Puppy time

So my old dog got replaced:)
My roomie, got a dog.
Her name is molly

The dog is a golden retriver and blue mal collie mix.
Rachel got her from a family she works with and they own both of the parents.
So Rachel has a puppy, and it lives in my house too.

She pretty stinkin cute and I already love her.
She is smart, a LOT smarter then penny ever was and we've only had her for a day.
She already went through the doggy door and she is only a puppy.
She's so sweet and just follows you around.
She will be trained.

However, this was something we kinda talked about and we were supposed to go look at her and see what we thought and rachel calls me yesterday and says, so I am picking her up at 4 today.
I said wow, I am not the only one who makes impulsive decisions huh:)

So first story.
Rachel gets her and conveniently she had to be gone to go play her violin/sing at the college ministry and I had a friend coming in from out of town.
So we go out,
and get back and aliyah has pooped all in her kennel and its all over the blanket.
Awesome!
So I had to clean the blanket and the floor and scrub the kennel.
Awesome again.
So thus goes, I'll keep ya updated :)


This morning I was getting ready and putting my contacts in and before I could manage to do that Molly had squatted on my carpet to pee.
ah the joys...
:)

St. Patty's Day

Hope you all have a great St. Patty's day, today.
Wear your green, don't wanna get pinched:o)

This was my girls this weekend when we went to the St. patty's day parade.

Jounrey

Yesterday I went on a hike here, to the St. Mary's Trail and it was great! 4.5 hours, but great.

I started out, just craving some alone quiet time. I started my hike not really knowing where I was going to end up which is the best way to do a hike. I started climbing and climbing and I wanted to go to the falls, except that I really didn't know if there were actual falls. Cause I am a Michigan girl and when I hear falls I think big bad rumbling water, not just a little creek. And here in CO a lot of times when they say falls a lot times they just mean a little piddly stream.

So I kept climbing and climbing and I got almost excited like it was Christmas morning and I was getting a present that I didn't know what it was; and I didn't know where I was going to end up.

I love hiking this way, when you don't really know where you are going but excited to just enjoy the journey. That's how I am trying to live my life these days. Knowing that I don't have it in my hands and I just need to enjoy the journey. Meaning smelling the flowers, looking up at the sky and noticing the clouds and hearing the birds. It makes my life fun.

I made it to the top of the trail and it was beautiful. I was as high as NORAD and the view was amazing. The waterfall was frozen but the sound of running water under the snow was very calming. Calming to my very chaotic life.

Today was a good day. It was fun to just enjoy the journey.

Are you enjoying your journey?

Birthday party from this weekend

Here are some pics from my friend, Ben's Bday party.

We were supposed to beeee all things that started with the letter b.

Make foods starting with the letter b.

I was a beautiful babe :)

and go to the piano bar Golden Bee, unfortunately that was a 2 hr wait to we came back to Melissa and Ben's and drank and hung out instead.

Cathy and Rachel playing Wii

Girls
More cute girls

Sarah and Rachel striking a pose :o)

the bee and pirate

Mike with the pirate earring that I made him wear as a bull horn ring

......

Life can change in a second.

Relationships can go down the toilet from one choice.

Jobs can be lost with with two words.

Loved ones can be in a car accident and be hurt for life.

Today, is one of those days.

Not for me, but people around me.

People that my heart breaks for, both in my professional and work life.

This week has been one of those weeks, where people snap and make choices that will affect the rest of their lives.

So much pain, the world is full of so much pain.

But yet,

in the midst of that pain

I can't help

but

feel

God is here.

He is and that is why I hold onto hope, in the midst of darkness.

If your heart is breaking today or someone had made a choice that'll affect your life, I pray for a nearness to hope, that you can hold onto it. If you can't hold onto it today, I pray that He'll hold onto you.

My heart breaks for you today. Whoever you are.....

Interesting

My brother, whom I look up to and respect. Whose thoughts, mind, and spirit are also incidentally very similar to mine in a lot of ways just had a excerpt from his blog that I wanted to share....

This is how I wish Christians acted in the world and towards people and social issues.

The world gets so caught up in this drawing lines, seperating things,
defining both sides so explictly. Let me just mention a few what if statements
that I try to live out. What if we were for adoption, instead of against
abortion, what if we were for healthy, undividing marriages instead of against
homosexuality, what if we are for seeing the best in people and their capability
to be Christ followers instead of being against the actions of so many(read
judgemental).

That's all, he is a wise man.

Adult??? or Carpenter

So this weekend I set out on another adult quest... staining furniture.

The particular piece of furniture was a book case that an old boyfriend made for me.

It was used in an old college house to put my clothes in, cause I admit this sista has way too many clothes to fit in one closet, let alone a small one.

The bookcase was quickly made and therefore did not get stained or polyurethaned.

So I bought both and decided with my recent move that now was the time to do it. I put grubby clothes on Saturday and set a tarp out and started staining away.

I even got down on my back to be able to stain the bottom shelf, and it really turned out great. So on Sunday I open my garage door to see my work and was almost shocked at what a difference just a coat of stain can do. It brought out these amazing colors of the wood.

So I started in on applying a coat of polyurethane. Once again I sat down on putting forth my best effort in applying my most talented work of painting or polyurethaning ( I don't think that's a word, but just go with it :o)

So I am sitting there intently starring at the book case and leaning over trying to get this one crevice and I don't know if it was because of me admiring my great handiwork or what but I drooled! I started laughing at myself and thought that'll humble ya:o)

So either I am a very talented carpenter to the point of causing myself to drool from incredible skills or I am just a drooler ;o)

pics to come of the book shelf.