Hobbies

Does everyone reach a point in their lives when they just feel the need to experience everything at once? Do you think it's worse for females or males? My husband is so creative. I wish I could be as creative as him. He goes through "phases" where he gets involved in new, interesting activities. It's like watching a kid's face light up on Christmas morning when he gets an epiphany. For example, he was interested in taking Jujitsu classes, so he signed up and now he goes two times a week. It's actually really great to be married to someone with so much enthusiasm for life. I wish that I was interested in so many things. I just think that I'm content with what I have, that I don't want to push my luck. Or maybe I'm just a coward. I've been having this urge to learn to play piano or guitar, but I haven't made any commitments to it. It might be because it's warming up and I'd rather be outside than stuck inside learning the piano. So, it's a goal. Maybe in the fall I'll be brave and sign up to learn. I just have this urge to excel - to flourish. Several years back, a lot happened at once. I moved out of my parents house, I graduated college, found an amazing job in my career field and married the love of my life. A lot of change all in one short time frame. And it never seemed to end - it was constantly hectic every weekend for about a year or two. Then it calmed and I was able to embrace my life and everything in it. Now, maybe it's time to bring on the change again - good change. Life is what you make it and I'm going to make the most of it.

Realistic New Moon Trailer

I think I've seen all the 'fanmade' New Moon trailers and this one is the best by far :)

Dog Paddling Adventures

For those of you who don't know, our dog is a big part of our lives. His name is Tucker and he is a 1-1/2 year old Brittany. We bought him with the intentions of having a field companion for Curtis and a family dog, for the both of us. He's lived up to both, for the most part. Aside from the occasional jumping up on strangers, or pulling on his lead when he's excited, or grabbing a sock from the laundry basket just to get our attention, Tucker is really an amazing dog.

I imagine that most "parents" get excited about including their "kids" in daily, monthly or even yearly activities. I love to share all my experiences with the people that I love, and Tucker isn't an exception. One of our yearly activities includes a vacation and since we already took a pretty big one across the Atlantic (in which there was no way Tucker would have survived such a long trip in a crate) we decided to do something especially designed for him.

I went to Google and typed in "Vacation with your Dog." Out of all the search results, one caught my eye.

www.dogpaddlingadventures.com

It's a little family owned business that operates out of Ontario, Canada. They take groups between 5-10 'humans' camping and canoeing at various parks in the Ontario area. The best part: You bring your dog with you! Your dog roams free off leash with the other dogs that came with their humans. Tucker will learn how to canoe with us :) He'll be able to swim and run while the whole time Curtis and I will be having another little vacation as well. It sounds like a cool concept and I am looking forward to experiencing it.

Seeing Tucker happy always makes me happy :) It really is something to see him take off, sniffing and seeing the world on his own. Watching him learn is really a rewarding experience. I can't imagine how I'm going to feel about our first born if this is how I feel about our pup :) Giving your heart to someone is truly a beautiful thing.