A Tribute to Ethel

I'm sad to report that my dear car, Ethel, bit the dust. In fact, I was slightly emotional today as I called the Auto shop to come and tow her away to be smashed or torn apart...I don't really want to think about it. This car and I have been through 3 solid years together, but it was time for her to go. She was old! In fact, she was only 2 years younger than Mel! :) Let's remember the highlights....

Meet Ethel

This dent came free upon purchase! Of course, what can you expect for a $500 car? :)

Her balding, rusting head. Andy so graciously pulled a piece of paint off every time we went somewhere together....which was a lot. Hence the balding.

Haha, the dent on the opposite door where she got backed into near our driveway.

The end! No really, this is Ethel's tail end and it too had some peeling problems.

I know that she was ugly, and I know that she was ghetto,
but I will really miss this old car!

Goodbye Ethel!

Back to Private

Well, I know that this blog is slightly boring (it's okay, I admit it!) and I don't know if anyone checks it anyway, but alas, I have decided to switch back to private. I will be making the change next week (the beginning-ish of October) so if anyone is not already added to my list that wants to still look at it, please give me your e-mail address so we can keep being friends! :)

A Few Randoms

My dear friend and old roommate, Erin, is headed off on a mission to Washington in just over a month! I got to spend a little bit of time with her before she took off to her hometown to prepare to head out. I will miss her very much!




Please PLEASE check out Mel's blog for an update on my darling little brother. He has been a hoot during this Homecoming week. I don't have any pictures of him on my camera because I was always at school when he got dressed, but Mel wrote a cute post and attached the pics. They are worth looking at! http://www.melaneesmemoir.blogspot.com/



I decided that it doesn't take much for me to stay entertained! Who would have thought that a silly pair of glasses could entertain a 22-year-old for so long? :D

My teacher face. I think I am ready to begin working in the schools!

I am in love with the movie Bandslam. Have you seen it yet? It's a cute movie full of awkward moments and weird teenagers. Seeing how I love weird kids, I thoroughly enjoyed it! Twice! Just a fun recommendation if you like music and laughs.

Birthday Fun!

Wow, my family spoiled me this week! We have been able to play a lot and it has been wonderful to spend so much time together! Mark wasn't able to be with us though, and I sure missed him! On Thursday we all headed up to West Yellowstone to watch the play "Guys and Dolls." I hadn't ever seen that show and it was pretty cute! On the way up Dad insisted that we stop and take a drink from the natural spring fountain on the side of the road:




On Friday, I was woken up early in the morning for a birthday breakfast! It is a fun tradition that our parents started when we were small children. Mom decorates the dining room with streamers, balloons, and fun birthday plates. When she started the tradition I bet she never dreamed that she would still be carrying it out over 20 years later! haha. She is the best! She always makes us feel like we're worth a million bucks on our birthdays.


I was lucky enough to spend the afternoon with my sisters and Mother. It's always precious to spend time with my girls. We went to the Museum of Idaho to visit the Titanic exhibit. I admit that I am kind of a history nerd and I have been wanting to go to this exhibit since it first came in March, but being full-time in school this summer I was never able to go. It closes tomorrow, so we had to go before then! Mom, Jamie and I had never even seen the Titanic movie, so we made sure to watch it before we went. I'll tell you what, that movie is made very accurately in regards to the facts of the actual sinking! When you first enter the museum you are given a card with a name and information about a person who was really on the Titanic ship and you get to find out at the end if you survived. Mom, Mel and I survived, but Jamie's person didn't make it, which was sad. It was incredible though! I loved every minute of the tour.


After the museum we were quite hungry, so we went out to lunch at Red Robin. I have only been there once several years ago, but I was pleased! The food was very good. Jamie of course had to tell our waiter that it was my birthday, so he rallied up the group and they sang me a birthday song. It was pretty embarrassing :) But they did give me a free ice cream sundae and that helped ease the embarrassment! Oh the things we do for dessert! haha.

(I promise I don't always eat like a pig! haha)

Oh man, lunch was a good time! We get a little bit silly when we're all together and the girls had me laughing so hard I could barely breathe. There is never a dull moment when the 4 Walker women are together!

I am so grateful that I was able to celebrate the weekend with my family! The activities are fun, the gifts are appreciated, but the time spent with my family is precious above all to me! I am one lucky woman.

David Cook!

Wow, our family got to go to the David Cook concert on Wednesday night and it was incredible! Here are our excited faces:

For more pictures and video clips check out Mel's post at melaneesmemoir.blogspot.com. She has a really nice camera and was able to get some good stuff! Well what are you waiting for? Check it out!