We got a new pack master, now!

July 1st.

Gizmo Bogart-ing my air conditioned sleep area

July 2nd.

Jenell and Gizmo:  The Search for Jamie's Electricity

July 3rd.

Saw this sign MOMENTS after getting word my power was back.  

July 4th.

Saw the sky light up with FIRE in celebration of the U-S-A!

July 5th.

I know this looks really gross.. but it's homemade ice cream made of JUST blueberries and banana.. and it was really good.

July 6th.

As you can see, Jenell and I went to see "Brave".  Topher did not.

July 7th.

We tried to go sing karaoke and instead watched people only living once before getting hepatitis.

July 8th.

This was the day we saw two animals in pain :(  But it was fun!!!

July 9th.

Jewelry these days!

July 10th.

104.5.  Home of the Killers.

July 11th.

Playin with bubbles.

July 12th.

We lost power for a half an hour.  This was taken in the middle of my nervous breakdown.

July 13th.

The longest fry to ever exist doubles as a mustache.

July 14th.

Some Hawaiian flair.

July 15th.

I've begun shopping for bikes!

Iggy Pop feat. Bethany Cosentino

"Let's Boot and Rally"

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DAY 2:

We went to Hawaii for Breakfast.

Then we decided to join a popuar 90s television show!

Where this happened.  What's "this" you ask?  Good question.  I just know the big human sized dog was hugged our waiter for a long time then the human sized mouse came over and the two of them were fighting over something, then somehow, the Mouse ended up holding a crumbled up waffle.....   SMILE AND NOD, SMILE AND NOD!

After that we hopped on this train...  And if you're wondering, yeah, I was totally taking a picture of the guy in the hat.  OR WAS I?

And we ended up at this place, which was kind of bizarre, cause when we went inside it was snowing and then we got put into little compartments and were basically tossed around for 5 to 10 minutes.

But we also tried some of this stuff, which was awesome.  I got SHHWASTED!  Off sugar probably.  Cause Butterbeer tastes like liquid candy..

After hours of not being able to ride roller coasters (WHICH SUCKS, stupid back.), we went to San Francisco only to find out that the city was closing in about 40 minutes.  Which was a big letdown for me. :(

And to top off this roller-coaster-less No-san-francisco-or-E.T's.... I'm pretty sure Disneyworld blew up!  GOD!

i'm not afraid

I celebrated MY freedom on a beach while watching fireworks.   It was kind of like that episode of "Sex and the City" where Carrie ran into Big and went and threw up on the beach while there were fireworks and Miranda held Carrie's hair back.  Yeah, kinda like that...  Just minus the part with Carrie, Big, the throwing up and Miranda.

not myself tonight

And on THIS Day.  We went to expierence the future.  And other countries.  Like Norway
Which is home to Vikings....

Not a big fan of vikings...

But I will give them this.... they are excellent at staring contests...

Anway, we made a decision after seeing the Vikings. 

It was time to start Celebrating TODAY.

So we did. With soccer accesories..

And we even had the Magic Kingdom put on a fireworks show for us.

Overall, it was a great celebration.  We should celebrate TODAY more often.  Although, next time, we'll have to take better care of our knees, our feet, and our legs in general.  And I think I'll have to bring not-so-old flip flops, cause my old ones really made my feet look disgustingly dirty.

Gross.
I'm glad we came home with all of our limbs in tact.

and the world will be as one

On our first day in the parks....
it rained a lot.
Jenell and I went to MGM and it pretty much rained the entire time we were there, so I really didn't take any pictures cause it was really hard to get to my camera in my bag while I was constricted underneath a poncho.  Stupid Ponchos.  Stupid families who let their 3-4 year olds run around and drive Jenell and I crazy while we wait in a line.  BUT WHATEVER, the trip to MGM wasn't a total loss.
A lot happened there.  We got to navigate through the death star, hang out with Aerosmith, and shoot shit. The only downfall was when we went to a hotel and the elevator broke on us.. we almost died.  That sucked, and the rain tried to ruin us, but we fought back hard.  AND WE WON.  Good afternoon.

