From the darkness, something emerges!

Hello, Peoples!

*Blows a thick layer of dust off the keyboard.* 

It's so nice of you to drop by and visit me. I've been a jolly awful host lately. *Sweeps a pile of rubbish under the rug and sheepishly straightens up the blog.*

The story of my life....I work all daaay...I work all week ...and only rest on Sunday. 
THE STORY OF MY LIIIIIIFE! 

(I totally just sang that.)

So yes. I've been working an insane amount of hours lately--Like for the past three months. And I'm totally burnt out.

Tired. 

Physically and mentally.

Hence me going all A.W.O.L on you. My creative juice dried up faster than a puddle in the sun. I'm just twiddling my thumbs over here, waiting for some rain.

Still, I don't want to completely abandon my blog and I decided to slap out a quick post before I crash on the couch and nap. ;) *Pats self on back*

I'm prioritizing.

So what's new with me? Almost nothing. And that's a fact.

I've honestly been too busy to have anything remotely interesting happen. I'm still sitting here going, "When did it become July? Why am I still not tan?"

So I'm going to just sum up my life in a few pictures. The slightly less sub-par moments are always captured on camera. Unlike the really awesome moments. Like Christmas or birthdays. In which case I'm usually having way to much fun to take any photos.

I drew that.

One of the best ways for me to unwind after work is to spend my evening sitting by the lake. Sunsets are the most soothing things ever! They make me feel so peaceful inside. 

I live here, you guys!

The sum total of my 4th pictures. 

My sisters and I took a picnic to the lake. A different lake than the above lake. It was glorious. We ate. We swam. We did our ancestors proud!

Today is Monday.  I totally didn't feel like going to work. I felt like getting coffee and muffins and reading. But I knew that wasn't going to happen. So off I went, bleary eyes and all. And Monday oozed ever so slowly by. 

And then, something celestial happened. My freakin' awesome sister brought me a FRAPACCINO!  I can't even express how much better that made today. 

One word. Caffeine. 

My day was so much better after that.

I feel pretty good about myself! I blogged. Go me. 

See you later. 

God Bless

Amy

Blog ALL the things!

Alright.

I feel like I should apologize.

I feel like I should have some really good reasons why I haven't been blogging.

I feel like I'm falling down on the blogging job.

 But then I tell myself. "Hey! This is my blog. I'm suppose to have freedom with it...er, right?"

So I wont apologize.

*Cough, cough, 'sorry,' cough*

So, I'm doing a slam-dunk post, where I sneak in all the little things I didn't post about during July...and a little bit of June. Prepare yourselves. 


Starting with June.

Back at the beginning of June, my sisters and I headed out to the 'range.' I can't remember if I mentioned this before, but we know this fellow that's an ex-Marine (Ooo-rah!) among other things, and he taught us the whole 'gun' safety' course/thing and then took us out for some practical application. With 45mm glocks.

Loading a gun is fun.

Firing a gun is fun. *Pow, pow!*

Let's not even talk about how rubbish my stance is in this picture. :)

First time, remember?

"Did I hit it?"

We had a really good time and I need to work out some way to get out and practice shooting again. Glocks are pretty awesome. And big. And incredibly powerful.

And so much fun to fire! *Grins demonically*

Now, if only I could shoot what I'm aiming at! My aiming isn't great. But my teacher told me I have really good grouping! *Yay!*

So if I aim for your heart, I'd probably miss it. But I might get you in the thigh four or five times in close proximity. 

*Sigh* It was pretty epic. 


My garden is still there. Mostly. 

The cucumber and lettuce never made it. And my tomato plans are still tiny.

But the Peas and Squash are doing well! *Pats self on back*

"Oh, Peas. I love you so much!"

Will I try gardening again next year? Maybe. But probably not from seed. The seasons just aren't long enough or warm and moist enough for plants to take off. I think my garden would have been much happier if I had just bought baby plants in the first place.
But it's been fun and I sort of love my little plants. Have I mentioned that I read to them? And sing to them? ....Creepy much?


I managed to do a very successful sewing project. But I think I might save that whole story for Saturday. :) Here's a sneak peak at it.

Isn't it awesome? *Snerk*

I am learning a little bit more about doing floral arrangements at my job. It's been fun. I really love that part of the job.

Then there is the picnic of awesomeness. It was the Sunday before last and the weather was stifling. So I suggested going to one of the smaller lakes in the area and having a picnic. I'm very good at getting people to do what I want.
I know how to use a Glock, remember? *Snicker*

This one lake is perfect for that because it's off the beaten trail so you don't have loads of people out tanning. That's always nice. I'm not a big fan of the human BBQ pits. (You will never un-hear that.)

It was cool, and refreshing, and pretty much perfect out there. 

We did a lot of swimming.

"Er...No, Treskie. You were suppose to Jump."

And we played on this floating log for ages. 

We had a lovely picnic dinner and just relaxed for hours. 

 

"Come on, girl! You can make it!"

                 

And then we went home.

Aren't car shots the best? They're so flattering.*Grin*

And Last but not Least--

My Uncle, who happens to be a priest, is up visiting right now, which means that we get to enjoy morning Mass everyday in our home. All you other Catholics out there, be jealous! lol. 

It's really awesome, you guys!

Do any of you have things you just do every summer? 
My family goes swimming a lot. We like to go out in the evenings, around 5 or 6 and swim for about an hour. It's a really nice way to end the day, there aren't many people left on the beach, and the water is the best at that time. It's one of the best things about summer for us.

I hope you all are having a great summer too. It's already almost August, so know's the time to cram in all the things you want to do this summer! Hurry, hurry, hurry! 

Okay. My eyes are seriously beginning to glaze over. And I'm drooling a little.  I should probably go.

Thanks for stopping by, everyone. 

God Bless!

Amy