Ode to Buses...

I would like to take a minute to talk about the buses here in China. First, let me say that it snowed here the last few days and the snow quickly turns into ice on the streets...therefore because of my fear of wiping out yet again on the ice I have turned to the public buses (they are 1/8 the price of a taxi...plus who doesn't like being packed like sardines??) So, everyone and their dog takes the bus in the winter, and there is NO limit to how many people you can pack on one bus. Yesterday, however, I think was the most squished I have ever been in my life. So the bus pulls up and all these people (including myself) run to get on...eventhough there are people packed all the way into the stairwell of the bus already and any sane person would think not one more person could fit on the bus. But the bus driver just yells at everyone to squish in, make more room so people can get on. Miraculously, about 5 or 6 of us get on. I am uncomfortably sandwiched between 2 men and there's this little old grandma like in my armpit...and she's like, can you let me by...and I'm like, are you kidding me lady, I can barely breathe let alone move. All this to say...I love the bus!

What the heck is "tagged"?

Ok, so I got tagged...and at first I wasn't really sure what this meant...but thanks to the wonderful world of blog, I have figured it out.

1. My new favorite food is roasted corn. They have people here that roast and sell it on the streets and it is SO yummy...I eat it literally every day...all the corn people know me by name. It's out of season now so I have to go on hunts for it each day to fix my craving...YUM!

2. I have a fear of wiping out on black ice while riding my bike...it's happened every year for the past few years...just waiting for it to happen again.

3. Face masks (that look like surgical masks) are really great. The Chinese women really know what they are doing...for the first year I just thought they were stupid, but last year decided to try them out (in the winter). They REALLY keep your face warm, more than a scarf. Although people may laugh at me, I'm sold...they even come in all colors and designs!

4. I have a pet peeve of wasting electricity (i.e. leaving the lights on in a room that your not in, etc.)

5. I like glitter.

we got tagged???

So, I read www.deatheragecafe.blogspot.com & found out I have to now write 5 things about myself..and then I took a closer look & realized it was just Kel...Thankfully the Supers had me as a tagger....Thanks for saving me from embarrasement

-I recently got into the whole "Naked Juice" fan club. I always thought it was too expensive until my homeopathic doctor friend came out who can look at your eyes & tell you what is wrong w/your body. A major diagnosis is always--POOP IN YOUR EYES...ross & i always joke about this. But anyways, that naked juice will re-define the word regular if you know what I mean. You will feel like a new person--You Go Organic!!! & with all that fruit they stick in there--I mean I would get tired eating that much!

-I own Bring it On 2--It's Already Been Brought & fell in love with this new dance called Krumping...yeah, it looks like fighting & is sweet...you should watch the movie!!!

-My unexplained fear is that I will someday fall into a storm drain. Just watch me--I have a very difficult time stepping on them....oooooh they scare me.

-I own a pair of Uggs....I am so ridiculous....Hey, at least I live in Vail & work in fashion. :)

-We don't have cable & I have no idea what a Tom Tom is.

Ok, bye. I tag Ross Houk (also), Matthew Mann & Graham, Bad Booty B & Foshee.

Happy December!!!

It's my cutie patoootie nephew Tim! He looks like this in every picture.
Don't stop till you get enough.

Kareoke at the GYM!

First, I have to wish all of our faithful readers a HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! Second, I have some pretty darn funny stories to share with you all from the gym that I work out at. Ok, so this gym that I work out at now is really nice, each treadmill has it's own individual tv and recently they have started playing these music videos from a DVD player so if you want to watch them rather than plain old tv you can. So, first I have to remind you that in this country people love Kareoke...many of these music videos are basically KTV (short for kareoke) videos...they have the words on the bottom of the screen. So, one day I'm running at the gym and all the sudden this old guy next to me with a huge beer belly starts singing at the top of his lungs along with the video...it was SO stinkin funny. Don't think you would see that going down at a gym in the states. Second, I have to tell you about this other middle aged guy that recently has become an exercise fanatic...the problem is that he does everything crazy and wrong. You know, he does squats or something and does them all crazy and stuff. But the funniest thing is that this guy has zero shame. So, at our gym in the evenings there are all kinds of aerobic classes...latin dancing, belly dancing, kick boxing, step, etc. This homeboy does all of them...but the thing is that homeboy has ZERO rhythm and no matter how many times he does the classes his rhythm does NOT in ANY way improve. So, last week we're doing kick boxing and your supposed to be facing the front of the room moving forward punching and he's facing the wrong way going opposite and almost punches this lady in the face. My favorite, however, is watching A) A guy and B) a guy with no rhythm try to do belly dancing. A) In my opinion, no guy should ever do belly dancing, period, end of story...let alone a guy with no rhythm. It's actually a little painful to watch him try to swing his hips around and shake his bon bon. You guys should see it...you would be laughing for days. I love Chiner.

