iPad + Velcro = Love

Now I really need one. Watch the clip ....amazing.

My Life will be Complete in July of 2011

Alright I'll admit it, I am a Harry Potter Dork. (and extremely proud of it) The trailer for the Deathly Hallows randomly popped up on a website that I was checking out for work, and I am pretty sure I watched no less than 10 times, before I could finally pull my self away.

Disclaimer: I am NOT a everyday wand waving sort of HPD, rather I quietly read and re-read the books more times than I can count, listen to the books in my car, and watch the movies when I am suppose to be productive. I know more random Potter facts and trivia that is probably healthy and kick butt at Harry Potter SceneIt like you would not even believe. But I refuse to wear a cloak (ever) and my wardrobe does not consist entirely of t-shirts sporting "Muggle" and "I Solemnly Swear" emblazoned across the front. (Although I do have a (note the singular) t-shirt for special events and a tie for Halloween)

That being said, I CAN NOT WAIT until November. Just watching the trailer gives me the chills and makes me want to bounce up and down in my office chair. I don't know how they are going to split the book up into two movies (although I am extremely glad that they are) and I know that those 8 months between the Part 1 release in November and the 2nd Part in July will be absolute torture.

I first discovered the amazing world of Harry Potter when my mom gave me the first book to read on the plane as I flew to visit my Aunt Jennifer sometime during the Summer of 1999. After inhaling it we made an emergency trip to the bookstore so I could grab the second book. And I was hooked. I was one of the few people anxiously waiting out side of the book store for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. This was the start of the Release Party tradition, and ever sense then I have not missed a Midnight Release for a book or Movie.

With the exception of the Prisoner of Azkaban Movie release, because I was at grad bash… we went straight from our all night activity to the first matinée in the morning.

I probably should not have started this post while eating lunch because now I have Harry Potter on the Brain, and it will be difficult to be productive for the rest of the day. :/ But in only 142 days I will be ridiculously happy.

How to park

This is a skill I need to acquire... soon.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYt8JDvWiT8&feature=related

The Best

I have the best parents ever. My mom's birthday was Saturday, and my dad's is this Wednesday, but my dad had to go to Scout Camp ridiculously early Saturday morning, so we celebrated their combined birthdays and fathers day on Friday.

I know my parents don't read this (my mom cant ever remember how to get on, and my dad I don't think even remembers that I have a blog) so I don't feel as bad bragging about them .

Growing up, I thought my parents were great. They loved me, they taught us how to work hard and play hard, forgave me when we did stupid stuff (like blowing holes trough the roof with bottle rockets and golf balls etc.) and encouraged us set high goals. But now that I have grown up (kind of) I KNOW that my parents are amazing. They are still my parents, but they are also my friends and that is what makes them the best.

More than 1000 Words

Memorial Day at the Lake

For Now

Yes, I understand that I have not written for real in a while, but now I'm back… kind of. I survived the YSA weekend, and the crazy week of work that it proceeded. Soon I will post pictures of the weekend itself, and then of our glorious trip to the lake over Memorial Day. But for now, this is it.

Family