-352- UV Ray Protection

I accidentally broke the frames of my sunglasses yesterday, so I bought a new pair today. You can't really tell, but they have cute floral designs and a few small rhinestones on the sides.

-351- Memories of 2012

That can up there is a memory time capsule, and I keep near it slips of paper and a pen. Whenever we experience something we want to make sure we remember at the end of the year, we write it down and put it in the can. We're going to open it on New Year's Eve this year, and remember what a great year it was.

-350- Garden

We went to the Fort Worth Botanic Garden today. It was so beautiful! It was like a really big park, with lots of extra flowers and trees and labels in front of them. The above flower was one of the stranger ones I saw there. I don't remember what it's called, unfortunately.

And since our visit was so nice, this post gets multiple pictures!

Justin got tired so he laid on the ground for a few minutes, and of course I joined him.

The Spring Festival was this weekend at the Japanese Garden, so we went and there were lots of interesting things for sale, as well as this show with some traditional Japanese dancing.

This just goes to show that even as beautiful as it was, there are still lots of holes to fill! Eventually those rosebushes will be bursting with blooms.

And of course Justin would find something random that he loves: turtles. We spent a while watching these shelled guys, some as small as your hand and a couple others almost as large as your torso (those ones are conveniently hiding underwater).

-349- Relay

Tonight we went to Relay for Life, at a friend's invitation. It is a fundraising event put on by the American Cancer Society and also a celebration of those strong men and women who have won or helped somebody win the fight against cancer. It was amazing to see how many people came out for it, and to think - it's just one of many Relays happening around the country! I am thankful for how ACS helps families afflicted with the disease, and was glad to support them. Plus, it gave us some exercise!

-348- I Need a Defroster for My iPod

So you may think that my iPod is just dirty and full of smudges, but really you wouldn't be able to notice them at all if it weren't for the heat. I'll explain.

It is always very cold at my work. Many people even have tiny space heaters at their desks to warm their feet (which occasionally results in a blown breaker). While I listen to my iPod in the car, it doesn't stay in the car when I go in to work; I place it in my purse just in case I feel like playing games on break or something. So on a day like today, which got up to 88 degrees outside, it was really hot in the car when I got off work. I pulled out my iPod to have a listen on the way home, and noticed it had fogged up on the screen in just the few short seconds I had been sitting there - thus, the very visible smudge marks.

-347- Watching the Game Together

Our little 3-creature family is in the living room tonight, watching the Rangers game. They did really well last night, thanks to a marvelous performance by their new pitcher, Yu Darvish. They're winning right now too... let's hope they pull it off!

And as you can tell, Chloe is thoroughly underwhelmed, regardless of the Rangers' lead. What a snoot!

-346- Blue Pen

It happened in slow motion...

My pen fell out of my hand... onto the desk... rolled to the edge, and...

Inevitably, ink-side down onto my light brown pants.

Yep, this is my blemished pants leg, wounded from my lack of dexterity. Hopefully I can get this stain out!