35, day 85 Fifteen days of Fun

The past fifteen days have been packed full of all kinds of things...Where shall we begin? I spent an afternoon at the tracks taking some photos of trains. Yep, I dodged the homeless and gave Mike a near Heart Attack as I dangled $3500 over puddles & Mud - but I got some great shots. Check out my trains on http://ellenburgphotography.blogspot.com

I rekindled my LOVE of John Meyer.

Introduced Madison to my Favorite Movie, "She said, it's not Chicken Little" She was unimpressed. I'll try again next year.

She's so stinking Cute.

I got myself an espresso machine, that came with an instructional DVD. Is that really necessary? I'm sure this video tacks on an extra $10-$15 bucks to everyone's purchase. I'm really rocking out the mornings now.

We enjoyed a quiet Super Bowl - much slower than we rooted like our lives were on the lines last year for our Saints. Interestingly enough, I'm not the one who burned the wings this year. This was fun for me, because Mike really gave me a ruff time when my little flippers literally decentigrated right off the bird. Very Sad. Mike burned these enjoying the half time show.

Enjoyed this gorgeous afternoon.

Watched my oldest make a paper world for his alien eraser.

Over-Did another Valentine's day. I'm a giver. It's not a crime.

Permitted my Daughter and a Duck to dress alike.

Send out much Love for Valentine's day.

Fell in love with giant candy hearts, but consumed none thanks to my new lo-carb motto - "Less Carbs, More Life" Embrace it.

Enjoyed some beautiful flowers from my Valentine.

Me and My Big Valentine.

And my Little Valentines.

It's been a GREAT 15 days...hope yours is going great too. And it's Valentine's day...so happy hearts day. Hope you spend it doing something you love surrounded by people who appreciate you and how hard you work.

35, day 40 - Shower Thoughts

For a while, I'd say June, July, and August, I had most of my great ideas while on a run - Just me, my quiet country road, those tiny country bugs that try to fly in your mouth while you're running and Tom Petty. Lately, since the running is on sabbatical and my quiet time is few and far between, I have those great ideas while driving or in the shower.
I mostly just have random thoughts, it goes something like:
1. The first step to a fit lifestyle is to actually consider it. I like to think about it. Hmmmmm. You know, waking up early to get my run in while watching the sunrise or something like that. Maybe planning and packing my lunch the night before, working in my 8 glasses of water and a handful of vitamins, counting my carbs, and rocking out my pony-tail. Considering it is indeed the first step. That could be a fortune cookie.
2. Who's writing those fortune cookies? Is that a job I could have? What does that job pay? I've got a head full of great fortune cookie fortunes or what about mis-fortune cookies. I could totally write those. "Something will fall on your head" "Call in sick tomorrow for your safety" "A black cat will cross your path" "Someone is watching you" "I saw what you did last summer" - these could go on forever. I actually like fortune cookies. Or fortunes, ok the cookie too.

I bet there are no fortune cookie books or fortune cookie photo books. Hmmmm.
3. There are alot of wierd things written on places where they just don't belong. Riddles inside candy wrappers opened up a lot of odd ideas. For example- I noticed...

Why are there coordinating riddles on my Shampoo that say see Conditioner for the answer? Why do these riddles suck? Why is this bottle almost empty before I read this riddle? Was this riddle really necessary? Just saying.
4. I'd like to do one of those 365 day or 52 week photo projects. I've seen self portraits, or pics of the same person every day. That seems like it would get old and I'd lose interest in month two. I read about one where it was 2 days devoted to each letter of the alphabet and I thought, that is doable. Considering a 52 week project. Remember, considering something is the first step.