Summer is Slipping Away
We started out the weekend by going out to dinner for our anniversary Friday night --- even though there was a band playing and people were getting down, after we ate, we promptly came back home, put on sweats and watched TV. Yes, we are super exciting! Try not to be too jealous.
Saturday, we took one of our favorite trails down to the lake. Except, most of the trail is now a road. A forest service road for logging.
Our area has been hit hard by a pine beetle infestation. The beetles are actually killing trees all across North America. There are hundreds of thousands of acres of dead trees. We have lost 40 in our yard in the last three years.
This handsome fellow does not mind the dead trees, he knows he is almost at the lake.
Murph will not actually get in the lake as the waves scare him.
This is more his speed : ) That is okay by me as the water is so dang cold that hypothermia sets in at 3 minutes. No bodies are even allowed in the water anyway.
Isn't Callie adorable? She is 13.
No, really she is.
These two are quite possibly the most spoiled dogs ever.
Later that evening, we went to a concert and had a picnic at the lake. It got downright chilly when the sun went down.
Since this blog post is turning into a weekend recap, I have to mention that earlier that morning I went to two garage sales and had some decent luck.
I got this cute runner and matching place mats for $2. They were brand new.
Cute, no?
I also bought this little chest for $5. I forgot to take a "before" picture, but Matt took this one of me sanding on Sunday morning.
It is real wood, but it is old and was beat to hell. I must have sanded for a solid 2 hours. Oh, and yes, I usually look this glamorous around the house. I can't help it. Don't hate me.
Here is an after shot (of the dresser, not of me).
I think it turned out pretty cute.
One last weekend highlight: My sister in law, who I will just call "Mo" invited me to go with her to a bike race in Palisades, Colorado called the "Tour de Vinyard" on September 18. Did you know we have some awesome vineyards in the western part of Colorado? Well, we do, and you know if something has the word "vineyard" in it, I am on board. Sign me up! The race is 25 miles long. Mo convinces me that we should do an 18 mile ride to Frisco and back to "train."
This is Mo at about mile 6.
Of course we had to train for the wine drinking part as well, so we made a little diversion to the Tiki Bar.
Mo is a translator for the school district, so today it is back to work for her.
Bye-Bye Summer.
We will miss you.
Bye-Bye Summer.
We will miss you.
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6 profound comments:
$5 chest, boy, I wish mine only cost $5! Good job on the re-do!!
I'm sorry, did you just say 40, as in FORTY trees in YOUR yard alone? Good hell, that is SOME yard. And on that note, I'm sorry for their death, and the death of so many trees, that makes me sad.
On a happier note...looks like a great weekend for you. Your chest redo is spectacular and for 5 bucks, HELLO! I love to see what people get at garage sales, 'cause I'm just to lazy to go and look at actual sales myself.
And finally...I would come home after dinner, put on pj's and watch TV too, that's just how I roll.
It looks so freaking gorgeous! School just started again today. Now I'm busy at work. How can they expect me to blog when I'm actually working?!?!
Busy, busy, lady! You had to TRAIN to drink wine?!?!? Gadfry Daniel!.... Harumph.... love the shelves. I got an end table for only $4 this weekend made from solid maple... very retro -- but, that's the new 'in', right? Did I get that right? Am I okay?... come visit when you can...
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pictures are stunning. summer just started in los angeles. my freelance gig ends in 2 1/2 weeks and my summer fun starts! and i cannot wait to be finished with this horrible job and out in the mountains of Ojai working on my novel and my movie script!
What a busy weekend you had! Your lake is beautiful but so sad about the trees. Love the little chest of drawers - a bargain indeed!
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