Monday, July 6, 2009
Pics from Mom's Garden
Mom's garden is gorgeous, as always. So I had to sneak a few pictures of the garden in while I was home!
Father's Day at Da Camp
Father's Day weekend was a lot of fun. I drove home after I went to a college fair in Ripon, WI. Mom and Nikki were visiting my grandparents, so dad and I had some father-daughter hang out time Friday night. Saturday we went down to Da Camp where Nikki, mom and Matt joined us. Sunday, we had a Father's Day "Surf and Turf" dinner with our family and Steve's Dad. Nikki and Steve brought crab from Alaska and Matt brought steaks from his favorite butcher. It was so good!!! Nikki and Steve also brought their new edition to their family; a 10-month-old black lab named Halibut, or Haley for short. They got her on their trip up to Alaska. She is adorable and all the dogs had a great time playing while we ate! We also got to see some little baby birds chirping away outside. There was a little nest that was built on top of the lantern we hang outside of the door. They were so fat and so cute!
Monday, June 15, 2009
This weekend finally felt like summer! Yay!! It was much needed!
Friday after my shift at the gym, I headed down to the waterfront to check out Relay for Life. I always love the excitement there, and of course, the cause. I walked a lap for my grandma and my uncle (who are both recently in remission), my aunt (who passed away after battling breast cancer), and a co-worker whose mom was just diagnosed. I started to get a little choked up thinking about it, but also prayed for all of those people and thanked God for his hand in healing too! When I got back I talked to Maggie (my grandma) and Dewey (my uncle) on the phone for quite awhile. It was great to talk to them. I miss them!
Saturday I administered the ACT's on campus for 5 1/2 hours. I really don't mind doing them at all since I get to bring a book to read while the kids are testing and it's like $20 an hour! After this, Claire and I had planned to hit up the beach for the first time this summer, but that idea crashed and burned when a big thunderstorm came through. I love storms though, so I didn't mind it and it made it feel like summer!
Oh yeah!! I almost forgot, there is a store downtown who will sell my photography! So, Sat. I made a bunch of prints and matted all of them and brought them to put up in the store! I am not sure how popular they will be, but it's still kind of cool! After that, Claire, Charissa (another friend) and I headed for a quick impromptu trip to Duluth. We went out to eat and then wandered around the mall (I am poor, so there was no spending, but it was fun to window shop). We had a great time!! I also found a cute dress on sale at Khol's for a wedding I am ushering in this summer. I was really excited about the deal I found! We didn't get home that night until 11:00!
Sunday, Claire and I got a bunch of great summer food and brought it to the beach. Chrysa and our friend Kate met up with us there. It was the perfect summer day!! The sun felt great, the sound of the waves was perfect, the food was delicious, and the company was fun! We were there for like 5 hours! When I got home, I decided to go for a run/walk. It was great! I went for 6 miles along the Ashland Rail Trail, which winds along the lake shore. It was wonderful.
Friday after my shift at the gym, I headed down to the waterfront to check out Relay for Life. I always love the excitement there, and of course, the cause. I walked a lap for my grandma and my uncle (who are both recently in remission), my aunt (who passed away after battling breast cancer), and a co-worker whose mom was just diagnosed. I started to get a little choked up thinking about it, but also prayed for all of those people and thanked God for his hand in healing too! When I got back I talked to Maggie (my grandma) and Dewey (my uncle) on the phone for quite awhile. It was great to talk to them. I miss them!
Saturday I administered the ACT's on campus for 5 1/2 hours. I really don't mind doing them at all since I get to bring a book to read while the kids are testing and it's like $20 an hour! After this, Claire and I had planned to hit up the beach for the first time this summer, but that idea crashed and burned when a big thunderstorm came through. I love storms though, so I didn't mind it and it made it feel like summer!
Oh yeah!! I almost forgot, there is a store downtown who will sell my photography! So, Sat. I made a bunch of prints and matted all of them and brought them to put up in the store! I am not sure how popular they will be, but it's still kind of cool! After that, Claire, Charissa (another friend) and I headed for a quick impromptu trip to Duluth. We went out to eat and then wandered around the mall (I am poor, so there was no spending, but it was fun to window shop). We had a great time!! I also found a cute dress on sale at Khol's for a wedding I am ushering in this summer. I was really excited about the deal I found! We didn't get home that night until 11:00!
Sunday, Claire and I got a bunch of great summer food and brought it to the beach. Chrysa and our friend Kate met up with us there. It was the perfect summer day!! The sun felt great, the sound of the waves was perfect, the food was delicious, and the company was fun! We were there for like 5 hours! When I got home, I decided to go for a run/walk. It was great! I went for 6 miles along the Ashland Rail Trail, which winds along the lake shore. It was wonderful.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
So, last night was another crafty night. I wasn't really satisfied with my photo collage wall. It just didn't look put together at all, so I decided to try something different and use my crafty clothespins too. I put pictures as well as cards on the wall. Kind of a fun was to mix it all up. Still not sure what I think about it, but I like it better than just the frames, I think. Here is what I did.
I have also been trying to figure out how to organize my earrings. It drives me nuts to dump out my jewelry box every morning searching for a matching pair. So, I decided to make my own earring organizer. I took 2 old frames and staple-gunned window screening to the back of the frame. Then I took some ribbon and staple gunned that to the back too. They look pretty cute and are really handy!
I have also been trying to figure out how to organize my earrings. It drives me nuts to dump out my jewelry box every morning searching for a matching pair. So, I decided to make my own earring organizer. I took 2 old frames and staple-gunned window screening to the back of the frame. Then I took some ribbon and staple gunned that to the back too. They look pretty cute and are really handy!
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Brand-new Fawn
The other day, there was a brand-new baby fawn curled up against our building. It was so tiny. We all figured he must have been born in the past 24 hours. The mom was wondering around, but wouldn't go right up to the fawn. We were afraid that we were spooking her, so we went inside and watch from the window as she came to her baby. It was really cool to watch!
The past few days have been super lazy and a bit crafy too! It's really nice to relax! I used to have phonecall nights at the college on Thurs, worked at the gym on Wed. and Fri., and belly dancing on Thursday. Now that it's summer, I no longer have phone call nights, belly dancing is off for June, and I only work until 7 now on Fridays instead of 9! I have so much extra time! This weekend was wonderful and much needed. Friday, I had a touch of the stomach flu, so I called it an early night after my gym shift. Patti and Claire stopped over for a bit to say hi and then I went to bed. Saturday morning, I had Saturday duty at the college and then Claire and I drove up to Bayfield to check out some of the cute little shops since it was a cold rainy day. That night, we had invited some friends for a bonfire on the beach, but the rain bombed that idea, so we cooked hotdogs on Grant and Claire's grill instead. Our friend Chrysa joined us and we even cooked smores over the grill too! We sat under a tree which protected us from the rain. It was really fun!Sunday, Nikki and Steve stopped by on their way to the airport to head to Alaska for a week. It was good to see them, even if it was quick. Then I ran to Walmart to print off some of my pics. I realized that as much as I love taking pics, I don't have any up in my apartment. So I got a few more cheap frames to add to my collection and framed a ton of pics to put up in a photo collage. I am not sure if I really like it, but it's nice to have some personal pics up now! Then I decided to be a little crafty while I was watching movies. I took 50 clothespins and decoupaged them with funky paper. I am going to make some into magnets to hold papers on my fridge and with the others, I am going to hang cute ribbon on one of my walls and then clip the pins up to hold papers and photos on. We'll see how it turns out. I just thought the clips were cute! Yesterday, after work, I headed to Washburn (10 minutes outside of Ashland) to pick up an application to waitress at a restaurant. I am in need of extra cash even more now that we took a paycut. I think I could make more as a waitress tham the 6.50/hr I make at the gym. I might get some good weekend hours too!
Then I came home and cleaned my much neglected bedroom! It feels so much better to have my room all cleaned up now!! Sigh!
Here are a few pics of the rainy cookout, the clothespins and the picture collage wall:
Then I came home and cleaned my much neglected bedroom! It feels so much better to have my room all cleaned up now!! Sigh!
Here are a few pics of the rainy cookout, the clothespins and the picture collage wall:
Friday, June 5, 2009
Yesterday was such a great day!! When I was at home for my lunch break, my friend Claire calls from the office and says, "hury back! You are missing a lot of great stuff!" So, I went back to the office as quick as I could. My friend Ashley, who used to work in our office brought her 4 month old puppy over to play. He was so cute and fun! Then our boss Paul bought all of us Dairy Queen! What a great boss, huh?!
