The Ten Most Laughable Moments of 2010

Well 2010 has come to an end. What a year it was...thru good and bad we made it and we feel ready for the joy and excitement of 2011. It was one year ago we started this blog...thank-you to all of our followers for sticking with us these last 12 months as we write and share moor about this and that and the bits and pieces of our lives :)! As a tribute to 2010...we wanted to share our ten most laughable moments...man there was some good times! Thank-you for adding to our smiles!

10.) Family road trip! My brother, his wife, and my parents came to visit in July. We did some little road trips around the area while they were here to hood river, wine country, and the Oregon coast. We spent a lot of time in the car and played a weird but funny game about who could use the most cliches in conversation. Well it ended up being a running joke the whole trip and by the time they left, between the six of us, we had used every cliche in the book. We chuckle every time we hear a cliche now.

9.) Sinking boat! Pete had a boy's weekend with some of his buds up in Washington. They took Pete's dad's (Scott) boat out and got pulled over by the sheriff. They were suppose to have 9 things on the boat and they did not have a single one of them. Then on the way back to the dock the boat almost sunk in the middle of Lake Goodwin because someone forgot to screw rivots in the bottom. There was lots of laughing happening on this boat ride!

8.) Where's my Iphone? I dropped my brand new iphone in a brand new toilet as it slipped out of my back pocket. We were helping my brother Zach and his wife Laura move into their new house. Luckily, I was the first person to use the guest bathroom toilet. Although, I wasn't laughing when it happened, I am laughing now.

7.) Pete's Big Fall! After a night of guitar hero with the neighbors...Pete slipped and fell down our entire set of stairs. Luckily, he only got a big bruise on his leg from the fall, but I could not help but have a good laugh as I listened to him fall all the way down hooting and hollaring.

6.) Rainy Camping trips! We had two big camping trips this past year. The first one was over memorial day with our friends Jeff and Kelly. Just as we were about to head to bed..the rains came down and it rained all night...leaving four wet campers to pack up wet stuff in the morning. Our second camping trip was at the end of July when we had four of our dear friends visiting. It was a lovely weekend, but just as we were going to bed for the night a thunder storm came out of no where. It poured for most of the night. We have to laugh thinking about these experiences because even though we picked the worst weather weekends to camp in the rain it added adventure and humor to our trips.

5.) Modern Family! This TV show has left us laughing to the point of tears. Many of our friends had suggested it and we finally gave it a try. We are sure glad we did as we can not get enough of it. This is one laugh we will continue into the new year.

4.) Ziplining in Kauai! While vacationing in Kauai, we decided to try ziplining. It is an activity neither of us have experienced before. It was pretty crazy and fun. I was the only girl in a group of 12 guys. We had to cross a high draw string bridge to get to one of the lines. I decided to go first to get it over with and ended up holding up the entire group for over 20 minutes as I panicked on the bridge. Pete talked me through it from behind and I finally made it over. We rolled with laughter thinking about it later that night, but we don't think our group members thought it was quite as funny.

3.) Nellie's hideous haircut! We took Nellie in to have her regular trim at the groomer's. When Pete picked her up he could not tell a difference. We brought her back and asked for them to trim her just a touch more. When we picked her up the second time it was like we were picking up a new pet. Nellie is that you? Poor thing was shaved and looked like a short haired dog. The funniest part was she pranced around like she looked even better than before.

2.) Three Butts on one Bike! While in San Diego for Thanksgiving, Pete, my mom, and I took the ferry to Coronado Island for the day and rented one of those cart pedal bikes called a surrey bike. Well it was really made for two people, but the three of us squeezed in there and attempted to pedal around the island. It was a pretty funny sight I am sure. BUT we look back at it and smile.

1.) Mouse in the car! This for sure wins the number one spot. We actually had a mouse living in our car for two days. We do not know how it got it there, but it was scary and hilarious at the same time. We had to ride with it for one hour home from a concert where, I (maggie), screamed almost the whole way. Pete finally caught it in a trap by it's leg and got it out of the car as the mouse proceeded to run away in the trap down our street...Pete chasing after it. Who knows what our neighbors thought. It was a crazy experience...one we will not forget.

I believe laughter is what truly brightens up the world. We need to savor the moments of laughter that we have in our lives because there will be plenty of moments where we won't feel like laughing at all. So come on Laugh a Little :)! We hope laughter fills your new year full!

"I always knew looking back on my tears would bring me laughter, but I never knew looking back on my laughter would make me cry."

-Cat Stevens