Life Lately

Life lately has been about spending time together.

Life lately has been about getting creative with some simple DYI.

Life lately has been about documenting a very difficult subject for me.

Life lately has been about yummy homemade ice cream (with another DIY).

Life lately has been about Sundays.

Life lately has been about the sunshine shining, the start of a new week and eating lunch in the park.

Life lately has been pretty good if I do say so myself. Nothing is perfect, but it's the little thing that make it worth while and I'm going to try to keep up the positive attitude and roll with the flow.

 

Hello Monday!!

A Camping We Will Go.....Goodbye 2012

This past weekend we decided to pack it up and head out camping to ring in the new year. Yes even with all the snow and freezing temps we headed out on Friday with the intention of staying till January 1, 13. But after waking up two mornings in a row with our water frozen and then waking up to freezing rain today (Monday) we decided to call it good and packed everything back up and headed home, thankfully we were only about 15 mintues from home so it wasn't a super long trip to get home.

 Now don't get me wrong I could do without the freezing temps, but all in all I had a good time. 

And I think that the snow just adds to the beaut of the park.

My brother and his family came up and hung out with us and this little one didn't mind one bit that it was freezing outside as long a were at the park, which was right by our camp.

Then we decided to go on a little adventure to see what the rest of the park looked like with all of the snow. I would have loved to go on a hike, but didn't want to chance getting lost. hehe!

The bridge to cross the little creek was closed off so we waded across it, thankfully it wasnt very deep.

I've got lots more pictures from our little camping adventure, but I'm off to party hardy -in a nice dry, warm, & cozy place- to ring in 2013.

Have a safe and fabulous night!!

Hiking

 

Monday I was off work for the holiday, so Bethany and I decided to go for hike. The colors this time of year are just gorgeous in our state park. Plus the weahter was great, it wasn't to hot or cold perfect time to head out for a little hike. 

 

This guy was just sitting there right at the start our the trail we were gonna do just begging for his picture to be taken. HA!

 

Walked across a log, good thing there wasn't any water in the bottom or I would have for sure fell.

But I made it all the way across. Go me! hehe

There was a tree right in the middle of the trail (actually there where several trees that were down in the middle of the trail that we had to go around) so great time for a pit stop and to take some pictures.

Aww....I think he was sad to see us go. hehe!

 



31 and Pearls

As of today, it's official, I am "in" my thirties.....Hello 31! I can't believe it. It doesn't seem like it's been a whole year since I turned thirty. I'd like to be able to say that a lot has changed in the past year. That I'm where I thought I would be at this age, that I'd be not only older but wiser. Of course none of that is the case. At thirty-one I thought I'd be in a career that I love (or at least didn't hate), that we'd have at least two kiddos and either waiting on the third one to get here or talking about when we should be having that third one. That David and I would actually be spending more time together (he works off) and that everything is how I thought it would be or had planned when I was a teenager. But somtimes God has other plans for us and that seems to be the case with me. I don't know what is in store for me. I don't know if I'll ever get into a career that I love or if we'll ever have one baby let alone the three that I always thought we'd have, or if I'll ever be able to talk David into moving to another state. Don't get me wrong I have a good life, I am happy and healthy and I am married to a wonderful man who would give me the moon and stars if I asked him too. And I am thankful for my/our problems because I know there are people out there who have it way worse than I/we do.  I am also the type that believes everything happens for a reason and there is a reason for me to be right where I am a this moment in my life.

So today I slept in ( I don't like to work on my b-day) got up and got dressed. I had already decided that I wanted to go shopping, shopping always makes me happy and invited my Mom to go with me. While I was getting dressed I decided that 31 calls for being a little more dressy than my plaid and vest so of course I added pearls. hehe

I'm going to embrass thirty-one and see where this year takes me in life. I hope that it holds lots of change, good change and an adventure for us.

Here's to you 31. I can't wait to see what you bring.

At Least Someone Is Excited

At least Daisy seems to be excited about it being Monday for whatever reason. I guess if your  dog and all you have to do ALL. DAY. LONG is lay around and eat everyday would be pretty exciting. I on the other hand am not sure how the day will go, but here's hoping for not only a great Monday, but a great week too. Happy Monday!

"I'm Taking Pictures."

Last weekend I went to a wedding with Donna and Caylee. After the ceremony started we noticed that Caylee kept doing this with her hands and we couldn't figure out why, so Donna finally asked her what she was doing and in her not so quiet voice she said, "I'm taking pictures." After we laughed for a few moments Donna gave her her cell phone so she could actually take some and pictures and I have to say I think we may have a future photography among us.

I'm mean come on, she got out in the isle and got down low to get the shot she wanted. (hehe)

And she even knows to rotate the camera counter clockwise.

And here is where the bridal party was no longer interesting so she starting taking pictures of other stuff.

Like the sky.

 

And because being a wedding photographer is hard work, a happy dance was in order because it was time to eat.