I’m trying to coax myself into liking Summer. I mean, I do like it. I just don’t like the part where the temperatures reach 100° and keep rising. I prefer the Summer that only sees around a high of 80° or 85° at most. I know this sounds like I’m being picky here but c’mon, who really enjoys sweltering temperatures? Nobody! That’s who.

• Cold watermelon and sticky fingers
• The smell of fresh cut grass
• Sunshine
• Homemade lemonade with lots of ice!
• Sweet sun tea with lots of ice!
• Shorts and tanktops
• Popsicles and ice cream
• Early dawn and late dusk
• Flowers blooming and full trees
• The snow cone stands are open! Mmm.. Tigers Blood!

I need to post a list like this, desperately. Today is a Craptastic Tuesday and I’m ready for it to be over with already!

• Nikon D80 – of course!
• My doggies: Astro & Emma. They are such sweet, loving doggies.
• The husband. It’s hard to remember that we are going to run across these bumps in the road as we run through life. It’s just a part of growing up and living. I’m fortunate to have such a great person by my side as we search for a balance between treading water and sailing away too quickly.
• The sunshine. Because if it was cloudy on this very Craptastic Tuesday, I’m not sure what I would do.
• Water & Food. Sometimes I forget food is such a simple thing. Nourishment is such a very simple thing. Sometimes I get so caught up in the day to day grind that I end up feeling bitter because I just want a freakin’ taco already! And I want CHEESE ON IT. But I can’t because I need to lose weight. And darnit, that just stinks! But food and nourishment come from really simple, small sources. Eating a sandwich, a piece of fruit and some raw vegetables can fill my tummy up just as much as a taco WITH CHEESE! would.
• Nice customers. The kind who call back to THANK YOU personally for helping them out. These are the kind of customer’s that make this job totally worth it!
• Family. My Mom and Dad do so much for us that I can’t even begin to start to list it all. They are always there to help us or answer any questions I might have. I often feel like I wouldn’t be able to make it through this becoming an adult thing without them. They are my rock and I love them to pieces.
• The miracle of life! A few of my friends are recently pregnant and I am overjoyed for them. I think the whole process from sperm to egg to uterus to growing baby to giving birth is an absolute amazing process and really it is quite a miracle. I have hope that Gene and I can some day have this experience.
• We will always have each other. Money may be tight and there is always a time when it seems like everything is breaking at once. But at the end of the day when we lie down at night, we have each other. We have our love, our hearts, our souls. Even if we were living in a little shack and struggling beyond measure, we would still have each other.

There.. I think I feel a bit better now.

And here is my list for tonight…

• Nikon D80 came today! It’s soooo darn perdy!
• Emma & Astro are being patient while I use them as practice.
• Took Astro to the vet, got more medicine for his poor wittle nose
• Excite to play with the camera more in the daylight tomorrow
• It’s the weekend!

My stomach is all kinds of messed up. It began hurting yesterday really badly and has continued on into today. It appears as though it is going to hurt EVERY time I eat something! I’m going to try to cut out fats this weekend and see if that is what is going on. Every time I eat I almost instantly have horrible gas type pains and also followed by either constipation or diarrhea. And yes, I realize those are two opposite ends of the spectrum. Don’t look at me! Ask my stupid body why it’s doing this to me. I’d kinda like to know. Ugh.

And then we had a note on the door saying that UPS tried to deliver a package that requires a signature. Come to find out, it was our 18-200mm lens. WHY?! Why is that lens requiring a signature, yet my camera body was sitting in a box on the porch. They are both worth CLOSE to the exact same amount of money. I have to call UPS tomorrow (if they are even open on Saturdays) and see if we can change the shipping address. There is no way we are going to take off work to sit at the house and wait for UPS to come to our door. That is ridiculous!

Anyway, check out my flickr. I’m gonna be a little PICTURE CRAZY for a while.

• The UPS estimate delivery says June 18th!
• Listened to music while working today
• Getting caught up at work! Mostly, anyway.
• A customer THANKED ME today (huge shock here, seriously)!
• Had yummy chinese food for lunch. Bad for the diet, good for the soul :D
• Finished going through wedding pics and submitted order to photographer.
• Scratching things off of your to-do list feels SO good (see above)!
• Library books on photography are in :)

Wrists are hurting again. Stupid, evil Carpal Tunnel. I think they are hurting so bad because I’ve been busy at work and typing a lot. I’m going to have to limit my off-work computer hours now. Hopefully I can rest up this weekend and get back into the groove. I think I may actually have my camera in by Friday so I’m hoping to get some practice in then :) We may have to make a trip up to the OKC Zoo!

• The camera shipped! Although it says est. delivery date is july 25 :o
• As I read up more and more about fertility, I am completely AMAZED by the human body
• Got two ferns from the bosslady at work and I’m looking forward to nurturing them
• Astro goes to the vet tomorrow to check up on his nose issue, still :(
• Felt like crap most of the day today but looking forward to feeling better tomorrow!
• Popcorn for lunch! Bad but oh so good.