I had a tick!!!!!!

This weekend had its ups and downs but no matter what happens on friday and saturday, SUNDAY always makes up for it. Not only do I get to go to church but church is with the people I love the most! And this sunday I got to go up to the mountains with some of those people!

Our day started out with a delicious dinner of beef, au jus, mashed patatoes, corn on the cob, and some brownie sundays for the desert, and if a spider had not fell into my au jus during our delightful picnic I think I might have eaten a little more lol. Brian tried to help but he just squished it more and the nasty little things legs were floating around just begging to be eaten. GROSS!

I was in a weird mood all day, not because i was upset or angry, just because I was REALLY tired and when I'm tired and feel weak, for some reason I just like to lay down and listen to other people talk. So thats what I did for the most part. Although after the good news that we will hopefully hear about tomorrow if everything works out, I did perk up for a little bit lol. ::crossing fingers::

But after watching a handsome young pirate brave the fire swamp and ROUS's to save the true love of his life we decided to go for a walk. Now when I think walk I think of a 15 minute stroll down the sidewalk, but considering they dont' have sidewalks up there on the mountain it was more like a HIKE. I LOVE HIKING. I had forgotten how much I love hiking! My legs were burning, my back was tight, the oxygen wasn't getting to my lungs too quickly for some reason, and I loved it! The mountains are a reminder to me of how awesome God is. He created every tree, every plant, every delicious huckleberry that we ate, every rootbeer tasting plant lol, every creature in that forest, including the tick that attached itself to my leg! It just amazes me how beautiful the forest is, how big and vast, and I like to just think while I push myself to the point of exhaustion because I'm so out of shape lol.

AND my beautiful husky got to go on the hike leash free! It was an accident at first because this four month old is SO strong she escaped the leash for the second time that day and started running down the mountain. Knowing that huskies are prone to run away and never come back, I was on the verge of tears and ready to run 20 miles to catch her BUT she waited for us. Then she would run a little more and stop and wait for us. When we called her name, we would see some bushes move and hear her little feet running and then she would pop out of the forest and come right to us. This may sound a little silly but THANK YOU GOD she didn't run away, Brian and I have become so attached to her, and while her poop surprises on the floor and never ending engery sometimes make us very angry, she seems to always make up for it, and shes so cute you soon forget about all the things that made you mad. I <3>=)

Thanks to those of you who opened your home and let us eat all of your food, thanks to those of you who provided interesting conversation, and thanks to God for such a beautiful mountain and wonderful day =)