the after 30 part...

Last weekend Terry came to town to bless us with his silly and energetic self!  We went bike riding, to a drag show (yes a drag show!), dancing, to the park, napped, watched movies, and just had a good relaxing time.  He brought me 6 or so big bags of Pop's Kettle Corn .... which created chaos in my stomach because I couldn't just eat a few handfuls, but instead had to eat the entire bag!  geez... thanks Terry!  But honestly, no complaints.. I really loved having my brother here to visit.  Only it was too short of a trip (okay, one complaint)!!  I wanted him to stay for another week or so!  Riding bikes with Terry Getting some refreshing drinks at You Say Tomato Us hiking up to Lower Reid falls (I say hike like its long, its like 50 feet to the falls) Devils club!  Just liked the pic.... enjoy!

Throughout the summer season  The Skagway News  paper publishes a section called "Heard on the Wind".  This is a section where people can submit stupid/funny/annoying things that tourists ask or say.  I should have been entertaining you with these all summer, but since I'm a slacker you are only going to get from here until the end of the season.  The Skagway News is published every two weeks. Here is August 13th: A guy comes into the rock shop oooohing and aahing at all the rocks saying what a great place this is for rocks.  The owner told him it is.  Then he says it must be a real haven in this area for a gynecologist.                                                                           ******** Another story at the rock shop, a female tourist inquired about how to care for the semi-fragile rock she was considering.  Off the top of her head, the storekeeper suggested she not drop it.  "I mean how do you bathe it?"  she asked.  The shopkeeper was du

Last Saturday was our 'End of the Year Bash'.  We had it earlier then usual because four employees are leaving next week for college and it's only fair that they get to do the fun stuff too!!  It started out at Sockeye Cycle on 5th avenue.  All 13 of us (11 employees and two friends of SMC)  piled into the van and drove up to the summit of the White Pass.  We were given a bike, a helmet, and a rubber band to restrict our pant legs from going into the bike and off we went.  The wind hit our faces so fast and so cold that our eyes dried up and blinking was a must every 2 seconds.  We probably hit up to speeds of 25-30mph going down the pass..... it was a bit scary, but thrilling at the same time!  14 miles later we drove our bikes into Liarsville, where we were greeted by the friendly staff!  We filled our beer glasses, and looked around at the scene.  Liarsville is set up just for tourists in the middle of the woods.  They have a stage area, tents set up to portray 1898 esta

Someone once told me that my blog is sometimes "too much information" or "borderline inappropriate" (mostly referring to the details of my kidney surgery), but this, my dear readers, is going to exaggerate "too much information" and may even make you gag.  So prepare yourself for what you are about to see. Last week, my mom, sister and I flew to Seattle for a week of wedding shopping, paddle boarding, movie watching and the removal of my mother's gallbladder!  She had it removed by means of  laparoscopic cholecystectomy (say this with me, "co-lee-sist-eck-toe-mee").  For the last few years, at random occurrences, my mom would have horrible pains in her back and stomach area.  It took the doctors a while to finally figure out that she was suffering from gallstones.  Gallstones as in plural.  I am thinking one or two stones, maybe five tops, (kind of like a kidney).  Ha! Little did I know.  What the doctors pulled out of her belly button (yes,