What we have been up to lately

So now that summer has arrived (it was 93 degrees F today) we have been outside a lot. Now only if the cottonwood tree would stop blooming and my allergies would go away for a bit I'd be good to go! (Seriously though these stupid trees need to go away.) We had some friends over last weekend for their boys 11th b-day. They wanted to go fishing for their birthday. So they came over and fished with some friends. They had so much fun!!

Here is the hubs with the G and G and a bass they caught
Of course from my last post you all know I've been laying out by the pool. Here is Phoebe chilling by the pool. A friend of mine, Steph and I got to lay out last week for a couple hours. Let me tell you it was great! I always enjoy laying out with friends. Talking, reading, and enjoying the beautiful weather. We picked up sandwiches for lunch and ate by the pool. It was a perfect afternoon and I look forward to many more soon!!!

Bo and Filson on the dock after we walked to the pond

L and I have been trying to walk the dogs more. Well really I am trying to lose some weight so I am trying to walk close to everyday along with Curves and Bikram. Hopefully I can kick these 20lbs! But L has been walking with me which is nice b/c I like being with him. So we have been taking the dogs with us. The other morning I took Bo (the boxer) on a walk through the neighborhood and he saw a squirrel and just about freaked out. He almost pulled me over trying to chase it! This dog CRACKS me up. Whenever deer are outside of our fence you can ask him Bo where are the deer and he RUNS to the fence and barks at them. So I don't know why is surprised me when he ran at the squirrel, but I'm pretty sure he scared me more than the squirrel!!

So we had a nice relaxing day. Laid our by the pool and ate lunch at a yummy restaurant. Looking forward to a nice weekend!

PS I don't know why the pictures are so small, but oh well!

Summer Time

So as most of you know I LOVE summer! I am totally a summer girl and I am so excited it is upon us! This past weekend was the first weekend we had people over to swim and cook out! It was so much fun. The weather is finally starting to warm up enough to lay out. I have yet to get in the pool, but I'm sure within the next week I will be!!

Filson loves the pool as much as I do!!

We have also had lots of critters arounds. First the dogs found a snake on the back porch at 5:20am as I was about to leave for work. Once the hubs let them out again it was gone. I HATE snakes! Seriously I could never see another one in my life and be just fine! Later that afternoon I saw a snake in the pond. As long as it's not in my yard, house or back porch I will be ok! =) Then we have these cute deer! There were twins born last year and they are both bucks. They have cute little antlers and have been hanging around our back yard the past couple of nights. They walk almost up to the fence. It is so fun! The dogs freak out! It's hilarious! Also today my mom and I were coming back from yoga and there was a mom and baby deer in our field. The baby was PRECIOUS!!! I mean so little and it's legs were wobbly. It was just adorable! I told the hubs I wanted one!! haha. The snakes can stay away for now I'll take the deer! =)

Speaking of yoga. I have been doing Bikram yoga for about 2 months now and I absolutely love it!! It's yoga in an 105 degree room, let me tell ya you sweat like you've never sweated before, but it is AMAZING. It is such a workout. The hubs has started going with my mom and I too. He loves it just as much as I do! It seriously works you out hardcore! If you have hot yoga or Bikram yoga anywhere close to you, you must try it! FYI bring a large towel, water and a hand towel to wipe your sweat! I think next week mom and I are going to try and do it everyday and do two classes in one day! So i'll let you know how it goes. Hopefully I don't pass out!!

Alright I'm headed to fold pool towels and get ready for the pretty sunshine!

Goodness Gracious!

For about a week now the weathermen on ALL of our local channels have been saying there would be bad weather today. Of course when they predict it that early I always think, "Oh whatever, it's not going to be bad" Well they were right. We have had multiple tornadoes touch the ground in the metro area. We even had one on the ground about 5 miles from us. I hate tornadoes. About 3 years ago I was on my way home from college and I was in a tornado in my car. My car went up on two wheels and a tree limb hit the side of my car and my windshield cracked. Seriously one of the scariest things in my life. I called my sweet hubby when I saw the tornado and he talked me through it all but once it passed me my phone had no service and I couldn't talked to me. He left work and headed to where I was. We met on the road. It was so scary. So since then I have been pretty terrified of tornadoes. So today I called our family made sure they were all at home and got my things ready to get in the cellar. My mom called and said it was on the ground 5 miles from us and the dogs and I headed to the cellar. L of course stood outside watching for it. He did come in the cellar when the rained stopped and it got quiet. He thought it was close to us. Fortunately it went back up in the sky and we were protected. But in the metro area there has been some big tornadoes touch the ground with injuries and homes destroyed. Please pray for these families that are affected by these storms. It is so scary when it is so close to home. I'm glued to the TV for the rest of the night to see what all has happened and make sure we are in the clear! What a crazy Monday! Hopefully we won't get anymore the rest of the week!

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