After work, I went home to power clean my living room and kitchen. It looks so much better now, I cannot even believe it! I always feel better when things are straightened up. Since we have the month off of belly dancing, I invited the girls over to go for a walk. It was such a great day, and we walked down to the water along the little trail there. I will definitely be walking down there more often. That part of the trail is so green and peaceful. I am really glad I now know about it. We then walked back to my place and ordered pizza, which was ate on the porch with a glass of wine (although, I am not much of a wine drinker). It was so nice to be outside that much! After everyone left, I crawled into bed only to be awakened at midnight with a horrid stomach ache. Yuck! Maybe it was all the ice cream and pizza! Opps! I have not felt that sick to my stomach in a long time. It was awful! I ended up taking the morning off because I was so tired from being up. I am back at work now, but am still feeling a little gross. Hopefully, it will pass soon enough! I want to be able to get out and enjoy the weekend!
After work, I went home to power clean my living room and kitchen. It looks so much better now, I cannot even believe it! I always feel better when things are straightened up. Since we have the month off of belly dancing, I invited the girls over to go for a walk. It was such a great day, and we walked down to the water along the little trail there. I will definitely be walking down there more often. That part of the trail is so green and peaceful. I am really glad I now know about it. We then walked back to my place and ordered pizza, which was ate on the porch with a glass of wine (although, I am not much of a wine drinker). It was so nice to be outside that much! After everyone left, I crawled into bed only to be awakened at midnight with a horrid stomach ache. Yuck! Maybe it was all the ice cream and pizza! Opps! I have not felt that sick to my stomach in a long time. It was awful! I ended up taking the morning off because I was so tired from being up. I am back at work now, but am still feeling a little gross. Hopefully, it will pass soon enough! I want to be able to get out and enjoy the weekend!
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Trip to Florida
So, I don't think I mentioned that I was going to Florida for a few days!
Well, I just got back and it was wonderful! I went with 2 of my college roomates for a quick 5 day trip to Orlando. Originally, I had booked the trip so I could audition for Disney World. In case any of you didn't already know, being a Disney character has been one of my dreams! Well, due to the layoffs at Disney, the open-call auditions were no longer being held. Guess I will just have to go back and try again! It is something I have always wanted to do, and thought, why not! Tickets were cheap and I had plenty of vacation time and the travel bug was itching at me again. 2 years ago at this time, I was snorkeling on a remote Fijian Island, last year I was exploring around the island of Crete Greece, and so I needed to do something fun to keep me sane!
On the flight there, I got an email about the decision being made towards my job on campus. I still have it! Phew!! But, unfortunately, I took a paycut. It's only 3%, but with money as tight as it already is working 2 jobs, I am left a little nervous. But I pushed my worries aside to relax and enjoy the trip!
Our first full day there, we did all 4 Disney parks in 1 day; Magic Kingdown, MGM Studios, Animal Kingdom, and Epcot. It was exhausting but so awesome!! I love rollercoasters, so it was great. We even did the Tower of Terror, which was so freaky! I think it was scarier than skydiving! when we were at the Magic Kingdom, we saw this little girl who was all alone, she was yelling for her mom, so we went up to her and asked her if she was lost and what her mom looked like. We searched around and didn't see her mom, so we brought her into the store and told the clerk what happened, figuring she could make a call to help track down the mom. As we walked out, I glanced up the street and saw a woman a ways off that looked like the description on the girls mom, so we took off after her. When we caught up to her she was panicking and talking to another store clerk about her lost girl, so we told her we knew where she was and brought her to her little girl. When they saw eachother they were both hugging and crying. Sometimes God just puts people in the right place at the right time to help out. The day ended with fireworks over the lake at Epcot. It was so great!
The next day, we got to go and see my Aunt Joni and Dewey. Dewey was just recovering with chemo treatments for cancer, so I was really excited to get to see them, especially because he is now in remission! It was so wonderful to see them. Aunt Joni gave us girls a tour of her place and then took us our in the gold cart for a ride. Katie and Kayla sat in the back and I took shotgun. She showed us the little community where she lived and we went gator-hunting. We found a little alligator in one of the ponds. Then we went back for some lunch and my friends left for the beach and I stayed to hang out with Joni and Dewey a little longer. It was so great to catch up with them and to see Dewey was doing so much better!! I couldn't believe how good he looked! They talked about his cancer a little bit, and then Aunt Joni and I just had some good girl talk.
