At the moment.

don't worry, i'm still here! ... just lacking in the posting department and rocking in the living it up department.  here's to catching up!

:: Obsessing over...

summer clothes.  no hair dryer. little or no make-up.  no ironing.  peeing when i please. 

:: Working on... 

curriculum writing for next year.  overwhelming, but sometimes it's good to have a little challenge.  inspired, but exhausted of this stuff!

:: Thinking about...

planning a vacation... for next year.  summer break is just too fun. 

:: Anticipating...

girl talk. this weekend, i get to catch up with some of my old roommates, and a good, good friend who is coming into town for a few days. can. not. wait.  oh, and it's father's day, and i'll get to see my dad, too! (what should i get him?!)

:: Listening to...

E! News.  i need to grow up.

:: Munching on... 

that's a salad i whipped up for dinner for one tonight, and it actually turned out good! (that doesn't happen often).  it's baked tilapia atop a bed of spinach, grilled corn, red pepper, fresh cilantro (from our garden!), flax chips, jalapenos and sour cream. whoa.

:: Thankful for...

my DF family.  after the DF reunion last weekend, i realize how lucky i am to have such wonderful teachers, mentors, friends and family who have supported my love of dance.  as our teacher stated, it was dance that brought us together, but really, it's about way more than that.  i must say, it was kind of scary showing up to the reunion after 8 years.  would anyone remember me? would anyone talk to me? maybe i'm just a nervous freak, but it was intimidating!  it was one of the most fun and refreshing weekends in a long while. 

hope you all are having a good week!

-m

My Garden.

I look at this project as a trial run for sure.  And as I sit hear typing up this post, my neighbor next door is planting his very legit garden that is making my attempt at a garden look even more measly than I origninally thought.  Well, I'm sure Martha Stewart didn't get a lush, full garden her first year either!! 

After clearing out the tree, I loaded up the garbage can with all of it's remenants.  Turns out I must have broken the rules, because although the trash man took my branches, they took our trash bin with it.  Oopsies.

I cleared a space along our fence and prepared for our garden.  I did a little bit of research (more like I read online for about 30 minutes and decided I knew enough...), then headed to Lowe's.  This website is full of great tips!  Thanks to my hubs, I have an 8' x 2' square garden.  We layered potting soil, manure, and other soil we found in our shed.  A friend told me the marigolds help keep the squirrels and rabbits from eating our vegetables.  I'm thinking I'm a little pre-mature with that step... seeing as I'm only about 20% sure I'll have veggies for those little critters to much on.

One thing I wasn't so sure about (among about 100 others) is how many seeds to plant in each little hole.  I sprinkled about 5ish depending on size.  I'll let you know how that works out :)  I'm hoping this is the first of a few little posts on this garden.  Keep your fingers crossed!

-m