Catching up

The summer is almost over. It sure has flown by. Last Sunday I was noticing the glowing tan (and sunburned) faces of everyone around me who had spent vacations at the beach or on the lake. I think we are whiter now than when the summer began! Weekdays I've spent inside studying for the GRE and preparing my Primary lessons and on Saturdays we've been fixing up the shop. Any walks we take are usually in the evening, so therefore...no sun!
It hasn't all been work though.

We took a couple of hikes up to Mt. Pinos.

A couple of hiking fools

Leftovers

The cupcakes are gone and there's still a cup of white chocolate cream cheese frosting left over. What to do? Spread it on graham crackers, top it with blueberries and call it "Mock Blueberry, White Chocolate Cheesecake"!

Tuesday's Fare

Dinner was Bacon Chicken Ranch Salad, inspired by Wendy's or Subway or maybe even both.

It was met by great reviews in my house.

Dinner was followed by White Chocolate cupcakes.

I was given this cupcake kit a few years ago for Christmas by my sister-in-law and I just now made use of it! Thank you Cat! They were a hit!

Okay, I'm done showing off for now. :)

O Pioneers

"Pa and Ma"

Finally...20 years later!

Superbowl Eve

On Saturday morning, we took a beautiful walk at my new favorite beach.

We saw surfers and dolphins chillin' out together.

I was so happy to see the giant coreopsis just starting to bloom.

I love the contrast in this picture.

Ahhhh.....so beautiful.

Okay, back to studying for my neuroscience test. "Cerebellum, reticular formation, medulla, pons, superior colliculus, inferior colliculus, hypothalamus, thalamus, corpus collosum........." Hey that was really helpful and I didn't even look at my notes!