Friday, June 27, 2014

Summer Adventure #1


Its summer time so let the adventures begin!!! 

We have our first official summer road trip under our belt! 

How about you? Have you been able to hit the road and have and adventure?

Well if not, this should be a good motivator! ;) 

We took a nice trip over to Milwaukee Wisconsin. Not really on your radar? 

It wasnt on ours either but honestly its not on alot of peoples...so its not all "touristy" 
that gives you freedom to do what EVER you want! No lines, no hiked prices, no headache!!!! 

Dont get me wrong im not saying to put it on your bucket list 
but if you need a cheap road trip but the budget is tight this might be your thing!!

Our main purpose for the trip was to attend a yearly convention. (more information on that here: http://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/conventions/ ) So we didnt have much time for extra fun stuff but we made our own adventure LIKE WE DO so we had extra fun when we could. 

We had dinner in downtown Milwaukee.
 They have a beautiful skyline and amazing architecture.
Granted this was Saterday night..but it felt more like a Tuesday.
It was very enjoyable and relaxing! We had dinner at the Rock Bottom Brewery.
Added bonus: We ate on the patio-right on the water! 

We ate at Dunkin' Donuts...
...every morning!!!! 
We HAD to! 
I grew up on Dunkin! 
And besides that we have NONE here in Minnesota!! 
Its torture!!!

 In Milwaukee they have Chicago Style Hot Dog RESTAURANTS!!
 It was AMAZING!!
(yes i said that about HOT DOGS!!) 
They had hot dogs for all ages!
 For the little people.

For the hungry man!! 
 For those who like the classics! 
If you head out there you must visit them. Not only are they delicious the restaurant is also very clean and well kept and reasonable priced! Its family owned and they love what they do!

 Its always a good laugh passing by county road PP! 
A Wisconsin road trip landmark!

Our last stop....we hit up a childhood classic...A&W! 
They are still a big thing all over Wisconsin!!
The floats were HUGE!!! 
They havent changed ONE bit! 
 They even had a classic Juke Box!!!!

 And this guy!!!


So if you in the mood to get your summer on...in case you havent yet because your just taking in the sunshine...it the road and have an adventure!

Share your summer road trips and plans in the comments!!!

Monday, June 16, 2014

Segway....

Notice our new look? 

Pretty snazzy heh?

Well i hope you all like it because it fits the new features of this blog! 

All of you have loved my random lists, my movie overviews, and my random pictures. But at the end of the day that doesnt seem like much....and it wasnt. I found myself not posting because i felt i was either ranting about something or repeating the same ideas or lists. 

With the new look comes a new idea.

I have decided that much of what i post is only from inside my head. Which is a lot sometimes. But on the flipside its only a small portion of what i want to share. I kept it that way because i didnt want to get too personal. I dont want to be another blog that post things about the regular weekend outing and has posts of the kids and bla bla bla. Thats not what this blog is. Nor is that what it is becoming. 

The new twist is this: 

my blog is going to be exactly what it was suppose to be in the beginning.  its an adventure. but not just my adventure, mr wonderful is there right along with me....so is our offspring and our canine companion. Yes ive left that out and i still plan to keep most of that to myself, because that is mine. But what i can share, and i think you will all enjoy, is the adventures we take, the places we travel to, the hole in the wall restaurants we visit, the small coffee shops that we visit (that are amazing), and the "i cant believe that just happened" moments. 

Well isnt that like all the other blogs? 

No. 

And i can say that because i am not the follow the crowd kind of person, im sure most of you have realized that from following my posts. I travel off the beaten path. I dont want the same pictures everyone else has. I dont want to travel some place that someone has "recommended". I want to travel in my own footsteps, make my own mistakes. I want to see things with my own eyes and that is what i do. THAT is the part that sets this blog apart from the others. I think you will find this blog transformed into what it was suppose to be in the first place.

I hope you enjoy the new features and are moved to travel your own path and seek your adventure. 

Yours Truly, 

Lil' Me

Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Big Deal......


The world wide interweb is a buzzin' with the topic of the new year. 

what you can do for the new year, what resolutions you should have, how to shed those pounds, all sorts of re-DONK-u-lu-NESS!!!!

it may be a new year, but its also a new month (Hey january! what IS UP?!) just like last month,
 a new day just like yesterday was.  (poor monday never had a good reputation.....)

