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What a week! We got back from our trip to Phoenix late Tuesday night. I picked up Koda at my sister Becki's house. She and Hannah took care of Koda the 5 days we were gone. It was so nice knowing Koda was in good hands and not sitting in some strange kennel with strange people and dogs. Not only are kennels expensive, but some even charge you to take the dogs for a walk. Craziness, I tell you. So she kindly watched Koda and even taught him a few tricks, one of which was, "Koda- don't do drugs." What a sister!

A short work-week, but felt like a long week as I just wasn't ready to be back. Vacation was nice. We saw Tracie and Steve two days in a row, got to see my friend Amy tie the knot with her adorable husband Brandon, then we spent almost 3 days in Phoenix relaxing and wandering. We don't have cable, so getting to watch HBO was a treat. I read my second book in a month. As a kid, my dad would often take us to the library where I'd delight in checking out 20 books at a time, but my obsession with reading seemed to take a hiatus from about 8th grade to age 28. Suddenly I've read two books in a month, with another book in queue, even. It may be all a part of my efforts to chill out lately. I realized that I have been missing out on a lot of things due to my obsession with making jewelry. So I'm fulfilling my commitments, but taking a break from constantly obsessing over things the way I have been for 4 years straight. What this generally means is that in about 2 months I'll be bored to tears and will come back at it with newfound energy. Maybe, or maybe not. I guess time will tell. In the meantime, I've got a date with the book Marley and Me.

Oh- I almost forgot. My car broke down half-way between Denver and Fort Collins yesterday. After a few minutes of freaking out, we finally got in touch with a tow truck. Brandon and I had JUST had a conversation yesterday about what a pain cell phones can be- they're either out of range or the battery dies out right in the middle of spilling your guts to someone which you discover after 4 minutes of straight talking and thinking, "Wow- my mom is a REALLY good listener!" It was the first time I actually had to use a cell phone for an emergency type situation, and I was damn glad that I finally entered into my very first cell phone contract few months ago. Yay cell phones- we LOVE you! In any case, we were on track to get back into town around 4:30 or 5:00, and made it home around 7:00. Just what Brandon wanted to do on his Saturday- spend more time on I-25. I will find out about my car on Monday, hopefully. Hope the damage isn't too great. My car has been really good to me for 6 years, with no major repairs, and I just paid off my loan 2 months ago, so I guess it's time for the old Escort to act up. It was odd- I was in the middle of 3 lanes on I-25, when suddenly pressing the gas just didn't DO anything. No acceleration. A moment of freaking out, then I immediately pulled over. Good times.