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and other things have lost some zest since the loss of my camera.  I haven't even heard the "professional" diagnosis, let alone how long its gonna take... I'm missing it dearly, but the cost to replace it isn't even a thought right now!  So I will try and keep up with life and project life with my Nikon point and shoot that I got in 06 before our NYC trip.
We came home to find this sweet arrangement...

 
1And...here we go! 
1. I'm going to breakfast.
2. Good books need to have adventure and be daring.
3. Perhaps today you can make it a point smile at someone today.
4. Trying new things is a true adventurer’s spirit.
5. Compassion is learned through pain
6. Be nice... no matter how difficult.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to organize...

 
You have a choice. You can throw in the towel, or you can use it to wipe the sweat off of your face.
--Gatorade
and so yesterday was the big day... not a lot of fanfare, in fact when I finished running I was the only one in the gym.  But you couldn't of wiped that smile off my face.  I did it, I ran 500 miles in 7 months and it feels great!  I gave myself a year and did it in just over...

This weekend I went to Michigan for my girlfriends daughter's wedding.  She wanted me to take pictures and luckily I was able to borrow Trish's camera since mine broke the week before the wedding!
It was a beautiful wedding at the beach and my girlfriend Debbie left no detail undone!  So many little things she thought of. Like the centerpiece at the kids table was buckets and shovels for the kids.
 
 And...

It's been 30 years since we met.  Lisa and I came from different areas and Sue and Diane came from a private school.  But somehow in 9th grade we all connected.
We stayed in contact all these years, were in each others weddings and when Diane moved to Tennessee, we drove out after she had her first child. Friendship... we've been through it all together. Some of us have lost one or more of our parents,...

This past weekend our house was filled with 25 girls on and off throughout the entire weekend.  It was Chelsea's sorority retreat weekend and the girls truly were a joy to be around! They did everything on their own, cooking, cleaning, putting up tents and planning of their meetings. The only thing they needed help with was having Zach help them build a fire.  I told them from the beginning I would...

So I think its fair to say that I'm addicted to running!  It's crazy to think, this one time smoker would one day be running half marathons and setting goals to push myself a little further each time I go out, but there is something about it that I miss on the days I don't run.  If I hear certain songs that are on my playlist while driving in the car, I want to run!  
Add to that addiction a little...

So we took a few weeks off with vacations and all, but Jill and I are back with our team up thursday. This week we did "me time"  I love how this week our pictures are total opposites.  One of kicking back and enjoying some wine and the other of getting out and running, both of which I enjoy doing.
 
 

Have you seen it?  I have and I think I'm in love... though I'm still trying to be skeptical about it? Would I use it enough to justify the purchase?
I mostly want it for books, but the fact that it can do so many other things is a plus!  I was forever waiting on the price of the kindle to come down, but now this makes me question the kindle? My house is being taken over by all the books I have,...

This month I got my layouts done and then took off on vacation and never got them posted here until finally tonight!
 
 I had a blast working with this kit! 

 the colors were so fun

 more childhood pics!  Me, my sister and Uncle

and this mini I put together before leaving for our trip

  
 now I just need to finish it up!