Rosie and Me at the beach.

Rosie and Me at the beach. A couple weeks back i deceided to take rosie and myself to my favorite beach, Manzanita, it poured the whole way driving out there but as soon as we got there it was perfect. It was a great day in the way that there wasn't a single sole on the beach so i could let Ro run and Run without having to worry about her running after someone and barking and not listening to me. As many of you know that rosie has been a test of my patience since we got her. Andy and i have come up with a way to make it work "she is his dog" i know that sounds silly but its working out so far. i get her when she is so tired she cant be crazy and cant drive me crazy. When i see her running free at the beach or park or on a walk it makes me love her more. she is her happiest running free like this. i can only hope that some day we will have a big piece of land that we can just let here out the door and shell be free and happy.

One of the many things i did this summer in the Grand Canyon! Skeet!

Boots Boots and more Boots!

First off i have to say im probably the worst blogger in the world because i started this blog than summer happened to me. I have been so busy that on the days i don,t have anything going on i constantly worry that im supposed to be somewhere that i have forgotten about. Yes it is no excuse but it really doesn't leave much time for inspiration or sharing. but alas here i am just touching base with the world. 

Yesterday and today it has been raining in portland and i am so surprised at how much Portlanders love there cool weather. this morning i saw women everywhere in wool coats and boots even tights. what the heck i feel like its a little much. I mean really its still august and its still 75 + degrees outside. ill admit it i even looked at my boots yesterday. i prefer fall clothing and fashion to summer any day and i think thats how most of maybe ill go so far as to say most of the pacific northwest is. We love cozy sweaters, jeans, and a great pair of boots. Boots make the world a better place. im of the mind that the more boots you have the better your life is. Most people would like to  follow my way of thinking  but i understand they just cant justify it. so many people think they can only have "the one" pair of boots what pressure to not only be putting on a boot but to put on yourself. I am here to tell you that you will never find "the one" that is unless you have only one kind of emotion. Most of us have many many emotions and  you need boots for all those different emotional outfits. somedays im a vintage cowboy boot girl, somedays im a cydwoq city girl and than somedays im a equestrian girl i have boots for all my personalities. Just remember boots last for years and years if you are willing to spend good money on them and if you take good care of them they will last you many many years. one of my favorite pairs of boots will be on its 11th fall season this year. know thats a good pair of italian boots. 

Ive been feeling a little blue the last few days. i dont know if its the sudden change in weather or if its just life. I have a few small challenges in my life right now but for some reason i seem to make them big. or are they big and im trying to make them less big. either way they really a have me in a funk. I look at my life and think i have such a beautiful blessed life. I have a husband who loves me unconditionally and would do anything for me, i have a  beautiful house and garden, im healthy, have great friends. what could be wrong. why am i so blue. why dont i know how to be truly happy and free and open to all the possibilities in the world. instead i try to control everything and when i cant i get frustrated. How does one learn to let go. let the little things go, just be, just be in the moment ,smell, see, hear, take it all in. at what point in my great life did i get to be so closed off and hard, or have i alway been this way and some days it just seeps out to the front office, I know everyone deals with life on a day to day basis and my problems are so irrelevant compared to so many others in my life and in the world. how does one just see things and relish in the sheer fact of it beauty? How do i just Be?

Alice Alice I ♥ Alice!

So sorry for the lengthy delay in my postings. Life gets so busy here in the NW when the sun decides to show its self that i have no time to sit in front of my computer. Ahh but now i must report  on something i am truly so so excited about. Ever since i was a little girl and i saw Alice and Wounderland for the first time i have been fascinated and obssesed with the books i think i have 50 different copies.  I love how the imagination can take you to so many different places. I think that movie had such a affect on me that to this day i will animate people i see in my mind wether its on the bus, walking down the street, passing by in my car and catch a glimpse of them. my mind is always animating things, i also see hearts and faces where ever i go but thats for another posting. As soon as i saw that Tim Burton is doing an Alice and Wonderland movie i cant stop thinking about it i cant stop looking for images of it. It is going to be so beautiful, slightly animated, high fashion, amazing sets all in Tim Burton grand style. Johnny Depp is the mad hatter of course who else would it be. Helen Bonham Carter is the queen and the list goes on of stars. So much to look at. If you have never seen the 1st Disney version of Alice you aught to, its so fun and colorful also if you want a great read try out Threw the looking glass also by Lewis Carroll. I cant tell you how excited i am for this movie to come out i only wish i didn't have to wait until March of 2011 to see it. Maybe by then ill have my Alice costume done. 

A boy and his dogs relationship is like no other in the world. As soon as Andy and i got rosie he and rosie were in love. Andy is the "fun guy" in our parenting with her and im "the hammer." On this day in particulare he and Rosie were running threw the tall wet grass for as long as Andy could keep up. Rosie has lots and lots of energy. There bond is a sweet thing to witness.  Rosie and i we have our own moments of quiet and calm book reading. I do take her to the dog park everyday and she is the happiest when around other dogs. I love seeing how smart she is and how she always comes when i call her, for the most part. Owning a dog has changed our world drastically but in a good way. We have gone from a clean calm cat house to a busy dirty dog house. Its been good for us to throw a mix into our otherwise orderly world. Yes there have been a few trying times, like when Rosie ate a bowl of chocolate covered almonds, or when one of our cats chases her and smacks her but all in all things are good. We have gotten into our rhythm with her and she is fitting in very well.  I do have to say the "dog" world is such a new experience for me all i do at the dog park is talk to other people about there dog and there personalities im still getting used to figuring out my limits of politeness with her and what the etiquette is at the dog park and around other dogs. thank goodness rosie is so sweet and submissive i dont know what id do with a bully dog. I have to constantly remind myself she is only a 8 month old puppy i cant expect her to do everything i want on the first try. 

25 things about me. in case you were curious

1.i spend to much time thinking about what other people think

2.i had to go to speech therapy to pronounce my "r's" correctly and special reading and math classes all threw my school years  come to find out  no one figured out that i was dyslectic and that is why i hated school.

3.sometimes i wish my father would take the time to get to know my sister and i

4.i chew my cuticles

5.i love the smell of my 4 cats

6.i always wanted to be someone and to be noticed come to find out im the most average person.

7.i always do everything in moderation

8.i wish i new how to have more fun and not be so serious all the time

9.i work really hard at having a good life.

10.i believe people should be genuine  all the time

11.i always do what i say im going to do. 

12.i thank my lucky stars every day for the love i get from my husband.

13.some times i wish i could be an ass hole and not care about anyone else but myself. but than i remember  that im not an asshole and i treat others how i would want to be treated.

14.one of my most favorite places in the world is sitting on the patio of the beartooth cafe and drinking beer and eatting nachos.

15.i wish more people had been honest with me and not so worried about hurting my feelings. 

16.i will some day own my own store. 

17.i hope to be a mother someday soon

18.i wish i could speak a foreign language fluently.

19.i would love to be on a make over show.

20.i eat greek yogurt almost everyday.

21.i love high fashion but hate fashion magazines.

22.one of my favorite things in the world to do is read magazines and catalogs from cover to cover with no-one around.

23.ive worked in retail for over 20 years.

24.i wish i was brave enough to always say what i was thinking.

25. i hope to live in montana again some day soon.