July 4th Shenanigans!

Tuesday, July 7, 2009 10:24:50 AM

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Lonnie surprised the kids, my Mom, and me by saying he was going to take us to the beach on Sunday. bigsmile As I'm sure you can imagine (if you know me at all), I was SO stoked! I freakin' love the beach! love The kids and my Mom seemed pretty flippin' excited, too. It was to be our first beach trip in 2009! w00t!!! headbang

Once we all got over the initial surprise and excitement, we realized that we'd better pack some crap up. Here's Lonnie loading the back of the SUV with said crap...


Once we got all our junk loaded in the back of the SUV, we all piled in and prepared for our 2+ hour drive to the beach...


Of course, our first stop had to be the gas station. *sigh* I took a picture of the prices...


We were finally all gassed up and ready to go! yes During our travels, we must've seen about 239473 different fireworks stands like this one...


We couldn't afford fireworks, so we just past all of them up. No big loss, really. Those things are a huge waste of money!

Anyway, we continued to drive and drive. We saw all sorts of interesting things along the way. For example, this Sasquatch statue carved out of a tree....


Apparently Big Foot is really big in this area. I had no idea. I don't even believe in Sasquatch, so whatever. To each their own. rolleyes

We finally started seeing signs that meant that we were getting closer and closer to Seaside, Oregon! Here's a perfect example!:


We've been to the Aquarium at Seaside....it's nothing special AT ALL. But then, I didn't care for the Aquarium in Seattle, either. San Francisco has the best one I've seen.

So anyway...we kept driving and driving until we finally saw some signs for Seaside...


I looked into the back seat to see if they were getting excited back there, but nobody seemed nearly as excited as I was. For example, here's Sunny...


I expected to turn back and see her with an ear-to-ear smile, but got that little smirk instead. *shrugs* Oh well. Moving on....

Somewhere along the way, Lonnie was driving along when POP!!! One of the lenses from his sunglasses jumped right out of the frame! lol ...


Of course, I just about died laughing when he turned and looked at me with a totally straight face. lol

Well, we finally made it to the beach around 6PM. (we got a late start) It was fairly brisk out there...certainly not bikini temps...pisser. The beach was cram packed!!!


Jameson and Lonnie did a lot of 'manly bonding' while on the beach. They built the big bon fire and whatnot. It was nice to see them getting along so well. o


My Mom even seemed to have a great time! bigeyes That's not as easy as it seems. She's not exactly up for too much fun lately.


My daughter got impatient, so she started snappin' pictures of me. rolleyes I hate having my picture taken, but I humor her all the time. She takes most of the pictures of me. bigsmile This is the one she likes best from the beach...


Sadly, I came across a dead fish. The way it was laying there was pretty interesting, though, so I took a picture of it...


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Something happened a little farther down the beach because the trucks came out with their lights going and whatnot. I didn't hear of any drownings or anything, so it must not've been too much...


I then happened to notice some dude taking pictures of a couple girls. I thought it'd be interesting to take a picture of him taking pictures...hahaha...


Well, the night progressed and everyone decided to hover around the bon fire...but first, Lonnie and I just HAD to take a pic together. bigsmile


Before it got too incredibly dark, we all went somewhere to take a nice family picture. My Mom took the pic for us...


Thank goodness we thought to take a family pic before the sun totally went down. My son's hardly ever home anymore. Getting him to take pics is like pulling teeth!

Anyway, as the night progressed, more and more people started shooting off their fireworks. It was so flippin' neat. There were fireworks EVERYWHERE! We couldn't afford to get them, ourselves, but that was totally okay! Everyone else around us had plenty for us to enjoy. bigsmile

Here's a picture of one of the fireworks...I didn't get too many shots. I was too busy enjoying myself.


We finally ended up putting our fire out around 2AM...at which time we headed back home. We all had a terrific time!!! Lonnie has declared that this will be our new July 4th tradition. yes

I took a couple videos. The first one is from when we first got to the beach - showing how crowded it was. (Although it got MUCH more crowded later on.)

PHONIES heart - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQQTU7iLezk

And now here's what it was like once the sun went down and people started busting out their fireworks...

