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As a child my grandmother had a cake stand and dome that looked like a strawberry shortcake. I really really loved looking at it and always hoped that one day I would acquire one of my own. I guess she didn't know how much I really wanted that thing and sold it in a garage sale. I have been scouring the internet, ebay and etsy looking for one of those damn things so I can finally have one of my own. If anyone has ever seen anything like what I am describing I would really appreciate a brand name or more information. Everytime I look all I find are strawberries and the Strawberry Shortcake character.

Love-

Stephanie

Catoosa Whale

Whale of a Tale Part Two

     As I said yesterday Dan and I had big plans... driving out to Catoosa to see the Blue Whale. It's just a Rt. 66 easter egg. Whats funny is it's literally a big blue whale and we almost missed it because we were looking the wrong direction.

Before trampsing around on these grounds, I changed my shoes from sparkly Toms (or Bob's as it where) to blue whale rubber boots! Which was a good call because there were lots of bugs and a snake. Although I didn't see the snake myself a kid that had been fishing in the pond ran out of the brush area screaming, "Snake. That was the biggest snake I've ever seen." and I didn't need to confirm that there was indeed a large snake in those weeds. I just ran away.

Although I don't think the boots really went with jeans!!

     I was excited to see the Blue Whale of Oklahoma! It was built in 1970 and I would have loved to see it in it's hay-day. Can't you just picture kids sliding and swimming around the whale?

     No swimming, yeah no kidding! I don't really think very many people would want to swim in that. The grounds weren't littered with trash or anything that, sadly I kind of expected, but, the water was really dirty looking and look at that sea-weed. Gross. 

Look at that face. So cute!!!

     So yes this was just a little bit campy and weird but we loved it. We decided that a road trip on Rt. 66 is must add to your bucket list. I would love to see more of this weird stuff that attracted a nation once upon a time. That sadly has been left behind to become run down as we travel on interstate's that offer no heart or soul.

A Whale of a Tale...

A Whale of a Tale... 

The Blue Whale of Catoosa, OK

     Tomorrow Dan and I are going to explore something we've been talking about for years. The Catoosa Blue Whale. We're a sucker for any thing campy and what could be more camp than a Rt. 66 roadside attraction? 

     In it's hay-day the people of Tulsa and surrounding areas and anyone else driving through on the "Mother Road" would stop and climb on the whale. You can slid or jump off of his tale into a pound... although I wouldn't really recommend doing that now, it's somewhat run down. Which is a shame because it could be restored to it's original glory. 

     I will post some pictures and a synopsis of our day tomorrow night, but, for now let me post a picture of what we will be looking at! Wish us luck- no telling what we will find out there!

Fat Like Me...

Fat Like Me

     I've been visiting my mom over the Easter weekend. Okay yes I realize Easter weekend is over, but, I am being held hostage by the body shop that is working on my car. My mother owns a boutique in town and I like to work for her. It's fun most of her customers are super nice and they all have such a good time looking for clothes this doesn't seem like work. However, women can not compliment themselves. With every item they try on they nit-pick there bodies. I am not a small woman, I am not grossly obese- however, I really need to lose weight. But I start wondering if these women who are much smaller than me think so harshly of themselves what can they be saying about me?

     I guess it doesn't help that all I do at mom's is eat. We have dinners and get togethers because my family doesn't get to see each often, snack over a game of gin rummy and just graze while we chit-chat. I think I have gained ten pounds being here alone. Trying on clothes in sizes that normally fit me and then them not is really depressing. I guess I am just having a good body image day, in the since that I hate myself for gaining so much weight. I don't really understand why I fluctuate so much, some days I don't look too big then days like today I just feel like a blimp. It's sad, especially when everyone else around you is trim and in shape. I feel like their all thinking, "wow she really gained weight since high school!"

     But here's the thing I really like myself, I understand that I will always have a bit of chub on me. It's genetics, I'm built like my dad, short and stocky. And even my mom who is much smaller than me has to fight to keep her jean size. I love my life and I am happy most of the days. It's just days like today when I think, geez I look horrible that get me down. Does anyone else ever feel like that?

     If these women who are still to this day regarded as sexy and beautiful could embrace there curves, do I have the courage to do the same? I hope so... if any of you read this and have any comments of a time you've had to slim down I would love to read about it!

