Old Clothes?/ New Camera!!

So this weekend Bryan and I were gifted with $250 by our apartment manager, which immediately went into our "blow" fund, which until yesterday was only known of thanks to Dave Ramsey but yet non-existent in our home. Blow money is money that is available to blow, and blow it we did. Less than 24 hours later, we happily laid down the cash for a long anticipated NICE digital camera....nice meaning, one that we can take INDOOR pictures as well as outdoor pictures and they all upload onto our computer (our previous $60 camera from Walgreens was a POS). This camera comes with all the latest bells and whistles as far as cameras go within our price range, and it is yet simple to understand. So this doubled as an Anniversary present to each other, and we celebrated with a trip to Mt. St. Helens.

The bottom picture was as close as we got to the Volcano (within 10 miles of the final observatory at the end of Highway 504) but we had to turn around because we were running out of gas and had to coast 40 miles back down the hill (if Bryan looks stressed in this picture, that is why). :-) Lesson learned: Beginning with our road trip on Wednesday night, we will suck up the outrageous price of gas stations off the beaten path if we have to, or fill up whenever a decent station is available! The top picture is at the interpretive visitor center, which was our first and most informative stop along the road. The middle picture is on a bluff overlooking the new bridge they had to build following the explosion and subsequent flood of volcanic ash. (By the way, for our first anniversary we went to OMSI's Body Worlds exhibit, second anniversary was a museum on Mt. St. Helens....are we turning into nerds or what?!?!)

Day after tomorrow we are leaving...and, I still have a lot to do. If I haven't mentioned it before, I hate packing. With a passion. But I have been needing/wanting to clean out my closet for awhile and thought this would be an easy time to do it. IF I had the time. The reason I should clean out my closet is because I discovered it is not normal or no longer feasible in some cases to wear bras, underwear and pajamas that my mom bought me back in high school. Then I started thinking...WOW! That was 10 years ago! When did I get so old? I consoled myself with this fact when I tried on a pair of PJ's that my mom and supposedly my brother in law picked out when I turned 15 and they would not button any more (never mind the fact that that was not only 10 years but also 50+ pounds ago). Also, my friend Liz laughed at me the other day when I informed her I still wear the same undies (yes, somehow my butt has not grown...just everything else). Hmmm...I guess maybe next time I get money I should not focus on what is visible to the eye but what is underneath? I just have a problem spending money on things that can't be seen, but I guess it is time to grow up and accept my age! Ha!