Day 11

I took this artsy photo of Carrick's boots after I was astonished at what one week in the field did to them. They started of a tan color and came home this greeny brown. He spent the week traipsing through the woods during some "secret squirrel" training. His boots aren't the only things showing wear. His legs are covered in chigger bites and his hands have thorn scrapes all over them. Poor baby. But he comes home for good tomorrow (he made a quick stop back at the house today) and I will be sooo happy to have him back home!

Day 10

Pumpkins! We picked these up at Walmart the other day to add to the fall feeling in the house. I needed a little touch of the season considering it feels nothing like fall here yet. I miss cool Autumn nights and high school football games. It will make my day when I can be comfortable in jeans and a sweatshirt!

Day 9

This is a picture I snapped of a flower/weed in our backyard. Possibly the only pretty thing considering we have a "ditch" that fills up when it rains, bringing with it litter, beer cans, and other rubbish. I call it a weed because it grew up out of our previous compost pile, which we ditched because our backyard is small and there wasn't enough room to neutralize the smell : (. But anyway, enjoy the pretty weed, I did.

Day 8

So I'm completely obsessed with sour gummi worms. It's easy for Carrick to make me happy because he'll come home from work with a bag or surprise me at work with gummies and he'll make my day. What can I

say, I'm easy to please :)

PS this picture was taken in a GIANT bag that I found at the pharmacy!

All right... I suck at the picture thing but this time it wasn't my fault. My camera ran out of batteries! So I'm back at it, and have some catching up to do.The first picture is of our newly redecorated bathroom, and the second is a painting I did to put in it!

Day 5

Today was opening game day for the big 10. I guess it needs to be said that our house is a big 10 house with Carrick obviously a Hawkeyes fan and our roomate a die-hard Ohio Stater. When I say die hard I mean he was freaking out this morning when he couldn't remember where he put his necklace made from buckeyes and contemplated which of his 30 Ohio caps would bring his team the most luck. But to my picture.... it's of the kick-butt potato skins I make for BBQ's and now college game days. I will say they are really good. I fill them to the brim with bacon, tomatoes, chives, and cheese. Add a little chili powder and you can't go wrong!

Day 4

Behold my new SEWING MACHINE! I've wanted one for a while to mess around with and possibly make some stuff and I finally treated myself to one! It's a pretty basic machine but it's pretty cool to me. It has more stitches than I could ever know what to do with and makes button holes so I was sold. So far I'm working on a dress and may post pictures depending on how it goes...