ON MY RADAR...

childhood school supplies!

bring back any memories?

the smell of this stuff.

the goopy brush attached to the lid.

it was a pain in the butt.

if you had the 64 box

with the sharpener,

you were living the dream.

i highlighted more words

than i left unhighlighted.

it was just too awesome

that i could

a) write in a book

and

b) use a pretty color

and still read the words.

magic!

i had this exact pencil box in

elementary school!

sweet!

why were pee chees popular?

i could not relate

to a single image on these,

and yet i couldn't be without one.

snorted that grape one...a lot.

a horse. on a trapper keeper.

i had died and gone to heaven.

a rainbow. and hearts. on a trapper keeper.

i rode the horse to heaven.

school supplies, folks.

full of memories.

think about it.

IT'S INSTAGRAM FRIDAY!

sweet summer shades

old fashioned burger joint

huckleberry!

snowcone with cream

thompson pass, montana

***disclaimer:

i have totally botched my system

for keeping track of instagram photos

i've used, so now i'm

winging it.

any repeats

just give you a chance

to relive past posts.

enjoy the ride, folks***

STOP 5.5 ON OUR SUMMER VACATION TOUR: NORTH CASCADES

ah, the lovely north cascades national park.

we drove through this beauty

on our way from winthrop to canada.

it was a whirlwind,

with a big 'ol half hour stop

at a lookout.

we squeezed in one more view

at lake diablo...

and ran into these dweebikins.

i wonder where their parents were?

lake diablo is seriously one of the awesomest

bodies of water i have ever seen.

unbelievably green.

so so green!

i dream of schlepping a kayak here someday.

but alas, the border crossing was looming,

so away we went.

we shall meet again.

yep. it's a date.

THE KING, UNVEILED

once upon a time,

there was a young man

who was visited by

burger king.

in his room.

while he was sleeping.

no one knows why.

although burger king was

entirely creepy,

with that perma-grin

and plastic face

and ginormous gold chain,

for goodness sake,

the young man was smitten.

He vowed right then and there to

become just like his hero.

and here he is.

our dear friend, eric,

who is finally livin' the dream.

eric's wife, meagan

is one lucky woman.

but wait!

what's this?

am i the first to unveil

the true face

behind the mask?

ta da!

kraft's zesty man!

he's recently, uh, cleaned up certain, um,

areas, hasn't he?

IT'S INSTAGRAM FRIDAY!

a summer night at the ballgame

go sox!

aquasox vs. spokane indians

rally caps

snaggletooth with old chopper

ON MY RADAR...

ad slogans and jingles

of my youth!

do any of these prompt you

to blurt out a catch phrase

or burst into song?

let's take a closer look, shall we?

ah, wendy's.

old ladies asking about beef.

chuckle worthy.

can you hear the tune in your head?

"you deserve a break today...

so get up and get away...

to mcdonalds."

it's the real thing, people.

the real thing.

or the 'we are the world' type tune.

i am stuck on band-aid brand

cuz band-aid's stuck on me.

here's a classic...

'plop plop fizz fizz...!'

now, who wears short shorts?

anyone?

ok, mikey.

we're thrilled you like it, ok.

thrilled.

anyone know how many licks it actually takes?

and our beloved oscar mayer.

he taught us to spell B-O-L-O-G-N-A

and made us all wish we were wieners

so everyone would be in love with us.

actually, that's kind of messed up.

STOP NO. 5 ON THE SUMMER VACATION TRAIN: WINTHROP, WA

so far on the replay

of our summer vacation tour,

we've seen thompson falls, mt,

spokane, wa

quartz mountain, wa,

thomas lake, wa,

and now we're heading

to winthrop, wa

for a little touristy trip.

we stayed along the river

near the heart of the town

so we could walk

wherever we wanted to go.

you see cool stuff when you walk,

like ginormous dandelions.

we found a super dee duper

delightful place to eat.

no use going anywhere else.

good food, beautiful setting

and most importantly,

beer.

good and plentiful.

when the tag line for the dining establishment is

"we're all about the beer,"

you stop.

no questions asked.

we practiced being cowpokes...

then went out and took a ride on the range.

yee haw.

we swung a few clubs

at the mini golf range...

and tried a local favorite,

East 20 Pizza.

we toured the methow river

via kayak.

it was cold.

we got wet.

there were rapids.

small rapids,

but still,

rapids.

it was cool for some of us.

and not so cool for some of us.

but we're glad we did it.

little winthrop.

a beautiful little touristy stop

with lots to offer

us davis folks

looking for a bit of adventure.