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Post by Zee on Aug 26, 2014 3:14:41 GMT
Thanks maryland ! It's Essie Bouncer, It's Me. But it was a PITA to work with. If you want a nice bright blue, try Sinful Colors Endless Blue. I have Endless Blue! Such a pretty color, may use that on my toes next. I also have the "original" Sally Hansen Pacific Blue, which reminds me of what you have on. I love to "talk" nail polish! Thanks! Aha, I didn't realize you were a polish gal! I have at least 6 bright blues like that. I don't know why. I'm trying to purge my collection down to a more reasonable number and weed out some dupes but I find I'm unable to part with any of those blues!
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Post by gryroagain on Aug 26, 2014 3:24:01 GMT
Berkeleymom, we love it there! Death Valley is (oddly) one my and my oldest dds favorite places on the planet. Guess we just like those wide open spaces, being introverts. We stayed there 2 years ago and had so much fun, even if the pool is warm!
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Post by kristalina on Aug 26, 2014 3:37:49 GMT
I'm not sure if this will show, but this "little" guy came walking up the sidewalk last week. From what I read, it's not poisonous and just a lonely male looking for a mate. It scared the bejesus out of us, never seen one that wasn't behind glass. Probably not the summer image you had in mind. holy cow, where do you live? that thing was fast!!
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Post by ~summer~ on Aug 26, 2014 3:44:32 GMT
Berkeleymom, we love it there! Death Valley is (oddly) one my and my oldest dds favorite places on the planet. Guess we just like those wide open spaces, being introverts. We stayed there 2 years ago and had so much fun, even if the pool is warm! We all loved Death Valley -- and the Furnace Creek Resort too -- the pool doesnt look like much there but it was so fun, and there was a putting green and a super cool restaurant. When we drove through the dessert Air Force jets were buzzing us and the whole desert was just so beautiful.
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Post by 950nancy on Aug 26, 2014 4:08:22 GMT
Spongemom Scrappants I stayed at three properties and none hit the marks all at once. I stayed at the Hard Rock, Breathless and Iberostar Grand Bavaro. The food at Breathless was horrible but the beach service and vibe was amazing and of the three properties it had the most swim-able beach. The spa and the resort credits at Hard Rock was pretty cool but the property is too large and the drinks didn't flow more of a family resort. Iberostar had the best food I lost a ton of weight because for 6 days I ate nothing but grilled lobster and tomatoes but the crowd was old and there was very little to do after 8pm. They did cart people over to their sister resorts for a more lively evening. The reason I broke up the trip was because I didnt want to be responsible for my sisters crappy vacations as we are planning a sister trip around the holidays. You'll have to share the beach conditions. For me thats the most important part! Hope you have a good time. We stayed at the Iberostar on Bavaro Beach. Food was decent, but I loved the rooms. We've stayed in a lot of places and these rooms were very large and perfect for two people. Last March we went to Jamaica and had a wonderful time too. The rooms weren't as great, but the food and hotel were amazing.
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Post by finaledition on Aug 26, 2014 4:55:14 GMT
I'm not sure if this will show, but this "little" guy came walking up the sidewalk last week. From what I read, it's not poisonous and just a lonely male looking for a mate. It scared the bejesus out of us, never seen one that wasn't behind glass. Probably not the summer image you had in mind. holy cow, where do you live? that thing was fast!! California. Lived here my entire life and thought these were only found in the desert. My friend said she found 2 in her pool filter last summer. Honestly it gives me the heebie jeebies when I think about it.
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Post by kristalina on Aug 26, 2014 5:02:32 GMT
Ok, I'm in Ca and I've never seen a spider that big! I hope you live very far away from me!!! It took me over an hour to upload some pics to a hosting site. what a pita. Is there a way to choose a picture from your computer instead of a pic hosting site? Rusty at the beach: DD2 and her main man: and this is dd [HASH]1 in her first apartment - about 2 weeks ago:
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Post by lucyg on Aug 26, 2014 5:25:05 GMT
I've seen bigger tarantulas running around loose on Mt. Diablo in Walnut Creek. I don't get out of my car. kristalina, so did your DD find a place in SF? It looks beautiful from what's in the photo.
