Halling Go To Alaska

since I've bared my soul to you beautiful peeps out there who keep coming back to my blog to look at my pictures every week.  I haven't felt much like sharing when life has wavered between status quo and feeling like there's nothing really to talk about and having so much to talk about but not feeling right sharing it out in the public eye. But I've been floundering for some time.  I've been struggling as my role as learning facilitator with my girls.  I'm questioning whether or not I'm doing enough with them and guiding them in the way I should be.  I wonder if I'm doing more damage by keeping them home than by letting them go.  Part of it is I'm scared to let them go.  The schools here aren't great.  I don't want them to be complacent with their learning.  I don't want them to go to schools (Nevada is at the bottom of the list when it comes to education) that can't thrive because of the lack of viewing that education is importance b

Sunday 4/17 Taken on the beautiful drive to Reno.  Monday 4/18 I love Bear-cat.  He is so handsome. I'm surprised he held still.  Granted I took about 20 other pictures of him where he had 8 eyes, 6 ears from him moving.  Tuesday 4/19 This pretty pup was at the park and was more than happy to be loved on.  Wednesday 4/20 Just a pic of the tat I got in San Diego last June.  I'm still thinking up a good "26.2" to commemorate Disney. Thursday 4/21 My girl? She's a goof.  She asked me to take her picture.  When I was ready, she made me wait until she made this face.  Friday 4/22 This was one of Sass's eggs.  I thought it looked like a hamster or guinea pig.   Saturday 4/23 T and Sass dancing at the wedding we went to. 

One year ago this weekend something major happened in my life.  Something amazing and wonderful and hilarious and heart-filled-with-love kind of weekend.  Anyone have a guess of what it was? Anyone? It was lovingly called HR2010.   Hooker Retreat 2010 .  (Unfortunately there isn't going to be an official HR2011 - but Fitbloggin '11 will sorta take it's place.)  Most of us who attended were on Team Shrinking Jeans and busy training for the half marathon at Rock N Roll San Diego. There was  hair cutting  and running and drinking and a ton of laughter . It was an amazing weekend.  I can.not wait to see most of these ladies in Baltimore next month.  We will be missing Heather, Tiffany, Amanda, and Elaine. We really need that Hooker Commune of 100 acres, so we can always have a fun filled weekend.  Because you know that we'd have cabana boys and nannies and maids there. Miss you ladies.  Can't wait to hug most of you either at Fitbloggin or on my crazy road trip in June.

Today T and I are celebrating our 13th anniversary.  We've know each other since junior high.  He was one of my brother's friends and was a year ahead of me in school.  Though we didn't date until the very end of my senior year of high.  I do remember the first time I thought of him as more than one of my brother's friends.  I was a junior.  I had been sick that day and stayed home from school but had to run out to do something that afternoon.  When I came home there were mass quantities of old Volkswagens in the driveway and at the curb in front of our house.  My brother was (and still is) a Volkswagen fanatic - along with most of his friends back in high school.  I remember T coming over to me and asked me how my day was...which was a little odd but whatever, my brother's friends usually gave me a hard time.  I told him I was sick and he gave me a hug and said something along the lines of "oh, poor baby", but not quite patronizing.  I remember thinking,

Sunday 4/10 Gold Medal Ribbon from Baskin Robbins My favorite.  Monday 4/11 A mama and her baby.  I'm totally in love with the sheep this year.  They are so cute and fuzzy. Tuesday 4/12 So far out of the new flavors (The JuiceBox) this is my favorite.  Wednesday 4/13 I was told I needed to print this out and hang it up.  This is my Sweet Pea with a mouth full of pretzels who *asked* for her picture to be taken.  Thursday 4/14 Fail. No pictures on the camera. No pictures on the phone.  Friday 4/15 T and I out for an afternoon matinee as our anniversary date.  (Our regular babysitters (my parents) are out of town this week and our anniversary is the 18th) Saturday 4/16 Molasses cookie.  So very yum.  I ate two.  And I don't regret it. 

So way back towards the beginning of the year, T mentioned something about the military ball and did I want to go.  I might have stared at him blanking and blinked my eyes a couple of times.  Military ball = me dressing up = lots of effort on my part.  He *might* have batted his eyes at me sweetly and reminded me that he did buy his dress mess uniform and shouldn't he get to wear it at least once a year? About a month ago he calls me and says I got us tickets.  And I my have sighed.  But see, I'm a good wife. I knew there would be a dress and heels and makeup and schmoozing, but because he wanted to introduce me to the new people he works with at the guard here in NV.  And because I'm a good wife and I love my husband, I acquiesced to his request. It involved painting toenails and lipstick.  It had me using gel in my hair and a curling iron - because I couldn't wear a fancy dress and I have my same old floofy hair, right? I called it The Girlification of 2011.  Because

Sunday 4/3 Sweet Pea at the bounce house place for a birthday party.  Monday 4/4 She wanted me to take her picture like this.  She's weird.  Tuesday 4/5 Check her out. Ballerina tutu and 5 sizes too big black heels.  Wednesday 4/6 It was a beautiful day in the park.  Minus the wind.  I don't enjoy the wind.  Thursday 4/7 Me, post short run.  That did nothing to improve my mood.  Friday 4/8 They girls. They are waiting for T's plane to land.  I think they missed him.  Saturday 4/9 Have I  mentioned I think where I live is beautiful?  These are the sheep I saw on my run ,  but they were further down in the field than they were in the morning.   They were so cute. 

Sunday 3/27 Enjoying sitting on the couch watching TV with T.  Monday 3/28 Sass trying on her 1st Communion dress that Kim made for her! Tuesday 3/29 and Wednesday 3/30 Fail Thursday 3/31 A little bunny friend in our backyard.  Friday 4/1 I was taking pictures at the park and noticed this little bee hopping from flower to flower.  Wonderful sign of spring And because I can...here's my Gymnast swinging high in the hair at the park. Saturday 4/2 Sweet Pea singing her little heart out at a fundraising dinner for her school. 

The weather has been beautiful this week. Warm, sunny, blue skies. And tomorrow? It's supposed to cloud over and possibly rain. Just in time for my long run. Is that my April Fool's joke? In the meantime I'm sitting at the park. Where we enjoyed tuna fish sandwiches made by my girls. It's a good day. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone