Testing things out...

One reason/excuse that I tell myself for falling off the blog wagon is that getting the pictures I take sent to a location that is accessible to the blog is a cumbersome process.  But I am coming to appreciate that the technology is there, it is more that this old dog hasn't figured out how to use the tools of the trade....

However, since  hubby and I have a big adventure coming up real soon, I am determined to figure this phone-2-blog sequence.   Even if it kills me in the process...  So far so good...let's how this turns out...

This little guy...

Is now a high school graduate....

Where has the time gone?

It was a special treat to have my dad, my sister and brother in law in town for the celebration...

While we celebrated on Friday (with more pictures to follow, gasp, I didn't take a single photo at the graduation, instead opting to soak in all the joy of watching Thing 1 March his way through this milestone, leaving the picture taking to others...letting go, it ain't as easy as it sounds...)

Saturday we took off for the city, showing my family the sights that make up Denver

Thanks family for helping make this a truly memorable Memorial Day weekend!

By George I think I figured it out...

Right Now: May Edition

RIGHT NOW

• I am listening....to the quiet sounds of a Monday morning.  Granted, it is Memorial Day Monday,  but just the same, I am enjoying the quiet that comes with the start of summer vacation.    Time to turn off the alarm, unwind from the worries of work and start to process what's next on the horizon.    I spent a lot of time this spring, listening and reflecting on my current job assignment.   And in the end, the sound I heard most was "it's time for a change"

 Last Wednesday was a bit bittersweet when I left this cozy little clinic that has been home for 6 years,

Saying good bye to colleagues....

and teachers ...

who all helped make this an incredible adventure...

• I am thinking that....it was a good month spent connecting with friends both old and new.  These connections which ties us to the past, helps guide us on future adventures and really is a key ingredient to staying sane in this crazy ride we call life....
  
  
  
   Friends from way back...college buddy for Dom and military match-makers for Dom and Martha
  
• I am loving that...through the years, the Things have grown up into handsome young men, 
  
   who still cooperate with their mom's obsession with picture taking...
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• I am needing...to wrap up this blog entry (yeah, that seems to be my go-to exit strategy).   But honestly, I mean it this time....if I don't I will be late to coffee club with the ladies...And while I always tell myself I'll come back and finish things later, clearly, it  appears as if the best I can do for this blog is a once a month-quick as I can update...Until next time...Take time to enjoy the Ride!

Right Now: April Edition

RIGHT NOW...

• I am listening ....to the t.v, with Shrek playing as background noise, singing about changes...and I'm reflecting on the changes coming up these next few months.   Graduation, travel, new job opportunities.   Yes, plenty of busy stuff coming up these next few months, it's rather relaxing to just sit and savor the quiet of Sunday afternoon...  

Seems the only thing that hasn't changed is the weather....

There was the BIG storm on April 16th...

with Thing 2 fretting over whether the 18+ inches of snow would force him 

to cancel his plans to attend a concert down town...

(for the record, nope we let him go downtown..

freaky weather meant the roads downtown were essentially dry)

•  I am thinking that Spring will never find it's way to our home...
  

As yet another storm settled in this past weekend...

• I am loving that...I had the opportunity to take a little road trip to Chicago...
  
  
  
   Where I recognized that while our selfie skills leave much to be desired...
  

we can always ask a random stranger to help us get the right shot!

and I'm loving that I'm not the only one who enjoyed some traveling...

I spent an evening hearing our friend Eric tell tales of his

 adventures to  the Base Camp of Mt. Everest

Selfie skills not much improved...

I'm loving that Hubby got his road trip fix as well

 sneaking out between spring snow  showers to spend 

some time in the majestic beauty of UT..

where he demonstrated mastery of the Selfie Skills

• I am wanting more hours in the day, and more leisurely weekends.   I still can't wrap my head around the reality that Thing 1 graduates later this month.  Yes, as in graduates from high school.  Time has flown by in that regard.     Graduation announcements are just about ready to mail , and so far, all he's said he wants for graduation is balloons!   Yeah, fear not, when it is Thing 2's turn, I'm confident we won't get off so easily!  
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• I am needing to wrap up this blog entry....with nothing really clever to share here at the end...

Until Next Month....