3 1/2x12

his baby finally made it into a blog picture. and i'm not talking about beth, but that beauty she's sitting on. may i introduce you all to big bertha. hank's pride and joy. we've had some good times in that thing. not what this post is about, but worth mentioning for hank's sake. :)

i'm laughing hysterically in this photo because beth kept sitting on the edge of the truck bed and falling off in to hanks arms and was totally loving it. so we pulled out the camera and hit the timer button, hoping to catch it just as she was falling off. and of course she just sat there, and sat there, and sat there just like that and hank kept calling to her, trying to get her to come, and she just wouldn't take the leap. i had to laugh... she finally did it after the shutter closed. figures...

well my friends, we are off tomorrow to jackson hole. words cannot describe the excitement i feel right now. let's just say, this has not been the summer of george (seinfeld, anyone?). hank and i both are just ready to get away from work for a while and be disconnected from the world and just take a break from the chaos our summer has been. both of our hotels have been so busy - he's worked every weekend - and it's been hard for us to get out and do the things we normally do during these fantastic summer months. we have been so. lame. this year. so it's going to be so nice to get away for a while and hang with the banner fam. i have some pretty high expectations for this trip. i'm just saying, it better be filled with solid views of the tetons, sore cheeks and sides from outrageous laughter, the freshest air on the planet, some good cowboy sightings, and a phone/technology-free 5 days. i'm sure i won't be disappointed.

here's to 8 hours on the road to jackson - what i like to call, my own little graceland. see you next week...



ps: that's right, i said 3 1/2. due to come mid-january. i'll let you know on august 25 if it's pink or blue.