UpDos

Thirty years and counting. . .

So we're renewing our wedding vows and it's only a little over a month away...

It's going to be a little celebration and I want to have a special hair style for the occasion. That's why I went to the beauty shop to try out a couple different looks.

The first is supposed to be sort of a middle ages look...no not me, you know, the time of hobbits, elves and --oh wait-- that's middle earth. Maybe she was talking about my age.

Anyway, here's the first option:

Next is an upswept style:

My son said he thinks these are old lady hairstyles. I told him that's okay because I am.

My husband said he doesn't like them.

Here's the view from the back, which my hubby says looks like a bird's nest.

So, now I'm rethinking the entire updo thing...

Hum, I don't know.

Cinco de Mayo Fiesta - on the Waterfront

If you're looking for something fun to do this weekend, check out the Esplanade. There will be a celebration going on May 3, 4, and 5th.

Fireworks at 9:55 p.m. Friday, May 3rd, and an artisans village and rides. It will be an entire weekend filled with fun at the Cinco De Mayo Fiesta.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend, filled with fun, food and fiesta...ing :D

Crisis in the world - no pizza makers

So it appears that Italy is facing a shortage of pizza makers...can it be?

Say it isn't so...

Italy and pizza go hand-in-hand...right?

That's like saying there are no apple pie bakers in America, no baseball players and no hotdoggers . . .

It must truly be the end of days.

What say you? Italy and pizza...getting divorced...

Doggie Dash - May 11th at 9:00 a.m.

If you like to run or walk and if you love animals, then this is the event for you. The Doggie Dash. And, if you want to support the cause, you can donate here: Doggie Dash 2013: kim kasch - Doggie Dash 2013.

May 11th at 9:00 a.m., if you're a runner, and 9:45 a.m., if you're a walker. The registration fee helps support the Oregon Humane Society and it's also a fun event.

Bring your doggie and dash, walk or run around the waterfront to help raise money for a very good cause. There are events after the dash just for your pet. And, you can have your photo taken with your pet.

It's a great way to spend a day. So, if you're in Portland, come down to the waterfront on May 11th and join in the fun. Hope to see you there.

Gone Girl - Book Review

So, I finally finished Gone Girl. It took me a couple tries to get through the book. I know, I know, it's a New York Times Best Seller but sorry to say, to me, the first 100 pages seemed like a bit of a snooze fest. My sister loved the story but I kept having trouble getting beyond the beginning but once I was into the story, it was well worth the read. It starts out slow...

It took me a while, to get beyond the introduction - which I thought was waaaaaaayyyyy too long, but when I did, I loved the twists and turns the story took. Okay, I'm a little odd but I like a story that's going to surprise me, or at least keep me guessing and this was a strange story with an unusual outcome.

I don't want to give away anything. . . but let me just say that the end is surprising.

Still, I have to admit I've been trying to read the book for quite a while. My first bookclub picked the story but when I started reading the very first page I got stuck on the talk about the shape of Amy's head...I was like...yaaawwwn.

And the story seemed to be just another Scott and Lacey Peterson story...

It's not.

And, like I said, after the first 100 pages or so the story starts amping up and up and UP until you can't put the thing down.

So over all, I'd say it's worth the effort and I'd give it a solid B.

Chili Contest

So I won! It's so much fun to win but it's really fun just to play. My family all gets together, everyone brings a pot of ...whatever it is we're making and we all eat, drink and vote for our favorite pot.

The fun thing is just getting together.

This month it was chili. Next weekend it will be a cake contest. Yep, I picked it. See, the winner gets to choose the next food challenge. :D

We try to make it a blind taste test.

We put a small bit of each pot into separate bowls - bowls so we can't tell who brought which recipe.

We don't want people to be swayed.

This time I won, my brother took second place and my nephew took third place.

I don't think I could recreate the recipe though, because I'm one of those people who put a pinch here, a dash there. No measuring...just whatever sounds good.

Now, I'm planning for next month...
start out with bowls filled with food,

Thought for The Day

I was watching a show and a customer ordered a "dirty" martini. I had no idea what made the martini "dirty" so I googled it to find out.

Do you know what a dirty martini is?

Well, it's a drink that has a splash of olive juice. So it's supposed to be quite tasty and that's what makes a drink "dirty".