Our Heads Are In The Clouds

We are fortunate that we get to spend many days outside floating in our pool. It's a chance for us to relax, breathe fresh air and contemplate life. The Ipod is set on shuffle and we enjoy listening to the tunes it pumps out as we sing along and sip whatever cocktail we have concocted that day. You must be thinking, "man is there ever a time when you mavens don't have a cocktail in your hands?" Well, believe it or not, there is - because our floats have cup holders built in - woo hoo - and that frees up our hands to wipe off sweat, swat bugs, or to push off from the side of the pool. We have a plethora of floats too: chair floats, body floats and pool noodles. 

When lying on the body floats, especially on our backs, it can get very boring unless we just want to day dream or take a li'l snooze. But, when it's a beautiful day with lots of clouds in the sky, we play a game called ... "Well, Looky There!" Basically, it's staring at a cloud to see if we can make something more out of it than just a big visible mass - like a cool shape or form - and point it out to the other to see if we both see the same thing. We either do or we don't - and if we don't - then we give our own interpretation of what we see. This goes on and on until: 1.) the clouds disappear 2.) we need a bathroom break 3.) refreshing of cocktails or 4.) one of us falls off the float from drinking too many cocktails and the other has to jump in and save her. Hmmmm... a light bulb just went off in our heads. We think numbers 1, 3, & 4 could be alleviated if we just hired a Cabana Boy or two! Woo hoo! 

1.) It would give us something else to do when the clouds disappear [look at him] 3.) he would make and serve us any cocktail we desired allowing us more time to float about [and look at him] 4.) he'd also double as our life guard to save us when we "accidentally" fell off our floats [from looking at him]. It's a brilliant idea, right? Hey, where's Mark Cherry (an American writer & producer of television) when we need him? We have a great idea for a new show.

Mark Cherry wrote the dramadies Desperate Housewives and Devious Maids so why not write about De(w)ine Mavens? Ha Ha Ha Ha - Oh man that would be a hoot! And to think we saw that whole scenario being played out before our eyes like a moving picture in the clouds? Oh yeah, the clouds ... where were we again? Right, the cloud game. The rest of this blog is going to seem dull after the De(w)ine Mavens hire a cabana boy plot, but let's pick up where we left off. The thing is, it's a pretty fast game because clouds move rather quickly. Well, it really depends on the environment around them because they can actually move anywhere from 5-100mph depending on the wind - how about them meteorologist skills (heh-heh)? And you won't find us laying out in the pool trying to play the game if they are moving 50mph because that would mean we were in the midst of a hurricane or tornado or some other storm and...well, you get the picture.  What we were trying to say when we said the clouds move fast is that they won't stay in the same shape for long. One could look like the statue of liberty one second and then spread into a big blob of nothing the next. We made a drinking game out of it too (we know that is hard to believe). If we both agree on the image, then no one drinks; but if we happen to disagree, well then we both take a sip. We bet you can guess that we disagree more often than we agree, especially when it's really hot out and we are thirsty. And guess what? It gets even more fun after a few cocktails because your imagination can really run wild. We've seen all kinds of crazy things like: Mr. Hankey (from the show South Park), an alien spaceship, and Richelle claims she saw Adam Levine's face smiling down at her as she smiled back and waved to him. Then she started to giggle because she also claims that he winked at her just before he shifted into the scream mask and then into a big blob of nothing. OK, that's really the booze talkin' there, but a girl can dream (although she's adamant that she really saw his likeness). Actually, it's a great game to help you focus on your eyesight, stimulate your brain and use your imagination. One of Jenn's favorite quotes is by Albert Einstein, "Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand." And she believes this wholeheartedly. So you see, it really is a productive way to use the creative part of your brain, especially if you have killed too many cells, as we probably have over the years, by enjoying one too many drinky-drinks. The photos of clouds that you are about to see are actual ones that we took in our own backyard while playing our game. We've added a split screen effect so you can also see a picture of our interpretation. You may see something different but either way, we hope you enjoy them. Perhaps it may inspire you to stop once in a while to really appreciate the clouds and use your gift of imagination. Oh, and Mark Cherry if you're reading this ... give us a call:)