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Post by kristalina on Aug 26, 2014 5:37:41 GMT
I've seen bigger tarantulas running around loose on Mt. Diablo in Walnut Creek. I don't get out of my car. kristalina, so did your DD find a place in SF? It looks beautiful from what's in the photo. About those tarantulas, I forgot, one year when the girls were little, we heard they were above ground for mating and running around all over Mt. Tam. and drove up there to look for them. We didn't find any but it sure was pretty up there. Yes, Lucy!!! what a relief, she's all settled in. - after answering probably 100+ Craigslist ads for rooms in other people's apartments, we were driving down the street and saw a For Rent sign in the window of the cutest house on the planet (dd's words, it's pink) and stopped and rented it right then and there. It didn't take her very long to find roommates, so many kids answered the ad. They had probably 50-75 people respond in the first few days. No wonder she couldn't find a room. So now I'm having fun helping her furnish it. And my other dd drove away today headed for new place in Santa Barbara. I'm kindof a mess! (the one with the dog above.) Here's the pink house: (it is adorable, right?)
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Post by Lindarina on Aug 26, 2014 6:35:03 GMT
The summer has been wonderful here this year, being the warmest ever recorded This is me and my daughter, flying a kite at the beach: And this is me having a swim in the ocean, at my fathers cabin:
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Post by lucyg on Aug 26, 2014 6:48:38 GMT
kristalina: TOTALLY ADORABLE!! That's a great story. Now I want to live there, too.
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Post by anxiousmom on Aug 26, 2014 12:07:46 GMT
I've seen bigger tarantulas running around loose on Mt. Diablo in Walnut Creek. I don't get out of my car. kristalina, so did your DD find a place in SF? It looks beautiful from what's in the photo. Good God. I would have move. Or burn the house down.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2014 12:20:01 GMT
Our summer has consisted of several camping trips and a couple drives to DH's mom's place up north. and lots of zucchini:
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Post by maryland on Aug 26, 2014 12:48:38 GMT
I have Endless Blue! Such a pretty color, may use that on my toes next. I also have the "original" Sally Hansen Pacific Blue, which reminds me of what you have on. I love to "talk" nail polish! Thanks! Aha, I didn't realize you were a polish gal! I have at least 6 bright blues like that. I don't know why. I'm trying to purge my collection down to a more reasonable number and weed out some dupes but I find I'm unable to part with any of those blues! Yes, I love nail polish! Do you have any favorite nail polish blogs? I know their is another nail polish lover on this board (StaceyAngel). I love when she does the "what polish are you wearing now" threads.
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Post by pattipea on Aug 26, 2014 15:22:04 GMT
Our SIL' s mother has a party at her home on the lake every year on the 4th of July. Lots of people, good food, activities for the kids and fireworks at dark. A good time was had by all. Attachment Deleted
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Post by Zee on Aug 26, 2014 15:29:32 GMT
maryland I don't really look at blogs anymore other than the polishaholic, I don't know why but blogs don't interest me much. I prefer instagram and pinterest.
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Post by lucyg on Aug 26, 2014 15:32:03 GMT
I've seen bigger tarantulas running around loose on Mt. Diablo in Walnut Creek. I don't get out of my car. kristalina, so did your DD find a place in SF? It looks beautiful from what's in the photo. Good God. I would have move. Or burn the house down. I live like 20 miles away and over a bridge.
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Post by anxiousmom on Aug 26, 2014 15:37:36 GMT
Good God. I would have move. Or burn the house down. I live like 20 miles away and over a bridge. Yeah, but that thing is big enough to grow flipping wings and fly.
