What’s goin’ on, blog? It’s all windy and rainy and crazy outside so I’m ignoring the dogs (sigh) (not really) and hankering on down to blog Day 3 of my Boise trip.

Day 3 starts out the way Day 2 ended, with Lucy right on top of me! She was actually draped around my shoulders as I sat on the couch, like a living dog stole. Maggie used to do the SAME THING.

Friday morning my mother wasn’t feeling like working out, so instead of going to the gym by myself I opted to do my 4 mile training run around nearby neighborhoods. This was a more scenic option anyway, since I brought along my iphone and could snap pictures of all the pretty-pretties.

This clever use of old skis made me think of Joshy.

No filters here! This neon pink rose really looked that gorgeous. And smelled heavenly.

I returned home and showered off my soaking-with-run-sweat body (not a bad kind of sweat) and then Mom and I drove to one of my all-time favorite pilgrimages every time I visit Boise, “Eyes of the World”!

I really don’t enjoy shopping very often, but I will always love hippie clothes and I will always love jewelry and this place has both in abundance. I also love their dressing rooms. Look at this cool mirror! (that dress on the other hand, meh)

Eight dresses later, ding ding ding! We have a winner! I also bought a cute teal tank top that I was afraid to wear in Boise since Lucy put holes in my workout pants and my Grateful Dead tee-shirt. I wasn’t about to take a chance.

“Watermelon Tourmaline” ring in the shape of a watermelon COME ON. I would have bought it…if the price tag wasn’t 120 bucks.

I did buy one of these little DoD wristlets though, because I am a sucker. Guess which one.

Larimar sure is dreamy. “Dissolves fear”–yes please. I’ll just chuck it at the spiders hanging all over my house, bwa ha.

The strands of Ethiopian fire opals really made us gasp and me snivel. At 325 dollars per strand though, another hard “nope“. Sigghhhhhh…

Fire opals are so beautiful!

Bah ha ha. Good advice?

Better advice, and YEAH.

I drove my father to the airport that morning for his annual Dude Week in Southern California. He promptly got food poisoning and spent hours vomiting. Poor Dad! After “Eyes of the World”, I talked my mother into taking me to Fanci Freeze for a butterscotch-dipped cone. Mmmmmm.

The Little Nipper chewing on a rawhide while laying on top of me. She was really interested in chewing on that necklace, too. 

I went with “Blue Apatite” for my ring. Isn’t it pretty? My mother remarked that I’m in a “teal” phase. TRUE. Probably for life.

I was fully prepared to steal this lotion from my parents until I noticed that it exceeded the 3.4 ounces allowed to carry on a flight. DAMMIT! I might have to order some myself. SO good.

Mumsie and I feasted on salmon and broccoli for dinner, the Little Nipper feasted on my arm and ankle flesh, and that was all of Day 3! RIVETING I KNOW. Join me later for Day 4 and 5, if you daaaaaare…