Blog-cation

To my few, but awesome followers and those of you who stalk. I am taking a little vacation from blogging. I am bit overwhelmed with work, a million house projects, and my grad class right now. I need a few days/weeks to get my loose ends tied. I'll be back soon and hopefully with pictures.

Light at the end of tunnel.

We have only about one day's work left of shoveling stones to be finished with the puppy park. We then need to install the sod and rip up the horrible outdoor carpet. I see the to-do list dwindling and this is actually giving me hope and determination to finish strong. I am equating this to the last 1/4 mile in a race. When I finally see the finish line I almost sprint to the end using every last bit of energy to finish as fast as I can.

Weekends...

My mom always said that God did not grant us two days of rest. She used this as a way to make me stop complaining when I needed to do chores on Saturdays.

For the past few weekends I have been complaining about the amount of time Mr. R and I have spent cleaning, shoveling, hauling, and making trips back & forth to Home Depot. I kept saying Saturdays are supposed to be fun days! (I, of course, was imaging trips to the beach, the river, and days reading by the pool.) As I look around my house and the ever growing to do list, I need to get used to home imporvement saturdays and be thankful that I do get one day of rest. If you need me on Sunday you will find me by the pool.

3 year ago today...

I was getting my hair done, putting on a long white dress, rehearsing my hand written vows, checking and rechecking to make sure I had the ring, putting on the last touch of lip gloss, walking barefoot down a sand covered aisle, carrying a bouquet of brightly colored calla lilies, and was so excited to be marrying my best friend.

I offer you my solemn vow to be your faithful partner in sickness and in health, in good times and in bad, and in joy as well as in sorrow. I promise to love you unconditionally, to support you in your goals, to honor and respect you, to laugh with you and cry with you, and to cherish you for as long as we both shall live.

I love you Babe!

Happy Anniversay!

3.1 miles in 30 minutes!

Finally! I am a hot mess and I am exhausted. I know a ran too hard, too fast. And I know I will pay for this later in the week, but you can't even imagine the smile I am wearing on my face :)

Weekend Update!

In the summer I only work 4 days a week! If you can call Marine Science work. Last week I almost felt guilty collecting a pay check the kids were fantastic and I spent my days kayaking (next to dolphins!) and body surfing at the beach.

Thursday: Had a fun dinner with Mr. R at an outdoor restaurant downtown. I decided to be adventurous and tried crawfish etouffee. It was fantastic! We listened to free music at the plaza and shared gelato on the walk home. Have I mentioned how much I love summer?

Friday: Since I am on the get fit train, I spent Friday at the gym and shoveling stones at the puppy park. It was incredibly hot and I was incredibly sweaty. I think I managed to slip a nap in there too.

Saturday: I was glutton for more punishment! Back to the gym for a 5 mile run and more shoveling rocks. The puppy park is 1/2 finished. We only have a bout 25 more loads to move. That is if I can even move my arms again. I feel like the little brother in the Christmas story, except he couldn't put his arms down and I can't lift mine up!

Sunday: Father's Day is always a rough day for me. It's been 9 years since my dad passed and I miss him so much. Some days are worse than others and I know that I will see him again someday in heaven. I spent the day visiting my grandfather and remembering that I have been blessed with great father figures throughout my life and with a heavenly father who continues to provide for me when I don't deserve his grace, forgiveness, or everlasting love.

Artie Pants

While I am on the home renovation kick here are a few ideas I have been kicking around to add some art to our dining room. True formal dining does not happen in Casa Republican. We usually invite too many people so the dining room table becomes a buffet that stretches into the living room and soon to be den. I would like the art to blend in with the current pictures we have to make the dining room and living room flow together seemlessly.

FYI: The KIDD photo is from an etsy seller that will feature your last name on an 8x10 poster.

I need to stop spending time on Etsy!

I keep finding too many things I can't live without.