Angela's Blog

Hi.

Well, still feeling really good about being me. So that's good. And officially on an adventure. Mom, Kathy, Tori, Gabrielle, and Kathryn and I went to Crack-I-Ma (Yakima) to spend Easter with Pops and Gram. Drive over was good last night. Pass was closed so it took a while but overall it went really well. Just slushy roads but no ice.

And Mom told me to think about something fun to do today and I came up with a master plan that we actually just got done carrying out. We did an official taste test to determine an answer to the age-old question: "What is the best hamburger in Yakima? Is it the Miner burger or the Lariat burger?" Up to this point I'd only tried the Lariat burger and LOVED it. So we went officially taste testing. We went to both burger joints and each got 1/2 a burger, fries, soda, and sauce for dipping the fries in. Mine were even cheeseburgers.

Well, hands down, the Miner burger is WAY better than the Lariat burger! It is a lot more substantial. The patty is bigger, the cheese is thicker sliced, there are actually good size, fresh tomatoes on it, and the onion is not just a ring or two, it's a whole slice. Plus it was served warmer. Both burgers had good sauce. The Miner burger was messier to eat but it tasted a lot better. And Miner fries were better too. They were crispier and had better flavor. Plus they had the option for curly fries. But it wasn't a total loss for Lariat - their fry sauce and ranch were a ton better. Their ranch seemed to be homemade and their fry sauce was tangy and delicious. Yum! Miner had weak Hidden Valley-style ranch and lame-o fry sauce.

With that huge question finally answered we are just hanging out now. We've got dinner with Pops and Gram and then church and lunch tomorrow with even more family. Should be fun. Certainly passes the time that the hotel Pops and Gram put us up in, thanks again, has a pool. My plan is to go check out the exercise room soon and walk on the treadmill a bit. Oh joy, exercise.

I'm glad to be here but I'll be super excited to get home to my husband and kitties. This was the first morning in quite some time that I didn't snuggle with Genghis. For those of you who might not know, that's my boy Siamese kitty who loves pets.

I think it might be a norm now not to post about how hard my life is and how everything sucks. Definitely more cheerful to read but possibly not as interesting. It is nice for me, though. Don't know if it makes sense to anyone else but I really, truly do feel a ton more like me again just hurt right now. I don't feel like a handicapped poon suck any more. I might be just as much of a poon suck as ever but at least I don't feel guilty about it any more. I just feel like I'm hurt and need a little extra help with some stuff for a while.

Ok. That's all I've got. Talk to you soon.

Ang