all that jazz

"COME ON BABE WHY DON'T WE PAINT THE TOWN"...in this new love of my LIFE! isn't she gorgeous? we drove down to albuquerque the other day because kyle had heard that a dealership there was doing a huge promotion. after several hours on the lot, we drove off in this new car!!!! she is an off-road x-terra, with the technology package that includes more things than i know what to do with. she is a snazzy little thing that handles so smoothly that i can't wait to think of things that need to be done in town just so that i can drive her around. she has the new car smell and likes to show off her skills on the road. she is ONE SASSY LADY! anyone need a lift????

deep thoughts...

so, yesterday i was driving into town to pick up kyle. as i entered the highway, i saw a chicken on the side of the road, looking quite interested in trying to dodge traffic. i wondered to myself..."why is she trying to cross the road?" and then literally laughed out loud at the entire scene. this is life in a small town!

i know...i know...

i know that i have been absent for too long, but thank you for all of the "kind" reminders that my blog needs updating. sometimes it is hard to find something worthwhile to tell the world. actually, most of the time it is hard! so, i have been in a slump lately, and although there is nothing new to really tell, i am working on a miracle for my mom.

so, in the past month, kyle and i went on a las vegas trip with another couple (that i know from high school!).

we had such a wonderful time....eating, drinking, laughing, gambling, walking, shopping, eating, laughing, (did i mention eating?) and just enjoying each other's company. we had so much fun with them, we are trying to organize another big trip next year...or if i can convince kyle, this summer.

our view from our hotel room at the luxor

kyle and i at the bellagio gardens (the theme was chinese new year)

playing roulette and winning!




also, there is the new "do". for some it may not look too different, but it is short, dark, and i have bangs! it was a shock to me how short it was, but i am slowly getting used to it. i feel like a pixie without any magic dust. it kind of reminds me of my sister's haircut when she was little and told my mom that she wanted her hair cut like my dad's!!! if nothing else it will grow out, but in the meantime, i am wearing lots of jewelry!

i'm no tinkerbell!!!!

i will try to be better at keeping this site updated. maybe i need to give myself a challenge of posting twice a week for two months...anyone want to join in?

tuesdays treasures

i was really taken with this idea that we have little hidden (or not hidden) treasures around us that hold something very meaningful. i have many items around my home that are held onto because of a memory, or a person, or because it is simply something that i knew i would treasure. i like the idea of sharing those items and explaining their meaning...even if it just helps me to revisit that little treasure and celebrate it for another moment. so with that in mind, i would like to join in the "tuesday's treasures" a few times....(i can't wait to unpack all my other treasures!!!)

this is a treasure of mine. it was made with great care and love from my sister. she was very busy getting ready for her wedding, but being the very thoughtful person that she is, she wanted to give all of her bridesmaids something special and personal. a special box was made for each person - lending her creativity and time to each personality. inside there were little treasures as well, but it is the box that means so much to me. i LOVE this box. the colors, the sayings, the love that went into it, are always admired and appreciated. it has made 3 moves with me, and i am afraid that it is starting to show its age, but i suppose that makes me love it even more. thanks corkster, for making something that i will always hold so dear.

shake, shake shake...

..shake, shake, shake,...shake your booty! ahem...i am pronouncing today (whatever day it is that you are reading this) shake your booty day. it is therapeutic (trust me, i am an expert...plus i just got done doing it) and it just makes you feel so darn good! here are the instructions for joining in the "saturday afternoon dance party".



1) right now make the decision that you will not feel embarrassed nor will you try to control your movements. for the dance party, you MUST be willing to "dance as if no one is watching"



2) choose a song that you love - or use the one that should be playing right now (it is a GREAT one and the one i just recently used)



3) make a choice to grab a loved one, a baby, a child, or just wrap your arms around yourself



4) turn the song up LOUD



5) dance your booty off with reckless abandonment! do the robot, hop around, conduct the orchestra, jerk your body around like a breaker, try the mashed potato, any movement you please. But most of all.......SMILE, LAUGH, LOVE, and DANCE!

thankful thursday

music makes the world go 'round, and i am so thankful for it! music makes me sway, makes us fall in love, makes us giddy, takes us back to a lost memory. it makes us groove and twist, it makes me swoop and swish. it fills up a room with a quiet sound. music can reach down deep in your soul and speak the words that ache to be heard. music makes the day go faster, it lightens a mood, it makes me dance - in my chair, in my room, out in the kitchen for all the neighbors to see. it makes me sing, it makes me cry, it cures a backache, a heartache, a soulache. ahhhhhhh...it is MUSIC!

some of my new favorites while i work: michael buble, colbi caillat, and across the universe soundtrack

New Year Wishes

Well Hello! i have received a few "encouraging" words to update this space here. this was what i was afraid of when i first started this blog...that i would not have enough to talk about. i guess it isn't that there isn't enough to talk about, it is just how much to share, when to share, time to share, and then there is the need to sometimes just draw inward and settle there for a while. however, i think i have done that long enough and there are some good things to share with the lot of you who read my meager blog.

first of all, on new years day we received an offer on our house and accepted it! we are sad to be leaving our .75 acre lot with huge shop to store all of kyle's grown up toys, but we are glad to be moving into something that is closer to town and a bit bigger for the two of us. we have not found a house yet, but we are actively looking and may have found something that seemed to call out to both us "i would like to be your home!" we are waiting on a few finance details and then we have decisions to make. with us both being in boxes for the last 6 months, we are excited to move forward!

also, last night kyle was wishing very hard for it to snow...not just snow, but dump. his wish came true, and it has been snowing all day long (so far!). he gets very excited when weather hits because it provides opportunity to pull someone's car out of a ditch, possibly swerve the truck, or just the "danger" element that so drives him! how the two of us ever get along absolutely amazes me!

with those two wishes coming true in such a short amount of time...i'd start wishing if i were you!!!! here's to a happy new year, full of possibilities, and, of course,... wishes.