35

has never looked so good.

i remember the day we met 5 years ago like it was yesterday.... we were babies (well, i was.... walker was already old).

we were at a bar... at noon - you do the math.  walker was at the table behind me. the cougars to my left (not washington state) were strategizing on how to make their move to wt.  one of them wearing a cropped kansas state t shirt (no joke).  after an hour, they make their move.  walker in his oh so polite way, indulges in convo with them for an hour.  they leave.  on her way to the bathroom libba walks over and tells him what a good job he did with the cougs. he laughs and asks her to sit down.  they chat. then she bats her eyelashes and shyly says; hey, i just met you, and this seems crazy, but here's my number, call me...maybe..?

we closed the bar that night.  don't tell your mom.  or your cousin.

are you freakin ready for a walker montage? i am.

i'm uncomfortable.  circa 2008 bumbapalooza.

seriously.  could he get any cuter or any more buff?  i know when people look at us together, they must think - she must have a really good personality. or, she must be super loaded.  both are totally true - but still!

happy belated bday walk man and happy almost 5 years since meeting for the very first time.

what are you doing this weekend?

is a normal question one asks on a friday.  i loathe it now.  my answer has been the same for the last month.  work on the mother effing deck.  work on the house.  work on the yard.  work. work. work.  there is light at the end of the tunnel, but the last month has been intense.  my folks have helped out a lot, which is awesome.  my mom pulls weeds like a mother f*cker.  never seen anything like it.  my dad is good with the power washer.  and my bro is pretty unreal at landscaping.  our friends have also been helpful, bringing us dinners... helping walker...sometimes i think they think they will just come over and drink beer and hang out...  oh no.  walker is insane.  if you volunteer to help, he will put you to work.  no bull sh*t.  no chit chat.  work.  they leave a little shell shocked.  and sore.

if you can't tell, i swear when i get testy.  must work on this. 

so, next time you see me.  don't tell me about your trip to the effing coast.  i want to go to the coast.  i want to sleep in.  i want to look at our bank statement and not see home depot on there 11 times in one day.  i want to be n.o.r.m.a.l.  it's a pipe dream folks, because i married and freak.  a machine.

here is a lot of effing pictures of what we have done so far this summer.  despite my rants, we have had some fun - although after the fun was an early morning of effing work.  weeds.  paint. move sh*t.  work.

lawrence girls dance party

dad wanted to join

polk a dot jump.  jealz?

look at walker's smile

flathead lake

ikat.  and super bad sunburn.  look close

not a v neck. 

so hot in dress

tom selleck and his neices

wilcoooo

4 girls and a lot of ruby...

flo was amaze.  duh

makes sense.

pub crawled

painted

decked

and  baked.

i am tired.  i am excited that em's wedding is done.  we can have a summer.  we can get to know each other.  we can stay up late on a friday.  sleep in on a saturday. hike.  swim.  hang with friends without getting the "we need to go now" look from walker...it's gonna be like your weekends. but better.

this is what 30 looks like

how do you surprise a control freak?  ask walker.  he did it back in june for my big three o.  he made all the other husbands in the land jealous because he threw such a good party. i was very very surprised - my party was supposed to be the next night. sneaky bastard. volleyball was played, cocktails were consumed, a 30 min pepper session with childhood bff happened, laughter was heard,  someone brought out stiltz, and there may or may not have been girls doing keg stands.  yep this is 30.  jealous?

props. jessi always has props.

walker wanted to make sure the potluck had all of the major food groups.  something i would have done.  he is learning.  so he told all of my friends specifically what to bring, telling them it was my favorite.  i had more than one person come up to me and say - "i didn't know waldorf salad was your favorite food"... "i didn't know a veggie tray was your favorite food"... neither did i.  but he nailed the buffet.

vb court.  check

husky bar.  double check.

beer koozies

so shocked i backed up into walker...

dan the man

friends with kids

wind machine.

pin the tail on the husky

keg stand.



yep.  this is 30.  couldn't have asked for a better party.... would have chosen a different outfit. but, trying not to sweat the small stuff in my old age.