I am still knee deep in this session and have two others to work on but I wanted to post just these two quickly, right now they are some of my favorites but that is subject to change.
um this weekend was p-nutty busy! I had two session this weekend and while I haven't even gotten to the pictures yet I do plan on finishing up the couples session tonight - so I promise something on that tomorrow.
When I got home Saturday nightI actually went out to work in the garden. This is one of those areas where not having cable/TV comes in handy. If there had been a TV in my house on Saturday then I would have come home dog tired from the session and plopped down in front of the couch for a few minutes of mindlessness. But since one wasn't there I went home, put on my overalls and Matt and I went outside to work. I planted 2 rows of peas, a row of beets, a row of radishes and two rows of lettuce. I told Matty that by May 24th we can have a lettuce and radish salad. He told me that the dates where usually general so it would be around then but I held fast to the timelines listed on the back of the salad package.
I felt good after doing that work, Matt cooked us up some yummy veggies and then we had Martel's ice cream. It was a seriously perfect day all the way around.
Sunday was dinner at his grandparents where I also learned out to play 83 - its a card game. And here is what I learned. Matt has the same demeanor/face at work that he has in competative games - I am not going to say its my favorite face - he gets all serious and rolls his eyes alot and is not tolerant of mistakes. Geez, I was just learning how to play the game but when I played a card that he wasn't happy with his face told me so!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't know - playing games with him isn't as much fun as I thought. I am going to bust out Clue the next time he is over and see how that goes:)
Today's post from Better than Chocolate
According to the spiritualist Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri, one of the essential factors in a person's happiness is their level of self-discipline. Regular overindulgence in food, alcohol, sex, even thinking can tax and weaken our body, mind and soul.
Practicing self-discipline in these areas strengthens our mind and self-image, as we begin to see ourselves as master of our body, rather than its slave. Restraint leads to stability, stability to contentment. Take a few minutes to evaluate your life. In what areas do you lack self-discipline? What are three simple things you could do to tame these weaknesses?
matt and I can survive anything. We have finished emptying out the living room and office in preparation for the renovation. That means that in my already small house all of that stuff, except for the couch and chair, had to go somewhere else. Some of it went to the basement in preparation for the tag sale, but all of my business stuff (cameras, computers, lenses, files, etc) had to go upstairs to my already small bedroom and storage room. Add to that the dog, our clothes, a couple of stools we couldn't figure out where to put and we are cramped. I can hear him now telling me it is cozy and I am ready already to jump out the window. Thankfully Matt is calm and level headed and is worried about me when I am stressed - he is my rock for this and I am going to lean!
We are also having a tree cut down today - come back tomorrow for some pictures!
In other news my 70-200 lens came back from Sigma today all repaired! It was so easy but I didn't know what to expect. Here is a shots I took from across the lawn of Cali - its the only way she lets me photograph her - if I am far away:)
Here are the buds on the tree - again from far away - I love my lens :)
and this??? well this is a rooster doorstop my mom got me for my house b/c she knows I love roosters!
Thanks Mom!
