First Fridays!

I love making lists....

and even more than that, I love crossing things OFF lists!

This past Friday I was able to cross something

off my 'Summer Fun' list...yay!

Rachael, Alicia & I headed to downtown KC

for First Fridays! 

First Fridays occurs on the First Friday 

(duh...that may be stating the obvious) 

of every month...the basic premise is that all the art

galleries open their doors and people stroll around checking out

the art, listening to live music and just people watching in general.

And my oh my, was there some interesting people watching...

I'd probably have to give my awards for strangest sightings to the

3 performing drag queens and the 'zombie' march that went on

for 20 minutes....still not sure what they were 'marching' for, but

I think it had something to do with the whole 'occupy' movement...

hmmm, strange.

This picture doesn't really capture the bloody zombie-ness

that was staggering down the street...but it was quite the spectacle.

As far as the art goes....I'm just gonna sum it

up by saying that I either just didn't 'get' or didn't

appreciate probably a good 70% of the art we saw.

I mean...if I can scribble some acrylic paint on a piece of

cardboard the size of a 3x5 notecard and sell it for $250,

I'm just gonna have to leave nursing and become an artist.

That, paired with all the perverted sexualized art

was just a little too much...note to self: do not go to

First Fridays with my parents unless I want to be in

 the awkward situation of staring at naked people next to my dad...

ummm No Thanks.

Here's some art gazing caught on camera:

This cloud picture was the only painting I took

in the gallery with the awkward naked people--

Even though I think it was supposed to represent boobs 

I was able to stop blushing and pick my jaw up off 

the floor long enough to capture Alicia's reaction...

Rachael: "Are you freaking kidding me?!

they want $3,500 for this crap?" end quote

Interesting bird art made of wires...Rachael made the

comment that these would make an interesting mobile 

in a nursery (the girl has babies on the brain :)

Me: "Rachael! Quit moving I'm trying to take

a picture of you appearing to study the art!!"

Rachael: "oh, ok...here try again..."

Much better..

This was a really cool life sized horse made

out of metal. One of my favorite things we saw.

But what I REALLY enjoyed....was spending time with my

awesome friends. Despite the cooky people and art,

I'm so glad we went and carried

through with something that we've been talking about

doing for awhile now!  Roy has been so busy working

that I've been trying to find activities and make plans

to occupy my time....and theres no two people that 

I'd rather occupy it with than these two!!

What's next on my list for Summer Fun??

-Go to something at the new Kauffman Center

for the performing arts

-Go to a play at Theater in the Park

-Go to the city market on a Saturday

-Go to the 18th Street Fashion Show

-Have a bonfire and eat smores

-Give lots of love and hugs to Baby Clark when she comes

-Ride my bike more

-Go to Oceans of Fun or Schlitterbahns water park

-Spend lots of time pool side!!

Let the fun continue!!!