DC...

Celebrating a milestone with Dr. JLo in Washington DC (highlights... a little karaoke at the Brass Monkey, an awesome private tour of the Library of Congress, and a super cool WEST WING tour).  We packed a whole lot into a couple of days...

Chicago

France...

The beach in pinks and blues...

My annual retreat to the beach for my TESOL conference.  A chance to catch up and catch my breath.  Also a chance to soak up the lovely sights and sounds of the beach...

New Orleans...

To celebrate our 40th birthdays, my best girls and I shared a weekend together in New Orleans!!

We stayed here...

And we explored the beautiful and always magical city...

OREGON...

Lots of quality time with family, and some special time exploring some spectacular mountain lakes...

In the garden...

Lots of flowers, a few ugly (though delicious) tomatoes, and our three new ladies (bringing our flock up to 7!).  Not much time spent out in the garden this year, but I am so glad I planted all those zinnias...