in this new life known as
cary, north
carolina (well, it's not technically
that new, we've lived here for almost nine months)
i've made some unusual new best friends. i thought i would introduce you to them.
10. bug spray. you would not believe the amount of B.U.G.S. that are here in the summer. bleh. everywhere i go now i've got to think about putting on that nasty stuff. and let's be honest, who wants to put on bug spray? it's all grimy and smelly. yuck. better than being bit by the 10,000 mosquitoes on the hunt. that's for sure. :)

9. my vacuum. alright, alright.
maren and
kaylynn: you can have your "i told you so moment".
maggie is quite the
shedder and i HATE it. there are little tufts of
maggie hair tumbleweeds wandering around my floors constantly. she wasn't shedding at all during the winter, but the summer has brought out her natural chow chow and she is a shed monster. while i don't have the infamous
dyson,
i'm starting to believe it's a necessity.
8. the dog park. for reasons listed above, the dog park has become one of my new best friends. especially since it keeps us from walking at hellish times of the day and it zonks maggie out for the evening. plus, we've met some seriously cool people there, NOT including MOG.
7. air conditioning. holy cow people. it is freaking hot in north carolina. some of you floridians and deep south residents might be rolling your eyes at me right now, but GEEZ. a little utahn who just spent four years in the bay area shouldn't be expected to acclimate that quickly, right? my little hvac system in the back of the house are getting along quite nicely.

6. airplanes. i have been a quite a few airplane rides in the last nine months. and they take me to see people i love, so they are
definitely on the best friend list. and on an incredibly exciting side note ... china is TWO weeks away. that just might move airplanes right up the list, you know?

5. blogs. when airplanes aren't around, blogs are a nice replacement. kinda makes me feel like
i'm staying in touch, yes? they are really fantastic.

4. my little
nano. we are best running friends. love you little
nano.

3. my cell phone. no. i
don't have an
iphone yet. but i am in contract negotiations with
jona for one. this little new best friend would combine all sorts of best friends in one, yes? blogs,
ipods, keeping in touch. in fact, i could find my next best airplane friend on this sucker, couldn't i?

2. miss rebel. ah, my camera and i have become
instant best friends.
i've found a new love.

little plug ... my
exposaroonie shot this week. and
this week's challenge was created by
yours truly! um, so maybe go over and give a little love in the voting section, huh? :)

1. THE best friend. not a new one at all. being together here has been the best. love you, babe.