Jennifer's 365 Project

Another day with rain.... I had planned to go out and try geocaching again, but I'm not terribly interested if its going to be pouring rain.

Here's Leki watching the rain on the window sill next to the computer desk. He doesnt usually watch it, but I guess today the drain spout was particularly interesting.

I always loved treasure hunts. When I was little my parents used to make up riddles and stash the notes somewhere hidden on the xmas tree when my little brother and I were going to receive a big present - like a bike or a stereo. I wasn't always very good at them, but I definitely enjoyed the experience.

So after reading about geocaching last year I thought I would try it. Well, I did - and failed. Now I know that some spots are in mucky areas, or hard to reach. What I didnt expect when I laced up my boots was such deep water due to flooding. I'm not sure why - we've had flood advisories in the Grand Rapids area. But none the less, I didnt come prepared. I came about, according to my GPS, 20 yards from the cache and could go no further. I walked around and tried to get through the water, but it was too deep.

So geocache attempt number 1 - failed.

Tomorrow I'm going to try another one...

After several days of rain and cloudy days, there has finally be a day of mostly sunshine. To celebrate I stopped off at John Ball Park while I was in the area. I was hoping to snag a picture of some swans or something. No such luck. In fact, all they had there were the plastic ones you could ride. But there were plenty of geese fighting over bread crumbs being tossed to them, flowers blooming, and sprays of white clouds in the blue sky.

While I was out and about filling out paperwork I came across this tree. Unfortunately the only camera I can was on my phone.

I've always thought these types of trees were nice looking. They make a bit of a mess with the petals fall, but before that they're great to look at.

Today is another rainy day.... No awesome thunderstorms and pretty streaks of lightning, just rain, rain, and more rain. Unfortunately the area just outside my apartment is a little moist on dry days. So when rain comes, puddles form. Here's a picture of a puddle jut outside my deck. The entire back area is pretty much like that. Water with a little bit of grass.

So on day's like today, nothing beats enjoying the rain from indoors and maybe playing a few video games....

While I was out walking at Pickerel Lake Park this morning (in the hopes of beating the rain which didn't happen) I snapped a few shots. One of them, in between rain showers, was of this little guy chilling on his web. It was a little windy and difficult to get a good image of the rain drops and web, so this was the best I could do.

I think its a silk worm, but I'm not really sure...

After my last final for the semester I met up with a few people I used to work with at Sprint for some drinks and good times. It was at the usual place - Cascade Sports Bar. So here is just a quick snapshot of the drinks/table...

I've had a lot of rejection lately in my life. There was the rejection from a lover, rejection from employment, applications rejected that were FOR employment, heck even my cat was beginning to reject me. The list goes on. Needless to say, its left me mopey and depressed.

Well, no longer. After weeks of searching for a job, I've finally got a bite. Even if it doesnt turn out to be the best thing in the world or doesnt pan out - it is just a shimmer of light at an end of a dark tunnel.

After weeks of trying to mend a love life, I finally understand myself and my relationships a little better and that there are things I need to fix with me before anyone else can come around.

All this on a Thursday? Maybe for me, Thursday is the new Friday.

On cold mornings sometimes there is nothing better than a cup of hot chocolate to warm up to. So this morning when it was a little chilly I decided instead of juice, or V8, why not indulge in some sinful hot chocolate?

And lets not forget, adding little marshmallows only makes it better.

After visiting my parents on Sunday I came away from their house, like I often do, with something. This time around it was 3 non-functioning computers - all with parts that are salvageable.

So here they are, chilling on my dining table waiting to be operated on, parts all over. And yes, that's an AMD processor next to the laptop...

I never realized how much, after just one week, I would miss Dayzee. If I hear a weird noise, I assume its her walking around avoiding the cat. Or when I woke up, I told myself I had to get moving to walk her.

So here's the spot where her bed used to be... Somehow I doubt the cat is missing her.

I dropped Dayzee off this afternoon at my parents house. While she was excited to be back and exhausted from the week she spent under the glaring eye of Leki, my cat, I think she was a little sad to see me go as well.

Here she is starting to nap on the floor at my parents house.