Dave Fest 2012

We got half way headed out of town for Dave Fest this year and I realized I forgot my camera! I felt a little bit like I had lost a limb for the firs half of the weekend. After a while though, I got used to not having it, and it was actually kind of nice just relaxing and not having to worry about taking pictures all of the time: I just got to have fun ;o) I did get a couple of pics with my phone though - thank goodness for the amazing technology of Android Phones!!!

We actually had a TON of fun this year. When we first arrived, the "campground" was full, and most of the field was taken up with RV's. We were standing there wondering what to do when Debbie came up and told us we could just stay in "the cabin". Now, you have to understand that the Giard's cabin is bigger, and nicer, than my house. The only thing that could really qualify it as a cabin is the fact that it is in the middle of the woods. We only had to think on that for about a half second. It's amazing how much more enjoyable camping is when you have a house, with a bed, and a bathroom, and a full functioning kitchen! I could do that kind of camping all of the time ;o) The older we get the more sleeping on the ground in nothing but a sleeping bag is undesirable. Next year I'll get pictures of "the cabin" for you to see. It also feels SO much more social as there were about 10 of us staying up there.

Chrome Molly played on Friday night, and it was a blast (as usual) dancing the night away. They are such a fun band!! Saturday was spent hanging with Dave, Michell, Kaitlyn and Devon at Lost Lake. Devon really wanted to go Crawdad fishing - he only got one, but we had a lot of fun just chillaxin'. That night was the Pot Luck dinner and more bands of course.

Sunday, Aaron and I got up early and went for an awesome bike ride on the Iron Horse Trail. It is so beautiful up there, and peaceful when you are up before everyone else. I could do that almost every morning and not get tired of it! We rode for about an hour and half before getting back for the big Pot Luck Breakfast.

The rest of our Sunday was spend over at Lake Kachees cooling off in the Lake and just hanging with our friends. I just love this group of people!! They are so fun to be around, it really is like a Chrome Molly family! Dave Fest was a huge success once again.

 

Summit Lake

The last two days have been the best weather we have had her in Seattle for TWO YEARS! Yup, we actually got into the low 90's, and it was a-maz-ing! We also had a free Sunday in about forever, so we decided to climb into the car and hike up to our favorite Alpine lake for a swim. It was beautiful and we had a great time!

 

San Francisco

July has been a crazy busy, but super fun month for us. We ended it on a whirlwind trip to San Francisco to run the Marathon with a friend of ours.... well, he ran the Marathon: Aaron and I just did the half and waited for him to finish the rest of it ;o) The course was beautiful, and we even got to run over the Golden Gate Bridge!

We spent two days touring as much of the city as we possibly could in the amount of time that we had. It was so much fun, I couldn't have asked for more. We made it to Alcatraz, the Fisherman's Wharf, Palace of Fine Arts, and a handful of other amazing places.

( I of course took a lot of pictures, so if you want to see them all, hope on FB, they are all on there ;o)

Parade with Problem Child

Aaron got a new experience with his music - he got to fill in with the band Problem Child and be in a parade. They were in the Greenwood Seafair Parade, and it was a lot of fun to do something different. The band was a huge hit.

 

Warrior Dash

Our second annual experience with the Warrior Dash this year was such a blast! Heads and tails better than last year in so many ways. We had great weather, the course was much better and the best part - Chrome Molly played both Saturday and Sunday afternoon. It was so fun that I hope they get to play the event next year!!

 

Taco Thursday

Every since Aaron has joined Chrome Molly, we keep hearing about the wonderful "Taco Thursday" out at the City Hall Saloon. All last year every single on of the were canceled due to poor weather and thus far this year they have been cancelled. I was beginning to think that it was a myth and everyone was lying to me about it: but we finally got our Taco Thursday, and it was super fun. Lots of Chrome was in the parking lot!

Seaside Oregon

Seaside Oregon is one of our favorite destinations: I think we are down there at least every other year. This year the Hamblin Family came down and joined us for a fun-filled week, including the 4th of July. We have never watched fireworks on the beach before, so this was a first for us.

Technically you are not allowed to have fireworks on the beach, so we didn't bring any of ours (even though most people had theirs). We got sky lanterns instead, and had a ton of fun letting these things off!! Plus, we had so many fireworks around us, and the big ones down the way, that it was good enough for us. It was SO much fun!

We did set off fireworks back at the house when all the fun was done at the beach. To the left you will see the last few moments of this orange buckets life before Scott melted the poor thing to the nubbins.

(hop on FB to see all of the pics I took ;o)