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2012-01-23T20:18:00.001-08:00

Also, in honor of Hubs' finger all sliced up by Nick - "when in doubt, pinky out".

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I also just really love the bokeh in this one.

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One of the first things I saw in the new year. <3

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The last view of my desk in 2011. To bad it wasn't just the last view of my desk....

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2011-12-26T18:56:00.001-08:00

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2011-12-26T18:47:00.000-08:00

Aggie likes to watch Red Planet.

This was taken with my phone. The quality is poor, but with cats I've found if you're going to take a picture of them, you either have the camera ready at all times, or use whatever is available - and since my phone is always next to me, I went with that.

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2011-12-26T18:18:00.000-08:00

This was a bad day for me. Work closed early for our Christmas party, but that meant that I had tons of things to do in a short amount of time; breaks for taking photos just didn't happen. Then, the party was in a dark space so taking pictures was difficult. And finally, I forgot the camera at the party space.

That's right. I forgot the camera. As in left without it.

I was sick when I realized it. I called a coworker and thank goodness she had grabbed it for me. I retrieved it the next morning, safe and sound. But that meant that I couldn't take photos on the way home - not that traffic on the 210 freeway is very photogenic. So I had to get creative. Today's photo is from my phone - my sister's Doctor Who inspired scarf for Christmas, in progress. Enjoy.

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2011-12-26T18:08:00.000-08:00

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2011-12-18T19:44:00.000-08:00

Now, I know this picture isn't perfect, but this is one of my best friends and we love to be goofy together. She didn't know I snapped this one, so don't tell her. It'll be our little secret.

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2011-12-18T19:28:00.001-08:00

Happy one-third of Year 32. Alas, no cupcakes. I had my hands full with all of my yarn projects (orders galore!) and my umbrella. I hope you weren't caught unprepared; it was a chilly rain!

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2011-12-11T20:11:00.001-08:00

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2011-12-11T19:56:00.001-08:00

Happy Lunar Eclipse on Saturday morning, Dec 10. The last one visible from where we are until 2014. I got up bright and early so I could get some pictures of it, just for y'all. Well, it wasn't bright, but it was early. And cold! Well worth it, though. I hope you get the chance to see it in person some time. Until then, enjoy these.

Good morning. I'm going back to bed.

And last but not least, this next one from a baby shower I attended later in the day.

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2011-12-11T19:44:00.001-08:00

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"Surrender!"

2011-12-04T19:14:00.001-08:00

For the first time ever, I have a guest writer on the blog! The day after Thanksgiving was given over not to shopping, but to bonding. My mom, sisters and I spent the day together chatting and hugging - we're women, it's what we do - and the boys - erm, I mean, men! - went paintballing. Hubs agreed to write this post so I could share some photos.

Jess approached me a couple of days before our departure andinformed me of a “rumor” that a paintballing expedition could be on tap for theday after Thanksgiving. I had never beena participant to this kind of activity, but felt very much game if it came topass. Worst case scenario? I would come back covered in paint splattersand a vow to never do such a thing again.

After it was discussed up in Fair Oaks, it was decided that wewould most definitely be shooting each other as a celebration of the spirit ofThanksgiving. As I had a heads up forthe event, we had packed a selection of clothing that I could sacrifice to thepaintball gods if worse came to worst.

So, that Friday, we set out for the stretch of Sacramentooccupied by the company that would be hosting our entertainment for theday. Ryan and Jess’ dad had theforesight to come in coveralls and packed protection for their more sensitivebits. I began to wonder exactly how deepI was in if that kind of safety precaution was warranted.

After signing the standard release forms (“…in case ofdecapitation”? What kinds of games arewe going to be playing again?), we were issued our weapons and faceprotection. A quick safety briefinglater, and we were headed to war.

We got to play a variety of scenarios, ranging from 2 on 2(The bros Ryan and Chad vs. myself and Steve, my FIL) to 4 on 3 against someothers who arrived later in the day, to a rousing skirmish of defending thehouse structure on one of the fields. Ifelt I had to use a bit more strategy in my actions, due to the fact that Icould neither run nor totally bend down, and hitting the ground was pretty muchright out. My companions were capable ofdoing much more of that stuff, and we all seemed to get tagged around the samefrequency.

Though we all have stories about some of the games played, Imost definitely have to give Chad the award for “Kill of the Day”. As we were playing at a beginner level ofskill, we could offer our opponents the option of surrender instead of justshooting them in the back, if we managed to get in that position. Well, Chad did manage such a feat, and thecry of “SURRENDER!” he gave our opponent practically made him jump out of hisskin, and even surprised the referee of the game. It was the last game of our day, and we wereall low on ammunition, so he had to make every one of his shots count.

As a side note – it was a good choice on Ryan’s part to wearthat cup. :)

And so, with that, we called it a day and headed back to thehouse to show off all of our “wounds” and regale our better halves with thestories of our adventures for the day. Icannot speak for the other 3, but I know I fell asleep quickly that night.

And I can attest to the fact that he slept soundly. I hope you enjoyed my guest blogger.

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Hope you all had a happy Thanksgiving.

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2011-11-20T19:24:00.001-08:00

Two things.

One: today is day 100 of Year 32. I was going to get a cupcake for the occasion, but decided I'll save that for "1/3 of the year" day.

Two: I'm only going to post once a week going forward - with a possible few, rare exceptions. I hardly get to spend much time with Hubs, and trying to post each evening requires more time away from him. I'm not willing to give up more of my precious time with him anymore. I knew you'd understand.

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2011-11-20T19:21:00.001-08:00

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2011-11-12T20:15:00.001-08:00

Her name is Ketchup.

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2011-11-12T20:09:00.001-08:00

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2011-11-12T19:50:00.001-08:00

Happy Birthday, Heather!

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Dream List

2011-11-08T14:30:00.000-08:00

I love this blog. I am constantly inspired by this woman - we'll call her Nicci. Since that's really her name, I think it's very appropriate that we'll call her that. I recently read her post "You Are Already Naked" - read it to understand the title. (Obviously, in that sentence, we're talking about "red" and "reed", respectively. Carry on.)

In this post, she talks about her Bucket List. I mentioned this concept to Hubs recently, and he declined to participate. He said - and I believe rightly, after some reflection - that it sounds too depressing. "Things I'd like to do before I kick the bucket." Yeah, a little downer there. So I posited that we call ours Dream Lists instead. We haven't followed up on the subject as a couple yet, but I've been thinking a lot about it as me.

There are lots of things I want to do in my life, and I wonder sometimes how many of them will actually ever happen. How many will change as my life - our life together - changes, and how many will become our joint dreams? I wanted to get a couple out there, if for no other reason than to look back one day and see who I was at this point.

1. Start my own business - tandem with this is quit my day job
2. Become really good at yoga
3. Visit an ashram in India
4. Live in another state
5. Write a fiction (sci-fi or otherwise) novel
6. Really be vegetarian
7. Grow my own food
8. Own an awesome camera and make some income with it
9. Grad school
10. Take a train vacation across the US
11. Skydive
12. Fire some guns
13. Learn to drive a Harley
14. Learn to sew
15. Be environmentally responsible, not just conscious

What are your dreams?

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Thunder bolts and lightning, very, very frightening!

2011-11-05T20:35:00.000-07:00

J took this video at Erin's house, in Clinton, MO. A real live mid-west thunderstorm!

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