PHONIES heart - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5QNzOkT9NU

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Comments

Aleksander AasAleksander Tuesday, July 7, 2009 10:32:56 AM

Looks like a awesome trip smile

I love the fact that you have the same t-shirt as me!

Happy birthday USA!

Sarah angel292005 Tuesday, July 7, 2009 10:34:50 AM

roflmao @ the sunglasses

The beach is beautiful, Karen. love I am so
happy that you guys had a wonderful time!! heart

KarenNerak Tuesday, July 7, 2009 10:40:19 AM

Hi Aleks! We pwn! That t-shirt is badass. bigsmile


Thanks so much, Sarah! love It was certainly some much needed stress relief! heart

Matthewnoah counte Tuesday, July 7, 2009 11:14:03 AM

Wait a minute... you do know that Sasquatch is planning a political coup for 12/21/2012, right?

I really enjoy Seaside, though it's a little crowded for my tastes (and there's not enough nakedness wink ). I'm really glad you got out and had a good time.

Sarah angel292005 Tuesday, July 7, 2009 11:24:52 AM

coffee love

Tamil Tuesday, July 7, 2009 11:48:04 AM

Nice trip. bigsmile

KarenNerak Tuesday, July 7, 2009 12:04:06 PM

Thanks, Matthew! I'm glad I got out, too. We all REALLY needed the time away from home. It was so refreshing. smile

The nudey beach will happen when it gets warmer out! yes


Sarah - coffeelove :cupcake: heart


Hi Tamil! Yes, it was a lovely time! o banana



Sarah angel292005 Tuesday, July 7, 2009 1:30:26 PM

coffee :potpie: woot!

Dacotah Tuesday, July 7, 2009 2:23:05 PM

So happy you all got to go to the beach. smile
Great photos and videos Karen.
♥

MConor Tuesday, July 7, 2009 3:13:44 PM

Nows theres a pair of sunglasses to keep lol

Rickcwbywz Tuesday, July 7, 2009 3:53:35 PM

Originally posted by Nerak:


The nudey beach will happen when it gets warmer out! :yes:


My gosh! It has been over 100 here every day for over a month. It was still that when we left the fireworks display. I was surprised to see people on the beach in jackets.
Glad you had a good time.

sorinste-ven Tuesday, July 7, 2009 4:05:23 PM

Nice places smile (and family p )

What i notice is you can't live without cars !
..i'd love to see you going by train to the beach...or by mules yes . Ecologically !!

Rickcwbywz Tuesday, July 7, 2009 4:08:01 PM

lmao @ Karen riding a mule!

Charles SchlossChas4 Tuesday, July 7, 2009 4:15:25 PM

I have to get some nerds to eat some time. I saw that kind of fire works and another kind of fire works on the 4th, Jet Cars

KarenNerak Tuesday, July 7, 2009 8:17:24 PM

awww I'm Sarah's little Pot Pie! heart Love you, my Cupcake! lol


Steven - I shall never ride a horse or mule. I'm scared shitless of horses. down Besides, a horse doesn't have air conditioning. p

Rick - Laugh it up! lol Let's see you get on a mule!

I have a couple different people trying to talk me into moving to TX. I would seriously consider it if it weren't for the tornado thing. I am WAY too much of a wussie when it comes to those things. When I was a kid, I lived through too many of 'em...it caused trauma, I think. cry


Thanks to everyone for dropping by! I hope all of you who are American had a great holiday...and those who aren't American...I hope you had a killer weekend! heart



Mad Scientistqlue Wednesday, July 8, 2009 12:43:52 AM

Now I have to ask one question? What time does the sun set there? confused.
That first photo looks like it was taken at 2 in the afternoon? bigeyes.

KarenNerak Wednesday, July 8, 2009 12:45:37 AM

It sets around 9ish in the evening. smile

We got to the beach at about 6PM...it takes about 2 hours to get there.

Phantom2 Wednesday, July 8, 2009 1:08:22 AM

lol @ the Phantom Fireworks! lol

party Sounds like a great time! It's good to have family times like those.

