Baseball, golf, whatever!
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Monday, April 27, 2009
Today I am having a cookout
Yesterday, I spent the day outside, cleaning the patio and the furniture, planting flowers (in very small pots) getting ready for a cookout at my place tonight. I have a small group of 3rd year medical students and tonight is our last night in this course...so to celebrate, we are meeting out at my pool to cook out and discuss the year. Yesterday I was in short sleeves and shorts, wearing my sunglasses, happy as could be. Today, this is what I saw when I looked outside...
SNOW! UP TO 4 INCHES!
SNOW! UP TO 4 INCHES!
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Sunday, April 19, 2009
A retreat to talk about!
The entrance to the hobbit house, we are welcomed by Dr. Carol Lay, my friend and colleague!The Clinical Psychologist, the Dean and I had to go a conference in Santa Fe this week. So, Carol, the psychologist, suggested that we spend a couple of days in Taos at a retreat before journeying on to Santa Fe. Carol had a place for us to stay in Taos, a house owned by her very good friends; a house, it turns out, that is on the cover on the current issue of my New Mexico magazine. The pictures in the magazine are lovely, but they do not do the house justice. They call the house the hobbit house, because of its whimsical design--and because staying there is just like staying in the Shire!
Anyway, we arrive at the Hobbit house, which is located outside of Taos in the high dessert. The views are beautiful, the mountains in the distance on one side, the gorge and valley in the distance on the other, and the house itself is surrounded by sage and scrubbrush. I have to duck to move through this tiny opening to get to my bedroom (The door original to the adobe house that used to stand there). and sleep beneath an iron bed where the bed posts were trees and overhead, leaves from the trees came together to form a canopy! It was lovely, and the 3 of us planned to get up early the next morning before we started work, and take a hike in the National forest that backs up to the house.
However, overnight, the landscape underwent a dramatic change. Several inches of snow fell, blanketing the earth with snow everywhere. And no cell service or TV! It was great. WE got a lot of work done, all the while enjoying the beautiful view.
One of the most unique things, the shower has a full length window, so while you shower, you have this beautiful view of the gorge in the distance and snowflakes fell all around you! It was a first for me, showering and viewing the snow storm at the same time. Here is the view from the shower:
I hope to have more pictures soon, but of course they wouldn't do the house or the land justice!
We are now in Santa Fe, where the sun is shining and the shopping is great! The conference starts today.
Anyway, we arrive at the Hobbit house, which is located outside of Taos in the high dessert. The views are beautiful, the mountains in the distance on one side, the gorge and valley in the distance on the other, and the house itself is surrounded by sage and scrubbrush. I have to duck to move through this tiny opening to get to my bedroom (The door original to the adobe house that used to stand there). and sleep beneath an iron bed where the bed posts were trees and overhead, leaves from the trees came together to form a canopy! It was lovely, and the 3 of us planned to get up early the next morning before we started work, and take a hike in the National forest that backs up to the house.
However, overnight, the landscape underwent a dramatic change. Several inches of snow fell, blanketing the earth with snow everywhere. And no cell service or TV! It was great. WE got a lot of work done, all the while enjoying the beautiful view.
One of the most unique things, the shower has a full length window, so while you shower, you have this beautiful view of the gorge in the distance and snowflakes fell all around you! It was a first for me, showering and viewing the snow storm at the same time. Here is the view from the shower:
I hope to have more pictures soon, but of course they wouldn't do the house or the land justice!
We are now in Santa Fe, where the sun is shining and the shopping is great! The conference starts today.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Several days with the family
Marvelous Macy and her new swimsuit, posing in her diva pose on the deck at the lake. We got in big trouble for this, her Mama Lyndsey thought it was way too cold to be wearing a swimsuit. it was sunny, though. Marvelous Macy didn't think it was cold, but after Mama Lyndsey got so upset, we didn't tell her that we had been in the lake already, too!
The marvelous Macy and her new glasses! Such joy over a $1 pair of sunglasses!!Little ER, he works that tongue just like Big ER!
I went to Tulsa again on Wednesday. We had a family party, my sister and nephew, Goofy (aka Garrett) drove from Jax, FL, my dad came in from the Texas panhandle, and we all met at the lake for Easter. Mama Lyndsey had class, so we had baby sitting duties for 3 days--it was great! We had the Marvelous Macy and Little ER, who are both so happy and fun! I miss being with them everyday, but I appreciate the time I have with them!
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Thursday, April 2, 2009
The Boy works hard!
Little ER goes to work with Mommy Lyndsey, and it seems he is quite a bit of help with the boxes!
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
He looks like his Mimi...NOT!
Except for the fact that he likes to eat, he looks nothing like me. But he is still so very dear, isn't he?He looks like his Mimi...NOT!
Except for the fact that he likes to eat, he looks nothing like me. But he is still so very dear, isn't he?
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