Home, Sweet Home

On our trip to the Dillard House, we visited their petting zoo.  And among other animals in their petting zoo, they had a Rambouillet Ewe with lamb and a rooster.  The rooster was confused.  He fully believed the ewe was his lady friend.  The ewe didn’t seem to mind, although I really don’t think she could feel what he was doing.

Meet the rooster with an identity crisis.  We’ll call him Foghorn.

And this is his lady friend.  We’ll call her Molly.  And no, that isn’t her lamb climbing on her back.  It a little kid goat who had taken up with her.  Seems to be a trend here.

And now Foghorn approaches his mistress.

And…

proceeds to

Um…well…

you know.

Poor ewe.

For our first anniversary, we wanted to getaway from the world at an affordable price.  We didn’t have a lot of time because it was Easter and Jerrad had family coming in from Utah.  So we decided to get away to the Dillard House.  We had been there before to eat their food (unbelievably good and more than you can eat), so we figured to try the Inn.

We stayed in the Jacuzzi suite.  This second floor suite had a private balcony overlooking the riding stables and the horse pastures.  The view of the mountains was stunning and relaxing.

We really couldn’t have asked for a more restful and relaxing time.  We can’t wait to visit again!  Here are some more images from our balcony.

In honor of our first wedding anniversary, I thought I’d tell you what I’ve learned.  And I love lists, so here’s a list…

Things I Wish I Had Known When I Said “I Do”

1. It takes more than a few nights to get used to sharing a bed with someone.
2. Planning meals and grocery shopping can become an ordeal.
3. It may take a while for his family to become my family.
4. It may take a while for my family to become his family.
5. I seriously married his whole family.
6. All men are gross.  Especially in the bathroom.
7. From “I do” on, I’m no longer making decisions for just myself.
8. I’m responsible for two people instead of just me.
9. It’s impossible to please everyone.
10. Just because he didn’t hug me as soon as he walked in the door doesn’t mean he quit loving me.
11. He doesn’t enjoy shopping.  That’s ok.
12. If my only complaint about my husband is that he doesn’t wash dishes, them I’m doing pretty good!
13. You’ve got to have dreams and you’ve got to talk about them!
14. A one night getaway for the two of us is the best thing in the world!
15. Marrying him is the best thing that has ever happened to me!

One year ago today, I married my best friend!

Technically, it’s still the first thing.  Oh well.  I promise I’ll stop with the daffodil pictures eventually.  They are just too beautiful not to share!  And they are in my own yard.  How awesome!

I’m feeling rather blah today.  This is a complainy post.  I’m sorry.

For the last couple of months, the school district has been debating the necessity of my position (and 26 others with the same position at different schools).  Evidently, there’s no money to pay for our position even though they promised at least 2 years of funding.  I’ll know by next Monday whether or not I’ll have my same job.  At least I’ll still have a job.  The crappy part is that in order for me to keep my job, someone may have to lose his/hers.  They are “reassigning” all of the Literacy Specialists back into the classroom.  In order to make room for us, they have to RIF (reduction in force) first year teachers.  It sucks.

And today, the technology at school failed miserably…it was partly my fault.  I tried to fix something that didn’t really need fixing.  And I spent literally all day trying to fix it.  And on top of that it seemed like every little pesky problem happened to pesky teachers.

So now, I’m sitting here in my pj’s, watching Days of Our Lives, eating French onion dip and chips.  Thank goodness tomorrow is a new day!

I had my hair cut and highlighted on Tuesday by my fabulous friend Kelley at J&S Salon.  It had been almost a year and a half since my hair was last “done”.  I had quit highlighting my hair before I got married.  For some strange reason, I felt guilty about spending that kind of money on my hair.  I felt like that money could have better been used somewhere else.  I’m not really sure why I felt so guilty.  Should I have felt guilty?

Over the last year, my hair has gotten progressively darker.  So dark that some people didn’t recognize me.  I think the darkness can be attributed to age, highlights growing out, and using a shampoo with SPF that kept my hair from being damaged by the sun.  My dark hair wasn’t pretty dark hair.  It was dull, mousy, smokey dark, dark blonde color.  The color made my skin look so pale and washed out. I had enough of it, broke down, and went to Kelley.  She did me up fabulously!  I still feel slightly guilty…wait, I don’t feel guilty at all right now.  I feel like I look 100 times better!

On Saturday, Jerrad and I took a trip to the river to do a little fishing, a little picture, taking and a little hiking.  The air was a little cool and crisp but it was perfect weather.  I took a few pictures and tried to get the silky effect on the water.  Unfortunately, the sun was too bright and most of my “good” shots were blown out.  I will not, however, post pictures that Jerrad took of me trying to climb back up the mountain…all 200ft of straight up, rope climbing, slick-leafed mountain.  And I won’t post the picture of me sitting down on a tree root, catching my breath because I really thought my heart was going to explode.  But I did make it out.  Barely.  lol!

I love the sun flare in this one.

My two favorite things to take pictures of…water and my husband!

Ghost man decided to join us.

Some wild dogs playing on the river’s edge.  And by wild, I mean our wild border collies.

And yes, he did catch some fish.  Two fish.

And one day, he will pay for this…

and this.

See the drop off beyond where I’m sitting (dying)?  I had just climbed up that hill.  See that dog on the right?  He climbed up and down the hill about 4 times before I made it to the top.