The worst gift is a fruitcake. There is only one fruitcake in the entire world, and people keep sending it to each other. ~Johnny Carson

To me, nothing says Christmas like a ticked off puppy in a santa hat. lol - jk - I hope you all are having a great holiday so far. I am done with fall quarter and I feel like I have all the time in the world on my hands!

 Justin was making fun of Lilly in this picture and she just was not having it. This is how we spend most of our afternoon.... the lights will go up another day. :)

I was laughing so hard because as soon as you put the hat on she would refuse to move and she would just give you the look of death.  ( HUGE box in the back is full of Christmas decorations... we finally got around to putting them up!)

 She loves that hat... she just has an odd was of showing it.( haha no ... she hates it.)

All our love,

Laurel and the 'I've had it with Christmas' puppy.

Until one has loved an animal, part of their soul remains un-awakened." ~Anatole France

It HURTS!!!

Lilly played a little too hard this weekend in the burr bushes. We had to do a little work on her paws and her facial expressions cracked me up! Drama Queen. Have a great Monday everyone!

and then I was 26....

There was decorations...

and a party...

and presents... A new flash for my camera!

there were party hats...Chris' expression is priceless.

and pictures.
It was a big day.

"...we need silence to be able to touch souls.”

“See how nature - trees, flowers, grass - grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence...we need silence to be able to touch souls.”

Mother Teresa of Calcutta quotes

The sun came out y'all.

(These letters to the universe must really be working.)

I took a 2 hour long run with my dog, Lily, yesterday and it was AMAZING. We always run down to this little park that over looks the water. The view just takes my breath away. No one really goes to this park- and I like it that way.

That way we can just run in Silence.

The picture is from when lil and I became local celebs and a photographer took a picture of us at our favorite park after a race. We both look beat. :)

It always rains on tents. Rainstorms will travel thousands of miles, against prevailing winds for the opportunity to rain on a tent. ~Dave Barry

We are going camping on Baker Lake this weekend if everything works out! This picture was taken a year ago. I just love it. Lilly fell asleep while we were boating. It was the cutest thing.

* Yes, that is a life jacket on her.

"Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it." -Oprah Winfrey

This weekend Lilly and I ran in the Miles for Memories race. It was on of the best runs I've ever had. It was the first time I ran for a cause and it was unbelievably inspirational. I plan to work with the Alzheimer's Association to put on next year's race.


We even took third in the women's division! Lilly left the other dogs in the dust! She is a superstar!

This is one of my favorite photos. Justin made sure she was decked out and ready to run!:)