Tomorrow your still gonna put the same shoes on you had LAST year (which is this year right now) clothes too. I bet your even gonna get in that car your had LAST year and drive it around.... 
(HOW DARE YOU!!!) 

Everything is 

 NEW!

           NEW!

                           NEW! 

NEW year! 

New YOU!!!

Its a procrastinators dream!!!!!
(you know who you are!)
 its a way to attempt to make up for all those things you SHOULD HAVE done ALL year LAST year.....

ya'll trying to feel better bout your selves......

YOU DRIVE ME CRAZY!!!

(you knew that though..didnt you?)

Well. 

This is for you. 

All you procrastinators. 

its straight up. (just the way we like it round here)

BUT 
(wow, thats a big but! :P ) 

 you will have accomplished all the things you ever wanted. 

never to have to have a NEW ME goal. just cause theres this calender thing.....

you might even start to enjoy January again.....(thats the month after december...ya'll seem to forget) 

(THIS IS FOR YOU JANUARY!!!)
(little shout out there...sorry....)

I wont make you wait any longer....the moment you waited for all year: 

GET IT DONE AND OVER WITH ALREADY:

 For those "looking for love": 
stop looking. you look desperate. 

For those "wanting to get organized in 2014":
stop being gross and clean up after yourself. 
everyday. 

For those "looking to hit the snooze button less":
Go to bed before midnight. Be an adult.

For those "looking to save money":
stop spending all your money on things you dont need "just cause its on sale". 
dont go to the store to "look" 
say no to yourself. you can handle it. 

For those "looking to lose weight": 
Stop eating everything just cause you can. 
Have some self control. 
Make healthy eating choices. EVERYDAY. 

For those "looking to get to the gym more often": 
aint no body got time for that! 
save your money. 
Go for a walk. 
Thats also exercise. and FREE. 

For those "looking to improve ones inner-self": 
(this one kills me) 
stop being a jerk. 
stop saying you dont care, when clearly you do. 
and be patient. that will improve your attitude 98%!

For those "looking to bury the hatchet": 
stop dwelling on things that happened 
FOR.
EVER.
AGO.
boom. 
hatchet buried. 

For those "looking for a fresh start" :
you can do that any day of the week. 
but maybe you should be more specific. 
what do you mean "fresh start"?
"Fresh start" usually means starting ALL OVER some where else.
are you gonna do that?
having a "fresh start" actually takes some planning...
its not something you can suddenly do because 2013 was holding you back! 



Well, there you go. 
You got it all accomplished, and it took less than five minutes. 

 Did i miss any? 

Leave yours in the comment section!!! 

Friday, September 27, 2013

Love: the source of life




Everything you do encompasses love. 

The way you think. 

Feel. 

Talk.

Act. 

It is evidence of your love.

The definition of love is: 
 "a profoundly, tender, passionate affection for another person; a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection"
 The definition of affection is:

"fond attachment, devotion, or love; the emotional realm of love; the act of influencing or acting on; the state of being affected" 



Does your inner self show that love?

I thought i knew what love was....now i know better.

This is not the love you have for another person. 

This is the act of love. The things you DO. The things you SAY.

How you respond, verbally or otherwise, to anything, to everything.

That is how you know if you have that love. 

The true definition of love. 

I learned that love, real love, earlier this week. 


 I learned that love goes deeper than your words.

I learned that love is loyal.

Love is perfect. Even if we are not.

Love does not run away. Love is firm. Definite. 

Love doesn't see the wrong, it sees the rights. 

Love remembers.

Love is solitude. 

Love is calm, love is reassurance, love is steady. 

 Love will never leave you.

Learning this was not painful,
 it wasnt some horrible tragedy that changed my life forever....

...it was  a person. 

SIDEBAR: 
for those of you who dont know me, I didnt fall off a cliff in love....
im not single. I have been married for 10 years. 
So, this isnt one of those gross mushy googly eye love posts. 
 END SIDEBAR. 

this person  has showed me a side of love
 i have never know my whole life......

....this person showed me the loyalty, 
the security, the happiness, the peace. 


Everything that love IS and SHOULD BE. 


We should all have that kind of love in our lives....