The next day, my roomies and I went to Universal Studios. It was SO much fun!!! I loved all of the crazy wild rides. I wanted to do all of them over and over. Sigh!! I love rollercoasters!! The day went by so quick though!
Sunday was our final day there. We went on an airboat ride, recommended by Aunt Joni. It was awesome!! I absolutely loved it!! We saw some huge gators, some were almost 12 feet long! We even bumped over one on the boat. Then the guide took us into the cypress forest. It was so neat and peaceful. I loved it!! I would totally recommend it to anyone who goes there!
Then we hit up the beach and went body boarding. I haven't done it since I was in New Zealand, so it was really fun to do it again. We couldn't bring our boards back on the plane with us, so we gave them to some little kids who'd been watching us ride the waves. They were so excited! They grabbed their brothers, sisters, and cousins, and ran back out into the water to test out the boards. It was really cool!I swear I could spend the rest of my life just laying on a beach and playing in the waves. It was wonderful. I got to see Aunt Joni again that afternoon for about five minutes because we were running late for our reservation at Al Capone's Dinner Theater Show, which was also very fun.
I posted some pics of us below and the others are on my photo blog. Check 'em out!
http://www.bethwilliamsphotography.blogspot.com/
Well, I just got back and it was wonderful! I went with 2 of my college roomates for a quick 5 day trip to Orlando. Originally, I had booked the trip so I could audition for Disney World. In case any of you didn't already know, being a Disney character has been one of my dreams! Well, due to the layoffs at Disney, the open-call auditions were no longer being held. Guess I will just have to go back and try again! It is something I have always wanted to do, and thought, why not! Tickets were cheap and I had plenty of vacation time and the travel bug was itching at me again. 2 years ago at this time, I was snorkeling on a remote Fijian Island, last year I was exploring around the island of Crete Greece, and so I needed to do something fun to keep me sane!
On the flight there, I got an email about the decision being made towards my job on campus. I still have it! Phew!! But, unfortunately, I took a paycut. It's only 3%, but with money as tight as it already is working 2 jobs, I am left a little nervous. But I pushed my worries aside to relax and enjoy the trip!
Our first full day there, we did all 4 Disney parks in 1 day; Magic Kingdown, MGM Studios, Animal Kingdom, and Epcot. It was exhausting but so awesome!! I love rollercoasters, so it was great. We even did the Tower of Terror, which was so freaky! I think it was scarier than skydiving! when we were at the Magic Kingdom, we saw this little girl who was all alone, she was yelling for her mom, so we went up to her and asked her if she was lost and what her mom looked like. We searched around and didn't see her mom, so we brought her into the store and told the clerk what happened, figuring she could make a call to help track down the mom. As we walked out, I glanced up the street and saw a woman a ways off that looked like the description on the girls mom, so we took off after her. When we caught up to her she was panicking and talking to another store clerk about her lost girl, so we told her we knew where she was and brought her to her little girl. When they saw eachother they were both hugging and crying. Sometimes God just puts people in the right place at the right time to help out. The day ended with fireworks over the lake at Epcot. It was so great!
The next day, we got to go and see my Aunt Joni and Dewey. Dewey was just recovering with chemo treatments for cancer, so I was really excited to get to see them, especially because he is now in remission! It was so wonderful to see them. Aunt Joni gave us girls a tour of her place and then took us our in the gold cart for a ride. Katie and Kayla sat in the back and I took shotgun. She showed us the little community where she lived and we went gator-hunting. We found a little alligator in one of the ponds. Then we went back for some lunch and my friends left for the beach and I stayed to hang out with Joni and Dewey a little longer. It was so great to catch up with them and to see Dewey was doing so much better!! I couldn't believe how good he looked! They talked about his cancer a little bit, and then Aunt Joni and I just had some good girl talk.
The next day, my roomies and I went to Universal Studios. It was SO much fun!!! I loved all of the crazy wild rides. I wanted to do all of them over and over. Sigh!! I love rollercoasters!! The day went by so quick though!
Sunday was our final day there. We went on an airboat ride, recommended by Aunt Joni. It was awesome!! I absolutely loved it!! We saw some huge gators, some were almost 12 feet long! We even bumped over one on the boat. Then the guide took us into the cypress forest. It was so neat and peaceful. I loved it!! I would totally recommend it to anyone who goes there!
