I love today

Dano and I went to the Huntington Library Botanical Gardens for our "engagement" pictures. I was amazed at the beauty and uniqueness of the place! We could not have picked a better place. Here's just a few pics Dano and I took before our photographer got there, in the "Desert Garden" which was our favorite!
My love. Next to his prickly balls.
I felt like Tati in Wonderland, strolling thru this walkway!
There was the most amazing variety of cacti, and desert plants...so much texture, and color!

My little leopard

My cat is so funny. He NEVER comes out in pictures looking like the sweet lovable animal that he is. He always looks like a freak. This is our self-portrait. He stuck his face right up to the camera and looks like he's a 200 lb cat. He's a leopard.

RIDE RED

Oh. Maeeeee. Gawd.
I came home tonight to a somewhat belated Valentine's Day present.

Well, it IS...RED
For those of you that may not understand my excitement.... I have been riding a Honda CRF150F....a great bike, a fun bike...but have been in love with her sister. Now, this beauty, this gorgeous beast... is the Honda CRF150R...I have been in love with her since the first time I test rode her...the time she almost killed me. Then I came back for more. I test rode again. And again. Every time thinking I had her. Then she'd try to buck me off again. From zero to over the bars in o.5 seconds. She is lighter....faster....with way more power than I can handle... but I can learn to tame the beast.

Oh. and The Dan? I'm thinking I should probably marry him!

The day of St. Valentine

LOVE: Pronunciation: \l'ev\
Function: noun (but also a verb in MY book!)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lufu; akin to Old High German luba love, Old English lēof dear, Latin lubēre, libēre to please
Date: before 12th century
(1): strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties (2): attraction based on sexual desire : affection and tenderness felt by lovers (3): affection based on admiration, benevolence, or common interests, warm attachment, enthusiasm, or devotion, the object of attachment, devotion, or admiration (4): a beloved person : darling —often used as a term of endearment (5)British —used as an informal term of address, unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another: as (6): the fatherly concern of God for humankind (7): brotherly concern for others, a person's adoration of God

Valentine's Day. Yeah. The day that is either loved or loathed by all. The one thing I don't understand is how and who chose Cupid to be the representative for Valentine's Day. When I think of Valentine's Day the last thing that comes to mind is a small chubby toddler in diapers with a freakin weapon. And let's face it, he is very inaccurate most of the time! But I guess when he's on, Cupid is really ON. I love my Valentine!
Dano took me to this really cute Tiki Bar Restaurant in Sunset Beach called "Sam's." We had a really nice time! We had a drink in the Tiki bar and a yummy dinner surrounded by bamboo.

Here's the non-dictionary definition:

LOVE: A wildly misunderstood although highly desireable malfunction of the heart which weakens the brain, causes eyes to sparkle, cheeks to glow, blood pressure to rise and the lips to pucker. ~ Author Unknown

Todd Snider and visit with Amie in Reno

My best friend Amie, her husband James and daughter Lizzie, are planning to move to Reno in the near future. Her sister Chantal, and her husband Joe, live there now. It just so happened that TODD SNIDER was playing there the weekend Amie and James would be there. I got us tickets -for Xmas!- to go see Todd there and spend time with those four.

I was greeted first thing in the morning by a little pink tiger... Lizzie the pink tiger!

Lizzie is sooooooooooo good with the pups! She loves playing with them. And harrasing them...

Lizzie had a sleepover with her little friend so mom and dad could come out and play with us. Amie, James, Chantal and Joe joined Dano and I for the Todd Snider concert at the Nuggett. It was so much fun.

The girls....Shauna, Chantal, Tati and Amie.
While it was a great great show, it was too short, and Todd didn't come out and do a meet and greet with his adoring fans. OH well! He must be getting too sexy for his fans! http://www.toddsnider.net/

The boys. James, Joe, Dano and Jason. They ended up playing poker the rest of the night. Dano and James really knew when to hold them, but then he had to fold 'em! The next day Dano and I went to look at homes with Amie and James. We were very surprised to find that Reno looks nothing like the Reno on TV or on the strip. There were some very nice neighborhoods in the mountains with lots of room and big yards! Not to mention access to moto and bike trails right off your backyard... and only 30 minutes from Tahoe! We even got snow and it was all really pretty.
We'll definitely be visitint you guys! Thanks for having us!