Samson's First Hike

Today is Samson's first birthday!  That officially makes him a grown up pup.  

To celebrate his mature age, and since we both had the 24th of July off of work and school, Nathan and I decided to take Samson on his first hike.  We searched the web to find a good hike for dogs and settled on beautiful Adams Canyon. 

This hike definitely wasn't easy-  Maybe because Nathan and I hadn't been hiking all summer, or maybe because we were basically mountain climbing for the last mile or so.  But little Samson was a champ.  He loved playing in the cool stream water.  And he would often run ahead of us on the trail, then look back at us like "Come on, guys!  Hurry up!" He out-hiked us for almost all 4 hours of the journey. But then he slept like a baby the whole drive home.  

This hike is fun and beautiful and I recommend it!  I'm glad that Nathan and I finally got our butts in gear and had some summer fun outside! And I'm glad that our little stubby-legged Samson is a first-rate mountain climber and loved the whole thing.  

Happy Birthday, lil Sam! We love hanging out with you.

b o r i n g

My blog is boring lately.

It's because my life is kind of boring lately.

This is why I am kind of terrified to graduate from school someday soon.  School is what keeps my life structured.  Before I don't have school to do any more, I need to learn enough self discipline to structure my own life.  You know, come up with enough interesting things to do all day so that I don't lose my mind with boredom.

I could practice my cello- I do have a recital coming up
But first I should probably schedule it so that I have a deadline motivating me
Which means that I should learn to like the Barber sonata
Because it is paralyzing me from practicing.
I hate scheduling recitals

I could play with my puppy
or go weed the garden
or clean out the fridge
or study for my dissertation
or finish reading To Kill A Mocking Bird
or go to the gym

I could find a new cool hobby
or start a new project
or finish the quilt that I started back in 2005
if I remembered how to thread the sewing machine.

I don't want to spend another hour mindlessly browsing Facebook
Or Pintrest
Or Blogger
Or watching ridiculous TV shows
like Toddlers and Tiaras
Say Yes To The Dress
and What Not To Wear

This is what I have been up to.
Absolutely nothing.
With a few hours of teaching sprinkled in.
And I'm losing my mind.

Do you want to hang out?
Do you have ideas of things I can do?
Do you want to ridicule me for being so lame and uncreative?

Leave a comment and let me know!