Sweet Summertime!

This year I VOW to spend more time at the beach! Barry doesn't like the beach so these past three years I have only been to the beach two times a year. That is unacceptable. For me, Galveston is the destination I went to as a child with my parents. One summer, my father was contracted to redo the landscaping for the Victorian Hotel, right on the beachfront. For three months my brother, mother and I went to the beach nearly every day (the hotel put my father up in a room for the length of the job, we tagged along lol). My mother often says that that summer was the best time she ever had. My brother, who is very pale, hated every moment of it lol. He was sunburnt, like the whole time. Poor guy!

I would LOVE to live in Galveston. There are definitely a couple of places on the island that are similar to Third Ward, which is unfortunate, but all in all it is a beautiful, historic town.

I cannot wait to walk the Strand and the beach and the Seawall. I cannot wait for flip flops, tight abs (hopefully mine!), lean legs, tanned skin, short shorts, "sun-tanned toes ticklin' the sand", tank tops, and in Kenny Chesney's words: Sun, Sand, and Freedom. Ah!

To aid in getting Barry to the ocean I've decided to learn to Stand-Up Paddleboard.

Barry is really big on things that challenge his balance so this will A) keep him out of the sand, which he abhors and B) keep him occupied so that I don't have to see the "can we leave, yet?" look on his face. :) Love you baby!

The rental place has the board available from between 2-8 hours at $45-$95. They also have lessons but I'm a big fan of figuring it out as I go. :)

Hopefully it will be easier than surfing, which is nonexistent in Galveston cause there are no waves. AND since you are propelled by your own exertion...more calorie burning!!!

So I'm super excited! This gives me a great opportunity to have fun at the beach and stay occupied. I've found that, unlike when I was a kid, I can't just sit on the beach. I need something to do and since I don't have kids of my own, I can't

just hang out. I need a vollyball net, paddleboard, etc.

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Alas, this photo is not of me. Just thought you should know. :)

My digital camera was stolen out of my truck around three weeks ago which has given me an incentive to buy another! Woo! This time, I'm going for the waterproof variety!

And so, I introduce the Olympus Stylus 1030SW:

There are some serious cool things about this camera: shockproof, freezeproof, WATERPROOF, crushproof and dustproof! Can I ask for anything else? Well, I can ask for more megapixels but let's not get picky.

And, though it need not be said, I can't wait for tubing. :)

-Ri

Something to chew on...

Possibility for wedding hair style? I think so!

Carrie's style is much like my original thought (wedding dress picture). It's just not as messy and the barrette is off to the side. I would like very much to be sexy on my wedding day and I really like the disheveled look but let's be serious, the aisle is not a runway and it shouldn't be treated as such.

So...my To Do List:

1. Find dress . :)

2. Find barrette.

3. Take dress, make up artist, and Ashlie to a hair salon and try out both hairstyles. Take glamorous photos in the make up aisles (I get my hair done at Ulta :)) and see which one I like better.

-Ri

Broken Computer

This is what I would like to do with my mac:

This is the FIFTH TIME our mac laptop has just up and died. Motherboard: GONE!

And, like the unrepentant procrastinator I am, none of my pictures are backed up. Neither is any of my music.

So, my blog posts will be a while in coming, but the computer should be getting fixed at this very moment. Thank God Barry took it in because I would have thrown a fit like you have never seen before. Right in the middle of the zen mac store. It would have been fantastic.

One of my many New Year's Resolutions: (there will be a post later)

I will categorize my photos in a logical manner and I will do a back up every time I upload photos and music.

Much Love,

Ri