80's Flashback!

When I was a kid, in the 80's, my sis & I loved Cyndi Lauper & Joan Jett. So naturally, when I heard that they were coming to play in Houston I thought we had to go. It was Cyndi's True Colors tour which various artist are playing in cities across the country. I think we got the best artist combo of the tour though. Here was the lineup. Lily Hayden (didn't know who she was, but her music was cool), Andy Bell from Erasure, Wanda Sykes, Joan Jett, The B52's, & Cyndi Lauper. OMG! Can it get any better!
For those of you that know me, you know I love to take things to the next level. You know, just for the fun of it. Well I thought it would be great if we dressed 80's for the concert. My sis went along w/the idea. I think she was a little more hesitant though. You know me, I could give a sh** what other people think. They just don't have the balls to do it themselves. So after weeks of planning, here are the results.


Did you notice the jellies? It was funny to watch people double take after we walked by. Everyone seemed to love it though. And one lady even wanted her pic made w/us. We only saw 2 other girls that had the same idea, but they weren't near as 80s'd out as we were. We even wore electric blue eyeliner & mascara!
So now back to the concert. Andy Bell was OK, but sis & I think that he is the poster boy for a gay mid-life crisis. All I'm gonna say is "Just Jack!" (You won't get that if you didn't watch Will & Grace.) Wanda Sykes was hysterical. We were crying, we were laughing so hard. The B52's were good, Rock Lobster was my fav. Joan Jett, OMFG! The woman has to be in her 50's. She came out in black leather pants, a black string bikini top, & rock'n 6-pack abs. Hello! She's awesome! Then Cyndi Lauper came out. She was great too. She kept coming out into the audience. The camera guy couldn't even keep track of her, she was all over the place. She is very funny, by the way. I guess that's @ it. We had a blast, & I wouldn't have wanted to share that experience w/anyone but my sis.

More Somerville Pics

Even though I look like a heifer, I still love this pic of me & my nephew T.


White-trash tubing!

Annual Somerville Trip

I was waiting to get my sis-in-law's pics to post @ our annual Somerville camping trip. Every year we go camping in mid-may for Sh's B-day. It has become more af a tradition than b-day celebration. All the same peeps usually come, but this year we had a few extras. My cousin MB & her kids EB & CB joined us, & my mom-in-law came up for a few hours w/her BFF SP. The "usuals" consist of my bro-in-law & sis-in-law w/their kids, K & T. My hubby's cousin CK, his wife KK & their kids HK & GK. My friend CM & her daughter JM (who is Sh's friend).

We had a good time as usual but there were a few things that kept it from being a great time. When we were unpacking Sh was watching the dogs & she thought our puppy Izzy ate part of a mushroom. I was hoping that she didn't get enough to hurt her but a few hours later she got VERY sick. She was constantly vomiting & was very lethargic. She seemed to be getting better that evening so we decided to watch her through the night & if she wasn't better in the morn, we were going to drive her into Brenham & find an emergency vet. The hubby & I let her sleep in our bed so that we could keep an eye on her. Neither of us slept well b/c we kept checking on her to make sure she was still alive. The next morning we were exhausted, but Izzy was feeling much better. I was really worried that we might lose her.

On Sat. we thought it would be fun to pull a tube behind CK's john boat. So we rigged up the rope & he pulled the kids & a few adults around for awhile. We looked so "white trash", but it was so much fun.

That afternoon the dog was almost back to normal but N was feeling really bad & we could tell he was running a fever. He even went & laid down in the tent for a few hours. Which for those of you that aren't around him much, that kid lives outside. He is a total outside boy. I knew he was really sick. :(

All in all, the weekend was still a good one though. We love to go camping.

BIRTHDAY GIRL!!!

HUBBY & VERY SICK IZZY.


N ROASTING A HAWDOG!


FROM L TO R: JM,HK,EB,CB,Sh,& KM.

Dogs: Abby & JM holding her dog Tinkerbell.


MOM-IN-LAW WITH HER GRAN-BABYS N, K, T,& SH.