Wednesday, August 14, 2013

SUMMER BUCKET LIST

Its been requested 
and since we have just under a month until the end of....
(dont worry im not gonna say it).
It is here, your:

SUMMER BUCKET LIST

There is no time to waste so lets get started: 

1. No summer is complete without going to a baseball game.

2. Hiking. The sights, the sounds, THE SMELLS. Enjoy the nature before its frozen!
 

3. Bug catching. Grab a kid they will show you how its DONE!


4. Climb a tree. 


5. Eat a Popsicle.Quick before it melts!

6. Sprinkler.
Need I say more?


7. Have a beach day. 

 8. Watch the sunset. 

9. Watch the sunRISE!

10. Grill. 

11. Road Trip

12. Stay up late and enjoy a fire. 


13. Stop & Listen.
14. Eat out on the Patio


Well there you have it. Now go and finish up  your summer right!

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

10 Things Jurassic Park taught me about the dinosaur Apocalypse!!!!

Today we are going to go back to a time when we were all fascinated with: 

DINOSAURS!!

Remember those days? 

Yea. Crazy we wuz!!!

But anywho. this post is WAY past due. 
EEEKKK!! 
(dont tell nobody!!! Its our little secret)
Thats what happens when you are busy goin back to the future 
and scoping out cute guys!! ;) 

 BUT seriously. 

These movies are FILLED with DO's and DON'ts to help you survive a dinosaur apocalypse...just in case you ever find yourself face to face with scientifically engineered dinosaurs. 
(hey. it could happen) 

So without further ado: 


THE DINOSAUR APOCALYPSE 
SURVIVAL MANUAL 
(DUN! DUN! DUN!)


1. If it starts to rain DO seek shelter: IMMEDIATELY!! 


Otherwise you're just a sitting duck!

2. DO stay on guard
Someone is always watching.....

3. DON'T go out after dark. 
That is when the dinosaurs are the hungriest!

4. DON'T draw attention to yourself.
  Dinosaurs run WAY faster than us.

5. DO HOLD STILL and shut your flashlight off. 

No need to see in the dark anyway...

6. DON'T wait to use the bathroom. 
because...thats why.

7. DO wear a hat. Your gonna need it....
cause....it will rain. like it does when the world ends....

BONUS: People seem to listen to you because your wearing a hat!
(not to mention how smart you'll look too!)

8. DON'T rely on the electricity. 
Thats what the dinosaurs want you to do....

9. DON'T hang out with those who 
genetically engineer giant meat eating creatures....
THIS:

EQUALS
THIS. 
They want to eat you. Don't lie to yourself. 

10. DON'T worry about how your dressed....
...you'll get nasty...
...wet and full of mud.....
...and no one will notice what your wearing anyways.

AND FINALLY
THE NUMBER ONE RULE TO SURVIVING
THE DINOSAUR APOCALYPSE: 

RUN 
AS
FAST
AS
YOU
CAN!

You are sure to survive if you follow these few guidelines!!! 

HAVE A HAPPY DINOSAUR APOCALYPSE! 

Friday, June 7, 2013

Haunting Questions: ANSWERED

    
      Have you ever been asked a question that you couldnt answer? Really? Now im not being haughty or anything but I have ALL the answers. They may not be the RIGHT answer or the answer you WANT, but it is an answer none the less. 

How did you acquire such great talent? you ask? ....years upon years of being asked STUPID questions. Yup. If there's a stupid question to be asked people the world over will search me out so they can ask me their STUPID question. 

 What say you the answer? Rest assured no stupid question goes unanswered and if people think they can waste our precious OXYGEN by asking stupid questions I am not going to stand idly by and let them think they are SUPER smart because they asked some question that just popped up into their stupid brain. Their questions are dumb. And i will tell them so. (your welcome) Not directly of course thats no fun, but with my acquired skill of sarcasm and quick thinking. Here is a list of questions i received via email today. Notice i have answered them all. 


Questions that haunt me

Can you cry under water?

Of course you can. But why are you underwater with your eyes open? (idiot)

How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered?

clearly the standards is set by someone way more important than you. 

Once you're in heaven, do you get stuck wearing the clothes you were buried in for eternity?

if your BURIED in the GROUND with your CLOTHES how are you wearing them in heaven? you cant be in two places at once. You are either BURIED in the ground or IN heaven. You cant have it all stop being greedy. 

