Saturday Special!

The Sun rises as I try to sleep in. It's the first we've seen of the sun in days and it warms me as well as the whole house up. It's finally a perfect day to go outside and my mom, sister and I have already made plans to go geocaching. [Geocaching is like mini treasure hunts in the outdoors using a GPS].

It's still a little frosty and we assure ourselves that it will be warmer as the day goes on. So they pack in preparation for their flight home and I ask them to help me finish hanging up the fan from Thailand that we decided looked best on my office wall. My house usually only gets decorated when my sister comes to visit because she's so good at it and she motivates me with her excitement and ideas.

I'm glad that we waited, because not only does my office look nicer, but my husband called to say he's on his way home from work. I am thrilled because he's been really busy this week and hasn't been able to spend time with us. Not only that, he'll get to come geocaching and then I won't have to just tell him about it.

It's a beautiful day. We drive over Eagle Creek reservoir, always one of my favorite places. We crunch our way through the red, orange, yellow and brown leaves half on the tree and half fallen on the ground. We find a couple of caches and don't find another. We've enjoyed the beautiful woods trying to find the right trails to get to the caches without fording every stream and bush wacking like crazy. Thanks to my husband who likes to run ahead and tell us the best way to go.

My mom and sister are tired and we have one more cache left. They decide to go back to the car as my husband and I go to the last one. We've never been on these trails before. They are stunning as the fall colors reflect in the reservoir. It's just the two of us. It's nice. Luckily we're able to find the cache, trade for different prizes and try to hurry back. I've already loaded my husband down with the camera and the camelbak so that I can run faster. He runs behind me as we jump over tree limbs, practicing our parkour moves (parkour-getting from one place to another in the most direct route) in the autumn afternoon. He laughs and says "you are so fun!" "Why?" "You just look fun, running down the trail". My mom and sister get to the airport in plenty of time and we get to relax and watch some movies together. It's a good day.

Good Mood Gig!

As some of you may know I quit my job before we went to Africa. I'm not planning on getting another full time job. We want to start a family and I believe there are lots of volunteer things that will fulfill my life better. I also decided back in March that I wanted to start looking into writing Children's books. I investigated some companies and sites, and have started some manuscripts and may take a class in January.

I came across a job application that sounded really exciting. A Good Mood Blogger. Getting paid to blog 5 days a week about your good mood. 250-400 words. I was really excited about the job. However, there are lots of applicants. During the first phase you have to be in the top 20 to get the most votes. I started two weeks late, so my votes are quite behind.
Although I realize there is a lot of competition for this job, I know that it is a great opportunity for me to start practicing my writing skills. So I thought I would write a few posts on my blog as if I had gotten the job and that way I can get critics, practice my writing and get prepared to continue writing. Thanks for all your support. See my first post above.
Remember you can vote once a day at http://www.sam-e.com/job/profile/564.
Thanks again for all your support.

Girl's Week!

My mom and sister came to visit last week. Hooray! Time for a Girl's Week!

Canal Walk

The Indiana Art Museum.

Next year they are going to have a 100 acre outside art park. YES!

Our Relatives in the Crown Hill Cemetary.

For Saturday see Saturday Special.

Biking Braids!

Tuesday morning I went on a 20 mile bike ride with two of my friends. When I looked in the mirror, I thought, when will I ever have biking braids again. So I tried to take a picture of my whole bike outfit, but I still can't figure out how to use the remote or the standby.
So here' the best one I could get.