Pittsburgh

Pets and Dancing

Hello and Happy Sunday! I’m glad everyone enjoyed the picture of Jax (my brother’s new puppy) in my last post.

Since Jax was such a hit, I want to share a video of him hanging out with Lola and Brandy.

Brandy and Lola love Jax! They all have a grand ol’ time romping around the house!

Since I’m in the pet/video mood, here’s a short clip from a snowy trail walk Lola and I went on this week.

The high temperature for the day was 13°F, and when I took my hand out of my mitten to film the video it stung from the cold air. That’s probably why the video is so short!!

I haven’t been on YouTube in ages! I was looking through my videos, and found this gem from two years ago. Turn your volume down before you play it because Hannah screams at the beginning, haha!

Embarrassing!!

Wreaths and star gazing

Thank you to everyone who commented on my last post. I love when we all open up about things that aren’t discussed in the “blog world” a lot. Woo hoo!

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Last weekend, I did two things I’ve never done before: I made a wreath, and I star gazed. Yay for trying new things 🙂

In May, Jimmy’s brother and I each pitched in money and bought Jimmy a telescope for his birthday. He brought his telescope over to my house on Friday night, and Hannah joined us while we looked at the moon and stars.

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We (and by “we” I mean Jimmy..) set up the telescope on my family’s pool deck because it’s about ten feet off the ground.

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I don’t know how Hannah wore a t-shirt! It was in the 40s… brrr.

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It was pretty crazy to be so far away from the moon, and then look inside the lens of the telescope and see moon craters in vivid detail. God is amazing.

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On Saturday, my mom and I created autumn wreaths!

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My mom took the picture of us together, and I soo wasn’t ready for it haha.

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I told her to smile, and she stuck out her tongue instead.

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It was a lot of fun to celebrate fall by making wreaths, and it was even more fun to spend time with my mom. I found the craft/instructions here. I highly recommend it–my mom and I aren’t super crafty, and we both agreed that it was pretty simple!

How do you celebrate the fall season?