My Favorite Caleb Story...

Meet Caleb & the women who love him. Our friend Caleb was breakin off his dance moves the other night at the wedding which got Ross & I talking about just how much we love him. Which eventually brought us around to our favorite Caleb story of all time.

Before I tell you this story--I must share that Caleb is the nicest person you will ever meet & always has the best of intentions. So, Caleb works at the Ritz & did during my time there. For a few months he was at the front desk which is the spot where you deal with the most angry guests at the end of their stay & it's also the place where guests get the first impression of their stay. One day, I'm not sure if the guest was coming or leaving, but Caleb asked him, "What's your name sir?" The guest said, "Dick." Being completely sincere & referring to resemblances of someone he knows, Caleb says, "Oh, you look like a Dick." Ummmm...can we just say this story was the talk of the hotel for months. Thanks Caleb! We love you!

A Jack Story

So, when we were home in Texas my favorite time was hangin with my nephew Jack. As you can see, he got a sweet new cardboard castle. 99% of the time I was at his house, we were upstairs in the castle. At one point we were in the castle & it was night time in the castle. We were laying with our heads smashed into the corner (mine b/c it couldn't fit anywhere else & his b/c he wanted the corner) & I was pretending to be asleep by fake snoring. I peaked my eyes open & listened intently only to hear Jack saying, "HONK, SHOE. HONK, SHOE." I immediately started laughing & poked him telling him he was a goose. And what did he do? He giggled & poked me saying, "You're the goose." I love the Jackster.

And Another One Bites The Dust...

Beautiful Tabitha got tied the knot with Tim today! Fun times had by all in sunny Colorado!

See You On The Other Side, Gunther!!

I miss you already!!

Rest assured, Gunther is in Heaven. I know because he chased the light like no dog I had ever seen. You whip out a flash light & he could focus on nothing else. My mom said once there was a lizard in the house & she shined a light on it for Gunther to get it--the silly guy just chased the light.

Ski Town Lingo

In honor of November, the month that ski champs & dirty snowboarders show up in Vail, I'de like to make a post.

At this time of year, it doesn't matter where you are...work, the store, out w/friends, at the gym, church...everyone talks about the mountain. All of the world seems to stop & it seems as if there are no issues worthy of conversation except those revolving around skiing/snowboarding.

With this, you can only imagine the new lingo that pops it's head out at this time of year. You are bound to hear the adjectives such as sick, narley & wicked on a regular basis. My favorite 'ski/snowboard' term would definately have to be 'Jib Nasty on that piece' used for doing a trick off a log or jump or rail--but who really knows what it means, just use it & you'll sound cool. Oh, and let me just add..it's not, 'let's go skiing' or 'let's go snowboarding.' The proper terms would be, 'wanna go make some turns?' and 'are you gunna ride today?'

As I look back on my last 3 seasons here, on of my favorite memories has to do with this 'ski town lingo.' A few years back I lived with a girl from Alabama who had a bunch of guys stay with us who were on a ski trip. One night we were all sitting around talking about skiing, of course. All of the sudden one guy used the term "Virpow" & all the other visitors seemed to know what he was talking about. Us locals, being 'new term' interested, responded with, "What did you just say?" And with a completely 'are you serious, you don't know what Virpow is' face, they at once all said, "Virgin Powder...you know, never skied on." Umm...I think that term was constantly used with a Napolean voice from that point on. And just when you thought it couldn't go any further....one day Dave, Josh & I were out 'shreding the nar' (yes another term) & Josh approached us & said, "man, I got all up on that piece-used it up. That Virpow is nothin but Hoepow now." Dave & I about cried.

