CALIFORNIA

last weekend we moved to tehachapi ca. It should only be for a few months. we followed kyles job here. we have had little luck finding a place to rent with a 6 month lease and a deposit under $1250. right now we live in a hotel but it honestly feels like a dream since i get to be a stay-at-hotel mom. here are a few pictures from the week.



golden hills community, tehachapi ca

the park



santa monica pier, santa monica ca



leo carillo beach state park, malibu ca



OH HOW HE HAS GROWN

AN OFFICIAL EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH STEVE REEL

i sat down with Steve last week after he was finished with his trash duties at Rodeo Video. Steve was feeling talkative...which is odd, ha. i had always wondered a few things so it ended up like this.

full name is Steven Robert Reel

born November 14, 1965

5'10" tall

favorite color? red

favorite kind of car? (points at me and says) "yours" (oh how sweet, he doesn't even know what i drive)

any brothers or sisters? two brothers, Jackie and Joe

any pets? no

favorite outfit? the army one (from a recruiter in Show Low)

worst injury? bleeding pinky cuticle (holds it up for me to see)

how does he get his look? hair spray then carefully combs straight back

tanning method? natural, not fake (must be from all that walking)

favorite food? Bits Pizza

what kind of cell phone? Nokia from CellularOne

whats in his wallet? all kinds of passes (i.e. lobo football stadium, Thunder Raceway, back stage to somewhere) also a police badge sticker

coolest place ever traveled to? Las Vegas baby

whats in his cup? Pepsi

favorite movie? Pure Country (great choice Steve!)

and finally...

any hobbies? (shakes his head no) what i wrote down...popping his knuckles

well, this concludes our interview. i hope you enjoyed it.

Dear seemingly farther away outside world,

My phone died. ...well the screen did. I can hear text messages coming in, but I CANNOT see them!!!!! Its okay that it died, I was actually a little excited without an ounce of panic about having an excuse to not be attached to the thing but its the taunting that has finally gotten to me. The chime of some unknown person trying to reach out to me through text message, leaving me helpless to do anything about it.

However, there is coolness to this incident. I am eligible for my upgrade THIS WEEK! Two years and just a couple of days off little cell phone, you've done a good job (minus one little repair needed a few months ago) holding up to my four year old and our puppy, oh and my clumsy fingers. I only wish I could go down to the store and get one this payday. In order to get a way low price on a new phone I have to order it from a certain website and wait for it to come into a certain post office box. DANGIT.

Anywho, moral of the story is, to those who read this blog, who might be trying to reach me, my phone is dead for a few days. Thanks, and may he rest in peace, OH and PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE LET THE NUMBERS IN MY PHONE BOOK BE SALVAGEABLE!!!!