Projects and Adventures...

... and adventurous projects???  Whatever you want to call it, we took on several this weekend.

We took in several amazing sunsets.  We relaxed on the beach.  We got things done around the house.  I'd say that was a pretty successful weekend.

I LOVE THE REFLECTION

THE SUN SETS ON ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY

PRETTY CLOUDS OVER OUR HOUSE

THE REFLECTIONS WERE AMAZING. 

DIFFERENT SUNSET...
DIFFERENT VANTAGE POINT.

AWESOME SHADOW

SOLITUDE AND BEAUTY. 

NOT A BAD PLACE TO SAY SOME PRAYERS. 

KIVA BEACH!  THERE'S ALMOST NO BEACH LEFT!
THE WATER LEVEL IS SOOO HIGH...
CREEKSIDE AND LAKESIDE. 

THIS IS WHAT KIVA LOOKED LIKE 2 YEARS AGO...
LOTS OF SAND!!!

AND HARDLY ANY SNOW LEFT ON MT. TALLAC. 

KIVA AGAIN... 2 YEARS AGO.  PLENTY OF BEACH.
NOT TRUE THIS YEAR THANKS TO ONE EPIC WINTER! 

PLENTY OF SNOW LEFT IN THE "CROSS" ON TALLAC. 

THAT'S A LITTLE STRIP OF SAND. 

NOT MUCH ROOM FOR LAYING A TOWEL DOWN FOR A NAP IN THE SUN. 

SWEET PUPPY. 

THE BOYS... STOMPING AROUND IN THE SHALLOW PART OF THE CREEK.
THIS WAS RECENTLY SANDY BEACH. 

THAT'S ALL THE BEACH THAT'S LEFT NOW.
CRAZY. 

CAN YOU SEE THE TAHOE LOBSTER???  AKA CRAWFISH. 

THE WATER WASN'T TOO BAD.
IT'S STARTING TO WARM UP AT LEAST. 

WHEN IT WAS TIME TO LEAVE, ZEPHYR GOT
BACK IN THE LAKE... MAYBE IN PROTEST? 

On the way home from Kiva, we made a quick stop at Kmart for a plastic pool for Z to use on the super hot days when the there's TOO many people hogging the beaches/lake. 

IT WAS SO CUTE TO SEE HIM IN THERE.
HE WOULD STEP IN... THEN STEP OUT.
HE HESITATED BUT EVENTUALLY SAT DOWN
IN IT. 

SEE THAT GATE AT THE END OF THE DECK???
THAT WAS WEEKEND PROJECT #1!

So a few weeks ago, I was casually perusing Craigslist and this lady ~10 minutes away was giving away a bunch of cedar wood.  There were all kinds of pieces... long, short, and even some 1x1's that matched the vertical pieces on our deck.  Long story short, I went and picked up all that wood (loaded my little Subaru up with every last piece she had).  Why not?  It's FREE!  

So, Mike tackled the gate project which had a few hiccups along the way but overall it turned out GREAT!!!!  And Zephyr LOVES that he can be off a leash and can still romp around on the deck.  It's just an outdoor room of our house.  

The big cedar planks we decided to use INSIDE by making an accent wall that will eventually have lots of coat hooks, etc. for storage.  

OUR SAD, PLAIN, BORING WALL BEFORE. 

DURING.

AFTER!!!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!
CAN'T WAIT TO MAKE IT FUNCTIONAL! 

And what do you do when it's hot outside and you're covered in sawdust???? 

YOU SIT DOWN IN THE PUPPY POOL AND
DRINK A FROSTY COLD ONE! 

On a more serious note, we had a brutal reminder this past week that life is short.  

Do what you love.  

Do more of what makes you happy.  

LIVE your life... and LIVE IT WELL!