Dreaming of Summer Vacation...

 

Dreaming of Summer Vacation and BEACHES!

Interesting Fact:

About 80% of all vacations are completely charged and the average cost of a vacation is $3,155.  – Third Age Survey

Glad I have my July cruise booked and paid for even before the money is due! I believe we all deserve a break, but don't put yourself into debt over the belief you deserve that high priced trip. There are many ways to get away without even going anywhere! 

Save your money up and have it paid for before you book that trip! 

Montego's View

Just something that makes me smile!

Picture from behind Montego towards his Daddy wakeboarding.

Another thing that makes me smile is that last night my husband and I 

went to Dairy Queen and got our own mini blizzards... 

maybe that wasn't such a good find ; ) Means more time in the gym... haha! 

It was the perfect sized treat and we both like different blizzards so it works out where we can get our own and not waste any!

Hope you find the small things to smile about today! : )

August Already

Well, I realized it has been over a month since my last post! Sorry for being a slow blogger! I guess my summer goal of blogging once a week is WAY out of the picture! O Well! I included pics from our Cancun trip... which was AMAZING! We had the opportunity to go with another couple and stay at The Royal in Cancun (HIGHLY recommended). I realized after looking at these pics I must have an obsession with taking pics of my feet, but then it hit me its just My View : )

Enjoying the last bit of my summer since August means the start of a new school year, but a plus this year it means my 1st anniversary with my hubby AND my 25th b-day! The Cancun trip was our anniversary celebration since the couple that went with us will also celebrate their first ann. this Sept., but he will be in Afghanistan by then : ( For my b-day present I got a heart rate monitor watch/chest band to keep me motivated with my exercising!

I guess that is enough for now, but what keeps you motivated to exercise? Are there any really fun workouts that just keep you going?

Summer Plans

Well, I thought I would add some "goals" for this summer:

~ Get into card making, using my photos
~ Walk at the Nature Preserve on a WEEKLY basis
~ Make a WEEKLY blog post of my photography
~ Work out AT LEAST 3 times a week
~ Paint all of the frames I have been collecting
~ Be CRAFTY at least ONCE a week
~ Eat less fried foods and less sugar, NO SODAS
~ Jump the wake this summer on the wakeboard
~ Read "Catching Fire" and start the Wimpy Kid series
(I'm a 6th grade reading teacher, this will explain the last goal)
~ Build an area for vines to grow by the tool shed
(include old tool boxes in my design)

On going list... more in the future! Oh and enjoy our vacation in Mexico!! : ) ~Photos by ME - Panoramic shots of shreddin'~

Let the lake season begin!

In honor of the first two weekends of wakeboarding... I thought I would post one of my fav shredding shots! Still looking for any suggestions of what you would like to see from My View...

Sunny Day

I sat outside to get some sun and enjoyed hanging out in the yard with Montego. While I was laying there I caught some beautiful shots of the sunny, bright, joyous day we were enjoying!

Montego and the Lake

We took our almost 4 month old chocolate lab out to the lake on Saturday. We spend so much of our time out on the lake wakeboarding during the summer and we really want him to love it just as much as we do. He seemed to like swimming, but sure didn't like those waves that came after him ; )

Summer, where is thee?

So around here the weather has been beautiful and then today YUCK... rainy and cold. I love all seasons, but winter it is time to go! Therefore, today I will post pictures I have taken/edited that represent Summertime to me.