the river

Last Saturday was like the first official day of summer in Portland. To celebrate the coming of the sun my girlfriends and I went to the Sandy River for the day. Sara's mom, Sara, was in town and Genevieve's dog, Ola, was in tow. A couple of boyfriends were allowed to tag along, too. :)

I am so lucky..... I have the loveliest friends......


xoxo
-Desiree

Father's Day

For Father's Day my younger brother, Dustin, and I rode our bikes and took the train out to Hillsboro, where we grew up, to see our Dad. I took a few pictures along the way....

This is crossing the Hawthorne Bridge into downtown.

On the Max train.

Strange pink Dr. Suess-esque tree.

Biking alongside the Hillsboro Airport to get to 273rd Ave, the country road where we grew up.

Horses are kind of a theme around the farm....

Hanging out in the barn with Dad, Dustin, and Lita.

That's one confused chicken.

Shepard likes peas, Buddy likes to sleep.

Up until a year ago, this wheat field used to be a thick forest that my brother and I played in as kids. Goodbye deer, coyotes and pond filled with frogs. :( Hello Orowheat.

It was a really nice day......

xoxo
-Desiree

Your Daily Kitten

I came home to find this little mess yesterday. She climbed to the top of my record shelf (a good 6 shelves high) to where I keep my 45's. Deciding that they'd be pretty comfortable to sleep on, she knocked a bunch down until she decided enough of them had made it into her bed. I'd be so mad if it wasn't so damn cute.

Despite being a total delinquent, she clearly has excellent taste in men... see that Bruce Springsteen 45 behind her? :)

Too many kitten posts?


xoxo
-Desiree

Kitten's Log, Caturday 2009

Fulfilling a childhood dream, I picked this little kitten out of a box of free kittens sitting in a grocery cart outside of a grocery store. She was crawling with fleas, full of worms, and covered in urine and feces... her energy level was so low, I thought we might lose her after the stress of her flea bath that first night! Now that she's clean and flea and worm free, she's all attitude and sass and she's doubled in size since we brought her home! It's been really nice to have a little teeny baby around to mother and love... For the time being, it has placated my ticking maternal clock, thank GOD! I am so NOT ready for any little monsters yet, no matter what my body is telling me. Kitty to the rescue!

Here's our little Purr-bot today:

Oh, they just grow up so fast, don't they? Next thing you know, we'll be buying a mini-van.


xoxo
-Desiree

Date Night

At least once a week my boyfriend and I have Date Night. Sometimes we go out, but mostly we just pop a movie in the DVD player, eat ungodly amounts of food, and snuggle up in bed. Last night we ate Ratatouille from the local organic grocery store and watched Badlands....

Badlands enthralled me. It turned me upside down and shook me. It was as beautiful as it was fu**ed up. It was as enchanting as it was chilling. The dance scene to "Love Is Strange," in the woods below their tree house hideout was wonderfully surreal, sickly sweet, and far too short. I could have watched Martin Sheen's slow herky-jerky hip shake for hours. I loved this movie. Everything about it. It held my attention from beginning to end. Rent it!!!!!!!! (It goes well with Ratatouille, btw.)


xoxo
-Desiree

Say Hello to Our New Addition!

The stork brought us a bouncing baby girl a few days ago! Isn't she cute!!??

I think we are going to call her "Winner," but that's not set in stone yet. I'm open to suggestions if you have any!



xoxo
-Desiree