Day 5

Today I celebrated fall in a completely different way.

My uncle and I brought out the ladders, cleaned out the buckets, and went olive picking! 

He is super knowledgeable about everything green and teaches me something new about gardening every time I see him. I am a lucky lady. 

My back is sore, and my fingers are tired, but we now have about 12 gallons of olives. 

We picked the trees throughout the neighborhood dry! 

I love fall in California.

First step:Soak the olives in water, and cover with a towel.

 

Foodie Friday, Wookies!

For food Friday, I made Wookies(woopie-pies+cookies)! We wanted to make pumpkin cookies in order to celebrate the arrival of fall here in California.  A few days ago it was 100+ degrees here, and now it's finally nice enough to wear a scarf and long sleeves, and just cool off a little bit.  I don't do well in the heat, always feeling like I am melting. It's gross.
Anyway! I am not really a baker, and never claim to be any good at it, so usually I try to latch on to someone who is good at it in order to make a successful treat! (sorry for the long winded sentence!) So I measured out some of the ingredients, and tried every batter and icing along the way.
It was a successful baking day in my book.

Day 3, Freaked Out.

Over the past few days my mom has been saying for me to push myself-step out of my comfort zone. Reminding me that growth doesn't happen by standing in the same spot.
So I did something a little freaky today. I took a huge step.
I quit my job.
Well I put in my two weeks notice.
I am so excited and I feel like 928 pounds have been lifted from my back.
I have no idea what is next for me, but I know it will be better than what I have been enduring.
My boss was ungracious about my notice and it validated that this was the right move for me.
Anyway, this is a brand new chapter and I am looking forward. I feel so at peace about it, a little stressed about finding a new job, but I am so hopeful and am realizing how much my abilities are worth.
I was opening my mail shortly after I got home and saw this perfect little note that just summed it all up.
Sometimes Mom just know exactly what I need.

Terrier Tuesday!

I am always a day late and a dollar short... but that's okay :) 

Day 1.

So! I have noticed that a lot of people are doing a photo a day project for the month of October, so I thought I would do something similar with a blog a day for the month.  I think there is going to be a lot of change, and events this month, and thought it would be fitting that I document it every day.
Anyway, On Sunday, Ryan and I went to a wedding, it was so fun! It was for one of his cousins, and it was really cool for me to meet all of his family and friends who I have only heard stories of.
There was cowboys, gymnasts, hippies, and every sort of person in between there and I heard so many stories about everything.

how amazing is his shirt???

Terrier Tuesday!!

Foodie Friday.

I just got home from work and wanted to make a delicious breakfast for myself because its finally Friday and it's been really long week, and I wanted to celebrate!  I recently got a new camera and have been going nuts over it and taking photos of EVERYTHING... including food.

Last week for my birthday, the bear gave me a BBQ(we named it the 'beeb') and I have been grilling anything I can get my hands on. Today I made a grilled onion-cheese-egg sandwich. 

SO GOOD!! 

Simply grill the onions, and the bread, layer them up and close the lid. 

While that is melting and melding together, scramble a couple of eggs, and throw them on top along with a fresh tomato(totally optional).