news years resolution in september...

who says you have to wait until the new year to make a few resolutions.  right???  well i guess i am going against the rules a little, but what the heck.

so with that said here i go, here are my september resolutions.

1. cook more

i am in such a rut with cooking for the last months (6 or so, maybe longer).  life gets busy with work, school, sports, and a new second job that i am usually so tired by the time we make it home that i don't want to stand over the stove and make dinner.  my new plan is to make meals when i can and make enough for leftovers.  leftovers the family can warm up when i am not here.  i also vow to try new recipes...lots of them.  i have great cook books with fabulous meals just waiting for me to make them.







2.  exercise regularly

i go through so many ups and downs with exercise that it is pretty darn ridiculous.  i do really well for a while and this life gets busy and crazy and i lose my time to workout.  it drives me bonkers!!!  i was talking to my dad one day (he always makes time for exercise even now that he is in his mid sixties) and i was complaining that i don't have time to keep up with my exercise.  he looked at me and simply said, you have to make time.  so simple but so true, I have to make time!!!!!  its all up to me!!!!  i absolutely love the way i feel when i exercise and i need to just do it!!!!!

so there they are, my september resolutions...i can only handle two right now.  any more might send me over the edge!!!!!  i so wish i was one of those lucky people who only need 4 hours of sleep a night.  oh the things i could accomplish.

sending you love on this tuesday!!!!

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last few bits of summer

soaking in the last few bits of summer with a run outside.  i don't like to run outside in the winter on the ice and snow, so i try to get out as much as i can in the summer.  here is my daughter and i while the boys are practicing football.  

happy monday--hope you all had a fantastic weekend!!

our weekend away

last weekend my husband surprised me with a birthday weekend to our favorite place in the the last frontier...our ski resort!!!!  i love it there and have been craving a weekend out of town, so i was thrilled when i found out we would be going.  surprisingly the summer rates at the resort are double the winter rates so we don't get up there much in the summer.  there are beautiful hikes that we love and its always so much fun to see the resort without snow.  we are covered in snow up here for half the year.

here we are relaxing and enjoying our time together

my boys

my girl and my lovely glass of birthday wine

lots and lots of sideways rain!!!  no hiking on this trip

love our weekends away

not so ready...

for fall.

i know its time and i need to get ready, but i don't want to let go of summer just yet.  here are a few fun fallish pics i found on pinterest today!!  they should help me get more used to the idea of fall!!!  the leaves are starting to change and the air is a little cooler.  love

love...its time to shop

one thing that i miss about living in california is the shopping!!!  oh my goodness i am so limited in my little town here in alaska!!  i am so ready for a little trip to the city for some consignment digging and nordstrom love!!!!  oh i can't wait!!!!  carrie bradshaw--love  love her style!!!!!

yesterday...

i was 33
today i am 34!!!!!!  wow i am now in my mid 30's!!
hope you all had a super holiday weekend!!!!

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a wedding...matt & alyse

love