Project 365... week one!

 I've decided to try another year of Project 365.
I did this challenge back in 2012, but took a break in 2013.

While it can sometimes be a little overwhelming, it's so rewarding to try and capture the day in a photo AND it's fun to look back and see a years worth of photos and memories and especially see how much your kids grow up in a year.

I've captured a few more photos than "one a day" 
(mainly, because some days were more exciting than others).

Here's to a GREAT year of photos and memories!

2014-01-01
Freshly fallen snow...
a clean slate for a new year!

 2014-01-02
I SPY...
the face of a sweet hubby 
staring back at me through the hole in the snow pile!
(noticed this cool place to take a photo when we pulled up to Tracy's work)

 "Take your wife to work day"!
Our boys had to go back to school today
(BOO...no fun for them!)
and so Tracy took me to work with him.
SO much fun... we had a ball!

 

Goals for 2014...

Simple is the best!

After taking care of some things at the office,
 Tracy and I went and splurged on lunch at Chiz's.
Delicious shrimp & the boiled egg on my Chef's salad 
was even a "double yolker"!
 I'm quite certain that's a sign this is going to be a prosperous year
2014-01-03
We've had a warming trend the past few days.
Noticed this as I was stepping out of the car in our driveway...
love how the snow, ice and rocks looked together!
It's like a piece of art! 

 Weekend sunrise...

Weekend sunset...

2014-01-04
The sunshine lit up our room beautifully Saturday afternoon.
Best part about this photo? The sweet guy in the background that's washing dishes while I dry them!! The sun is shining brightly in the window while we stand and talk and work! This is one of the many benefits from having a broken dishwasher.
Life is SO good!!

2014-01-05
First Smith family snapshot of 2014!
The first time we dressed up and my men donned shirts and ties for the year!
I love these handsome men!

SO my friends, I encourage you all to get out there and capture your world through photos!
You won't regret all of the wonderful memories you'll preserve by taking a photo a day!
Life's too short not to capture each and every moment that you can!

Adventuring on Veteran's Day!

November 11, 2013

I sent Mr. Smith out the door with a big hug and kiss!
As I was tidying up the house the phone rang about 8:30 and I heard the following:
"Could I please speak to the beautiful Kimberly Smith?"
Talk about making a girls heart go "pitter-patter"! 

It was my sweetie calling to say, he was taking the day off from work and we were going to go enjoy a wonderful ride on our V-Strom!  

I squealed with excitement as I know that our days for being able to ride our FUN adventure machine are limited because winter weather is definitely on its way!

We definitely encountered SNOW on our adventure that day,
but, it didn't stop us from having the time of our lives!

The wonderful thing about having a motorcycle
is the fact that we are becoming familiar with all of the back roads and by-ways that abundantly surround us.
We are exploring roads that we would never explore in our car and we are finally seeing things that we've never seen before and it's SO much fun!
Especially, since I hear people talking about this road and that road and up until now, I haven't really known exactly where they were and how they connected up.

Today's adventure took us to Kilgore, Idaho 
(a place we haven't visited since the early days of our marriage 
when we used to go out exploring in our 1968 Land Cruiser)
and then to Spencer and Dubois.

Here's our day in photos!

 The road to Kilgore is SO much FUN...
lots of turns and hills and perfect for a motorcycle!

 Some person totally vandalized the sign by shooting it with their gun and leaving LOTS of bullet holes... Shame on them! 
This is my hunky hubby staring back at me through one of the bullet holes!

 There was snow on the ground and what a fun sight to see a melted "heart shape"!

We turned right at the stop sign 
and headed towards Kilgore!

 I LOVE this guy!

 Kilgore Store...

 Truly a step back in time!
This nice man gave us directions
 and we warmed up with cocoa.

I loved all of the candy bins where you could get many different candies for 2 cents each!

Checking the map...

We were going to head north on a road over to I-15 that parallels the Continental Divide near the Idaho/Montana border.

We decided to try our hand at driving the muddy snow covered road...

Not the best idea in the world...
Stressful...
Scary...
We turned around after about 6 miles and headed back to Kilgore.
I guess we'll have to wait to make it to the Continental Divide border until after the snow melts. 

Back on Terra Firma...

What a neat old building.

Heading to Spencer Idaho, 
via the Idman Road.

What a view...

Cool Shot of my hubby and the train tracks...

Stopped at the rest stop just outside of Dubois 

and pulled out a Thermos with Sloppy Joe fixins 

and enjoyed the sunshine and a delicious lunch!

What a neat old town Dubois, Idaho is!

Heading back towards Rexburg from Dubois via the Clark County Road...

St. Anthony Sand Dunes in the background...

A carcass of probably a 
small deer alongside the road...

Teton mountain range in the background...

We stopped at Smith Park on the drive home 
to enjoy all of the beautiful flags that lined the streets 
and we also took a moment to check in with our kids 
to make sure they made it home from school safely!

On our drive home we stopped and talked with Tracy's brother-in-law Tom at his dental office.  He has an adventure motorcycle as well and we are looking forward to enjoying some adventure motorcycle rides with him in the coming year.

What a perfect day with the love of my life!
Life is abundant in happiness, 
adventures and LOVE, of which I'm so grateful for!