life and decisions: a sad little ditty..

Sometimes I wonder if we made the right decision when we moved away from the Midwest. I think about this every now and then when things are happening back home. Our very good friends were married just a few hours ago and we obviously are not there. We missed 2 other weddings this summer one in lower MI and one in Idaho, both for Adam's cousins. Come to think of it, we've missed a lot of weddings/births/parties since 2007 when we moved away. I have dear friends with children I have never met...and what's worse, I have a nephew that I haven't seen since he was 4 weeks old...he's now almost 9 months. I haven't seen my parents or brother in a year, and Adam's in 9 months. Traveling is expensive and taking time off from a job you just started doesn't look good...no matter how badly you want to see your family and friends. And it's the same story for all of them...few friends/family have come to visit us for the same reason we haven't gone to visit them: Life.

As I stated in my earlier post: "life is what happens while you're busy making other plans." When the invites and the announcements come in the mail the excitement sets in and you want to go so bad and in your head you say yes and then a few weeks/months later the questions come. You want to go but what will we do with the dogs? who will we stay with? how will we get there? how much time will we take off of work? oh shit, how much is this going to cost? And then the reality sets in...life takes over and you have to start making decisions that you hate and will regret later. And then as the parties/births/weddings are taking place you sit on your couch and cry because you've missed it...again.

Then you start your work week (mine doesn't start until Tuesday:) and you realize that you did this for the job, the opportunity, for your life. You did this because these opportunities weren't available in the midwest, at least not when you needed them. And one day you will be able to say yes to all of the invites, if they still come, and will be able to travel when and where you want because you've established yourself, paid your dues, made the sacrifices when you had to.

Unless of course Life has other plans for you....

Burt's Bees, Tom's of Maine, Naked Juice: Your Favorite Brands? Take Another Look

Good article with an interesting debate: sell out and impact the masses, or stay true and impact a few??? What do you think??

Burt's Bees, Tom's of Maine, Naked Juice: Your Favorite Brands? Take Another Look

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New Hampshire Camping Trip

Adam and I took the pups and went for a LONG weekend (5 days, 4 nights!) camping trip in Northern New Hampshire. The weather was gorgeous and the hiking was great. My boots gave out on me about day 2 leaving me with very large blisters on top of blisters...quite painful. But a dip in the river near our campsite helped immensely!! The drive was only 3 hours on the way, and about 4 on the return trip (Labor Day holiday traffic) so it's a place we will be visiting again soon....and next time I will have new and better boots and I will climb a Mountain:) Oh, and no Moose sightings, but it was warm...if I were a Moose I would have been up in the Mountains were it was cool. Here are the details of our recent Adventures:

Our Campsite at Dolly Copp Campgrounds. The place was packed!

The Peabody River which ran very close to our campsite. I loved falling asleep each night to the sound of it:) We took the girls every day so we could play in the freezing water. A beer, the bright sun, the cool water, and the girls chasing sticks...it was heaven:)

We hiked to Ripley Falls and rested on the rocks over looking the 100 ft. rushing water. It was beautiful! Here Adam and Libbey enjoy the sun and the scenery.

Here we are with Mount Washington in the background. We stopped at the Auto Road to take pics....not to drive to the top...been there, done that, and I hated it!!! It's my goal to hike it and others in the Presidential Range sometime next summer:)

This is the AMC's Pinkham Notch. They provide services for hikers and visitors to the White Mountain Region. They have coin operated showers (which I used because I was cold and bit stinky:), a cafeteria, huts for overnight stays, a shop, and much more. Adam worked here for a summer while in College.

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"Life is what happens while we're busy making other plans." -John Lennon lyrics from Beautiful Boy

Camping Hiatus

The hubby and I (and the girls of course!!) are off to New Hampshire for a 5 day camping trip! This is the longest I've ever gone camping and I am so excited! The weather is supposed to beautiful and in the mid to upper 70's with the lows dropping down between 46-50 degrees at night. We'll be camping at Dolly Copp Campgrounds in the White Mountains...and I am going to climb one of those Mountains...probably a little one:) There's also a little outlet village just south of us, and the Moat Mountain Brewing Company. I'll be back on Monday with tons of stories and pictures to post! And if I'm lucky, maybe I'll see one of these....just not too close:)

A moose from our Maine honeymoon camping trip:)

Wish List Wednesday - Pottery Barn Edition

Adam and I are ready to be done with apartment living! Ok...so mentally we're ready to be done, but not financially. Let's just say we are better spenders than savers! But that is all going to change this year! In a perfect Wish List Wednesday world I would decorate my home with these beautiful ideas/pieces all from Pottery Barn.

What are your wishes this week?

Snuggies

I have 2 questions for the makers and marketing dept. behind Snuggies. 1. Why do dogs need a snuggie?? They have fur to keep them warm!! And 2. Why are the people in the commercials dancing and raising the roof?? One should not be that excited about an ugly blanket with arms.