And the Winner is...Me!

So, my Easter cards from last month won the prize for cutest card! April's theme was Mother's Day/Female. I hope you enjoy!

Cards...Part 3 (I think)

So, a few weeks ago I was clenching onto the dentist chair while my hygienist tried to make small talk with me. Somehow she got on the subject of card-making and I nodded that I too like to make cards. Well, little did I know, she and another hygienist were forming a card-making club. I knew where this was going. I had heard of these clubs and had been asked to join other ones before. I knew you had to make like a hundred in 2 days and that if you didn't your house would get egged or something of the sort. She asked if I would like to join. Well, since she had my teeth in her hands and access to some potentially harmful instruments, I relented. I admit, I had visions of the mess that it makes for me to make just 1 card, let alone the hundreds I would have to make, not to mention the countless hours of thinking and having to be creative (something my brain is SO not used to). So, she gave me the details and it's actually been fun. I only have to make 11 cards and I have until the 25th of the month to get them completed. So, each month I will collect 11 different cards (and hopefully some good ideas too). The cards we make are supposed to be identical but as you'll see, mine are not. So, I might be kicked out the club after my first month's membership, but it was fun while it lasted. (Some were identical so maybe that will be good enough to maintain my membership).

This month's theme was Easter/Spring

I also made this super-cute birthday card!

These Are a Few of My Favorite (Fallon) Things

This is a blog that I've wanted to do for a while now. I'm going to take you on a little tour of the town in which I reside. When I first moved to Fallon I have to admit all of the, we'll say, eclectic, things used to stick out, but now, I barely even notice them. I remember when I drove in from Reno (The Biggest Little City) for my job interview, I saw a big yellow shoe. I imagine it would be like unto one that the "woman who had so many children she didn't know what to do" would have lived in. I also remember an eagle made out of metal with its wings so proudly spread. These have since gone to "eclectic item" heaven. I'm oh, so very sad I have no pictures with which to document them. However, I hope you all will not be disappointed with what I do have! Enjoy!!

That's right, it says, "The Oasis of Nevada". Now, I looked up the word "oasis" because I thought I knew what it meant. According to Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, "oasis" means: 1) a fertile or green area in an arid region (as a desert) 2) something that provides refuge, relief, or pleasant contrast. There was no third definition. Not sure which definition we're supposed to be using here.

Case in Point

I'm not quite sure why the trees look like this. I guess it's just the brand and I guess it's the Midwestern brat in me, but this is what most of the trees look like.

NAS-FALLON

Here is a little bit of trivia. Fallon has a Naval Base. Nope, we're not near the ocean. It's actually a Naval Air Station. Another tid bit of info, in the movie, Top Gun, the flight scenes-they were filmed in Fallon.

Western Charm

Don't be fooled, this pony ain't real!

The wagon in the above picture used to have a scary old man mannequin, doll thing in it. He had a pipe and was holding the reigns. I don't know what happened to him.

Uh, just a nice old car.
Make it POP!

I have a theory on why SO many people paint their houses these, uh, lovely shades of every color of Easter egg. I think they do this because the desert is SO brown and they want to liven the place up a bit.

Goin' Green

This place even recycles the liquor bottles and makes it "art"! Way to go Fallon!Unsure what to do with that pesky unused toilet? Here's an idea!

T.V. on the Blink Again?Just bring that broken set to Hariom Television Repair. I swear I have not seen a single television move from the front of this place since I moved here.

Looking for a New One-of-a-Kind Ornament for Your Car?
This One Takes the Cake!!!!
OK, when my friend told me that she heard that a man lives on an island in the middle of the pond, I sadly didn't question it. When she added that he takes a row boat to his trailer had that he painted palm trees on the side of said trailer, still, no questioning. My reaction? Can we drive out there and go see it?

Beauty There is beauty in Nevada. This is the Reno Temple. It is truly beautiful and has some pretty beautiful scenery around it too. I do have to give credit to the people of Fallon. They are some of the most genuine, hard-working, kind-hearted people I have ever met. Fallon has been good to me.

Christmas in California

Donner Pass

For Christmas I went to my friend's parents' house in Yuba City, CA. This little trip required a drive over a little thing called Donner Pass. Perhaps you've heard of it. Some people traveled over it a few years ago, were unprepared and had to eat each other. Luckily, I was prepared, have a 4-wheel drive vehicle, and made it just fine. It was pretty snowy on the drive over, but I didn't need to put any snow chains on my tires thanks to the 4-wheel drive feature. ULU (my car) and I made it just fine. These first 2 pictures were taken after I made it over the pass. I survived, so guess you can say that everyone made it over in one piece. Ü (Insert rim shot here).

This next picture was taken from my sunroof while driving around California. Don't worry, Will was driving at the time. Kinda crazy to go from Snowy Pine Tree City to Sunny Palm Tree City. On our way back to Nevada we took Highway 20. It's a beautiful drive through the pine trees! There's a spot that opens up and you can see a valley of trees. I remembered this spot from the last time that I drove to Yuba City for Christmas and I wanted to make sure that we stopped for a photo-op. Well, after a couple of stops at the wrong pull-offs (my fault completely-I was driving and not listening to Will) we got there. The next couple of pictures show the beautiful vista.
This next picture is a picture of Will and me. We've been friends for 5 1/2 years. If you ask him how long we've been friends, he would say something mean like, "Way too long." He doesn't even remember how/where we met. Maybe it has been too long, but then again, his memory isn't so pretty good. I do, however, need to give him some points. He is the ONLY friend that has come to visit me while I have been in Fallon. Oh, and he lives in Upstate New York. Does anyone feel guilty about that?

Will decided it would be fun to go ice skating at The Squaw Valley Olympic Ice Pavilion , where the 1960 Olympics were held. The first couple of pictures were taken at the top of the mountain. We decided to take the cable car up. I wanted to walk up the mountain, but Will wanted to ride on the gondola. Wimp.

In this next picture, you can actually see Lake Tahoe. It's in the middle of the frame.

I'm not sure what was going on with my camera, or what someone, their name shall remain nameless, but they were the only other person with me, did to my camera, but it started shooting in different shades of light. Said person mentioned above knows that I am technologically dumb and better hope that I can figure out how to get it back in a normal shooting mode.

Will and me. It was kinda cold way up there on top of that mountain.

This next picture shows the Olympic Ice Skating Pavilion.

Here is a picture of me. Notice I am vertical. That's right, vertical, not horizontal. There is no trick photography here. After a decade and a half hiatus from ice-skating, I still got it. Well, not really. I was quite surprised that I could walk on the skates, let alone actually skate on the things. I pretty much clung to the wall for dear life. I did let go of the wall, just a teeny bit, but I am proud to say, I didn't fall. Oh, and Will didn't either.