#100HappyDays: Day 39

 

Day 39 of #100HappyDays
I love SnapChat filters. They make me happy, because they erase my wrinkles and make me appear far more fun than I actually am. And because I love random silliness. LOL!

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#SnapChat #FiltersForDays — feeling happy at The Man Crew House.

Yes, I'm aware that this isn't actually a very flattering photo, but for some reason, I just love it. Makes me glad that I'm me, ya know? And when that happens, you cherish it.
 

#100HappyDays: Day 38

 

Day 38 of #100HappyDays
Labor saving devices make this mama so happy! Like this dandy workhorse that can wash a king size comforter (or a heavy duty sleeping bag) in 30 minutes. Boom!

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#CampingAftermath — feeling happy — at The Man Crew House.

#100HappyDays: Day 37

 

Day 37 of #100HappyDays
Pictures of this little stud muffin.

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#BabyCaden2017 — feeling happy.

Oh my stars, he is so adorable!

#100HappyDays: Day 36

Day 36 of #100HappyDays
Chicken pesto pizza, recipe courtesy of LifeAsMom. Nom Nom Nom!
Happy Independence Day America!
🇺🇸 I'm enjoying freedom of pizza toppings today 🇺🇸
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#Pizza — feeling happy at The Man Crew House.

#100HappyDays: Day 35

Day 35 of #100HappyDays
Watching the sunrise and listening to The BIGS (plus two) laugh together this morning with Dan as we wrapped up our VERY quick camping trip.
Breathtaking!
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#TheManCrew — feeling happy in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

#100HappyDays: Day 34

Day 34 of #100HappyDays
This.
A quick camping trip with the family, and a few of the tribe. Fire, s'mores, tunes and stars. — feeling happy.

Oh my word, this was the craziest, most ridiculous, silliest, most adventuresome, shortest camping trip I've ever been on. PLANS were to take the Beast Truck and the Pathfinder and go for a quick overnight in the sticks, possibly even off-roading to a cave we've visited before. However, in true MeYeR fashion, things didn't go as planned including adding more people and vehicles than previously thought and a missing camp stove which turned into a later than planned departure that meant we couldn't get to the cave. As Hercules repaired Nathan's tire after a failed attempt to drive over a bush that was much sturdier than it looked, we realized that we had less than 15 minutes until  sundown and we were literally in the middle of nowhere. *ahem* So, we scouted in each direction for anything that looked remotely level and cleared of shrubbery and thorns. In the rapidly fading sunset, we decided that tents were out of the question and that we would just build a fire circle and sleep in our vehicles. Dinner was served from the top of the cooler while Mama K served as a human lamp stand while wearing a headlamp. After s'mores and much laughter, we all headed to bed. P and N used Nate's Blazer, while David, Johnny and Derek used the Pathfinder and Dan and I opted to sleep under the stars in the bed of the Beast Truck. Annnnnd....Cue the rain. LOL! We fussed with the canopy to keep ourselves dry and that worked for a while but then the wind picked up and nearly carried it away, so we laughed and gave up sleeping. Shortly thereafter, it quit raining and the sun came up. we gobbled a quick breakfast and packed up "camp" and headed back to civilization as Kristy had to be at work by 8.

All's well that ends well, right? We were all safe, no one got carried off by predators, no one wrecked a vehicle, and I was on time for work smelling like the great outdoors and camp smoke.

In other news, while this was a delightful experience and I shall long cherish the memory of it, next time 6 men ask me to go camping with them in the boonies, I shall politely decline and enjoy a few hours of reading and quiet music (and indoor plumbing) all alone. Amen.

#100HappyDays: Day 33

Day 33 of #100HappyDays
Fireworks at the dirt track is a family tradition since we moved to NM years ago. As I sat surrounded by so many of our tribe, all with smiling faces upturned for the excitement of the fireworks, I peeked around at all these amazing people whom I call mine, either by blood or by choice, and my heart overflowed and leaked out of my eyes. Along with our 5, we added Nathan and Johnny, plus our annual companions, Jodi and her boys.
That moment was only captured by my mind's eye, not the camera lens. Let's just suffice it to say there was much laughter, much jostling, much giggling, more food and drinks than you can shake a stick at and well...there may have been a few shenanigans. Oops.
In the absence of photos, I offer this gem. A lovely reminder that while man created fireworks, God created the originals that light up the sky.
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#Creator — feeling happy at Southern New Mexico Speedway.