Why does a round pizza come in a square box?

have you ever tried to FOLD a round box? not possible. 

What disease did cured ham actually have?

whatever it was caused its death. 

How is it that we put man on the moon before we figured out it would be a good idea to put wheels on luggage?

people packed lighter back then. Brought important things like SPACE SUITS & OXYGEN. Not TWENTY BILLION cords for their TWENTY billion electronics they cant go a single day with out or they might DIE.

Why is it that people say they 'slept like a baby' when babies wake up like every two hours?

Have you ever watched a baby sleep? Yea I didnt think so. Shut your face. 

Why are you IN a movie, but you're ON TV?

clearly you've got me mixed up with some small actor no one as ever heard of. 

Why do people pay to go up tall buildings and then put money in binoculars to look at things on the ground?

They are looking to see if anyone as picked up the penny they dropped. 

Why do doctors leave the room while you change?
They're going to see you naked anyway...

because they are a doctor. Not a client at a strip club. 

Why is 'bra' singular and 'panties' plural?

Seriously? dont you have anything better to do with your time? Get a hobby. 

Why do toasters always have a setting that burns the toast to a horrible crisp, which no decent human being would eat?

clearly you have made a judgement call. Everyone is entitled to eat there toast whatever way they want burnt or not. Who died and made you king of the toaster settings?

If Jimmy cracks corn and no one cares, why is there a stupid song about him?

Clearly Jimmy wrote the song and he is a big whiner. 

Why does Goofy stand erect while Pluto remains on all fours? They're both dogs!

Goofy and Pluto are different breeds. 

If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil is made from vegetables, what is baby oil made from?

babies of course. Dead babies. (stupid you are just stupid)

Do the Alphabet song and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star have the same tune?

Yes. 

Why did you just try singing the two songs above?

because you asked me a question. Why would you ask me a question if you didnt want me to answer it? 

Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog's face, he gets mad at you, but when you take him for a car ride, he sticks his head out the window?

Your telling me if i walked up to you and blew in your face you wouldnt get mad at me? you would PREFER it instead of sticking your head out of the car window? Yea thats what i thought. Keep walking buddy. 

Why, Why, Why
do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are getting dead?

There is no "we" in this statement. Clearly its just "you" and "you" are an idiot. and lazy. look at your grammer: "getting dead" seriously. 

Why do banks charge a fee on 'insufficient funds' when they know there is not enough money?

because they want some of the money your about to deposit in there. And legally they cant just TAKE you money. This makes it legal. 

Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?

Because they cant reach the stars and smear them all over their hands and count them. 

Why do they use sterilized needles for death by lethal injection?

Because we are a civilized people. THATS WHY!

Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?

does he have hair anywhere else...? how do YOU know?


Why does Superman stop bullets with his chest, but ducks when you throw a revolver at him?

because no one WANTS to get hit in the face not even superman. That HURTS. 


Why do Kamikaze pilots wear helmets?

because if they didnt we would know they dont intend to come back. SECRETS OUT GUYS!!! 

If people evolved from apes, why are there still apes?

obviously there are some flaws in your beliefs. 


Why is it that no matter what color bubble bath you use the bubbles are always white?

why are you still taking bubble baths? creeper. 

Is there ever a day that mattresses are not on sale?

they day yours suddenly bursts into flames and you lost your warranty paperwork. 

Why do people constantly return to the refrigerator with hopes that something new to eat will have materialized?

is that what people are thinking? I thought they were just cooling off....

Why do people keep running over a thread a dozen times with their vacuum cleaner, then reach down, pick it up, examine it, then put it down to give the vacuum one more chance?

because they want to see if you can count higher then 10. You did it good job! 

Why is it that no plastic bag will open from the end on your first try?

you are weak. Do more push-ups. 

How do those dead bugs get into those enclosed light fixtures?

they know the password to the secret passageway. 

Why is it that whenever you attempt to catch something that's falling off the table you always manage to knock something else over?

Because you are not a mom. 

In winter why do we try to keep the house as warm as it was in summer when we complained about the heat?

only you do that. the rest of us are just fine with our slippers and blankets. 

How come you never hear father-in-law jokes?

because those son-in-laws have been silenced. forever. 


Hope you enjoyed my Friday ramblings. 

Have a great weekend. Snag some RAYS!