The Lake

We only made it to the lake once this year

which is kinda disappointing but at the same time,

we picked the perfect weekend to go!

The drive out was a bit slow with construction but

when we showed up, everyone was already there

and the drive was forgotten. The weather was HOT 

and our campsite was flooded so with a bit

of tricky maneuverings and a lot of sweating 

the trailer was in the perfect spot, our suits 

were on, and we were in the lake!

{Everyone had a great time painting garden creatures}

{Rhys' creature took him about 5 min to complete}

{Every morning Eddie smushed his face against the screen

}

{Luckily we were able to get in a round of golf}

{Boat jumping in the middle of the lake. Millie of course has to join the fun}

{And Eddie just wanted to be a mountain goat}

{Lucy was such a good sport even though she had a dry summer}

{Eddie getting his tan on}

{Eddie loves boating}

{And of course I fried}

{But nothing can't be fixed with Smore's}

{You can't beat Koocanusa}

Fall Routine

Fall has definitely arrived. We held out as long as

we could but finally turned the furnace on last night.

As much as we tried to just snuggle up to keep warm...

It just wasn't cutting it. Fall means routine to me.

It's so easy over the summer to be a bit more 

fly by the seat of my pants. Not eating the best

foods, having a few too many tasty drinks, smore's 

by the campfire. 

I'm looking forward to cleaning up my flowers this week

and getting out patio furniture put away. 

There is a lot up in the air regarding some medical

surprises but I think making some freezer meals

and getting back into a healthy routine 

will be the best thing for those days where you just

need to watch TV in bed. And of course 

to catch up the blog... Summer was pretty busy and 

it's time to get things posted with a nice latte in hand.

At Home Workout

I finally made my way to fitness depot today.

There are a few things we have been using at the gym

that I figured could be a sound investment for at home.

I ended up with 2 resistant bands, one bender ball, 

a GLORIOUS mat, and an antiburst "yoga?" ball.

Workout tonight had me sweating buckets but it 

sure feels good crawling into bed knowing that

my muscles have been used and I didn't have to 

leave home to do it!

Wild

Travel books have become my fav. I love hearing

of people's adventures and the experiences they have while

seeing the world. This was an incredible book. It brought

me to tears a few times. I've read another book that

inspired me to want to do some hiking, but this one was 

something different. It felt more tangible, less of a far 

away dream. Anyways, I talked to Rhys for DAYS about this

hiking idea and slowly he got just as excited as I did. 

Our goal is to do the West Coast trail. Hopefully next 

summer or the summer after. The hike is definitely a long

term goal that could not make me more excited.

Anyways... This book was INCREDIBLE. I 

read most of it over my week at the lake and loved 

every minute of it. Although most is spent rambling 

about the monotony of the hike, you really FEEL 

what she is feeling. My feet hurt just with her words, my

legs ached, anxiety hits your stomach at parts, and the

kinship she finds on the trail is something that 

just makes you feel good. 

Highly Recommend!

Hitting the Deck

After my training session today, we were doing some

post stretching when all of a sudden a cool sweat came over me.

The nausea began to rise which made me bolt to the washroom

to only then realize I was going to hit the deck. I sat down

{yup- in the bathroom... which could make you barf}

Luckily a cool cloth and a couple crackers made

the world stop spinning. Within 5 minutes I felt back to 

normal. How embarrassing. Guess I'm going to be eating 

something before my training sessions from now on!

Too Much

Well I was a total moron and signed myself

up for too many days in a row at work. It seemed

like a good idea at the time but it wasn't. 

Luckily my good pal Amber took today and tomorrow

off my hands and I took vacation. It is always a bummer

to waste vacation days on events such as this 

but luckily with being a .7 vacation isn't quite

as precious as it was when I was full time. 

So instead of heading to work with a frown on

my face, I went to the grocery store with a smile. 

I also got prepped for the next few days so 

I wasn't tempted to eat pizza pops for lunch! 

I love when the fridge is clean and fresh food is

readily available. 

Now off for day 1 of running. Eeks.

It's over

I know life could be worse...

But today sucked.

I'm so glad it's fricken over.