My husband treated me to a wonderful birthday dinner out on our patio last night, complete with a lovely chocolate cake from the Mermaid Bakery. 33 feels much like 31 and 32- fairly uneventful, yet creeping closer to middle age. The thirties, overall, have been really wonderful, though. Like there's this wonderful sense of comfort that I wish I'd experienced in my twenties.

I'm feeling very introspective these days. I feel like I need to create, like something big needs to spill out, but also feel like it's not quite time.







Brandon got me tickets to the musical Wicked for my birthday. It made me cry, in a happy way.

Celebrating as Koda turns 3 today. This crazy dog is seriously one of the greatest loves I've ever known. Having him in our lives showed me a part of my heart I didn't really know existed.

He tries my patience, makes me laugh, and gives me extra love when he can sense when I've had a bad day. When I study, he sits at my feet and keeps me company. He's mischievious and gentle. He loves nearly every dog and every person he's ever met.

Somehow he can close doors, open the refrigerator, twirl, bow, and do this cute trick where he hides his face and pretends he's shy when laying down, but can't seem to understand how to walk toward us when we say come, or that he should drop the tennis ball after fetching it.

Love this guy.


1. Koda turns 3 today! 2. Koda as an 8-week old 3. Koda kisses
4. Koda sitting on the patio at pet-friendly Wahoo's Fish Tacos 5. Snowstorm, Christmas 2007 . 6. Koda's first walk in Old Town Fort Collins
7. Koda and Nicki 8. Koda running free at Chatfield State Park 9. Koda smiling on a walk in Uptown