boysssee not boyzzzeee

my four days here have so far consisted of:

*breathtaking views of snowcapped mountains and glowing sunsets

*crystal clear night skies with more stars than i've seen in a long time (full moon tonight i think)

*not only the constant background noise of fox news and bill o'reilly, but my mom and her fiance verbally haranguing the "liberal" commentators

*watching so many episodes of weeds with the fam, listening to "little boxes", yet i seem to be the only one noticing that this neighborhood we're in looks eerily familiar. not so much with the giant mansions but very cookie cutter. the only way i can find my mom and boyfriend's house is because my mom tied red velvet ribbons on the garage lights and the glowing sponge bob nativity across the street.

*my mom saying "sometimes is just better to not say what you are feeling" after i nicely asked my sis if she would ask me first to drive her all over town picking up her friends and dropping them off downtown instead of just presuming that i would answer to her beck and call. a distinction that she didn't quite get. she burst into tears and i'm an asshole.

*drinking my friend's homemade honey (from his sister's bees) rose petal (from his mom's small-house-sized rose bush) mead that had been aged for three years

*sleeping in a room with no windows, giving me the weirdest dreams

*working out at the best ymca ever - they have a cedar sauna and a steam room! not to mention a few giant pools and a swirly slide

*being the only female bodied person under 50 with hair this short (getting sir-ed left and right)

more to come..stay tuned for tales from the other side of the fam.

off to pick rose up at the airport. hopefully a breath of fresh air - we can fight this family dysfunction together, instead of recreating it, right?

oh and i was searching for some fun idaho pics for this post and found these ;D