Cowabunga, blog! Let’s explore Days 4 and 5 of my trip to Boise. Saturday morning I went for my “long” training run. It was supposed to be 6 miles, but I ran 5 miles and intended on taking the Little Nipper around the block a few times to finish up the last mile.

We ended up getting sidetracked by a neighbor with a lost dog, but there is no doubt that I at least WALKED a couple more miles with Lucy that day. Wanna get in shape? Get a Lab puppy. NON-STOP ENERGY.

Labs of any age, really. I just walked my Lab over to the park after I got off work and chugged the obligatory cuppa coffee. The sun came out! All is right in the world.

 

This pear tree was bursting with fruit. Too bad I didn’t have anything to carry them in, during my run. One of the neighbors told me I could help myself to her raspberries, but I ran out of time.

A grapevine will always catch my eye.

Later on my mother and I went to the pet store to buy some dog treats for Lucy. I considered buying Lucy a leash harness (she’s in the chewing-on-the-leash phase), but changed my mind when 1. I saw the price tag and 2. realized that no one besides me would use it. Speaking of overpriced goods, this cute little teal plant holder was over 100 bucks! Ha!

Little pink roses in my parents’ front yard.

Lucy thrashing around her doggy bed. My mom and I ate the exact same thing for dinner that we had the night before (my request): salmon and broccoli, and then it was time to take Lucy for another walk to “get the energy out”. Riiiight.

Our timing was perfect because we saw an amazing rainbow stretched across the sky!

Ooooh, ahhhhh.

The sky was a lot of fun to look at that evening.

Look at these crazy rays of light! What a show.

I even did a little panoramic.

The following morning, I was up and at ’em outside with Lucy, trying to let Mom sleep in. Sunday was her first 10 hour shift at work–she recently switched to 4 10 hour shifts. We’re all hoping she likes it better. Three days off sounds nice.

Old unfinished Lizzy art decorating the walls of my old bedroom.

Heart tree, outside. “Looks like a butt,” remarked my husband. Uh huh.

“Pay attention to meeeeeeee…”

What are these flowers?! If I had seen the owner of the house out and about, I would have asked. Beautiful.

Lucy and I went for one last walk together (sniff).

Our last selfie together. Awww!

I opted to wear a tie-dyed dress to the airport, although I suspected I would probably get searched, because I ALWAYS seem to get searched at the Boise airport. Never Sea-Tac. Not once at Sea-Tac! I went through the body scanner, and then they pet me down thoroughly, supposedly because my thin silver chain set off their sensor. Riiiiight. I expected it, but was still surprised when they set my purse aside to be searched. Oh, Idaho, I inwardly groaned.

The woman searching my purse started taking an extra long time, however–and when she started closely scrutinizing my protein bars I finally asked, “Do you mind if I ask what you’re looking for?”

“The machine showed some kind of multi-tool,” she replied.

My mind went blank. “Multi-tool? I don’t even know what that is.”

Suddenly she whipped out a multi-tool, a pink one. I lurched towards her, totally shocked. “I had no idea that was in there!” I cried (truth).

She started babbling about protocols and I cut her off, saying, “Just throw it out!” and then she handed me my purse back.

I was so taken aback (why was there a multi-tool in my purse? Why didn’t it show up at Sea-Tac?) that I immediately called Josh.

“Something weird just happened to me at the Boise airport,” I whispered, certain that everyone was listening to my conversation. “They found a multi-tool in my purse and I’m pretty sure they put it there as an excuse to search my stuff…I mean, I am wearing tie-dye…”

“Oh, you mean the one I got you for Christmas? You put it in your purse. Don’t you remember?”

SHIT. FOILED AGAIN, BAD MEMORY. I hadn’t been carrying my leather purse for a couple of months and had completely forgotten that 1. Josh bought me a friggin’ pink multi-tool and 2. I put it in my purse? What a weird place to carry it. Whoops. So much for that gift!

Now re-assured (by my own incompetence), I enjoyed my one-hour flight back home. So long Idaho!

I read “Role Models” by my boyfriend John Waters and when the girl next to me ordered Bailey’s with her coffee, I popped my last Norco from the dentist. Good Times!

What did I see flying into Seattle? Why a beautiful rainbow, of course! Awwwww.

Welp, that wraps it up. All in all, a good trip. I got to spend time with all of my family members, and little Lucy too, before she grows up! Sigh. Puppy love.