Then we hit up the beach and went body boarding. I haven't done it since I was in New Zealand, so it was really fun to do it again. We couldn't bring our boards back on the plane with us, so we gave them to some little kids who'd been watching us ride the waves. They were so excited! They grabbed their brothers, sisters, and cousins, and ran back out into the water to test out the boards. It was really cool!I swear I could spend the rest of my life just laying on a beach and playing in the waves. It was wonderful. I got to see Aunt Joni again that afternoon for about five minutes because we were running late for our reservation at Al Capone's Dinner Theater Show, which was also very fun.
I posted some pics of us below and the others are on my photo blog. Check 'em out!
http://www.bethwilliamsphotography.blogspot.com/
Belly Dance Video
I forgot to post this awhile ago! Here is the video of us dancing from our show. We messed up a few times, but not to bad considering we learned the last 1/2 of it the night before! Enjoy!
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Dance Show
Well, we had the dance show last night! It was really fun! We messed up our song a little bit, but it still went well. The sound person, started our song before we got on stage, so we were a bit rushed and then thrown off a little, but it was really fun anyway. The other dancers were great! There were these 2 really cute little girls who did a ballet piece and they were adorable! I wish I would have taken better pictures of them, because they were so darn cute! The dances were all really cool and fun to watch. I have always wished I was a graceful dancer!
Here are some pics from the show. Enjoy!
Here are some pics from the show. Enjoy!
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Well, it was another wonderful weekend!!
Saturday, I got up early and hit up the city-wide garage sales. I found a few great things for crafting this summer. It was freezing out and there were even some snowflakes in the air! But it was still really fun. I love garage saleing!
I had to run up to Northland then to work for a few hours. After that I drove to Duluth to go to a bridal shower for a good college friend of mine. It was really fun and great to see her too! Then I hit up Michael's for a few more crafty things. When I got back to Ashland, my friend Sarah came over and we had a blast hanging out and catching up. I think we both really needed it! Before we knew it, it was midnight! Sunday I slept in a little and then went to do some yard work for a guy from the gym. A week ago, I was talking to him about my money shortage and he said he would pay me $10 an hour to do yard work for him this summer. So, since the weather was gorgeous on Sunday, I headed over there. We ran to the hardware store to get me some new work gloves and some garden fencing. Then we went to work hauling dead trees and branches out of the woods. He even taught me how to use a chainsaw, which was really fun!! I got to saw up a tree! There is lots to do, but it's great to get cash on the spot and know that whenever I am short on money, I can call him up and do some extra work. Plus, I get to be outside and get a good workout too! After I got back, I headed over to Grant and Claire's for a BBQ with Claire's family who was up visiting. It was really fun. Sigh! What a wonderful weekend!
Last night I had rehearsal for my belly dance show tonight. I am a little nervous about it, but we only have like a 1 1/2 minute piece to perform and there are 7 other dances, so it's not a big chunk of the show. It should be fun though. I am excited. I'll let you know how it goes!
Saturday, I got up early and hit up the city-wide garage sales. I found a few great things for crafting this summer. It was freezing out and there were even some snowflakes in the air! But it was still really fun. I love garage saleing!
I had to run up to Northland then to work for a few hours. After that I drove to Duluth to go to a bridal shower for a good college friend of mine. It was really fun and great to see her too! Then I hit up Michael's for a few more crafty things. When I got back to Ashland, my friend Sarah came over and we had a blast hanging out and catching up. I think we both really needed it! Before we knew it, it was midnight! Sunday I slept in a little and then went to do some yard work for a guy from the gym. A week ago, I was talking to him about my money shortage and he said he would pay me $10 an hour to do yard work for him this summer. So, since the weather was gorgeous on Sunday, I headed over there. We ran to the hardware store to get me some new work gloves and some garden fencing. Then we went to work hauling dead trees and branches out of the woods. He even taught me how to use a chainsaw, which was really fun!! I got to saw up a tree! There is lots to do, but it's great to get cash on the spot and know that whenever I am short on money, I can call him up and do some extra work. Plus, I get to be outside and get a good workout too! After I got back, I headed over to Grant and Claire's for a BBQ with Claire's family who was up visiting. It was really fun. Sigh! What a wonderful weekend!