Oh, the ski town lingo. There is no limit.

A VERY IMPORTANT POLL...

So, I'm coming back to the states in about 3 months...absolutely crazy to believe. Remember, I'm going to be a weirdo when I get back, so have patience with me...my English isn't so good these days...I may even need a translator. =) Many people have given me suggestions of what I should do when I get back...I, on the other hand, have ZERO clue as to what I'll be doing. I'm not worried or anxious about this at all, but I am, however, interested to know what YOU think I should do. So the world know, reader, what you think Rockstar Kel should do when she gets back to the states...

Sleep Walking???

So lately...quite often, actually....I've been doing weird things in my sleep.

Last night ross said I sat up & freaked out for a few minutes & then I turned the lights on & was looking for the white spiders in our bed. I think I woke up when I saw shaking the pillow & I look at Ross & he is kind of laughing but also kind of scared. I laughed for about the next 10 minutes at my self.

A while ago, I was caught saying, "Gross...There's buggy bugs in it." (are we noticing a bug theme?)

When we first got out fire place put in, I guess I was dreaming that our house was going to catch on fire & I opened my eyes & saw the light on the smoke detector. As my eyes were adjusting, I thought it looked like an amber going higher & higher and so I screamed. Ross was like 'what is your problem?'

And to make things even worse...when I have nightmares I start to sing. I think I am screaming, but Ross says it's a low hum.

Any advice for the weird sleeper or do any of you old roommates remember these things of me?

Why Vanessa Thinks China is Awesome....

The bears in Colorado can just knock over trash cans. Seriously, how did they get them to do that?

Introducing the Milk Queen and Darling...

So, the milk saga continues...so last time I told you about the "Milk Days" tv performance. I recently found out that this was all part of a month long campaign for milk and so last week they had the "closing ceremony" for the month. As part of the ceremony and part of the festival, they decided to choose 3 people from the tv performance to be the Milk King, Milk Queen, and Milk Darling. You want to take a wild guess who they chose to be the Milk Queen...yes, it's true...me. I was hoping we would get free milk for the year, but we just get a couple boxes of it (milk is not in cartons here). So, the other day I walk into my gym after being out of town for a couple days and they have all read the newspaper while I was gone...so I walk in and the say "Hello Milk Queen!!!" So apparently this is my new nickname in this neck of the woods...not to sure if I'm down with it. One of the trainers at the gym asked if they gave me enough milk to take showers in!! So once again, ladies and gentlemen, if you need help growing big and strong...just call the Milk Queen! =)

Look Who Came for a Visit

This past week some celebrities from good 'ol B-CS came out here for a visit. I had SO much fun with them and was completely encouraged and refreshed by spending quality time with them. It was fun to get to share my life here with them and to see their love for my city and the people as well. Love you guys!!!

Oh Vanity......

I gave in!! I know what you are thinking...I know. I listened to my first Arbonne presentation on Tuesday night & I've been told by another famous Arbonne Consultant that I must share my story!

Let me begin by saying that I don't even wash my face and here I am listening to an Arbonne business plan.

One thing I found interesting is that Arbonne claims that other product companies burn road kill & during that process a substance is produced which is used in lip balms--I told the girl I'm sure they do that & it's really still on the market. I mean how many Arbonne reps have believed this consistantly that they continue to tell people with actual belief.

Another fact, according to Arbonne, is that a form of gasoline is a main ingredient in many facial products...sweet.

Anyways, enough of comparing them to others...let's look at the advantages of working for arbonne....

You can have all your friends run from you, treat going to church as a 'possible client field' & make 'LIFE CHANGING' money of 6,000 dollars per month within 6 months. When you reach the 6,000 dollars a month you also get an 800 dollar allowance for a white mercedes. Only white because it is the purest color, like Arbonne products of course. If I ever have all the money in the world - please knock some sense into me if I am driving a Mercedes. Thanks!