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Post by Sam on Aug 26, 2014 18:08:06 GMT
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Post by luckyexwife on Aug 26, 2014 18:21:23 GMT
I haven't been anywhere or done anything terribly exciting all summer. Couple motorcycle rides. I do this most of the summer: (this is one of my fav wedding pics of the year) Here's a selfie right as we were getting ready to go on a bike ride. One of my favorite meals is a bottle of wine, cheese and fruit. After a long weekend we rode up to my home town, went to the lake (where we were married) and had a late picnic. The sun was getting ready to set and everyone left so it was just us. It was nice. Taking the youngest granddaughter to the zoo this weekend and Chicago next month so you'll have to ask again so I have actual photos to share! lol. I love how the photo said "your girls" on the boys pics so it totally threw me for a bit. I thought you were being funny. hah. Is there a story behind the wedding picture? It looks fun and different. Does one girl have matching tattoos on each arm, or did you reverse image? (I can't zoom in enough to see the tattoo detail)
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Post by freebird on Aug 26, 2014 18:23:40 GMT
I haven't been anywhere or done anything terribly exciting all summer. Couple motorcycle rides. I do this most of the summer: (this is one of my fav wedding pics of the year) Is there a story behind the wedding picture? It looks fun and different. Does one girl have matching tattoos on each arm, or did you reverse image? (I can't zoom in enough to see the tattoo detail)
That's the bride, all the arms are all her bridesmaids behind her. I'm not sure what the one girl's tattoos were. I didn't alter them.
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Post by luckyexwife on Aug 26, 2014 18:28:37 GMT
That's the bride, all the arms are all her bridesmaids behind her. I'm not sure what the one girl's tattoos were. I didn't alter them.
I figured that much, I was just wondering if the pose was your idea or the brides. It turned out cool.
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Post by wellway on Aug 26, 2014 18:31:21 GMT
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Post by wellway on Aug 26, 2014 18:37:04 GMT
Good God. I would have move. Or burn the house down. Try Again - thought you might like this story which was reported on the BBC recently, have not linked as there is a picture of a spider at the beginning.A homeowner who killed a spider by setting it alight had to call 999 after her house caught fire. The woman had called a relative for help to remove a spider from her home in Kenfig Hill, Bridgend. They first tried to kill the spider by spraying it with an aerosol and then they set it on fire. But as they did so, the house caught alight. In a tweet, South Wales Fire Service warned others not to remove spiders using "lit aerosols". No people were hurt in the incident.
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Post by valincal on Aug 26, 2014 18:39:22 GMT
Great photos everyone! Thanks for sharing. Here are two from the past couple of weeks. They were taken at either end of Okanagan Lake in BC. The first is at the southern end overlooking the Naramata Bench wine region. The second is from the northern end, at Predator Ridge golf course. "
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2014 18:40:33 GMT
these pictures are great!
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Post by freebird on Aug 26, 2014 18:49:54 GMT
That's the bride, all the arms are all her bridesmaids behind her. I'm not sure what the one girl's tattoos were. I didn't alter them.
I figured that much, I was just wondering if the pose was your idea or the brides. It turned out cool. Thank you! We were just goofing around and kind of played off each other's ideas.
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Post by eastcoastpea on Aug 26, 2014 18:52:23 GMT
Fantastic pictures everyone. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Aug 26, 2014 23:10:02 GMT
Olan -- When we went two years ago it was as the hurricane that threatened the Republican National Convention was on the move. In fact, out flights down were disrupted by it. The hurricane hit the Haiti side of the island badly, but there was little damage in the Punta Cana area of DR. However, the weather was still impacted some by the remnants for the first half of the week. The staff at the resort went out every morning and picked up all the seaweed and other stuff that had washed up and then raked the beach. Raked the whole beach. With pretty little designs that differed every day. Leaving it virtually pristine with all the little cabanas and rattan "bed" loungers scattered around. The water itself was not nearly as brightly blue/green and clear as I've experienced so many other places in the Caribbean. But that may have been related to the storm blowing through. We did do speed boats and snuba (variation of snorkeling but with oxygen hoses so you can stay down) later in the week at Bavarro Beach and it was clear and lovely there over the reefs. I'm anxious to see the water at the resort this year for comparison.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2014 13:00:37 GMT
Ack,the two got mixed up, i'm sure you can tell! ha Yeah - but the way you did it was still hilarious!!
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