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This past weekend was my birthday.  And unlike many other people, I love having my birthday. It is always the best part of the year.  I don't mind getting older.  It's cool with me. This year, the hubby and I went to the Carrizo Plains and Bakersfield for lunch.  Let's take a look at the adventure. Our first two stops were Soda Lake and then Painted Rock.  Then we went to visit Wallace Creek at the San Andreas Fault. It was a really good adventure!  We had some rain while we were hiking and had to take cover under the rocks at Painted Cave and then we saw a bunny doing the same thing. Here are a few panoramics I stitched together in photo shop.      

wiser is relative.  when I was young I thought I knew all there was to know and no one could tell me otherwise.  that's the prerogative of youth.  now looking back, there was a ton of stuff I didn't know out there or even existed.  there was even more that I didn't know I was capable of.  bravery that came from some dark recess, the true meaning of courage and a personality that is being well received amongst my peers. you know people usually do this kind of reflection in the new year, but really it's more important (I think) to do it when you get older.  you can look back at yourself and see where you've been and what you've become. so here are some of the things that I've learned over the last year- don't take yourself too seriously. things might be bad now, but just think of the experience you'll gain if you live through it. worrying about it doesn't make it better (or worse). know your audience. saying your sorry doesn't mean bl...

not my words, but funny none the less.  this big secret that I have been unable to keep zipped although I have.  only a couple people who were involved knew about the plot.  until now. there are more photos at my cookinator blog.  you can take a looksy over there.  the best part was the excitement on the Tacticool Guys faces when they realized it was an actual cake.  very happy with how it all turned out.  you could take a looksy over there at their facebook page and see what I mean. in the end it started out like this -     And after 20+ ladies and the guys it looked like this -

we are officially knee deep in single digits for my birthday.  and yes this is the second, if not third post about said birthday and I'm really excited for today's super happy fun time.  I swore that I wouldn't post anything about it, so you will just have to wait until tomorrow to see the *potential* explosion of happiness that is about to rain down. I'm excited.  REALLY EXCITED! this is really a hair brained idea that my uber talented friend is helping me with.  thank goodness I have her as such a good friend!

This past weekend was my birthday and I had a great time!  Friday, J and I stopped at Ostrich Land in Solvang to check out the ostriches and emus.  This was on our way to Village Spinning and Weaving shop on Alisol to get my pre-birthday present of TONS of fluff.  More on that later. Loved the Ostrich Farm, one of the coolest things I've done!  I love feeding "wild" animals.  Last anniversary, we fed the giraffes at the zoo - very cool.   Then we purchased some fluff and head out to the next adventure.  I had my favorite soup on the weekend, plus John made me birthday enchiladas.  MMM YUM!   So far this week, I've spun some fiber, dyed some fiber and relaxed away a few lazy days.  AAHHHH - so nice!