A Day by the Lake

Yesterday WM, Ollie* and I went to visit my Dad. He’s retired now and lives in Florida, so he only meanders up here once a year. He stays with his friends who own a house on Gillman Lake. We brought Ollie because I really wanted to know if he could swim.

That guy next to pasty white me is my Dad, who has tanned to George Hamilton-levels in the 2 years he’s spent in the Sunshine State. I was half-expecting him to offer me a toasted Wheat Thin.

Me: I feel so pale. I tried self-tanner, but it went badly.
Dad: You could always try going out into the sun.

I think this was taken right after Ollie peed on me.

Here I am growing increasingly uncomfortable because I had fish bumping into my legs. Maybe they thought my bright white body was a big chunk of bread on hook. I’m not very outdoorsy. I prefer my water blue and Carribbean.

Shortly afterward, the skies opened up and we retreated inside to a lunch of hamburgers, hot dogs, steak, corn (omg…the sweet Jersey corn) and potato salad.

Still wondering if Ollie can swim?

Yes, he can! He also spent hours frolicking in the dirt, fetching his ball, and playing with the mini-dachsund. He even had steak for dinner!

*Max stayed home. He doesn’t tolerate the heat well and is skittish with new people and strange situations. Ollie is lovable and dumb, so he’s easier to travel with. Don’t feel bad…Max spent the afternoon gnawing on a new rawhide bone and dozing on the sofa. I think he enjoyed the quiet.

(PS…Happy Birthday to BvP!)

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Waterloo! I was defeated, you won the war!

Whoa! It’s a lunchtime blog!

So Mom and I went to see Mamma Mia last night. In a summer where most of the movies feature comic book characters, assassins, murders, ass-kickings* and caricatures of women, it was a pleasure to FINALLY see a light-hearted movie!

The plot was contrived, the singing was inconsistent (Oh, Pierce Brosnan…you are SUCH a Trooper. A “super” Trooper. Bwah!) and I loved it!

I sang along in my head the entire movie. It helps that I’ve loved ABBA for years thanks to a cassette tape that was always played when I was young. I even got weepy in the middle, but I have issues.

And I know the characters of Donna (Meryl Streep) and her friends are purely fictional…but darned if I didn’t feel inspired to grow my hair long again, to stop being afraid of growing older, and to walk as if there is a mile-long line of Greek women singing and dancing behind me.

After the movie ended - half the women in the ladies’ room stalls were singing “Waterloo.”

Anyway, we loved loved loved it and I definitely want to see it again when it comes out on DVD.

*Even Kung Fu Panda, though light-hearted, had tons of ass-kickings. I haven’t seen WALL-E yet. I’m tired of “humans suck and are lazy and ruin EVERYTHING” storylines.

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Tonight we’re off to GGs restaurant in Mt. Laurel to celebrate a cousin’s birthday. I’m getting cheaper in my old age, but at $19.00 for pasta marinara, there’d better be someone feeding it to me.

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Newest JibJab video - Time for Some Campaignin’!

(starring….??)

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A day by the sea

L: March 2, 2008. R: June 21, 2008

Mom and I went to Ocean City on Saturday. You can see photos here.

I’m majorly bummed that the weekend is over. I love my weekends so much that it almost seems like I wish away the weeks to get to them. I must stop wishing away 5/7 of my life. :/

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