Tuesday, May 20, 2008

No, I Don't Need the Address to the Women and Children's Shelter

Well, we went cruising on a ship, came home and went cruising on the bike. Now, I am thoroughly beat up.

We (Paul and I) went with Ray and Laura to LavaPalooza, a charity ride for March of Dimes and Autism, to Lava Hot Springs in Idaho. We had a great time riding up to Lava with like 400+ other bikes...and doing the people watching of a lifetime.





We got to Lava and showed the world just how white and trashy we can be.


I naturally sported my sunscreen because I have pasty-white fair skin, but the sun and wind challenged me over the 2-day battle, and they put up a better fight. I look like the combination of a battered wife, someone after a face-lift and lip injection, and a clown who put her face in a panini maker.

We'll start out with a before...this was on May 08, 2008, so you have something to compare the afters with.



Today: (And the pictures actually wash out all of the red sunburn, so try to add that on top of the rest)

Shut up...I'm trying to smile


I know that my lips probably don't look like much to you, but note that I have tiny snake lips. Do snakes have lips, you ask. Probably not. It's the same with me.

Oh...and I needed to explain that my face is swollen...some of you may have just brushed the roundness off in an effort to be polite.

It looks a lot worse than it feels, actually I feel fine, but I thought I would post some pictures for your sympathies. And by sympathies, I mean food. And by food, I mean See's chocolates. And by chocolates, I mean not the Fruits and Nuts.

19 comments:

Reagan said...

Ah! Darling! I am soooooo sorry! Now, wait how did this happen? Although it looks fun! Minus the puffiness. Angelina lips are a good thing though right? even if only for a day.

Karen said...

Oh Honey! Glad to hear it doesn't hurt. If I were closer I'd bring you all the chocolate you could eat.

Dari said...

Oh you poor dear! It looks painful, but I am glad it isn't. I burn so easily so I can surely relate. I hope all goes back to normal soon ;)

P.S. Chris and I cannot wait for the day that we can buy a Harley and go on road trips with his parents and their friends! I will be a biker mama some day! Happy healing!

Bonny said...

Holy... My body like twinged in pain when I saw that picture. Sunburns are the worst.

Katrine said...

You poor thing! I'm sorry I laugh at your discomfort.

Laura said...

I think i just peed my pants looking at those pictures. I have the joy of actually seeing you in real life, and witnessing with my own eyes, your blisters, you helmet face, and the redness. Why much you be so much more funny than me, Quit being funny that's all I ask. you just put my blog to the boring list. Thanks fro crusing with us, next time we will post pics of all of our garb, to avoid the sun.

Jason said...

Uh, yeah. I'd stick with the cruises from now on.

Jason said...

Uh, yeah. I'd stick with the cruises from now on.

Jason said...

Just in case you didn't hear me the first and second times....I'd stick to the cruises from now on.

splinger moosebutt said...

I thought the whole bike trip thing was the white trash glam life. Now I'm rethinking that.

Kelly said...

Oh my Heck!! You crack me up with your swollen face photos!! Your lips look awesome though!! :) Now you know what you would look like if you got lip injections! HOT!! Love you , Kelly

Happy Gilmores said...

Are you sure one of those Deseret honeybees didn't sting you?

Peter & Katie said...

It looks like you had a lot of fun all but the blisters. You are definetly one for adventure!

a wynn wynn situation said...

Wow- that's the most impressive before and after I've ever seen (gorgeous before picture BTW). I'm going to have to rethink my retirement plans of biking across America... as groovy as helmet face is I think I'll pass :)

The DeGering's said...

HOTT!! I love it! You're too funny...we need to get together again!

clay and jordan said...

Oh my, Kira! You poor thing! At least you can have a little laugh about it. Not too much laughter though...then it's just sad.

Get better soon!

jlo said...

Jason's funny.
I've never ridden a motorcycle before, so excuse me if this is a stupid question, but how do you get swollen and puffy from a motorcycle ride?

Your Harley Virgin BFF,
JLO

Kira Joy said...

sunburn and windburn baby. sunburn and windburn.

Lacey said...

wow it looks like a black persons lip!!! i mean that in the best non racist way possible! ;)