Too Cute Not to Share

The girls got a new toy (yay for spending 50 cents at the consignment store for hours of fun!) and were very excited to explore it! I snapped this totally cute picture of Winry that I just had to share! I hope you got at least a smile out of it!

The end of an Era

Its sounds melodramatic but in all honesty that's all you can really call it.
The final nail in the coffin that is my childhood.
Okay, that was dramatic... how about the closing of the final chapter of my childhood?
Sure we'll go with that.
The first Harry Potter (HP) book came out at the same time we moved from Kirkland to Bothell. I was in a new school with no friends at that point. HP became an escape for me. It was a distraction when I felt lonely.
By sixth grade I was totally addicted to the world of HP and it had helped me make friends. My best friend of the time and I saw the first HP movie together and were enthralled with the whole thing.
As the years went on I was so emotionally invested in Harry and his friends that I cried when characters died, and stayed up until all hours of the night to see the midnight premiers of multiple movies.
Last friday, the last movie of the series was released.
The final premier, the final goodbye.
I thoroughly enjoyed it and felt like everything came to a wonderful close. I laughed, I cried, I found closure.
Some people might find this stupid, but HP really did have an impact on my childhood and how I grew up.
No there's no deeper meaning, and I recognize it as a child's story book.
But none the less a child's story book that means a lot to me.

deathly hallows tshirt courtesy of teefury.com

New Phone Number

Due to harassment I've had to change my phone number.
Please email me or contact my mother for my new phone number.
Thank you.

Working, moving, not guilty verdicts, and the going's on of everyday life.

I realize the title of this post is ungodly long, but I felt it was fitting for all the things I am planning on covering... Other than a quick 4th of July post I haven't been able to post much so I figured since I have a bit of down time I would fill you all in on the going ons of recent weeks!

Let us see what has happened!

I was working full time as a cook at PH for about a month. Unfortunately (or fortunately?) we recently hired a new guy and so my hours have been cut back to part time to accommodate his need for hours.
I often wonder if I were to write down my thoughts and experiences at from work if I could write a book. "The Memoirs of a Pizza Cook" all the silly little things that go on. Like getting locked in the mini cooler, being bit by the oven, watching fireworks with my manager, watching my boss fall through the floor of the shed, and many other moments of "what the hell is going on". In my head it would be a silly short book but in reality it would probably suck more than anything. But one can dream, right?
Working full time is fine and it brings in decent pay checks. It gets a little rough closing every night. I've noticed my health has waned a bit since I started the late shift. My need not to "waste" my day has me up by 8 or 9 in the morning most days, which doesn't work well when I'm coming home at 2 am and not being able to fall asleep until 3 or 4 am. I need to slow down! I suppose now that I have moved and have one less stress, that can become a possibility!

There is the big news! I have moved into my new apartment with David! We are very happy to have our own place. Its a 2 bedroom apartment on campus. We were lucky enough to get one of the duplex apartments on the end. We have a big yard in the back, and a nice little one in the front. I'm so happy to have our own place!

David and I in front of our new place!
Mom was kind enough to decorate our walk for the 4th!

Mom came out to help us move from our apartments into the new one. It was a couple of hot and hard days but it turned out amazing. I have the best mom on earth- no joke. She helped David unpack the apartment when I went to work in the evenings. A big huge thank you to my mom for coming out.

In popular culture news the verdict in the Casey Anthony murder trial came out today- and well it was a shocker for everyone. She was found "not guilty" on the charges of murder and child abuse, but "guilty" in "providing false information to an officer". If you don't know about the Casey Anthony trial here's a brief synopsis:
Casey is accused of killing her daughter, 2-year-old Caylee, and dumping the body in the woods near her parent’s home on Suburban Drive. She never reported the child missing but later claimed a fictional person named "Zany" had taken the child when her mother confronted her about Caylee's whereabouts.
There is a lot more to the case- feel free to google it.
Many people know my feelings on this case... and the verdict. And my theory of what happened. But none of it matters anymore because psychopath, Casey, walks free on the charges of murder. Justice was not served for Caylee and that breaks my heart. Her life was ended much too soon and for selfish reasons.


And to end on a happy/positive note the sun has been shining here and I'm excited to enjoy my little pool here in the next few days!

Here's a beautiful sunset to send you on your way.

I took this photo the other night.
The colors were just incredible as the sun set over the Palouse!

Happy Fourth of July!

A quick blog to say 

Happy 4th of July to everyone!

I have to work tonight, but I hope everyone has a fun and safe 4th!