Learnings This Weekend

Okay, okay I'm back! 

Things have been a little busy in my world with work, meetings, playing and well.... summer.

The highlight of last week was taking the work day off on Monday and getting some awesome girl time with Marisa, a sweet girl I met through blogging who was my first "blind blate". We had coffee, got pedicures and talked about the serious importance of "mental health days". From there I only blogged last week for confessions and focused my energy toward work things.

I can't promise perfection but I can say I'll be better.

Here's some of the fun things I learned this weekend (which is really just a fun way of saying recap, right?)

:: Weekends are way better when I'm cat sitting this handsome guy

:: I can't eat my raspberries as quickly as they are coming in! I need a partner in crime!

:: The start of Orange is the New Black Season 2 is lackluster..... but you already knew that.
:: Sunday date with mom is awesome, but chocolate made it much better!

:: Bears are the best zoo animals, especially when one comes home with you.

:: But really, cat sitting is the best. Come back any time, Shady!

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The Best Confession You'll See All Day

Since we all had so much fun last week with my swollen face voting - I thought I'd give you something else to vote on today for my Wednesday confessions.

The most important confession you'll see all day:

I couldn't wait for a rest stop to do my duty on the drive back from Central Oregon.

So..... which edit of the incident was best?

#1 When Nature Calls:

#2 Pffffffft KerPlop:

Thanks for your vote! Link up with Kathy if you know what's good for you!

Things I Learned While Hiking

Sometimes you have to get away for the weekend to experience some nature.

After work on Friday I packed up my best hiking gear and headed on a road trip to Bend, OR with a friend for a sweet dose of nature. I'm a pretty outdoorsy lady but don't often make it a point to remove myself from cell reception and breathe the mountain air.

Here's the quick and dirty on what I learned while hiking in Bend this weekend.

:: Don't go chasing waterfalls

:: When there's poop on the ground, it came from an animal.

:: When there's poop and toilet paper on the ground, it likely came from a human.

:: The road less traveled has some of the best views around.

:: There's still snow on the mountain in June.

:: Man-made bridges are less fun to cross a river than by fallen trees...but safer.

:: "Holy moses" is the way to describe the gut wrenching feeling when you look down off a cliff.

:: Bacon wrapped jalapeños are the way to recover from a 4 hour hike. 

:: We came, we saw, we walked back down the mountain.

Oh, and this lake view didn't suck either!

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