EVER HEARD THE SAYING “THERE IS NO PHYSCHIATRIST IN THE WORLD LIKE A PUPPY LICKING YOUR FACE” from Ben Williams?

And the one that goes something like, “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks?” It seems my dog has given up his habit of being camera shy in pursuit of more worthy endeavors.

Hey Ollie, look at the camera. . .

That’s it. Good boy! Almost there, hold that pose. . .hold it. . .

How did I know that was going to happen?

“In order to really enjoy a dog, one doesn’t merely try to train him to be semi human.  The point of it is to open oneself to the possibility of becoming partly a dog.”  ~Edward Hoagland

So I guess I need to learn to enjoy letting a dog lick my face. Or more specifically my boogers.

I HAVEN’T BEEN ON THE INTERNET TO SCOPE OUT FUNNY THINGS LATELY, so it’s only appropriate if Made Me Laugh Monday was about what I was doing last Monday (and all last week for that matter). I was in Bryce Canyon with my sister Ashley and her family, their friend Kelly and his daughters Megan and Brittany, and my little sister Machelle. The first picture was taken while  we were driving. Just a normal everyday picture, right? Well…scroll down. I dare you.

I guess I should’ve warned you too.

Quick Disclaimer: I cannot be held accountable for the unattractive nature of the photos below. If you are afraid of people taking hideous photos of each other, and then posting them online, view at your own comfort risk.

For starters, this is when we all stopped in Beaver for some squeaky cheese or what is commonly known as Cheese Curd. Machelle’s obviously in her own world here, where she is a drunk/stoned (better NEVER be in real life) rock star on a world tour. Funny the first time, but then we realized something. This is how it is going to be THE WHOLE TRIP. Oh boy. It only gets better – and when I say better, I do mean worse - from here.

This is one of many pictures that Machelle took the liberty of taking of herself, on my camera, without me even knowing.

Just a few comments. Notice the wrapper, the chocolate stains and the Cheshire Cat pajamas. Looks like she’d fit right in at Wal-Mart!

Exorcism Needed. Please call me with offers. I’m surprised I was still able to sleep next to that demon that night.

But even worse than the face above, is this face below. I have no words for it. Nothing sarcastic to say and my only reaction is to try and counteract it with pictures of cute puppies and pretty butterflies. Do you even know what it is like to wake up and realize she took these while I was sleeping? WHILE I WAS SLEEPING?!

Now, this is on the last day of our vacation, I think her “ugly face” was starting to wearing off. I actually said that to her once, but I didn’t mean that she has an ugly face. I just meant that the expression she used was ugly. Please someone side with me and tell me that what I just said made any sense.

I spoke too soon. Ugly Face Expression is back.

Alas! She needed me to take a Myspace picture for her, so she actually smiled, and it was Beautiful Face instead.

Now we’ve come full circle, to a priceless photo of two sisters who were having a blast, and not ripping each others throats out for two whole seconds!

Now to be fair…I know I just posted a bunch of crap Machelle will want to kill me for. I promise on all things AubreyMo that I will post not-so-cute pictures of me from our Bryce vacation. Trust me. There are plenty. I can just see my mom putting her face in her palm now. Oh the shame of having a daughter that hides nothing online.