The Best of the Free Design: Kites are Fun

So, I recommend going to your local library and picking up 3 CDs based solely on the cover artwork.  I've found that about 2/3 of the time I'm glad I did.  My last library-diving adventure brought me to this lovely album.  The first sentence in the The Best of the Free Design insert states the The Free Design "were responsible for creating some of the most heavenly music ever recorded".  Reason enough to check it out.  The music and lyrics are sugary sweet and the soft pop feel is enhanced by the knowledge that you're listening to a real, live 60s-70s family band.  

Favorite tracks: 2. I Found Love, 13. Howdjadoo (Fly Me Down)

extended vacation

Things have not quite settled down to normal since Dean and I got back from South Carolina last week. South Carolina?! you may ask. Yes, despite our lack of connections and deep suspicions about the south (many of which turned out to be true, gated communities are still called "plantations". Creepy.) we ventured to Hilton Head, SC, Savannah, GA and the surrounding areas. Totally worth the red-eye plane trip. We owe most of the amazing-ness of our vacation to Anne's parents who let us stay with them at Berkeley Hall (golf course, kayaking, fitness center all complementary) and who fed us overly-well.

On Friday, my parents flew out and stayed with us for the weekend. I feel guilty for letting my mom annoy me as much as she does. Annabelle and I have come to the conclusion that in order to repair our relationships with our mothers, we need to start treating like normal human beings instead of like...mom. In other words, more gossiping, less eye-rolling. Dean and I did our best to keep them busy during their trip. We went hiking at Tryon Creek State Park, explored Sellwood, went to a Beavers baseball game