Mountain Weekend

Well, for those interested, the spray-on sunless tanner was pretty good. I think I need to use it a few more times, but at least it wasn't blotchy or orange.

I spent this past weekend up in Frisco. I loaded all the animals (minus the guinea pig) into the car on Friday afternoon and headed up for relaxation. It was beautiful as always. There's this field near the condos that I take the dogs to. I'm much more willing to let Greta play off leash now that she listens better.

Saturday I went shopping at the outlet stores in Silverthorne (only 1 exit east of Frisco). I hit the jackpot at Banana Republic. I don't always like their stuff, but found a lot of cute tops there. And I got a jacket from J. Crew. Outlet stores are great! I spent way less than I would have here at the mall.

Then I got a great bottle of wine (thanks, Joanna, the Riesling was great!). I'm trying to learn to like wine, and my sister-in-law has predicted I'd like Rose and Riesling, and so far, she's right. I'm sure I'm not eating it with the correct foods, but at least I like their tastes. I even had a glass while reading outside on the balcony.

For Mother's Day, the dogs and I took a hike to the Lily Pad Lake. It's about a 45 minute hike each way. There were no lily pads yet, but it was a great hike with some great scenery (pictures to come). I was proud that I didn't have to stop on the way up - only for pictures. I guess the eliptical is helping with my endurance, even if I am a wimp and only do it for 20 minutes each time. I saw a lot of families and thought about my mom. I guess I'm sort a mom to my "kids" so I celebrated my own Mother's Day too. No gifts needed. I let Greta off her leash on the hike too, and was happy she listened to me whenever I called her back to me. I decided after all the hiking, I was allowed to splurge on some pizza. I ordered from a new place and it was yummy! I love learning about a new town and finding the good places to go.

All in all, it was nice and relaxing, and I hated coming back to reality. Today I posted a lot of stuff at the daycare for sale, and have sold some things. It feels good to sell things though, and get a little bit of money for it all. As long as we sell the expensive stuff, I'll be happy.

Hope everyone had a great Mother's Day - all you moms out there deserve it! Moms of humans and furry creatures included!