Last night I had rehearsal for my belly dance show tonight. I am a little nervous about it, but we only have like a 1 1/2 minute piece to perform and there are 7 other dances, so it's not a big chunk of the show. It should be fun though. I am excited. I'll let you know how it goes!
Friday, May 15, 2009
Yesterday I was crazy busy! I picked up a few hours at the gym for one of the girls there and right afterwards I had to lead my belly dancing class. My teacher was gone for the week and our show is next Tuesday, so we really needed to rehearse badly! So, I opened up the studio and went through the routine with the two other ladies in the show. They have only been to class a few times, so they hadn't had much practice with the dance yet. It'll be interesting anyway. But we practiced hard and I think it went pretty well. After class, I went over to my friend Kate's house. It is so cute!! She pays what I do for rent, but she also pays utilities on top of rent, but she has a house with a porch, little yard, garage, and washer and dryer. It is so cute with hardwood floors and a wood stove. I am in love with it!!! We had a blast catching up and talked about everything for a couple of hours. It was great to spend time with her and just talk.
This morning I got to sleep in because I have Saturday Duty this weekend, which means I didn't have to be to work until noon. I got up and went to this cute little shop to look for a bridal shower gift for a friend. While I was looking I noticed they had a new little sale room. Everything in it was $2!! I went wild and bought tons of stuff for craft projects. I am super excited about the things I found. I am also really pumped that garage sale season is starting! I hope to go out and look for fun things for craft projects. I cannot wait to check out the City-wide Garage Sales tomorrow morning before work at 10:00. Should be fun!
This morning I got to sleep in because I have Saturday Duty this weekend, which means I didn't have to be to work until noon. I got up and went to this cute little shop to look for a bridal shower gift for a friend. While I was looking I noticed they had a new little sale room. Everything in it was $2!! I went wild and bought tons of stuff for craft projects. I am super excited about the things I found. I am also really pumped that garage sale season is starting! I hope to go out and look for fun things for craft projects. I cannot wait to check out the City-wide Garage Sales tomorrow morning before work at 10:00. Should be fun!
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
NEW PHOTOGRAPHY WEBSITE
Hey everyone!
I am super excited because I just started my new photography blog! I posted it above to check it out and tell me what you think!
I am super excited because I just started my new photography blog! I posted it above to check it out and tell me what you think!
Mother's Day Weekend
This past weekend was fantastic!
Friday was my mom's birthday. Happy Birthday, Mom!! My parents spent the day down at Michigan's State's Masters of Social Work Graduation where my dad was honored for being an advisor to their students. That is a huge honor and I am so proud of him! Congrats Daddio!
After working my gym shift, I came home and watched "Twilight". My friends Grant and Claire have Netflix and got a thing to give to friends for a free month membership. So, I have been able to rent movies for free. They come so fast too!! Twilight was pretty good, although the book is much better. I brought my tv into my bedroom so I could clean it at the same time. It felt so good to get all my clothes off the floor!
Saturday I drove home to spend Mother's Day with my family. As soon as I reached the U.P. it started snowing! I mean, it was snowing pretty good actually, which is weird since the weather had been so great that week! Anyway, I drove to Da Camp (my family's hunting camp in Baraga) to meet up with my parents. It was so great to see them! We sat around the campfire and when it got a little chilly we went in and relaxed in the trailer. My brother came and brought amazing steaks to make for dinner. They were so good! I don't cook meat to much for myself, so it was extra wonderful! After Matt left to go back to Marquette, mom and I did some beading and made 3 necklaces each. It was so fun. We got a chance to catch up and laugh.
Saturday morning, Dad made a wonderful Mother's Day breakfast. Then, mom, dad and I went for a hike with the dogs. It was so nice! The sun was shining and it was beautiful. We hiked up a hill where we saw tons of fiddle-head ferns and then to a swamp where Milly and Noah had a blast playing in the muddy water. I even saw a little pod of frog eggs. Spring is here! When we got back to the camp, Nikki and Steve were there. We had a great chicken, potato, and salad dinner with a Mother's Day/Birthday cake from Nikki and Steve. It was great to see them too. I miss my sister so much sometimes. I love being able to goof around with her and just catch up on everything, so it was great to see them! After lunch, Steve took the windows out of the Jeep and took all of us for a ride. Dad and Steve sat in front and Nikki, mom and I sat in the back. They had taken the back seat out, so we sat on the floor. Throughout the ride, mom was squealing and laughing so hard, you would have thought we were on a wild rollercoaster ride. It was hilarious! She is pretty easy to please! It was so much fun bumping along the dirt road. When we got back, we packed up and headed home. Mom and Dad gave the dogs a much needed bath and afterwards I attempted to blow-dry Milly and trim her fur up in between throwing loads of laundry in. It was fun having so much time with my parents alone. I usually have to share my time with my siblings, so it was kind of nice to have them to myself. On the way home on Monday, I stopped at a really cool cemetery. Not to sound morbid, but it was really gorgeous. There are these amazing wildflowers growing everywhere, so I had to take a few pics.
