$1.97

I mentioned cheap gas the other day. How is $1.97 for cheap? A friend came to pick me up for a flick and the first thing she said was, "The BP (100 feet from my house) has gas for 1.97!" Fill-er-up! It will cost me $32 for 470 miles. Holy dookie.

Helvetica Ivey

Guess who's preggers? Not me. But if I was my husband would consider naming the baby Helvetica. Yes, as in the font. Er, I say. While it is a super awesome font and one day I shall have a super awesome kid her name will not be Helvetica. However, what do you think of Times New Roman? Or Comic Sans? And don't bring up Arial, not a fan.

Benjamin, Lillian, Donna, Jaime, and Michael

Before we headed back home to VA we stopped in for down home cookin. Here we are in some good ol St. Mary's company...

le's big day

My childhood friend tied the knot with her hubby, Mike. Lovebirds.

Cheap Gas

The gas station at the end of our road is selling gas for $2.45/ gallon of Regular. Some days it is $2.47 or 2.49. Find anything cheaper around you? I was in MD this weekend and the cheapest I saw was $2.86, I think.

7-election

In the middle of the night while driving back from DC I stopped at a 7-Eleven to get a cup of coffee (I think they have the best and it's not $10) so anyway, I see these red cups and then I see these blue cups and notice they have pres candis on them so I took both and put them around my plain 7-11 cup. I put the Obama one on top (so I guess he got the vote). Yes, the guy at the register looked at me like, "Trying to lift my cups eh? How many you got there?" I walked out knowing I needed to take pics when I got home. The things I like to do.

Richmond folk fest style

If you have never been to the Folk Fest you know it is good times (and yummy food). There's music, crafts, culture, food (wait, said that) and a lot of diversion from the everyday hoopla in and around Richmond. This was a place you could experience what I love most, exposure to cultures other than our own and tolerance. I love mexican folk art and there was even some of that there too. I resisted the mm mm good funnel cakes and opted for a gigantic vegan cookie and greenades green tea. I think I loved the go-go that EVERYONE was dancing to, young and old, black, white, asian, etc. It was great. It took a little getting used to: Richmonders dancing to go-go. But I won't be a snob about it, I wasn't dancing. I was a spectator having a good time. Here are some pics to share.

Did I totally forget?

I got to see my BFF at the concert as well and did not include a hottie shot. Here's me, Kelly Weiner, and Jaimbo!

Hangin tough!

New Kids on the Block came back! 15 years later! I went to DC Thursday night for their comeback show and it was phenomenal. I would normally just use that word when I am in disbelief, but these guys really gave everyone a good show. So, that $78 spent on the ticket didn't seem so bad after all. My added bonus: my best friend, Jaime, from MD came up too (she just got a ticket that day) though she had different seats I got to see her after 3 months! After the concert everyone at work the next morning asked how it was...the answer was "Unbelievable...I thought they wouldn't be the same. They're older and sound different. But that was not the case at all! They still had their old moves, they sounded great and the showmanship was still there." If you were ever a new kids fan and found yourself singing their songs as a kid and dancing around like a crazy person, then you got to see it live with all of the late twenties, thirty somethings that showed up to the concert. You could only imagine the rumble through the arena when they hit the stage. The bottom of my jeans were vibrating.