And if 6,000 a month isn't good enough...you can achieve the 32,000 dollar per month mark after 18 months--you might have only 'clients' by then & no friends--but when you have 'LIFE CHANING MOFIA MONEY' who the heck cares, right?

Ok, so after the Arbonne speal I got to try the face product line. For a girl who doesn't wash her face I about freaked out when I saw it was a five step process....but I went with it anyways. After washing, then exfoliating, then some other step & the eye cream....I got to the moisturizer....within minutes my face started to burn real bad & I looked at Ross who proceeded to tell me my face looked like a tomato.

Although 'LIFE CHANGING' money can sound appealing at times...I think I'll stick to the humble life of a catalog customer service rep. By the way, this Arbonne team is the fastest growing in the country--so if any one wants to make the big bucks...let me know & I'll give them your phone number so you can make people tomato faces too. You can also buy any of the Arbonne products from Mrs. Deatherage.

I love Milk!!!

So this past weekend there was this tv performance that was put on by a milk company in this province. So before I sang my song there was this "interview" portion that they gave me a script for...essentially they wanted me to say how much I love milk, especially milk from the city where I live. They wanted me to say how great the flavor is and all this other cheesy stuff...luckily when it came down to it, the script was thrown out the window. So the act before me was like 30 little kids dressed up in the local attire singing and dancing...they were super cute. After the actual performance they got brave and I was mobbed by 30 kids pracitcing the 5 sentences of English they knew...Do you like China? Where are you from? Do you like bananas? What is your name? I got asked the same questions over and over again for about 20 minutes. Life in China is never dull.

That picture...

Still Breathing...

Many of you may have thought that I have fallen off the face of the earth...but the truth is, I'm still alive and kicking. About 3 weeks ago my hommie C left the city, and that was really hard. Here is a pic of us at the airport before all the tears began flowing...don't you like his hat? It's definitely really different without him here, and it was really hard at first...but I am doing much better now. I am a working woman now...no more school for this girl. It's been a nice change for me. It's REALLY hard to believe that I have only 4 more months left in this city. Of course there are things and more important than that, people, that I can't wait to see back in the states...but recently I'm realizing how incredibly difficult it is going to be to leave this place...these people that I have fallen in love with and can truly call my heart friends. I guess Father will help me to cross that bridge when I come to it, but the thing is that I know it's going to come up much quicker than I can imagine. I guess you really know you've truly given yourself to a place, to people when it really hurts to let go.

Howdy Ho First Snow!

Yep, it snowed today!
Just a sneak peak at the weather we love so much :)

Ross & I went to 2 garage sales this morning where 'reps' where selling their new 'gear'. I got some new snow pants and ross got a whole durable yellow suit (jacket & pants) to tow in the winter months! It's easy to buy when the snow is fallin. Pray for it to warm up--3 days ago I was out walking in a tank-top. Today I'm sitting by the fire drinking hot tea.

Mr. Giggle Box

Who is Mr. Giggle Box? Josiah Reid, of course. He laughs at everything and he is so happy! Josiah, Rachel & Thomas came to visit friday night and saturday. It was great to catch up and enjoy baby super.

Tim & Liza

Diana & Ella

YOUR MOM HAS A BLOG!

Umm...my mom is so hip...she has a blog:

Mom's Blog

A SOAPBOX GONE WRONG....

(first i would like to say i am not pregnant and this story has nothing to do with such things)

So....I, Vanessa have a philosophy on what you should not name your baby daughter when you the mom are 5'8 and over and your husband is over 6' tall. Maybe it's just my years of growing up tall, so for you untall people--this means your daughter is going to be tall and probably play sports. The names to stay away from are names overly girly & petite or butchy names.....you can't name her lilly or daisy...those are delicate names and just don't fit the body if you know what i mean. Then, you can't name her Helga, Scout, Joanne....you can only imagine someone from the sidelines screaming 'Go get em Jo!'....NOOOO....That is wrong. Hopefully you get the picture. Well...thinking that everyone knows these rules, here are a few stories of how me speaking my mind has gotten me in a little trouble....

