back to work...

This will be the first full work week I've had since December 21st! I wish every week was a 3 or 4 day work-week! we had a great weekend though. we always try to take advantage of being in a place where you can hike, go to the beach, mountain bike ride, pretty much do whatever you'd like. so yesterday, Jake and I got our exercise in by taking the dogs on a mountain bike ride up in Alpine. It was perfect weather and such a nice start to our morning. We did an out and back trail for about an hour. The whole time we felt like "wow, this trail is nothing like the description..." But kept on going. It wasn't until we got back to the car that we notice a little sign, with a tiny arrow pointing to our left, saying it was the start of the trail head. That whole time we weren't even on the trail! It was more of a fire road. Looks like we'll have to go back and do it right next time. But we did stumble across this super cool rock...

And after that, we had a nice lunch with a good friend who i hadn't seen for a little while. it was so great chatting with them, and enjoying their company. one of the commandments other people had in the book is just show up. this is interesting to me, it's such a simple thought, yet so important. in a friendship, just showing up is half the process. To me, it means make every effort you can to make plans with friends and actually keep them. so just showing up for breakfast was so important since we all have our own lives, busy schedules, and it's hard to stay on track with managing it all. so i am thankful that laura was also able to "just show up" with her husband and little man, so we could enjoy a nice brunch with them!