~Wild Flower Photography~
Friday, June 29, 2012
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
SWEEEEETTT TREATS!
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| Fresh Fruit Pie |
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| Watermelon Lemonade- "Photo Courtesy of farm5.flicker" |
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
5 Meals in Under 45 Minutes
Most of us live in the real world lol, so the last thing we want to do after working all day is spend all night cooking in the kitchen. Try these 5 new meal ideas that will save you time and a trip to the golden arches! For full recipes, visit my Kitchen Creations page!
Monday- Green Chile Enchilada Casserole
Tuesday- Skinny Skillet Lasagna with Parmesan Zucchini
Wednesday Lemon Pepper Chicken with Red Potatoes and Asparagus
Thursday- Shrimp Quesidillas with Guacamole and Bean Taquitos
Friday- Baked Tortellini with Texas Toast
Monday- Green Chile Enchilada Casserole
Tuesday- Skinny Skillet Lasagna with Parmesan Zucchini
Wednesday Lemon Pepper Chicken with Red Potatoes and Asparagus
Thursday- Shrimp Quesidillas with Guacamole and Bean Taquitos
Friday- Baked Tortellini with Texas Toast
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| Skinny Skillet Lasagna- Photo Courtesy of "Nutrition.forus" |
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| Parmesian Zucchini- Photo Courtesy of "SparkRecipes" |
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Sharing a few of my favorites...
These are a couple of my favorites that I have taken over the last year. For more, visit my photography page!!
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| Old Mesilla- Hatch Chile & Watermelons |
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| Orchard |
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| Spring Baby 2011 |
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| Family Traditions |
Save lives, rescue an animal....
Three weeks ago, I was home visiting my mom for mother's day. I had no intentions of bringing another animal home with me, much less a new puppy to house break. After all, I was trying to eliminate my responsibilities this summer as well as any unnecessary expenses. But now none of that really matters.
On Sunday my mom was sitting on the porch of my grandmother's house when she saw a "kitty" dodging traffic on the road. The little animal made its way across the street from its owners home and was crouched down outside the fence. When she got closer, she realized that the "kitty" was actually a Chihuahua puppy. The pup had been extremely starved, and his ears were raw from scratching at the bugs that were on him. As soon as I laid my eyes on him, I had already made the decision that I would not leave him there to be ran over or starved. Looking across the street to his previous home, I saw another dog in the yard, chained to a tree and starved just as he was. NO WAY was I leaving him there.
(Trigger eating his first poochie scoop from Caliches.)
Trigger has brought me so much happiness just with his presence and personality.. Finding him was definitely luck on both parties part: Trigger escaped a neglectful home: Tim and I wound up with an awesome puppy who we love to death! If you are thinking of getting a pet of any sort, I encourage you all to please, please, considering adopting/rescuing an animal. You will save a life and help end the cycle of neglect.
On Sunday my mom was sitting on the porch of my grandmother's house when she saw a "kitty" dodging traffic on the road. The little animal made its way across the street from its owners home and was crouched down outside the fence. When she got closer, she realized that the "kitty" was actually a Chihuahua puppy. The pup had been extremely starved, and his ears were raw from scratching at the bugs that were on him. As soon as I laid my eyes on him, I had already made the decision that I would not leave him there to be ran over or starved. Looking across the street to his previous home, I saw another dog in the yard, chained to a tree and starved just as he was. NO WAY was I leaving him there.
(Trigger letting the wind blow through his ears)
Friday, May 11, 2012
Seasons change, and so do we...
Driving in to work today, the radio weather report announced a whappin' 90 degree forecast for the entire week. Living in Cruces, this should not have been a big surprise to me but it felt like summer crept up overnight. Summer time is one of the greatest times of the year for many many many reasons! It is a time of freedom, hot days by the pool or lake, long nights with your summer fling, and the greatest of alll.... fresh juicy WATERMELON!! Staying up all night has no consequence because every opportunity for fun must be taken; that is the ONLY rule of summer. Like I said, summertime is one of the most liberating times for me and everytime it comes around I want to be laying in a meadow, drinking lemonade with Liam Hemsworth, without a care in the world......(A girl can dream right?lol)
Thinking about how fast the seasons come and go also made me think about how fast life has gone by. For many of us, day to day life seems to drag on (trust me I know), but somedays I wake up and freak out thinking that I am about to start my senior year of college!!! The thing that freaks me out even more is how much I have changed just in five years.
Five years ago would have made me 15, a sophmore in high school. The year i ditched more geometry classes than I attended, had the relationship duration of Kim Kardashian, got my driver's license, and gave my mama more gray hairs than she wanted. But hey, that's what all teenage girls were doin.... Despite all of the fun I was having I did have a few goals lol. I wanted to be an aneastisiologist, run for Miss Rodeo America, and move as far away from New Mexico as possible. Those were the most important things in my life at that time and I knew that was exactly how my life was going to turn out.
HaHa, literally none of those things have become true or even closely similar. I am going to be a teacher in three semesters, and consider yourself lucky because I can barely convert inches to feet so I'm probably not the gal' you want administering high powered narcotics.... Miss Rodeo America is the last woman I want to be on this earth at this particular moment. Number one, I have really lost my touch of holding a fake smile for over 30 seconds. Number two, I don't run barrels or rodeo now, instead I show Stock Horses, so kinda defeats the purpose of running for MRA. Lastly, I am still here in New Mexico and have planned to stay here and teach. After taking a natural hazards class about earthquakes, tornados, hurricanes, etc. I have come to the conculsion that despite the drought and tumbleweeds, this is the safest place your gonna get. Some would say that I gave up on my dreams, but I say that dreams change, just like the seasons and just like me.........
Peace & Blessings
Jodi
Thinking about how fast the seasons come and go also made me think about how fast life has gone by. For many of us, day to day life seems to drag on (trust me I know), but somedays I wake up and freak out thinking that I am about to start my senior year of college!!! The thing that freaks me out even more is how much I have changed just in five years.
Five years ago would have made me 15, a sophmore in high school. The year i ditched more geometry classes than I attended, had the relationship duration of Kim Kardashian, got my driver's license, and gave my mama more gray hairs than she wanted. But hey, that's what all teenage girls were doin.... Despite all of the fun I was having I did have a few goals lol. I wanted to be an aneastisiologist, run for Miss Rodeo America, and move as far away from New Mexico as possible. Those were the most important things in my life at that time and I knew that was exactly how my life was going to turn out.
HaHa, literally none of those things have become true or even closely similar. I am going to be a teacher in three semesters, and consider yourself lucky because I can barely convert inches to feet so I'm probably not the gal' you want administering high powered narcotics.... Miss Rodeo America is the last woman I want to be on this earth at this particular moment. Number one, I have really lost my touch of holding a fake smile for over 30 seconds. Number two, I don't run barrels or rodeo now, instead I show Stock Horses, so kinda defeats the purpose of running for MRA. Lastly, I am still here in New Mexico and have planned to stay here and teach. After taking a natural hazards class about earthquakes, tornados, hurricanes, etc. I have come to the conculsion that despite the drought and tumbleweeds, this is the safest place your gonna get. Some would say that I gave up on my dreams, but I say that dreams change, just like the seasons and just like me.........
Peace & Blessings
Jodi
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