Missing the beach...

Although I did have a lovely Labor Day weekend

I still wouldn't mind being on the beach.

As long as our pup and kitty-cat came along too!

Hey Shanks and Kitty...how do you feel about going to the beach?

They aren't amused!

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Fun in the SUN

We went to Florida this past weekend to celebrate Jonathan's birthday.

It was a great long weekend away. This was the first real vacation we've taken together.

Very relaxing and it was definitely well needed!

See my sunburn?

I put on sunscreen religiously and still burned!

Now I have some crazy tan lines and Jonathan is calling me a lobster.

He's quite the lobster himself, though.

More pictures to come...

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Weekend Away

I went to the lake to visit my family this past weekend.

And after 5+ hours in the car

(getting out of Dallas on a Friday afternoon is hell)

I finally arrived!

Shanks kept me company and liked to smile

at the people putting along next to me.

A lot of people thought he was quite cute.

Here's a few pics from the weekend.

(Sorry no outfit pics!)

Green Everywhere

Yesterday I went to the Dallas Arboretum for a work outing.

It was quite hot and sticky, but all the flowers were so beautiful.

I wish I could go there everyday!

The bamboo was magical.

The colors were amazing...popping everywhere you looked.

I can't believe I got this great shot of a dragonfly.

Definitely a first!

These awesome earrings were a birthday gift from a friend.

I love them dearly and was devastated that I lost one later on in the day.

I guess I'll have to rock just one and act like it was on purpose.

This shirt was perfect for a day in the heat.

It has these light and airy insets at the sides.

This part of the garden looked over the lake.

I miss riding my bike around the lake...haven't done it since 

early spring. It's been so stinking hot, I can't bear the thought of it.

Not an Ordinary Weekend

We spent the holiday weekend down at my

parents lake house around Austin.

It was great to get away and relax in the sun.

Lots of good food and best of all....homemade ice cream!

Beautiful sunset during our evening ride in the boat.

I love this picture...bonding with his pup.

Terrible picture, but the best we could get on a rocking boat.

This was basically Shanks' routine the entire weekend.

Throw the toy, retrieve the toy, jump in water...repeat.

My handsome honey

Tired pup.

After we got home he slept like 20 hours straight.

It was nice to tire him out, because he's a ball of energy!

Kitty was glad that we came home.

Here she is laying on the countertop.

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Sparkly Wedding

Saturday night we went to our friends' wedding.

It held was in a garden...very quaint, very beautiful.

I really liked the cake. So simple and elegant.

We had a lot of fun with the sparklers.

The weather was perfect.

A perfect evening for a wedding.

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Land of Enchantment

As you know, I'm partial to Santa Fe

...mostly because my mother lives there

and also because its a magically beautiful place.

The beauty there surprises you in the

most unexpected places.

All these photos were taken by me from my parents yard.

They are so lucky to live in such a lovely place.

Aren't the sunsets amazing?!