Goals and Strategies

Summer is almost over...we have just over a month and one week before classes resume. My goal is not close enough to what I had envisioned. This is disappointing but not surprising. The exercise program has been good and consistent. My eating habits, while not bad, have not been the best of help. The two go hand in hand. So Now I have to play catch up. I know the muscle tone is there and I know the composition is changing at a decent rate. Now it's the last stretch of the run, the 8th inning is half over, and here I am....

Back to the old grindstone as they say....time to get serious again...redirect! I have August, September, October, and November....then it's too late. Well, ok let's face it....by the end of November the holidays are in full swing and it may as well be over. We all know how that goes.

Best of luck to those out there who are in the same boat...or one similar. 

Ultimate Ren-Fair or Themed Party Place!

OK....Ren-fair and Pirate maniac that I tend to be this time of year, I had to post this!

A fellow blogger on wordpress posted this amazing party boat photo. Now I love the photo. But the ren-fair kid and pirate crazed fanatic in me absolutely drooled over the subject itself... a Pirate/Capt Hook style party boat!!! For Real?!?!?!?!!????? OMG! That is so AWESOME! 

I can so imagine a themed party booked on this party boat!

Now all I need is, apparently, a trip to St. Augustine......hmmm...... the closest I can get here is a riverboat in Missouri....so NOT the same!

Ok..... I know..... You're thinking: "grow up already". Peter Pan was a favorite childhood story and "growing up" was never a plan in that plot....so yes I admit to a little bit of a peter pan syndrome.... :D
Join me! Have some fun this summer! and SHARE here!

Ren-Faire Time AGAIN!

YES! May is almost here! Actually this year I don't have to wait til May. 

The first weekend of the OKRF is April 28th and 29th! Yeah! 

I know some get tired of hearing about renaissance faires. This is one thing I enjoy outside of everything else and yet it incorporates all the things I love about life: people, friends, nature, fun, adventure, dressing up, etc.

Michelle makes the best corsets and outfits anywhere! You can wear them for steam punk events, ren-faires, comic cons, .....just AWESOME! And...SHE is the greatest person...sweet and remembers people and will talk to you any time. Not many shop owners as busy as her stay as sweet, upbeat and positive. She really enjoys what she does and it shows in her work and her personality.

 The Jolly Rogers are my favorite pirate group ever! I have to catch at least one show every now and then.... I try for one show for every day I am at faire but that doesn't always work out. Schedule conflicts happen. However, I do have their cds and can stop in and say hi now and then :D

OKRF wouldn't be the same without that scottish rogue that heckles and hassels ren-faire patrons all in good humor and fun to get you involved in the whole faire experience! He is sweet and jovial and makes the celtic corner a must visit! I look for him every visit to fair....

This photo is of a Eurasian Eagle Owl which you can see at the Royal Gauntlet: Birds of Prey show!
Meet the King's Master Falconer and his crew. The birds are an awesome site and the flights and educational experience are lasting memories meant for the entire family!

As this weekend draws near, I get more and more impatient! Come and join us!
See the castle website here: www.okcastle.com  for more information. The Castle is on facebook too! Find  Royal Gauntlet, Damsel in this Dress, and The Jolly Rogers on Facebook also!
If you happen to visit OKRF, leave a comment here...leave a comment even if you don't!

Spring Break!

Spring Break is a time to party for most....or that is what it brings to mind for most. Why? spring break is that wonderful time off for vacation during the school year....for those in school or college anyway. It brings to mind movies and images hollywood has created of beaches just opening for the season or skiing in 60 degree weather in ski pants and bikini tops (for some girls)....

For me personally, I can say spring break is a time of family and vacationing or a quick get-a-way. this year, spring break week was a week of projects and get-it-done items. I have to admit, usually that bores me to death and I can't wait to escape the monotony of every day life. this year, however, it felt good to get some old things out of the way in preparation for today and tomorrow!

I have a new flower bed around my tree. I have a clean flowerbed in my front yard. I have plans for more landscaping that can now take place. I can also say, we accomplished it as a family. The party for us comes this summer through that actual three months (or two and a half months) of no school time. I have no idea where we are going this year. I only hope it is somewhere we have never been!

If you enjoyed spring break and are looking forward to summer....post a comment here! Tell me about it.

Side Tracked

Time tends to get away from us all at one time or another.

I tend to find myself easily sidetracked with alot of different interests. Maybe that is one reason my resolutions never come to pass. This year that is changing. I have managed to keep myself in the gym... yeah!! So far that particular goal is working out great. Maybe I am not looking forward to that possibility of "I told you so"-s from anyone who reads any of these posts.....

 My blog posts have fallen behind so this week I am playing catch-up and trying to get things back on track. I did a photo walk alone around Broken Arrow on Main Street and found a few photos to post hoping this would set me back onto the path I chose. My blogs have always been sporadic til 2012. I guess in a way maybe they still are...but at least this year there are more of them.

I have found a few subjects I didn't know were right in front of me like this lion-head. I know it looks like a door knocker....and I would love one of those!! But this is actually on the clock on Main Street in Broken Arrow by the Historical Museum. I loved this little surprise! So I thought I would share it here with you.

Small town walks .... and that walk called life.... still hold a few small yet very worthwhile surprises!

I say " Keep them coming!"