One month 'till Germany!! #EuropehereIcome #MAET

Exactly one month to go until I land in Berlin to begin my 3rd and final MAET (Master's of Arts in Educational Technology through Michigan State University) year in Galway, Ireland!  I'll spend a week in Germany (getting to visit a friend there!), then over a month in Ireland and on to the UK.

Once life gets good, it's so easy to take it for granted. While I whine about my "problems", here in my house in a safe neighborhood in a beautiful city where I am part of a thriving community, it still takes a huge adventure like traveling overseas more or less by myself to really shake up my perspective and make me so grateful for the life I have!

I am also super grateful for Rick Steves (he just arrived yesterday)!

Idaho Episcopal Foundation's Bishop's Banquet! #episcopalidaho #bishopsbanquet

I spent a splendid evening with fellow Episcopalians at the Idaho Episcopal Foundation's Bishop's Banquet! Wonderful company, new friends, reunited with old ones and an inspiring speaker!

And lots of selfies.

Being with my mom on Mother's Day! #lovemymom

It's been probably 6 or more years since I was actually WITH my mom on Mother's Day!  We weren't in Austin or Boise, but Oklahoma City for my cousin's graduation.

Sunday hike with a good friend #getoutside #boisefoothills

Sundays are better outside
with a good friend
sunshine
and wildflowers!

The 39th Annual Race to @RobieCreek !

What an honor and privilege to be part of making such a great event come to life every year! As a bonus, I felt fantastic at the end!

The annual selfie with Carmel!

Preparations 

Motown Moves at the Start

A gift at the nearby firehouse.  Check out the sign on the right:

3 firsts in one afternoon #firsts #lifeisbetteronabike #boisefoothills

It was a week ago, but on that Friday I change my first flat of the season (and it only took me 30 minutes)....

Went to my first Meet-Up (which was terrifying but ended up with super nice people), a mountain biking one...

And we did Shane's loop!

And I felt like a million bucks when it was all over!

New phone cover #klimt #treeoflife #joyproof #itsthelittlethings

It's the little things that make me so happy, so here's one:

A new, super durable [read: Joy-proof] phone case with art of my favorite artist, Gustav Klimt.

published in the US before 1923 and public domain in the US

And here's my new phone case:

Look at those durable corners!