I've decided to start posting again. (Hopefully more than just this once...)
We just got back from a great trip to Boston, and I still have a couple days off!
Here are just a few pictures from the trip:

Mt. Auburn Cemetery. I believe this is a magnolia hybrid. The flowering trees were beautiful! And I saw my first White-breasted Nuthatch.

The top of Washington Tower(?) in Mt. Auburn Cemetery. Cool 360 view of the area.

We saw a couple old cemeteries that were really pretty.

At the end of our day walking the Freedom Trail. It was neat to see the historical sites in Boston!

Birthdays

As usual, it's been awhile since I've posted anything on here...

Headlands the Friday before Adam's birthday. Super foggy, which was actually pretty cool.

We had a couple really nice hours of hiking.

Adam's whole birthday weekend was great. :)

Then there was my birthday and Halloween...

This is the best picture I took of Becky's and Nelson's costumes.

Perfect Bellatrix Lestrange. It was exciting having Theresa come down!

Wizards deep in thought.

Spooky pumpkins! I decided to buy two bags of candy for the zero trick or treaters we got.

On a hunt for starfish. We saw three!

Really nice, colorful flowers from my dad! (balloon and chocolates too!) :)
Oh, and thanks Shane!

Pumpkins

Denali.

There have been some random colder days lately.

New fun tunnel thing for the kitties. 50 cents! And they love it!

Pumpkins! :)


Beautiful Saturday. Unfortunately right when I started feeling better Adam got sick...

Lately...

A bigger hike in our future?! We went to Big Sur State Park a couple weekends ago. Very nice, and the drive was pretty too!

I don't usually put pictures of myself up, but this was the first time that the peanut butter and jelly spreader was used in the exact manner that it was made for. No peanut butter was mixed into the jelly jar. Phew!

I've been feeling really tired lately. Maybe that's in part because of the anxiety dreams I've been having, which leave me feeling not very rested. Or because I've been busy, and I'm getting used to my new schedule and being in a new environment at the elementary school. Or because money is a constant worry, depsite the fact that I really try to spend as little as possible. I'm so glad I got into this class and am able to be at the elementary school, but now, obviously, I don't work full time anymore, which makes it hard. And now I have to start getting everything ready to apply for the credential program I want to get into, which includes taking several tests I'm a little worried about. And then there are other things that some of you may know about that I've been able to keep, mostly, more in my subconscious than anything, but that at least make themselves evident in my dreams. And it's impossible not to worry...

But aside from all that crap, things have actually been pretty good. Kiki and Denali are eating a new special food which we're really hoping will get rid of their mouth problems that they have had for so long. So far it seems to be working... Thank you Green Peas and Rabbit! One of the moms at work (who is a bit neurotic, to say the least) has noticed the connection I've made with her son and let me know that she's happy that I'm there, which feels good. I feel great coming home to Adam every day, even when I'm really tired. And just getting to live in Santa Cruz is pretty awesome. :)

In Colorado

Celebrating dad's birthday early! Pretty nice looking cake if I do say so myself...

Pretty doggy cooling off.

Handsome doggy hanging out at mom's.

Green tornado hitting mom's yard.


Hiking Upper Columbine trail.

It was really nice to go to Colorado and see everyone! Plus, we were lucky enough to be there when there were thunderstorms every afternoon and it was super green and pretty. It was a needed vaction.

Now, I'm trying to get into a class at Cabrillo that would place me in an elementary classroom once or twice a week. Hopefully I'll know if I get in on Tuesday... I start another online class on Monday and I'm at Happy Days alot, which has been crazy... They accepted the max number of infants we can have for the fall and, in my opinion, it's way too many! But, we're managing, I guess. Adam starts school in just over a week.

Most importantly, it's nice to be back in Santa Cruz!

Mini Road Trip

Going back awhile, Matt came out to CA to visit and we hiked outside of San Jose. I'm still hoping he'll move here soon!

First campsite in Great Basin National Park. Best night sky, view of the milky way, and shooting star I've ever seen.

Delicate Arch in Arches National Park, Utah.

Early morning in a ridiculousy hot campground outside Arches. Pretty though!

On the top of Great Sand Dunes National Park. The trip out to Colorado was great, really fun!

Loud music early Sunday morning

In full swing

I was trying to show how many people there were behind the runners...

Luckily, I was woken up by the people and music just in time to walk outside and see the first runners go by. wharf to wharf

First blueberry (or any kind really) muffins from scratch. Delicious!
We leave for Colorado at the end of this week! And I'm finally getting close to finishing all of my projects for the class I'm taking...