hang in there

selfie september (aka birthday month celebration) - day 22

day 154

day 52

day 32

day 29

day 28

day 26

day 25

day 23

the BIG birthday month celebration - week 4

day 22 - spent the day trying to recover from the "excitement" of the 4-wheeling trip

day 23 - did some stuff around the house i had been putting off and snuggled on the couch with my honey (cuz he was finally home during the week!)

day 24 - i had something else planned for today but then the honey asked if i wanted to watch a movie and how could i turn down cuddling on the couch during a movie - especially during the week (he's been out of town quite a bit this summer)?!?!

day 25 - i pampered myself with a trip to the salon - it was LONG overdue!!!

day 26 -

day 27 -

day 28 - attended a benefit dinner/auction thing for a friend that was in an atv accident; we even won a sign that our friend made for the raffle!

day 29 -

day 30 -

So you may notice some holes here...
the reality that it's almost time to head back to texas hit
and life got in the way of the birthday month
i know - a total travesty
but instead some of it has spilled over into october

like just yesterday i had a bra party
there's a great home company that sells undergarments
and they're AWESOME
all my texas peeps be ready cuz i'm going to have another one with you guys!

and so concludes the 40th birthday month celebration!

for the love of our pets

when we were in kansas city for our friend's wedding
we also visited my brother and his family
i was super excited to get to stay for the extended holiday weekend
their kids are getting so big
and i miss a lot being so far away  :(
these are their 4-legged babies

once i opened the curtain they just sat in the window waiting for their parent's return

so sweet!

happy election day!

may the best politicians win
did you get out and vote?

running water

we saw a few waterfalls when we went on our camping trip
and i decided to play around with my camera
and try to get that really soft look for the water
these are my favorites

dominican - random

on our trip we just hung out at the resort
so i didn't take too many pictures
other than at the wedding
these are my favorite pics from the "real" camera not of the wedding
those to come next

last but certainly not least...
MAAMAAJUAAAAAAAAAAAAAANAAA!!!!!

our summah - via iphone

well, it's been awhile since i've shared what's been going on with us
we've been having tons of fun with house full of visitors
here's a sneak peek via iphone pics
once i get around to dealing with the pictures on my real camera i'll show more of the fun!

it's been a...
farm sharing

duke wheelin'

lazy dazing

picnicin'

wine drinkin'

site seein'

jail breakin'

lobstah eatin'

sunset gazing

food stealin'

new thing tryin'

quality time-in'

late night fun-in'

girl time-in'

perfect weather enjoyin'

howlin' good time!

how has your summah been???

what i've been doing

i've been on vacation
doing something about like this

minus duke, plus sean
in the dominican republic
can't wait to show you all the pics

keep looking up

lost

over the weekend we took a little walk in our hood
we had some visitors that seemed to be a little lost

this momma had 9 little cuties following right along
i love the one yellow chick bringing up the rear
i just hope they found their way back to the lake!

the results are in

whenever i'm out and about with duke
i constantly hear "oh how cute, what kind of puppy is it?"
we've joked about making him a shirt that says
"i know i'm cute. i'm an 8 year old yorkiepoo."

well, it's a good thing we didn't make that shirt
cuz it wasn't completely true after all
not the cute part - he's definitely cute
and not the 8 years old part - i can vouch for that
but apparently he's not exactly a yorkiepoo

how do i know you may ask?
i had his doggie dna done, of course
yes, i'm a freak like that - but all the cool kids are doing it!
you just pick up a test at your local large chain doggie store, take the sample and mail it in
a couple weeks later you get an email with the results
it's all very thorough!

after reading through the report this is what i've figured out
he got the personality (protectiveness) and coloring from the lhasa
he got the ears and rat chasing (or chipmunk chasing) from the terrier
he got the muzzle and bird hunting from the poodle

in case you wondered what the "mixed breed" is - the report tells you that too!