We had a tradition when I was a kid of going to Galveston Island for the Fourth of July. Did the bon fire thing and sometime stayed down on the beach overnight. The city always had a great firewoorks show at dark. Better than camping out on a lake!up

KarenNerak Wednesday, July 8, 2009 1:31:28 AM

lol I was wondering if you'd see that, P2! Yay...you did! yesheadbang

The city of Vancouver couldn't afford the fireworks this year, so it was cancelled for the first time since like 1920-something. So we said, "Screw it!" and went to the beach instead. I'm SO happy we did. It was a blast. p

Jenngflladydeath Wednesday, July 8, 2009 3:42:06 AM

Hey Pumpkin, well I havent read any of the comments yet..cuz I always come straight to speak after I read what you wrote..
First..and Im lookin up I see p2's name so he must of wrote, and I was going to say something about it, I Like the Phantom Fireworks..that is funny..everytime I see something "Phantom" I always think of him sad

Also I wanted to comment about your wardrobe change lol
First binary, then ponies up You were showin off the shirts I got cha headbang

That Pic of the fam..the kids and you and lonnie I LOVE! heart thats a really good pic of you all up

Glad you all had a wonderful time, the pic of the firework going off is really kewl cuz those swizzler type ones are one of my fav.'s next to the ones that are smilie faces and hearts heart

I havent watched the videos yet and am going to..
Seaside is one of my fav. places besides Mt. Hood of course to see and be at when in Oregon..I so cant wait to dye to finally get to be there smile

Love You and Im glad you had a great time and will do it every year, great tradition up

love

Jenngflladydeath Wednesday, July 8, 2009 3:43:51 AM

Originally posted by Nerak:

I would seriously consider it if it weren't for the tornado thing.



Tornado? Not around here, more like flippin Hurricans LOL

Charles SchlossChas4 Wednesday, July 8, 2009 4:32:49 AM

both are vortexes...

MsBeHaven Wednesday, July 8, 2009 4:58:42 AM

Ok Karen... just so you know... not ALL of Texas is plagued with tornadoes. I have lived here (south and south central TX) many, many, many, many years and though I have seen plenty of thunderstorms, I have never seen a tornado. Not one, nodda, zero, zilch.
So you just come on down where the cost of living is actually reasonable and winter normally happens on a Wednesday. lol

I am SO GLAD you finally made it to the beach!
smile

Mad Scientistqlue Wednesday, July 8, 2009 8:04:32 AM

Sun setting around 9ish! scared.
That's like Cape Town! bigeyes.

OlgaOlgita Wednesday, July 8, 2009 8:21:01 AM

Karen! I am sooooo glad for you!!! You had a really great time there!!!!!happy And I can se ethise through your pictures!smile

Sunny is growing up!wink She looks like a young lady!wink

Didnt you swim?sad

Jenngflladydeath Wednesday, July 8, 2009 2:08:51 PM

Originally posted by MsBeHaven:

winter normally happens on a Wednesday. lol


HAHAHAHAHAH I think thats the day it happened that we got snow here..too funny!

Rickcwbywz Wednesday, July 8, 2009 4:38:00 PM

Originally posted by MsBeHaven:

I have lived here (south and south central TX) many, many, many, many years


but she doesn't look a day over 30.

MsBeHaven Wednesday, July 8, 2009 8:35:53 PM

Originally posted by cwbywz:

I have lived here (south and south central TX) many, many, many, many years

but she doesn't look a day over 30.

Oops, so maybe I went a little overboard with the "many's" haha

Phantom2 Wednesday, July 8, 2009 9:08:16 PM

....nudey beach.....did someone mention a nudey beach ! cool
I got gas money!

KarenNerak Wednesday, July 8, 2009 11:10:29 PM

Jenn - I didn't even notice the change of clothes. Jameson's shirt is different, too. confused I wonder WTF? I didn't change my shirt and I don't recall him changing his, either. confused Maybe that family picture was already on the card? :shrugs:

Anyway, thanks for droppin' by! Seaside was SO crowded...but it was a lot of fun. bigsmile love


Everyone else - thanks for droppin' by! I don't have a whole lot of time right now to address each & every comment, but I appreciate everyone's input. bigsmile

Matthewnoah counte Thursday, July 9, 2009 12:04:50 AM

Maybe your family is screwing with you. It's not as hard to get a 72 hour commit as you might think.. lol

Jenngflladydeath Thursday, July 9, 2009 2:45:36 AM

Nudey Beach..Hippie Hollow..Lake?! theres a beach down here too can't think of it..and I have no Idea Karen, thats your camera not mine lol

Magnus ThanatosErbsdaword Thursday, July 9, 2009 4:19:17 AM

omg, Hippie Hollow!!! BEEN THERE!!!

