
got to spend time with my family and the ponies
wish it was 2 or 4 or 3 days ago...

After staying up waaaay too late the night before, the next day we got up early and headed out for our hike...gorgeous weather and scenery...we found an older guy who was more than happy to take pix of us-proving that you can still be hot at our age, you just have to choose your audience wisely, LOL!


















had an excellent weekend at Casa Unruly! Went out to happy hour Friday night to celebrate another June birthday...go Gemini's!
a good time was had by all, ;)








When I left off, we were just heading out from Indian Gardens to Plateau Point to see the Colorado River...After a mile and 1/2 hike through scrubby desert, we got our first glimpse of the Colorado...









OK, so I thought this hiking stuff was supposed to be good for you? Definitely not so pretty for the feet! My wicking socks work so well that they also wick all the moisture out of my feet, giving my ashy feet...I didn't realize someone with as white of skin as me could get ashy, LOL! Also lost my second toe toe-nail from all the down-hill even though I trimmed them down as far as I could...oh the tribulations of a pro athlete, LOL!


We had a little rest here and ate...I don't dig PBJ's at all, but I have to tell you, that PBJ was one of the most delicious things I've ever eaten! Also stripped off some of my layers of clothes...even tho my tights were a great fashion statement, HAR! And can I just tell you how heavy those tights and thermal shirt were in my Camelbak? Um, at least 10 pounds!
Lots going on last week, here's a few of the highlights...

Bless you! On Sunday we went with our friends Gene & Debi to the Chihuly exhibit at the Botanic Gardens...me, Greg & Debi were all sick with colds...Gene was fine until we got there, then his allergies kicked in, so all 4 of us sniffed and sneezed and coughed our way through the garden...I'm sure everyone thought we had swine flu!





On Friday me & Becky took a little trip to
A little back-story on me & Becky...our sons have been friends for years, so I had seen Becky around at PTA stuff, swimming lessons, you know, the whole mom routine! But I had no idea Becky was into the whole artsy-crafty scene until she started her blog! And now, here we are celebrating her first time being pubbed in Somerset Studio! Her first time, but I'm sure not her last, she is so talented! So since we're both pubbed in this issue, we went to Mystic to ham it up for Jennifer and her mad photography skillz (har!)
Kim called Ranger Mike







happy earth day! I know we're all trying to do our part to help make our home cleaner & healthier! In the last several months I've stopped using paper towels & napkins, I make my own green general purpose house cleaner, I hang most of the laundry out to dry and I started composting again...the most surprising thing to me about making these changes is how much I don't miss doing things the old way! And I was completely surprised by how much money I save not using the dryer! Go Green! ;)
100 Things To Do In My Lifetime List




After dinner, we all came back and hung out in the middle room, while Debi read aloud to us from the "Death in the Grand Canyon" book that Kelley brought for the occasion! All true stories about mishaps, murders and suicides in the Grand Canyon, it was the perfect bed-time reading to prep us for our hike the next morning!
My girls at Mystic Paper asked me to alter an apron to be auctioned off to benefit the SO worthy Place to Bark shelter run by the amazing and admirable Bernie Berlin...I haven't had the pleasure of meeting Bernie in real life, but I have to tell you how very very much I admire her and the work she does...just read a little about her, and I know you will feel the same way...She rescues dogs & cats from high-kill shelters, she rescues dogs & cats that everyone else has given up on, she is hands-on, day to day, out of her own pocket and donations...she is the real deal...
The aprons will be available for viewing at the store today and tomorrow, and they will also be posting pix of the aprons on their blog, and will accept bids via email with ALL the proceeds going to benefit A Place to Bark, where she is desperately trying to get funds to finish the shelter facility she is so close, and yet so far from seeing completed.
Since I do not possess the mad sewing skilllz necessary to structurally change the apron, I was stuck with just trying to tone down the beautiful '80's fabric...so I painted it, added a vintage cowgirl pocket, another denim pocket over the
existing pocket-you can never have too many pockets on an apron! Added some conchos, and a little play on words quote "as for me and my horse, we shall serve The Lord"
Here's me, being all "modely", showing off the apron I made, watch out Heidi Klum, LOL!
























So I was going through some pix from this weekend and noticed in this pic of me & Dane at Rennaissance that his hais is almost as long as mine...



happytrails!


Yesterday we made our annual trek to the Rennaisance Festival and there were many bizarre and hilarious sights to see, as usual...here's some of my pix from yesterday...








like gone hiking a couple times. The weather is gorgeous, although still a little cold for me at 5:45 a.m...also a little early for me!!!


and don't you just love my crazy dog lady ensemble? My friend looks all cute in her little dress pants & sandals, and I'm in sweats and bunny slippers!