1) There is a girl and guy a bearly knew and they are totally way over 6 footers...she knew she was going to have a girl and i went into my whole philosophy about wrong names for tall girls...everyone looked at me like i was crazy. Almost immediately after I was done, she said, well we decided to name her...(ok i can't remember the name, but it was butchy.) I was so embarrased...but then i thought some day this girl is going to hate her name and she'll be glad to know someone tried to fix it.

2) Tonight I met the cutest 6 month old...she had a smile so big. I met her without meeting the 8 people standing around with her. Her name: Lilly! I said to my friend, 'I love the name lilly, but i will never get to name my kid that cause she's gunna be tall and big and lilly doesn't go." I then get introduced to her parents who say, 'well, she's going to be really tall.' oh great!

happy birthday you extremely good looking people.

HONK KONG...the city of hand sanitizer

I went to Hong Kong recently for business. I had never been there before and had no idea what to expect. Let me just say that it is not like Chiner at all...I felt like NYC to me (eventhough I have never been there)...but that's what a lot of people compare it to. I was a HUGE change from where I live. One night we took this tram to the top of the city to an overlook point, it was beautiful at night...not necessarily nature beautiful, but a beautiful skyline. So, there was one thing that I thought was so crazy about HK, but that I loved...they had these hand sanitizer dispensers everywhere...in the malls, food courts, hotel lobbies...I have seen this kind of love for sanitation in a long time.

In honor of my last day at the ritz

so, in my last hour working working at the RCBG...a lady comes in telling me they are looking for a place in the area to buy a home. When i asked her if they had any luck...she said well, i'm trying to get my husband to quit his job so we can live here full time and play...and if that is the case we should just buy a 50 acre property that we found. ok, so this lady is saying they have enough mula for him to not work anymore and a 50 acre property in the vail area is still totally affordable. To give you a reference to just how much mula that is...Ross and I won't even look at houses b/c below is a sample from today's classifieds.....

Avon Just Listed Rare 1-bedroom condo located in the heart of Avon with excellent proximity to the new gondola, restaurants and shopping. This condo features one of the most desirable building locations.
$435,000
Jake Roberts Slifer Smith & Frampton (970)845-9400 jroberts@slifer.net www.vailrealestate.com

that's for a 1 bedroom....so, we'll just take 50acres please...you could end world hunger people! Oh....the other side.

MiniME

I realize that some of you may think that I fell off the face of the earth...but that is not the case at all...I have been traveling a lot though. This past week I went out to the grasslands with some friends for a huge festival and performance. There are some major components of this festival...horse racing, archery and most importantly, WRESTLING. The festival took place in the grasslands, in the middle of nowhere...farmers, herdsman, all kinds of people come out for this festival that happens each summer. One day my friends and I went into the nearby town to by some stuff and we saw this little boy dressed up as a wrestler...isn't he cute? The wrestling here is like nothing you will ever see in the States.

Big Dawg

This is the real deal...a true wrestler. I wouldn't want to fight him.

Stick Shifts & Safety Belts, Bucketseats Have All Got To Go!

After 8 months, Ross finally got the title for the houk's latest hoopty-roo. We took it for a spin tonight and I am lovin it! Check out the plaid bench seat and the largeness of the thing which makes it 100% guaranteed to hit something!

Pop Quiz: November 1990

Do you remember where you were when you found out Milli Vanilli wasn't real?

Don't stop till you get enough.

Ok, kelly, maybe you have realized this, but everytime we go to make a new post...the phrase 'don't stop till you get enough comes up.' As you can see, I forgot to erase it from the previous post...can someone give me the answer?

yeah, what's up...i had a friend visit!