I just want to do a little shout-out to my mom for Mother's Day. I really do think I have been blessed with the best mom in the whole world. Not only is she a mother, wife, and daughter, but she is a mentor, inspiration and friend. She has always been there to lean on, to talk to, to be a shoulder to cry on. She is the first person I go to with good news or with bad. She is smart, goofy, compassionate, energetic, resourceful, strong, creative, and beautiful. I cannot imagine a world without her. If I could be half the mother she has been someday, I would be happy. I love you more than you could know Mom!
Friday was my mom's birthday. Happy Birthday, Mom!! My parents spent the day down at Michigan's State's Masters of Social Work Graduation where my dad was honored for being an advisor to their students. That is a huge honor and I am so proud of him! Congrats Daddio!
After working my gym shift, I came home and watched "Twilight". My friends Grant and Claire have Netflix and got a thing to give to friends for a free month membership. So, I have been able to rent movies for free. They come so fast too!! Twilight was pretty good, although the book is much better. I brought my tv into my bedroom so I could clean it at the same time. It felt so good to get all my clothes off the floor!
Saturday I drove home to spend Mother's Day with my family. As soon as I reached the U.P. it started snowing! I mean, it was snowing pretty good actually, which is weird since the weather had been so great that week! Anyway, I drove to Da Camp (my family's hunting camp in Baraga) to meet up with my parents. It was so great to see them! We sat around the campfire and when it got a little chilly we went in and relaxed in the trailer. My brother came and brought amazing steaks to make for dinner. They were so good! I don't cook meat to much for myself, so it was extra wonderful! After Matt left to go back to Marquette, mom and I did some beading and made 3 necklaces each. It was so fun. We got a chance to catch up and laugh.
Saturday morning, Dad made a wonderful Mother's Day breakfast. Then, mom, dad and I went for a hike with the dogs. It was so nice! The sun was shining and it was beautiful. We hiked up a hill where we saw tons of fiddle-head ferns and then to a swamp where Milly and Noah had a blast playing in the muddy water. I even saw a little pod of frog eggs. Spring is here! When we got back to the camp, Nikki and Steve were there. We had a great chicken, potato, and salad dinner with a Mother's Day/Birthday cake from Nikki and Steve. It was great to see them too. I miss my sister so much sometimes. I love being able to goof around with her and just catch up on everything, so it was great to see them! After lunch, Steve took the windows out of the Jeep and took all of us for a ride. Dad and Steve sat in front and Nikki, mom and I sat in the back. They had taken the back seat out, so we sat on the floor. Throughout the ride, mom was squealing and laughing so hard, you would have thought we were on a wild rollercoaster ride. It was hilarious! She is pretty easy to please! It was so much fun bumping along the dirt road. When we got back, we packed up and headed home. Mom and Dad gave the dogs a much needed bath and afterwards I attempted to blow-dry Milly and trim her fur up in between throwing loads of laundry in. It was fun having so much time with my parents alone. I usually have to share my time with my siblings, so it was kind of nice to have them to myself. On the way home on Monday, I stopped at a really cool cemetery. Not to sound morbid, but it was really gorgeous. There are these amazing wildflowers growing everywhere, so I had to take a few pics.
I just want to do a little shout-out to my mom for Mother's Day. I really do think I have been blessed with the best mom in the whole world. Not only is she a mother, wife, and daughter, but she is a mentor, inspiration and friend. She has always been there to lean on, to talk to, to be a shoulder to cry on. She is the first person I go to with good news or with bad. She is smart, goofy, compassionate, energetic, resourceful, strong, creative, and beautiful. I cannot imagine a world without her. If I could be half the mother she has been someday, I would be happy. I love you more than you could know Mom!
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