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Back to Reality

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Back to reality after spending my birthday and the 4th of July weekend at our family cabin on Priest Lake in Idaho.  It was a blast having both my siblings, parents, and some of my best friends there!  After the drive home one of my bff’s, picked me up and surprised me with tickets to the Boyz II Men, New Kids on the Block, 98 degrees concert.  Actual LOLZ for days!  Then yesterday, I played in a golf tournament to support the Mary Bridge hospital with a friend who works for the Tacoma Rainiers.

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New glassybabys in my current favorite color scheme.

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Priest Lake storm rolling in.

Great vacations lead to tough work weeks.  Get on the grind, be productive, and think efficiently!

xx

-h

Dog Ears

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S and I spent last weekend at our family’s lake place on Priest Lake in North Idaho. We borrowed a party barge from our parent’s friends and putted around the lake.  I love this photo of Ripken with his ears floating in the wind.

Don’t you love how doggie ears feel like velvet? Rip is 11 years old, he likes to rest his chin on your lap and close his eyes that now have cataract in them. I feel like massaging his soft ears makes his eyes feel a little better.

Happy holiday weekend!

xx

-h

Embracing the pale

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What is going to be extra wonderful this summer? Being pale.  I’ll admit, I looove the sun, I could lay out for hours reading a book, listening to music, or watching the kids run around at the pool.  It’s been engraved into our heads that the dangers of skin cancer are accessible to everyone.  Even more accessible when you live at 7,000 feet in the high desert.  And, I will fully admit that I’ve spent my fair share of time in the tanning bed and days in a row on the lake wearing nothing but my swimmie and SPF 8.  (awww lake!)

photo: hh

But, this summer, when I am laying out, I will be wearing SPF 30, or maybe even 50!  The wrinkles that I’m seeing develop not only on my face, but also on my hands will come.  I understand this.  However, if I can take steps to slow those wrinkles from arriving, by golly miss molly, I will.  If you aren’t ready to embrace the wonderful pale, I also understand this.  In the mean time, I’ll be slathering up with Neutrogena’s Ultra Sheer sunscreen in at least 30 on my face and hands or Banana Boat’s Ultra Defense on the rest of my bikini bod.

photo: Neutrogena

photo: banana boat/stockngo

Whatever you’re choice, be wonderful.

-h

Life is precious…

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What makes us do the things we do? What makes us make the decisions we do? How do the choices we make affect the people around us?  Just some thoughts that have been on my mind the last couple of weeks.  It is that time of year when winter seems to be getting a little long, I feel like I could use some sunshine and warmth on my skin to make me remember what exactly it’s like to be comfortable outside without a jacket.

It has been a cold winter in Utah, the coldest since I moved here, and I can’t help but think how that effects moods.  When I start to feel restless and can feel the temperaments of the people around me that I think, “how can I be a positive influence?”  Every day the people we encounter are affected by us, so take this moment to remember that a smile is encouraging, manners are the most effective type of communication, exercise helps, and spring will be here before you know it.

Other thoughts on how wonderful life is:  http://naterizzle.wordpress.com/2011/02/28/will-pope

-h