at all. We will definitely need to do it again. As I left to go home I kept thinking of all these things I wanted to ask and talk about. You can't leave yet!!

Mucho thanks to R for her so graciously supplying me and J with yummy ice cream and cookies. You always keep us well fed. I also really appreciate you sharing your Isha time. I didn't want to intrude, but as always you shared with me. I appreciate it and I love you!

Oh, and Alyssa, if your beautiful pup Lucy comes up missing... I will probably have dognapped her. I hope you and the hubs feel better before the next leg of your trip!

(Pictured: Alyssa, R, and myself! Please ignore the redeye. These babyblues have their downfall! I will fix this when I get home tonight.)

FF is on crack.

As determined today but my chart experimentation.

Here is my chart as it stands now:

Out of my own sick curiousity each day when I enter my temp I see what it looks like with and without the temps from CD5and6. Well, today when I first removed them I had solid crosshairs. I was baffled. Nothing on this chart looks 'solid' to me. I laughed it off and then later decided I wanted the opinion of my beloved BOTB peeps. So, I log back in and discard the temps a second time and now this:

When I first discarded the temps I was astonished to get crosshairs, especially solid ones, but when I do it a second time they are now tentative? How can you make the same change and get FF to give you two different results?

FF, you need to kick the crack habit - do you understand me??