t-town weekend

 a pic from my weekend in Tulsa with my mom. :-) We had such a great time-- shopping, talking, seeing Eclipse (again!!) and going to the American Idol concert (it's our tradition!). 

storms, reality tv and a weekend trip

It's about to storm here-- the weatherman is predicting huge hail-- thank God for a garage for our cars and good homeowners insurance! Anytime we have any severe weather we know several hours in advance because Ellie starts pacing and freaking out. She absolutely hates storms. Jack Bauer could care less. (I mean come on, he's Jack Bauer! Did you think some thunder and rain would bother him? haha) Mike is off with some friends tonight playing some nerdy games so I have complete control over the tv-- that means some bad reality tv-- Real Housewives of NJ!! Such a guilty pleasure. :-) We're also getting ready for our weekend trip to Tulsa. I am so excited to see Conan O'Brien! The only problem with coming to Tulsa is trying to cram in all the things we want to do in just a day or two. We really miss our Tulsa friends and it's impossible to see everyone on every trip. I'm hoping we can do as much visiting as possible!
And since I hate posting without a picture-- here are a few from our garage sale last weekend:

We call this our 2nd Annual Solano-Farrar Garage Sale. :-) We held it at our friend's Matt & Amy's house and even though the sales were sloooow, we still had a blast. And wow, in the next picture my teeth look enormous... hmmm wtf

May 15th!!

We already have tickets. I am so excited!!!

Pics of some actors- I think you'll know at least one!

So another round of pics from the Trek Expo- these are some of the celebs that were in attendance. Unless you are a hardcore sci-fi fan, most of these people will be random D-listers to you. :-)

Rousseau!! Yep, it's the French woman from LOST!

Spock aka Leonard Nimoy:


Marina Sirtis aka Counselor Troi


Tony Todd aka the Candyman (those movies terrified me as a child!)

Denise Crosby aka Tasha Yar:


Avery Brooks & Cirroc Lofton:


Mike & I (we're definitely D-listers) LOL

Robert Pattinson (I wish!)

Trekkies... in costume!!

We had quite a whirlwind of activity the past few days- we left for Denver on Wednesday night and by Friday we were in Tulsa. The Denver trip was last minute and unexpected. Mike's grandmother passed away. :( She was an amazing lady and we loved her dearly. I have a separate post planned that will be dedicated to her. Our Tulsa trip has been in the works for a while- Trek Expo!! Yes, we go to a Star Trek convention. I have to admit the first year he had to drag me kicking and screaming, now I keep track of the date and the guests they add all year long- I'm hooked!! My husband has definitely allowed me to embrace my inner geek and I love it.

One of the best parts of the con are all the costumes! Here are some from this weekend:

Princess Leia in the slave costume and a jedi:

President Laura Rosslin & Kara Thrace aka Starbuck from BSG

a jedi, Darth Vader, and a stormtrooper

"Q" from Star Trek

one of the many Captain Kirk's


Borgs and a stormtrooper


some trekkies and a tribble!


the ghost buster car


and the ghost buster dude!


2 of my favorites- vulcan Star Trek girls


a green chick


adorable mini trekkie


Mike being attacked by a stormtrooper and protected by 2 jedi's


and to prove we were not in costume:



I have pictures of the celebs that attended (Leonard Nimoy!!!) and I'll post them later this week!

Martha in the Making

We made the drive to Tulsa yesterday for Father's Day/Going-Away Party/Connor's Birthday. We had such a great time! I was placed in charge of making a "patriotic dessert". :) Since Dad leaves on Friday for horrid Iraq, I made this:

Of course I forgot to take a picture you'll have to deal with a fake photo :). It was so yummy, there were 3 other desserts there and everyone ate more of mine! I consider that an accomplishment.

My Mom made her amazing tabouli and I took home tons of it. So far I've had it for breakfast and lunch... I love it so much! Dad also smoked ribs and brisket, which we took home tons of. We'll be eating really well for the next few days.

Thats it...I'm making yet another damn trip to Tulsa to go to the airport Friday evening and see Dad off :(