So later, we went to the Maaaagic Kingdom, and guess what?  The rain went away.  For a few hours anyway.  But I found out that someone was determined to make Mickey a hippie.

But the rain clearing up (and remembering my umbrella so I could ditch the poncho) gave us a new energy.  The crowd wasn't big at all at the Magic Kingdom (I'm assuming the rain sent everyone home) so we basically hopped on every ride we needed to.  We even saw a dance party with Stitch, Pluto, and the chipmunk.  Did not know they could dance like they did.
But what was reaaaally cool was when we came off "Small World" and there were fireworks literally right over our head.  INSANE!

just do it with love

Okay so on the first full day, we went to mgm and went on the Tower of Terror and I actually saw a ghost in there. Check it out:
then after more stuff happened there (i sucked at taking pictures on this trip), we went to the Magic Kingdom and I found the Mayor!
After eating the most amazing green beans ever, I saw boom boom pows!
Unfortunately, after the fireworks I got a ton of anxiety about the crowds every which way we turned and it got me in a completely miserable mood :( People use their baby strollers as weapons to get ahead, people push you and don't care, and if I can't see an empty space, I just wanna scream. So once we got back to the hotel, I pretty much went right to bed.

and why haven't you?

AT MGM (i refuse to call it by it's new name) studios, they're obsessed with High School Musical. Long story short, not that I'm into the whole franchise or anything, but Ashley Tisdale is a blonde in the movie, so I don't know why they let some brunette up there posing as AshTis. It's not appropriate.
After that alarming scare of cosmic proportions due to a brunette Tisdale, Jenkneefur and I headed over to Disney to see a parade of Christmas lights and guess what? PEACOCKS!I need this thing in my house!

And we watched the fireworks again (we're big fireworks people) and we took a lot of pictures of the ever changing color of the castle. I also took this picture that is so awesome to me. I know it's crooked and all, but if you make it big, you'll see that it looks like a prop castle with little fake trees and rocks beneath it. It's like one of those miniature prop stages to be destroyed for movie special effects. It's crazy! .
lots of kabooms.

it's the most wonderful time of the year

On Jenell's Bday, we went to the actual Magic Kingdom. That's right, not just any Kingdom, a magical one. This one offered you a million wishes; however, it couldn't grant our wish to give us a sunny, warm day. Instead, it gave us a cold, briefly rainy day. So really, I'm not sure how well those million wishes will hold up in the long run.Anyway, look, this is proof that it was really Jenell's Birthday. A hat and a cupcake with Stitch poppin out of it. What more proof do you need, really?
BUT, check this out. There was a major difference in attendance from my last trip to Disney.
There was rain on this trip though. The weatherman (who also ran the exit line for "It's a Small World") told us this weather was going to last all day. After we went and stood in a 15 minute line for ponchos, the rain cleared up and never came back.
Lesson learned: Never trust the weatherman (who also runs the exit line for "It's a Small World".)
But, despite the weather, we made the most of our Disney day, bitches. We rode scary rides.
And we rode boat rides.
We also rode rides where people normally try to take cute/"i'm too cool to have fun" pictures and instead let our true emotions show. WE'RE REAL!

Jenell got to get light up Mickey ears since it was her Birthday. Thought they'd be a huge hit, especially after she got them. But guess what? She ended up being unique in her own right. word. It was for the best really. I bought her the most annoying birthday accessory that wouldn't stay on her head, so these were a nice replacement.At dinner, people spun napkins, threw crumbs, air kissed her and yelled things to celebrate her birthday.
THEN THINGS WENT KABOOM. ALOT.

you must make sure that the lady is a friend

Lisa decided it'd be a GREAT idea to visit Jenell and I. Then we all decided it'd be a GREAT idea to go to wildwood.. and we REALLY hit the nail on the head (<- old person phrase) there were fireworks... dead children in strollers.....
great new fashionable glasses for a belligerent drunk, a happy drunk, and a sloppy drunk....
new dreams and goals set for Jenell & the Yets......
and we did a KILLING IS SKEEBALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1