There is one here at least, hmmmm. U live in the state I think u do? Crazy memories there..fer sure!!!!

Jenngflladydeath Thursday, July 9, 2009 4:24:00 AM

Yeah there is another one, bf has it bookmarked what its called its a couple hours away I think ..or not I dont know forsure lol but I know there are some here in Tx. A bunch in ohio where I am from up I couldnt do the whole nude thing, but topless is a whole diff. ball game smile~ Boobies Rock headbang

Darkogdare Thursday, July 9, 2009 5:06:00 AM

"One of the lenses from his sunglasses jumped right out of the frame!"

It happened to me a week ago lol I was in a bus and looking really cool cool then suddenly one of them popped out http://files.myopera.com/gdare/myfiles/black%20eyed.jpg -
Picked it up and put back, It is still in place, I don`t know what happened left

Magnus ThanatosErbsdaword Thursday, July 9, 2009 5:43:12 AM

Yep!! TEXAS it is!! I loved it in the 90's!! lol

Telperiontelperion Thursday, July 9, 2009 11:05:17 AM

Glad you and your family had a great time on the beach smile Pretty pictures of a pretty family bigsmile

MsBeHaven Thursday, July 9, 2009 12:35:13 PM

Originally posted by telperion:

Hippie Hollow



Me too... been there, done that... Lake Travis!!!

Jenngflladydeath Thursday, July 9, 2009 3:00:16 PM

Originally posted by Erbsdaword:

TEXAS it is!! I loved it in the 90's!! lol



NOT me cuz the 90's mean 108 with heat index, Im becomming a roasted turkey down here in ya'lls heat!

Guess I need to go look up lake travis now p
Well I havent been there done that sad Maybe thats what I can do today p

Magnus ThanatosErbsdaword Thursday, July 9, 2009 6:11:52 PM

i meant the 1990's lol

night wolf Thursday, July 9, 2009 6:22:39 PM

yes headbang lol popped out Glasses lol
ThanX for sharing the family moment's smile

nude beach huh?! sounds Good bigsmile

Jenngflladydeath Friday, July 10, 2009 4:21:51 AM

Originally posted by Erbsdaword:

Erbsdaword # 9. July 2009, 12:11
i meant the 1990's lol




LOL lol See I guess Dying my hair helped my blonde moment LOL lol HAHAHAH

Magnus ThanatosErbsdaword Friday, July 10, 2009 4:40:45 AM

No Prob. I wasn't that clear...it is freaking hot here!!!

Jenngflladydeath Friday, July 10, 2009 3:20:46 PM

Your tellin me!!!!!! Hot again today!

Matthewnoah counte Friday, July 10, 2009 4:00:36 PM

I've decided that my next user name is going to be Shannon Egan

MsBeHaven Friday, July 10, 2009 4:35:46 PM

Originally posted by gflladydeath:

Guess I need to go look up lake travis now P:
Well I havent been there done that :frown: Maybe thats what I can do today p:



It's near Austin

Magnus ThanatosErbsdaword Friday, July 10, 2009 7:12:11 PM

Yep it is...and it can be lots o fun!!!

Magnus ThanatosErbsdaword Friday, July 10, 2009 7:16:51 PM

Originally posted by noah counte:

I've decided that my next user name is going to be Shannon Egan



DO you mean the one from Pride & Glory played by Ryan Simpkins????

PLEASE EXPLAIN YOURSELF MR. MR.!!! p

Matthewnoah counte Friday, July 10, 2009 7:25:00 PM

Who's Ryan Simpkins?

Shannon Egan - say it aloud a few times and it sounds like shenanigan. Sorta like Noah Counte and no account.

MsBeHaven Friday, July 10, 2009 7:40:20 PM

Originally posted by noah counte:

Sorta like Noah Counte and no account.


Geessshhh... I am such a dipshit. I never made that connection until right this second. Doh!

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