Don't stop till you get enough.

oh, ice cream gerbil cage

So, for my birthday i got this gerbil cage looking thing and it's an ice cream maker for the outdoors. You basically put all the ingredients in it one side and the other side goes the ice and rock salt and then shake it up with your friends. (see model zach shaking away) i forgot to bring the sugar, so these people at a neighboring campsite had a few packets in their glove compartment...but not enough. The result...a lot more shaking and the ice cream stuck to the sides. (see katie chipping away for a little creamy goodness.) Despite the lack of ingredients, it was quite tasty, can't wait to shake up some action again.

This is the best one yet.

Umm...I came across this pic on super photos and I figured it needed a little more ooohs & aaahs.

Erin Deatherage is super wife

Today, I officially quit 'the grocery game.' I gave it a go for 2 months and just couldn't hang. From now on, I will deal with the frustration and pledge my allegiance to walmart and thank them for their low prices.
ERIN--you are awesome and I give you mad props for gaining savings of over 60%...sorry to quit on you.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROCKSTAR KEL

Lovin' the KTV

Music Videos in the Park

I should just say that nothing really suprises me anymore...So, Sunday night I get a call from my singing teacher and she tells me to show up at this hotel Monday morning at 7:30 a.m. and to bring my "performance" clothes. I show up Monday morning, we all eat breakfast and then my teacher tells my classmates and myself to go get "made-up" and put on our "performance" clothes because we are heading to a near-by park to be filmed by a tv station from Chiner's capital city. So we get dressed and then proceed to the near-by park to film what you could call "music videos". One by one we sang live, accompanied by the horse-headed fiddle...we had this huge crowd following us around...and so you couldn't just stand and sing...I mean this was a MUSIC video...so we had to be beautiful, and graceful and natural. I had to tape my song twice because they said the first time my expression was bad...guess I won't ever be on MTV in the states. =)

Dirty old man or sleazy shop clerk? YOU DECIDE.

So...a few days ago this 82 year old man came into the store and was shopping for jeans for his 50 year old daughter. Being the retail sales professional that I am, I screamed, 'no person can buy jeans for a woman!!!! it's not possible!!' (ok, i just thought that). We picked out some, but he didn't like them because they looked faded and he threw out the old 'back in my day' line. So, whatever. I thought he was a cute old man for trying.

Today he comes back, still looking for his daughter. He pretty much ruled out the jeans and after looking for a few, he picked up a dress. The dress was a size six and he was wondering if it would fit her....ummm, how am I supposed to know? Men--this is a common problem...either know your lady's (or daughter's in this case) sizes or don't buy clothes. As a good retail sales professional, you have to somehow try to imagine this person and figure out what size they actually are....at all costs you try to avoid saying, 'how is she in comparison to me?' (that sets you up for being looked over and most likely feeling huge afterwards). So, I asked, 'how tall is she?' The man goes, 'well, she's about like you---maybe a little shorter.' Great--no comparisons please. The dress was one that was fitted through the top and not through the bottom, so bottom size didn't matter...so, stupid me asks, 'is she smaller through the top?' Then, he asks a question that I'm not even sure Ross knows the answer to..."what's your bra size?" (ummm...excuse me? I think I immediately crossed my arms and didn't move them for the duration of his time in the store.) What else was I to say...I answered him...why, I have no idea. I can't even remember the conversation seconds after that, but he didn't get the dress.

So, he found some random lady in the store once I started helping someone else and she worked more magic than I and convinced him to buy a logo t-shirt with crystals on it for $120. (way to go lady!) During the check out process, I'm required to ask if they want their items delivered to their room. (we give it to a bellMAN and they deliver it)....anyways, the man didn't quite understand the question. so, a younger man said, "she's asking if she can 'deliver it' to your room.' In a loud voice, the 82 year old man says , 'I've been married for 59 years and I'm not about to screw it up now.' I was completely mortified...stupid job requirements! I'm never asking that question again EVER to a man purchasing anything by himself. I hope I never see that guy ever again. Cute old man, huh? Sicko.

Do I have the cutest nieces & nephews around or what? Hey guys!

Don't know what's worse, the coons or the nature lovers

So, we have these racoons that live at our house and they are the biggest pests...they try to live under the porch and they eat from the trash can and if you catch them doing it, they get up on their hind legs and hiss at you. SCARY, i know.

