Wednesday, June 30, 2010

This is a love story: A girl and her trailer.

"Baby. Get on the four wheeler. They've got the trailer hooked up."

I was getting ready to go out for the day when I heard the news.

It was news that I, like, really really needed to hear...(crazy train's a comin')


Andrew made me stay away from our place the entire morning while they were rollin' her in. I couldn't stand it anymore! I was so happy to jump onto that four wheeler, dress and all.
We don't have steps yet, so I climbed aboard to my love trailer.



Here's a picture of me, super excited in the guest bedroom with Beatle-esque hair.


And last but not least, here is me posing in my garden tub for the Miss Trailer 2010 pageant.


It's been a ridiculously long wait and we still have a bit of waiting to do on this little thing called electricty....but I don't care! It's here. It's happening. All is well.

And if I do win, or even place in the Miss Trailer Pageant 2010, I would like to thank my family and friends for dealing with my crazy arse during this process. I promise to stop calling you and making you think the world is crumbling down when...really....I just needed my trailer here.

Oh. And I will fight for world peace.

love.

(more pictures and trailer-naming contest coming soon)



Tuesday, June 15, 2010

time out

i'll be back soon.
i think.
just thought i would let the internet machine know.
love.

Monday, June 7, 2010

berry good


We took a family stroll on Sunday on our land and discovered that our backyard is covered in black raspberry bushes. I can't tell you how excited we were!

The bushes had tons of berries, just waiting to be picked.

The minute I ate one I immediately was taken back to my childhood, pickin' berries on the side of Dorchester Road in Norton with my Great Grandaddy, Mamaw, Mom, cousins & Aunts galore.

This discovery called for some serious Berry Pickin' Time.

We got out out straw hats, overalls and flannel & set to work.
*farmer A & V*
(funny thing is.....we weren't playing dress up. This is a usual outfit for both of us. So fashion forward, I know)





We filled up our containers & I knew exactly what needed to happen.....





Black Raspberry Cobbler!
(we dug in before I remembered to snap a picture)





And this little future niece munchkin (aka Aubrey) gave me a thumbs up approval.

I'm lovin' the farm life right now my people. :)
Come and visit us soon and we can go berry pickin' together!

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

No trailer BUT...


I really mean it....should I even say it.....yes I will.
I think THINK we are getting the trailer within the next two weeks. (I've only been saying that for 2 months now)
Let's all have a moment of prayer to get my trailer here.
(you're supposed to be praying for me right now)
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Thank you.
AND this was a great surprise to come home to.
GRASS IS GROWING IN MY YARD. OUR YARD. HAS GRASS. WOO HOOO.


Oh grass, Oh grass I love you! I do!




Would I have even been this excited for my grass if lil' trailer was here? Probably not. So maybe that is the lesson in all this. Pay attention to the little miracles. Like, laying down grass seed and in 2-3 weeks having grass. You know, miracles like that.

Sleep tight internet machine.

F.I.T.P.



F.I.T.P.
festival in the park
roanoke, VA

There was sweat and parrots and fresh lemonade and funnel cakes OH MY.

I didn't even mind that they spelled my name ValOrie on all of the print material. Maybe it can be my stage spelling.

Saturday we played on the smaller stage and had to battle the sun & the parrots that were behind us, waiting to get back on the stage. Every 5 minutes or so, in the middle of a song we would hear, "CAWWW CAWWW" (is that a crow or a parrot? Not sure). I think they really liked us and it was just their way of giving us applause.

(The parrots are in the back with blankets over the cages)
Things went great. AND I got to see my Momma there so it made it extra special.
Sunday we were at the big girls stage. The real deal people. A big ole' honkin stage.
It was pretty darn exciting for me.
(and I ran into this girl beforehand & her bubbli-ness immediately made me happy)


I have some new recordings and other pictures that I am going to update my myspace music page with ASAP.

But you can also listen to a lil' bit of me here. Eric came to the open mic night the other week & filmed a little snippet. He's one of my favorite people in the world.

Ta ta.

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