Having absolutely nothing to do

Today, for the first time in months, I had no plans.  No gym classes, no coffee dates, no doctors appointments, no need to do anything or be anywhere.  It was a little liberating.

Atticus and I ended up spending almost 2 hours at the dog park.  He is currently zonked out on the floor. 

I spent the rest of the afternoon picking blackberries and apples at my friend Grace's house.



Some of the loot

Afterwards I went to Trader Joe's for the first time.  I'm not quite sure what all the fuss is about.  I mean, cool store, and it seemed to cater to people like me who don't cook, but otherwise...???  It wasn't that much cheaper and I'm going to have to supplement what I bought with stuff from another grocery store.   Maybe I'll have to go more often.  The upside is I think I have plenty of food for the next 2 weeks without going out to eat, AND while making room in my freezer for all the food I bought I found a box of Thin Mints that I forgot about.  Score!

Atticus and I went on a walk at dusk....he got his leash stuck in a bush and I insisted on laughing a little bit like a loon and taking a picture before I set him free.

The glowing eyes are a bit creepy...

A pretty darn good day, and a good way to end my weekend.

Oh, and I just watched the season finale to the Dead Zone, so maybe I can concentrate on crafty stuff now...  Lets hope!

 You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.
~ Mark Twain

Bones

Life with Atticus is always interesting.  Today, he finally took an interest in all his bones I keep buying for him.  He spread them out then laid down amongst them.

I made this extra-large size so my paint-it work wouldn't go unnoticed. 

Would anyone judge me if I bought this over-priced but eco-friendly tshirt?

Nobody really cares if you're miserable, so you might as well be happy.
~ Cynthia Nelms

My feet

5 hours walking around yesterday in flip flops
+
3 hours of zumba triathalon today (1 hour zumba toning, 1 hour aqua zumba, 1 hour regular zumba)
+
2 hours celebrating this evening in what could only be called fabulous shoes...

=

My feet hurt.

People say that losing weight is no walk in the park. When I hear that I think, yeah, that's the problem.

~ Chris Adams

The fair

Today is one of my last Saturdays off for the forseeable future.  I had made plans awhile ago to go to the local fair with a friend, but was going to cancel this morning after I finished a 12 hour shift and got no sleep.  I ended up not cancelling, and was very glad I did!  I'm currently exhausted from lack of sleep and walking around for over 4 hours, but I had a lot of fun!

A picture tour of my time at the fair...

All the buildings are labeled with what's inside.  This wasn't QUITE as advertised...

4-H sponsored all the animals etc.  There were informational posters everywhere...they made me laugh...

Another informational cat poster

Made with actual dog hair!!!!!

Thats also what this building was labeled with.  Not quite right....

hello future beef!

Huge sheep.  I found these guys fascinating.

This goat kept eyeing me.  His horn was crooked and I'm pretty sure he was cross eyed.

I've decided llamas are scary

We went to a lot of shows/demonstrations.  This was the sheriff's office canine demonstration.  Pretty cool.

The beard and mustache contest.

I finally got to try fried fair food!!!!  This was fried snickers.  It was ridiculous.

After a long day I made her stand in jail. :)

Fun day!!!

Zumba triathalon tomorrow!

Most of us don't need a psychiatric therapist as much as a friend to be silly with. 
~ Robert Brault

Trying to stay in the moment



Making use of my awesome new birthday present...

 Nothing ever gets anywhere.  The earth keeps turning round and gets nowhere.  The moment is the only thing that counts. 
~ Jean Cocteau

Monday

Its Monday again.  Well, MY Monday.  I only had a 2 day weekend, so I'm not as refreshed as I normally am.  I'm pretty darn spoiled with my 3 day weekends usually.

But I've already been to the dogpark today and I'm soon off to the gym, so lets hope that will help me start my week off right!

Part of my refreshing weekend - fried pickles!!!!  But also the reason I must work out extra this week. 

Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together.
~ Carl Zwanzig

Almost famous

You totally have to read this etsy listing...you'll notice something familiar in the very bottom picture...

p.s.  in the description you can read what my friend Katie wrote when she ordered my bracelet.  *sniffs and wipes away a tear*   good friends are hard to find!!

A pile of rocks ceases to be a rock when somebody contemplates it with the idea of a cathedral in mind.
~ Antoine de Saint-Exupery