Nicaragua...

Here I come. 

I'm not quite sure what I've gotten myself into, but I'm craving a little adventure and relaxation. And warmth. Don't forget warmth. I just booked my flight to Nicaragua, I'll be there for three weeks in November to learn some spanish and do whatever else I feel like doing while I'm there, which hopefully doesn't include getting lost. Or having my passport stolen. Or my money. Or my whole body. Or getting strange diseases or bugs. Slight anxiety. But I'll be fine. It'll be fine, right? AHHHHH!! 

Happy fall :0)

I love my life and I often wonder if it could get any better than this.

Granted, sometimes its rough and I can get tired and frustrated, but there is a deep-seeded joy

that comes from working with the land and knowing that I am a part of something that is helping the environment and not destroying it. Organic farming feels right. It feels right to be outside every day. It feels right to have my hands dirty. It feels right to eat something that I have just picked knowing that I helped to grow it and that it isn't laced with chemicals. 

People often ask me what my plans are now that i have graduated from college. Farming, I tell them. Most people snicker, but I don't care. This farm, this place, this way of life is where my heart resides and I wouldn't want any other way. I am content and joyful and satisfied. I spent my morning picking strawberries (and eating them), playing with my dog, feeding pigs watermelons, gathering sweet potatoes and watering plants. Life is good. 

In other news.... 

My after noon yesterday was spent cooking a 5.7 pound sweet potato into 3 pies and a mashed with butter concoction. And for your viewing pleasure: before and after pictures :0)

The Tick

"Early manifestations of infection may include fever, headache, fatigue, depression, and a characteristic skin rash called erythema migrans." This, according to wiki, are the manifestations of LIME DISEASE. I have none of these symptoms. Yet. Although I did find a tick on my belly yesterday, it took me three tries to pull it off and I immediately threw it on my floor. Then I had to find it. Once found, I tricked it into crawling into a ziplock bag so it would be available for testing if  I suddenly was depressed or had a skin rash. Now, a day later the tick is still crawling around in the baggie. I can't bring my self to smashing it. And he or she doesn't seem to mind creeping around in the bag all day. He/she is pretty active and i'm pretty entertained/grossed out by watching it. Plus I need to keep it alive in case i have lime disease so the doctors can have a live specimen to dissect. I don't know.  

Air Recirculation.

iLike

Glamorous. 

Old Friend. Good Times.

Inside Jokes. Get Smart. Papa Johns. Jones Big Ass Storage and Truck Rental. Starbucks. Laughter. The Zoo. Art. Dairy Queen. Tom Petty and the Heart Breakers. Best Friends. Life is GOOD! 

yoga bear? 

starring problem. 

(fail)

I promise... to give them a really good home.

Weird. But fun!

Ok, I loved this idea. Therefore, I stole it. I know.... I'm a 100% dork having fun by myself. Oh well. We can't all be cool all the time.