I'm Dreaming of a....(fill in the blank)

If you guessed white Christmas you are totally WRONG! Summer has quickly come and gone. We've already had a few small snow storms. The temperature is getting more cold every day (look at the lows on our forecast...so cold!!!).

As I lay on my couch wrapped up in a blanket, I am definitely dreaming of laying by the pool on a HOT summer afternoon. This past summer I spent many Saturday afternoons by the pool eating a popsicle and reading a book. It was wonderful! I miss it. You are probably thinking laying by the pool is a random goal. I'll admit that it is kind of random, but I put it on my list because the last few summers were super busy and I didn't take time to play at the pool. Summer isn't really summer for me unless I spend some time at the pool.

During the summer when I was younger, I would wake up and go to swim practice. After practice I would go home and do my chores as fast as I could so I could go swimming in our backyard. My brothers and sisters and I would spend all day in the pool. We would take a few breaks when we heard the ice cream man coming or when my Mom made us get out of the pool to eat lunch. My hair would turn a different shade of green every day from all the chlorine. Summer was wonderful.

Laying by the pool is such a little thing to do but it made my summer complete this year. There is something so therapeutic about relaxing by the pool. I have a long cold winter ahead of me, so I'll keep dreaming of laying by the pool on a hot summer day.

Much Needed Massage!

After riding 111 miles my neck was killing me and my legs were very sore. I desperately needed a massage. So I called Alisa. She has the most amazing hands. It felt so wonderful! I will be calling Alisa again soon....

Flowers Have Been Sent...

"Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul."-Luther Burbank

Giving flowers has been one of my favorite goals so far. I have given out flowers a few times because I have enjoyed it so much. I think it makes me more happy than the people I have given them to. I was once told that if I was having a bad day, I needed to stop what I was doing, and do something nice for someone else. This is definitely a remedy for feeling bad about yourself or having a bad day. I double dog dare you to try it next time you are having a hard day...