Under the Arch

As promised, more pictures from the Niagara Falls trip...for anyone who cares...and the rest of you who don't....

The full view of the falls and the 1st pic of the day....

I was unpacking this weekend (yes, I'm still doing that) and came across some old photos of myself that were kinda fun, so think of this entry as show and tell.

That's me in the middle, my senior year in high school...my god, look at all that hair! Yes, I was a scrawny little thing, and no, I'm not anymore. I wore that sweater practically every day until it disinigrated in protest.

This one isn't of me, but I did take it. It's my nephew, Hayden, at about 2 months. He was such a great subject and made all kinds of funny faces for me.

This one is me, my brother, Jared, and our Dad at Niagara Falls. We look like stairsteps..if my Mom weren't taking the picture she would have to stand to the right of me...I got the tall genes. As soon as I find the rest of the pics from this vacation, I'll post them for the "reminiscing about when I had the money to take vacations" part of this blog which I have been sadly neglecting so far.

This is me...I'm one. I was actually blonde originally, but it went away in grade school...the chubby thighs...didn't.

This is my kindergarten photo, one of the last cute school photos. I had a really loooonnng awkward period.

This is me and my brother, Jared at Holiday World in Santa Claus, Indiana. I was in high school when this photo was taken, but I'm not sure on the year. We went to this theme park several summers. I'm still this much of a dork, maybe worse.

Dorkiness runs in the family..that's my brother, Jared at Niagara Falls again. We were on the Maid in the Mist boat, the blue ponchos were supposed to keep you relatively dry, but I think they make quite the fashion statement. I'm sure Jared agrees with me.

This was in high school again, my senior year...also at another theme park..Six Flags St. Louis this time. That's my old buddy Travis...it was raining, so this is how we entertained ourselves. Gah, again with all the hair and the eyebrows. Would you believe that I put off taking care of that until I was 27?

One last one for the night, this was taken in Texas on a church trip when I briefly flirted with organized religion. (And apparently both of these guys.) That's Travis again and on the other side is Billy, both of whom are happily married. (still with the hair and in this photo you can tell that I had no boobs)

School has started, and my internet at home is giving me trouble...so, the only time I have to blog is at work...and I just haven't felt like it. Lots going on, but as soon as I sit down to the computer...I've got nothing. I keep taking notes about funny things that happened on the Metro, but....eh. So...here's what I've been dealing with......

...and no...I saved the picture upright but for some reason it won't load that way. This is the state of my heels. I found these giant-ass bandaids in the first-aid kit at work. For some reason, every pair of shoes I've worn lately have torn the fuck out of my heels. It's not pretty; blood and blisters. With riding the metro, I walk too much for that to fly. My chucks have to be replaced, which makes me want to cry. I have completely worn out the heels of them and even with socks, they tear up my feet. I think I might but two pair, another black one and maybe red, or green, I haven't decided. Speaking of shoes, my black heels, the go to shoe for every girl, have fallen apart, too. I have a wedding to attend next weekend, so heels are a must. I'm going to try Sarah Jessica Parker's new line, Bitten, this afternoon and see if I can find some that I can't live without.
I was going to work on a homework assignment this afternoon, and instead I'm blogging, so I'll sign off for now.