Backyard Fun

Tomorrow marks the start of long weekend for me.  I'll be visiting SoCal for Sunnie & David's wedding, yay! But that also means 4 whole days without Cody.  Woe is me! But alas, we will survive somehow.


Ok, enough with the theatrics. I've been procrastinating on updating because a recent message from a friend got me thinking.  He's going through some relationship troubles and that made me realize that Cody and I still  haven't had a big disagreement. And no, the breakup doesn't count.  I'm talking about an actual hardcore disagreement that challenges our believes in ourselves, each other, and our relationship.  Don't misunderstand me, I'm not looking for one, nor do I ever want to have one.  But aren't those types of things always present in relationships? Even in non-romantic ones.  I suppose couples work through it though. "Relationships need work, not just passion and love." And I think we all know this on some level; I mean, aren't we always hearing it? But we don't really know this in practice; not until we're challenged into practicing it.  Many times, our values aren't defined until they're tested, like in a relationship.  So perhaps, another thing that relationships require is for each person to know themselves.  Cody and I haven't yet clashed on core values and this is quite scary to me because I would not want to break up with him just because we couldn't find a way around it.  I'd like to think that our open mindedness and willingness to compromise would carry us through, but until the real moment when we disagree comes up, I won't know.


So yes, I am scared, but like I said before, never again will I let my fear get in the way of my relationship with Cody.  I love you, Cody, so very very much.
That and the fun we can have just hanging out in the backyard makes me feel at home whenever I'm with him.  So now, on to the title of this post: Last week, Cody and I had a very simple day. We started off the morning by going to the farmer's market in downtown Sac and look at all the things we bought!

This is perfect for a still life painting, don't you think?  Hahaha, I wish I could draw.   Anyway, later in the day, we baked some bread- FROM SCRATCH. 

Some cups of white flour (so that the loaf doesn't come out heavy like a brick), Some more cups whole wheat flour, Maple Syrup, Yeast, ummm.....I forgot the rest.  As you can see, Cody is the cook in this relationship.  But I do remember that we mixed in Poppy Seed, Flax Seed, and Pumpkin Seed, both in the dough and also sprinkled some, along with oats, on top.

And here is the final product, Ta-Da!  And we plan on making many more in the future.  I love how he wants to be more self-reliant.  He enables me to become my ideal image of my own self.

And while we were waiting for the bread to cook, we watered the garden and played fetch with Dallas.  Doesn't she look like the happiest dog?  We also played tag in his backyard.  Yes, tag. Albeit, it was kiss tag- but still, quite childlike and of course, fun.

Cody lets me indulge in most of my silly whims; just a few days ago, I had an ice cream social.  Only my brother and Cody came, but it was still very fun!  And best of all, they let me pin silly paper candy on them. I love my brother, and I love Cody, and I love my family, and I love my cats :)

Yellow Candy!

Peppermint Bowtie with wannabe chocolate ice cream!

Meat for the carnivore!

Veggie Tostada!