Today I’m taking a cue from Ali and reflecting on “real life” stuff that goes along with my photos. Real life isn’t always pretty or perfect, obviously. It is important and totally a part of my story that I want to remember!
10:14AM || I stayed up really late last night so I slept in past 9 today and then I just hung out in bed reading the internet for a while. It’s another warm and sunny day, feels so good to wake up to open windows with a warm breeze blowing through.
Real life is that I’m not a morning person. I get my energy and creativity at night, I shower at night, I love to read at night. So mornings are not my thing.
10:16AM || Celebrating 5 years living with this gorgeous view. For a year before we moved here, we rented a small apartment so we could really save up money for our down payment. Izzy was so excited when she figured out that this whole yard was hers. Tons of room for catching disks!
Real life: although we’ve done a ton of work to the yard that we’re really proud of, we consistent list of other projects that need to get done and it can feel overwhelming. It also sucks that most projects require a bunch of money, so even though we have the drive to do them, we don’t always have the funds.
10:17AM || Penny came up to me this morning and as I pet her, I realized she was covered head to toe in dandelion seeds! She is totally my flower child. Always outside and exploring, covered in something.
Real life is that the dogs need hair cuts and I’ve been putting it off. They’re starting to get really warm, too warm, during the day and I know it’s uncomfortable. It’s just so messy to shave them…sigh.
10:52AM || Quick breakfast before I head to Boulder for appointments.
Real life is that I’m not very creative with breakfast these days. I think I’m really craving berries and other summer fruits so I’m just kind of phoning it in until I can start having watermelon and blue berries and raspberries on the regular.
11:02AM || She’s been guarding and observing the yard all morning, time for a break.
Real life is that I love this sweet dog so much. She’s got some crazy quirks like always having to be on guard and being really serious about almost everything. But she LOVES to snuggle and gets so excited about walks and Greenies that she spins in circles at the mention of them.
12:19PM || Just real life. I’ve been getting unwanted hair removed from my chin since the beginning of the year. Mine is particularly stubborn (of course it is) so after 6 sessions I’m finally seeing results. It makes me feel so good about myself.
More real life: it took me a really long time to be ready to invest in this. That hair makes me feel so self-conscious but other methods of removing it would just bother my skin so much. It took a really understanding and thoughtful husband to finally convince me it was okay to find a more permanent solution and that it wasn’t vain to feel good about me.
12:43PM || After the laser appointment, I drove directly to the Chiropractor. Our old Chiropractor decided to retire and sell her practice which was really emotional for all of us as we’d become really close friends and also felt comfortable trusting her with our health. I decided I would try out the doctors she sold the practice to and so far I’m really pleased. It’s still worth the drive into Boulder to keep seeing them!
Real life is that Colin has decided not to use them. It bums me out a little because this used to be something we’d do together every other week and often then go get lunch together. Now I just go by myself, which is nice in some ways, but I do miss going together!
1:21PM || Another typical Boulder stop is at OZO coffee. We really like their Decaf so we buy a bag at time. Today, I also got an iced soy latte and a slice of gluten free pumpkin bread to fuel my trip to the airport to pick up my mom!
Real life is that even though I almost always get the exact same coffee drink, sometimes I say it wrong or forget a part. Like today, I forgot to mention that I like a little bit hazelnut flavor added in. I remembered that I’d forgot as I was standing there waiting for my drink to be done. At least I didn’t forget to say decaf, but I’ve done that before and it never turns out well!!
4:31PM || The airport pick up went just fine and my mom is now in CO with me for the weekend!! She hasn’t been here in a while so this is really exciting for me! Before coming back to the house, we called my sister and asked what wines we could pair with the steaks that Colin picked up for dinner tonight. We have a nice selection to pick from this weekend!
Real life is that I’m horrible at remembering which wines I like. I need to start some kind of list on my phone or something! But luckily I have a sommelier for a sister so I can always get a little advice when I need it!
4:31PM || Just happiness at being together!
4:59PM || Our weather here in CO is a bit ahead of what they’ve been having in WI, so Mom was all about soaking up a little sun before dinner.
Real life: I was wishing I could sit out there with her, but I got sun burned REAL bad over the weekend and feel like a total idiot for not putting sunscreen on. So, I did not join her in the sun this afternoon.
6:32PM || Dinner was amazing, as always! While Colin got the steak and asparagus ready, I made a quick bowl of guacamole to snack on. Mom and I had one of the wines that Marci suggested which was so good.
Real life – Colin and I both trying to not eat so many carbs, especially towards the end of the day. Normally we’d have made a potato dish to go with this meal, but we opted to go without this time and it was no big deal. We were all still plenty full!
8:06PM || Mom was up at 4AM to catch her flight today, so we all just chilled and watched The Halcyon. I had a feeling she’d really be into it as it is kind of like Downton Abbey but set in a London hotel during WWII. She watched 3 episodes!