I'm going to do a Photo a Day challenge for May! I'm excited about this. Hopefully this will give me more photo fodder for the blog. And hopefully it'll give me some awesome new photos!

P.S. I just got some prints back from MPix and they turned out awesome. I only did some 4x6's to test out my monitor's calibration, so since it all looked good I'm going to order something on a larger scale. I'm way excited about this. :)

Is it just me or does everyone start their blog post about five times, erasing after each attempt, before they decide that what there presenting to the internet nether-world is adequate? I should start keeping track of how many times I write something, read it, decide it's not witty enough, erase, and start over again. This is my blog. Shouldn't I just be able to type up whatever the heck is in my head? I guess not.

Anyway, some updates on my life recently:

1. Kenn and I just got back from an awesome concert, The Black Keys:

2. My family got my mom this precious gem for Mother's Day:

Her name is Eva, she is a boxer, and she is the cutest thing you have ever seen. Schatzi and Sophie, of course, will have nothing to do with her. Mom has been spending a lot of alone time with just Schatzi, so that Schatzi knows she's still "special". Preventative measures in case Schatzi decides to go collapse into a pile of dead white fur with her last thoughts being "oh no. It's for sure this time. They didn't get it right with that little mutt they call "Sophie", so now they've really replaced me with a new dog." Like I said, Schatzi is special.

3. I am still looking for a job.

4. McKenna and I saved a turtle today while driving back from Tulsa. This is big news. Apparently it was "Community Turtle Suicide" day today, because we spotted five turtles in the middle of the highway within the space of an hour.

5. Today is Sunday! Yay for Jesus-ness!

 Kenn and I are headed to Tulsa today to see the Black Keys in concert! :) I don't know if I really need to add anything to that. That statement alone should make this blog post awesome, right?

And if you don't know who this band is, do us all a favor, including yourself, and educate your woefully uneducated self with the following video:

As much as I rat on Utah, it can be a really beautiful place. Especially southern Utah. This was taken on one of our many trips from Arkansas to Utah.

Anyway, I haven't really been up to much. It's great to be back in Arkansas, surrounded by greenery. And family. And good food. Just surrounded by goodness. 

I need to go take more photos of people. I know I have TONS of photos to share, but I feel like I've already used it all on here. Maybe I'll wrestle one of my siblings into letting me torture them with a camera....

"Life is a great big canvas; throw all the paint on it you can."

Danny Kaye

"Be master of your petty annoyances and conserve your energies for the big, worthwhile things. It isn't the mountain ahead that wears you out - it's the grain of sand in your shoe."

Thirty-six hours later and I have arrived back home in Arkansas. Who would have thought that driving through flat, boring plains, otherwise known as the state of Kansas, could exhaust someone as much as it does?

Anyway, there is not much to update anyone on in my life at this current moment. The job search starts tomorrow... or the next day...

For now I'm just going to breathe in the wonderful scent of Arkansas-ness and enjoy being surrounded by excessive amounts of greenery.

In celebration of the fact that the two of us have officially started our summer vacations today. Wishing you all a humorous and entertaining day.

P.S. I know you're digging those leggings, aren't you?