The Junk in My Trunk

I have been carrying a weight around with me all summer. It's in the back of my mind and follows me where I go. I swear that at times I can even hear it clanking around (especially when I take a corner too fast). The weight would be the pile of junk that I keep in the trunk…just in case I ever need it. As the seasons change I need to reevaluate what I have back there (an extra 100 lbs can impact your gas mileage ya know).

Here is a list of what I keep on hand for those "just in case" moments of spontaneity. See how it compares with what you are sporting around in your junky trunk:

Baseball hat & Bandanna (for last-minute hikes & messy hair mornings)

Blanket (for the park & it covers the backseat when I drive 4-legged friends)

Board Shorts (hot tubs & pools are everywhere)

Camp Chairs (2)

Climbing Shoes + Chalk bag

Cycling Shoes (in case I ever make it to a Spin class again)

Disc Golf (set for 2)

Grocery bags (reusable ones for shopping & plastic ones for dog walking)

Flip flops (spare pair for poolside)

Hoodie (chilly canyon nights)

Longboard (Pintail, of course)

Magazines for wasting an afternoon working on a pre-cancerous tan

Running Shoes + socks

Scrabble Game (don't ask)

Tennis racket (2) + balls

Tool kit (only used 4 items in it so far and never anything to do with my car)

Towel (see Board Shorts above)

Volleyball (outdoor + it glows in the dark too!)

Somewhere in there I have a spare tire & a jack too.

Catching up...

...because I've been lackadaisical in updating my blog for the latter portion of the summer. It's been busy and I have fallen back on my mobile photo updates on Facebook to keep track on what has kept me ocupdao.

I put together a quick slideshow to carry you up to speed on what has caught my eye and kept my attention in the past few weeks. Too bad I can't upload it to Blogspot due to technical difficulties. That's what I get for not posting regularly and having too many photos in a slideshow I guess. I will post on FB and see if that works.

To make up for it I will post something above and then try to upload the video later but here are a few pictures worth posting:

My visit to the dump (aka the Journey concert when you take the wrong offramp)

The Alpine Coaster in Park City, Utah - worth every penny

This is a form of suicide for your knees - yes, I'm a pansie but made record time.

I made it out on the water at least once this summer
(I didn't quite master the wakeboard but I'm still smiling)

The Mollies adding some culture to the Apple Store @ the Gateway (check them out in iTunes)