A Gift for My Mom

The five weeks my kids and I spent in Virginia were fantastic and magical for me.  And for Bryce, who had never met his granny (my mom) before (my teens go every summer).  Those two had so much fun together!  My mom misses him so much now that we're back in AZ.  Mom's not online, so I can't just email her photos whenever I want.  And, I'm ashamed to admit, I suck at sending her printed photos.  So, I thought I would make her something special.  Here's a picture for my mom that captures the essence of Bryce:  cooler than cool, funny, thoughtful.  He is quite a character!

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Flashback Friday: It's The Year { that i dread }

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...the one that brings these nasty things forth!  Growing up, my mom called these ugly bugs locusts, but they're really cicadas.  I don't care what they're called; I don't love them!  When I was small, my mom would catch these screeching things and squeeze them to make them screeeeeeeech even more and she would chase me with them.  So not fun.  At least not for me.  She was having a blast, however.  Hehe!

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Back from Greer

Greer...what can I say about Greer? At 8500 feet, I was feeling the elevation. My flouride rinse exploded and flowed like a waterfall upon opening it that first morning. Fun! I was a little dizzy and out of breath from time to time (that could be all the food I ate, though). It's truly a beautiful place. Our second night there, I went for an early evening ride with my two of brothers-in-law, my father-in-law, and my nephew. We spotted a bear (so cool!), a few herds of elk, and a couple deer. It was magnificent! Not to mention the meadows, tall grass (oooooh the tall grass!), the aspens, and abundant pines. God's country.

If you haven't spent any time in the mountains recently, I highly recommend it. I haven't uploaded anything from the cameras yet (and never got around to pulling out the medium format, hehe) but promise to soon!

Catching Up in Sedona

I spent this past weekend in Sedona catching up with my bff from high school (which was a really really long ago, hehe). It was so nice to get away (I know, I know, we were just at Disneyland last month) and extra special seeing Jennifer again, and meeting her husband! Here are a few pics from our weekend.

Jennifer and me! Ooohhhhh the stories I could tell from back in the day!

Todd and me, pondering what we'll be like 30 years from now....

My sweet husband....

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