Santa Fe

Did you know that we live very close to Santa Fe?  Me either.  Until recently.  So we took the trip on a Saturday and found out the following:

• The burritos were not as spicy as we thought they would be.  I kept waiting for someone to jump out from the back in the restaurant and throw some extra spicy peppers on our food, but it didn't happen.  Wyatt is not mad about that.  We aren't sure why he is mad. 

• There are about, uh, fifty ba-zillion art and jewelry stores.  Which turned out great because my kids are totally into art, jewelry, NOT touching expensive things, and not being bored with those kinds of stores.  We hardly ever had to say, "don't touch that or stop running."  We did find one super sweet dog statue that only cost $6000.  I think there's a good chance Wyatt might get it for Easter.   

• There are some cool benches somewhere around that town, and we sat on them, though not very comfortably.  I like the shadows in the pic. 

• Plus, it was super cold, and we had to order an overpriced and not big enough cup of hot chocolate.
• You know, rereading this post, I feel like I'm giving you the impression that we didn't have a good time, but we did.  Noah summed it up best: as we were driving home he said, "I'd be fine if we never went there again."  Ha. Ha.  Noah is so funny.  I, however, would like to go back someday and peruse the art and jewelry stores and eat at one of those fancy pantsy restaurants.  I think it's more of a date place.  Maybe I'll convince the mister to take me back on a date.  That's probably also the same day that I get that $10,000 necklace I thought was so cute.

Open Letter to Technology

Dear Technology,

Why are you so much smarter than I am?  I have trained on the subject of you for many, many years both formally and informally, yet you still pass me up.  

Example #1:  My new computer.  I had uploading, downloading, word processing, file sharing, music playing, picture organizing, and screen switching down.  But now I am but a poor lost women staring into a perplexing screen of icons and desktops.  Please, ease up on me.  All I want is to organize my family's pictures and post them to my blog.  So quit harassing me with threats of "System Download," and "File Not Found" because I know you are lying.

Example #2:  My phone.  Seriously, quit flipping the picture around when I am taking one and snap a pic of me.  I know that you must love to gaze into my beautiful, yet slightly aged face, but you have to take pictures of Goodwill treasures and not me.  Sheesh.  

Example #3:  My car.  YOU.  ARE.  TOO.  SMART.  FOR.  ME.  TOO.   SMART. Because you turn the headlights on and off without me, you should consider doing the same for the interior dome light.  That way, when my hubby drives the car and turns off the interior light, I don't avoid trying to figure out how to turn it on for 2 weeks because I assume that the car will do it for me.

Example #4:  The TV.  You are too complicated for words.  I just want to watch Teen Mom 2, so please can we just agree to use one remote.  I can't keep up with all of the "sources" - - wii, blue ray, cable box.     And while we are at it, would you please tell me how to clean your screen?  Noah says that I can't use windex, so what do I use? Let me know.  You can email me, since you probably know how and have your very own email account.  I'm sure it's something like smartypantstv@gmail.com.

That about sums it up, technology.  Can we try to work together now?

Sincerely,
Old Woman Shafer