I've recently become obsessed with the idea of traveling to distant lands.

Unfortunately, my budget and schedule will not permit my new passion for travel.

If I had a teleporter on this Thursday I would be here:

Torres Del Paine National Park, Chile

France:

French:

Alain ? Le bail est prolongé.

I got an email in French today!

Well, Canadian French.

Oh Lord, I am starved for some culture...

Phoenix man completes Badwater Ultramarathon

Danny had me read this article last night, mainly because it is long and he wanted to watch baseball tonight without having to hear me whine about being bored.

Well the diversion worked. This guy is incredible, and very much out of his mind. At one point in the article they compare his feet to pastrami... yup, it's that good. Read it.

Phoenix man completes Badwater Ultramarathon

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Last night was the first pre-season football game of the 2009-2010 season. With this I have a confession to make, I am completely enamored with football, as in NFL football. Not its more sophisticated and cultured older brother, futbol.

It happened as suddenly and forcefully as an earthquake along the San Andres. You see, it turns out I am a very competitive person. who'd-a-thought? and a few seasons back I joined a friendly work league... little did I know from that point forward my Sundays from September through February would be occupied with beast like men and many many a hotdog.

Last season, a few years into the obsession (which exponentially grew to the size of Zac Efrons Ego after being in the stadium as the Cards Whooped the Eagles) I was fortunate enough to attend both playoff games hosted here in Phoenix.

The first one I tagged along with the entire Schock Clan .

It was incredibly fun and seriously electric with energy for the Cardinals.

The Next game was the NFC Championship.

You would think my only living relatives life depended on this game. I was inappropriately anxious. INAPPROPRIATELY.

Luckily- they pulled it off!

Despite loosing the Superbowl it was still an insanely fun season! and now I can't wait for this one to begin :)

PS. Even as I write this I am a little surprised by the enthusiasm. I mean the actual concept of football seems anything but interesting to me.... really- burly sweaty men pummeling each other over a coveted ball... REALLY? I can't help it- it is similar to my secret love for Phil Collins, it just happened.

I am so excited for My Cousin Natalie and her Fiancee Matt who are getting married this November.

They are the kind of couple who are so honest and fun that everyone is immediately at ease around them.

In addition to being an absolute hoot to hang out with they are also very very outdoorsy. I'm talking rock hopping, cliff jumping, tire bustin, rapid conquering, trail blazing outdoorsy.

They are also very Green and committed to the cause.

What a great color to be.

With this in mind we thought what better way to shower them (as in wedding shower) than with a "great outdoors" themed shower- coed.

Since I know Natalie doesn't read my blog, I thought I'd share some Ideas here...

How cute is this wedding invitation? I obviously will change it into a shower invite, but I think it is just perfect. From my one true love Etsy of course :)

This shower will be bomb....

Lets just say there will be tents and river boats involved!

Do NOT underestimate the power of a Cookie.

So, I have been in the mood to get crafty lately. I am pretty sure I know why.

According to my Picasa web album, which is a very reliable source, the last time I got crafty was March 14, 2008. No that isn't a typo. 2008.

Wanna see?

To bad.

For Mr. Coopers B-day Rhonda and I made a Hamburger cake... oh and a Hot dog.

It started out with a trip to the market, a canal, dark golf course, and the inevitable...some ripped jeans and a bloody elbow.

Eventually we got to this:

See the bloody Elbow? It was intense!

Despite the serious injuries involved the cake turned out splendidly.