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so we got a kitty (okay, i stole the kitty) from my mom. he's sooo cute. his name is "kitty" =)

anyway, when we first got him, roxy was like terrified of him. she's calming down a little bit around the kitty, getting used to him. anyway, roxy was chewing on her bone and kitty was getting ready to spring on her when i snapped this picture. poor roxy didn't know what hit her!

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i woke up this morning and there were flowers and a card from johnathan. =)

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we went up to the mountaing yesterday for my mom's birthday for a cookout. my sister, anne, and her family are back and we haven't had family pictures with the entire family in over ten years.

so we had it all planned out, who was bringing what. my older brother didn't show up. drama between him and his wife. that sucked, and i was a little annoyed by it but we still did family pictures and cannot wait to see them!

anyway, someone was suppose to pack the candles and didnt so we ended up using some pine needles for my mom's cake.

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my sisters and their families came by the other day to hang out for a little bit and go to dinner. the baby was playing with the dog. she's only 6 months old and she was yanking and pulling on roxy's hair. roxy is such a good girl that she didnt snap or anything. she just endured.

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so my older brother called me today and had me check out some thing listed on craigs list. someone was selling a swamp cooler for $160 and he wanted me to check it out to see if it was worth it since they dont have an a/c in their house. he said they had to cut their little boy's hair cuz it was too hot and their other baby (my sister-in-law is pregnant again) was roasting in the oven.

i tried calling and didnt get an answer until later on in the evening. they said they were home and they hadnt sold the swamp cooler yet. so we (meaning me, johanthan, and roxy) jumped in the truck and headed straight over there. it was a brand new, never used swamp cooler. good deal.

anyway, i snapped this pic with my camera phone while we were cruising back. i hate the poor quality but the dog is great.

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i love stopping at the humane society thrift store in durango cuz i'm usually lucky enough to go when they're books are half off. so i usually get paperbacks for like 50 cents.

alot of the time, all they have is mostly junk. every once in a while i'll come across something that i can't believe someone threw away.

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so i was on my way home from class when i happened to glance over and see this beautiful, classy jaguar for sale. oh my god.

i'm in love.

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johnathan and i went for a walk to safeway to take a movie back the other evening. close to the library is a field that usually has two donkeys in it. of course, everytime we walk by johnathan has to say "donkey" like shrek.

anyway, there were all these goats. and most of them were climbing on this aluminum shade thing.

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i dont know what it is about these old vehicles. something old fashioned, a different time in so many ways. something a little sad about it getting left behind while technology and humans move forward so fast onto bigger, better things. we always seem to move onto bigger and better things while leaving so much behind without a thought.

that's a sad thought. or maybe i'm just feeling a little melancholy.

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i've been so happy lately, i can't even begin to describe. see the little frog queen? that's exactly how i feel.

no words necessary.

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i helped shoot a wedding the other day. this is probably one of my favorite ones. not much on narrative today. bleh.

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june 18, 2010.

our five year anniversary.

i love him more today than the day i married him.

he's everything to me.

♥

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so, again, i got out of class early and was headed home when i saw a huge sign that said "yard sale". how was i to resist?

followed all the signs to the place. mostly, all they had were little girl clothes and some old ratty shoes. but i did find a couple of little girl tutu's. mind you, i know i can't fit into them but i figured i could use it as a prop when i'm taking little girl portraits.

the best part? i got it for a buck. one dollar. i rock. :)

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it seems like there are "antiques & uniques" stores opening up all over the place. there are like 3 in aztec, two on the way to farmington, and a few in farmington.

anyway, i got out early from class the other day and decided to stop at this store on the way home. there were a few things that i really liked and wanted to take home but i wasn't willing to spend what they were asking for.

this was one of them. i was just wondering along, minding my own business, when the words "radio flyer" caught my eye. then i saw what was attached to it.

a rocking horse?

a radio flyer rocking horse. huh. found that kind of interesting. a little ironic also. but still super cute. i showed johnathan the picture later and he said i should have gotten it. oh well. it was probably over priced anyways.

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holy cow! i'm on day 100. only 265 more days left on my project.

i feel so much better since i've left. i've had many people tell me that i look better now than i did when i was still working up there. i feel more relaxed and happy again.

i've pretty much neglected my make up bag the past couple of weeks. i haven't put on any make up aside from curling my eye lashes. i'm getting comfortable with myself again. getting confidence in myself back. this, to me, is the first real sign that i'm coming back into myself. not to say that i'll never wear make-up again or that i don't like it. but just that it became something it shouldn't be to a woman- a mask. for me, i couldn't face the day without a thick layer on. i felt naked, vulnerable when i didn't wear it. too vulnerable, in fact, that i wouldn't go anywhere without it and if i happened to forget a step, i freaked out.

anyway. here's to another step.