Evie and Lia go fishing

Last weekend we took the dogs out on the boat for a fishing trip. It wasn't the prettiest day, but we had fun. This was Evie's first time on the boat and Lia's second time. Every time Mr. Brilliant casted his line into the water, Evie wanted to go after it. Luckily, no one took a swim in the ocean. 

I took a much needed break from blogging. It was becoming a chore for me and I wasn't really enjoying it. I think now after taking a break, I'm ready to come back. I also have much more free time because I've completed my 450 pre-internship HOURS for my school psychology degree!! I also have an internship set up, so a lot of stress has been REMOVED from my life. AND...I only have two more weeks of work until my official summer starts!! Woo! 

Horseback riding

I'm doing something I've always wanted to do: I'm learning how to ride a horse. Saturday was my first day of a 6 week course. It was a little scary since they just put us on the horses without really telling us what to do first, but I guess that's how you learn. This is the horse I rode. 

It's a little confusing at first in learning how to direct the horse. You use your right leg to turn left and your left leg to turn right. I'm excited to learn more! It the dream of my husband and I to have horses some day. 

As many of you have noticed, I have not been blogging much. I feel like I'm in a blogging rut and lack the motivation. When you find yourself not having the motivation to blog, what do you do to get back that motivation? I could really use any advice! Thanks!

Lia's Movie Debut & a Giveaway

Fabulous giveaway over at Blythe Hill. $100 gift certificate to ModCloth!! How awesome is that. Plus she has a wonderful blog, so you might want to stay awhile and look around while you're there. 

Yesterday I was home from work sick and it was 85 degrees outside, so I laid a sheet on the grass and enjoyed the sunshine. I also took some video of Lia playing frisbee with me and decided to make a short film with it. This is my first attempt at making a movie. The picture was much clearer before I uploaded it to Vimeo, don't know why.

I think the music really captures the relaxed mood I was in. For those into photography, I used my Nikon D90 with a 50mm f/1.4 lens. I got the music for free here.


I have never been so happier for it to be Friday! Although I have a dentist appointed next week, I have no practicum or work! woohoo! It's going to be time for some good R&R as well as catching up on a lot of stuff  :)

Sea Creatures & an Owl

Hello lovely readers! I've been so sick lately! I know know many out there in blog land have been out sick. I even missed work yesterday. Just stuffed up and all around not feeling well. I think at one point I had a temperature. But now my cold is on it's way out and I have the weekend to recover, thank goodness :)

My husband volunteers at a nature center and tonight they had an event to celebrate new sea life exhibits that have handmade glass work in them. These pieces of glass will be up for sale in September. We got to go to the VIP cocktail hour for the artists, board members, and even the city mayor!

Here are some of the awesome exhibits they had. All the decorations in the tank are made of glass. My husband set up the lighting for all of them.

Can you find the eel?

My husband gets to work with the birds too. This is him holding an owl.