Saturday, December 13

12 Days - Day 1: Flash Back to Homecoming

Alright. I'm a huge slacker. 

I think I'll make it up to you by posting for twelve days straight. I'll just call it 12 Days of Christmas. It is, of sorts. There won't be any gold rings or a partridge in a tree but you can stop by this blog for twelve days in a row and find a new post. 

Maybe? You think I can pull this off? I'm going to give it a try! 


Josh is a freshman in high school this year, which means school dances! Josh and his girlfriend, Maddy, went to homecoming with a group of friends. 




All six went to dinner, rode a Ferris wheel and hung out at the dance together. His friend's mom even took them to play laser tag afterwards. All of this happened after Josh played three games in a water polo tournament earlier that day. See his sunburned face?  



Funny face photos are a must. Even if I try to take a nice photo of Josh, I have to get him through several weird faces before he'll smile nice. 




Okay, that's it, short and simple. Come back tomorrow for another one. Unless, of course, you are out of the habit of checking. Then you may see them all at once. 

Sunday, November 9

Hiking in September

My friends, Wendy and Chris, incorporated hiking into their weekend routine throughout summer. In mid-September Wendy planned to go alone but threw out the invitation to me, just in case. Sometimes it's hard to leave the monotony of weekend errands and house cleaning when it's your only time to catch up. Since Walt was working, Carley and I decided to go along for a "quick hike". We are so happy we did! 


Originally the plan was to just hike the Pyramid Creek Loop Trail but the area was so beautiful and the hike wasn't too strenuous, we decided to keep going to the base of Horsetail Falls. We wanted to get a better view of the waterfalls. 














Pools of water were crystal clear. Carley decided it was warm enough outside and the water looked inviting enough that she went for a dip. 







I'm so glad Carley and I didn't miss out on this hike in order to get some extra chores in. 

The views were gorgeous.