While I have a few free moments (rare they are these days!), I wanted to graciously respond to the Meme tagging by Larrisa Fair (@lyf108) over at Livingston Buzz Bin.

SUMMER MEME

4 things you like about summer

  1. Seeing family & summers in the Northwest on the farm (Orygun!)
  2. Shorter work hours (sometimes)
  3. Summer storms
  4. Summer love

4 of your favorite vacation destinations

  1. Home - Orygun
  2. Home - Jackson Hole
  3. The islands… in the past, Hawaii; more recently, New Zealand
  4. Old Home *miss it* - Lake Tahoe

4 of your favorite summer foods

  1. Nectarines
  2. Frozen grapes
  3. BBQ ribs (a la my dad)
  4. Diet Rootbeer Floats (an oxymoron, I know)

4 concerts not to miss

  1. SOJA (Jesse has introduced me to this Arlington-raised, national-touring reggae band with a ton of soul as they have followers who know all the words… their concerts are magical, inclusive and not to be missed. Back in DC area July 27th for “Roots, Rock, Reggae Festival 2008″ (full schedule here: http://sojamusic.com/soja/shows/)
  2. Gnarls Barkley [w/ Hercules & Love Affair] August 5th (we have our tickets!)
  3. I am not much for music and concerts, was more of a book nerd, field worker and athlete/jock as a young lass… so my 2 concert ideas are 2 more than I would ever have growing up. Thank you Jess3 Thomas for introducing me to such things :-)

4 things to avoid during the summer

  1. Second Larisa on this: Bug bites (too late!)
  2. Being indoors
  3. Leaving food, animals or childeren in a hot car
  4. Too much work, not enough play

Thank you once again Larrisa for the tag and for being such a connector in the community. I also want to take this time to publicly apologize to you — and your bf Josh — for not making it to dinner on Sunday night :-(

As Nick and friends discovered on Saturday night as well, Jesse and I slept through two dinner engagements this weekend and have taken this as a signal that we need more sleep during the week so the weekend isn’t a crazy catch up on sleep fest (aka: trtl pileon).

So sorry friends! Definite sleep deprivation issues!! We are seeking help, balance and better alarm clocks, promise.