Thank You Reams.

I have seriously not laughed this hard in public in a long long time.   Mitchell and I went on an adventure yesterday and somehow ended up in Reams.  And boy am I glad we did.   We were wandering past the cowboy attire when some tiny plastic children’s chairs caught Mitchell’s attention.  Why they caught his attention …. I’m not sure … maybe it was the flashy colors.   Mitchell picked one up, put it on the floor and then to my horror, he began lowering his bottom to sit in it.   I looked at the seat of the chair and then at Mitchell’s bottom … I did some calculations … and Mitchell’s rump was not going to fit.  I turned and winced as Mitchell let his body weight rest on the chair.  As I turned back around my eyes beheld Mitchell sitting on the floor with the poor plastic chair broken beneath him.  Mitchell was so embarrassed that he fled the scene immediately and left me to explain the disaster.  To our dismay, those stupid little chairs cost $5.00.  I explained the fiasco to the cashier.  She took one look at the chair and said, “I don’t think we have ever had that happen before.”  So she called over the manager, he laughed and we were off the hook.  I am kind of sad I didn’t get to take a picture of Mitchell and his poor plastic victim.  I would like to thank Reams and my husband for yesterday’s excellent entertainment.

Family of Four

I got my first cell phone after I got back from my mission … *gasp of horror* … yeah I know …. I’m kind of a late bloomer.  I just really didn’t have a need for a phone up until then.  It never ceases to blow my mind when I see 7,8 and 9 yr olds with cell phones … I guess they have more active social lives than I did at their age (but seriously, what do they have to talk about? … the latest Hannah Montana episode? …. What they got on their spelling quizzes?)   Anyway, what I’m trying to say here is that I don’t really care much about cell phones or having the newest and coolest model  If I can call and text … then I am set for life. 

Recently, we switched over to Sprint and boy did Sprint hook us up.  I’m not quite sure how I feel about our newest little additions to the family.  These phones are pretty fancy … a little too fancy.  Every time I pick it up I feel like I’m holding a newborn baby …. so delicate … I’m afraid I will hurt it.   I feel the need to sew it some little clothes to protect it from the outside elements.   I’m pretty sure this phone is exactly like having a baby.   It talks for heaven’s sake.  It’s a very smart baby.

Clearly, Mitchell is excited about the phone … maybe a little too excited.  The way he looks at … I get a little jealous.  I just can’t compete.

 

Cradling the baby.

5 Alive!

Oh the 80’s.

The hair…

The music…

  

  The clothes …..

The movies.  Ohhhhh the movies.   My mind was not programmed to appreciate 80’s movies.   Surprisingly enough the 80’s did produce a few classic flicks ….. Star Wars, The Princess Bride and Indiana Jones  …. but the number of bad movies far outweigh the good.   I don’t know what got into Mitchell the other day … but he got on this 80’s kick.  Before I knew it we had “Short Circuit” and “Gremlins” at our fingertips.  I resisted ...for a while.  But honestly, who can say no to Mitchell?  I only agreed to view Short Ciruit 1 (believe it or not .. there is a Short Circuit 2) and somehow I got conned into watching the first 30 mins of Gremlins … but by then my mind was ready to explode and I could handle no more … but it was too late.  “5 alive! 5 alive!” was already engrained into my brain.  Never again.  I, Erin Fillmore, will not participate in watching any more poorly made 80’s movies. 

 

Space and Smoothies.

Space and smoothies.  That pretty much sums up yesterday.

My dad has been a cute space enthusiast for as long as I can remember.   Big telescope? Yep he’s got one.  Star Trek? Absolutely.   So it didn’t come as a surprise when he invited us to watch Hubble: 3D with him.

Mitchell and I thought we would hit up Jamba on the way (buy one get one free … and we had a gift card … score.)

We came to the conclusion that it is impossible to look cool while sucking on a straw.  Puckered lips …. just not cool.

I am slightly embarrassed by this photo.  I have willingly watched Star Trek many many times.  I am ever so familiar with the Spock emblem.  You wouldn’t believe that by looking at this picture …. apparently I belong to a gang and Mitchell … Mitchell who has never even seen Star Trek … nailed it.  Oh … and by the way …. space is cooool.  My mind was boggled.

My parents are cooler than your parents.

He’s Got a Chip on His Shoulder

Mitchell went to our friendly “second-hand” food store to pick up some salad ….. and came home with this…..

Chips.  And lots of them.  96 bags to be exact.  All at no cost.  Any ideas what we can do with all these?

Biker Gang

Mitchell and I joined a biker gang on Saturday.   We call it MitcHELL’s angels.  ha. Okay, who I am kidding …. we don’t even own a pair of bikes …. we had to weasel these bikes away from my parents for the afternoon.  The next spare $1000 we have laying around going to waste will be spent on a pair of bikes … and we will name our bikes for sure.  I picture a nice sleek black bike named Gretel.

Along the way we ran into a couple of hungry mammals.  We tried to feed them grass … but man, those horse lips weirded us out.  I’m pretty sure those horses could have sucked our hands off … and we needed both of our hands … so we left.

Mr. Ed (with partial eyelash extensions)

I enjoyed these … cool weed stick things ?

 

I had one request before we went home.  I really wanted to visit a greenhouse.  The greenhouse smell/aroma is in my list of top 5 favorite smells.  I have never used drugs … but I’m pretty sure greenhouses give me the same kind of buzz/high.  I could have crawled up on the greenhouse floor and stayed the night.  And with the second large amount of cash just laying around going to waste … I would LOVE to own a greenhouse.

25

Twenty-five? Really?  I guess I don’t really feel the whole twenty-five thing because I still get mistaken for a high school senior. ha.   A week ago Monday was my birthday but we had a little pre-birthday get together a while back before Mitchell left for the Bahamas. (Thanks to all of you who gave me a birthday shout out of some sort).

We received a deviled egg dish for our wedding, and since we don’t have deviled egg parties very often (ha.) I thought I would use it as a jewelry dish.  It has cute little round compartments for my earrings etc …it’s totally vintage chic if you ask me.   Mitchell thought my deviled egg dish antics were slightly odd …. so he got me a wonderfully fabulous jewelry tree.   My mom surprised me with some sa-weet sandals (Are you supposed to get birthday presents after you get married? … I think it was kind of a pity present because Mitchell was going to be gone for my birthday…yeah for pity presents haha)

And what is a Fillmore birthday without some unusual cake of some sort? ……. APE CAKE!

A couple of days ago Mitchell fed me this urban legend about free ice cream cones at Arctic Circle … well of course I had to put this legend to the test …. so if you are ever craving .01294 oz of free ice cream and don’t care about looking like a loser asking for a free microscopic ice cream cone… Arctic Circle can hook you up.