Catching up on Happy Memories -- AKA: Happy Days 68-72

I've done very little blogging in the past week or so but aside from being sick for about three days I've also had some happy photo taking time.. and more importanty happy memory making time -- so now it's time to play catch up (really isn't life a perpetual game of catch up?)

Happy Day 72: Yesterday was super busy (and I'm trying not to schedule myself like that anymore but it was worth it).  In the morning Henry and I headed to Carroll County (bonus in itself) to go to Happy On Hooves for a trail ride with friends.  Can you believe I got to the ripe old age of 37 and had never been on a horse.  It was actually the first time for most of us and it was a lovely day for it. I was paired with the slowest of horses named Caboose and we were great friends by the end of our hour together and it's a good thing because he was slow enough that we often could not see the rest of our group on the path.  There were also other fun animals to visit with on the ranch and the dogs pictured (Daisy and Oreo) walked the trail with us and then found a nice spot in the sun for a rest at the end of our adventure.  

Happy Day 72 Continued: After exploring our outdoorsy/adventurous side we shifted gears, drove to Southern Maryland and met up with some friends for a wine and paint night.  It was lots of fun but I learned that I like to have clear instructions when crafting and that perhaps more practice at letting my creativity bloom would be a good idea.  I kept worrying about whether I was doing it right! And usually I wasn't -- though I was assured repeatedly that there was no right or wrong... sure...

 

 Happy Day 71: Dinner and drinks with my boy. Definitely a nice treat after a long week of illness and playing catch up.

Happy Day 70: Margo met the puppy next door and she didn't hiss through the glass!  This is impresseive for my Margo that doesn't always take quickly to new situations or people but maybe animals will be a different story?

Happy Day 69: Happy Bosses Day!  I have an awesome staff at the library where I work and they celebrated their bosses at a staff meeting that I sadly missed while I was out sick. They saved me this awesome banner (and some awesome goodies!!) and I love the take on Dr. Seuss.  I definitely felt appreciated and thankful to work where I do.

Happy Day 68: Pumpkin Carving and general group craftiness :-)  I forgot how hard it is to carve a pumpkin!  It takes muscles to get those guts out!  We all had a great time carving and painting and crafting and eating pizza and candy... I especially loved painting and eating candy! Oh and we roasted pumpkin seeds which were a huge hit among the hungry masses.