Par-tay!

I'm proud to say that I won my own birthday party...loads of laughs, love and fun - just the way that it should be!! 

Because you always need to polka!

Four Decades...

"Forty is the old age of youth; fifty is the youth of old age."
 - French Proverb

But I really prefer - "Old enough to know better, but young enough to do it anyway!"

Either way, big plans to celebrate properly!!

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes!!

One of the biggest and most anticipated changes in our family happened very early Saturday morning....little miss E come into the world!!!

As if I needed another reason to love you, your birthday is International Talk Like A Pirate Day and your initials are WAY cooler than mine!  Love you tons already - am so excited to watch you grow and how you will change all of us!!

 

Heartbreaking....

I'm glad that it has been documented but it also breaks my heart...

Sunday Hike...

And to balance out the weekend, there had to be a hike! 

I see a skeksis from the Dark Crystal....

Dalmatian donkeys!!

Ye Olde Everything!!

My first trip to the NY Ren Faire this year...I am WAY behind schedule on my visits!! 

We had a fun mix as always and it included a few people who have not been there in quite a while.....

Vit-Vit-Vitrāža...

I may not be able to cut a straight line but I do make a good corgi!

Growing!

And we have fruit!!

MIne? Mine!

Had to get a hike in this weekend too. Was only a 4 mile loop but it tired out the dog and I got to see a few mines! 

Roomy Mine (yes, it's real name)

You Swine...

Always nice to return to a friendly place!

Cool For The Summer...

Withdrawl...

I know that I will see them all soon but I seem to be in withdrawl.


Probably because of this....




And this....

Drawing Things Out...

Because to leave would mean that the weekend is over...

Urban Exploration...

Before It Falls...

Zip-Zip...

The fastest and highest zip line in the US.  One of the scariest things that I have done but also an incredible experience that was shared...

I wish that I had the guts to film while we were zipping - incredible views!  And I have now skied, hiked and zip lined Hunter Mountain!!
 

Sighs...

The second part of Sunday's inching back to reality...

Reds...

Water and Clouds....

And bliss....

Quickest Week Ever?

So sad that it's over.....it went by way too quickly!!

Šķiramiesi mēs, ļautiņi,
Gana labi dzīvojuši.
 
Tu ar Dievu, es ar Dievu,
Mēs ar Dievu labi ļaudis.
 
Ar Dieviņu sanācāmi,
Ar Dieviņu šķīrāmiesi.
 
Ar Dieviņu, lai palika
Šī dziesmotā istabiņa

Ej, Laimiņa, Tu pa priekšu,
Es tavāsi pēdiņāsi,

Nelaid mani to celiņu,
Kur aizgāja ļauna diena.