LADY

GAGA

Someone much more poetic and prolific at writing could describe this experience.....I can only say it was FREAKIN AWESOME!!!

Kiran came up just for this concert this summer. It did NOT disappoint! Worth every penny and markup we paid for the tickets that were immediately sold out on the website, and doubled in price on Stub Hub moments later!

Purple hair??? I know of only ONE person who could rock that!!!

We were so excited to get in there.... and me, being the rule follower that I sometimes am, didn't bring my camera inside! The tickets said No Camera devises, the website said No Camera devises..... And I believed them. Well sucks to be ME, because EVERYONE had cameras!!! There were times we were 10 feet from Lady Gaga. I could actually see her face! The pics would have been amazing....

The below were taken with my sucky camera phone. I guess they are better than nothing.

Her entrance to JUST DANCE:

Craziness. I still smile thinking of it!

The Next Closest thing to a Beach

More catch up from this summer:

Kiran came to visit in Aug, it was a short trip and my heart always hurts when she leaves. We packed a lot of fun in this little visit, including some sunshine.

This spot actually has the word Beach in it's title.... Cottonwood Beach. And it really does feel like a 'beach' without the two our drive right on the Columbia.

Sisters.

I love my sisters. They understand me, make me laugh, make me want to be smarter. Help me to be compasionate. Force me to see myself as I really am, which is mostly better and sometimes worse than I think. I can't think of anyone I would rather be around.

Kiran

Kiran came to visit in January. Her husband bought her a ticket to come up without the kids for a WHOLE week!!! Crazy Fun!

I've taken a while to write this post I think because I was just so sad that she had left. Sad that she and her family will probably never live up hear near our family, near her sisters, near our parents.

You see that Kiran is FUN. She is positive. She brings people together. She is giving. I have a physical pain in my heart each time she leaves.


Warren and Kiran share a Birthday and we celebrated up at my parents.

It may look like Kiran is flipping off the camera. She's actually saying she's #1.



You may think the kids are posing for the camera. NO. This is the craziness they exude while together at their Grandparents.

Grace and Dad.

Max the Wonderful.

I think Spence looks the best in this pic.

Dad and Kir.

That Max is such a luv bug.

Blowing out the candles.

Warren counting his ca-ching: 50 bones. Don't think Jake was not making a mental note....

Lunch with the girls and parents. We laughed a lot! Hill tried on my hat. She thinks she can't wear hats, this picture is evidence to the contrary!

Dad and Me

Some hats look better in person. I tried to crop it!

I love this picture. I love my Sisters. They are part of the reason that I had more children. So Avery could have a sister. I hope they will laugh like we do when they grow up!

I am famous

I had lunch with one of my Favorite Bloggers Today!!!

About a week ago Kiran called to let us know that she was coming to Portland (sans children)!!! I had the idea that we should e-mail our favorite Cute Day blogger and see if she would meet us for lunch.......and she accepted. Mind you this is just on the heals of Kiran meeting Joel McHale, and let me tell you HACD did not disappoint!! We had lunch down town and talked, asked questions and laughed.

Her blog has seriously inspired me have a cute day! I cannot do it justice in how it has prompted me to take an active roll in looking and feeling cuter.


Hill, Me, Kjrsten, Kiran

See the ruffles, Kjrsten inspired those...

Seriously fun, and what a gracious person....Cute on the inside and cute on the out.