     Are these women attractive? I think that women are supposed to be curvy, but the word fat is a word that makes me flinch. Are the women below fat? Are they beautiful? Or are they just real and we should stop comparing ourselves to some photoshopped anorexic model?

Hug and Fluff-

Stephanie

There goes Peter Cottontail... I think the Easter traditions went with him.

Easter, Family and Tradition

     This Easter, I got to come home. Which is a treat in it's self because I usually am absent from family holiday get to gethers since I am usually working. Unfortunately Dan had to stay in the city and work. I am really missing him, I forget how funny and uplifting his presence is, when we're apart.

     
     Being that it's Easter, I got up, got dressed up in my Easter dress and went to church. I remember when people used to get really dressed up for Easter. Going and shopping with my mom for our Easter clothes was a really big deal. Is this no longer the case? I wonder, because, I am not really the church going person. I mean I believe in a higher power- supreme being, if you will, but sitting in church has never been my thing. That being said, what has happened to looking nice? It's church and Easter on top of that- perhaps athletic shorts should be put aside for after services? All I could do throughout the entire time I sat there was stare at the horrible tattoo's on the woman in front of me. The artist in me was just itching to fix them.

     
     Off of the Steph is standing on a soap-box again! On Saturday we had our Easter dinner with my mom's side of the family. All of my cousins have kids and let me tell you they were in full on happy hyper mode! It's kind of fun to watch all the kids, but it's also isolating for me. I have no kids, therefor no one really wants to talk to me. What do I have to contribute to the conversation? I have nothing to add when the conversation goes to diapers, sleepless nights and the stress of raising toddlers. I also have two cousins expecting babies in the summer so there will be even more kids next year. They're so cute though you can't help but laugh at them! I got to hide the eggs and I had so much fun watching the kids look for the eggs. I would like to say that hunting eggs is something I've  let fall by the wayside- what with being twenty-five years old, but no, at my step-dad's moms house we still hunt eggs. Of course there is money in them and I make a fool of myself every year!

    
    I hope everyone's Easter was full of fun, chocolate bunnies and deviled eggs! Mine was almost perfect, just wishing my Danny could have got to be here with me!

Love and Easter-baskets-

Stephanie

Golden

The Golden Girls

Today as I prepare to drive to my Moms for Easter I am feverishly cleaning my home. Whenever I clean I always watch The Golden Girls. I know that it's horribly cheesy but it really is my favorite show. I just want to jump in that kitchen discuss my problems and eat a piece of cheesecake with the cast. That will always be the fantasy as most of these incredibly talent ladies has past on. It reminds me of spending time at my Nana's house and those are always happy memories. And nothing can go wrong at Nana's.

Even now as I think how awful housework really is, I can laugh at some joke as I walk in and out of the room picking up all the crap that piles up so quickly! Really I feel like I just had this place looking spotless and now it's a pigsty again. It just never ends. So I am curious, what is your guilty pleasure show... you know the one that you love to watch but won't admit to anyone that you watch it! (And I don't mean dirty movies either!)

Yes I own every one of these seasons!

The only problem with this show is that it always makes me miss South Florida. The place I got to call home a few short years. I go and visit as much as I can but it isn't enough! I dream of going back all year long! Watch the video below to laugh at the old lady show I watch religiously!
Love and Cheesecake-

Stephanie

Life in Photo's

Life in a Series of Photo's

Today I watched "Life in a Day" which is a documentary about life all over the planet. Youtube teamed up with a network of producers and asked people to send in footage of themselves on one day. July 24th 2010. It is spectacular to see everyone living their lives we're all so different, yet, all the same. We all have the same needs.

So where am I going with this, you're probably asking yourself. I have decided to make a year of photos. A snapshot each day to try and tell a story over a years time. Today's photo was the gas prices as I cringed while we put our sad five dollars into the tank. But I digress...

Wish me luck in this task, I'll hopefully put together a slide show for everyone to see! I would upload my picture today for you all to see the gas prices here in Tulsa, but, my mom has still yet to send me my power cord! No surprise there though! I will be going home for Easter so I will get it back then.

Love and Photos to all-

Stephanie