Still Awe

It's about time I posted again! I've missed writing on the blog but haven't missed the pictures. In fact, I haven't picked up my camera at all in the last week. This is in part, due to the fact that my largest memory card needs to be formatted and my camera won't do it. I don't have a clue what to do, so, if anyone knows, please help me out! It stinks because the pictures I took from New Mexico were on the card and now they aren't. Raymond and I always go to New Mexico for a reason and never make time to just be tourists. On our last full day in town, everyone was back home or not in town, so we had a whole day to ourselves. We went to Old Town Albuquerque-how neat! One of my favorite parts, besides the cool architecture, was a little coffee shop called, "Keep it simple, Stupid!" I thought that was so cute.

Raymond and I are both back in the swing of work, although, my body is ready for another vacation, already! This was a long week. I even had to go in today by 7AM. Needless to say, I'm relaxing tonight. I'm working on a gift for my stepmother's birthday-it's a surprise so I'll post pictures when it is finished!

Between tonight and tomorrow, I hope to get some good reading time in! I'm currently finishing up Wicked-The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. I've been wanting to see the Broadway show for awhile now. The book is not at all what I thought it would be, so, I'm interested to see how the play goes. It almost makes me feel sorry for witch-she even has a name! Elphaba.

Reading makes me think of careless summers. One of my favorite things to do is lay on my back deck and read. Nothing beats shorts, tanktops, sunglasses, a cool drink, and rays of sun beaming on you while you melt your cares away in a book. Today it was near 60* ( I think). Summer will be here before we know it.

Raymond and I hope to get some work done on our yard this year. We always seem to find other projects that come up and take the funds we have planned for plants. For example, we just spent around $900 on car repairs and tires. Unexpected and of course, not covered by the extended warranty we purchased.

Raymond's brother has been working on his house, specifically replacing carpet with different flooring. It got me excited to make changes in our house. We plan to start with the smallest room first-the guest bathroom. We just recently painted in again, but, I would like to tile the floor and put in a vessel sink and new fixtures.