Anyways, yesterday I was getting my bike from the side of the house when my neighbors started telling me about how the racoon was on my hammock the other day swinging away. Ummm, that is where I draw the line...that's my new hammock and that darn coon better get off it.

Anyways, trying to make conversation I said, 'yeah, we had 3 of them last summer and trapped one and released it out past minturn.' Both of their faces turned to complete horror and they said, 'they aren't hurting anything.' I told them about how they live under our porch & eat our trash, they still looked at me like we were crazy for trapping it. seriously, people here make such a big deal about feeding bears, but feeding coons is for some reason ok.

I guess our coon trapping will have to be incognito or they will turn us in or something.

Hey Rockstar Kel

Hey Rockstar Kel:
Remember how I told you I sent you a t-shirt in the mail that qouted one of the songs on our debut album, 'love stinks.' Well, I mailed it on December 8th and got it back yesterday...good to know some wierdo didn't intercept it! I'll save it for you! The mail is a marvelous thing.

Happy Birthday to Me!

I got a hammock for my birthday!!! Ross made the sweet stand.

KTV...I love you!!!

So, KTV is the craze, it's the thing to do here in Chiner. KTV is kareoke...Let me explain one thing to you about Chiner...everyone sings here, it's doesn't matter if you sing great or if it sounds horrible...you just gotta put your heart into it. And let me tell you, people do. I've heard some REALLY horrible singing, but those people had more emotion in there singing than Mariah or Whitney ever did. Last night I went to sing KTV with a group of friends...it's just so funny. There was one guy there that really can't sing well, but he LOVES to sing. My friend said that this guy could get his own KTV room and sing KTV alone all day long and be happy. I love Chiner, the country where you can sing your heart out, sound horrible, and everyone still loves you!

Oh, Bear.

So, after 3 years of living in colorado I saw my first bear. We were driving down the highway and some tourists were out of their car taking a picture of the dead bear on the side of the road. It was ginormous with big old paws...i felt bad for it. hopefully soon I will see a real live one.

Poll: What kind of meat will you eat?

I've been thinking a lot about deli meat lately. I'll start by saying, I am very particular...I will only buy from the smallest turkey in the counter (Jeano is usually the smallest) because I am more convinced that it came from a real turkey. I wait the 10 minutes it takes the pour woman to shave the meat (she's probably cussing at me in spanish the whole time because it takes 5 times longer to get it shaved). As weird as it sounds, here in town the only place you can get this done is at Walmart...all the other places have pre-sliced and I'm like,'sick...no thanks.' This week I was shopping at a different store and I wasn't about to have anypart of pre-sliced, non-shaved meat--so I told ross to pick some up from walmart. This morning, I pull out our deli meat and was completely grossed out because it was thicker than shaved and it was wet and slimy....um, hurl. I made the sandwiches anyways, thinking I would survive. The whole way to work I was thinking about how I have to dispose of the sandwich...the wet meat just kept turning in my mind and stomach.

So my question is...Is it just me who has a phobia of deli meat? How can people eat that sick meat that is like a 2 foot rectangle and tells the water content on the package? Talk about slime city. And does anyone think that thickness is related to grossness? Oscar Meyer pre-slices...does that gross anyone else out?

Then again, when it comes to loving hotdogs...i don't have any issues.

The Dresses for real this time...

The Dresses...

These are the "bridesmaids"...looks like the real deal, huh?

Don't be fooled...

I know what you are thinking...wow, KK got to be a part of a wedding and she is taking a picture with the bride. Oh no my friends...that is not true. My hommie CH had a final lecture to give to his entire school and so he decided to go out with style. He put together an elaborate American wedding so everyone could see what it was really like. It was so elaborate that he rented the guys tuxes and the girls had matching dresses made. V- your wedding was the girls inspiration...they thought the bridesmaids dresses were so pretty so they wanted to get some made like the ones we wore in your wedding. He was the "pastor"...I was the "singer"...It was pretty funny seeing that the "wedding party" had never seen an American wedding before. Yet another crazy experience to add to the list.