A Blogger Break

Well, my goodness... I just sat down to post to my blog and can't believe how much time has gone by since my last post!  I guess I really did have a little blogger break!!  Where did September go?!  I hope everyone had a beautiful summer and a great beginning to fall!  I love fall, it's one of my favorite times of year, along with spring.  

We had a nice summer, and most recently took a trip to Texas and saw my family.  It was great spending time with them, loved every minute!!  Although, I do believe that I have fully acclimated to Michigan's cooler climate (EXCLUDING THE WINTER!!!)... It was so hot in Texas, and I really felt that humidity.  Of course, we did choose the hottest time of year to go there!  They are coming into the best time of year weather wise, I'll be quite jealous once it starts snowing here and they are enjoying their beautiful winter weather!!  Along with the climate, I've also become very used to the quietness of the country, I'd forgotten about all the traffic in the city, it was crazy!  Funny how we get so accustomed to where we live.  I admit, I wasn't too crazy about country life at first, but I'm definitely used to it now.   Anyway, like all visits, our trip to Texas went by much too fast, but it was wonderful to see everyone.  We certainly don't get to see each other nearly enough!  Our little nephew is getting so big, in first grade now, and he's awesome!!  He's such fun to be with, and he has a great sense of humor, kept us all laughing!  Our kids enjoyed their time with him too, it's great that they had time to be together, making memories.  We spent a few afternoons at his pool, and he swims like a little fish.  A darling little Superhero, that's for sure!

 

We are back home now, and I'm back to work in my studio creating all kinds of great cake toppers!  I'll be writing a post about some of them soon, and am looking forward to getting back to my blog, starting with 'Etsy Finds Friday' next week. 

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥ Wishing you all a GREAT day and a GREAT fall!!!
~Trina

Anticipation...

Well, it's 11:55 PM and I really should be sleeping.  I have to get up early and go to work.  But... My daughter, Melissa, is on her way here, to Michigan, from Texas.  I'm so excited for her visit, we've all been looking forward to it.  She was here at Christmas, so it's been a while since we've seen her.  She is driving straight through the night, just her and her puppy dog, Emmi. So I'm being 'mom' and I'm worrying...  I tried to talk her into staying at a hotel, but she's determined to drive straight through.  So... Since I couldn't sleep, I thought I should do something to keep my mind occupied! I recently came across some pictures, and was just looking through them.  I thought I'd share a few here tonight.  I found the CUTEST pictures of Emmi, from the summer she and Melissa lived here in Michigan.  Emmi is such a sweet dog, and how she loves to chase critters!  She is going to enjoy being back up here for a few weeks to run and play in our yard.  We are not sure how she will get along with our dog, Izzie.  She loves people, but isn't always that thrilled with other dogs.

Here's Emmi... She's half Yorkie and half Maltese and 100 percent spoiled!  When I posted this picture on Facebook, I wrote: "Emmi, all 'dressed up' and looking for critters" ~ Melissa commented back:  "I love this!!!! Typical Emmi :) so cute, so naughty, and so spoiled!!!!" And I said: "SO TRUE!"  :)

How she LOVES being out on the lake on our boat!  Ears flopping in the breeze, as the water is spraying her face!

"Seems my food is just out of reach" 

Emmi's food really wasn't just out of reach... But it sure looks as though it is in this picture! Cute! :)

These 'summer fun with Emmi' pictures were fun to share with you tonight!  Now it's summertime again, and we are so happy that we will have Melissa and her little Emmi, here with us for a little while.  It will be wonderful, the four of us (and our two doggies) camping, boating, visiting family, and making more memories together!!  I'll let you know how it goes with Emmi and Izzie... It should be interesting!  Izzie will want to play (all 60+ pounds of her) and Emmi will want NO part of it... That's what I'm thinking anyway.  

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥ Well, I think I should get some sleep, it's after 1:15 AM now!  :)  Wishing my darling Melissa a safe journey here, and wishing all of you sweet dreams!

~Trina