The Dog Days of Summer.

So, I'm in love. No, for real.

Sorry Mikey - but summer has stolen my heart. Swept me up in its warm, long nights, smothered me in late aftenoon thunderstorms, growth of orchids and other plants (I've recently gathered a love for Black Dahlias) have overwhelmed my living room, and my dogs have discovered the true meaning of the "dog days of summer". Red Rocks rolls on almost every night with its concerts and movies on the rocks. I take my residents outside to enjoy fresh air and the ability to see at 9pm at night is fantastic.

We most recently returned from Chincoteague Island with the Skaggs family and enjoyed a week of fishing, sunning, and horsing around. This island is known for its Pony Swim/Pony Pinning every year. Knowing us horsey Skaggs girls, we just had to see where this takes place. It was one of the most interesting and historic places I have ever visited. We had to venture out of Sanibel, but totally worth it!





I've done something crazy, again. I'm telling you - this summer weather makes me be over zealous and disciplined. 2 things, really.

1. AdvoCare - https://www.advocare.com/110110431/Products/ This is the link to my sister-in-law's page, but you get the idea. Not that I want to lose weight, but this program is basically sweeping the country and I had to see what it was about. I'm starting the 24 day challenge in 2 days so updates are in order.

2. The Moab 1/2 Marathon - http://www.moabhalfmarathon.org/otherhalf/index.cfm So, I've done a 1/2 Marathon (13.1 miles) every 2 years and I thought that I would get through this year without doing one. But, this opportunity came up and Mike and I have pined after Moab since we moved 5.5 hrs away from its beauty. So, not only does this make me start running seriously again, but it also gives us an excuse to go to Moab for the weekend with the pups. This picture came from the website of "The Other Half" Marathon. October 16th is D-Day! I really am excited. It'll be almost 2 years at the time of the race that I've completed a 1/2 marathon! yay!



  

I am so thankful for my life here in Colorado. We are still in the process of looking for houses in Golden....finally found a realtor and going through a mortgage broker for our loan. Timeline looks like the end of September to close on the house/ move in. I'm looking at houses everyday and driving by them mostly to see what neighborhoods are good/bad. So Fun!

Caught up till the present. The rest of July is pretty calm, August holds some exciting things..... hold on!

Love you, Love Wins!